A group of three armed people were robbing a check-cashing business on Saturday, police say. But another thief stole their getaway car midway through their heist, leaving them stranded. The local police now suspect the getaway car might’ve been a stolen vehicle in the first place. Three armed robbers in Colorado got a taste of […]
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‘Huge’ art gallery found carved near Colorado cliffs. See the centuries-old scenes
While conducting research at the Castle Rock Pueblo settlement complex in Colorado, a team of archaeologists from Poland was encouraged by locals to explore “higher, less accessible parts of the canyons.” What they found exceeded their “wildest expectations.” Approximately 2,600 feet above the ancient Pueblo cliff settlements, the archaeologists discovered a sprawling collection of “huge […]
Water agencies announce Colorado River conservation deals
The Biden administration has announced new water-saving agreements with California water agencies intended to shore up supplies on the overburdened Colorado River. California’s Colorado River Board said Wednesday that several water agencies and one tribal nation signed the first in a series of agreements that will conserve up to 1.6 million acre-feet of water. The […]
Colorado lawsuit threatens to halt gray wolf reintroduction plan
A judge is scheduled to consider a request by Colorado’s cattle industry to block the reintroduction of gray wolves to the state. State wildlife officials plan to capture up to 10 wolves from Oregon and release them in Colorado by Dec. 31. The Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association and Colorado Cattlemen’s Association filed a lawsuit claiming […]
Colorado Reconsiders Letting Trump on the Ballot
There is only one real conclusion to draw from the oral arguments before the Colorado Supreme Court last Wednesday, about whether Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from running for President again because of his role in the events of January 6th, and it’s that the U.S. Supreme Court needs to rule on that question as […]
Colorado county clerks voice rare opposition to Kent Thiry’s election overhaul proposal
In a rare move, Colorado’s county clerks expressed a shared concern over a ballot initiative that, if passed in 2024, would dramatically change the state’s elections. The proposed ballot initiative, concerning the conduct of elections, is currently making its way through the initiative process. The proposal was offered by Kent Thiry, the former CEO of […]
Colorado 14th Amendment ruling is no victory for Donald Trump
The latest opinion denying a challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president has occasioned a lot of teeth-gnashing about how the court, in the words of Colorado’s secretary of state, gave Trump a “get-out-of-jail-free card for insurrection.” The frustration is understandable but shortsighted. In fact, the opinion by Colorado District Judge Sarah B. […]
Colorado Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments on Removing Trump From Ballot Under Insurrection Clause
DENVER (AP) — Oral arguments are set to for Wednesday afternoon before the Colorado Supreme Court over whether former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol prevents him from running for office again in the state under a constitutional ban on those who “engaged in insurrection.” Trump also […]
Colorado Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump ballot eligibility case
The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the state’s ballot in 2024. Colorado District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace last month rejected an effort by a group of Colorado voters to keep Trump off the ballot. The group, represented by Citizens […]
Trump 14th Amendment case oral arguments to Colorado Supreme Court
Judge Sarah B. Wallace presides over closing arguments in a hearing for a lawsuit to keep former President Donald Trump off the state ballot on Wednesday, November 15. Jack Dempsey/Pool/AP A Colorado judge on November 17 issued a stunning ruling that fell just short of removing Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist […]