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The fantasy Mayor Mike Johnston paints for Congress on crime is not the everyday reality, residents say
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The fantasy Mayor Mike Johnston paints for Congress on crime is not the everyday reality, residents say

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Jeff Workman never imagined that stepping onto his porch would leave him battered, unable to work and afraid to open his door after dark. His brutal attack wasn’t an isolated incident. “At 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, my girlfriend and I were brutally assaulted while sitting on my front porch,” Workman said. “Without saying anything, the man immediately ripped me off my porch and I fell down its four steps, landing hard on the sidewalk. I was severely injured, dazed and helpless.” The attack left Workman with a separated shoulder, multiple torn ligaments and a serious spinal injury that required emergency surgery. He is now unable to walk without a walker, unable to work and unable to care for his 98-year-old grandmother. “T...
‘This is your last warning!’: Trump sends message to Hamas
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‘This is your last warning!’: Trump sends message to Hamas

By Ryan Saavedra | Daily Wire President Donald Trump issued what he said would be his final warning to Hamas on Wednesday, saying “there will be hell to pay” unless they immediately release all remaining hostages. Trump made the remarks after meeting with a group of hostages that had been recently released from Gaza after well over a year in captivity. “‘Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye — You can choose,” Trump posted in a message to the Islamic terrorist group. “Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY WIRE
Sanctuary mayors broke laws, engaged in ‘an act of treason’ and should be prosecuted, some Republicans say
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Sanctuary mayors broke laws, engaged in ‘an act of treason’ and should be prosecuted, some Republicans say

'We don't ask anyone's status at the time of arrest' — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice At least one member of Congress is referring criminal prosecution of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, on grounds he violated his oath and U.S. law, and another alleges him to be a traitor to the country. Those were but two of the allegations the mayor faced during a marathon hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill in the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee pertaining to sanctuary cities. He was joined on a panel by the mayors of Boston, Chicago and New York City. "I've heard you say Denver's crime went down, well Aurora's crime went up," said U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Windsor, Colo., who visited the city this summer ...
New Westminster billboard asks for help solving 26-year-old cold case
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New Westminster billboard asks for help solving 26-year-old cold case

By Jim Hooley | Fox 31 News A new billboard along Interstate 70 and Harlan Street is asking for the public’s help in solving a 26-year-old cold case. Westminster police said new investigative DNA technology has given detectives hope of possibly bringing the investigation to a close.   Paul Skiba, his 9-year-old daughter Sarah, and Paul’s business associate, Lorenzo Chivers, were killed in 1999. On Feb. 7 of that year, Skiba, Sarah and Chivers disappeared after returning to Skiba’s moving company, Tuff Movers, located off Raleigh Street in Westminster near 71st Avenue. Investigators said the victims had just completed a job and arrived back at the truck yard around 7 p.m. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
Colorado-based Lunar Outpost behind rover set to explore Moon’s south pole for first time
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Colorado-based Lunar Outpost behind rover set to explore Moon’s south pole for first time

By Karen Morfitt | CBS Colorado Following a successful launch of Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, the team from Colorado-based Lunar Outpost was back to work. "About 20 seconds after that rocket SpaceX Falcon 9 cleared the launchpad, you saw people running out of the bleachers to get over to mission control and to start checking on our system," said Michael Moreno, Vice President of Strategy for Lunar Outpost. The lander is expected to reach the moon's surface on Thursday. Onboard is Lunar Outpost's exploration rover MAPP, or mobile autonomous prospecting platform. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
Trump on the $100 bill? A measure by a Texas congressman proposes it, in a removal of a Founding Father
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Trump on the $100 bill? A measure by a Texas congressman proposes it, in a removal of a Founding Father

By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Flower Mound, Texas, the son-in-law to conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, has authored a measure which would place President Donald J. Trump on the $100 bill, removing a Founding Father of America. The Golden Age Act of 2025 was introduced Monday, proposing to remove Benjamin Franklin from any $100 currency note printed after Dec. 31, 2028. “President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family. Instead, he took a bullet for this country and is now working overtime to secure our border, fix our uneven trade relationship with the rest of the world, make America energy independent again, and put America first by ending useless foreign aid,” Gill writes in a press release suppo...
Colorado House’s Judiciary Committee advances bill to add 15 judges
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Colorado House’s Judiciary Committee advances bill to add 15 judges

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics Colorado's House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 15 new judgeships throughout the state by a vote of 9-2 on Tuesday. Senate Bill 24 is the Judicial Department's top priority this year. As originally proposed, it would have added 26 judge seats in the trial courts and three seats on the Court of Appeals. The numbers did not come close to the projection calculated by a series of recent workload studies, which estimated Colorado needs approximately 43 more district judges, 20 more county judges and six appellate judges. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ for peace negotiations, calls Trump meeting ‘regrettable’
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ for peace negotiations, calls Trump meeting ‘regrettable’

By Anders Hagstrom  | Fox News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called his meeting at the White House last week "regrettable" on Tuesday and said he is ready to pursue peace under President Donald Trump's leadership. Zelenskyy made the concession in a lengthy statement posted to social media on Tuesday, saying Ukraine "is ready to come to the negotiating table." He added that last week's meeting "did not go the way it was supposed to be," and he said "it is time to make things right." "My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts," Zelenskyy wrote. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
Grand County ranchers will receive almost $350k in compensation for animals lost to wolves last year
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Grand County ranchers will receive almost $350k in compensation for animals lost to wolves last year

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun Two ranchers who lost livestock to wolf attacks in Grand County will receive nearly $350,000 in compensation for losses reported starting a year ago after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the payment during its monthly meeting Wednesday.  Farrell Livestock will receive $287,407.63 for sheep and cattle losses and Bruchez and Sons will receive $56,008 for cattle losses. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
Albertsons’ new CEO is Susan Morris, who began her grocer career in Colorado
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Albertsons’ new CEO is Susan Morris, who began her grocer career in Colorado

By Bernadette Berdychowski | The Denver Gazette Albertsons, the parent company of Safeway, will soon have a new CEO who's grocery career began in Denver.  The company's Chief Operating Officer Susan Morris will succeed Albertsons' current CEO Vivek Sankaran, the grocer announced Monday.  Sankaran plans to retire and Morris will take over May 1, Albertsons said in a news release. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE