Metro
Aurora unveils designs for newest fire station complete with museum in the Aurora Highlands
AURORA | Aurora Fire Rescue unveiled designs for the city’s newest fire station in the city’s newest developments, marking what fire officials say is a milestone in plans to expand emergency response resources in the city’s growing eastern corridor. Station 18 is expected to open in 2027 at 3930 E-470 in northeast Aurora’s Aurora Highlands […]
Volunteers surge to monitor Colorado polls amid fears of federal interference
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | About 50 Coloradans gathered in a conference room down the street from the state Capitol last Friday morning to become trained poll monitors ahead of the midterm elections, a subset of the 1,000 volunteers statewide who plan to observe polling sites and drop boxes as […]
Southlands celebrates 20th anniversary with week of events and giveaways
AURORA | Southlands shopping center has planned a cadre of events, fundraisers, entertainment and giveaways this week and next to celebrate the center’s 20th anniversary. The top prize among contests this week is a $1,000 shopping spree. The sprawling outdoor shopping and entertainment center opened its Main Street in October 2006. The center has grown […]
Therapy dogs bring calm and joy to students following shooting at Evergreen High School
EVERGREEN | With wagging tails and kind eyes, the four-legged staff members at Evergreen High School welcome students each morning, walk the halls and visit classrooms to offer a loving, calming presence and moments of joy to a student body still processing a school shooting. Norene and Polenta, two golden Labs, joined the Jefferson County […]
Omar Montgomery runs for Aurora mayor seeking city unity and economic growth
AURORA | Omar Montgomery, longtime diversity and equity leader deeply involved in the city’s police reform, is running for mayor, promising a campaign focused on cohesiveness and making Aurora a magnet for shopping, eating and entertainment. “I want people to look at the City of Aurora as the destination for everything they want to do,” […]
Argument leads to fatal shooting, arrest, at Saddle Rock apartment in southeast Aurora
AURORA | An unidentified man was fatally shot Friday night at an southeast Aurora apartment after he and another man became embroiled in an argument inside an apartment, police said. Officers were called to an apartment inside the Sonoma Resort at Saddle Rock complex in the 22000 block of East Ottawa Drive, at about 9:30 […]
Man surrenders to Aurora police after 12-hour standoff after an alleged hit-and-run
AURORA | Police arrested an Aurora man Friday after a nearly 12-hour standoff that began after the man ran down a woman in an Aurora apartment, seriously injuring her, police said. Pierre Jones, 39, faces charges of second-degree assault, hit-and-run, vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, child abuse and domestic violence, Aurora police spokesperson Agent Kristopher McDowell […]
Inflation, loss of SNAP benefits add to struggles families face to eat, Hickenlooper days
AURORA | Nonprofit representatives and local grocery market owners told Sen. John Hickenlooper at a roundtable discussion this week that the rising cost of food and loss of federal benefits are straining local communities. Earlier this year, federal legislation cut funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, which help low-income families and individuals pay for […]
Rep. Crow, local election and law officials pledge secure vote amid Prop 7A ballot gaffe
AURORA | Amid controversy over a train-district ballot question being mistakenly sent to hundreds of thousands of voters in the Aurora region, federal and local elected officials said Thursday they’re confident that the underway election will be safe, secure and accurate. “We have the safest and most secure election system in the world,” Aurora Democratic […]
City council avoids staff layoffs in 2027 budget plan requiring $10.2 million in cuts
AURORA | City council is moving forward with a 2027 budget that would require $10.2 million in cuts to spending, but will avoid staff layoffs. Lawmakers went through the budget in-depth at an Oct. 3 workshop, where they added a fourth homelessness mobile response team and a code enforcement officer and cut funding for Flock […]