Michael Abeyta

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Michael Abeyta

While a lot of people are relaxing on Memorial Day weekend, one Colorado woman is spending her week raising awareness about Multiple Sclerosis by running further than some people will run in their lives. Megan Gage is thankful for every step she takes, and this week she will be taking a lot of them. "I've trained for a long time, and I'm excited that it's finally here," said Gage.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Michael Abeyta

For the second time in as many years, crime rates in the City of Aurora are falling according to police. It's part of a national trend, according to data from the FBI. Aurora's Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said his men and women in blue have also had a huge part in Aurora's decrease. He says they are being more productive. "Aurora is in a very different place than where it was," said Chamberlain. "We're down 22.2% in crime overall, we're also down right now as far as the number of radio calls.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Michael Abeyta

Stopping youth violence is an important issue for the City of Aurora, and now, together with the local school districts, they're putting their money where their mouth is. The City of Aurora's Youth Violence Prevention Program has allocated $50,000 each to Cherry Creek School District and Aurora Public Schools to provide violence prevention programming to at-risk youth. In Cherry Creek Schools, that money goes to their Leadership Academy Program.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Michael Abeyta

Earlier this year, Lotus School for Excellence in Aurora was in the headlines after a basketball game between them and Denver Academy of Torah got heated. But school leadership says that's not reflective of their values at all. Second-year elementary school principal Andre Underwood thinks that learning begins before students step into the classroom.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Michael Abeyta

Aurora's first recreation center will be closing at the end of the summer. For 55 years, the Beck Recreation Center in northeast Aurora has given the community a place to learn and play, but due to significant structural issues, the city has decided to shut it down. Brian Green, the director of Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space, said it all started in 2024. "We had a gas line that failed, so we were in the process of fixing that.