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Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Denver7 Everyday Heroes help make cancer treatment easier for Colorado kids (denver7.com) — An Aurora teen's battle with cancer helped spark a red-light therapy program at Children's Hospital Colorado that's now easing painful treatment side effects for thousands of kids. Her family's fundraising accelerated the expansion of this Aurora-based care, and donations are still needed to sustain staffing and access for future young patients across Colorado.
2. Aurora lawmakers consider limits on food trucks to ease complaints of crowding, storage (sentinelcolorado.com) — Aurora city lawmakers are weighing new rules that would limit how many food trucks can gather in one spot, require off-site storage, and tweak operating hours. Supporters say dense clusters, especially at Hampden and Chambers, raise safety and compliance issues, while opponents argue trucks fill food deserts, support minority-owned businesses and create neighborhood gathering spaces.
3. Hundreds of teens cause chaos in Aurora Sunday afternoon (kdvr.com) — Aurora police are investigating after hundreds of teens gathered near East 6th Avenue and Peoria Street on Sunday, with some rushing into a grocery store and restaurant to steal items and damage property. Officers declared the 500-person crowd an unlawful assembly, deployed about 70 officers to restore order, and are now reviewing social media videos to identify those responsible.
4. Pillar Taps Couchman As Chief Prog. Officer (ramp247.com subscription) — A major Christian radio broadcaster is moving its new chief programming officer to Pillar Media's Aurora office this November, tying a national radio network's leadership directly to the city. While the story centers on his long career and role overseeing multiple stations nationwide, it also signals Aurora's importance as a hub in the company's future strategy.
5. Family of man killed by police suing officer, city of Aurora (kdvr.com) — Aurora residents should know that the family of a man killed by an Aurora police officer is now suing both the officer and the city after a grand jury indicted him for murder and manslaughter. The lawsuit argues Aurora failed to carry out promised policing reforms under a state consent decree, raising fresh questions about accountability and department culture.
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