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Eagle County schools, police on high alert in wake of social media threats, Georgia case

Eagle County schools, police on high alert in wake of social media threats, Georgia case

Editor’s note: On Friday, Sept. 13, the Eagle Police Department announced the arrest of a juvenile in connection with threats against a Town of Eagle school. Parents, students and staff…

Critical race for Front Range U.S. House seat takes strange swing through Basalt

Critical race for Front Range U.S. House seat takes strange swing through Basalt

State Rep. Gabe Evans of Fort Lupton at the Two Rivers Cafe in Basalt on Friday (David O. Williams photo). BASALT, Colo. – In this mountain town 18 miles northwest…

Wildlife advocates lament death of wolf that was captured for relocation

Wildlife advocates lament death of wolf that was captured for relocation

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials release 1 of 5 gray wolves onto public land in Grand County, Dec. 18, 2023 (photo courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife). Wildlife advocates said…

Commissioners weigh sheriff’s hiring of former county attorney Treu as ‘outside counsel’

Commissioners weigh sheriff’s hiring of former county attorney Treu as ‘outside counsel’

Editor’s note:  The commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 10, postponed this discussion in order to receive legal advice and determine if the sheriff’s office hiring its own legal counsel is allowable…

Northwest Colorado looks to reinvent itself as coal economy slowly shuts down

Northwest Colorado looks to reinvent itself as coal economy slowly shuts down

All over the country, communities are reeling from the threat of climate change – particularly the closure of coal mines and coal-burning power plants, as a way to dramatically reduce…

Boebert blasts renewables, boosts Project 2025 agenda to defund EPA

Boebert blasts renewables,  boosts Project 2025 agenda to defund EPA

In what’s likely to be U. S Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) only live debate with her Democratic opponent Trisha Calvarese, Boebert attacked government spending as reckless and called for large-scale…

Draconian ballot measures withdrawn as Gov. Polis signs property tax cuts into Colorado law

Draconian ballot measures withdrawn as Gov. Polis signs property tax cuts into Colorado law

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at a property tax bill signing at the Colorado Capitol on Sept. 4 (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline). Gov. Jared Polis signed a bipartisan package of property…

From abortion rights to overhaul of state elections, voters face many choices on the ballot on Nov. 5

From abortion rights to overhaul of state elections, voters face many choices on the ballot on Nov. 5

 An election worker sorts ballots in June (Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline). A total of 14 citizen initiatives and legislatively referred measures are set to appear on Coloradans’ 2024 ballots, though at…

Colorado lawmakers set to wrap up special session on lowering property taxes

Colorado lawmakers set to wrap up special session on lowering property taxes

House Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, speaks on the floor of the Colorado House of Representatives alongside Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican, on Aug. 28, 2024…

Kennedy Jr. to stay on Colorado ballot despite pulling out of presidential race

Kennedy Jr. to stay on Colorado ballot despite pulling out of presidential race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the presidential ballot in Colorado, despite informally suspending his campaign last week and endorsing former President Donald Trump. “We are not withdrawing in…