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Community engagement sought on Aurora data center concerns
SENTINEL MUSE: Aurora wine tasting Thursday sets off Juneteenth holiday weekend events
Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds
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Metro Aurora
Colorado Senate committee to investigate workplace harassment complaint
Complaint falls within Legislature’s harassment policy scope.
Arapahoe County commissioners tout investments in public health and safety at State of the County event
The county saw a 35% drop in unsheltered homelessness from 2025 to 2026.
Aurora firefighters rescue 6 kittens from house fire that sent 1 person to hospital for treatment
“The kittens – Mason, Dixie, Alfie, Alex, Felicia and Suki – survived the fire.”
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Aurora Votes 2026
Colorado women face financial inequality and worry most over high costs, survey reveals
“Women are the ones that hold everything together.”
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Sentinel Magazine
Eager to work, teens find a frustrating summer job search
Teenagers are struggling to find summer jobs due to a lack of entry-level positions and increased competition from more experienced candidates, resulting in the lowest summer hiring total for teens since 1948.
Opinion
Toon in Thursday
A look at the world on Thursday through the eyes of political cartoonists from across the globe
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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
Ukrainian drones set a Moscow refinery ablaze in a major attack on the Russian capital
Attack disrupts flights and causes fuel shortages in Moscow.
Colorado & region
Colorado’s child well-being ranking slips to 14th nationwide, Kids Count report finds
“If we look beyond just the federal poverty level, we actually estimate that one in four kids in Colorado are economically disadvantaged.”
Pro and College Sports
Cubs score 7 runs in the 2nd inning and get homers from Swanson and PCA in 8-6 win over Rockies
Colorado rookie Sterlin Thompson hit his first two major league home runs. Hunter Goodman and Kyle Karros also went deep for the Rockies.
SENTINEL PREPS
Baseball: 2026 All-Continental League teams
Regis Jesuit selections as well as those from Castle View, Chaparral, Douglas County, Heritage, Highlands Ranch, Legend, Mountain Vista, Ponderosa, Rock Canyon and ThunderRidge on the All-Continental League teams for the 2026 baseball season.