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Colorado Springs man pleads guilty to felony assault charge stemming from Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol

A Colorado Springs man has pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The felony charge against 49-y...

DATE: Oct 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Oct. 24-25

Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:12 a.m. A man who allegedly tried to steal a bottle at The Garage Billiards and Music Hall, 121 W. Eighth St., was arrested for trespassing. Tuesda...

DATE: Oct 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado GOP requires presidential candidates pay up to $40,000 to appear on the state’s 2024 primary ballot

Democratic and Republican parties in other states also force presidential candidates to pony up to appear on their primary ballots, but it doesn’t seem to have been imposed in Colorado in at least a decade

DATE: Oct 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Oct. 23-24

Durango Police Department Tuesday 12:43 a.m. A person in the 100 block of West Eighth Street was arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order. Monday 12:13 p.m. A person w...

DATE: Oct 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The unlikely affiliation between universal pre-K and nicotine taxes is a story of politics and tobacco money

At the Isabella Bird Community School in Denver, under a bluebird sky, preschoolers rumble around a playground as dad John Opp arrives to pick up his 4-year-old daughter, Giuliana. She’s bee...

DATE: Oct 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Oct. 20-23

Durango Police Department Monday 12:59 a.m. A person at the Maverik gas station at 44 Zyme Rock Road, was arrested for menacing. 3:09 a.m. A person in the 700 block of East Eighth Av...

DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Telluride man pleads guilty to role in Jan. 6 insurrection

A Telluride man has pleaded guilty for his actions during the Jan. 6 riot. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced Friday that Avery MacCracken pleaded guilty to on...

DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado passes mandate for 82% electric vehicle sales by 2032

Colorado renewed and expanded its mandate for electric vehicles to take over the state new car market in coming years, passing a requirement for EVs to make up 82% of dealer lots by 2032. Th...

DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado counties take steps to safeguard elections processes in the face of misinformation and threats

Under pressure from the forces of election misinformation and increased intimidation of election workers, clerks in Colorado’s two largest counties – Denver and El Paso – are rethinking how ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outdoor equity programs in rural Colorado face unique challenges getting people outside

Rural programs sometimes struggle to get funding, can have lower participation rates and might have residents with lower incomes who can’t afford outdoors activities

DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:52 p.m. A man near City Market, 6 Town plaza, was arrested. 3:10 p.m. A parking problem in the 600 block of East Fourth Avenue resulted in an a...

DATE: Oct 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A Colorado rodeo legend clinches one more title: his name in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame

At 75 years old, J.C. Trujillo can still feel the moment he became a rodeo cowboy. He was 6. He remembers his first calf-riding competition for kids “as clear as day,” he said. “I was scared...

DATE: Oct 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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