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Stanley's new owner promises continuity

More than 20 leases are coming due as Magnetic Capital takes over Stanley.

Business

Stanley Marketplace&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new owner" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/05/26/stanley-marketplace-redevelopment-plans-aurora" data-vars-content-id="f360e1bd-48ad-427a-b1e0-f1f1af15b696" data-vars-headline="Stanley&#x27;s new owner promises continuity" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/arapahoe/2026/05/26/stanley-marketplace-redevelopment-plans-aurora" target="_self">new owner</a> doesn&#x27;t want its $40.9 million takeover to be noticeable.Why it matters: Stanley has become one of metro Denver&#x27;s defining mixed-use success stories, drawing 1.3 million visits annually to a former aviation factory now packed with local businesses.

Englewood drops Flock license plate cameras

The city could cover 12 cameras if Flock doesn't remove them promptly.

Neighborhoods

Englewood could cover its 12 automatic license plate-readers (ALPRs) with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="garbage bags" data-vars-click-url="https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-putting-trash-bags-over-flock-license-plate-readers-2026-6" data-vars-content-id="0735bebb-6b05-41d4-bea5-614e895f7eb1" data-vars-headline="Englewood drops Flock license plate cameras" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-putting-trash-bags-over-flock-license-plate-readers-2026-6" target="_blank">garbage bags</a> if Flock Safety doesn&#x27;t promptly remove them after City Council canceled the company&#x27;s contract Tuesday.State of play: Englewood has no replacement lined up for its stationary readers after council unanimously dropped Flock and deadlocked on a proposed contract with competitor Axon.

Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms

A federal lawsuit alleges mandated reforms failed to change policing.

News

Rajon Belt-Stubblefield&#x27;s family will publicly address a new federal <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="civil rights lawsuit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denverpost.com/2026/09/01/belt-stubblefield-lawsuit-aurora-police-neely/" data-vars-content-id="7407eaa5-59d6-487f-936f-a41ac011af40" data-vars-headline="Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2026/09/01/belt-stubblefield-lawsuit-aurora-police-neely/" target="_blank">civil rights lawsuit</a> Wednesday that raises fresh questions about whether years of court-ordered reforms have changed policing in Aurora.Why it matters: The lawsuit comes as Aurora <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="works to exit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/consent_decree_progress" data-vars-content-id="7407eaa5-59d6-487f-936f-a41ac011af40" data-vars-headline="Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.auroragov.org/residents/public_safety/commitment_to_progress/consent_decree_progress" target="_blank">works to exit</a> a consent decree imposed after state investigators <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="found" data-vars-click-url="https://coag.gov/press-releases/9-15-21/" data-vars-content-id="7407eaa5-59d6-487f-936f-a41ac011af40" data-vars-headline="Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coag.gov/press-releases/9-15-21/" target="_blank">found</a> a pattern of excessive force and racially biased policing.

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'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.

The metro area's e-bike injuries are surging

Serious crashes are becoming a near-daily occurrence.

Health

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.

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.

"Raw" emotions as Aurora revisits McClain accountability

Officials and residents said the court decision reignited long-running concerns.

Politics

Aurora City Council this week addressed a court order granting new trials for two paramedics convicted in Elijah McClain&#x27;s 2019 death.The big picture: Monday&#x27;s council meeting marked the first chance for Aurora&#x27;s elected leaders to respond collectively after a Colorado appeals court <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ordered new trials" data-vars-click-url="https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/04/colorado-appeal-court-reverses-convictions-aurora-paramedics-elijah-mcclain/" data-vars-content-id="3442c043-88de-472e-8fd2-1dd2b48e1fdc" data-vars-headline="&quot;Raw&quot; emotions as Aurora revisits McClain accountability" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/04/colorado-appeal-court-reverses-convictions-aurora-paramedics-elijah-mcclain/" target="_blank">ordered new trials</a> for Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec.

Court's best friend

Fancy helps people navigate tough days in court.

Public Safety

Fancy is the goodest girl. And not just because of her sleek black fur, wet nose or daffodil collar.<ul><li>Or because she spent much of our interview sitting on my feet.</li></ul>

Tom Sullivan's never-ending gun fight

In the Aurora theater aftermath, the state senator keeps fighting.

Culture

Colorado lawmakers are ending the 2026 legislative session Wednesday with a slate of new gun restrictions — returning <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state Sen. Tom Sullivan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/07/20/tom-sullivan-10-years-aurora-shooting" data-vars-content-id="0e370272-2e66-4cf8-b514-6b220c551bbe" data-vars-headline="Tom Sullivan&#x27;s never-ending gun fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/07/20/tom-sullivan-10-years-aurora-shooting" target="_self">state Sen. Tom Sullivan</a> to a fight that began nearly 14 years ago.The big picture: Sullivan, the Centennial Democrat whose son, Alex, was murdered in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2012 Aurora theater shooting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/07/20/colorado-guns-10-years-aurora-theater-shooting" data-vars-content-id="0e370272-2e66-4cf8-b514-6b220c551bbe" data-vars-headline="Tom Sullivan&#x27;s never-ending gun fight" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/07/20/colorado-guns-10-years-aurora-theater-shooting" target="_self">2012 Aurora theater shooting</a>, has become Colorado&#x27;s most relentless advocate for gun violence prevention — even as he tells Axios the political attacks and personal abuse &quot;never end.&quot;

Struggling East Colfax shops say help is urgently needed

Business owners say safety concerns are driving customers away and threatening their survival.

Aurora is setting up a new development authority to tackle safety and disinvestment concerns along East Colfax, and immigrant shop owners say help can&#x27;t come soon enough.Why it matters: East Colfax Avenue has long offered an affordable foothold for small businesses. But crime is eroding that access — and empty storefronts show the costs.

Public Safety

Englewood drops Flock license plate cameras

Lawsuit challenges Aurora police reforms

Boebert's son faces child exploitation charges

Aurora officer faces rare murder charge

Arapahoe County's missile silo problem