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		<title>​Federal measure could undermine rideshare safety laws, state legislators say</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:37:54 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>District says 61 boys the Trump administration found on girls’ sports rosters were mascots, managers</title>
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					<dc:creator>Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:14:52 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>To catch a conflict: Longmont police condemn child predator hunters</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:59:26 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/720193919_122182086356907709_5931051941109430283_n.jpg" alt="Predator Poachers Longmont" /><p>A viral "predator catching" group filmed a private investigation in Longmont on June 9.</p>
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		<title>Lighthouse Writers Workshop gets national boost ahead of LitFest</title>
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					<dc:creator>Teague Bohlen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:51:59 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Colorado court tosses guilty verdicts of paramedics in Elijah McClain&#8217;s death</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:31:54 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2024-33/elijah_violin.webp" alt="Colorado court tosses guilty verdicts of paramedics in Elijah McClain&#8217;s death" /><p>McClain was walking home from a convenience store when three Aurora police officers confronted him for being "suspicious." </p>
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		<title>Accused killer of Denver guitarist claims self-defense</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:49:50 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-04-2.30.23-PM.png" alt="Denver alleyway" /><p>"This isn't a whodunit."</p>
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		<title>Murder trial of Billy Strings&#8217; half-brother begins in Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:59:30 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-04-2.30.23-PM.png" alt="Denver alleyway" /><p>Patrick Lee Apostol was arrested in 2023 for the 2020 murder of local guitarist Zackary Smith. His Grammy-winning brother says they rarely interacted.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Give Tina Peters enough rope, she&#8217;s obviously looking to hang herself&#8221;</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 07:03:54 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/tinagetty.webp" alt="Tina Peters, election denier." /><p>The election denier and former Mesa County clerk will be free tomorrow.</p>
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		<title>One week before prison release, Tina Peters shows how remorseful she is</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:32:35 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-03/gettyimages-1241599686__1_-e1764100007203.webp" alt="man with beard in jacket with blonde woman" /><p>"They are attacking the governor for showing mercy, and they have put a bullseye on a 70-year-old, nonviolent, first-time offender."</p>
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		<title>Tina Peters will be released from Colorado prison June 1. Where will she go?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:08:16 -0600</pubDate>
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