Metro
Aurora lawmakers urge voters to reject Prop 132 and its fentanyl sentencing mandates
AURORA | Aurora City Council members agreed Monday to ask residents to vote against a statewide proposition that would impose minimum and mandated prison sentences for fentanyl users caught with the drug in their possession. The measure to oppose Proposition 132 was approved 8-2 with some city lawmakers still insisting get-tough laws on drug use […]
Niagara Bottling buys water from Greeley to avoid Aurora drought violation
AURORA | In order to meet a city-ordered reduced water allocation due to drought, Aurora’s biggest water user, Niagara Bottling, purchased additional supply from Greeley. Earlier this summer, Aurora Water warned Niagara that the company was on track to exceed its annual water allocation, which had been reduced 20% by drought restrictions. The company never […]
Proposed Trident data center proposal in northeast sparks anger among residents
AURORA | Monday’s Aurora City Council meeting featured three hours of public comment opposing what would be Colorado’s largest data center. Around 100 residents of The Reserve, a local senior housing community, and the surrounding Windler and Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods attended the meeting to voice their concerns and disagreement with the planned Trident data […]
Flock police cameras expand to nine Aurora high schools amid privacy debates
AURORA | The push to install Flock police cameras outside nine Aurora schools over the last year has turned into a picture-perfect illustration of how popular the cameras are — and aren’t. Aurora police have become solid proponents of the controversial cameras and license plate readers, regularly crediting the ability to quickly spot crimes and […]
Aurora neighbors plan to flood City Council Monday to protest massive Trident data center
AURORA | Residents of The Reserve, a local senior housing community, and the surrounding Windler and Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods are coming together to oppose what would be Colorado’s largest data center. Neighborhood organizers plan to have about 100 people attend Monday’s Aurora City Council meeting to voice their concerns and disagreement with the planned […]
Aurora lawmakers consider council rebuke of Colorado’s Prop 132 fentanyl prison measure
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers will decide tonight whether to ask voters to vote down a statewide proposition to impose minimum and mandated prison sentences for fentanyl users caught with the drug in their possession. “Targeting those with addiction for, not even having a milligram (of fentanyl) in their possession, and saying that ‘automatically qualifies them […]
Aurora NAACP hosts state, CD6 candidate forum Saturday focusing on public safety
AURORA | The Aurora NAACP slated to host a candidate forum Saturday featuring candidates for statewide offices and the city’s 6th Congressional District. Officials said all candidates running for statewide office, including governor, attorney general and secretary of state, as well as for the Congressional District 6 seat, have been invited to participate. The forum […]
SENTINEL MUSE: Torture, fun, musical misery and everything between on tap for the weekend
AURORA | Well of course in the thick of so much election drama and theatrics the local theater community will actually be able to one-up reality with a bevy of “no way” shows. If the news isn’t entertaining right now, check out the notorious “Producers” at the Vintage Theatre. Mel Brooks’ most wincing work can […]
Denver opens its first college student residence for those facing homelessness
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | During her first semester at Chicago’s Malcolm X College, Nikya Harrell had had enough. It was winter, and she was cold. She was bouncing to and from family members’ houses and sometimes could only afford one meal a week. Harrell came to school overwhelmed and crying. […]
Colorado power grid upgrades part of $2B push to prevent blackouts, address data center worries
AURORA | Colorado will receive $250 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to upgrade a key power transmission connection between Colorado and Texas, state and federal energy officials announced from Aurora yesterday. The grant is part of a U.S. Energy Department project spending about $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of […]