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Federal Judge Overturns Jury’s Verdict, Stirring Outrage in Colorado
The Denver Gazette, Approved, Commentary, State

Federal Judge Overturns Jury’s Verdict, Stirring Outrage in Colorado

By: The Gazette Editorial Board | The Denver Gazette The Trump administration ordered payroll cuts to the bloated federal bureaucracy, and Colorado sued. The administration tried to rein in a runaway budget by paring funding for public broadcasters — which Congress ultimately carried out — and Colorado sued again.  And just this week, a prominent, left-leaning Colorado federal judge lashed out at President Trump’s Justice Department over its “bad faith conduct” — for scheduling an alleged illegal immigrant’s deportation hearing just a day after he challenged his detention in court.  Heavens — we can’t have speedy justice!  In other words, the administration is taking a beating from our state’s ruling class for doing the very things everyday Coloradans have always...
Colorado Officials Admit “Unacceptable” Error That Freed Parolee Before Deadly Chase
CBS News, Approved, State

Colorado Officials Admit “Unacceptable” Error That Freed Parolee Before Deadly Chase

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado The Colorado Department of Corrections says a mistake made by their department allowed a man who violated parole to walk free. That ultimately is what led to Tuesday's chase involving law enforcement and head-on crash which resulted in the death of an innocent person. The double fatal crash happened on Highway 6 in Clear Creek County. Steven Ainsworth, 51, died when his car got knocked into Clear Creek by the car Christopher Moore, 29, was driving. Both men died and a woman in the car with Moore was hurt. CDOC officials now say Moore, who had a lengthy criminal record, should have been behind bars. Most recently, in 2022, he was sentenced to prison in criminal cases from Summit County and Eagle County. On June 9, he was released on parole. ...
Colorado Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in Chicago After Months on the Run
Daily Wire, Approved, National

Colorado Kidnapping Suspect Arrested in Chicago After Months on the Run

By: Jennie Taer | The Daily Wire "It’s no surprise this career criminal chose to flee to sanctuary Chicago where he knows JB Pritzker will protect him from deportation." The sanctuary city of Chicago apparently provided a hiding place for an illegal immigrant who ran from the law in Colorado after a brutal kidnapping. Venezuelan illegal immigrant Jorman Jose Cuba-Zabala allegedly took part in the kidnapping and torture of a migrant couple on December 17, 2024, at an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, that was taken over by members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua. The apartments, The Edge at Lowry, were also the site of a viral video where armed Tren de Aragua gang members were seen trying to force their way into units. Days after the kidn...
Police Arrest Student After Threat Against Ralston Valley High School Following Evergreen Tragedy
kdvr.com, Approved, Local

Police Arrest Student After Threat Against Ralston Valley High School Following Evergreen Tragedy

By: Heather Willard | KDVR FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — A juvenile is in police custody after allegedly making a false threat against Ralston Valley High School just hours after the Evergreen High School shooting. The Arvada Police Department said that it arrested the suspect on Oct. 14 after investigating hundreds of Safe2Tell reports related to the social media threat directed toward the high school. The FBI also assisted with the investigation at that time, the police department said. The threat led to about 1,100 students choosing not to attend school on Sept. 11 — the day after the Evergreen High School shooting. The social media threat involved a photo shared with multiple students on Snapchat that allegedly showed a rifle, ammunition and a magazine lying on a table. A text capt...
A ‘Trail of Broken Lives’ Tells the Real Story of Colorado’s Legalized Marijuana
The Denver Gazette, Approved, Commentary, State

A ‘Trail of Broken Lives’ Tells the Real Story of Colorado’s Legalized Marijuana

By: Gazette Editorial Board | Commentary, The Denver Gazette Society once vilified marijuana. Later generations of hipsters laughed off the stigma.  Now, mounting evidence has brought things full circle — vindicating the psychoactive drug’s original critics after all.  Today’s high-potency pot — legalized for recreational use in Colorado in 2012 and in over two dozen other states since then — is leaving a trail of destruction. Whether it’s marijuana’s devastating impact on the mental health of our youth, or on the safety of our highways, it’s drawing overdue scrutiny that is justified by hard data. Pot’s toll in traffic fatalities in particular is back in the news. A new study by Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, looked at driver autopsy results from car crashe...
Aurora Gang Investigation Nets Four Arrests, Fifth Suspect Still at Large
kdvr.com, Approved, Local

