Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County, state election officials defend voting accuracy amid conspiracy theories
AURORA | It’s voting season again, and controversy about voting accuracy, so it’s time for a rundown of what goes into an election in Colorado. Some, like former Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky, have already cast some doubt and offered conspiracy theories on the accuracy of elections in Aurora. Jurinsky created controversy in a Facebook […]
All you need to know to vote in the 2026 Primary Election
AURORA | Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June. 30, but registered voters in the state are already receiving ballots. Colorado began statewide voting by mail in 2013. We know voters and potential voters will have questions about how voter registration works, how mail-in ballots work, how ballots are counted and more. The Colorado News Collaborative and […]
Activist leaders vie for 2 Dem primary nods for Arapahoe County commission
AURORA | The two Democratic Arapahoe County commissioners representing Districts 2 and 4, Jessica Campbell and Leslie Summey, face primary challenges this June from Angela Garland and Maya Wheeler, respectively. Campbell, the incumbent District 2 commissioner elected in 2023, has a background as an attorney and is the founder of a Democratic consulting firm. Garland […]
MAISHA FIELDS: Aurora City Council members keep turning their backs on victims
Aurora families deserve a city government that puts public safety and victims first. Instead, the Aurora City Council’s recent decision to restrict the release of booking photos sends the opposite message, that protecting public image matters more than protecting the public itself. Aurora’s failure to prioritize victims is not limited to this ordinance. It is […]
Saturday forum in Aurora offers in-depth look at local Democratic primary candidates
AURORA | Brother Jeff Fard’s Free Think Zone and the Aurora Sentinel will host a daylong candidate forum Saturday focused on giving local voters a closer look at Democratic candidates ahead of the June primary election. The Arapahoe County Democracy Fest is slated from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community College of Aurora’s […]
Aurora says decrease in street homelessness linked to shelter options
AURORA | For the second year in a row, the number of homeless people living on Aurora’s streets has declined as the city’s shelter capacity has increased. The 2026 Point in Time Count, an annual snapshot of homelessness in the seven-county Denver metro area, reports in Aurora there were 638 people in shelters on the […]
Aurora lawmakers move to repeal controversial housing authority changes
AURORA | Coming full circle, Aurora lawmakers moved forward a measure that would repeal the former city council’s attempt to make structural changes to the city’s affordable housing authority amid a bevy of controversies. Aurora Council members at a May 18 study session moved the repeal measure to the council floor for consideration. The Aurora […]