Arapahoe County

“ARAPAHOE” in bold 3D purple-pink letters above a pastel-toned city skyline with mountains in the background.

blue

Get smarter, faster on what matters in Arapahoe County with Robert Sanchez.

Axios Arapahoe County

Standard

Axios Arapahoe County Thought Bubble

Thought Bubble

Arapahoe County Alerts

Alert

Arapahoe County Members

Membership

Axios Arapahoe County Partners

Aurora officer faces rare murder charge

A grand jury charged an Aurora officer after a man's death.

News

An Aurora police officer faces a rare murder prosecution after a 2025 traffic stop ended with a 37-year-old Black father dead — putting Colorado&#x27;s limits on police use of deadly force on trial.Zoom in: An Arapahoe County grand jury <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="this week indicted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/08/03/aurora-officer-indicted-murder-charges" data-vars-content-id="1b67b3b5-c80f-4b33-90d3-740e2e88c827" data-vars-headline="Aurora officer faces rare murder charge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/08/03/aurora-officer-indicted-murder-charges" target="_self">this week indicted</a> officer Matthew Neely on charges of second-degree murder and reckless manslaughter in the Aug. 30, 2025, shooting death of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield.

Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry

How one resident is helping neighbors stretch their grocery budgets.

Health

Aleea Eick saw her Englewood neighbors rally last year when a government shutdown <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="disrupted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/trump-snap-memo-undo-ebt-food-stamps" data-vars-content-id="e3c3f2e3-3507-4545-9e30-cdaa63354ca8" data-vars-headline="Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/trump-snap-memo-undo-ebt-food-stamps" target="_self">disrupted</a> SNAP benefits and left families scrambling for groceries.The big picture: The experience inspired the 31-year-old actuary to launch a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Little Free Pantry" data-vars-click-url="https://www.littlefreepantry.org/" data-vars-content-id="e3c3f2e3-3507-4545-9e30-cdaa63354ca8" data-vars-headline="Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.littlefreepantry.org/" target="_blank">Little Free Pantry</a> where anyone can grab food when they need it.

Smoky's buffalo faces greener pastures

The design closely mirrors the Buffalo Sabres logo.

Education

Students returning to Smoky Hill High School next week will see a lot less of one familiar face.Zoom in: Smoky&#x27;s longtime red, white and green &quot;goathead&quot; logo faces long odds after the National Hockey League challenged a design that closely <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mirrors" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAHVfNlPQT/" data-vars-content-id="7e52a751-d386-4f5d-88bc-985a61447306" data-vars-headline="Smoky&#x27;s buffalo faces greener pastures" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXAHVfNlPQT/" target="_blank">mirrors</a> the Buffalo Sabres&#x27; mark.

Cherry Creek's nightmare year worsens

The federal investigation is the district's latest challenge.

It&#x27;s been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year so far for one of Colorado&#x27;s most prestigious school districts.The big picture: The hits just keep on coming.

Axios Boulder

CU research spending faces $87M decline

Boulder

Axios Denver

Colorado voters to decide on TABOR refunds or more school funding

Denver

topics

politics-policy

epstein-files

donald-trump

2026-midterm-elections

immigration

behind-the-curtain

race-and-equity

technology

privacy-tech-regulation

automation-and-ai

tiktok-news

big-tech

social-media

cybersecurity

economy

social-security

inflation

tariffs

federal-reserve

transportation

business

c-suite

retail-news

media

elon-musk

dealmaking

health

rfk-jr

drug-prices

axios-explains-abortion

public-health

world

israel

axios-explains-ukraine

iran

russia

china

energy-climate

nuclear-energy

climate-energy-policy

climate-change

extreme-weather

alternative-energy

electric-vehicles

science

emerging-tech

biomedicine

newsletters

charlotte

salt-lake-city

denver

fort-lauderdale

cincinnati

boulder

kansas-city

austin

chicago

dallas

detroit

atlanta

indianapolis

nashville

nw-arkansas

columbus

hollywood

north-of-cincy

washington-dc

richmond

san-francisco

boston

des-moines

houston

phoenix

miami

philadelphia

seattle

new-orleans

colorado-springs

huntsville

raleigh

san-antonio

twin-cities

pittsburgh

san-diego

tampa-bay

portland

cleveland

arapahoe

douglas

axios-local

axios-pro

axios-live

the-axios-show

Education 📚

Smoky's buffalo faces greener pastures

CU research spending faces $87M decline

Cherry Creek's nightmare year worsens

Colorado voters to decide on TABOR refunds or more school funding