Metro
Aurora recruiting its first police, fire ‘accountability’ monitor
AURORA | The city is starting to recruit its first public safety accountability monitor to establish a new office meant to be a watchdog over police, fire, 911 and detention. The job application for the manager of the recently created Office of Public Safety Accountability will open on Aug. 24. The city is working with […]
Aurora immigration detention operator misses state tuberculosis health order deadline
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The private company that runs Colorado’s only immigration detention center missed a compliance deadline set by the state’s health department to provide information about a recent tuberculosis case in the Aurora facility. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a public health order on the […]
ICE owes local hospital nearly $4 million for care provided to Aurora immigrant detainees
This story was first published at CPR News. DENVER | Since last fall, the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora says they have provided roughly 150 hospital admissions, clinic appointments and emergency visits — totaling almost $4 million in expected reimbursements — for immigrants detained by the Department of Homeland Security. They haven’t been […]
Measure proposed to name Aurora library after first Black councilmember, Edna Mosley
AURORA | A city library may be renamed to honor Aurora’s first Black council member, Edna Wilson Mosley. Councilmembers Alison Coombs and Gianina Horton are sponsoring a measure to rename the Central Library, on Alameda Parkway next to the Aurora Municipal Center, to the Edna Wilson Mosley Central Library. A virtual meeting to discuss the […]
Denver man arrested in northwest Aurora robbery and shooting Sunday
AURORA | Aurora police arrested an 18-year-old Denver man Sunday night in connection with a robbery and nonfatal shooting in northwest Aurora, authorities said. Julien Weeks was faces charges of first-degree assault, robbery and violating a court order, Aurora police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a statement, Weeks is being held in the Adams County […]
Get closer? Aurora looks at when to tell neighbors about new business development
AURORA | The city is examining best practices for informing nearby neighbors about proposed developments and could expand noticing requirements and allow more residents to appeal decisions. The city currently has limited noticing for proposed developments, which has caused consternation with neighbors when they find out about certain projects. One recent example was the community […]
Colorado on track for record-breaking heat-related illness rates by 2026
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | As temperatures reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit in Colorado Springs on Aug. 8, breaking a 57-year-old daily record, attendees at a music festival held at Blocktickets Park felt the heat. More than 70 people in attendance at the Tacos and Tequila Festival were treated for heat-related […]
Suspect arrested in Colorado Springs linked to fatal west-Aurora sidewalk shooting Sunday
AURORA | Police say they’ve identified and arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a man found lying on west Aurora sidewalk Sunday morning. Colorado Springs Police, working with Aurora police, arrested Armanni Woods, 31, Sunday, Aurora police said in a statement Monday. Woods will be booked and held in the El Paso County […]
Firefighters rescued 7 motorists after storms deluge west Aurora on Saturday
AURORA | Aurora firefighters were called to rescue at least seven stranded motorists, primarily near Overland High School, caught in flooding after a deluge storm Saturday afternoon, according to Aurora Fire and Rescue. “Around 2:30 pm, as severe storms moved through Aurora, Aurora firefighters responded to more than 15 emergency 9-1-1 calls, including reports of […]
Man found dead from gunfire on West Aurora sidewalk
AURORA | An unidentified man was apparently lying on a west Aurora sidewalk fatally wounded by gunfire, possibly for hours, before someone called police Sunday morning, according to police. At about 7:30 a.m. officers were called to the intersection of East Warren Avenue and South Galena Street after reports of a man lying on the […]