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EDITORIAL: Aurora needs an alternative to shooting people having a mental crisis
Aurora City Council to review proposed decorum changes for public speakers
Aurora breaks ground on $51.3 million animal shelter project, slated to open in 2028
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Metro Aurora
Stolen motorcycle collision Saturday leaves driver dead, passenger injured in Aurora
“Police said the driver of the Honda fled the scene, and the car was located a ‘short distance away unoccupied.’”
Aurora police shooting of Black man during traffic infraction under review by grand jury
The traffic-stop-turned-car-crash and subsequent shooting of Belt-Stubblefield happened Aug. 30 near East Sixth Avenue and Billings Street as numerous cars rolled past
Aurora police release video of fatal police shooting during mental health crisis
“There’s so many victims just because our system will not help people. It needs to change,”
Sentinel Magazine
The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
Ted Turner, Jason Collins, Marcia Lucas, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, and Claude Lemieux, all notable figures in media, sports, and politics, have passed away in May.
Opinion
Toon in Tuesday
A look at the world on Tuesday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe
Sentinel E-ditions
Sentinel in print this week
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Sentinel Blogs
Aurora Sports Notebook: Smoky Hill set to induct inaugural Hall of Fame class
News and notes about current or former Aurora prep sports, athletes and coaches from Sports Editor Courtney Oakes.
Nation and World
US says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for most trading partners after forced labor probe
“This creates a dynamic where American workers are forced to compete globally on an unlevel playing field.”
Colorado & region
Colorado students improve in math, but literacy results are mixed in statewide testing scores
“These results show both progress and areas where we must continue to improve.”
Pro and College Sports
Rumfield gets gift homer when flyball bounces off Adell’s head as Rockies top Angels 8-2
Rockies relievers combined for four scoreless innings to seal the victory.
SENTINEL PREPS
Girls Lacrosse: 2026 Class 5A All-South League teams
Regis Jesuit selections as well as those from others from Castle View, Heritage, Palmer Ridge, Pine Creek, Rock Canyon and ThunderRidge on the Class 5A All-South League first and second teams and honorable mention list for the 2026 girls lacrosse season.

