Regional News https://www.the-journal.com/feeds/regional-news/ 2026-07-24 03:53:35 -0700 en-us 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 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-mountain-town-real-estate-slowing-down-after-post-pandemic-surge/ The mountain real estate frothiness from pandemic pandemonium is settling. Across the high country, the overall number of deals is dropping compared with last year. Total dollars trading hands is plat... 2026-05-27 12:36:19 -0700 e6f6b550-060b-4f37-943d-f7cd9d8c5536 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-democrats-censure-jared-polis-condemning-his-release-of-tina-peters/ The Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday night voted overwhelmingly to censure Gov. Jared Polis, condemning his decision to shorten the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. The e... 2026-05-20 09:36:46 -0700 902de810-f15d-4ffe-bd8b-ea590491cede https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-congressional-delegation-seeks-answers-about-lost-colorado-air-national-guard-jobs/ Colorado’s Congressional delegation wants some answers about what the secretary of the Air Force is going to do about Colorado Air National Guard members who have lost their assignments. The National ... 2026-05-19 03:31:29 -0700 05b4aaa1-316f-404e-81a0-e4be31c6eeb5 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-governor-cuts-tina-peters-prison-sentence-in-half-will-release-her-on-parole-june-1/ Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday cut former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ nine-year prison sentence in half, and ordered the 70-year-old, who has become a national martyr for election conspiracy t... 2026-05-15 03:18:13 -0700 ca7858d5-4fd5-41ea-8faf-0c377b38730f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/travelers-can-peruse-nepali-culture-with-new-exhibit-at-dia/ Wedding dresses like those worn in five-day events, ornate replicas of mandalas and miniature brass lions are among the heirlooms from the homes of Colorado’s Nepali residents that can now be seen by ... 2026-05-15 03:07:22 -0700 989886fb-4940-4881-a6f6-01d22c791e8b https://www.the-journal.com/articles/republican-candidates-sue-to-block-unaffiliated-voters-from-participating-in-june-primary/ A last-minute lawsuit filed by three Republican candidates for office in Colorado claims allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in the GOP’s upcoming primary election violates their constitutiona... 2026-05-12 04:54:14 -0700 497e05c3-146a-4eb9-acba-1dc52cf5ca14 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/man-identified-after-fatal-runway-incident-at-denver-international-airport/ The man who died after being struck by a plane on a runway at Denver International Airport last week has been identified as 41-year-old Michael Mott. Airport CEO Phil Washington confirmed Tuesday at a... 2026-05-12 12:28:39 -0700 865e9b50-4584-41be-a026-81629d7475d5 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/ice-must-retrain-arresting-officers-in-colorado-federal-judge-rules/ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must retrain its arresting officers in Colorado, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. In a 60-page order, U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson in Denver also found ... 2026-05-12 11:56:14 -0700 3bb0319b-2af9-4d56-8735-b47a5d55482a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fuel-spill-from-train-truck-collision-highlights-dangers-of-moving-oil-by-rail/ A fuel spill after a tanker-truck, passenger-train collision in Rifle on Wednesday morning put a spotlight on the dangers of transporting fossil fuels in and around Union Pacific’s train tracks that f... 2026-05-07 01:52:51 -0700 ba85a21f-fb97-4cd6-a389-534dc9ced959 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/states-across-the-wildfire-prone-western-u-s-are-using-ai-for-early-detection/ On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then aler... 2026-05-04 01:49:49 -0700 5e036b83-bdc3-4871-8b91-976705db1182 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/jared-polis-says-colorado-needs-a-new-prison-asap-how-did-we-get-here/ A dramatic decrease in the number of people in prison being granted parole and a slew of recent laws that lengthen sentences is causing Colorado’s adult prison population to balloon, experts and advoc... 2026-04-16 04:18:07 -0700 de492334-f071-472e-9218-bc177f47b519 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/elon-musks-xai-sues-colorado-over-ai-consumer-protection-law/ An artificial intelligence platform that generated messages last year describing itself as “MechaHitler” while highlighting individuals’ Jewish surnames says Colorado has no legal basis for protection... 2026-04-13 12:19:17 -0700 89186834-80aa-43fa-be98-098f85e7498c