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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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Richard "Dan" Ward poses for a portrait in his vehicle

How a tattooed punk music-loving electrician disrupted the race for Colorado’s new congressional district

December 16, 2022 at 11:38 a.m.

Richard Ward, the Libertarian candidate for the 8th Congressional District 鈥� one of the most competitive and closely watched U.S. House races in the country 鈥� may have singlehandedly tipped...

The crude marriage of oil drilling and bitcoin mining gets a wary eye from Adams County

July 18, 2022 at 3:10 p.m.

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...

The Teton County Search and Rescue helicopter and personnel on Oct. 3 helped the Grand County Sheriff's Office recover the body of a hiker who died after falling at least 300 feet off Arikaree Peak on Aug. 28. The recovery had to be suspended due to the difficult terrain where the body landed. (Courtesy of Grand County Sheriff's Office)

Injured snowmobilers in Grand County rescued, flown to hospital

December 26, 2025 at 6:24 p.m.

Search and rescue personnel responded to a snowmobile accident in Grand County on Wednesday, and two injured snowmobilers were air-lifted to hospitals.

Cold weather shelters set to open in metro Denver this weekend following warm temperatures

December 26, 2025 at 2:32 p.m.

Communities in metro Denver, including the city of Denver and Jefferson County, will soon activate their cold weather shelter networks as nighttime temperatures are expected to drop to 20 degrees...

Denver firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out in an abandoned house on Christmas, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Denver's Globeville neighborhood. (Courtesy of Denver Fire Department via X.com)

Firefighters extinguish vacant house fire in Globeville on Christmas night

December 26, 2025 at 10:45 a.m.

Denver firefighters responded to a house on Thursday night that was "fully involved" in a fire, extinguishing the blaze in the Globeville neighborhood in less than 15 minutes.

State oil and gas regulators on Wedneday approved Crestone's plan to drill up to 166 wells near Aurora Reservoir. A neighborhood group came out strongly against the plan but in the end were unable to stop it. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Aurora neighborhood claims victory 鈥� for now 鈥� in halting 32 oil and gas wells near reservoir

December 23, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

"They need to prove that when they passed that law, it meant something," Aurora resident Ann Hussain said of Colorado's 2019 oil and gas reform law.

Stephen Stankevich plays soccer with his son Owen, 9, during a Denver Summit FC media event in the Civic Center meadow across from the Denver City and County Building in advance of the City Council鈥檚 vote on the club鈥檚 proposed Santa Fe Yards stadium project in Denver on Dec. 22, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver gives official OK to women鈥檚 soccer stadium subsidy, clearing way for Summit FC’s home

December 22, 2025 at 7:27 p.m.

The 14,500-seat stadium is planned for Santa Fe Yards, the former site of the Gates Rubber Co. at Broadway and Interstate 25 in the Baker neighborhood.

Power poles along U.S. Highway 93 near Golden, Colo., snapped in half during a strong windstorm on Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

2nd round of planned power outages coming to Colorado on Friday as more than 28K still go without electricity

December 19, 2025 at 5:55 a.m.

Another public safety power shutoff is expected to impact 67,000 Xcel customers in Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties starting as early as 5 a.m. Friday, utility...

The dining area at the Edgewater Public Market on Dec. 18, 2021. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Edgewater boosts tip credit, freezing minimum pay for servers to help restrain restaurant costs

December 17, 2025 at 11:24 a.m.

"Currently, we need to help the business owner," said Edgewater Councilwoman Joie Iten of the city's newly passed tip credit ordinance.

Hailey Chang, then 10, looks for toys at Wonderland Toys on April 16, 2018, in Highlands Ranch. The Douglas County commissioners are pursuing passage of an ordinance that would fine retailers if they don't report thefts. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Douglas County wants to crack down on shoplifting 鈥� in part by fining stores if they don’t report it

December 10, 2025 at 11:34 a.m.

"We don't tolerate shoplifting in Douglas County," Commissioner Abe Laydon said.

The Adams County government building in Brighton, pictured in October 2014. (Photo by Anya Semenoff/The Denver Post)

Adams County treasurer faces calls to step down over allegations of ‘inappropriate behavior’

December 6, 2025 at 2:27 p.m.

"We are deeply disappointed with this situation,鈥� Adams County Board of Commissioners Chair Lynn Baca said about allegations against Treasurer Alex Villagran.

Presiding Aurora Municipal Court Judge Shawn Day swears in newly-elected Aurora City Councilman Rob Andrews, left, during a ceremony at the Aurora Municipal Center on Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo by Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Aurora’s newly seated progressive council majority seeks ‘a reset’ after years of conservative domination

December 1, 2025 at 8:06 p.m.

"Voters made it unmistakably clear that they want a more stable, more collaborative and more solutions-focused city government," newly sworn-in Aurora Councilman Rob Andrews said.