Aurora apartment residents deal with flood-damaged cars days after weekend storm
Two days after heavy rain flooded parking garages at an Aurora apartment complex, many residents were still dealing with the aftermath.
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Her time on the morning show turned out to be a turbulent time in Colorado's history, with destructive wildfires and floods as well as the tragic mass shooting in an Aurora movie theater. In 2013, Kelly traded early mornings for late nights to join the CBS Colorado News at 10 team. As part of the late-night crew, Kelly often served as a fill-in anchor for the CBS Colorado Sports team. She helped cover Super Bowl XLVIII in New York and CBS Colorado's special coverage of Super Bowl 50 in California. That launched Kelly into the CBS Colorado Mornings weekend anchor chair for a little more than a year before returning to CBS Colorado News at 10.
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Two days after heavy rain flooded parking garages at an Aurora apartment complex, many residents were still dealing with the aftermath.
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