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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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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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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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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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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…
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Aurora officials talk to community about possibility of citizen oversight of police
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More than 50 people attended a listening session Tuesday evening in Aurora to talk about the possibility of creating a civilian oversight group for the Aurora Police Department. The session was led by new councilmembers Gianina Horton and Amy Wiles, who took questions from the audience to start about the costs and meaning of police…
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Aurora lawmakers declare opposition to ‘ICE overreach’ after 3 hours of public comment, council debate
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After three hours of public comment and city council back-and-forth Aurora councilmembers passed a resolution that declares the council’s opposition to “overreach by ICE agents” following the fatal Minneapolis shooting and sets the stage for further discussion in a future meeting about limiting cooperation with ICE. The resolution passed with six “yes” votes and four…
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Aurora lawmakers to vote on statement of opposition to ICE following shooting of woman from Colorado
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In the first Aurora City Council meeting of the new year, councilmembers will vote on a proposed resolution that would declare the council’s opposition to “overreach by ICE agents” following the fatal Minneapolis shooting. If passed, the resolution, which was put on Monday night’s agenda by Mayor Pro Tem Alison Coombs, would state that the…
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New Aurora councilmembers to host meetings about creating civilian oversight of police
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Two of Aurora’s new councilmembers plan to hold listening sessions with community members to talk about establishing an independent civilian oversight committee for Aurora police. Gianina Horton and Amy Wiles, who were both elected to the Aurora City Council in November, are hosting sessions on Tuesday and Jan. 29 at the Aurora Center for Active…
