Author: Kyla Pearce
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Food Bank of the Rockies opens new Aurora distribution center
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Shelves of food tower to the ceiling in Food Bank of the Rockies’ new distribution center, which now houses all of the hunger-relief organization’s operations. FBR officials celebrated the 270,000-square-foot facility’s grand opening Thursday, leading visitors through room after room of new space that will help the nonprofit organization meet the “urgent and growing” needs…
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Arapahoe County adopts new approach to opioid abatement funding, invests $4M in service building
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Arapahoe County officials are investing more than $4 million in opioid harm reduction programs, with the latest phase of funding taking a new approach, according to a news release. Normally, county officials seek out fully built programs to fund through a request for proposals. But this time, they’re looking for partners to help design and…
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Officials to discuss Colfax BRT, construction, business impacts at Aurora open house
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Aurora and East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit officials will hold an open house for the public on Feb. 11 to talk about the transit project coming to the Colfax community. The open house is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Manos Sagrados, 9975 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. The event was initially…
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DA touts accomplishments from first year in office but she also faced backlash
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District Attorney Amy Padden celebrated one year in office this week by touting her accomplishments, major convictions and “increased accountability” in a news release. Padden, who was elected in 2024 and took the helm of the 18th Judicial District office in January 2025, also faced backlash — including a recall threat from an Aurora councilmember…
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Aurora files Petition for Rehearing in court ruling on crime punishment, seeking ‘clarity’
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The city of Aurora filed a Petition for Rehearing with the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday, seeking clarity on a court decision in Aurora v. Simons. The court determined that municipal criminal penalties cannot exceed state sentencing caps for similar offenses under state law, according to a city news release Tuesday. City officials said Tuesday…
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Colorado’s lack of snow pack hurting outdoor industry; could spell drought conditions this summer
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A snowy weekend forecast in January was a relief to skiers, hydrologists, fire officials and ski resort staff in Colorado, as the state continues to see record high temperatures and record low snowfall. A USDA map showed the average statewide snowpack on Tuesday at 58% of the median. It’s the lowest snowpack year Colorado has…
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Aurora City Council to vote on police data sharing, new golf equipment
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The Aurora City Council will vote on police data sharing and golf equipment purchases in Monday night’s meeting, with both regular meeting and study session agendas much shorter than last time. The first council meeting and study session in January lasted almost nine hours combined as members of the public took the podium to talk…
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Aurora council member arrested for DUI was 3 times legal limit, police say
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Aurora City Councilmember Rob Andrews, who was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Saturday, had a blood alcohol content of more than three times the legal driving limit when he was pulled over, arrest documents show. Andrews, elected to the City Council in November, was pulled over Saturday evening and arrested, Aurora police said, after…
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DA Padden finds Aurora officer justified in fatally shooting 17-year-old
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The Aurora police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old at a gas station in September was deemed to have used justifiable deadly force by District Attorney Amy Padden in a letter Friday. In the letter to Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain, Padden stated that she found Officer Derek Paulson “justified in using deadly physical…
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Aurora facilities, services closed Friday for first of 4 furlough days this year
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Aurora city facilities and operations will be closed Friday for the first cost-saving furlough day of 2026. Three more are coming. City officials planned for the furloughs as part of efforts to money in the face of a $21 million budget shortfall. On furlough days, most city facilities and operations will be closed, including municipal…
