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Drivers will begin to receive fines for weaving in and out of express lanes
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Drivers will begin to receive fines for weaving in and out of express lanes

By Natasha Lynn | The Gazette A 30-day grace period for drivers who weave in and out of express lanes on some Colorado highways is coming to an end. Beginning Jan. 1, weaving drivers in express lanes in the Central 70, Interstate 25 South Gap and U.S. 36 corridors will be fined instead of receiving a warning, according to a news release Thursday from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Drivers will be fined $75 if an infraction is paid within 20 days, $150 if paid later. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Molson Coors to offer free RTD rides on New Year’s Eve
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Molson Coors to offer free RTD rides on New Year’s Eve

By Scott Weiser | The Gazette Need a ride home after New Year’s Eve holiday celebrations? Molson Coors Beverage Co., in collaboration with the Regional Transportation District, is offering "Zero Fare New Year’s Eve" free rides on RTD’s transit system. “To ensure that those celebrating in Denver have a reliable ride, we are excited to activate the Free Rides program once again across the U.S. this New Year’s Eve,” said Alison Hanrahan, community affairs manager for Molson Coors, in a news release. “In collaboration with RTD, we are looking forward to fostering community and fellowship as we ring in the New Year.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Denver eases deadlines for large building energy reduction compliance
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Denver eases deadlines for large building energy reduction compliance

By Scott Weiser | Colorado Politics, via The Gazette Denver has postponed a deadline for large building owners to comply with a major energy reduction plan and also terminated compliance targets due in three years. Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency announced the series of actions on Monday. First, the "Energize Denver" target for 2025 compliance was moved to 2026, while the 2027 compliance target was eliminated. The 2030 final compliance target remains, but the city said that, if needed, buildings may establish an alternative timeline through the "Energize Denver" process. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Hanukkah starts on Christmas this year, a relatively rare confluence of religious holidays
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Hanukkah starts on Christmas this year, a relatively rare confluence of religious holidays

By Debbie Kelley | The Gazette The glow from Christmas tree bulbs will shine with the brightness of menorah candles on Wednesday. For the first time in 19 years, two important religious holidays coincide on Dec. 25: Christmas, which always falls on that day to mark the birth of the Christian savior Jesus Christ, and the sundown start of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, in which light overcomes darkness with the rededication of Jerusalem’s liberated temple in the second century. The holidays don't often align like stars in the sky; the last time Hanukkah began on Christmas was in 2005. To most Jews, there’s no significance to the Hebrew and Gregorian calendars intersecting, according to Jeff Ader, president of Temple Beit Torah, a reform synagogue in Colorado Spri...
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El Paso County appoints Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley as new coroner
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El Paso County appoints Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley as new coroner

By Savannah Eller | The Gazette El Paso County has appointed a forensic pathologist to replace resigning coroner Dr. Leon Kelly to serve out the remainder of his term.  A 12-year veteran of the El Paso County Coroner's Office, Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley is currently the deputy chief medical examiner. She earned a medical degree from Baylor, has medical examiner specialty training and was appointed in 2019 to the Colorado Cold Case Taskforce as a forensic pathology representative. Russell-Kinsley is also a member of the Colorado Coroner's Association Board of Directors. Until the next general election in 2026, she will lead the busiest coroner's office in the state with a staff of around 30 people providing services to 22 counties.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Colorado Springs family sues McDonald’s, Taylor Farms over E. coli exposure
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Colorado Springs family sues McDonald’s, Taylor Farms over E. coli exposure

By Carol McKinley | The Gazette A Colorado Springs mother and her 10-year-old child are suing McDonald’s and Taylor Farms after each of them ate a Double Quarter Pounder hamburger in mid-October and were exposed to E coli. Geovanna Zambrano, whose name has not been public until now, and her daughter consumed the burgers immediately after buying them on Oct. 17 at the McDonald’s restaurant at 390 S. 8th St., according to the lawsuit. The next day they experienced nausea, stomach cramps, fatigue and diarrhea, which are symptoms associated with E. coli poisoning, according to the lawsuit.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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There’s a new International Dark Sky Park in Colorado
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There’s a new International Dark Sky Park in Colorado

By Seth Boster | The Gazette Colorado has a new International Dark Sky Park. That's an exclusive, metrics-driven designation by DarkSky International — the organization raising awareness around light pollution, adding protections and inspiring tourism to certain parts of the world. Now that includes Browns Canyon National Monument. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Gillard & Stutzriem: In support of the EPC canvass board in HD16 recount
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Gillard & Stutzriem: In support of the EPC canvass board in HD16 recount

By Candice Stutzriem and Adam Gillard | Commentary, The Gazette We are writing to be 100% transparent with the decisions made by the EPC Canvass Board to remove three votes for Rep. Steph Vigil during the House District 16 election recount. A key point has been left out of media reports; The Canvass Board honored the voter’s intent. Speaking as two of the three members of the EPC Canvass Board, we assure all concerned that the board and the EPC Elections Department were present from the Logic and Accuracy Test all the way through the canvass signing ceremony. We witnessed the recount exceeding 387,000 ballots and inspected more than 3,000 over-votes and under-votes identified for individual adjudication. It required eight days over Thanksgiving weekend, in the counting room, with ...
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As Colorado slips behind other states in economic strength, slower economic growth in 2025 is ‘new reality’
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As Colorado slips behind other states in economic strength, slower economic growth in 2025 is ‘new reality’

By Bernadette Berdychowski  | The Gazette As Colorado slips behind other states in terms of economic strength, its economy is projected to grow — albeit slower in 2025, according to a new report. The Business Research Division at the University of Colorado Boulder released its 60th annual outlook Monday detailing forecasts of Colorado’s economy and various industries for 2025 based on the analysis from 140 statewide government, business and academic experts. The report found Colorado’s economy is growing, but falling behind in several areas. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Copeland: Colorado vs. the First Amendment
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Copeland: Colorado vs. the First Amendment

By Dr. Tom Copeland | Commentary, Denver Gazette The left in Colorado is assaulting the First Amendment, and all three branches of government are culprits. Start with the governor-appointed Colorado Civil Rights Commission (CCRC). In a recent victory for free speech rights, website designer Lorie Smith of 303 Creative won a settlement from the CCRC to pay her $1.5 million in legal fees for defending her right to choose what messages her creative work will convey. The commission’s aggressive drive for government-mandated speech will cost taxpayers — not the commissioners — real dollars. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court put CCRC in its place when it ruled that the commission had demonstrated extreme bias against Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop because of his religious convictio...
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