Tag: quick hits
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Recognizing ‘anomaly,’ appeals court says man with dismissed sex offense must continue sex offender registration
Colorado’s second-highest court last week concluded a man must continue his placement on the sex offender registry despite the dismissal of his sex offense charge – throwing the question to the legislature about whether and how to correct that unusual outcome. The issue before the Court of Appeals revolved around the treatment of a deferred judgment…
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Pitkin County judge wrongly held mother in contempt, appeals court finds
A Pitkin County judge issued a faulty contempt order that revoked a mother’s parenting time for three summers without addressing the required factors, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled earlier this month. After Vanessa Kirianoff-Brown did not transfer custody of her child to her ex-husband over two holiday weekends, he moved to hold her in contempt of…
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Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths amid backcountry surge | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths amid backcountry surge COOKE CITY – The day after a Minnesota man survived an avalanche while snowmobiling in Montana’s backcountry, government forecasters posted details of the near-tragedy as yet another cautionary tale. Avalanche safety specialists say their job has become more difficult in recent years as climate change…
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Cyberattack disables Colorado public defender office’s network
A malware attack on the state public defender’s computer system last week has resulted in the disabling of the office’s network, the office confirmed on Monday. A spokesperson for the Judicial Department said the courts themselves were not affected by the cyberattack. “As a preventative measure, we temporarily disabled our computer network and are working…
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10th Circuit agrees ex-DPS teacher not terminated due to race discrimination
The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed last week that Denver Public Schools did not discriminate against a Chinese-born teacher when it decided against renewing his employment, but rather had legitimate issues with his performance. Chunyi “David” Xu taught math at Noel Community Arts School in northeast Denver during the 2018-2019 school year. Due…
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Federal wildlife officials won’t restore protections for gray wolves in Rockies | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA US won’t restore protections for wolves in Rockies Federal wildlife officials on Feb. 2 rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, saying the predators are in no danger of extinction as some states seek to reduce their numbers through hunting. The U.S Fish and…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson adds Colorado Republican Gabe Evans to joint fundraising operation
Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans could see an infusion of campaign cash in coming months after House Speaker Mike Johnson added the Fort Lupton Republican to a list of participants in a joint fundraising committee aimed at boosting the GOP’s majority in the chamber. Evans, one of four Republicans running in a primary for the…
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DPS Foundation promotes one of its own | NONPROFIT REGISTER
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION Denver News: The Denver Public Schools Foundation’s new chief executive is a woman familiar with the job: Sara Hazel. She joined the foundation in the spring of 2020, as the vice president of development and impact, and put in a year as interim president/chief executive officer until Richard Tagle was hired…
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Republican congressional candidate Gabe Evans wins endorsement from House Speaker Mike Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson is formally endorsing state Rep. Gabe Evans, one of the Republicans challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. Calling the first-term state lawmaker from Fort Lupton “uniquely qualified” to beat the incumbent, Johnson said that Evans has what it takes to make a splash in Washington. “Today,…
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New Jersey Senator Cory Booker slated to keynote Colorado Democrats’ annual fundraising dinner
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is set to headline the Colorado Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner in March in Denver, the party said Tuesday. The popular former two-term mayor of Newark, N.J., was elected in 2013 to the U.S. Senate in a special election and has been twice reelected to full terms. In 2020, he was…