ARAPAHOE COUNTY NEWS
Ex-sheriff due in CO court in meth-for-sex case
CENTENNIAL, Colo.—A former Arapahoe County sheriff accused of trading methamphetamine for sex is due in court.
Suicides rise in wealthier Douglas, Arapahoe...
Douglas and Arapahoe counties logged big increases in suicides in 2011, while the tallies in other metro-area counties have remained about the same or experienced a slight decrease.
President Obama to address clean energy in Aurora...
Using a Colorado Air Force base as a backdrop, President Barack Obama will deliver remarks to a closed audience Thursday and is expected to discuss clean energy.
Mild weather in Denver today, snow possible...
It will be sunny and mild in Denver today, with gusty winds developing this afternoon in the mountains.
FBI: Uzbek refugee living in Aurora backs militant...
FBI agents are building a terrorism case against an Uzbek refugee in Colorado whose e-mail indicated support for a militant group fighting Uzbekistan's authoritarian regime.
Colorado AG takes over ex-sheriff Sullivan's...
The investigation of former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan is now in the hands of the Colorado Attorney General.
Hit-and-run driver eludes Aurora police, rolls...
A man apparently in his 20s drove onto Buckley Air Force base tonight while running from Aurora police.
Nonagenarian missing in Arapahoe County is found...
A 90-year-old woman who was reported missing in Arapahoe County has been found. Cornelia "Connie" Bean has been found and is safe, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.
Englewood brothers arrested in RTD copper thefts;...
Two brothers from Englewood have been arrested on suspicion of stealing copper wiring worth $96,500 from Regional Transportation District work sites.
Aurora official wants voters to allow incentives...
A city councilman wants to make it easier for a NASCAR racetrack to be built in Aurora once the economy turns around.
Nebraska woman whose car plunged into Greenwood...
A Nebraska woman whose car plunged into a Greenwood Village pond has died. At about 7:15 a.
Boastful text messages triggered investigation,...
Explicit text messages bragging about a 17-year-old's alleged sexual encounter with an Englewood High School teacher, triggered an investigation that would eventually lead to the arrest of
Englewood police records show traffic stop set in...
A man pulled over by Englewood police in November for weaving in traffic in a car that wasn't his failed to recall to police the last name of his boyfriend who owned the vehicle.
New Year's party in Aurora rings in 2012 with...
It started out with confetti and balloons at "Blackout Masquerade" and ended with a melee spilling out of a hotel ballroom into the lobby, a police riot line and an officer shooting an armed man in a stairwell.

Indicted Aurora refugee an Uzbekistan freedom fighter or terrorist?
The Uzbek refugee facing terrorism charges in Denver was a merchant turned human-rights activist who tried to defend farmers, opposed Uzbekistan's dictator after a 2005 massacre, endured a detention that left him bloody, saw his sister arrested on a false murder charge, then fled by night to neighboring Kyrgyzstan dressed as a woman.
Aurora mayor not interested in coaxing stock show...
Aurora is officially out of the stock show bidding. Thursday, at the first meeting between the Denver and Aurora city councils in almost a decade, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan made it clear the city is not trying to take the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo away from Denver.
Warmer weather returns to Denver Wednesday, but...
Denver's deep freeze will thaw out Wednesday when temperatures climb to a perfectly seasonable and sunny 44 degrees, the National Weather Service said this afternoon.
Dangerous wind chills in Denver overnight, temps...
Wind chills as cold as minus-12 degrees are forecast in Denver overnight, and southern Colorado could see wind chills as cold as minus-24, the National Weather Service warned.
Snow expected to return to Denver after midnight
Snow showers are expected to return to Denver after 1 a.m., Saturday bringing with them 1 to 3 inches of new snow by mid-day.
New mayor takes reins in Aurora, says ball is in...
The budget for next year has been put to bed, and negotiations with the police and fire unions are over. Now, the most pressing issues facing new Mayor Steve Hogan, who was sworn in Monday night, are about the proposed Gaylord resort hotel and the potential move of the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo to Aurora.
