Aurora
Aurora may get $15.6M for flood prevention in northwest Aurora after House vote Tuesday
AURORA | Aurora could receive about $15.6 million in federal funds for improved infrastructure to prevent northwest Aurora flooding. Championed by Aurora Democratic Congressperson Jason Crow, the Water Resources Development Act sets aside funding for Aurora to construct new storm sewers and expand stormwater capacity at the intersection of East 14th Avenue and Yosemite Street. […]
Aurora police arrest 13 men linked to monthlong child-sex sting operation
AURORA | A child-sex assault sting operation headed by Aurora police netted 13 arrests of men from across the metro area, all accused of attempting to pay juveniles for sex, Aurora police announced Tuesday. Among those arrested during the month-long operation, dubbed Operation SAFE Kids, two of the men are registered sex offenders, one man […]
PERRY: Journalism ensures you decide who to vote for, not the candidates or the money behind them
Here they come. Get ready for 14 statewide ballot questions. Yup, 14. Oh, there’s more. The Sentinel this year is working to bring you and everyone news and details about nearly 100 candidates running for more than 40 seats for county commissioner, governor, RTD board member, assessor, Congress, state representative, sheriff and a seemingly endless […]
Denver reports 1st human West Nile Virus case this year, reminding metro area still at risk
AURORA | Denver health officials on Monday confirmed that city’s first confirmed human case of West Nile virus this year, prompting reminders that mosquito-borne illness remains a risk even in the fall. Arapahoe County confirmed one case this year so far, among about 40 reported so far this year statewide. Denver health officials said mosquitoes […]
UCHealth University Hospital in Aurora beefs up security after oxygen supply interference
This story was first published at CPR news. DENVER | Colorado’s largest hospital is beefing up protections around critical infrastructure after someone intentionally interfered with its oxygen supply. The incident happened September 3 at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, when someone gained access to its oxygen storage area and disrupted supply to the […]
New AdventHealth ER, medical campus in Aurora Highlands will start seeing patients next week
AURORA | Urgent, emergency and other healthcare expands this week into new communities in northeast Aurora as AdventHealth opens a new medical campus in the Aurora Highlands. The 88,000-square-foot AdventHealth Aurora Highlands campus, 3405 N. Main St. in the Aurora Highlands, celebrated an opening this week and is slated to begin seeing patients next week. […]
SENTINEL MUSE: Fall guffaws mix with autumn melodies and memories across the metroplex
AURORA | If you can’t cry then laugh, or maybe do both this weekend as the fall theater season in and near Aurora gets underway. Guffaw your way through the cheeky champion “The Producers” at the Vintage Theatre, or hold your own hands tight as real life unfolds among the “greasers” in “The Outsiders” at […]
Police seek tips after man found shot, injured on Clinton Street in northwest Aurora
AURORA | Police are looking for leads into who shot and injured a man yesterday afternoon found lying on a northwest Aurora street. Officers were called to the 1900 block of Clinton Street at about 2 p.m. after reports of a man lying in the street. Rescuers determined the man had been shot and he […]
Aurora City Council nears public decorum rule changes after months of debate
AURORA | After months of wrangling, City Council policy changes about who gets to publicly address the council and for how long came closer to becoming law Monday, but some rulemaking over council decorum changes got pushed back again. City council members, primarily through a council committee, have had heated debates for months over how […]
EDITORIAL: Teen angst will become the city’s local leaders don’t address teen takeovers
Aurora can laud itself for eventually getting a handle on the Aug. 30 teen takeover in Hoffman Heights, but city lawmakers and community leaders lean hard into an unanswered question. “Why did as many as 1,500 teenagers think taking over an Aurora shopping center was a good idea?” Answering that question is just the first […]