Regional - The Journal

Six-figure ad campaign pressures Polis to act on abandoned oil and gas wells

Environmental groups have criticized Colorado governor as being weak on climate change

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s 2022 legislative session begins. Here’s your guide to get involved.

Here’s how to find your lawmakers, testify on bills, stay up-to-date and more

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Navajo Nation police chief wants to hire more officers

Report: Department must double in size to properly cover the reservation

DATE: Jan 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Don Coram brushes off ‘super woke’ insult: ‘I have no idea what that means’

The 73-year-old Montrose native has a background in farming and mining

DATE: Jan 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor and Democrats unveil 2022 legislative platform

Some of Dem’s main talking points echoed what Republicans outlined in August 2021

DATE: Jan 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nebraska announces $500M plan to claim water from Colorado

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a $500 million plan Monday to divert water out of Colorado under a 99-year-old compact between the states that allows Nebraska to seize ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rep. Ed Perlmutter won’t seek re-election, 26th Dem to retire

DENVER – Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter on Monday announced he won’t seek re-election in a competitive district in Denver’s western suburbs, making him the 26th Democrat to retire from the Ho...

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two snowshoers, dog killed in backcountry avalanche near Breckenridge

The slide happened on Hoosier Pass, off Colorado Highway 9

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Phoenix among those voluntarily losing Colorado River water

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The city of Phoenix this week outlined how it will voluntarily contribute water to a regional plan to shore up the country’s largest reservoir that delivers Colorado River...

DATE: Jan 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News