Tag: wyoming
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National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump’s Freedom 250 takes precedence | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
MONTANA National park maintenance sidelined BILLINGS — The 250th anniversary of U.S. independence was just months away when National Park Service employees received a surprising directive from Washington: Maintenance projects approved for this year at sites across the nation were being relegated to a new “low priority” list. Work wanted by the White House was…
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New Mexico governor could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NEW MEXICO Governor rips DEA policy ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s governor said on June 29 that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly allowed shipments of fentanyl to flow into drug-plagued communities as investigators sought to build bigger cases. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan…
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Coach Prime not pleased with Colorado defense’s finish in Wyoming win
BOULDER — The final 30 minutes overshadowed the first 30. After a much-improved first-half performance by the Colorado defense, Deion Sanders was disappointed by what he saw in the second half after the Buffaloes had built a comfortable lead in the 37-20 win over Wyoming. “I’m not happy with the finish,” Coach Prime said. “I…
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Kaidon Salter seizes the moment, ends quarterback controversy in Colorado’s win over Wyoming
BOULDER — Kaidon Salter didn’t think twice. He kept the ball himself, saw green grass in front and took off. His 35-yard touchdown run was the icing on the cake in Colorado’s 37-20 win over Wyoming that got the Buffaloes on track before Big 12 play resumes. As Deion Sanders watched his quarterback run into…
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Ralphie’s Return: Newest CU Buffs live mascot will make debut vs. Wyoming
Ralphie is back. Just like it should be, as Colorado gets set to take on Front Range rival Wyoming for the first time in 16 years, the Buffaloes will come out of the tunnel behind the newest version of the program’s live mascot. Ralphie VII, which has yet to be given a nickname, will make…
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Peak Performer: Fountain Valley’s Grady Lewis’ road to Colorado leads to magical game
Grady Lewis’ first soccer game in Colorado was a “character-building game.” Lewis transferred from Jackson Hole Community School in Jackson, Wyoming, to Fountain Valley for his junior season, but his new squad lost 7-1 at home to Salida. The defeat was the Danes’ worst since a 6-1 loss against Colorado Springs Christian in the 2017…
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Lions and snakes and wolves, oh my | Vince Bzdek
Shortly after I moved my wife here from the wilds of Washington, D.C., she was jogging down our street one evening when a snake fell from the sky. Thankfully, it just missed her head. She looked up and saw a hawk above, and learned later that dropping their prey is a common method hawks employ…
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Affluent Colorado suburb accused of bullying disabled homeless guests at Motel 6
Greenwood Village now faces an ADA lawsuit in U.S. District Court
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver. Little else is known about the details of the operation, which tallied one of the biggest seizures of the drug so far this year. Authorities told…