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19-year-old charged in stepfather's death arrested for separate Aurora shooting while on bond
AURORA, Colo. — The suspect in a shooting that seriously injured a teenager was out on bond for the fatal shooting of his stepfather, according to the Aurora Police Department. On Tuesday, Aurora Police said Mark Sisneros, 19, had been arrested in connection with a shooting in Aurora that...
33.3 percent of homeowners are 65 or older in this Colorado city
In some cases, a certain age group will dominate the scene in a given city and that happens to be the cases in several spots around Colorado. In a recent data analysis, Money Geek sought to determine where these dominating age groups were located around the country, taking a look at the demographic make-up of homeowners in 320 major cities around the United States. By looking at four key population segments among local homeowners – under 25, 25 to 44, 45 to 64, and 65...
FINAL UPDATE: I-70 reopens between Vail, Denver following whiteout storm in Colorado mountains that caused crashes, unsafe conditions
Editor’s note: This is the final update to this story. For travel conditions and alerts, visit CoTrip.org. For weather information, visit Weather.gov/bou. A winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight, and travel is expected to be difficult throughout the duration of the advisory. 6:30 p.m.: Interstate 70 over...
Teachers protest pay with organized 'walk-ins' at district schools
DENVER — Educators, dressed in red Denver Classroom Teachers Association t-shirts, gathered outside Denver South High School Tuesday before the bell rang. In their hands were signs reading "DPS: Uphold our Agreement," referring to its 2022 union-district agreement. "It’s just our first step in showing DPS, 'Hey, we’re aware...
Aurora City Council member calls for police chief, other officers to resign
During Monday night's Aurora City Council meeting, At-Large Council Member Danielle Jurinsky called for the resignation of the interim Police Chief and four other officers."Until these five are no longer in this department, I'm not going to let this issue go. I'm only going to get louder," Jurinksy said from her seat in the council chambers. The full comment can be seen on the Aurora Channel video posted to YouTube. Jurinsky also directly addressed Aurora City Manager Jason Batchelor, "Jason, if you continue to try and ignore me on this, there's someone waiting just around the corner to come out and...
Aurora lawmakers provisionally approve new 'tough love' homeless approach
Aurora's proposed "tough love" approach to homelessness, which would bring harsher penalties for violations of the camping ban along the I-225 corridor and create a new court for low-level offenses by homeless people, moved forward with unanimous council support during Monday night's study session. The approach includes two new proposals from Mayor Mike Coffman, Councilmember Steve Sundberg and Councilmember Curtis Gardner that were heard at the council's study session. The...
How much daylight will you have on the longest day of 2024?
The longest day of the year, also known as the summer solstice, occurs when the Earth is tilted toward the sun at its most extreme angle. This year, cities will see the longest day on June 20, the first day of summer. On this date, major cities across the nation...
Colorado crisis call center set to lay off 330 employees in Denver
The Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners call center is preparing to lay off the majority of its staff after seemingly losing out on the procurement of a new contract with Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration (BHA). The nonprofit announced the upcoming permanent layoffs of 330 employees in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
Maintenance of power lines at RTD’s Colorado Station will affect travel May 14 — May 16
Maintenance of the overhead power lines at the Regional Transportation District’s Colorado Station will disrupt travel on the E and H lines May 14-16. Shuttle bus service between the Louisiana-Pearl station and the Southmoor station will be available. Normal service will return on Friday, May 17. The E and...
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