Aurora (Colorado)

Gun control: Senator Morgan Carroll on disruption at Aurora town hall

The debate over gun control continues to get ugly. The same week Franklin Sain was arrested for sending Representative Rhonda Fields allegedly harassing, racist e-mails vocal, pro-gun audience members at an Aurora Town Hall meeting antagonized Senator Morgan Carroll, who felt the need for a securit ... More >>

Gun policy: On day one, Diana DeGette introduces high-capacity magazine ban

In the final weeks of 2012, Congresswoman Diana DeGette, who represents Denver, pushed for an immediate vote on a measure to ban high-capacity assault magazines. The bill, she said, would be a sign of concrete action after twenty children were slaughtered in Connecticut. But the chance for a vote ne ... More >>

Movie violence has never been better...or more reckless

Opening day at Breck, So-Gnar Shred Circuit at Copper, 'Obamney' storm on the way

Breckenridge opened for the 2012-'13 ski and snowboard season today, with two lifts and forty acres of terrain, joining Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Keystone and Copper Mountain. And with the So-Gnar Snowboard Camp Tour kicking off tomorrow at Woodward at Copper and OpenSnow.com (a Westword Best of Den ... More >>

Dave Matthews to perform for free Sunday in Aurora for Obama/Biden grassroots event

Update: Campaign reps alerted us to an error in the initial release: Dave Matthews will be appearing solo. Our post has been amended to reflect this. There's four days until the election. Only four. We know this first because, well, at least a dozen helpful Obama for America volunteers reminded us ... More >>

Marc Pereira, youth soccer coach, busted for sex assault on one of his players

Since word broke that Marc Pereira, a youth soccer coach for the Rocky Mountain Soccer Academy in Aurora, had been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault against one of his under-age players, much of his online footprint appears to have vanished. But there are still some lingering items that offer ... More >>

James Holmes Facebook fan page switches to salute Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page

Thus far, Facebook hasn't seen the creation of nearly as many pages saluting Wisconsin Sikh temple killer Wade Michael Page as was the case with James Holmes following the Aurora theater shooting. But one address exemplifies the fleeting attention span of those who live to shock online: It was previ ... More >>

Aurora theater shootings aren't national news, declares conservative activist

News of the Aurora theater shootings and suspected killer James Holmes continue to dominate headlines not just in Colorado, but nationwide -- and Yates Walker is sick of it. Writing for The Daily Caller, Walker, a self-described conservative activist, vents his frustration in a piece entitled "Jame ... More >>

Aurora shooting: Jessica Ghawi scholarship fund zooms past goal with help from L.A. Kings

The first person identified as a victim of the Aurora theater shooting was Jessica Ghawi, a.k.a. Jessica Redfield, a fledgling sports journalist interning for 104.3 The Fan. On Tuesday, her family created a scholarship fund in her name in the hope that $20,000 could be raised by November 20. But tha ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting at The Dark Knight Rises: Jessica Ghawi, radio intern, ID'd as victim

Update: Family members and friends on Twitter are identifying one of the victims of the shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises as Jessica Ghawi, a 104.3 The Fan intern who tweeted under the name Jessica Redfield. Chillingly, her last Twitt ... More >>

Aurora theater shooting: Missy Franklin, The Fray and more react on Twitter

Twitter lets folks from all walks of life to share their thoughts about tragedies like the shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16, celebrities included. Many stars who've weighed in have connections to Colorado, including Olympic hopeful Missy Franklin, The Fray and budding minister Peter Teb ... More >>

Aurora's award-winning water to be bottled and sold by California company

Aurora, Colorado has several things going for it. While its collection of pawn shops and motels may or may not be among them, the city's water definitely is. (Check out this impressive list of awards!) This week's cover story, "Wish You Were Here!" explains how the eager city is hoping to lure touri ... More >>

Visit Aurora! It's not a tourist trap, but the Denver suburb hopes you'll stay for a spell

You'd probably never honeymoon in Aurora, Colorado. But city officials hope the strip mall-laden Denver suburb will attract visitors from several niche demographics, including obscure conferences, sick people (and their loved ones) who come to be treated at the city's top-notch hospitals, and huge y ... More >>

Breastaurants: America's greatest export! (infographic)

The concept of the modern "breastaurant" is a purely American one, born of man's desire for Buffalo wings and light beer, and often resulting in unrequited love for a lass twenty years his junior. But what really weaves a "breastaurant" into the American fabric is that everything is bigger at such ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2011

Close to 300 new restaurants opened in the metro area last year -- and with that much action, perhaps it's not surprising that two of them are named Cebiche, and two of them are named Chinook. But the local dining scene also lost a surprising number of mainstays: the 29-year-old Pearl Street Grill, ... More >>

Boulder is America's happiest city, Colorado 5th happiest state, says Gallup Well-Being survey

More pics below.​The Daily Beast recently dubbed Denver America's angriest city -- but there's a lot of happiness nearby. Last year, Boulder was dubbed the happiest U.S. city in a Gallup Well-Being Index survey, and the community has repeated the feat. But that's not all. Look below to see oth ... More >>

National Western Stock Show: Will Aurora give Gaylord Entertainment the right to vote?

