Who’s responsible for US 36 fix? Colorado lawmakers want to find out
WESTMINSTER – While speeds have slowed on US 36 near the site of the collapsing bridge just west of Church Ranch Boulevard, the search for answers has sped up.
On Tuesday morning, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed a traffic shift, moving two lanes of eastbound traffic onto the westbound lanes between Wadsworth and Church Ranch Boulevards.
The road deck that would normally carry eastbound traffic continues to crack. You can see through it to the dirt. Some might call that transparent.
Colorado Reps. Hurd and Neguse join forces to modernize federal snow-forecasting program
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 10 minutes ago
A federal snow-forecasting program, to be updated under a bill from Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, won approval in the House on Wednesday. HR 3857, which amends the Snowpack Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act, is Hurd’s second bill to pass...
Colorado aims to close talent gap with new workforce development agency, initiatives
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 2 minutes ago
Colorado’s education leaders and legislators are planning changes to the state’s workforce development programs – including the creation of a new state agency – to help more students earn college degrees, certifications and apprenticeships. Gov. Jared Polis, House Speaker Julie...
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Aamer Madhani
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Updated 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker...
Colorado budget committee reviews CPW’s wolf program as funding challenges persist
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 55 minutes ago
The Joint Budget Committee on Tuesday reviewed the 2026-27 budget proposal from the Department of Natural Resources, including the Division of Parks and Wildlife, with an eye toward potential cuts. Wolves took up a lot of the discussion. The annual...
WTF? Embracing profanity is one thing both political parties seem to agree on
Steven Sloan
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Updated 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he shook President Barack Obama’s hand and pulled him in for what he thought was a private aside, Vice President Joe Biden delivered an explicit message: “This is a big f——— deal.” The remark, overheard on...
Palmer Lake to discuss Buc-ee’s, recall elections Thursday
Savannah Eller
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Updated 16 minutes ago
The newly-whole Palmer Lake Board of Trustees will have an opportunity Thursday to discuss the setting for two issues going to town voters in the new year. The first is when and how to field a ballot question on the...
Bernie Sanders says Trump is lying after ‘A+++++’ rating on the economy
Sydney Topf, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said President Donald Trump can “lie all that he wants” after Trump gave himself an “A+++++” on his performance regarding the economy. “If this is an A+++ economy, God help us if we ever get to...
Judge blocks Trump’s LA troops deployment for third time after getting overruled twice
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer blocked President Donald Trump‘s use of the California National Guard for a third time on Wednesday, despite an appeals court halting Breyer’s two previous orders stopping the deployment of troops to Los Angeles. Breyer granted...
Judge Boasberg seeks testimony from DOJ ‘whistleblower’ in criminal contempt inquiry
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg this week pushed forward his fact-finding inquiry into whether Justice Department officials under the Trump administration deliberately defied his emergency order blocking the removal of more than one hundred Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador...
Haley Stevens introduces articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.: ‘Self-created threat’
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Updated 3 hours ago
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday for threatening the country’s health. Stevens, who is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat in 2026, has targeted Kennedy with...