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

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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 — one of the most competitive and closely watched U.S. House races in the country — may have singlehandedly tipped...

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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...

Home construction continues at a brisk ...

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Judge dismisses several of Douglas County’s claims against state in fight to lower property taxes

August 31, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

County attorney says officials will still pursue court review of state's decision.

Rocky Flats Stewardship Council met regularly to monitor testing data at former nuke weapons site.

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Local officials near Rocky Flats are disbanding their oversight council — but that doesn’t mean all fights are over

August 31, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

Rocky Flats Stewardship Council met regularly to monitor testing data at former nuke weapons site.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will deliver remarks in Aspen at a big-dollar fundraiser for the Harris-Walz ticket on Friday as Vice President Kamala Harris' husband makes a campaign swing through the West.

Election |
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to visit Colorado to raise money for Kamala Harris

August 27, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will deliver remarks in Aspen at a big-dollar fundraiser for the Harris-Walz ticket on Friday as Vice President Kamala Harris' husband makes a campaign swing through...

The federal lawsuit claims Greenwood Village's 29-day limit on hotel stays violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.

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Motel sues Greenwood Village over ability to rent rooms to homeless people with disabilities

August 27, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

The federal lawsuit claims Greenwood Village's 29-day limit on hotel stays violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Dave Williams and other top officials in the Colorado Republican Party are "squatters," illegitimately occupying the party's Greenwood Village headquarters after having been booted from their leadership positions over the weekend.

Politics |
Colorado Republicans have ousted Dave Williams as party chair in a contested vote. Will the decision stick?

August 26, 2024 at 5:19 p.m.

Dave Williams and other top officials in the Colorado Republican Party are "squatters," illegitimately occupying the party's Greenwood Village headquarters after having been booted from their leadership positions over the...

Golden dropped the hammer on more than two dozen retail outlets last year when it banned the sales of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products in the city, costing the businesses thousands in revenue.

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Golden banned flavored tobacco sales. Now the city is compensating vape stores for lost profits.

August 22, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Golden dropped the hammer on more than two dozen retail outlets last year when it banned the sales of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products in the city, costing the...

Westminster City Hall, photographed on May 1, ...

Colorado News |
Westminster to take slower approach to overhauling structure of City Council

August 20, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

If the council gives final approval to the plan on Aug. 26, voters will decide this November whether to switch from decades of citywide elections of council members to a...

Election |
A Denver suburb’s voters could get the chance to shake up the city’s government

August 19, 2024 at 6:03 a.m.

This November, a ballot measure that would split Westminster into three wards could spell the end of decades of citywide-only elections in the suburb northwest of Denver. The City Council...

The flood watch zone in the metro extends from Brighton in the north to Larkspur in the south, and includes Aurora, Denver, Highlands Ranch, Littleton and Denver International Airport.

Weather |
Flash flood watch in effect for Denver area into the evening

August 12, 2024 at 2:17 p.m.

The flood watch zone in the metro extends from Brighton in the north to Larkspur in the south, and includes Aurora, Denver, Highlands Ranch, Littleton and Denver International Airport.

Thornton police shot a man Sunday night after they said he fired a gun at officers following an unsuccessful effort to negotiate with him to put down his weapon.

Colorado News |
Thornton police shoot, injure man after he fired his gun at officers

August 12, 2024 at 6:49 a.m.

Thornton police shot a man Sunday night after they said he fired a gun at officers following an unsuccessful effort to negotiate with him to put down his weapon.

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