A Jefferson County jury awarded $353 million in damages to the estate and husband of Colorado champion cyclist Gwen Inglis in the case of her death by a driver under the influence. The driver was Ryan Scott Montoya, 31, who struck and killed Inglis in May of last year on Alameda Pkwy in Lakewood and had marijuana, meth and Xanax in his system at the time of the crash, according to court records.
What does pig butchering have to do with an annual FBI warning about online scams during the holidays in New Mexico? The porcine dubbed fraud is one of several the Albuquerque FBI Division wants to inform the public about as more people hit the web looking for deals and romance. “Scams take many forms, and criminals every year try to think up new ways to steal your money,” Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said.
Colorado oil and gas regulators voted Friday to create a working group — likely to include representatives from industry, environmental and communities groups and state agencies — as a prelude to new rules to manage the cumulative impacts of oil and gas drilling. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission took the step after six environmental and community groups petitioned for a cumulative impact rulemaking, proposing rules industry representatives said might make it impossible to drill in the state.
The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with a nationwide trucking company based in Colorado for discriminating against non-U.S.
State and federal officials are warning horse owners not to feed their animals Top of the Rockies brand alfalfa cubes after nearly 100 horses developed neurologic illnesses — 45 of which have died or been euthanized.
Trinidad teachers will not be opted-in to the state run family leave program through their employer, after the Trinidad School District No. 1 Board of Education voted to decline the district’s participation.
The Las Animas County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal Amtrak crash as 79-year-old Terry Frese of Sterling. Frese died Dec.
Crews started roadwork this month on bridge repairs at three locations in Bent, Otero and Las Animas counties to improve bridge integrity, with work expected to be complete by early-2023, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
More money was spent per vote in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District than in any other federal race in the state this year. Rep.
Colorado Senate Republicans have selected Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R–Weld County, to succeed Sen.