Aurora
Suspect arrested in connection with random Aurora shooting on Mississippi Avenue
AURORA | A Commerce City faces a bevy of felony charges in connection with what appears to be a random shooting earlier this month from a car in central Aurora, police said Friday. Jose Daniel Ledesma, 35, was arrested Wednesday at his Commerce City home and faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, menacing, possession of […]
Aurora gets $75K NEA grant for ‘community-driven’ Fletcher Plaza renewal on Colfax
AURORA | Aurora has received a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support a community-driven redesign of Fletcher Plaza on East Colfax Avenue. The project, called “Play On!,” will use surveys, hands-on design activities, youth engagement and artist-led efforts to gather input from residents and develop what city officials say is […]
State House begins ethics hearing linked to Aurora Rep. Lindsay’s caucus fund allegations
DENVER | A panel of Colorado state representatives began questioning witnesses Thursday in response to an ethics complaint against Aurora Democratic Rep. Mandy Lindsay, who is alleged to have mismanaged the internal Democratic House caucus fund. The bipartisan House Ethics Committee in May found probable cause in the complaint, allowing further investigation. “Rep. Lindsay made a few […]
Financial constraints lead to closure of Bridge House homeless program in Aurora
AURORA | A local work-first housing program for homeless people will close its doors in Aurora at the end of September, citing financial sustainability issues. Bridge House, a Boulder-based nonprofit group announced it will close the Aurora Ready to Work program, as well as a community kitchen program in Boulder, according to a statement on […]
Aurora fire crew happens by a blaze Monday involving 2 homes in central Aurora
AURORA | An Aurora firefighting crew just happened to be driving nearby a house fire Monday night, allowing a crew to begin fighting the fire even as calls for help began pouring into dispatchers, city fire officials said. The crew was driving Engine 8 west on East Alameda Avenue near Interstate 225 at about 7:15 […]
Advocates demand state action as GEO Group blocks health probes into TB case at Aurora immigration jail
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Six weeks after local officials issued a public health order concerning a confirmed active case of tuberculosis at an immigration detention center in Aurora, the private company that runs the facility still has not allowed access for health officials to complete a legally-required investigation. The result is […]
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in northwest Aurora early Sunday
AURORA | Aurora police are investigating what appears to be a hit-and-run pedestrian death early Monday in northwest Aurora. Police were called to the intersection of East 16th Avenue and Fulton Street at about 2:30 a.m. after reports of a person in the roadway. “When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man in […]
Experts analyze the effects of Adams County in-person visitor ban, challenged in court
This analysis first appeared on The Conversation. DENVER | The Adams County Jail does not allow in-person visits. Over the course of their incarceration, people detained there will never share a visiting room with their families and children, or even sit across from them behind a plexiglass barrier. The jail serves about one-third of Aurora’s […]
GEO ICE detention center officials say inmate complaints about a gas leak was a ‘hoax’
AURORA | Inmates at Aurora’s immigrant detention center say they were sickened over the weekend by what they assumed to be natural gas odors and a possible leak, but spokespersons for the private prison say the reports were a malicious prank from outside the facility. A current GEO ICE detention center inmate in Aurora, speaking […]
Aurora City Council rejects data center moratorium, approves new rules, water regs
AURORA | City lawmakers on Monday opposed a data center moratorium but moved forward with new regulations prohibiting excessive water and requiring operators to mitigate potential residential impacts. The Aurora City Council voted 7-4 to approve a resolution to create data center specific regulations, and opposed another more broad resolution that would have included a […]