/tags/aurora Aurora en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:04:56 GMT /news/2024-12-25/four-people-hospitalized-in-aurora-after-shooting-and-crash-involving-rtd-light-rail-train Aurora police say four people are injured after what started as a shooting and ended as a collision with an RTD train. Police are still investigating. Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:04:56 GMT /news/2024-12-25/four-people-hospitalized-in-aurora-after-shooting-and-crash-involving-rtd-light-rail-train Alex Murphy /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-12/aurora-gangs-and-immigration-the-facts-are-more-nuanced-than-you-may-have-heard If you watched the presidential debate this week, you likely heard former President Trump mention gang violence at an apartment complex in Aurora. But the facts are more nuanced – and they reveal something about the intensity of immigration as an issue during an election year. We dig into the story with The Colorado Sun's Jennifer Brown. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-12/aurora-gangs-and-immigration-the-facts-are-more-nuanced-than-you-may-have-heard In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /news/2024-09-10/is-racism-fueling-claims-about-a-venezuelan-gang-takeover-of-apartment-buildings-in-aurora Anti-immigrant backlash is nothing new, say sociology and criminology experts, who point to attacks against Irish, Italian and Polish immigrants about 100 years ago Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:55:15 GMT /news/2024-09-10/is-racism-fueling-claims-about-a-venezuelan-gang-takeover-of-apartment-buildings-in-aurora Jennifer Brown, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-04-14/roll-with-it-aurora-offers-free-use-of-all-terrain-wheelchairs-to-explore-city-trails Brian Green of Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department said the city has spent about $36,000 on two Action Trackchairs, featuring tank-like treads that allow users to cruise over the uneven surface of dirt trails. Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-04-14/roll-with-it-aurora-offers-free-use-of-all-terrain-wheelchairs-to-explore-city-trails Max Levy, Sentinel Colorado /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021. The man, Kyle Vinson, was the first person to take the witness stand as testimony began Tuesday against former Aurora police officer John Haubert. Vinson testified that he felt like he might die after mistakenly believing Haubert had accused him of having a gun. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:09:40 GMT /news/2024-04-03/black-man-pistol-whipped-by-colorado-officer-testifies-that-he-feared-for-his-life Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2024-03-17/80-million-aurora-farm-and-water-purchase-from-arkansas-valley-not-a-buy-and-dry Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-03-17/80-million-aurora-farm-and-water-purchase-from-arkansas-valley-not-a-buy-and-dry Max Levy, Sentinel Colorado, Kristin Oh, Sentinel Colorado /news/2024-03-01/paramedic-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-elijah-mcclains-death-in-rare-case-against-medical-responders A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 22:54:16 GMT /news/2024-03-01/paramedic-gets-5-years-in-prison-for-elijah-mcclains-death-in-rare-case-against-medical-responders Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown, Associated Press /news/2024-02-05/family-of-black-girls-handcuffed-by-colorado-police-held-at-gunpoint-reach-1-9-million-settlement A Black woman and a group of young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement. A lawyer for Brittney Gilliam announced the deal with the city of Aurora. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:05:31 GMT /news/2024-02-05/family-of-black-girls-handcuffed-by-colorado-police-held-at-gunpoint-reach-1-9-million-settlement Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /news/2023-12-22/2-paramedics-found-guilty-in-death-of-elijah-mcclain-who-they-injected-with-an-overdose-of-ketamine Two Denver-area paramedics have been convicted in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold. The jury on Friday found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Sat, 23 Dec 2023 02:10:51 GMT /news/2023-12-22/2-paramedics-found-guilty-in-death-of-elijah-mcclain-who-they-injected-with-an-overdose-of-ketamine Associated Press /news/2023-11-05/lessons-in-cultural-competence-from-mango-house In addition to medical services, Mango House includes tenant spaces for the refugees and asylees to use, including dozens of shops, seven restaurants, and about 15 spaces for meetings, events and religious gatherings. Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-05/lessons-in-cultural-competence-from-mango-house Elle Naef, RMPBS