Aurora
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 […]
VIRTUAL DISPUTE: Aurora council members questioned about virtual meeting attendance
AURORA | Empty chairs at the city council dais have been a common sight at meetings in recent months as some council members have elected with increasing frequency to attend virtually. Two council members, Curtis Gardner and Françoise Bergan, have not attended council meetings in person since April, only participating virtually. Gardner’s last in-person meeting […]
Aurora schedules low-price special e-waste recycling event for late July
AURORA | Aurora residents can recycle many household electronics at a reduced rate during a special city recycling event July 20-July 24. The event will be held at Pedal Point LifeCycle Solutions at 3251 Lewiston St. Recycling drop-off is available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The program is open to city residents only […]
Aurora to host 11th annual Day of Resilience honoring 2012 Aurora theater shooting victims
AURORA | For the 11th year, the 7/20 Memorial Foundation will hold its annual Day of Resilience July 25, bringing survivors, victims’ families, first responders and community members together to honor those killed, injured and affected by the 2012 Aurora theater shooting while celebrating healing and resilience. The free public event is slated from 8 […]
QUIDNUNC: Yes, let’s all throw green eggs and spam to get the environment back on track
Quidnunc, whose name comes from the Latin “what now,” is out and about as often as possible to bring you news overheard in elevators, restrooms and spied in various e-mail boxes. QUID HAS HEARD that given the tenuous condition of democracy from the gilded White House to Aurora’s marginally humble city hall, we’ve turned to […]
Health Department says officials not forthcoming on tuberculosis case at Aurora GEO ICE jail
AURORA | The Adams County Health Department is investigating a confirmed case of tuberculosis in a detainee at the GEO Group detention center in Aurora, but says the facility has not provided all of the information necessary to determine whether more cases might exist. A statement provided by the health department Tuesday says it has […]
No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wednesday — and most of those will be overnight heat […]