Aurora Mayor Dies|Boulder Gun Ban Suit|Denver School Police Raid

ACROSS COLORADO -- Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's catch up on the Patch stories your neighbors are reading this week:

Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, 69, Dies In Home Hospice Hogan served Aurora for 34 years in elective office, including during the 2012 Aurora theater mass shootings that killed 12 and injured 70.

Denver Street Paving Schedule: 85 Streets To Get Fresh Asphalt Downtown Denver streets will get fresh asphalt this summer. Here's the list of streets and schedule.

Boulder Gun Ban: Suit Filed By Talk Show Host, Club, Gun Maker Jon Caldera, a gun club and a local arms maker filed suit against the City of Boulder and the police chief after a vote for gun restrictions

Missing Since March: Search For Colo. Springs Teen Cain Crocker, 14, has been missing from his Colorado Springs home since March

Oreo Cookie Flavor Contest Turns Bitter For Colorado Woman Taylor Young thought she might win $500K when Oreo started producing the cherry cola-flavored treats.

Broncos Running Back Survives Car Accident Unscathed In Parker "T-Boned, airborne, flipped and rolled," De’Angelo Henderson's jeep was struck by a female driver eluding Parker police Saturday.

Broomfield Foster Parents Honored At Governor's Mansion Amid a foster parenting shortage in Colorado, Emily and Jeff Hendrix of Broomfield were among five foster families honored Saturday.

Denver School Police Raid: Principal Says Cops Went Too Far Denver police looking for a shooting suspect searched Riseup Community School, even after being told the student was not in the building.

Big Thompson Canyon: Hwy 34 Reopens For Good Next Week Since 2013 floods, CDOT emergency repairs of Hwy 34 have dragged on for years. Now it will finally reopen in time for Memorial Day Weekend.

Colorado Jobless Rate Increases Slightly, But Still Lower Than US Colorado's jobless rate was slightly higher this year, compared to last year, but still below the national unemployment rate.

Noxious, Invasive Myrtle Spurge Is Colorado's Most-Hated Weed Poison perennial Myrtle Spurge has been used as a xeriscape ornamental plant, but the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture wants it eradicated.

3-D Printing: Coolest Bike Frame Ever Designed In Littleton Local Littleton and Longmont-based designers at StudioWest Concepts helped create a 3-D printed bike frame to be produced in California.

Hickenlooper Weighs In On Statewide Redistricting Referendum (via Colorado Independent) Colorado may get an 8th Congressional seat in 2020 because of population growth. A new mapping process can help prevent gerrymandering.

Following The Money In The Colo. Primaries (via Colorado Independent) Here's a roundup of Super PAC spending in the Colorado races so far.

Owl Freed From Soccer Net By Boulder Animal Control [WATCH] An angry owl got itself into a predicament in Boulder and was not happy when officers tried to cut it free.

Golden's NREL Federal Grant: $7 Million For Solar Energy Research The Dept. of Energy awarded $72 million to develop solar energy thermal storage systems, such as NREL's proposed molten-salt "power tower."

Denver Post: Journalists Discuss How To Save The Paper [WATCH] Journalists from across the state met at the Denver Press Club to discuss how to go forward with the corporate ownership of the Denver Post.

Here Are The 10 Healthiest Real Estate Markets In Colorado Here are the markets where homes are affordable, but also sell quickly in the state, according to a study. Is your neighborhood on the list?

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