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So. Colorado sheriffs, officials support SB047, allowing law enforcement to work with ICE
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So. Colorado sheriffs, officials support SB047, allowing law enforcement to work with ICE

By O’Dell Isaac | The Gazette A group of Colorado law enforcement and elected officials on Monday spoke in support of upcoming legislation that would increase their ability to work with the Department of Immigration Control and Enforcement in the prosecution of violent criminals living in the U.S. illegally. El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell and U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank held a news conference at the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office as part of an effort to galvanize public support for Senate Bill 25-047, Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law, which would repeal existing Colorado immigration laws that Roybal called “anti-public safety.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Apartment construction in Colorado Springs slowed to lowest in a decade in 2024
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Apartment construction in Colorado Springs slowed to lowest in a decade in 2024

By WAYNE HEILMAN  | The Gazette The red-hot pace of Colorado Springs-area apartment construction turned ice cold last year. From 2019 to 2023, multifamily developers pulled permits to build just over 14,000 apartments in the Springs and surrounding El Paso County — one of the hottest stretches of local apartment construction in recent memory that averaged a little more than 2,800 units a year, according to recent and historical Pikes Peak Regional Building Department figures. Developers, however, did an about-face in 2024 and took out permits to build just 838 apartments — a nearly two-thirds drop when compared with the previous year and the fewest since 2015. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Flavored tobacco products could stay on Denver store shelves as opponents of the ban try to overturn it
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Flavored tobacco products could stay on Denver store shelves as opponents of the ban try to overturn it

By Maggy Wolanske | KMGH-TV Denver 7 News The push to sell flavored tobacco products in Denver continues even thoughDenver City Council voted 11-1to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products within city limits in December. Opponents of the ban are now trying to overturn this decision which would go into effect on March 18, 2025, by having voters instead decide on the measure in November. Owner of Myxed Up Creations Phil Guerin is fighting to keep flavored tobacco products on the shelves and inform the community of the impact this decision will have on small businesses. He worked with several others to file paperwork with the city clerk and recorder's office and received approval for the circulation of petitions. READ THE FULL STORY AT KMGH-TV DENVER 7 NEWS
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Denver church in need after Sunday morning fire resulted in $200k in damages
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Denver church in need after Sunday morning fire resulted in $200k in damages

By Sam Peña | KMGH-TV Denver 7 News A Denver church is looking to rebuild after a Sunday morning fire caused around $200,000 in damages. Lead pastor Daniel Jeong said the church wasn't just his place of work but also his home. Jeong said he was asleep in his office at Good News Denver Church, 2500 S. Sheridan Boulevard, when the fire broke out last week. Around 2:30 a.m., the pastor woke up to the smell of smoke and the sound of a fire alarm. “I opened my office door, and oh my goodness, so much smoke poured out," said Jeong. "I almost passed out.” READ THE FULL STORY AT KMGH-TV DENVER 7 NEWS
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CSU-Pueblo president resigns position amid board investigation that found he violated policy
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CSU-Pueblo president resigns position amid board investigation that found he violated policy

By Norishka Pachot | KXRM-TV Fox 21 News The Colorado State University (CSU) System announced on Friday, Jan. 31 that it accepted CSU Pueblo President Armando Valdez’s resignation effective immediately after he was found to have violated policy. According to a statement, CSU performed an independent investigation and was found to have violated a university policy. “While Mr. Valdez disagrees with the conclusions of that investigation, he recognizes that it has caused him to lose the confidence of the Board of Governors and CSU System leadership,” CSU wrote. “As a result, to allow the university to move forward, he resigned his role.” READ THE FULL STORY AT KXRM-TV FOX 21 NEWS
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Pueblo King Soopers union workers vote to authorize strike, joining several more around Colorado
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Pueblo King Soopers union workers vote to authorize strike, joining several more around Colorado

By Aaron Vitatoe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 Union workers in Pueblo have voted to authorize a strike over the weekend. According to the UFCW Local 7 Union’s social media, King Soopers Pueblo Meat workers voted 100% to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike, and King Soopers Pueblo Retail workers voted 97% in favor of authorizing a ULP strike. This vote comes after Colorado Springs workers authorized a strike on Friday, joining employees of Metro Denver, Boulder, Parker and Broomfield, who also voted to approve the strike. This all happened after negotiations between Local 7 and Kroger-owned King Soopers failed. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11
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Colorado’s own Flatiron Freddy also made his Groundhog Day prediction
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Colorado’s own Flatiron Freddy also made his Groundhog Day prediction

By  Jacob Factor | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News The buzz for Groundhog Day may be all about Punxsutawney Phil, but Colorado has its own weather-predicting rodent: Flatiron Freddy. Hailing from Boulder, dapper-dressed stuffed marmot Flatiron Freddy has made winter predictions for more than 12 years, usually showing up in style to the celebration: skiing down a trail, driving a car out of his burrow, and even by zip line in a canoe. This year, Punxsutawney Phil made his own prediction for winter after he saw his shadow: six more weeks of winter. Flatiron Freddy also concurred with the Pennsylvania groundhog when he too saw his shadow Sunday morning at the Chautauqua Ranger Cottage. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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Swastika returns to Denver building days after window was smashed out
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Swastika returns to Denver building days after window was smashed out

By The Denver Gazette A Denver window that displayed a swastika was smashed out on Tuesday. Yet days later, the symbol appears to have returned in a different window on the same building in the Congress Park neighborhood. The window first drew attention on a Facebook group last week. The Denver Police Department said reports of its appearance were sent to its bias motivated crimes unit. Police are investigating after the window was damaged early Tuesday morning. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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New El Paso County coroner taking a ‘behind the scenes’ role in contrast to predecessor
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New El Paso County coroner taking a ‘behind the scenes’ role in contrast to predecessor

By Savannah Eller | The Gazette Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley didn’t always want to be a forensic pathologist, but unlike most middle schoolers, she did know what the title meant. Growing up in an Oklahoma family of physicians, she was a grade-school fan of the popular series of crime novels by Patricia Cornwell following Virginia medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Scarpetta, victim of her main-character status, is constantly in the crosshairs of fictional bad guys. That kind of attention, even more than the duties entailed by the job, put Russell-Kinsley off the profession as a child. She has always been a self-described behind-the-scenes person. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’
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Moms for Liberty leader targeted after El Paso Democratic Party vice chair’s call to ‘choose violence’

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Kristy Davis woke up to an email that made her stomach drop. "Where you live, worthless c$#!? I have a sharp blade to stick in your worthless neck." Less than 24 hours earlier, El Paso County Democratic Party First Vice Chair Rob Rogers had posted online: "Being nice is overrated. Just find a good lawyer and choose violence." Davis, the El Paso County chapter president for Moms for Liberty (M4L), doesn’t believe it was a coincidence. "While I cannot definitely tie the death threat to the vice chair, the timing is just really suspect," Davis said. The Colorado Springs Police Department provided Davis with a case number. But beyond that, no action has been taken. "Law enforcement provided me with a case ...
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