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‘J6 Praying Grandma’ avoids prison, will be on house arrest with ankle monitor for six months

A sentencing that took four and a half hours in federal district court in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon left 72-year-old great-grandmother Rebecca Lavrenz of Falcon with no prison time for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.

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Faulting new law, after daughter transitions to boy, parents sue Colorado, Brighton school district

A Brighton couple is suing the state of Colorado, alleging that a law dealing with transgender identity violates parents’ constitutional rights and that their daughter, with the encouragement of a school district counselor, transitioned to a boy in secret. 

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Almost every judicial district has faced naked people showing porn during live streams, officials say

A group of naked people showing porn are wreaking havoc for courtrooms across Colorado. The Fourth Judicial District tells KRDO13 Investigates that almost every district in the state has experienced issues with a group gaining access to public livestreams and creating explicit disruptions.

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Tina Peters Trial Recap: Elections manager breaks down on stand, defense focuses on inconsistencies in state’s case

In 2022, a grand jury and a Republican district attorney indicted Tina Peters, the duly elected Mesa County clerk and recorder, for allegedly orchestrating a breach to prove the theft of an election.

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Judge awards families of loved ones left rotting in funeral home $950M, but getting paid may be another matter

The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney announced Monday.

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City of Boulder sues FAA over 2040 airport closure dispute, claims ‘unconstitutional overreach’

The City of Boulder has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration in federal district court, challenging the agency’s assertion that the city must keep its airport operating indefinitely. The city claims the FAA is violating protections in the U.S. Constitution.

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Federal judge gives The Rock Church injunction against Town of Castle Rock to shelter homeless

A Colorado church that sued the Town of Castle Rock over its ability to shelter homeless people on church grounds saw a win in court on Friday after a federal judge granted the church a preliminary injunction against the town.

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