Regional News https://www.the-journal.com/feeds/regional-news/ 2026-09-08 01:52:26 -0700 en-us https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-has-killed-294-bears-this-year-more-than-3-times-as-many-as-last-year/ Nearly 300 black bears have been euthanized by Colorado Parks and Wildlife this year in a startling response to a record number of human-bear contacts driven by wildfire and drought. Wildlife officers... 2026-09-07 03:32:43 -0700 eeb444a9-f50f-4f11-aed2-edd68d9df5dd https://www.the-journal.com/articles/tina-peters-has-not-accepted-california-county-elections-job/ Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters did not accept a position with a California county’s elections office, she said in a statement Tuesday. Peters, a prominent election denier who was convicted in co... 2026-09-01 07:30:35 -0700 3f4be350-e4fe-49f3-bd78-28f9f397b5a6 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-to-get-615-million-in-settlement-over-youth-facebook-instagram-addiction-case/ The tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed last week to pay over $17 billion in a nationwide settlement in a case centered on youth social media addiction. The deal includes over $... 2026-08-31 07:41:28 -0700 ef4ec2bd-5caf-4776-b992-8550e6b894c2 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/weiser-debates-independent-lopez-in-first-colorado-governor-debate-with-marx-absent/ Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser kicked off debate season Thursday night without his main opponent in the race for Colorado governor, Republican Victor Marx, facing off instead against independ... 2026-08-28 08:39:20 -0700 4bc93741-8e0b-45e1-b9de-c8e31ca1bc29 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/when-where-to-watch-tonights-partial-lunar-eclipse-in-colorado/ If you're usually in bed early, it may be worth staying up a little later than normal tonight. A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible in the night sky just after 10 p.m. The eclipse, which will be... 2026-08-27 12:37:00 -0700 dcccc7ff-8a2a-4199-8970-7a19ee0a30d1 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/prison-theater-performs-courtroom-drama-12-angry-men/ Twelve men sat around a long table surrounded by black stage curtains Aug. 8, arguing about whether a 16-year-old should be sent to the electric chair. They were playing jurors in an adaptation of the... 2026-08-23 12:00:00 -0700 716a692c-a7f9-41dd-a055-bd0a07d5f378 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/democrats-narrow-list-of-2028-presidential-convention-sites-to-boston-denver-and-philadelphia/ Democrats on Thursday narrowed the list of potential host cities for their 2028 presidential convention to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia as their party looks ahead to a wide-open primary to succeed ... 2026-08-20 12:20:17 -0700 e2f87002-51a6-400a-94f5-16c4f76bf523 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/lauren-boeberts-son-charged-with-sexual-exploitation/ The oldest son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child and contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly making and sharing video footage of him hav... 2026-08-11 06:52:28 -0700 137f6ea1-2c05-4f31-83fb-70034d0fe286 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/64-counties-in-64-hours-how-these-coloradans-celebrated-the-states-150th-anniversary/ The idea started back in February when co-workers and friends Holly McCollough and Floyd Pierce discovered the Colorado Passport Program, which, in part, challenges people to get to all 64 counties of... 2026-08-03 08:21:27 -0700 5d89b0f8-683b-4727-94ed-ce898d140498 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/how-does-colorado-collect-data-on-wildlife-hunted-for-fur/ During its July meetings, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission made decisions on two long-standing debates around its management of a group of mesocarnivores hunted for their fur. While the comm... 2026-08-03 08:00:03 -0700 ceab900f-f8cb-41c7-9308-5848595f7ee7 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/teen-boy-killed-4-others-injured-by-lightning-on-mount-blue-sky/ A teenage boy was killed and four other people were injured by lightning on Mount Blue Sky on Sunday afternoon, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials identified the... 2026-07-27 07:52:49 -0700 fdc4f2bb-2bb0-4d1a-b638-f7e06be5c0cc https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fourth-firefighter-dies-from-burn-injuries-in-western-colorado-blaze/ A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said Saturday. Nathan Matthews, 43,... 2026-07-25 09:23:40 -0700 1e3146c1-d3fa-40e8-a87c-cbf1e61a105f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/geo-employee-arrested-in-shooting-of-protester-outside-aurora-ice-facility/ A woman was shot Thursday night after a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Aurora. An employee of GEO Group, which operates the facility, was arrested in con... 2026-07-19 05:51:27 -0700 b0b4d848-02af-4245-a801-c32b0db96479 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/atlas-the-exploring-dog-reunited-with-owners-after-29-days-and-hundreds-of-miles/ When Atlas, a two-year-old black Labrador and shepherd mix, escaped from his owners during a hike at McCullough Gulch on June 6, they never could have imagined that it would take until after Independe... 2026-07-16 12:42:18 -0700 589d9de7-c487-4c0a-9e15-68b4c1fe86c1 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/in-2019-jena-griswold-started-a-senate-exploratory-committee-its-still-active-today/ The Griswold Senate Exploratory Committee updated its statement of organization after the candidate won her primary for attorney general, keeping the door open, experts say, for a federal campaign in ... 