Aurora /tags/aurora Aurora en-US Copyright vlogý/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Nailed It: Learning to construct a home builds a lifetime of job skills /news/2025-06-15/nailed-it-learning-to-construct-a-home-builds-a-lifetime-of-job-skills “If I get told you got to do this that way, I’ll forget it by the time I do it,” he said. “But if I actually go out and do it, I remember it.” Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-15/nailed-it-learning-to-construct-a-home-builds-a-lifetime-of-job-skills Cassandra Ballard, Sentinel Staff Writer Front Range cities step up opposition to $99 million Colorado River water rights purchase /news/2025-05-27/front-range-cities-step-up-opposition-to-99-million-colorado-river-water-rights-purchase Western Slope communities, led by the Colorado River District, want to buy the historic Shoshone Power Plant water rights to support their economies. Front Range water providers worry their water supplies could be harmed. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane and the read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 27 May 2025 17:22:19 GMT /news/2025-05-27/front-range-cities-step-up-opposition-to-99-million-colorado-river-water-rights-purchase Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun Department of Homeland Security confirms early morning raids in Denver metro area /news/2025-02-05/department-of-homeland-security-confirms-early-morning-raids-in-denver-metro-area Multiple reports show ICE raids early Wednesday morning in Aurora and nearby Denver. The extent of these actions is not clear at this time. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:32:57 GMT /news/2025-02-05/department-of-homeland-security-confirms-early-morning-raids-in-denver-metro-area Alex Murphy Four people hurt in Aurora after shooting and crash involving RTD light rail train /news/2024-12-25/four-people-hospitalized-in-aurora-after-shooting-and-crash-involving-rtd-light-rail-train Aurora police say four people are injured after what started as a shooting and ended as a collision with an RTD train. Police are still investigating. Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:04:56 GMT /news/2024-12-25/four-people-hospitalized-in-aurora-after-shooting-and-crash-involving-rtd-light-rail-train Alex Murphy Aurora, gangs and immigration: The facts are more nuanced than you may have heard /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-12/aurora-gangs-and-immigration-the-facts-are-more-nuanced-than-you-may-have-heard If you watched the presidential debate this week, you likely heard former President Trump mention gang violence at an apartment complex in Aurora. But the facts are more nuanced – and they reveal something about the intensity of immigration as an issue during an election year. We dig into the story with The Colorado Sun's Jennifer Brown. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-12/aurora-gangs-and-immigration-the-facts-are-more-nuanced-than-you-may-have-heard In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery Is racism fueling claims about a Venezuelan gang “takeover” of apartment buildings in Aurora? /news/2024-09-10/is-racism-fueling-claims-about-a-venezuelan-gang-takeover-of-apartment-buildings-in-aurora Anti-immigrant backlash is nothing new, say sociology and criminology experts, who point to attacks against Irish, Italian and Polish immigrants about 100 years ago Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:55:15 GMT /news/2024-09-10/is-racism-fueling-claims-about-a-venezuelan-gang-takeover-of-apartment-buildings-in-aurora Jennifer Brown, The Colorado Sun Roll With It: Aurora offers free use of all-terrain wheelchairs to explore city trails /news/2024-04-14/roll-with-it-aurora-offers-free-use-of-all-terrain-wheelchairs-to-explore-city-trails Brian Green of Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department said the city has spent about $36,000 on two Action Trackchairs, featuring tank-like treads that allow users to cruise over the uneven surface of dirt trails. Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-14/roll-with-it-aurora-offers-free-use-of-all-terrain-wheelchairs-to-explore-city-trails Max Levy, Sentinel Colorado Black man pistol-whipped by Colorado officer testifies that he feared for his life /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. The man, Kyle Vinson, was the first person to take the witness stand as testimony began Tuesday against former Aurora police officer John Haubert. Vinson testified that he felt like he might die after mistakenly believing Haubert had accused him of having a gun. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:09:40 GMT /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life Colleen Slevin, Associated Press $80 million Aurora farm and water purchase from Arkansas Valley not a ‘buy and dry’ /news/2024-03-17/80-million-aurora-farm-and-water-purchase-from-arkansas-valley-not-a-buy-and-dry Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-03-17/80-million-aurora-farm-and-water-purchase-from-arkansas-valley-not-a-buy-and-dry Max Levy, Sentinel Colorado, Kristin Oh, Sentinel Colorado Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain's death in rare case against medical responders /news/2024-03-01/paramedic-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-elijah-mcclains-death-in-rare-case-against-medical-responders A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 22:54:16 GMT /news/2024-03-01/paramedic-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-elijah-mcclains-death-in-rare-case-against-medical-responders Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press