Tag: Alamosa County
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Colorado gator rescue seeks $3.1 million for ‘Jurassic’ expansion in another town
In case you haven’t heard, there are more than 250 alligators you can visit in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. While that might seem like an odd place for gators to be, the geothermal water in the area makes it suitable for this rescue mission to operate year-round. Operating as Colorado Gators Reptile Park, the company…
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Appeals court, for third time, confirms new trial necessary for Alamosa County judge’s public trial violation
Colorado’s second-highest court confirmed for the third time last week that an Alamosa County judge violated a defendant’s constitutional right to a public trial, which requires the reversal of his convictions. The unusual number of opinions in Gilberto Andres Montoya’s appeal, and the shifting rationale for why a new trial is necessary, stems in part…
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‘Disney World of astronomy’: Luxury stargazing resort aims for debut in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
Gamal Jadue Zalaquett remembers being 12 in Miami, his family having arrived from Chile, where the economics of the early 2000s had flipped their real estate fortunes. “We lost pretty much everything,” Jadue Zalaquett says. “It was seven of us sleeping in one bedroom at one point.” The American dream felt distant. But the boy…
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Colorado Gator Farm fire claims lives of rescue animals
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An early morning fire at the Colorado Gator Farm in Alamosa County claimed the lives of several rescue animals Tuesday. According to the Mosca-Hooper Fire Department, the fire was reported around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Responding crews arrived at the farm around 4:35 a.m., with Alamosa…
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Redistricting lobbying laws violated, new complaint alleges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A complaint filed today with the Colorado secretary of state accuses a group of secretly funded political operatives of illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commissioners. The complaint, filed by former Democratic state lawmaker Stanley Matsunaka, accuses former Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty and former Colorado House…
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Memo detailing alleged Colorado judicial misconduct, sexual harassment also describes sexist workplace
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