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21 indicted in illegal marijuana operation in Aurora region
Officials have seized about $1 million worth of marijuana proceeds, hundreds of pounds of the drug and more than 10,000 marijuana plants, said District Attorney John Kellner, whose office covers several counties just south of Denver.
Sentinel Cover Stories
DREAM ON: Amid a housing crisis accelerated by the pandemic, Colorado...
Rents are high. Housing inventories are low. How the Colorado lawmakers addressed housing issues this session.
GENUINE CONCERNS: An Aurora man who passionately wanted to be a...
“When I hear about these types of stories … I think about power and control, which is dynamic that we see in situations like domestic violence and other situations where someone is trying to maintain a position of authority,” she said.
HARD LESSON PLANS: Educators and school districts mapping an uncertain future...
School officials, trying to map out what the next school year looks, like agree that vaccinations may be the most important way back into the classroom.
HOLDING SPACE: In a movement to embrace death, end-of-life doulas grow...
“We need to look at death as important as birth, it’s a transition from one state to another. We know it’s a major transition, even if we don’t know what’s next,” she said. “The death doula helps us make it more sacred.”
DELIVERING EQUITY: Aurora, other cities look to help minority entrepreneurs get...
Social equity candidates and current store owners will be the only people allowed to apply to be marijuana transporters for the next three years, and social equity candidates receive a break on application fees. A transporter license and delivery permit for an equity candidate runs $700, Peterson said, whereas a licensed retail store has to fork over four times that amount.
DOUBLE DOSE: Colorado fentanyl deaths doubled in 2020, sowing worry about...
Deaths linked to fatal doses of methamphetamine have increased in Colorado every year since 2012, and 2020 was no exception: 517 people died from meth consumption last year, a nearly 50% increase over the year prior.
COLLATERAL DAMAGE: Aurora bars and restaurants among the casualties in the...
Statistics compiled by Harvard and Brown universities show that employment is down some 16% among Coloradans who make less than $27,000 per year. In Arapahoe County, the largest of the city’s three-county hodgepodge, employment for those in the lowest-earning bracket is down more than 24% when comparing February 2020 to the same month this year.
SLOW CHANGE: Aurora lags behind state, Colorado cities in tackling climate...
While other Colorado cities step up to monitor and limit the emission of greenhouse gases, Aurora looks for a plan.
AND WE’RE BACK: With vaccines rolling out, theaters, festivals and museums...
After mass hiatus among dozens of theaters, museums and other public venues, fewer cases of COVID-19 and more people getting the vaccine brings out big in-person plans for events across the region
Sentinel Blogs
Edmunds: Consider leasing when new car prices soar
"If you can't find the truck or SUV of your dreams out there but still need to jump into a new vehicle, leasing is a great solution," said Ivan Drury, Edmunds' senior manager of insights.
Education
Legislators, students push for K-12 Asian American studies
"Our Asian American and Pacific Islander community members, they want their voices to be heard," said Feng, co-president of the student group that also has brought in speakers, hosted panels and created lessons about Asian American history. "They are almost desperate to be speaking about it. This is so heavy, this is heartbreaking and it was a space for them to really voice that."
Police and Courts
21 indicted in illegal marijuana operation in Aurora region
Officials have seized about $1 million worth of marijuana proceeds, hundreds of pounds of the drug and more than 10,000 marijuana plants, said District Attorney John Kellner, whose office covers several counties just south of Denver.
Around Aurora
Aurora city, police sponsoring Juneteenth celebration Saturday at Town Center of...
The event will feature live entertainment, including a guitar performance from Las Vegas singer Toney Rocks, several rap performances and a youth dance performance by King Solo.
Colorado Legislature
DREAM ON: Amid a housing crisis accelerated by the pandemic, Colorado...
Rents are high. Housing inventories are low. How the Colorado lawmakers addressed housing issues this session.
Local Obituaries
Jim Mullaney, loved deeply by family and friends, dies at 68
He was a loving grandpa, and age had brought out so much tenderness in him. When he said he would pray for you, he did it. And when he was present with you, he was fully present.
