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May 23, 2013
TOP COPS: Aurora police officer honored for fast thinking during gunfire at New Year’s hotel melee
“If not for Officer Sweeney’s quick action and recognition of the threat posed by the suspect, additional civilians or his fellow officers could have easily been injured or killed,” the department said in a statement announcing Sweeney’s award.
May 23, 2013
Holmes lawyers try to clear path for insanity plea
Holmes needs the court's permission to change his plea because a judge entered a standard not guilty plea on his behalf in March.
May 23, 2013
SUPPORT CENTER: Resiliency center set to open doors to victims of trauma
“We were looking for something that conveyed strength and the long-term nature of what resilience is all about,” Morales said. “It’s not something you accomplish because of a trauma that you went through, it’s about how you prepare for a lifetime of experiences that you might not have been prepared for.”
May 23, 2013
Economists see optimism in new housing numbers
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, applications for new home construction in April were at their highest level since 2008. In Aurora, permit applications so far in 2013 are almost double what they were a year ago, according to city statistics.
May 23, 2013
MISSION: REMISSION, Cops award 10-year-old cancer survivor with high honor
“It’s very rare for someone to get cancer once or twice or three times,” said Aurora police Officer Jim Seneca, founder of Cops Fighting Cancer. “But to get it six times in the last seven years is mind boggling.”
May 23, 2013
CLASS ACT: Aurora graduates share stories of diligence, hard work and success together
“When I see the opportunities falling into my hands, I feel like I have to help my parents. I’m the only one in my family who is going to go to college and help them,” said Adhikari, who is set to graduate this week. “It comes right from my experience, from my past.”
May 22, 2013
Hickenlooper draws fire from delaying Dunlap’s execution
The move enraged Arapahoe County prosecutors and Dunlap’s victims, who said the quadruple murdered deserved to die for his crimes
May 22, 2013
Better hear that light rail train a coming
RTD already spreading the word that Aurora’s light rail line will bring new hazards to local roads when it opens in 2016
May 22, 2013
ACLU sues over Colo execution information
DENVER | The American Civil Liberties Union is suing state prisons officials to force them to identify the drugs and procedures they plan to use …
May 22, 2013
Colorado stoned-driving bill attracts lawsuit
Brandon Baker, who said he uses marijuana for religious reasons, filed his lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Denver
