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Morgan County case overturned on prosecutor’s improper commenting on defendant’s right to silence

A Morgan County prosecutor undermined the fairness of a defendant’s trial by making improper comments about his decision to invoke his constitutional right to silence, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week.

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Federal judge rules, ‘sideshows’ aside, no Colorado voter intimidation by ‘election integrity’ organizers

A federal judge on Thursday concluded three civic organizations failed to provide evidence that the leaders of an “election integrity” effort illegally intimidated Colorado voters through a door-to-door canvassing project to search for election fraud in the wake of the 2020 presidential race.

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Paralyzed mountain lion found in Colorado is first case of “staggering disease” in North America

In May 2023, a homeowner in Douglas County was astonished to find a partially paralyzed mountain lion taking cover between her basement window well and a spruce tree, dragging itself forward with its front paws. The year-old female couldn’t stand up, a phenomenon clear in the video the owner took while safely inside the house.

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Adversaries turned allies tell RNC Trump is right for job, Biden right for “Weekend at Bernie’s”

Actions speak louder than words and on the second evening of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., a few of former President Donald J. Trump’s rivals acted through their words.

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In Day 2 of voting rights trial, plaintiffs struggle to prove intimidation

The plaintiffs who are trying to prove an “election integrity” effort resulted in the illegal intimidation of Colorado voters ran into multiple stumbling blocks in federal court on Tuesday, including the aggressive questioning of the lone voter who claimed she was intimidated and the judge’s skepticism about an attempt to introduce new victims at the last minute.

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Colorado Republicans praise Trump’s pick of ‘young, dynamic’ J.D. Vance as his running mate

Leading Colorado Republicans and delegates to the party’s national convention applauded former President Donald Trump’s nomination of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate Monday, with some lauding the choice of the 39-year-old author as evidence Trump is empowering a new generation of Republicans.

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Invasive, fast-reproducing zebra mussels found in Colorado River near Grand Junction

Voracious zebra mussels appear to be spreading into the Colorado River near Grand Junction and infesting the Government Highline canal watering Mesa County farms, less than two years after the invasive species first appeared in a Western Slope lake, wildlife officials said Tuesday. 

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