Tag: quick hits
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Conditions look good for 48th Wells Fargo Ski Cup | NONPROFIT REGISTER
NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED Winter Park News: With an abundance of packed powder already in place at Winter Park Resort, and another storm on the way, conditions are looking good for the 48th Wells Fargo Ski Cup, signature fundraiser for the National Sports Center for the Disabled. The event – which is the…
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Appeals court orders new trial for National Western Complex murder based on improper jury instruction
Colorado’s second-highest court last month ordered a new trial for a man who stabbed and killed his victim during a fight at the National Western Complex, concluding the trial judge failed to give a key jury instruction. In June 2020, Christopher G. Smith and Jared Villaluz-Jones were residing at a temporary homeless shelter at the complex…
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Appeals court overturns Boulder man’s sex assault convictions because judge misapplied law
Colorado’s second-highest court last month overturned a man’s sex assault convictions and indefinite prison sentence because a Boulder County judge wrongly blocked jurors from hearing evidence about the alleged victim’s reason for fabricating the claims. Jose Gilberto Contreras-Guzman stood trial in 2016 on multiple charges of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old relative. The prosecution argued the…
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Caraveo challenger Gabe Evans announces $170K haul for 4th quarter in Colorado’s 8th CD
Colorado state Rep. Gabe Evans, one of four Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in the battleground 8th Congressional District, raised more than $170,000 in the last three months of 2023, his campaign said Monday. The Fort Lupton Republican’s campaign plans to report starting the year with just over $186,000 in the…
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Federal judge balks at idea of swapping plaintiff, defendant days before C-470 express lanes trial
A federal judge on Thursday refused a bizarre request to let the defendant become the plaintiff in a trial over who breached what contract in the construction of the C-470 express toll lanes south of Denver. Originally, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. filed suit for breach of contract, claiming it was owed over $5 million from…
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CBCA adds seven to its board of directors | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts Denver News: Northglenn Mayor Meredith Leighty; Brian Loo, vice president of operations development, quality and standards at Meow Wolf; and Maye Cordero, director of marketing and events for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, are among the seven that have been elected to the board of the Colorado Business Committee…
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Backlash greets New Mexico governor’s $500M proposal to treat fracking wastewater | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NEW MEXICO Governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater SANTA FE – Environmental activists pushed back on Jan. 22 against an initiative from the governor of New Mexico that would finance the treatment and recycling of oil-industry wastewater, warning that the plan relies on unproven technologies and might propel more water-intensive fracking for oil and…
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Enjoy beer and games at annual ‘Joy on Tap’ at Children’s Museum | NONPROFIT REGISTER
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DENVER AT MARSICO CAMPUS Denver News: Tickets are now on sale for “Joy on Tap,” the annual fundraiser where those 21 and over can sample craft beers from local breweries while enjoying the games and exhibits at the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. Tickets for the Feb. 22 event are…
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Lauren Boebert finishes in middle of the pack in straw poll at inaugural GOP primary debate
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s middling finish in a straw poll Thursday night drew gasps from the crowd that had just witnessed the Colorado lawmaker face off against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate at a rec center in Fort Lupton. The headline-grabbing incumbent’s performance in the decidedly non-scientific survey – Boebert landed in…
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Former Colorado Springs state lawmaker Janak Joshi jumps in GOP primary in Colorado’s 8th CD
Former state Rep. Janak Joshi on Friday joined the field of Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. Vowing he’ll be “big government’s worst enemy,” the former physician, who represented Colorado Springs districts for three terms last decade in the legislature, said his unabashedly conservative track record makes…