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Colorado man receives 24-year sentence for crash that killed mother, son
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Colorado man receives 24-year sentence for crash that killed mother, son

By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado Local News Colorado man receives 24-year sentence for crash that killed mother, son By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado A Broomfield man with five prior DUI arrests received a prison sentence Friday for his sixth offense, a crash last December which killed a mother and her teenage son.  A judge ordered Jose Menjivar, 38, to two dozen years in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Menjivar now heads to courtrooms in Denver and Boulder where he violated terms of his probation in two previous DUI cases.  On December 12, 2023, Menjivar's Toyota Tundra crossed double-yellow centerlines and sped past other southbound cars approaching the intersection of Main Street and Miramonte Boulevard in Broomfield. Menjivar was driving between 80 and...
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Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to dismiss Trump’s January 6 case
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Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to dismiss Trump’s January 6 case

By Haley Strack | National Review Biden-Harris Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Monday to dismiss all felony charges against President-elect Donald Trump in relation to the January 6 election-interference case. Trump was accused of interfering in the 2020 election and was indicted in August 2023 on multiple charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. On Monday, Smith petitioned U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, to dismiss the case  in accordance with the DOJ’s policy to not prosecute sitting presidents. READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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Amid opposition to newly approved mountain lion plan, CPW commission urges respect for employees
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Amid opposition to newly approved mountain lion plan, CPW commission urges respect for employees

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees can’t catch a break when it comes to their work on wolf reintroduction or the management of mountain lions.  And that can’t be good for their health, members of the Parks and Wildlife Commission say, or their bandwidth to manage the other 950-plus wildlife species in Colorado.  “I feel sorry for the people in this agency that are working on some of this,” said Marie Haskett, who represents outfitters on the commission, referring to CPW’s rocky first year of wolf reintroduction. “We put a tremendous amount of hours and a tremendous amount of pressure on them for everything we do. You can see it in every one of their faces.”  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Casa Bonita’s employees are unionizing. What are they hoping to gain?
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Casa Bonita’s employees are unionizing. What are they hoping to gain?

By Heather Willard | Fox 31 News Onstage and backstage workers of the oft-noted Denver restaurant Casa Bonita have voted unanimously to unionize with two unions: The Actors’ Equity Association and IATSE Local 7. The vote was publicized Friday, in an announcement that said about 80 restaurant workers had filed for an election in October to address issues that have been noticed as the iconic eatery grows. Workers specifically want improvements to safety, fair pay and clear communication with management. The entertainment workers (which include cliff divers, actors, puppeteers and magicians) said last month they were unionizing due to concerns ranging “from insufficient training to abusive patrons emboldened by alcohol.” READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Sebastian Gorka appointed White House Senior counterterrorism adviser to President Trump
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Sebastian Gorka appointed White House Senior counterterrorism adviser to President Trump

By Kristina Wong | Breitbart President-Elect Donald Trump announced Saturday his appointment of Dr. Sebastian Gorka, former senior Trump administration official and host of the America First podcast, to the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Counterterrorism. “Since 2015, Dr. Gorka has been a tireless advocate for the America First Agenda and the MAGA Movement, serving previously as Strategist to the president in the first Trump Administration,” Trump said in his announcement. He added: READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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‘If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you,’ DPS board member says
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‘If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you,’ DPS board member says

By Colette Bordelon | Denver 7 As President-Elect Donald Trump promises a mass deportation effort — starting in cities like Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado — Denver Public Schools (DPS) leaders vow to protect their immigrant students. During a work session meeting on November 7, DPS Board of Education member Scott Esserman addressed the crowd, saying the board is committed to the safety and security of immigrant students. "If you are a student who is undocumented or a family who is undocumented, we will take care of you. That is our responsibility; we’re here to do that. I think it’s important that you hear that," Esserman said during the work session. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7
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Ballot measure outcomes reflect national trend of even Blue states embracing tougher approach to crime
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Ballot measure outcomes reflect national trend of even Blue states embracing tougher approach to crime

By Amanda Hernández | Louisiana Illuminator The outcomes of seven ballot measures in Arizona, California and Colorado reflect the stricter approach to crime that’s been seen across much of the country recently, with voters and policymakers driven by concerns over rising retail theft, homelessness, fentanyl misuse and challenges in police recruitment and retention. Voters have decided in recent years that they prefer to adopt progressive changes to the criminal justice system “somewhat less aggressively,” said Dan Schnur, a former Republican strategist and a political communications professor at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley. “Voters are always course correctors. They’re always adjusting and readjusting, trying to calibrate policy ...
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Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary; picks Russ Vought to lead budget office
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Trump nominates Scott Bessent as treasury secretary; picks Russ Vought to lead budget office

By Eric Revell , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Louis Casiano  | Fox Business President-elect Trump nominated Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Department secretary once he returns to the White House in January. In a statement on Friday, Trump highlighted Bessent's expertise. "I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States," he said. "Scott is widely respected as one of the World’s foremost International Investors and Geopolitical and Economic Strategists. Scott’s story is that of the American Dream." READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Gas explosion, fire closes Parker restaurant with no injuries reported
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Gas explosion, fire closes Parker restaurant with no injuries reported

By Kasia Kerridge | Fox 31 News No one was injured after a gas explosion turned fire at a Parker restaurant. Around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the Mr. Ramen restaurant near C-470 and Jordan Road. “There was a gas explosion inside of a business … and that there was active fire in the building,” said Connor Christian of South Metro Fire Rescue. “When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a heavy amount of smoke that was pouring out the front.” READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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The View hosts issue four legal notes in one broadcast
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The View hosts issue four legal notes in one broadcast

By  Haley Strack | National Review The New York Post had a great piece on Saturday counting the number of times that The View‘s hosts, during Friday’s broadcast, had to issue legal notes when discussing President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. After discussing sexual assault allegations against onetime attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz (who dropped out of the running last week) and defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, show producers made host and former prosecutor Sunny Hostin read aloud legal notes. “I have a legal note,” she said. “Matt Gaetz has long denied all allegations and has not been charged with any crime.” READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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