Tag: Aurora
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Free Thanksgiving events around metro Denver
Thanksgiving is a day for food and family, but with food insecurity rising, some may be in need of a bit of help on the holiday. U.S. “food insecurity” has been at a near-decade high, according to data through 2023 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broadly speaking, food insecurity refers to the condition…
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Driver convicted in fatal Aurora crash was driving almost 100 mph seconds prior
A jury convicted 31-year-old Taylor Douglas on Tuesday for causing a high-speed crash that killed a 71-year-old woman and severely injured her husband last April. Douglas was convicted of vehicular homicide, a class four felony, and reckless driving, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Investigators said Douglas was driving…
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Metro Denver area cops warn parents of this popular Christmas gift idea
Metro Denver area children this holiday season may ask for presents like Denver Broncos tickets, ski trips, video games — or high-powered electric dirt bikes. Area police department officials aren’t trying to play the Grinch, but they are warning parents against presents that might run afoul of local laws governing the use electric vehicles like…
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Aurora opens real-time information center to help solve crime quickly
The Aurora Police Department fully opened its new Real Time Information Center this week, which helps officials respond more efficiently to emergencies and solve crime more quickly. The system centralizes new and existing technology and allows officials to access key data instantly, according to police. The center brings together technology, like facial recognition, drone operations…
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Aurora homeless navigation campus welcomes 176 people on first day
Aurora’s homeless navigation campus opened its doors to 176 homeless people Monday two weeks after its official ribbon cutting. The navigation campus — formerly a Crowne Plaza hotel — at 15500 E. 40th Ave., has been in the works for more than a year after the city purchased the building in May 2024 for $26.5…
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Aurora council bids farewell to outgoing members in packed meeting
At Aurora City Council’s first in-person meeting since June on Monday night, members of the public filled almost the entire council chamber — notably missing from the dais was Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky — as the council bid farewell to four outgoing members. Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman read proclamations for the four outgoing members — Amsalu…
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The Lumineers release limited edition jerseys to support Aurora immigrant girls’ soccer team
The Lumineers, a folk band with roots in Colorado, released a limited edition soccer jersey to support an Aurora immigrant girls’ soccer team, a news release from GOAL Projects announced Wednesday. West Aurora Girls Soccer Team, which is backed by Soccer Without Borders — a group supporting immigrant youth in sports — will don The…
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Aurora police arrest man for allegedly possessing over 1,500 images of child sexual abuse
A nearly two-year investigation led to the arrest of an Aurora man for allegedly possessing more than a thousand images of child sexual abuse last Thursday. The Aurora Police Department arrested 51-year-old Derald Vandawalker on Nov. 6, serving an active arrest warrant out of Arapahoe County for 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child,…
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COLUMN: Aurora aims to transform dependency into dignity
Shantelle Anderson, who once slept under stairwells, is now in a major leadership role in one of Colorado’s boldest homelessness initiatives. That’s not a feel-good story. It’s a strategic imperative. On Monday, Nov. 17 in Aurora, the Regional Navigation Campus will open — a 600-bed facility that goes well beyond the old shelter paradigm. Most…
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An open-air art gallery: Hogan Park at Highlands Creek
Welcome to Hogan Park at Highlands Creek, a 100-acre space where plans call for a disc golf course, a zip line and a climbing wall. If that sounds like any number of new parks these days, take a closer look. Just off the paved trail winding through the park stands a polished steel sculpture of…