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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, charged with sexual exploitation of child
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 minutes ago
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Jay Boebert has been arrested and accused of recording and sharing a video depicting himself having intercourse with a minor, according to court records. The case originates in Garfield County in Western Colorado and...
Colorado audit finds $175K wasted on unused state-issued cellphones
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 59 minutes ago
Colorado spent nearly $175,000 on state-issued cellphones for employees of various departments that went unused during Fiscal Year 2025, according to a recent audit by the Office of the State Auditor. According to the audit, about 400 of the 6,688...
Adams County water district may proceed with cost-recovery lawsuit against Denver for contamination
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A federal judge rejected Denver’s arguments last week for pausing or dismissing a lawsuit brought by an Adams County special district seeking to recover its costs for addressing water contamination as a result of Denver firefighting activities. In January, the...
CPW: Hunter shot a protected Colorado wolf after mistaking it for a coyote
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Monday that a female wolf from British Columbia that died in January was shot by a hunter who mistook her for a coyote. The wolf, identified as 2504‑BC, was one of 17 wolves relocated since...
Federal judge declines to dismiss First Amendment retaliation claim against prison official
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
A federal judge agreed last month that an incarcerated Native American woman may pursue her claim of First Amendment retaliation against a prison official who allegedly interfered with her religious exercise. Yvonne Peterson resided at Buena Vista Correctional Facility for...
Zuckerberg spokesperson says his yacht did not hear call for maritime assist
The Associated Press
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Updated 7 hours ago
The crew of a yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, and by the time it did, another...
A daring and fearless rescuer — is afraid of a debate | Dick Wadhams
Dick Wadhams
dick-wadhams@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for governor who says he can exorcize demons and who claimed he has fearlessly rescued 45,000 women and children during 150 “high-risk” missions around the world, appears to be intimidated by the notion of debating...
Colorado’s ballot-initiative process again a battleground for deep pockets, special interests — not the people | Miller Hudson
Miller Hudson
miller-hudson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a constitution as, “The set of fundamental principles according to which a state is constituted and governed, a body of rules prescribing the major elements of the structure and activities of any organization.” Somewhere in...
Proposed EPA changes could save truckers billions | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
rachel-gabel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
Agriculture is in distress across nearly every segment across much of the nation, and certainly to a more dire degree in the western United States. If it were not a historic drought, some pressures could be eased. Others can be...
By the students, for the students: Sierra High School represents Colorado in developing national AI framework
Eric Young
eric.young@gazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
To many, the recent, rapid development of generative artificial intelligence and its lack of frameworks and oversight may evoke comparisons to the unrestrained Wild West in the 1800s or the economic potential of the dot-com boom in the early 2000s....