Aurora
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 […]
Aurora considers rules to mandate distance between ‘predatory’ businesses across the city
AURORA | A controversial proposal to limit the number of businesses in Aurora that some say pose health and safety risks to neighborhoods is returning to city council for further discussion. At Monday’s study session, lawmakers will discuss a socioeconomic impact permit proposal, which would restrict certain businesses, such as vape and liquor stores, from […]
Police say man shot in road-rage incident on I-225 near Colfax in Aurora early Monday
AURORA | An unidentified man was shot and injured early Monday during what police said was a road-rage incident on I-225 near Colfax in Aurora. Police were contacted by a local hospital at about 1:45 a.m. after a man arrived there for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunfire-related injury. “The incident was originally reported in Denver, […]
Aurora police search for shooter after 18-year-old wounded at apartment Saturday night
AURORA | An unidentified man was shot and injured at an apartment gathering Saturday night in central Aurora, and the suspected gunman is still at large, police said. Officers were called to an apartment at the Preserve at City Center Apartments, 1039 S. Fairplay Way, at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday after witnesses called police for […]
Aurora council to consider 6-month pause on new data center development in the city
AURORA | City council will consider a six-month moratorium on new data centers at its Monday meeting so that the city can draft regulations for zoning, water use and other impacts. Councilmember Amy Wiles is sponsoring a resolution and ordinance to pause data center development in the city while creating specific regulations to tackle some […]
Police investigate discovery of man found dead in north Aurora field
AURORA | Police are searching for clues into how a man died found face down in a field Tuesday morning in north Aurora. Officers were called to an open field in the 1400 block of Idalia Street at about 11 a.m. after reports of a dead man. “A 36-year-old male was found face down in […]
Man shot in the arm early Monday while sleeping in east Aurora greenbelt
AURORA | A 61-year-old man sleeping in an Aurora greenbelt was shot in the arm and injured early Monday, police said. Officers were called to the area of 16800 E. Iliff Ave. at about 1 a.m. Monday after reports of a shooting there. There, police encountered a man with a gunshot wound to his upper […]