​What's next? Cows will get to cast ballots in Aurora? The Libertarian Party -- like the National Western Stock Show, an institution that got its start in Colorado -- is concerned that Aurora is about to give voting rights to a corporation: Gaylord Entertainment, the out-of-state company tryin ... More >>

National Western Stock Show's future at center of Gaylord Entertainment's dog-and-pony show

​Gaylord Entertainment says its huge convention-and-hotel complex plan for Aurora is not contingent on the National Western Stock Show leaving its home for 105 years in north Denver and moving right next door to the new project. And what does the Stock Show say?

Jovan Rivers, Harrell King killed in alleged Aurora medical marijuana burglary

​Update: The Arapahoe County coroner's office has reportedly identified the two men killed in an alleged burglary on the 900 block of South Dearborn Way as Jovan Rivers, thirty, and Harrell King, 33. But there's plenty we don't know at this point...

Oleg Gidenko dead, two others ID'd, in officer-involved shooting on North Laredo in Aurora

Video below.​Update: The Aurora Police Department, which has been involved with gunplay aplenty of late, has identified the three men allegedly at the center of an officer-involved shooting Sunday night on North Laredo Street. Oleg Gidenko, Yevgeniy Straystar and Ruslan Giriyev. The tally: on ... More >>

Social networking: Denver ranked 3rd in U.S. by Men's Health (eat our hashtags, Portland!)

​Congratulations, Denver: You have officially been swallowed up whole by the Matrix. Men's Health recently came out with its list of the country's most socially networked cities, and Denver, of all places, came in third. Do we get a prize for this? Like a new FarmVille animal or something?

Donnell Littleton surrenders to authorities for Trison Mitta-Sports Station Bar homicide (53)

Near the scene.​Update: An arrest has been made in the Trison Mitta homicide at the Sports Station Bar & Grill in Aurora late last month. The suspect, Donnell Littleton, made it easy on the Aurora Police Department. Rather than waiting for officers to chase him down, he surrendered to authori ... More >>

Theodore Madrid allegedly drunk and high when he killed 2-year-old Caden Rodgers (47)

Big pic below.​Update: Given the information contained in the arrest affidavit for Theodore Madrid, it's no surprise that he's now been charged with first-degree murder in the death of two-year-old Caden Rodgers. According to the document, Madrid was well over the legal limit for drunkenness b ... More >>

Southwest holds plane for family of Caden Rodgers, tot allegedly slain by Theodore Madrid

​Tragedy can bring out compassion in people -- and companies, too. As evidence, note that Southwest Airlines held a plane for the grandfather of two-year-old Caden Rodgers, allegedly killed by Theodore Madrid last week.

Homicide by shot to the chest on 900 block of South Joliet Street in Aurora (No. 35)

Near the scene.​Last night, Aurora Police report that an adult male was shot to death on the 900 block of South Joliet Street, continuing a very bloody period in metro Denver history. By our count, the homicide is at least the sixth since the beginning of November. Check our Mile High Murder a ... More >>

Kenneth Lee charged with being door-to-door child groper claiming to be immigration doctor

Large photo below.​We've told you about a search for a door-to-door groper who allegedly molested a child after claiming to be an immigration doctor. Now, Aurora Police believe they've got their man -- 54-year-old Kenneth Lee, whose mug shot resembles a sketch and computer-generated graphic of ... More >>

Suspicious death of woman at 1931 N. Clinton in Aurora being investigated as homicide (No. 24)

Flickr​In an October 8 press release, the Aurora Police Department described the discovery of a body at 1931 North Clinton Street as "suspicious." But there's been radio silence beyond that until this afternoon, when APD spokesman Detective Bob Friel confirmed that the case is being investigat ... More >>

Man found shot on 900 block of S. Dearborn Way in Aurora dies, inquiry ongoing (No. 22)

Near the crime scene.​More fatal violence in Aurora. Just days after the arrest of Michael Wade Jackson in the death of Mohamed Abushahma comes word of another shooting last night, with a thus-far-unnamed man found near a condo complex later succumbing to his wounds. Look below for the Aurora ... More >>

Photos: Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest at the Mile High Music Festival

Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard, of Aurora, guzzles some Vitamin Water to wash down his sandwich.​This past weekend, during the Mile High Music Festival, professional eaters Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, "Big Sexy" Bryan Beard and Tim "Gravy" Brown competed in the Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Ma ... More >>

Three shot, one dead in weekend gunplay on North Wheeling Street in Aurora (No. 11)

Near the crime scene.​At this point, the Aurora Police Department is sharing only a few details about a shooting that took place in Aurora early Sunday morning. All we know thus far are that three people were hit, and one of them subsequently died. Look below to see an interactive graphic of t ... More >>

Cesar Reyes arrested in Aurora triple shooting near on North Wheeling Street (No. 11)

Near the crime scene.​First, we let you know that Montae Davis, seventeen, was the victim of a shooting near Fairfax Liquors over the weekend. And now, we've got the name of a man arrested in an Aurora triple shooting. He's Cesar Reyes, 35. The victims haven't been ID'd yet. Click here for ou ... More >>

