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Colorado to select ‘Workforce Pell’ programs by Aug. 15 for low-income students statewide
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Low-income students in Colorado will soon be eligible for short-term job training through an expansion of Pell Grants, the federal program that provides need-based aid for higher education. But it’s unclear whether the new Workforce Pell program will deliver quick access to high-wage, high-demand careers, as […]
Fire at Aurora apartment complex forces 50 residents out, including numerous pets
AURORA | A two-alarm apartment fire in central Aurora Monday afternoon caused major damage to six apartment units, forcing about 50 residents from their homes and prompted the rescue of several pets, according to Aurora Fire Rescue officials. Numerous people called 911 at about 2:30 p.m. to report that there was a fire at an […]
Metro postal workers protest potential threats they say Trump poses to mail delivery, voting
AURORA | The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in the midterm elections. Postal workers in and near Aurora are making clear they’re energized to move into the public spotlight. “People depend on the Post Office, and they like it,” Denver area postal worker Steve Brown told the Sentinel last week during […]
Grand jury indicts Aurora cop in fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield at traffic stop
EDITOR’S NOTE: Be advised that the officer worn video contains graphic language and graphic shooting violence. AURORA | An Aurora police officer faces a murder charge for the fatal shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop last year. On Monday, an Arapahoe County grand jury indicted Aurora Police officer Matthew Neely, 54, on […]
GEO immigration detention operator claims new state law unfairly targets Aurora site
DENVER | Lawyers for the private company that runs Colorado’s only immigration detention center told a judge that a new state law is unfairly discriminatory and should be struck down. The GEO Group sued the state over House Bill 26-1276, a new law that requires more frequent health and safety inspections inside immigration detention centers and allows the […]
Accidental garage fire displaces 4 people, dogs, cats and iguana in Aurora. No injuries
AURORA | Four people and several pets were displaced after an accidental garage fire damaged a home in central Aurora on Saturday night. No injuries were reported, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Residents at a house on the 14000 block of East Baltic Place said they were awakened at about 9 p.m. by a fire […]
Juvenile arrested following fatal shooting of teenage girl in west Aurora Saturday night
AURORA | Police said an unidentified juvenile shot and killed a teenage girl Saturday night at a west Aurora apartment complex. Officers were called to what appears to be the Santana apartment complex on the 9800 block of East Alabama Drive at about 10:20 p.m. after reports of a shooting there. “When officers arrived, a […]
Griswold and Hickenlooper vow action on gun violence ahead of Colorado November vote
AURORA | Colorado attorney general candidate Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Sen. John Hickenlooper vowed to take more action to address gun violence and further regulate firearms at an Aurora panel discussion Friday. Joined by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Griswold, Hickenlooper, Colorado Rep. Monica Duran and Bianka Emerson, president of Colorado Black Women for […]
Bearly mid-summer, major ursa sightings are sky high in the metro area, but not in Aurora
AURORA | As if the relentless heat and brown grass isn’t enough for Front Rangers these days, get ready for bears. “So we’re seeing more bears there than we have in any year,” Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said Friday. The Arapahoe County Sheriff Department relayed a bear sighting Thursday along the […]
SENTINEL MUSE: Love is in the air, and on all kinds of stages and venues in and near Aurora
AURORA | Here’s your chance to marvel at a couple who just mailed it in. Get out of the heat and into the Vintage Theatre before the end of the month to spend time with Jack and Louise, who build a love for each other through letters on opposite ends of the country during World […]