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Colorado Senate committee to investigate workplace harassment complaint
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A Colorado Senate committee convened Tuesday and found that a complaint it received falls within the scope of the Legislature’s workplace harassment policy. That means the alleged behavior is connected to a protected class and could be a violation of the Legislature’s harassment policy. It […]
Sheriff asking public to help find missing Arapahoe County senior with medical needs
AURORA | Arapahoe County Sheriff officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a 63-year-old man who has been missing for five days and may be in danger because he has been without required medications. Kevin Bailey was last seen at about 2 p.m. June 12 at the front desk of Woodland Estates Senior […]
Juneteenth 2026: Black history still in the making across the nation, Aurora and Denver
AURORA | It was 161 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe […]
Arapahoe County commissioners tout investments in public health and safety at State of the County event
AURORA | At the 2026 State of Arapahoe County, commissioners touted recent investments across community services, housing, public health and safety, while thanking voters for repealing the county’s revenue cap. The theme of Tuesday’s address centered around the ways the county has made good on its promises to improve the community and the five commissioners […]
Aurora firefighters rescue 6 kittens from house fire that sent 1 person to hospital for treatment
AURORA | Aurora firefighters are the cat’s meow for one Aurora family and their feline friends. Firefighters rescued six kittens and brought a house fire under control within about 10 minutes Sunday night after smoke was spotted coming from a house in northwest Aurora, Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Samantha Hickerson said in a statement. Firefighters […]
Boulder bet $34 million to land Sundance. High lodging prices are raising concerns.
BOULDER | When Boulder was selected to host the Sundance Film Festival, one expectation was that accommodations would be less expensive than in Park City, Utah, where festival attendees competed for rooms with ski tourists. But dozens of homes in Boulder have already been listed for more than $5,000 per night during the festival, far […]
Aurora city manager’s residency questioned amid loophole concerns
AURORA | When it comes to the city’s residency requirement for the city manager, some residents and staff are questioning whether renting an apartment while owning a house outside of the city is enough to claim Aurora as home. Similar to residency requirements for elected officials, Aurora requires its city manager to reside within the […]
Aurora lawmakers consider rental registration and licensing program to protect renters
AURORA | The city is looking to create a rental registration and licensing program encompassing both multi-family properties and single family homes in an effort to improve standards of living and better enforce code violations. At the June 8 study session, city council members discussed a resolution to direct the city manager to develop a […]
Jeffco says 61 boys Trump administration found on girls’ sports teams were mascots, managers
This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | When the federal education department announced in March that Jeffco Public Schools had in its view run afoul of anti-discrimination law, it cited one key piece of evidence: rosters indicating 61 boys were on girls’ sports teams. In a letter to the community this week, […]
Firefighters say discarded cigarette sparks Aurora apartment fire early Monday. 1 hospitalized
AURORA | Firefighters rescued an unconscious resident from a smoke-filled apartment early Monday after a fire, likely started by a discarded cigarette, broke out in a first-floor apartment unit in Aurora, Aurora Fire Rescue officials reported. It was the second home-fire in a week in Aurora blamed on cigarettes. On Friday, 10 people were forced […]