Metro
Aurora City Council demands GEO Group cooperation over tuberculosis case
AURORA | The Aurora City Council on Monday approved a statement calling on the immigration detention facility run by The GEO Group to cooperate or face consequences with county and state health investigators after a case of tuberculosis was confirmed at the site. During a Monday study session, the council agreed to publish a statement […]
Proposal would ask voters to align Aurora city elections with federal cycles to boost voter turnout
AURORA | Voters may decide this November whether to move Aurora municipal elections to even-numbered years to align with federal elections, which has been shown to increase voter turnout. A proposed ordinance sponsored by Councilmember Alli Jackson would put a question on the November ballot to move city council elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered […]
Two metro nonprofits partner to fight food insecurity — for people and their pets
This story was first published at Front Porch. DENVER | Two metro nonprofits are partnering to help communities and pets in need. On the first Tuesday of each month, We Don’t Waste, based in northeast Park Hill, and the Denver- wide Colorado Pet Pantry set up a market at Bruce Randolph School at 3955 Steele […]
Two residents displaced by major house fire in central Aurora Sunday
AURORA | An unexplained fire Sunday night caused major damage to a house in central Aurora, forcing two people from their home, but no injuries were reported, according to Aurora Fire Rescue officials. Firefighters were dispatched at about 8 p.m. to a house in the 2600 block of South Troy Court. “A resident reported hearing […]
Aurora anti-violence advocate gets 51 years for in prison for water park ‘revenge’ shooting
AURORA | A former mixed martial arts fighter and self-described Aurora anti-violence advocate was sentenced Friday to 51 years in prison for the 2024 fatal shooting of a man outside a Commerce City water park in front of numerous witnesses, including the victim’s young son. Lumumba Sayers, 47, was sentenced by Adams County District Judge […]
Mayor Mike Coffman appoints himself to Aurora Housing Authority board
AURORA | Mayor Mike Coffman appointed himself to the board for the Aurora Housing Authority, saying he hopes to ensure the housing authority and city council are working in tandem. Coffman announced his self-appointment on Thursday in a Facebook post where he said he’s had concerns about the authority and city working in “separate silos […]
GOLDEN GIRLS FOR REAL? Home sharing helps seniors age in place and tackle rising rents
DENVER | Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo. “I want to stay here,” she vowed. “And die here.” She might pull that off. In relatively good health, Jennett still drives to lunch with friends, does her own housekeeping and grocery shopping, and plows […]
Rep. Jason Crow says Aurora GEO ICE facility violated laws in tuberculosis probe
AURORA | Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow said the privately operated GEO ICE immigrant detention center in Aurora violated state and local laws when the jail prevented health officials from seeking details about a prisoner infected with tuberculosis. The 1,500-person detention center has been at the center of a handful of recent controversies, including a […]
A second Colorado school closes following strict new laws on cooperatives
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | A second school has closed permanently because of a law change aimed at a group some Colorado lawmakers believed was exploiting legal loopholes to authorize public schools and programs statewide. Pueblo Classical Academy, which enrolled 260 K-12 students, won’t reopen in August, school leaders announced on […]
Nonprofit and neighbor sue over plans for GEO immigration detention center in Hudson
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A Denver-based nonprofit and a neighbor to the defunct prison set to become Colorado’s second immigration detention facility are suing the town of Hudson, alleging that town leadership is skirting local land use code in allowing the facility to reopen. The Weld County resident, Janet […]