Winter storm forecast for Denver, northeast...
The Halloween weather will be hauntingly perfect tonight -- a light brisk breeze, a cloudless sky and a sliver of autumn moon -- compared to the frightful snow and cold rolling in tomorrow, the National Weather Service said.
U.S. marshals capture member of notorious biker...
As the saying goes, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. It's always best to be both. U.S. marshals, who had spent days scheming ways to capture a wanted biker-gang member in Denver, only to barely miss him in a predawn raid Saturday, saw the wanted man walking along East Colfax Avenue in Aurora on Tuesday night. They arrested him without incident.
ConocoPhillips to look for oil south and east of...
ConocoPhillips will begin oil exploration in Arapahoe, Adams, Elbert and Douglas counties as a result of an agreement to acquire up to 46,000 leasehold acres from the Lario Oil & Gas Co.
Arapahoe sheriff's office investigates inmate's...
Authorities say a Denver man being held at the Arapahoe County jail has killed himself.
Denver's daily deluge swamping cars, insurance...
July's daily drumbeat of pounding storms across the metro area has swamped dozens of cars, downed hundreds of trees and, now, led to thousands of reports of costly hail damage.
Thunderstorms likely to unleash wild weather today...
Wide portions of Colorado, including Denver, are under flash flood watches this afternoon as forecasters anticipate a burst of thunderstorms.
Denver mayor-elect creates advisory group to weigh...
Leaders from Denver's business, civic and nonprofit communities have been tapped to help Mayor-elect Michael Hancock evaluate options related to the proposed relocation of the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo to Aurora.
Bike to Work Day in metro Denver gets the wheels...
Phil Holmes usually takes the train into work, but last night he pumped up the tires on his 10-year-old bike and made the 16-mile trek into downtown Denver.
Aurora approves incentives for massive...
The Aurora City Council on Monday unanimously approved an incentive package worth up to $300 million to cement a deal for a massive entertainment complex near Denver International Airport.
Centennial residents leery of cell phone towers
CENTENNIAL, Colo.—Homeowners in Centennial are just saying no to a new cell phone towers that will provide the latest technology to southern metro Denver.
Electric Daisy Carnival coming to Arapahoe County
AURORA, Colo.—Officials say the county's largest electronic music party that has run into problems elsewhere is set to come to the Denver area.
Aurora mayor draws Hickenlooper's praise as term...
Shortly after Ed Tauer and John Hickenlooper were elected mayors of Aurora and Denver respectively in 2003, Tauer invited Hickenlooper to his office for a chat on how the cities could improve their relationship.
Centennial breaks ground on Civic Center Park
By The Denver Post CENTENNIAL — The city today held a groundbreaking ceremony for Civic Center Park, a project just west of the Civic Center officials hope will become a community
Investigation clears Denver metro-area priest of...
A metro-area Catholic priest who was removed from duty last year following an allegation of sexual abuse has been cleared and restored to priestly service.
Metro area braces for frigid, snowy blast of...
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service upgraded a winter-storm watch to a winter-storm warning, forecasting Denver could see between 5 and 10 inches of snow starting today, with wind gusts up to 35 mph east of Interstate 25 and temperatures in the low 20s.
Disabled veterans await court case on cities' ban...
A U.S. District Court judge will decide whether Denver and Aurora must allow disabled people to use pit bulls as service animals.
Feds probing Aurora shipper over guns bound for...
An Aurora shipping business and local individuals are under federal investigation after a truck crash in Texas revealed a load of Guatemala-bound guns from Denver.
Health issue likely led to crash that killed...
An octogenarian driver had heart complications which "likely" led to his death, causing a car accident in which his wife also died, investigators said.
Woman hit by car in gas station identified
The 62-year-old woman who suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a car at a Bradley gas station in Arapahoe County on Friday has been identified as Sandra Fredin of Denver.

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