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

Flock camera flub sparks federal lawsuit

A Denver woman says a faulty police search led to a wrongful theft accusation.

Neighborhoods

A botched <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$25 porch-theft" data-vars-click-url="https://denverite.com/2025/10/27/bow-mar-flock-cameras-accusation/" data-vars-content-id="472f10d8-76ff-4af4-b59b-6f53ffdb09bc" data-vars-headline="Flock camera flub sparks federal lawsuit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://denverite.com/2025/10/27/bow-mar-flock-cameras-accusation/" target="_blank">$25 porch-theft</a> case in Bow Mar is now a federal lawsuit challenging how police use Flock Safety&#x27;s cameras across Colorado.Why it matters: Chrisanna Elser&#x27;s lawsuit could help set limits on how Colorado police use Flock data to track people&#x27;s movements.

Pancakes and a side of friendship

A late-night IHOP meetup turned strangers into friends.

Culture

The customers scattered across the IHOP on East Colfax Avenue don&#x27;t know why Jonathan Cummings is here eating strawberry pancakes.<ul><li>A lot had led him to this booth.</li></ul>

Career classrooms become hot ticket

Students are lining up for career-focused classes.

Aerospace

About 20 years ago, Megan Trail&#x27;s high school counselor asked why such a promising student was choosing a construction job over a college education.Zoom in: Today, Trail leads three new HVAC classes at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Centennial, where enrollment has more than tripled in seven years and the school&#x27;s finishing a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$100 million expansion" data-vars-click-url="https://ccic.cherrycreekschools.org/ccic-20" data-vars-content-id="697766f8-14e2-4155-9253-ec80f126267e" data-vars-headline="Career classrooms become hot ticket" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ccic.cherrycreekschools.org/ccic-20" target="_blank">$100 million expansion</a>.

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.

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.

Health 🩺

Pancakes and a side of friendship

Career classrooms become hot ticket

Arapahoe County food insecurity fuels free pantry

Colorado has a new No. 1 hospital after 14 years

Two stomach illnesses are spreading in Colorado