Author: Kyla Pearce
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9 Colfax area business, property owners recommended for revitalization board
The Aurora City Council cast a unanimous preliminary vote Monday night to appoint nine members to serve on the board overseeing the revitalization of Colfax Avenue. The recommended appointees, who will get an official vote at the next regular council meeting, include a variety of business and property owners within the Colfax district boundary. They…
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Aurora City Councilmember Andrews pleads guilty to DUI
Aurora City Councilmember Rob Andrews pleaded guilty to a DUI charge on Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 days of at-home detention, 12 months of probation, and 48 hours of community service. Andrews, elected to the City Council in November, was pulled over on Jan. 17 and arrested on suspicion of a DUI, the Aurora…
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Aurora breaks ground on new animal shelter, with ‘help’ from adoptable dogs
‘An exciting new chapter for animal care in Aurora’ Aurora’s new animal shelter broke ground Tuesday, marking the beginning of construction on a project that has been in the works for several years. The new shelter, which is going adjacent to the current one at 15750 E. 32nd Ave., will be almost triple the size…
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Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announces resignation due to health challenges
At-large Denver City Councilmember Sarah Parady announced her resignation from the council at Monday’s meeting, saying medical challenges have made it difficult for her to show up to council meetings. She will formally resign on Aug. 5, within 90 days of the regularly scheduled municipal election, to keep the city from needing to hold a…
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Fatal Aurora police shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield referred to grand jury
The Aurora police shooting that killed Rajon Belt-Stubblefield was referred to a grand jury for further investigation Friday. The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office referred the case following the completion of Critical Incident Response Team and district attorney’s office reviews, according to a news release Friday afternoon. Belt-Stubblefield was shot during a traffic stop on…
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Aurora police body camera footage shows moments leading to stabbing, fatal shooting
Aurora Police Department body camera footage released Friday shows officers’ attempts to de-escalate a mental health crisis situation before an officer fatally shoots Amare Garlington. The footage shows Aurora’s Crisis Response Team calling Garlington from outside the house and telling him he is not in trouble. Later, the footage shows the moment Garlington ran out…
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Aurora monitor calls for review of police shootings involving cases of mental health crises
The consent decree monitor overseeing the Aurora Police Department called on city officials to examine in more depth how police respond to critical incidents involving mental health crises following three fatal shootings in the last year. Independent Monitor Jeff Schlanger, who oversees the consent decree for the City of Aurora and the APD, recommended in…
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Aurora faces federal lawsuit over police shooting of Lewis
The Kilyn Lewis family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Aurora, claiming the city’s policies, practices and “longstanding customs” led to his fatal shooting. Lewis, 37, was shot by Aurora Police Department SWAT Ofc. Michael Dieck on May 23, 2024, while officers were attempting to arrest him on an attempted murder…
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Aurora communication policy changes raise concerns for public safety, press freedom
Proponents argue arestees have a right to privacy until adjudicated An Aurora City Council decision to alter social media policies for the police department has raised concerns from press freedom and public safety advocates, who worry that limiting what police can release to the public will impact safety and limit media professionals’ ability to access…
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Tapped: Aurora cracks down on water use as reservoirs fall, runoff shrinks
Editor’s note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…