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The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
Known for his Southern drawl, political flexibility and hawkish foreign policy, Lindsey Graham was an influential Republican in the U.S. Senate with an ability to befriend colleagues of different political persuasions. Graham ran for president in 2016 as an opponent to Donald Trump but went on to become one of the new president’s staunchest allies. […]
Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated
Wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waited to see what would be left on their return. In western Canada, over 20,000 people were forced to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in […]
Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to help
SACRAMENTO, Calif. | Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court in California’s capital and pointed out one glaring absence. “None of these folks are represented,” she said. Chohan is the coordinator of a program that sends […]
Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections
BATON ROUGE, La. | Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department said last week in a news release. All were hospitalized, and five […]
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
NEW YORK | The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower’s peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will […]
JJ Wetherholt hits tiebreaking double and Alec Burleson homers as Cardinals top Rockies 7-4
ST. LOUIS | JJ Wetherholt hit a go-ahead double, Alec Burleson homered and the St. Louis Cardinals used a three-run eighth inning to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Sunday. With the score tied at 4, Wetherholt smacked a two-run double into center field off Parker Mushinski that drove in Masyn Winn and Nathan Church. […]
New ‘right to natural gas’ initiative reaches Colorado’s 2026 ballot
A flare stack burns at a natural gas facility in Garfield County on May 16, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Amid a historic drought, record heat and a deadly wildfire season, Coloradans will be asked by a right-wing “dark money” group this year to enshrine a […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 8.6.26
AURORA | The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026: Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at [email protected]. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports BOYS GOLF Predators Cup (at Saddle Rock G.C) Team scores (par 288): 1. Castle View 291; 2. GRANDVIEW 297; 3. CHEROKEE TRAIL 298; 4. EAGLECREST 350 […]
Aurora police search for shooter after 18-year-old wounded at apartment Saturday night
AURORA | An unidentified man was shot and injured at an apartment gathering Saturday night in central Aurora, and the suspected gunman is still at large, police said. Officers were called to an apartment at the Preserve at City Center Apartments, 1039 S. Fairplay Way, at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday after witnesses called police for […]
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 8.6.26
AURORA | The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026: Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at [email protected]. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports BOYS GOLF Predators Cup (at Saddle Rock G.C) Team scores (par 288): 1. Castle View 291; 2. GRANDVIEW 297; 3. CHEROKEE TRAIL 298; 4. EAGLECREST 350 […]