DENVER, Colorado, March 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan announced today that Patrick Esch and Ed Dean Jagers of Springfield, Colorado, have agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded federal crop insurance programs by tampering with and damaging rain gauges. One way the United States Department of Agriculture supports farmers and ranchers is by provi  more

LOVELAND, Colorado, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract for the construction of water treatment and connection facilities for the Arkansas Valley Conduit Project to Thalle Construction for $28,710,676. This contract, partially funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funds construction of a backflow preventor connecting the main trunkline to Pueblo Water's sys  more

ALPINE, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A Mexican national pleaded guilty in a federal court in Pecos to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents, Sandra Araceli Diaz Vazquez, 37, of Chihuahua, Mexico, was suspected of delivering narcotics within the U.S. On Dec. 5, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop along Interstate 20 near Colorado  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Colorado man has been arrested for assaulting law enforcement and other charges during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Matthew James Melsen, 34, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is charged  more

COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Weather permitting, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will be conducting prescribed burning activities on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge beginning Monday, March 11th. The Service plans to burn up to 2,305 acres over four weeks. The burns will be conducted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Smoke will be visible for se  more