Author: kyla-pearce
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Aurora council to vote on unmanned traffic cameras, dirt bike penalties
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At Monday night’s City Council study session and regular meeting, Aurora councilmembers will vote on speed enforcement camera rule changes, penalties for minors riding dirt bikes and interpreter fees for defendants who fail to appear in court. At the regular meeting Monday night, councilmembers will consider an ordinance changing city code to allow the operation…
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School for legal-involved students opens in Aurora
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Aurora is welcoming a new school campus for students who have been involved in the justice system to help them get their education back on track. Generation Schools Network announced Aurora’s Community Opportunity Education Campus opening, along with a second campus location in Colorado Springs last week, according to a news release, and the deadline…
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Aurora council pushes off vote on future of human relations commission after tense meeting
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Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky claimed it’s turned into an ‘activist commission’
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Aurora’s Martin Luther King Jr. Library gets $2.5M renovation
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Aurora’s newly renovated and expanded Martin Luther King Jr. Library will be unveiled to the public in early November, boasting a variety of upgrades thanks to a $2.5 million federal grant. The Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Ave., has new improvements, including an expansion that doubles the library’s original size to 14,000…
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Dairy farm deaths included Weld County high schooler, coroner investigating gas exposure
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A GoFundMe account set up by the victims’ family identifies four men
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Mesa Sheriff’s office sues Polis, Weiser for ‘vague’ law banning police cooperation with ICE
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Mesa County Sheriff’s Office officials filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser earlier this month, claiming that being unable to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement impacts their ability to do their jobs and has kept their office from getting federal grants. Sheriff Todd Rowell, Undersheriff Matthew King…
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Aurora Public School Board seeking public feedback to guide next 5 years
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Aurora Public Schools is seeking public input on its goals and guidelines over the next five years, putting out a survey for community members to take as the district decides how to use a $1 billion bond. Ballot measures 5A and 5B passed unanimously in 2024, approving both a bond and capital mill levy. The…
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Well pad application in Lowry Ranch fracking plan open to public comment
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The next well pad in the Lowry Ranch fracking plan is open to public comment through late August, Arapahoe County officials announced Wednesday. Until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 25, the public can submit comments via this web form on the State Wetterhorn-Handies oil and gas facility. If approved, the well pad would go up on State…
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Adams County awards $16 million for 27 open space projects
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Adams County awarded more than $16 million in open space grants for 27 projects throughout the county, officials said in a news release Tuesday. The county’s board of commissioners uses money from the voter-approved Open Space Sales Tax, which was passed by county voters in 1999 and again in 2020, to fund open space projects,…
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Arapahoe County delays decision on developer’s use of Christensen Lane
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Arapahoe County commissioners delayed a decision Tuesday on whether or not to let a developer use a neighborhood lane for access to his proposed 55-plus community. The delay came after five hours of discussion about the use of Christensen Lane, which connects several communities in the Littleton and Columbine area. One end of the lane…
