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Summit Co. student, staff information may have been compromised in third-party data breach
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Summit Co. student, staff information may have been compromised in third-party data breach

By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado In a release Thursday, officials with the Summit County School District announced that a data breach may have exposed sensitive information affecting students and staff. The district said they were notified on Jan. 7 that a third-party vendor experienced a data breach between Dec. 19 and Dec. 28. The company, PowerSchool Group LLC, said the compromised login credentials may have exposed information including student names, social security numbers, addresses, medical details, and staff contact information. PowerSchool said the breach has been contained and they are working with cybersecurity experts to investigate it. School district officials said they are continuing to monitor the situation. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Jefferson Co. schools dismisses Wheat Ridge H.S. students early Friday after bomb threat
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Jefferson Co. schools dismisses Wheat Ridge H.S. students early Friday after bomb threat

By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, Jeffco Public Schools is dismissing Wheat Ridge High School students early Friday due to a bomb threat. Jeffco Schools officials said they conducted an early dismissal at 11:15 a.m. as a precaution. They said the school was made aware of a threat made by a student directed at the school. Authorities advised parents that there is construction along West 32nd Avenue right outside of the high school and asked that they drive up Holland Street from West 38th Avenue to pick up students. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Grove Elementary aims to become BVSD’s first new charter school in decades
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Grove Elementary aims to become BVSD’s first new charter school in decades

By Jenna Sampson | Boulder Reporting Lab A proposed new charter school emphasizing inclusivity for neurodiverse and special education students is under review by the Boulder Valley Board of Education. Grove Elementary would be an offshoot of Bal Swan, a private preschool in Broomfield, with its educational philosophy extending to the new publicly funded charter school.  The Boulder Valley School District has five charter schools, four approved between 1996 and 1999, and the most recent in 2002. Grove’s proposal is the first charter application in five years. The latest, submitted by Ascent Classical Academy Flatirons in 2019, was denied on many grounds, including its intent to waive the district’s nondiscrimination policy.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE BOULDER REPORTI...
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Iconic ‘Ronald McDonald House’ in Steamboat Springs placed for sale
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Iconic ‘Ronald McDonald House’ in Steamboat Springs placed for sale

By Maddie Rhodes | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News A Steamboat Springs home with an indoor shooting range is going on the market for millions. Officially, it’s called the Cowboy Lodge, but locals refer to it as the “Ronald McDonald House.” While there’s no relation to McDonald’s, the multi-million dollar mansion, sitting near the slopes on Ski Trail Lane in Steamboat Springs, is known for its ode to the fast food joint, as it had a Ronald McDonald statue on the roof for years. According to Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate, over time, the house turned into an icon as skiers and boarders on the Steamboat Springs Ski Resort gondola would catch a glimpse of the interesting statue. Thus, the house was deemed the “Ronald McDonald House” by locals. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEW...
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Superintendent says D-11 failed ‘people of Jenkins’ amid mounting criticism over middle school closure
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Superintendent says D-11 failed ‘people of Jenkins’ amid mounting criticism over middle school closure

By Eric Young | The Gazette Bus pick-ups and drop-offs, a new start time and new channels of communication were among the updates Colorado Springs District 11 provided to Jenkins Middle School families Thursday night as they prepare to exit the school next week. For the second in a series of community meetings, D-11 superintendent Michael Gaal took to the stage of Doherty High School’s auditorium to speak directly to those in attendance, but not without an admission first — that was loud and clear. “The district has failed the people of Jenkins,” he said. “I am your superintendent. I am ultimately accountable for that failure. Our goal here tonight is to start to begin to regain your trust.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado leading on plan for Colorado energy transition
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Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado leading on plan for Colorado energy transition

By Lindy Browning | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice As local governments on the Western Slope face the reality of the Craig Power Station closure and in preparation of Gov. Jared Polis’ mandated clean energy plan, Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado are announcing that Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative (NCEI), a program under AGNC and managed by Matt Solomon, have received a $75,000 Energy Communities Alliance Grant. The grant will enable NCEI to launch its next phase of work, focusing on creating a regional coalition and fostering collaboration across multiple states. This phase includes the development of a multi-state stakeholder map, guided by the Department of Energy’s Energy Transition Playbook. The stakeholder map will connect local governments, privat...
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What’s the future of the Crested Butte post office? Mayor is ‘blowing the whistle’
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What’s the future of the Crested Butte post office? Mayor is ‘blowing the whistle’

By Mark Reaman | Crested Butte News The Crested Butte town council is publicly expressing concern that the town might be without a U.S. Post Office a year from now. The council has tried to work with post office officials for close to three years now and offered to form a partnership where the town would provide a piece of land it owns across from Gothic Field on Sixth Street for a new building. But after what seemed like sometimes positive progress on the issue, the USPS bureaucrats would go silent. The council last Monday authorized mayor Ian Billick to send a letter (see page 4) to the USPS laying out the potential dire situation coming after February 2026 when the post office lease on the current Elk Avenue location is anticipated to expire. The letter will also be copied to US s...
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CU-Boulder sued for free speech violations over response to Israel-Hamas war protest
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CU-Boulder sued for free speech violations over response to Israel-Hamas war protest

By John Herrick | Boulder Reporting Lab A University of Colorado Boulder student and an employee filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court on Jan. 10, alleging the university violated their free speech rights following a protest related to the war in Gaza. Sophomore Mari Rosenfeld and recent graduate Max Inman, the plaintiffs, claim CU Boulder retaliated against them for participating in an Oct. 3 protest organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) during a career fair at the University Memorial Center. The lawsuit follows several other legal challenges against universities nationwide over restrictions on student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. These cases often underscore a tension universities face in balancing the protection of free speech with maintaining campus ...
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Error-prone Douglas County judge returns to bench after chief justice OK’s part-time service
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Error-prone Douglas County judge returns to bench after chief justice OK’s part-time service

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics A retired Douglas County judge is now back on the bench, despite the state's appellate court overturning convictions and sentences in numerous criminal cases she handled due to her errors. District Court Judge Patricia Herron stepped down from active service in December 2023. But in October, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez signed a contract permitting Herron to continue handling cases as a part-time senior judge. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Douglas Co. passes resolution supporting Trump’s use of ICE and ‘safe and lawful deportation’ of illegals
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Douglas Co. passes resolution supporting Trump’s use of ICE and ‘safe and lawful deportation’ of illegals

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette Douglas County is backing President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan, arguing it supports public safety, which contrasts with Denver, whose mayor has vowed to resist federal immigration agents deporting illegal immigrants in his city. On Tuesday, Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution embracing Trump’s “use of federal immigration and customs enforcement for the safe and lawful deportation of immigrants illegally in the United States,” the resolution states. “Open and insecure border policies and local sanctuary declarations and laws have resulted in a mass illegal migration into the United States," the resolution states, arguing "sanctuary" status has cost Colorado government entities over $350 million. READ THE ...
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