Metro
APS honors Colorado trailblazer Betty Benavidez Thursday at new dual-language school opening
AURORA | ¡Que chido! Aurora Public Schools will honor Colorado Hispanic trailblazer Betty Benavidez and the district’s first dual-language magnet program tonight at the school’s grand-opening and dedication. “Benavidez’s tireless work is now honored by having her name emblazoned on this new dual language school,” school district officials said in a statement. “Escuela Bilingüe Betty […]
Driver dies following high-speed I-225 rollover crash in Aurora
AURORA | A man accused of driving his speeding Jeep into the rear end of a car southbound on I-225 last week has died from injuries sustained during the crash, police said Wednesday. Officers were called to the interstate, just south of East Alameda Avenue, at about 2 a.m. Sept. 12 after reports of a […]
Police said body found in Aurora Sterling Hills neighborhood was apparent suicide
AURORA | Police said a body discovered Tuesday afternoon in the Sterling Hills neighborhood was an apparent suicide, police said. Officers were called to the area of East Villanova Place and South Flanders Way at about 1 p.m. after someone discovered the body. Callers to the Sentinel said the body was leaned against a tree […]
Aurora lawmakers advance plan to limit ‘socioeconomic impact’ businesses in centers
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers this week gave initial approval to a plan to limit the number of businesses in Aurora that some say pose health and safety risks to neighborhoods. The measure to restrict distances between so-called “socioeconomic impact” businesses passed on first reading during the Sept. 14 city council meeting. For months, lawmakers have […]
Police search for suspects after gunfire breaks out between 2 cars at Town Center of Aurora mall
AURORA | Police are searching for clues and suspects after gunfire broke out in the parking lot of Town Center of Aurora mall Tuesday night, leaving one man injured. Police were called to the mall parking lot at about 6:30 p.m. after reports of gunfire. “Witnesses reported that a black Jeep Compass pulled up near […]
Woman, 33, pleads guilty to $40,000 romance scam against 90-year-old Centennial widower
AURORA | A 33-year-old woman who met a 90-year-old widower at a local grocery store, told him she was grieving the death of her fiancé and later claimed she had cancer has pleaded guilty to running a scam and stealing $40,000 from him, prosecutors said. Priscilla Johnson pleaded guilty to theft and criminal exploitation of […]
Aurora repeals tough-on-crime jail laws to comply with state Supreme Court ruling
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers agreed Monday to repeal “tough on crime” ordinances that accumulated over the past few years after the state’s highest court ruled them illegal. The measure, approved unanimously, repeals or modifies dozens of minimum jail sentences for petty and misdemeanor crimes mandating jail time for crimes like shoplifting, car parts theft, vagrancy […]
Aurora to ban most outdoor irrigation from October to May, ban some grasses in new lawns
AURORA | Aurora city lawmakers ramped up outdoor watering and lawn restrictions Monday, essentially banning most outdoor irrigation from October to May, this year and going forward. Aurora City Council members unanimously passed measures that essentially bans planting new so-called “cool weather” lawns, such as fescue or Kentucky bluegrass, bans new outdoor water features like […]
Shooting at Aurora convenience store Monday leaves two women seriously injured
AURORA | Two women stopping for snacks at an Aurora convenience store early Tuesday said someone in a car that pulled up next to them opened fire at their car, injuring both of them, police said. Officers were called to the Conoco at 290 S. Havana St. at about 1:45 a.m. after reports of a […]
Aurora bans evaporative cooling at future data centers, stalls on regulating residential set-backs
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers on Monday were divided on some restrictions on future data centers built in the city but unanimously agreed to limit the water-intensive use of evaporative-cooling at the controversial centers. City lawmakers have struggled to agree on what some of the threats of the nationally and locally controversial computing centers could be […]