Aurora Gang Investigation Nets Four Arrests, Fifth Suspect Still at Large

By: Heather Willard | KDVR FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — Four people have been arrested in connection with an incident at an Aurora apartment complex after video was released this summer showing several armed suspects with firearms pointed toward an apartment’s door. In mid-June, the Aurora Police Department held a press conference to discuss the video, taken at an apartment complex near 6th Avenue and Potomac Street, as well as the resulting investigation and similarities to incidents at the now-closed The Edge at Lowry apartments involving alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The video shows men positioned in the hallway and stairs outside an apartment unit, guns drawn and pointed at the door. The video shows one man knocking on the door, but the re...
‘Nothing off the table’: U.S. targets citizenship fraud in major enforcement push
Just The News, Approved, National

‘Nothing off the table’: U.S. targets citizenship fraud in major enforcement push

By Steven Richards | Just the News Operation Twin Shield in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota flagged more than 1,000 cases suspected of being fraudulent, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told Just the News. After a joint operation by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) found “mass patterns” of marriage and other immigration fraud in Minneapolis, the agency’s director says denaturalization and prosecutions are on the table. Operation Twin Shield, which was conducted by USCIS in coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, flagged over 1,000 cases suspected of involving “fraud or ineligibility indicators,” the agency shared in an after-action announcement.  The agency rev...
Colorado Families Demand Action as Incompetency Rulings Free Violent Suspects
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Colorado Families Demand Action as Incompetency Rulings Free Violent Suspects

By Alliyah Sims | KDVR FOX31 DENVER (KDVR) — Loved ones lost, cases dismissed and dangerous criminals walking free. Families and lawmakers across the state are demanding immediate change to a 2024 law they say is putting lives at risk. People gathered outside the Colorado Supreme Court, coming with broken hearts and a clear message. “To speak loudly and loudly against these competency laws that really just seek to prioritize the rights of a perpetrator over the victims,” said Lori Gimelshteyn, executive director of the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network. Backed by 6,000 petition signatures, speakers on Thursday demanded that district attorneys take a stand and lawmakers rewrite laws petitioners say are letting violent offenders walk free. “In 2024, I actually voted for this bi...
18-Year-Old from Denver Charged Over Alamosa Airport Bomb Hoax
kdvr.com, Approved, Local

18-Year-Old from Denver Charged Over Alamosa Airport Bomb Hoax

By Brett Yager | KDVR FOX31 ALAMOSA, Colo. (KXRM) — The Alamosa Police Department said a suspect has been arrested after police were alerted to a bomb threat to the San Luis Valley Regional Airport. According to the agency, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at around noon, police got information from the FBI about a social media post that contained a threat to detonate an explosive device at the San Luis Valley Regional Airport. The FBI also provided information on a potential suspect. Police responded to the airport and evacuated the premises. The suspect, identified as 18-year-old David Mejia of Denver, was apprehended in the airport’s lobby. The Alamosa agency said a thorough search of the airport yielded no explosive or suspicious devices. Mejia was booked into the Alamosa County Jail ...
Aurora School Resource Supervisor Arrested in Federal Child Exploitation Probe
CBS Colorado, Approved, Local

Aurora School Resource Supervisor Arrested in Federal Child Exploitation Probe

By Jack Lowenstein | CBS Colorado Aurora Police Sgt. Aaron Bunch was arrested Wednesday after a warrant was served at a Denver home. Bunch faces charges for online sexual exploitation of a child, both Aurora Police Department and FBI Denver confirmed. According to APD's press release, Bunch was being investigated and subsequently arrested by FBI's "Child Exploitation Task Force" for charges that involve the electronic exchange of child exploitation material through the internet. The FBI confirmed a search warrant was being served at a home in the evening related to the case in a Denver community west of Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Bunch was originally hired by APD in 2005. He was serving as a school resource officer supervisor. According to the release, "At...

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