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Judge rejects Feds’ harsh sentence demands in Aurora drug and gun sting
EDITORIAL: Reality collides with Trump’s ‘Build America, Buy America’ scheme in Aurora
Record heatwave decimates Colorado snowpack, raising concerns for water supply
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Metro Aurora
‘Love, Anything’ exhibit honors Ryyan Chacra’s legacy and OCD struggle
‘Most healthcare professionals don’t know how to treat OCD, and the ones who are experts in OCD rarely take insurance, and so it’s really hard to access appropriate care’
Most Colorado cities could lose access to affordable housing funding next year. Lawmakers are racing to fix it.
“The concept here is not to let local governments off the hook, but to create a system that actually is grounded in reality that will change with economic conditions and the reality of Colorado.”
Aurora lawmakers delay decision on pact between police and ICE detention facility
“Without this document, there will be ambiguity, and it becomes difficult to separate what is a criminal response versus immigration enforcement.”
Sentinel Magazine
Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing
“Volatility is the real story here,” said Shye Gilad, a former airline captain who now teaches at Georgetown University’s business school. “Right now, the airlines are trying to make bets on what they think will happen in the future.”
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
SENTINEL LEARNING CURVES: AAUW Aurora accepting scholarship applications for 2026–27 Academic Year
The AAUW is offering $2,500 scholarships only for Aurora residents of any gender
Nation and World
Nearly a century of wondering: The American UFO saga, in reality and in fiction
1947: First widely reported UFO sighting in US
Colorado & region
Record heatwave decimates Colorado snowpack, raising concerns for water supply
“We’ve never seen anything like this in memory.”
Pro and College Sports
Olympic hero Jack Hughes has new chiclets as NHL dentists get a moment in the spotlight
“We did the root canals, fixed it up,” Schepis recalled. “Those were his teeth.”
SENTINEL PREPS
Aurora prep sports scoreboard, 4.8.26
The Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, includes results and highlights for Aurora area teams in girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball.

