Colorado joins multi-state coalition to defend EPA methane rule

PLUS l Accusations of flawed Colorado crime lab work haunt 2003 rape conviction; Colorado Rockies, Ezequiel Tovar agree to contract extension and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Monday, March 25, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Colorado joins multi-state coalition to defend EPA methane rule]( - [Accusations of flawed Colorado crime lab work haunt 2003 rape conviction]( - [Report: Colorado Rockies, Ezequiel Tovar agree to contract extension]( [Colorado joins multi-state coalition to defend EPA methane rule]( Battle lines have been drawn in a fight between oil-producing red states and environmentally-driven blue states over a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Mountain Metro Transit announces schedule changes coming this spring]( [Colorado Springs First Lady Abbey Mobolade's innovative mental health initiative progresses]( [While passions run high at El Paso County Republican assemblies, many well-known politicians opt out]( [[SPONSORED] Western decor to suit your style]( Live the rustic dream! Get a home on the range vibe with a Western Chic interior design. [Read More]( More top stories: [6 residents displaced after 3-alarm blaze in northeast Colorado Springs renders 4 homes uninhabitable]( Six people were displaced from their homes on Sunday following a heavy structure fire that rendered four residences uninhabitable, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The blaze took place on Armdale Heights near Dublin Boulevard and impacted two duplexes, fire officials said. [Read More]( [Trial begins Monday for Falcon woman who says she carried God inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021]( Ten minutes spent on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, on what she considers a God-directed mission, could cost 71-year-old Falcon resident Rebecca Lavernz up to a year in prison and fines of more than $200,000. [Read More]( [Accusations of flawed Colorado crime lab work haunt 2003 rape conviction]( Every Saturday, the call comes in at 10:30 a.m., on the dot. Vinnie Chacon knows that’s when her 64-year-old brother James Hunter will telephone her from Colorado’s Territorial Correctional Facility in Cañon City. Hunter has been incarcerated for more than 21 years, ever since his 2003 conviction and sentence of 168 years in prison for a heinous attack and rape he continues to claim he did not do. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Rarely does a team in which every single player technically has at least one year of eligibility remaining have such a feeling of finality. But that’s how it felt after [No. 10 Colorado’s 81-77 loss to No. 2 Marquette]( in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Two prominent players from Air Force’s 2023-24 team have announced their plans to leave. Sophomores [Rytis Petraitis and Kellan Boylan both entered their names into the transfer portal on Sunday.]( Petraitis and Boylan are the Falcons’ first players of the 2024 offseason to enter the portal. The Colorado Rockies and shortstop [Ezequiel Tovar have agreed on a seven-year, $84 million contract extension]( according to Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Cloudy. High 34F. Winds N at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903