Limping Latex Bandit has premature explosion in his car

No, not that kind of latex.​Update, 4:32 p.m.: Just notified by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office that Merle Allison, who's believed to be the Limping Latex Bandit, has been captured. Look below the original item to get all the details. As the number of Denver area robberies continue to cap ... More >>

Shootout at T&R Liquors perforates three

View Larger Map Getting your drink on proved risky last night at T&R Liquors in Aurora, pictured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). According to the Aurora Police Department, an argument outside the store led to multiple gunshots that hit multiple ... More >>

Band-Aid Bandit sticking it to Aurora

The Band-Aid bandit on the job.​The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force is rightly championed for the clever names it assigns to wanted men and women, including the Hopping Hooded Bandits, the $83 Bandit, the Shaggy Bandit and, of course, Bonnie and Clyde. Now, the Aurora Police Department ... More >>

Ex-Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleads guilty to mail fraud -- and prepares to say goodbye to his art and classic-car collection

Back in August, former Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman pleaded not guilty to mail fraud charges against him -- something that we predicted was "a temporary situation" in a blog about alleged swindles dating back to 1994. Bingo. Yesterday, Merriman pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one cou ... More >>

Bikini-clad models/baristas coming very, very soon to Aurora

​Right, so I just received the following e-mail from Perky Cups, which, as you can gather from the note, is apparently a java joint -- maybe -- that employs bikini-clad females. Lori, Hello. We are Perky Cups. Denver/Auroras first Bikini Model Baristas coffee shop. We are having a grand op ... More >>

Attorney General Eric Holder: Aurora a central front in war on terror

Eric Holder.​Most of Attorney General Eric Holder's prepared remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference today are of the attaboy variety: At one point, he says, "I have come to Denver today with one simple message from Washington: 'We got your back.'" But t ... More >>

Take a better look at an accused child molester

Daniel Evaristo-Hernandez-Ramos (click to enlarge photo).​Last week, we passed along the Aurora Police Department's invitation to roll over on Daniel Evaristo-Hernandez-Ramos, an accused child molester. No luck finding the suspect thus far, but the APD has located a much better photo, seen her ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: An invitation to roll over on Daniel Evaristo-Hernandez-Ramos, accused child molester

Daniel Evaristo-Hernandez-Ramos.​We've been taught from an early age not to squeal on people. Doing so is seen as such a negative that the action's been given a number of entirely perjorative names: "rat," "fink" and so on. But given the crimes for which twenty-year-old Daniel Evaristo-Hernand ... More >>

Mile High Murder, No. 26: Gerome Brooks and Welton Harris charged in Montview Bar slaying

View Larger Map More information about a July 22 shooting that left a man dead at Montview Bar and Grill, 11680 Montview Boulevard, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Gerome Brooks, 25, and Welton L. Harris, 29, have been charged ... More >>

Man fatally shot during robbery attempt at 9400 East Colfax in Aurora

View Larger Map More gunplay and, at this point, more questions than answers revolving around a robbery on the 9400 block of East Colfax, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). According to the Aurora Police Department, officers respo ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Suspect in May 21 shooting now cooperating with Aurora Police

A still-unidentified man originally wanted by police in connection with a May 21 shooting. Earlier this week, the Aurora Police Department announced the arrest of Steaven Henry Moore in a May 21 shooting on the 3900 block of S. Quatar Street, an area captured in a graphic embedded after the jump (i ... More >>

Mile High Murder, No. 15: Fatal shooting at Aurora's Bar La Cabana

View Larger Map The violent deaths continue to stack up -- and they're not waiting for the weekend. Early this morning, Aurora Police Department officers were dispatched to the Bar La Cabana, 1130 Yosemite Street, a venue captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click " ... More >>

Mile High Murder, No. 10: Hit-and-run that killed Lillian Verdonkschot declared a homicide

View Larger Map The march of death continues. During the wee hours of May 29, Lillian Verdonkschot, 49, was struck by a vehicle reportedly driven by 23-year-old Adams County resident Dawn Marie Gonzales near the Burger King at 6th Avenue and Broadway captured in the graphic above (if you have probl ... More >>

Victim identified in off-highway crash; illegal immigrant may have caused another fatal accident

The driver and passenger involved in a crash at 56th Avenue and E-470 noted in the Wednesday blog "Speed Kills in Off-Highway Crash" have been identified as Nelson Starks, 49, of Denver (who died as a result of the accident), and Frankie Biggs, 25, Starks' stepson, who was hospitalized. Then, last ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Suspect in officer-involved shooting didn't shoot himself

View Larger Map A blog yesterday shared information about an officer-involved shooting near the intersection of E. 19th Avenue and Clinton Street in Aurora, captured in the street view above (click "View Larger Map" if you have any trouble seeing the image). Moments ago, the Aurora Police Departmen ... More >>

Colorado Crimes: Officer-involved shooting in Aurora

A Flickr photo Early Sunday morning, the Aurora Police Department offered information about an officer-involved shooting. Details remain fuzzy, although the Associated Press reports that the cops who fired will be put on paid administrative leave while investigators look into the matter. Click "Co ... More >>

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