Air Force Academy graduate pilots SpaceX mission to International Space Station, known as ‘focused’
A Woodland Park High School and Air Force Academy alum is currently representing the Pikes Peak region in space.
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Hate or free speech? CMU students react to local Turning Point USA polls
Few things stir debate on college campuses like politics—and at CMU, a student group’s whiteboard polls have done just that. Turning Point USA’s Colorado Mesa University chapter (TPUSA CMU) has sparked discussion after posting a series of provocative whiteboard poll questions in the university’s cafeteria. Some students view the questions as open discussion starters, while others see them as hate speech meant to provoke.
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This should be the easiest City Council vote you’ve ever cast
As we see it, the coming Grand Junction City Council election on April 8, 2025, provides some simple choices. Although in our fair city two problems tend to arise when it comes to our spring, City Council elections.
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City of Delta voters to decide on updated charter in special election
The City of Delta will hold a special election on April 1 for voters to decide on the adoption of a new city charter. This follows the 2024 election, in which citizens approved the formation of a Charter Commission to review and update the existing charter, which was originally adopted in 1950.
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Colorado building owners face $17 million per year fine under energy bill
A measure aimed at easing some of the near-term requirements from a 2021 law that seeks to reduce greenhouse emissions is facing opposition from the industry it claims to be assisting, with businesses noting the bill allows for tens of millions of dollars in fines.
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Downtown Denver Partnership gets a $1.5 million boost, city settles another police liability claim
The Denver City Council approved a resolution Monday night, clearing the way for an additional cash infusion to provide “activation activities related to the reopening of the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver.”
Spate of shootings in Colorado Springs results in 6 injuries — but no deaths
Eight shootings in the past seven days have been reported by Colorado Springs police.
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Protesters gather outside ICE in Aurora after immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra reportedly taken into custody
Protesters gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora early Tuesday morning on reports that immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra was taken into custody. Vizguerra was reportedly taken into custody by federal agents on Monday morning.
Sengenberger: An ‘erosion of trust’ in Jeffco schools leadership
When Jefferson County Schools fired Chief of Schools David Weiss in December after learning he was being investigated for child pornography, the district spiraled into crisis mode. The situation deteriorated after Weiss died by suicide over New Year’s, with families learning about the allegations through media reports. Recently obtained text messages now reveal a district in disarray — defensive, self-focused, and scrambling behind the scenes while keeping parents in the dark.
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Editorial: Aurora’s blueprint for Colorado’s crime fight
For two years running — 2022 and 2023 — Colorado bore the dubious distinction of the nation’s highest auto-theft rate. Coloradans stood a better chance of having to walk home from a dinner date or ride-share to work than did motorists even in California or New York.
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