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Testimony begins in Boulder grocery store shooting trial

More than three difficult years later, the people who lived through the infamy of the mass murder at a Colorado King Soopers grocery storeย on March 22, 2021, dutifully recalled what happened in a Boulder courtroom Thursday. Seven people took the stand, the first to testify in the case against Ahmad Alissa for the killings ofย 10 people.

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In advance of election, Boulder City Council to weigh long-term plan for closing municipal airport by 2041

City of Boulder officials are asking councilmembers to decide next week whether the city should begin the process of closing theย Boulder Municipal Airportย by 2041. According to a city staff memo published this week, 2041 is the date when the city estimates it will no longer be obligated to keep the airport operating under Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

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Chamber opposes closing of Boulder Airport, ‘red-herring’ argument that started effort

The Boulder Chamber announced last week that it is โ€œfirmly opposedโ€ toย proposed ballot measuresย that would decommission the cityโ€™s airport and use the land to build housing. The organization, which represents businesses across Boulder County, is the latest to take a stance in a thorny debate that is shaping up to be theย most contentious issueย of this yearโ€™s local election.

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Inflation leads to Boulder 2024 budget bump up to $530.7 million

Councilmembers on Thursday approved a $46.4 million adjustment to the 2024 budget, using unspent money from the prior year, new grant money and additional revenue. Much of the money will be spent on existing programs and infrastructure projects, some of which have increased in cost due to inflation, according to city officials.

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A call to ban the sale of high-potency THC products in Boulder, amid rising teen mental health concerns

Avani Dilger, a licensed counselor specializing in addiction, has worked with young people in Boulder County for decades. She runs a private practice andย Natural Highs, a nonprofit she founded to help teens choose alternatives to drugs and alcohol. Recently, she noticed a change in how local young people are affected by THC products as the potency of those products has risen.ย ย ย 

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Efforts to close Boulder Airport stunted by community support, federal requirements

A small single-engine aircraft approaches Hep Ingram’s house in northeast Boulder recently, clawing for altitude. Its engine screams in defiance of gravity. And ever so slowly, it drifts closer and closer to flying right over the top of Ingram’s home.

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