2026-07-09 05:00:35 -0700 f1cfb2ed-1727-4976-813f-a34f7a8db11f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/another-record-year-for-the-outdoors-as-participation-surges-past-booze/ It’s official: The outdoors beats beer. The outdoor industry counted 183.2 million Americans getting outside in 2025, or about 59% of everyone in the country older than age 5. “That’s more participati... 2026-07-09 03:57:07 -0700 7cec4fa0-a4a6-45b6-bada-3baee98c7541 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-joins-other-states-urging-u-s-postal-service-to-drop-plan-to-restrict-mail-in-voting/ Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, alongside lawyers from nearly two dozen other states, is urging the U.S. Postal Service to abandon efforts to fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order th... 2026-07-07 03:48:55 -0700 d9d8b340-5809-4539-a2dc-a300bf664fca https://www.the-journal.com/articles/dwayne-romero-beats-fellow-aspenite-alex-kelloff-in-cd3/ GRAND JUNCTION – Dwayne Romero, a late entry into the 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary, will take on Republican Jeff Hurd after upsetting Alex Kelloff who had been campaigning across the ... 2026-07-01 06:41:32 -0700 bf021e86-2059-42a9-8409-9d5d416e8882 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/jena-griswold-wins-four-way-democratic-primary-for-colorado-attorney-general/ Secretary of State Jena Griswold fought off three other lawyers to win the Democratic primary for Colorado attorney general June 30. The Associated Press called the race for Griswold at 7:23 p.m., whe... 2026-06-30 10:33:20 -0700 1b1c4c63-2fd6-4889-95ba-035670d6b94b https://www.the-journal.com/articles/john-hickenlooper-wins-democratic-primary-for-u-s-senate-over-julie-gonzales/ Incumbent John Hickenlooper on June 30 fended off a primary challenge from a progressive state lawmaker to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. The Associated Press called the race for Hicke... 2026-06-30 10:26:25 -0700 e8470cc9-4176-45f7-8001-958ae21502ff https://www.the-journal.com/articles/phil-weiser-overcomes-big-spending-name-id-to-beat-michael-bennet/ Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor June 30, overcoming major disadvantages in name ID and campaign spending to send Bennet bac... 2026-06-30 10:06:23 -0700 e9ee23b9-c952-408c-b747-64efe98c7a0a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/phil-weiser-leads-michael-bennet-in-new-poll/ Attorney General Phil Weiser has a sizable lead over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor among voters who have made up their minds in the race, according to a new po... 2026-06-26 09:54:30 -0700 b5193091-9e02-49cc-82f8-18aceccc7aa6 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-approves-penalties-against-oil-and-gas-operators-in-data-falsification-scandal/ It’s been nearly two years since Colorado regulators confirmed a handful of oil and gas operators falsified information about hundreds of oil spills and well sites across the state. On Wednesday, the ... 2026-06-24 08:19:43 -0700 c0958d33-a76e-4d00-bf78-b4a9f7d7fb9b https://www.the-journal.com/articles/solo-trail-runners-death-on-mount-sneffels-prompts-safety-reminder-from-rescuers/ The death of a solo trail runner on Mount Sneffels, a 14er near Ouray, earlier this month is serving as a reminder to backcountry travelers to leave a trip plan with family or friends before setting o... 2026-06-19 05:03:44 -0700 4ce2d941-4713-492a-b602-4a9bc0c4b04f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/three-coloradan-motorcyclists-killed-in-an-idaho-crash-with-a-colorado-springs-driver/ Three Coloradan motorcyclists were killed on Tuesday in a crash on a highway in northern Idaho after they were hit by a pickup truck outside the town of Kooskia. The driver is also from Colorado. Neal... 2026-06-18 04:48:16 -0700 f8238907-caa3-4273-9be7-b3ce1d85e4ad https://www.the-journal.com/articles/how-a-record-and-tinned-fish-store-has-survived-for-three-years-in-del-norte/ For the first couple of years living in the rustic, homestead cabin Paul Fennell had purchased in Rio Grande County, it was basically camping indoors. Yet, in that time he had slowly grown a new skill... 2026-06-17 09:15:22 -0700 8c357e8a-0aea-418b-b9ed-2a018987cd84 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-man-dies-while-hiking-mount-sneffels-near-ouray/ A 32-year-old man from Montrose died last week on Mount Sneffels while hiking the 14,155-foot peak near Ouray in Southwest Colorado, officials said Monday. Bret Bachman-Goldstein was found June 11, th... 2026-06-16 10:22:46 -0700 2c8bdf46-2829-45f3-802e-d262e99d70ea https://www.the-journal.com/articles/utah-canyon-base-jump-kills-2-including-extreme-athlete-who-performed-with-madonna-2/ A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. The sheriff... 2026-06-15 02:23:15 -0700 8aee909b-d3c4-4e07-a893-221fa06df4b0 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/jared-polis-once-again-vetoes-bill-that-would-make-it-easier-for-colorado-unions-to-organize/ Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed – for the second year in a row – a bill that would have made it easier for unions to organize in Colorado. House Bill 1005 would have abolished a requirement in the C... 2026-06-01 03:57:14 -0700 926f7872-2549-48e1-b5d9-329738e07e8e https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-elections-clerk-released-from-prison-after-governor-commutes-sentence/ DENVER – Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday ... 2026-06-01 01:49:20 -0700 958ae36a-22a2-476c-8c3c-35042410a7ab