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1. Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebarts bill to strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections heads to U.S. House  

A bill to delist gray wolves from the federal Endangered Species Act is heading to the U.S. House of Representatives after clearing its first hurdle.

The legislation — championed by Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Republican colleague from Wisconsin, ​​Rep. Tom Tiffany — was passed by the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, April 9, in a 24-17 vote. 

The Pet and Livestock Protection Act would not only delist the species but also prevent judicial review of the legislative action. 

-Ali Longwell 

2. 112-year-old Silt home full of history, charm and gemstones hits the market 

There’s a lot of history around Garfield County— from the sacred Yampah Vapor Caves in Glenwood Springs, where Native Americans once sought healing, to the Bookcliffs Arts Center in Rifle, a former homestead for the Morrow family. 

Tucked into Eighth Street in Silt sits another local relic: a home built in 1913 that’s still standing, fully functional and about to hit the market for just the second time in its 112-year history.

The home is currently occupied by Dennie Rae, however, Rae hadn’t planned on it: she acquired the house from the estate of her brother, Richard DeWyne, who passed away in 2021. She bought the house to close his estate.

-Katherine Tomanek

3. Four arrested, over 170k in stolen vehicles recovered in Rifle during multi-agency investigation  

Four people suspected of multiple car thefts across Colorado and Utah were arrested in Rifle on Wednesday morning, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.

The arrests were the result of a coordinated effort involving the Colorado State Patrol, Special Problem Enforcement and Response (SPEAR) Task Force and Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities recovered more than $170,000 in property, including two stolen trucks, two stolen trailers, two stolen Polaris Rzrs and one stolen Polaris Rzr frame. 

On Tuesday, law enforcement identified a suspect vehicle in eastern Utah on Tuesday. They believed the suspects would cross back into Colorado early Wednesday morning with stolen vehicles, a method they were thought to have used in prior incidents. 

-Staff Report 

4. Recognizing heroism in service: Glenwood Springs’ South Bridge project 

Heroism doesn’t mean competing with those around you, but rather serving them in ways both large and small. 

It can mean taking swift action to protect the lives of those around you in the face of an armed suspect or stabilizing a patient at the scene of a crash. 

Yet it can also be as simple as doing yard work for an elderly resident no longer able to do it herself. Or working to help law enforcement in their charitable efforts such as Shop with a Cop, Law Enforcement and Family night and more. 

-Peter Baumann 

5. Garfield County Commissioners oppose new Colorado gun law restricting certain semi-automatic firearms 

Garfield county commissioners on Monday unanimously passed a resolution “strongly opposing” a newly signed Colorado gun control bill that places restrictions on many semiautomatic firearms.

Senate Bill 25-003, signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on April 10, restricts the manufacture, distribution, sale, transfer and purchase of certain semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and gas-operated handguns with detachable magazines. Semiautomatic firearms — such as AK-47 and AR-15 style rifles — fire once with each pull of the trigger and automatically load the next round. 

The bill, which will go into effect on August 1, 2026, also creates education and training requirements for potential buyers of such firearms. 

-Julianna O’Clair