Aurora
Sable Altura Fire Rescue opens new Sage Ridge substation in Watkinds, expanding coverage
AURORA | Sable Altura Fire Rescue opened a new substation at the Sage Ridge Supportive Residential Community Campus in Watkins to support faster emergency response times in the surrounding area. The substation is being opened in partnership with Arapahoe County and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. In a press release announcing the substation, Sable […]
PERRY: Reality doesn’t care whether you believe. Science, however, needs you now
Here in Colorado, and across the country, we’ve got to get our OCD on to save the planet. Back when I was in the first grade, when we hunted wooly mammoths for fun, a few of us got to sit in on the science class with the big kids. We made thermometers with straws, water […]
Aurora lawmakers advance rules on data center water use and locations near neighborhoods
AURORA | Aurora lawmakers moved forward some proposed data center regulations and plan to bring forward even more, including a residential buffer requirement. At Monday’s study session, city lawmakers unanimously supported advancing two regulations, which address data center water usage and zoning, to future council meetings for a vote. One proposed regulation would ban evaporative […]
Bennett man arrested in connection with Aurora home invasion
AURORA | A Bennet man was arrested yesterday after investigators linked him to an Aurora home invasion where he is accused of binding a man face down, stealing guns and other items before leaving the victim tied up. Police were called to a home in the 900 block of Ouray Street at about 1 p.m. […]
EDITORIAL: Treacherous anti-vax bilge in Colorado, everywhere endangers all our future
The return to school and a potential public health disaster last week in Pennsylvania underscore why Colorado must end its perilous philosophical exemption to mandatory immunization. Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania “residents” died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus, the Associated Press reported this week. The state […]
Aurora City Council delays vote on so-called socioeconomic impact business permits
AURORA | A vote on potential socioeconomic impact permits for businesses like liquor stores and vape shops was delayed until the Sept. 14 city council meeting so that adjustments can be made to the proposal. Councilmember Alison Coombs asked for two agenda items to be delayed during Monday’s city council meeting: the socioeconomic impact permits […]
Aurora OKs police and fire raises amid controversy over timing of Elijah McClain death
AURORA | City council approved new contracts with its police and fire departments that include small raises despite some pushback over the timing of the vote coinciding with the anniversary of the death of Elijah McClain. On Monday, city council approved two collective bargaining agreements, or union contracts, with the Aurora Fraternal Order of Police […]
Aurora City Council delays vote on so-called socioeconomic impact business permits
AURORA | A vote on potential socioeconomic impact permits for businesses like liquor stores and vape shops was delayed until the Sept. 14 city council meeting so that adjustments can be made to the proposal. Councilmember Alison Coombs asked for two agenda items to be delayed during Monday’s city council meeting: the socioeconomic impact permits […]
New Aurora housing project aims to bridge gap in mental health services
AURORA | A planned supportive housing development for people working to exit homelessness has more than 3,000 people on its waiting list, but with only 43 units, the project is highlighting an unmet need. The Sanctuary on Potomac, located at 1290 S. Potomac St., will be part of Aurora Mental Health and Recovery’s Potomac Medical […]
New Aurora housing project aims to bridge gap in mental health services
AURORA | A planned supportive housing development for people working to exit homelessness has more than 3,000 people on its waiting list, but with only 43 units, the project is highlighting an unmet need. The Sanctuary on Potomac, located at 1290 S. Potomac St., will be part of Aurora Mental Health and Recovery’s Potomac Medical […]