Did you know cooking is the number one cause of home fires and injuries? And around the holidays, we tend to spend more time in our kitchens as we prepare all kinds of special feasts. 

Our Aurora Police Department gives us a behind-the-scenes look at their new Real Time Information Center (RTIC) and show us how it, and the addition of drones, is helping them keep our community and our officers safe.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is helping kids in Aurora learn to read. 

The Aurora Police Department has a program called H.A.R.T.  It stands for Homeless Abatement and Relocation Team.

The Aurora City Council has set aside funding for two new fire stations pending final approval of the 2026 and 2027 city budgets.

Fifty back-to-back calls in just a matter of hours. That's what Aurora Fire Rescue recruits are up against at Aurora Fire Rescue Night.

Brad Bledsoe, an Aurora firefighter, began growing giant pumpkins as a spontaneous idea for an unfinished portion of yard at his home.  His first pumpkin weighed 195 pounds.

An Aurora man is grateful for what he calls his "bonus time." He's alive and well thanks in part to the heroic actions of an Aurora police officer.

Edward Manzo, Manager of Community Education for Aurora Fire Rescue joins Aurora Now to talk about lithium-ion battery safety. It's the theme of Fire Prevention Week this year, which runs Oct. 5 through 11.

The Aurora Police Department announces the Blue Envelope Program to help make traffic stops less stressful for those with disabilities.

Teams from Aurora and around the region give their all, pulling a giant plane to help Special Olympians.

Despite some recent high-profile cases involving deadly crashes in Aurora, the numbers are actually trending down and have been in recent years.

Stop, look and listen. Three little words that could save a life as kids all across Aurora head back to school. The Aurora Police Department shows us what students and drivers need to know to stay safe.

Aurora Fire Rescue has distributed new TecGen single layer gear to firefighters.  It's a new alternative option to the more standard bunker gear that AFR members have traditionally worn for all calls.  

This week on a special edition of Aurora Now, we take a closer look at the people and units who serve APD.

The Rotary Club of Aurora and the Smoky Hill Rotary Club are raising funds to buy a fire safety trailer for Aurora Fire Rescue.

An Aurora grandmother is being recognized as a lifesaver. She made a frantic call to Aurora911 after her granddaughter stopped breathing. The 911 call taker walked the woman through CPR as she waited for help to arrive.

Edward Manzo of Aurora Fire Rescue joins Aurora Now to talk about important fireworks safety tips.

Convicted man has support from unlikely source in Aurora youth violence prevention work 

Meet all the K9's that help keep Aurora safe. 

Aurora Fire Rescue and the Rotary Club of Aurora recently teamed up to host a Fire Safety Field Day. This was the second year for the event which took place at the City of Aurora's Public Safety Training Center.

APD joins Aurora TV to talk about avoiding travel scams and keeping your home safe and secure while you travel.

The Aurora Police Department hosts the annual memorial to remember fallen officers across the country, and the officers who have died while serving our city. 

Agent Matt Longshore of the Aurora Police Department shares warnings of common scams during the tax return season.

The Aurora Fire Rescue crew that helped fight the Los Angeles wildfires shares their experiences and offers advice on how to protect our own community. 

Youth gun violence is a growing crisis, not only in Aurora but across surrounding communities and even nationwide. It's an epidemic impacting major cities throughout the United States.

Aurora Fire Rescue crew speaks about their experience being deployed to Southern California to assist with the devastating wildfires.

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