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Ten years after legalizing the use and sale of marijuana, Colorado became only the second state in the U.S. to legalize the use of psilocybin mushrooms.

A Weston man accused of sexually assaulting a child in 2018 has been arrested by law enforcement. Officials arrested Dwayne Stewart Strickel (age 51) on one charge of sexual assault on a child (a class three felony), according to jail record.

Oil, natural gas and coal mining operations on federal lands in Colorado generated more than $393 million in lease and fee revenues in 2022 for the federal and state governments — the most in 14 years. A combination of increased oil production, higher commodity prices and new royalty rates and fees led to a 64% surge in revenue in Colorado compared to 2021, according to figures from the U.S.

Court mediators are being recruited in Colorado’s Third Judicial District, which is expected to firm up the program locally and continue to offer litigants expanded options for conflict resolution. The program is currently small within the district, with two Trinidad residents serving as volunteers — including an attorney and a former prison officer — but a handful of additional volunteers are being sought to volunteer their time and communication skills to the program.

Business leaders across the country have joined together to call on the Biden administration to boost domestic energy production and to abandon a proposal to ban new offshore lease sales. More than 200 local chambers of commerce in 47 states and 14 national associations penned a letter to President Joe Biden to urge him “to strengthen our energy security by removing impediments to greater domestic energy production.” “High energy prices remain a major concern for businesses throughout the United States and are a leading cause of inflation,” the letter read.

In 2021, cybercrimes against small businesses reached a record high of $2.4 billion. That same year, online sales exceeded $960 billion and are expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2022.