City cleanup, homelessness, public safety top Colorado Springs’ mayor’s budget priorities
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade revealed his top priorities for the city Monday as he presented the proposed city budget for 2025.
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Grand Junction still seeking answers to homeless issue, following drug arrests at resource center
When the Grand Junction City Council was forming their plan in 2023 to find temporary shelters for the approximately 2,300 homeless people who were living in the streets, members of the community had multiple concerns about the potential problems with the proposed housing.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert listens to Western Slope leaders on energy, water and land use
Meet Bryce and Lisa Casto, sixth-generation ranchers on the Western Slope, who are worried that the Dolores Monument designation will close their roads and leave them unable to care for their livestock.
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Kalam: Denver’s double standard on immigration policy
Denver, with its progressive credentials, decided not long ago that it would be a sanctuary city — proudly throwing open its gates to the world’s downtrodden. The rhetoric was lofty: a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and justice for those who had the misfortune of being born on the wrong side of international borders. It was a stance seemingly forged in moral superiority, one that the city could proudly broadcast to other, less “enlightened” parts of the nation. However, in reality, the story has been quite different.
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‘Impossible to fully grieve:’ A year after the gruesome Return to Nature discovery, the pain remains
By a shaded swoop of sidewalk in Colorado Springs’ Bear Creek Park, where the drone of nearby traffic disappears under the burble of brook and rustle of leaves, is a tranquil, unfinished, memorial honoring the victims of one of the most gruesome crimes ever to rock the American funeral industry.
[UPDATED] Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters given 9-year sentence by judge
Judge Matthew Barrett has sentenced former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to 9 years of incarceration following a guilty verdict in her election integrity case.
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In Grand Junction, residents debate whether pilot project is promising solution or problem multiplier
The 4th/5th Street Pilot Project in Grand Junction has sparked a public outcry. City officials call the project a step toward a friendlier downtown for pedestrians and cyclists, but many residents feel it has done more harm than good.
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrests two in human trafficking investigation
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals on human trafficking charges Wednesday following a 911 call from Colorado Ped Patrol.
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Colorado Springs releases preliminary changes to Council district boundaries
A preliminary map of new boundaries for each of Colorado Springs’ six City Council districts accounts for anticipated continued growth on the city’s north and northeast sides.
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21-year-old arrested for shooting into crowd of late-night auto-enthusiasts in Greeley
A 21-year-old man was arrested after reportedly shooting into a crowd of nearly 60 people in Greeley in the early morning hours Monday.
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