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Colorado Mountain Town Revolts After AI Cameras and Robots Spark Privacy Concerns
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (230+ words) By Nancy Lofholm | The Colorado Sun Controversy is being stirred by a Silicon Valley refugee who says Paonia is "on the cutting edge of violating citizens" privacy." Now he"s running for mayor. First, it was the robots. They were…...
Aurora Limits Police Communication Raising Questions Over Public Safety And Transparency
2+ week, 1+ day ago (144+ words) By Kyla Pearce | The Denver Gazette An Aurora City Council decision to alter social media policies for the police department has raised concerns from press freedom and public safety advocates, who worry that limiting what police can release to the…...
Colorado's annual seat belt crackdown returns. The numbers suggest it isn't working.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (560+ words) By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice "Their lives might have been saved if they invested three seconds in safety and buckled up." Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said that Monday about the 191 Coloradans who…...
Colorado Nonprofit Steps In As Immigrants Exit Aurora Detention Facility
2+ week, 5+ day ago (165+ words) By Jennifer Brown | Colorado Sun Sitting on a couch in a one-story house near the immigration detention center in Aurora on a recent rainy weekday, J. R. V. began to retether himself to the life he was ripped from nearly five months ago....
Colorado Republicans Demand Accountability After Weld Chair's Arrest For Child Prostitution
3+ week, 2+ day ago (94+ words) By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado Two days after Weld County Republicans Chair Hunter Rivera was'arrested in Northern Colorado'for allegedly soliciting child prostitution, he resigned from his position. The party condemned Rivera after he was arrested during a Larimer County Sheriff's…...
Dillon Vakoff died protecting a family. His mother and his fellow officer won't let Colorado forget why.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (455+ words) By Gabe Evans and Lisa Vakoff | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice In 2025, 115 police officers in the United States paid the ultimate price. Officers who survive their careers carry lifelong scars and health complications. The average American experiences their first heart…...
Jeffco Parents Demand Answers After Hidden Safety Audit Flagged 153 Threats - Rocky Mountain Voice
4+ week, 1+ day ago (49+ words) JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. " Jefferson County Public Schools parents are demanding answers after learning school district leaders received a third-party safety audit flagging 153 imminent threats " including a hit list with 15 names " a month before the shooting at Evergreen High School, but…...
Senate Panel Blocks Bill Expanding Lawsuits Against Government Officials
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (171+ words) By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics A panel of Colorado legislators on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed residents to sue federal and local officials in state court for alleged constitutional violations. Senate Bill 176would have allowed individuals who have been…...
Aurora Rejects Police Coordination Plan With ICE Facility Amid Public Concerns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) By Kyla Pearce | The Denver Gazette Aurora City Council on Monday rejected a memorandum of understanding that outlined guidelines for Aurora police officers responding to the GEO Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. After more than an hour of public comment…...
Colorado murder bill advances: Sentencing cuts collide with voter mandate
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1459+ words) By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Colorado voters approved Proposition 128 in November 2024 with 62 percent support, requiring those convicted of second-degree murder and several other violent felonies to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for…...