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Brauchler: Residents of the new 23rd District choose law and order
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Brauchler: Residents of the new 23rd District choose law and order

By George Brauchler | Commentary, Denver Gazette On Jan. 14, every district attorney in Colorado will take the oath of office and begin a four-year term of seeking justice and public safety consistent with the values of their individual jurisdiction and within the limitations of Colorado’s ever-weakening laws. For the first time in more than 60 years in Colorado, a new judicial district will come into existence, and with it, a brand new district attorney’s office. I am honored to have the opportunity and obligation to be the first DA to lead the new 23rd Judicial District. This jurisdiction — comprising Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties — begins at a unique time and place in Colorado’s history. Colorado is far from a “top 10 safest state,” as pledged by Gov. Jared Polis in 2022...
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Douglas County Canine Rescue relinquishes license after lengthy investigation
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Douglas County Canine Rescue relinquishes license after lengthy investigation

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News The Douglas County Canine Rescue, a nonprofit registered in Castle Rock, relinquished its license to the state on Nov. 19, months after the state sought to file charges against the pet rescue organization. The rescue was subject to two cases brought by the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act program in 2023 and 2024. Through those cases, DCCR faced nine charges, which included failing to provide timely veterinary care to the dogs in their care, failing to maintain records, falsifying records and operating without proper licensure. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Widespread power outage closes Clear Creek County schools, businesses in Colorado’s mountains
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Widespread power outage closes Clear Creek County schools, businesses in Colorado’s mountains

By Jennifer McRae | CBS Colorado Thousands of people living in Clear Creek County in Colorado's mountain community woke up without power on Thursday morning. The outage impacting nearly 4,000 people started at 3:10 a.m. and was expected to be fully restored by 1:30 p.m.  According to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office, the cause of the power outage is being investigated. The outage impacted homes, businesses, schools, and government offices.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Colorado wildlife officials omit crucial portion of law as they defend wolf funding
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Colorado wildlife officials omit crucial portion of law as they defend wolf funding

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics The hunt for coins in the couch cushions — the Colorado General Assembly's budget crafters are scrambling to find hundreds of millions of dollars to cover a shortfall projected for the 2025-26 budget and are eyeing wolf funding as a potential area to cut — is getting pushback from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. And the agency has now resorted to omitting a crucial portion of the law that mandated the wolves' reintroduction as it seeks to persuade lawmakers to fund Colorado's reintroduction program. Lawmakers have noticed that omission.   The issue is whether to fund the wolf reintroduction program in the 2025-26 budget year or save the $2.1 million in general fund dollars appropriated annually for the program. READ T...
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Police searching for person who stole Baby Jesus from Fort Collins nativity scene
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Police searching for person who stole Baby Jesus from Fort Collins nativity scene

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person who stole a figurine of baby Jesus from a prominent nativity scene.  The Fort Collins Police Department said the suspect stole the Jesus statue from the Old Town Square nativity scene in the heart of the city's downtown district. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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More than three dozen Republicans say no deal to Trump-backed spending bill as shutdown nears
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More than three dozen Republicans say no deal to Trump-backed spending bill as shutdown nears

By Elizabeth Elkind , Aubrie Spady | Fox News A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night. Congress is inching closer to the possibility of a partial shutdown, with the deadline coming at the end of Friday. The bill needed two-thirds of the House chamber to pass, but failed to even net a majority. Two Democrats voted with the majority of Republicans to pass the bill, while 38 GOP lawmakers bucked Trump to oppose it. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS american-relief-act-2025Download
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Overwhelming ‘wolves are not welcome’ message the result of Garfield Co. ‘come to Jesus’ meeting
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Overwhelming ‘wolves are not welcome’ message the result of Garfield Co. ‘come to Jesus’ meeting

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Writer. Rocky Mountain Voice More than 300 residents from Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin Counties flocked recently to the New Hope Church in New Castle at the invitation of the Garfield County officials. The purpose of the meeting was to allow them to hear more about the imminent release of up to 15 wolves that are being captured from British Columbia, Canada, and transplanted into their ranching and agricultural community in January 2025. Elected officials in attendance included Garfield County Commissioners Mike Samson, John Martin, Tom Jankowski, former Wildlife Commissioner Russell George, current state Sen. and newly-elected Commissioner Perry Will, newly-elected state Sen. Marc Catlin, and newly-elected U.S. Congressman Jeff Hurd, among others. ...
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Joondeph: Trump is flushing the expert class down the toilet
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Joondeph: Trump is flushing the expert class down the toilet

By Dr. Brian C. Joondeph | Commentary, American Thinker President-elect Donald Trump is taking a media break from being called a fascist or Nazi to the latest criticism of filling his cabinet positions with those not deemed to be “experts” by the self-proclaimed “expert class” of government. Who defines “expert”? Simple: those deemed experts by the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, or administrative class embeds. In other words, it is a circle-jerk of self-professed experts insisting they are the only true experts. Confirmation bias anyone? Reuters bemoans Trump’s approach of going outside the “expert class”, who have gotten so much wrong over the years, instead favoring those with practical experience. “U.S. President-elect Donald Trump chose loyalists with little e...
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Daytime news host Neil Cavuto leaving Fox News after 28 years with the network
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Daytime news host Neil Cavuto leaving Fox News after 28 years with the network

By Nicole Silverio | Daily Caller Longtime Fox News host Neil Cavuto announced Thursday that he is leaving the network after 28 years. Cavuto, one of the original hosts on Fox News, has hosted his program, “Your World,” since the network’s launch in 1996 and also hosts “Cavuto Coast to Coast” on the Fox Business Network and “Cavuto Live” on Saturdays. The host’s last day at the network is reportedly Thursday, which he intends to announce on his program later in the afternoon, Mediaite first reported. Fox News praised Cavuto’s long-standing career and wished him a “heartfelt farewell” in a statement obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY CALLER
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Gaines: Educate yourself, Logan County, a Metro District may be coming
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Gaines: Educate yourself, Logan County, a Metro District may be coming

By Cory Gaines | Guest Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project Sage Pointe, a neighborhood just outside of Sterling, Colo., in Logan County, might have a Metro District coming. Since such things might be new to a lot of people out here; I thought it worth taking a minute to hit the high notes on Metro Districts. Before anything else, let me take a second to say that nothing of what I write below should be taken as an accusation against anyone in Sage Pointe, nor as any sort of alarm call. Metro Districts have been and can be problematic, but they don't have to be as long as you're informed. The Journal-Advocate article linked here details a recent decision by Logan County Commissioners that allows Sage Pointe residents to circulate petitions in their neighborhood, and, if s...
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