🌱 How serious is the tuberculosis concern at Aurora’s ICE detention center?

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In today's newsletter:

• How serious is the tuberculosis concern at Aurora’s ICE detention center?
• Know anything about the deadly hit-and-run in northwest Aurora?
• What Aurora residents should know about the Ready to Work program’s closure.

Today's riddle: Why was the pony eating cough drops? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. State officials say ongoing lawsuit complicates response to tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility (kdvr.com) — Health officials are still being blocked from fully investigating a confirmed June tuberculosis case at the Aurora ICE Processing Center, leaving questions about whether the disease has spread. State leaders say an ongoing lawsuit with facility operator GEO Group complicates enforcement of Colorado’s public health laws, while advocates are pressuring the governor to force access and greater transparency.
   

2. Police on the hunt for hit-and-run suspect after man is left for dead on the road in northwest Aurora (denver7.com) — Police are asking Aurora residents for tips after a man was found dead in the westbound lanes of East 16th Avenue near Fulton Street early Monday in a suspected hit-and-run. Investigators still don’t know what kind of vehicle was involved and urge anyone with information to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
   

3. Financial constraints lead to closure of Bridge House homeless program in Aurora (sentinelcolorado.com) — Aurora’s Ready to Work transitional housing and employment program will shut down Sept. 30 because Bridge House says it can no longer sustain the costs of operating the Peoria Court facility. City officials point to shifting funding priorities toward low-barrier shelters and say the Aurora Navigation Campus, once fully open, is expected to absorb much of the need.
   

4. Aurora family pleads for driver to come forward after deadly hit-and-run (kdvr.com) — An Aurora family is pleading for help finding the driver who fled after fatally hitting Atanasio Ignacio Galvan near East 16th Avenue and Fulton Street early Monday morning. Loved ones held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night and launched an online fundraiser for burial costs, while Aurora police continue investigating the hit-and-run death.
   

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📸 Around Aurora

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aurora

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Thursday August 13

• First Fire Drill [August]: Schoolwide Practice
  Altura Aurora, CO 80011
  8:00 am
• Meet and Greet - Community Welcome Back to School!
  Ponderosa Elementary School 1885 S Lima St, Aurora, CO 80012
  4:30 pm

Friday August 14

• PK & K First Day - All Staff in Building by 7:25!
  Rocky Mountain Prep - Fletcher Campus Aurora, CO 80010
• Assessment Day (3rd-5th)
  Crawford Aurora, CO 80010
• Meet Your Teacher
  Challenge School Challenge Backyard
  8:30 am

Monday August 17

• B Week Specials
  Jewell Aurora, CO 80012
• G1 - G5 + AC, First Day of School
  Rocky Mountain Prep - Fletcher Campus Aurora, CO 80010
• Adams County Office Hours
  Montview Aurora, CO 80010
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 12

• Registration Support
  Lowry 8001 E Cedar Ave, Denver, CO 80230, USA
  8:00 am
• MIddle School Charter Collaborative
  Girls Athletic Leadership HS GALS Denver 750 Galapago St Denver, CO, United States
  8:30 am
• New Family Social
  Denver Language School Lowry Beer Garden, 7577 E Academy Blvd, Denver, CO 80230, USA
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Parent Coffee →
  Vista PEAK Exploratory P-8 Aurora, CO 80018
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 🚨MISSING 🚨
  Our Zoe girl went missing last night 8/9/26 at 8:55pm we saw her on the ring camera and then she was gone We have been searching all night and this… (Nextdoor Center Pointe)
• Found: Elderly black poodle in the middle of Berry and Valdai intersection.
  Very dehydrated. High probability that he's mostly blind. May be deaf too. Please reach out if you can help get grandpa poodle home to his own bed. I… (Nextdoor Summerglenn)

• University of Colorado posted a job opening for Assistant Director - Service-Learning Curriculum in Aurora. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Aurora. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aurora here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was a little hoarse. (Thank you Henry L. for sending it in!)
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