Worst Alleged Crime of the Week – Murder 2nd, Unlawful Disposal of Remains. Dumbest Charges of the Week – Contempt of Court, Attempt to Elude, Obstructing Public Servant, Resisting Arrest, Fugitive Frm Justice. Highest Bail of the Week – $75,000
Tomorrow, January 3, 2026, marks the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Hailey E. Athay. She was officially reported missing on January 3, 2025, but hadn’t been seen since late November or early December 2024.
36-year forester & 24-year legislator explains how overzealousness threatens to remove 200,000 acres of land from working forests – a few acres at a time, and at a very high cost to our rural communities.
Our local officers were extra busy this week, especially in Castle Rock and Woodland. Both cities found a deceased person lying by the road. There were several high-speed chases and gun incidents. One man went to jail on kidnapping charges and received $550,000 bail and a whole lot more.
They say they’ll increase the Working Families Tax Credit, but they don’t say by how much, if any. Talk is cheap.
Since the WFTC program launched in 2023, approximately 359,000 refunds have been issued, totaling about $263.4M (this is a pittance when you consider a $78 billion budget)
The LCC Faculty Association issued a statement after stating last month that this a critical inflection point for the institution and said it is important to restore trust.
