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Aurora school bus catches fire with 14 children on board
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Aurora school bus catches fire with 14 children on board

By Lanie Lee Cook | Fox 31 News An Aurora Public Schools bus caught fire with 14 children aboard on Wednesday afternoon. Aurora Fire Rescue said it happened around 4 p.m. near East 11th Avenue and North Picadilly Road. Firefighters responded to find the bus “heavily engulfed in flames.” All 14 children aboard were safely evacuated and unharmed, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Fire officials credited the bus driver for taking action to protect the students. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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‘It’s not any of their business’: Aurora Council nullifies new state law banning guns in government buildings
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‘It’s not any of their business’: Aurora Council nullifies new state law banning guns in government buildings

By Anya Moore | Denver Gazette Aurora councilmembers voted on Monday night to opt out of a state law prohibiting firearms in so-called “sensitive spaces,” which include government buildings. Enacted this year, the Colorado law bans firearms in polling locations, schools, and government buildings, such as council chambers. The legislation contains a provision allowing local governments to opt out of the law. "I don't think it's the purview of the state legislature to decide how we should manage the safety and security of our building, that's up to us," Councilmember Curtis Gardner said in a previous council meeting. "It's not any of their business how we manage our building." READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Video: Has a Venezuelan gang taken over an Aurora apartment complex?
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Video: Has a Venezuelan gang taken over an Aurora apartment complex?

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Has an apartment management company in Aurora failed to maintain their property, as one media outlet reported, or has the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Argua, taken over the property by force? That's the focus of an interview by Free State Colorado's Brandon Wark with Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky. In the video, Jurinsky shares her perspective on the truth of whether the property is owned by a slum lord, or whether it has been taken over by Tren de Argua, as John Tiegen supports in this post. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO AT FREE STATE COLORADO
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Aurora shuts down apartment complex, owners blame Venezuelan gang for building’s condition
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Aurora shuts down apartment complex, owners blame Venezuelan gang for building’s condition

By Nico Brambilla and Carol McKinley | Denver Gazette An Aurora landlord is blaming the city’s decision to shut down an apartment complex on a Venezuelan gang — a claim that city officials dismissed, calling it an "alternative narrative" to numerous code violations and the poor condition of the building. The landlord said it could not resume normal operations at the site because of an immediate threat of danger from the gang that staffers and residents face. City officials insisted that Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang known as TDA, was not responsible for issues that for months have plagued Aspen Grove Apartments at 1568 Nome St. and compelled Aurora to evict dozens of families. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Reworded ballot measure to lift pit-bull ban passed forward by Aurora Council
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Reworded ballot measure to lift pit-bull ban passed forward by Aurora Council

By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics Aurora councilmembers passed a resolution to put a re-worded question regarding the ownership of pit bulls on the November ballot.  After the original ballot measure was approved in a previous council meeting, a group of residents expressed concerns about the language of the proposed measure, saying it could be "misleading." City officials updated the wording and the measure went back to a vote Monday and passed.  READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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It’s a revolving door at police chief’s office in Aurora, concerning some in community
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It’s a revolving door at police chief’s office in Aurora, concerning some in community

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado Interim Aurora Police Chief Heather Morris recently said she will not apply for the permanent role of leading the Aurora Police Department. Morris is the department's third interim police chief since 2022. The revolving door of leadership has sparked questions and concerns within the community. When she was sworn in this year, Morris said the opportunity to have the permanent chief position would be an honor. She told CBS Colorado her priorities were reducing crime, building community relationships and strengthening the department. In a letter to APD employees, she wrote: "It has been a privilege to serve the men and women of the Aurora Police Department first as the Interim Deputy Chief and for the last 6 months as the Interim Chief of Police." REA...
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Aurora police preparing to roll out auto theft tracking program
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Aurora police preparing to roll out auto theft tracking program

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Aurora Police Department is preparing to roll out a new tracking program that would enable officials to locate stolen cars. The goal is to spread the program, called Metro Track, across the region to make it more powerful, APD Division Chief Mark Hildebrand said at a Thursday Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Committee meeting. Metro Track, done in collaboration with the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Agency (CATPA), is based on a similar program in Cook County, Illinois, and another similar program in Denver, called DenverTrack, Hildebrand said. Those interested in participating in the program can enroll with the police department, giving officers consent to track the car in the event that it gets stolen. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER ...
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Aurora may get tougher on penalties for motorists without license plates
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Aurora may get tougher on penalties for motorists without license plates

By Tori Mason | CBS Colorado It's not uncommon to see vehicles with expired tags or no plates at all in Aurora. The Aurora Police Department has already increased enforcement. Now a city council member wants to get even tougher on drivers who think they're above the law in Colorado. "There isn't a time that I go out on the street where I don't see at least three or four cars with no plates," said Robbie De Jong, who runs an online community group for stolen vehicles. "If I have to do it, so does everybody else." This month, Aurora City Council Member Stephanie Hancock will introduce a proposal to crack down on vehicles with expired registrations and with missing plates. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Voters in Aurora will be asked to decide whether to repeal pit bull ban
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Voters in Aurora will be asked to decide whether to repeal pit bull ban

By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics Aurora councilmembers on Monday decided to ask voters in November whether to repeal the city's pit bull ownership ban after a court deemed the council's vote to do so in 2021 to be invalid.  The decision is on appeal, but, in the meantime, the city could vote to put the question on the ballot, according to City Attorney Pete Schulte.   It passed unanimously. Only seven councilmembers were present when the vote was taken — Crystal Murillo and Alison Coombs were in another room listening to protesters who took over the meeting to demand the firing of the SWAT officer who killed Kilyn Lewis, whom the police sought for attempted homicide. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda

By Kyla Pearce | Denver Gazette Aurora councilmembers on Monday removed from the agenda a resolution that would have expressed the City Council's "apology and condolences" to the family of a man killed by the police trying to arrest him for attempted homicide.  The decision prompted a "sit-in" on the Council floor and forced the Council meeting to move to another room, as protesters filled the floor below the dais and shouted Kilyn Lewis's name. The protesters took turns at the podium to speak over the sound of the Council meeting being livestreamed from the next room. "I yield my time for item number 11.a.11," protesters said, referring to the agenda item sponsored by Councilmember Alison Coombs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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