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Aurora Harmony residents oppose a planned gas station and convenience store (at E.

Alameda Avenue and S. Powhatan Road) because they say it does not meet the neighborhood’s needs. The city council sent the proposal back to the planning commission after a public hearing on Monday, July 27.

Aurora unveiled the UN Heritage for Korean War Memorial on Monday, July 27, at General’s Park on the former Fitzsimons campus; it opened at 9:20 a.m. to honor Korean War veterans and mark a decade-long project (costing nearly $1M).

Philip Morris opened its $1.2 billion Zyn manufacturing campus Monday in northeast Aurora, creating 500 direct jobs and around 5,000 construction roles (the campus covers 780,000 sqft).

Local officials praised the investment for boosting the metro economy while some health advocates expressed concerns over teen nicotine risks.

Colorado tourism spending increased 2% to $29.2 billion in 2025, but its market share dropped from 2.3% in 2019 to 1.8% last year.

Wildfires and drought in mountain towns such as Ouray and Leadville mean tourism will face further challenges in 2026.

NASA's INSPYRE project begins today as a Broomfield-based NCAR Gulfstream V takes off to fly into towering firestorm clouds over Oregon in order to measure smoke + chemicals that may change our understanding of wildfires and weather.

Xcel Energy told customers to cut power use between 4 and 8 p.m. on hot days when temperatures exceed 90 degrees in Colorado.

The utility said the Energy Action Days help customers save money and lower extra emissions under its Time of Use pricing policy.

Aurora’s Whitney Reservoir proposal on Homestake Creek has seen no progress in over six years, with Aurora Water Deputy Director (Shonnie Cline) saying that no plan has been finalized for the dam design while local leaders expect continued debates over water rights.

Aurora residents delivered a 3,000-signature petition at an Arapahoe County Commission meeting on Tuesday to request a public hearing & vote on the approved oil well pad near the Aurora Reservoir in Southshore.

They raised concerns over the project's health & environmental impacts.

Officials announced Tuesday that a 1-month-old baby whose breathing stopped at a Centennial hotel last month is now recovering at home after Deputy Abrams performed CPR for over five minutes until paramedics arrived (bodycam video shows his actions).