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Colorado on track to increase access, make abortion and gender-affirming protections law

After more than 29 hours of often tense and emotional debate over three days, Colorado lawmakers passed Democrats’ three priority abortion and gender-affirming-care bills Saturday night.

The Denver Post · Apr 2, 2023

Cops urged to retest DNA to help solve the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, 6, in 1996

The body of the six-year-old was found by her dad strangled in the basement of their family home in Boulder, Colorado, in the US, on December 25, 1996 just hours after a ransom note was left in the kitchen

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023

Colorado becomes testing ground for gun reform in the West

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers’ latest suite of gun reform bills bolster the state’s position at the vanguard of the national firearm debate, advocates and critics say, while marking it as a proving ground for how step-by-step reforms can coexist within the West’s distinct regional identity.

The Denver Post · Apr 2, 2023

Do you have to pay for mountain rescue?

We clear up a common misconception about the cost of a mountain rescue effort which is leading many hikers to avoid or delay calling for help

Advnture · Mar 31, 2023

Boy, 10, mauled by shark in terrifying Cancun attack left with life-changing injuries

Dillon Armijo, from Colorado, US, was on a family holiday in Cancun, Mexico when he went into the sea but just five minutes later he had to be dragged out after being attacked by a shark

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Some Colorado communities don’t want psychedelic healing centers — but can they stop them?

COKEDALE, Colo. — Jack Van Heesch experimented hard with all sorts of psychedelics back in the day.

The Denver Post · Mar 30, 2023

Colorado man cites fear of homelessness in ax killings case

An 81-year-old Colorado man accused of killing his wife and daughter with an ax told police he lost his job and was afraid that they would end up homeless

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Colorado’s top election official wants to limit who can get a recount. A top Democrat thinks it’ll backfire

DENVER — Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has called on lawmakers to limit the use of discretionary recounts in state elections to only close races, arguing that the current system allows for “bad actors” to inject doubts into often settled races.

The Denver Post · Mar 29, 2023

State plans to cut NW Colorado hunting licenses by more than 40% to protect challenged herds

Thousands of elk, deer and antelope have been migrating out of northwestern Colorado due to hard winter conditions and many have died of starvation, forcing state wildlife managers to consider cutting the number of hunting licenses they issue by more than 40%.

The Denver Post · Mar 29, 2023

LGBTQ kids walk out over anti-trans bill

“We need to be loud,” said one youth activist at a march in Colorado. “We are here and we are powerful"

Salon · Mar 29, 2023