Kyla Pearce

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Kyla Pearce

Organizations looking to help battle the opioid crisis in Adams County are about to get an influx of money. Adams County's Opioid Abatement Council is reviewing applications from organizations across the county seeking grant funding. The council was created in response to a national opioid settlement, which came from lawsuits the Colorado Department of Law won against pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors.

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Kyla Pearce

Aurora City Council members approved the next phase of a project to revitalize part of the Colfax Avenue corridor in a study session Monday night. Brad Segal, the president of consulting company Progressive Urban Management Associates (PUMA) presented findings from the first phase of the project to councilmembers Monday, which included studying the needs of northwest Aurora to narrow down how the city should go about the revitalization process, Segal said.

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Kyla Pearce

Remodeling begins this week on Aurora's Martin Luther King Jr. Library using $2.5 million in federal funding, according to a news release Monday. Construction began Monday on the remodeling project, which will make the building's second floor accessible by the public for the first time since its construction in 2004, the release said. The library at 9898 E. Colfax Ave. will be open throughout the construction process, with "minimal disruption" to current services.

2 weeks ago | coloradopolitics.com | Kyla Pearce

Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain told city councilmembers Monday night that the department is "woefully understaffed," adding that the city's number of officers per 1,000 people is below the national and state levels. Police departments should be staffed at two officers per 1,000 community members, according to FBI standards. Aurora has about 1.7 officers per 1,000 community members, according to Chamberlain.

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Kyla Pearce

Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain told city councilmembers Monday night that the department is "woefully understaffed," adding that the city's number of officers per 1,000 people is below the national and state levels. Police departments should be staffed at two officers per 1,000 community members, according to FBI standards. Aurora has about 1.7 officers per 1,000 community members, according to Chamberlain.