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Aurora City Council OKs bond measures for November ballot amid last-minute criticisms
AURORA | Despite last-minute community pushback, the Aurora city council will ask voters to raise taxes for public safety investments, including millions for improving police stations, as well as for transportation and city facility improvements. On Monday, the council finalized three bond measure questions for the November ballot, asking voters for a sales tax increase […]
Aurora Council approves initiative to review, boost family support and affordability
AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday approved an initiative to evaluate how the city can better support families and expand resources linked to livability and affordability. Councilmembers Alli Jackson and Amy Wiles co-sponsored the resolution to direct the city manager to move forward the Family Plan Initiative. The measure would establish a working group to […]
Aurora approves measures to inspect immigration jail, enhance police oversight
AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday approved measures intended to create an Office of Public Safety Accountability, a permanent monitoring office to oversee police, fire, 911 and detention as well as inspect a federal immigration jail in Aurora. The proposal to create a review process for police has so far garnered strong approval among a […]
Aurora lawmakers slated for final vote on creation of internal police oversight sector
AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday will hold a final vote on whether to create an Office of Public Safety Accountability, a permanent monitoring office to oversee police, fire, 911 and detention. The proposal has so far garnered unanimous approval among a city council that rarely sees such agreement among issues affecting the Aurora Police […]
Aurora city manager’s residency questioned amid loophole concerns
AURORA | When it comes to the city’s residency requirement for the city manager, some residents and staff are questioning whether renting an apartment while owning a house outside of the city is enough to claim Aurora as home. Similar to residency requirements for elected officials, Aurora requires its city manager to reside within the […]
Aurora fire officials say fireworks OK to sizzle after drought threatens a citywide fizzle
AURORA | Love ‘em or hate ‘em, expect your summer to snap, crackle and pop this year after fire officials gave the official OK today to light ‘em if you got ‘em — as long as you follow the rules. Aurora residents will be allowed to buy and use certain fireworks between June 15 and […]
Appeals court overturns paramedics convictions in Elijah McClain case
AURORA | Two paramedics convicted in the death of Elijah McClain will be retried after rulings from the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday. The court of appeals agreed with defense lawyers that court procedures in 2024 improperly influenced the jury, warranting a new trial for both paramedics. In 2019, McClain was walking down the […]
EDITORIAL: Aurora needs an alternative to shooting people having a mental crisis
An observation last week from the city’s police reform monitor is both spot on and dead wrong. That it comes from the paid agent overseeing the city’s reform efforts to prevent police from using excessive force, is problematic. IntegrAssure’s recent report correctly points to the glaring fact that the mental health system in Aurora, and […]
Aurora Councilmember Rob Andrews pleads guilty to DUI charge, gets 10-days home detention
AURORA | Councilmember Rob Andrews pleaded guilty in court Tuesday to driving under the influence and was sentenced to 10 days of in-home detention, probation and community service. Andrews was arrested Jan. 17 after police said he was driving a pickup truck erratically at about 9:30 p.m. in east-central Aurora. Police said he failed a […]
Aurora police shooting of Black man during traffic infraction under review by grand jury
EDITOR’S NOTE: Be advised that the officer worn video contains graphic language and graphic shooting violence. AURORA | An Arapahoe County grand jury will decide whether an Aurora police officer acted legally when he shot a Black man during a traffic altercation last summer. “Following completion of the (Critical Incident Response Team) investigation and this […]