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Aurora officer indicted on murder charge in 2025 fatal shooting

An Arapahoe County grand jury indicted officer Matthew Neely on murder and manslaughter charges in the 2025 fatal shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield.

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An Arapahoe County grand jury indicted <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="an Aurora police officer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/07/27/aurora-police-struggle-to-overhaul-problems" data-vars-content-id="bd5e6bfb-b73d-4c37-a271-d4b29538dd2c" data-vars-headline="Aurora officer indicted on murder charge in 2025 fatal shooting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/07/27/aurora-police-struggle-to-overhaul-problems" target="_self">an Aurora police officer</a> on murder and manslaughter charges in last year&#x27;s fatal on-duty shooting of a man, authorities announced Monday. Why it matters: Criminal charges against on-duty officers are uncommon in Colorado.

Aurora officer faces rare murder charge

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

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.

Arapahoe County's missile silo problem

Repeated missile silo rescues are straining fire crews.

Aerospace

Back-to-back rescues at an abandoned Titan I missile silo have Arapahoe County fire chiefs warning that thrill seekers are stretching rural crews and putting rescuers at risk.Why it matters: Every rescue pulls fire crews into dangerous Cold War-era complexes where radios fail, standing water pools and decades-old concrete and metal are deteriorating as wildfire season stretches already-thin departments.

Double trouble: Colorado's summertime air threats

How to lessen wildfire smoke and ozone issues at home.

Climate

Colorado&#x27;s summer air is a two-front health threat as wildfire smoke and ozone blanket the Front Range.Why it matters: Poor air quality isn&#x27;t just ugly or annoying. It can trigger coughing, wheezing and burning eyes — especially for kids, seniors and people with asthma, COPD, heart disease or other underlying health problems.

The metro area's e-bike injuries are surging

Serious crashes are becoming a near-daily occurrence.

Metro Denver hospitals are treating a surge of serious injuries as electric rides become popular gifts, warm-weather commuting tools and high-speed toys.By the numbers: Seven of HCA HealthONE&#x27;s hospitals have recorded 149 e-bike- and e-scooter-related injuries in their trauma registries so far this year.

Bookstores fill gap left by disappearing third places

Book clubs, coffee and quiet spaces are drawing people back to local bookstores.

Business

Bookstores are <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="finding new life" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/03/bookstores-barnes-noble-james-daunt" data-vars-content-id="9e6b2849-e95e-4312-b782-5a98d5156bb7" data-vars-headline="Bookstores fill gap left by disappearing third places" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/03/bookstores-barnes-noble-james-daunt" target="_self">finding new life</a> as Americans lose many of their casual gathering places.The big picture: The comeback isn&#x27;t just about selling books. It&#x27;s about turning browsing into belonging.

Aurora's mayor sleeps Fridays at shelter

Coffman says the overnight stays help pressure test what works.

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has spent every Friday night since late February sleeping on a cot at the city&#x27;s regional homeless shelter.Why it matters: Coffman says the overnight stays test whether <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Aurora&#x27;s new" data-vars-click-url="https://engageaurora.org/navigationcampus" data-vars-content-id="af1fb34a-c287-4ee1-8b5e-5740fd11593c" data-vars-headline="Aurora&#x27;s mayor sleeps Fridays at shelter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://engageaurora.org/navigationcampus" target="_blank">Aurora&#x27;s new</a> incentive-based model is moving people toward treatment, work and housing.

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Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry

Colorado has a new No. 1 hospital after 14 years

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