Eagle County judge issues gag order in teen murder case, preventing further reporting
Judge Rachel J. Olguin-Fresquez issued a gag order preventing the media from reporting on the reverse-transfer and preliminary hearings for 17-year-old Nefi Ezequiel Armijo Hernandez, who is accused of first-degree murder following the death of 14-year-old Jackson Davis in April of 2024 ...
Conservative podcaster, author of Christian romances added to Mesa County library board after rowdy public meeting
The commissioners were forced to move the appointments to public discussion when hundreds of citizens packed the commission chambers and overflowed into two meeting rooms. Some stood outside the county building waving signs opposing the appointments ...
North Routt Community Charter School parents escalate dispute over head of school’s firing with legal demand letter to board
In the letter, Clark claims that the board failed to properly notice executive sessions held on Oct. 31, did not cite the required statutory authority when entering those closed sessions, held two executive sessions less than 24 hours apart without a lawful basis and did not create mandatory audio recordings when discussing personnel matters ...
Aurora council returns to full public comment allowance, hears demands for police reform
The Aurora City Council held its first meeting under new rules for public comment, giving the public one hour at the beginning of the meeting and one hour at the end to speak to councilmembers ...
Nicolais: Artificial intelligence makes it tougher to spot fake news every day
The increased use of artificial intelligence has added jet fuel to deepfakes and conspiracy theories that have plagued the political landscape over the past decade ...
Salzman: Amid mass skepticism of government, it’s the wrong time for a video blackout at the Colorado Capitol
The last thing our ruling Democrats want to do amid mass skepticism of our government leaders is shut off the cameras that have been allowing us to watch key proceedings at the state legislature for the past five months ...
Trump administration sues Colorado for sensitive voter data
The Department of Justice is suing Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold for personal information about Colorado's 4,000,000 registered voters ...
Colorado school district reinstates substitute teacher suspended over Charlie Kirk post
Pueblo County School District 70 has reinstated a substitute teacher after suspending him indefinitely in September over a Facebook post he made about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk ...
Paywalls on public records: Aguilar’s CORA fees and what they mean for taxpayers
When the Town of Aguilar agreed to pay former clerk Tyra Avila $20,000 in a settlement last summer, the public had no idea. That changed this week—after the World Journal paid nearly $90 to obtain the documents taxpayers already own ...
Weiser and Mabry: The creative way Colorado can work around Citizens United to keep big money’s corporate influence out of politics
Colorado should join Montana and advance a similar concept to change Colorado law. And it can be done by a bill from the legislature–amending our laws to make it explicit that corporations are not human beings, and, therefore, do not possess the rights of human beings ...