TOP METRO HEADLINES

Driver convicted of first-degree murder in case of Colorado teens who threw fatal rock at car

“It sounded like him celebrating,” said Karol-Chik, who admitted he had placed the fatal rock next to Koenig so he could grab it and throw it as he drove.

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NTSB holds premier summit in Aurora to address statewide transportation safety

Aurora police offering free GPS tracking program to curb car thefts

Community College of Aurora to offer bachelor’s degree in behavioral health

Snakes alive — about 2,000 for your viewing pleasure on Colorado ‘RattleCam’

Pending state budget has more money for schools, but less than was promised

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Metro

Aurora police chief Todd Chamberlain digs into the perfect crime fight

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Metro

ADVISE AND DISSENT: Aurora police reform advisory panel struggles with role

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

Metro

An American dream turns nightmare in Aurora for two Venezuelan brothers

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025

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Around Aurora

4 Aurora City Council members duck the council dais amid rolling city hall protests

Aurora mayor and local think tank push ‘work-first’ strategy for homelessness

A community center in the heart of ethnic Aurora tries to hold on amid funding cuts

Aurora faces $25 million budget shortfall, considers cuts, fees to balance finances

Aurora lawmaker leaks confidential info during terse Aurora budget workshop

Fitzsimons Innovation Community strives to expand hub for science and healthcare

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FOCAL POINT: Northwest Aurora

Denver judge puts hold on deportations from Aurora ICE facility sought by Trump

Aurora police chief Todd Chamberlain digs into the perfect crime fight

Embattled Aurora apartment official claims city targeting him because he is Jewish

Aurora asylum seeker from Venezuela, faces 20th birthday in El Salvador prison

Tren de Aragua gang started in a Venezuelan prison. US politics linked to Aurora are focusing on it

Trump’s false claims about Aurora immigrants endanger local economy, officials say

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Education

Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs

DOGE targets Aurora based Americorps program focusing on community service

Colorado spent $2 million studying education funding. Lawmakers don’t want it to go to waste

Colorado legislators reject bill to ban seclusion in schools

Federal education cuts threaten student learning in Colorado, lawmakers warned

Colorado again postpones universal preschool rules, delaying quality standards

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Sentinel Close Up

SENTINEL CLOSE UP: Aurora’s curd appeal

SENTINEL CLOSEUP: Pug-O-Ween

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Police and Courts

Aurora shooting: Argument in restaurant parking lot Wednesday leads to gunfire

Trump border czar touts charges against 27 in Tren de Aragua case — including Aurora

Judge extends ban on deportations from Colorado stemming from Trump’s use of 1798 law

Colorado AG, monitor laud Aurora police consent degree progress, with exceptions

Ex-NFL player Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in $50 million civil lawsuit

Denver judge to rule on halting deportation of immigrants held at Aurora ICE jail

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Local Politics

Colorado AG Weiser warns of crisis as Trump administration defies court rulings

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Jason Crow’s 2026 campaign raises $300,000 in first quarter, has $2 million in the bank

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Sen. Bennet says he’s running for Colorado governor partly to oppose Trump

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

Tentative deal reached in GOP fight over proxy voting for new parents in Congress

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

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Local Obituaries

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died

January 13, 2025

Longtime Aurora journalist and dedicated grant writer Jim Ayers dies at 72

August 12, 2024August 15, 2024

Joanne Lee Murphy, lifelong teacher, dies at 88

June 30, 2024June 30, 2024

Service Saturday for Betty Jean Luttkus, 93

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

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Chasing Progress

CHASING PROGRESS: Colorado’s big ethnic and racial divide among who finishes college

September 15, 2022May 29, 2023

CHASING PROGRESS: Trump’s legacy perpetuates Hispanic medical insurance gap in Colorado

June 23, 2022December 29, 2022

CHASING PROGRESS: Grassroots groups lead way on closing Colorado’s infant mortality gap

June 13, 2022December 29, 2022

CHASING PROGRESS Homeownership gap between white and Latino Coloradans narrows, worsens for Black residents

June 9, 2022December 29, 2022

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Sentinel Blogs

AURORA MUSE: You gotta have art, and the city is looking for two new public project creators

The first art installation is for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the State of Colorado and the 250th anniversary of the United States, and the second art installation that can be applied to is for a sculpture or a series of sculptures, for the exterior park and plaza area at the Central Recreation…

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025