Suburban Reporter
John Aguilar
John Aguilar joined The Denver Post in 2014 to cover the action in the Denver suburbs. He is also part of The Post's politics team, through which he has covered numerous congressional and local elections. Before The Post, Aguilar worked at The Daily Camera in Boulder, where he won awards for his 15-part series on an FBI informant and serial killer.
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How a tattooed punk music-loving electrician disrupted the race for Colorado’s new congressional district
Richard Ward, the Libertarian candidate for the 8th Congressional District — one of the most competitive and closely watched U.S. House races in the country — may have singlehandedly tipped...

The crude marriage of oil drilling and bitcoin mining gets a wary eye from Adams County
To the untrained eye, the nondescript boxes and containers scattered around some oil and gas wells in Colorado look a lot like the equipment typically found at a well pad...
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Denver marijuana dispensary’s licenses revoked after links to interstate drug case, code violations uncovered
Denver officials revoked four business licenses for a Montbello marijuana dispensary and grow facility after finding repeated code violations and learning that one of the employees was arrested in an...

15-year-old Indigenous boy last seen in Denver found safe
A 15-year-old Indigenous boy from Alaska who was reported missing in Denver on Thursday was found safe Tuesday, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Pedestrian killed in Federal Boulevard crash walked into traffic, police say
A pedestrian was struck and killed after walking into traffic near Federal Boulevard and West 96th Avenue in Westminster on Friday morning, police officials said.

Colorado weather: Denver, Eastern Plains brace for frigid cold as snow is headed to mountains
Temperatures on Friday are expected to rise no higher than 15 degrees in Denver.

Arvada cancels railroad underpass project on 72nd Avenue, citing exploding cost estimates
"Here's the bottom line: The railroad did not want the grade separation," Arvada City Manager Don Wick said, citing another factor in the bridge project cancellation.

Denver suburb faces sudden $42 million fiscal hole as it reckons with ruling finding a city tax violated TABOR
"This decision should serve as a strong precedent should taxpayers need to challenge new taxes," the Colorado Chamber of Commerce's leader said.

End of four-year chokepoint on Wadsworth Boulevard raises hopes for businesses: ‘It’s jacked us up’
Drivers and commuters are finally seeing the removal of traffic cones along Wadsworth Boulevard. "These improvements are going to help traffic tremendously," a Wheat Ridge city spokeswoman says.

Landlocked Colorado’s seaplane enthusiasts want fewer takeoff and landing restrictions on state waters
"A seaplane is no different than a power boat -- it just gets into the water in a slightly different manner," said Ray Hawkins, the executive director of the Colorado...

Christmas Day Good Samaritan with envelopes of cash covers hundreds of dollars of pet owners’ medical bills
"This man walks up and says, 'Nope, nope, nope -- let me cover that,'" Adam Wilson said of a Good Samaritan who paid his upfront emergency room fee at the...

After record temps, winter weather is coming to Colorado this weekend
After a pleasant days-long stretch of warm weather often eclipsing the 70-degree mark, northern Colorado and metro Denver will see quite a change in conditions starting Friday night.