Aurora
Emergency lane closures in Aurora due to damaged sanitary sewer line
AURORA | Emergency lane closures have been put in place at the intersection of South Chambers Road and East Mississippi Avenue due to a utility crew drilling into the city’s sanitary sewer line. At about 4 p.m. Monday, the city had to implement lane closures to accommodate emergency repairs to the sanitary sewer line. Kirby […]
GEO ICE jail worker slated for court Wednesday following shooting of Aurora protester
AURORA | The GEO Group employee accused of shooting a protester outside of the Aurora ICE detention facility is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday. Brandon A. Booth, 42, is facing charges of attempted second-degree murder, first degree assault, attempted first degree assault, felony menacing and unlawful carrying of a concealed weapon. He is […]
Four GEO ICE protesters arrested during die-in at ICE field office in Centennial
AURORA | Four protesters were arrested Monday outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Centennial after a staged die-in to oppose the detention of immigrants at the Aurora GEO facility. Near the end of the scheduled demonstration, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested four people who were blocking an entrance to the […]
Aurora holding public meetings to update housing strategy amid growing shortage
AURORA | The city is holding a series of meetings to gather feedback from residents on a proposed housing strategy to address future growth and development. City officials are working on updating the Aurora Housing Strategy, which identifies the city’s housing priorities and opportunities and guides future decisions. The six-week series of meetings will kick […]
Man injured Saturday in shooting during dispute at northwest Aurora apartment
AURORA | A dispute Saturday night at a northwest Aurora apartment complex resulted in a man being shot and injured, seeking treatment at a nearby hospital, police said. Police were called to an Aurora hospital at about 9:20 p.m. after a man went to the emergency room seeking treatment for a gunshot wound, according to […]
Aurora using ‘smart’ meters to snag outdoor watering scofflaws as drought persists
This story was first published at KUNC News. AURORA | Tim York sees Aurora residents watering their lawns on those extra days when they aren’t supposed to, even when their illegal watering happens at 4 a.m. York doesn’t actually see the violations with his own eyes. But the leader of Aurora’s water conservation program knows […]
Aurora food bank receives 40,000 pounds of food from LDS Church donation
AURORA | An Aurora regional food bank received about 40,000 pounds of donated food Thursday as part of a nationwide donation effort coordinated by local and national Mormon Church officials. “We are deeply grateful to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for this meaningful donation to help provide nutritious food to our neighbors […]
PERRY: Hail, no. We can’t keep paying those car and house insurance rates around here
Now that the 2026 campaign races are on for real, candidates for the state legislature, statewide offices and congress will all be talking the talk about lowering the cost of living. Voters should insist they move beyond slogans and detail how they would reduce the costs that state government can actually influence. Yeah, groceries are […]
Woman shot, injured near GEO ICE immigration detention facility in northwest Aurora
AURORA | Police say an unidentified woman was shot and injured last night, apparently near the Aurora GEO ICE immigrant detention facility in northwest Aurora. Officers were called to an undisclosed location on Nome Street in northwest Aurora at about 7:30 p.m., Aurora police spokesperson Katie Fisher said in a statement. “One person, an adult […]
Five face trespassing charges after two rescues from Arapahoe County silo
AURORA | Five people are facing trespassing charges following two separate incidents where police responded to rescue people who had gotten stuck in an underground shaft. The first incident happened around 6 a.m. July 8, when an 18-year-old woman and two juveniles climbed into an abandoned missile silo near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds using a […]