DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news on March 14, 2024: The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) honored 35 Tribal College and University Students of the Year and 35 Coca Cola First Generation Scholars at a ceremony held on Sunday, March 10 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Dr. Charles M. Roessel, President of Dine College, was also named the College Fund's 2023-24 Tribal College and University President Honoree of the Year. The Ad more PR

PUEBLO, Colorado, March 15 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news on March 14, 2024: The City of Pueblo received a $502,500 grant award from the Attorney General's Office and Colorado Office of Financial Empowerment. The City of Pueblo was one of 10 recipients to receive awards and Pueblo City Council approved the grant on Monday, Feb. 26. "The City of Pueblo is grateful to receive this grant funding as we continue the launch within the first year of Pueblo's Financial Empowerment Cen more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Produce Safety Rule ended harvest and post-harvest agricultural water enforcement discretion for both large and small farms who use water during or after produce harvest. The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) staff inspects farms to ensure compliance with subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule, which sets standards for how to test, treat, and more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Howard Richards, Sr. to the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs. Howard Richards, Sr. is the former Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. He is the first Tribal member to serve on the Veteran's Board. His historic appointment comes just before Ute Day at the Capitol, a day that celebrates and honors the invaluable contributions that the Southern Ut more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Governor Polis made appointments in the 6th and 16th Judicial Districts. The Governor appointed Sean P. Murray as the District Attorney for the 6th Judicial District. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of District Attorney Christian Champagne and is effective on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Mr. Murray is an Assistant District Attorney for the 6th Judici more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission announced trail-funding allocations for the 2024 Non-Motorized Trail and Land and Water Conservation Grants at its meeting in Denver on March 13. The Commission unanimously approved the grants. "Colorado's hiking trails are a major way we experience and enjoy our great outdoors. Whether it's hiking through your fav more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- The Colorado Supreme Court issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Colorado Supreme Court announced today that starting with the July 2028 administration of the bar examination, law school graduates will take the NextGen examination rather than the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which has been used in Colorado since 2012. Fourteen other states so far have announced plans to adopt the NextGen exam, which was developed by the National Conference of  more PR

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, March 15 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news release: Colorado Mesa University and Mesa County Valley School District 51 celebrate the incredible achievements of Angelina Alejandre, a junior at Central High School, and Terrence Liu, a sophomore at Grand Junction High School, for being selected to participate in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) in Washington, D.C. Alejandre and Liu, both first-generation students in the CMU TRIO Upward B more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Scythe Robotics, a producer of advanced, commercial-grade autonomous solutions for the landscape industry, has selected Longmont, Colorado for expansion. The company has expanded its Boulder County headquarters and manufactur more PR

LA JUNTA, Colorado, March 15 -- Otero College issued the following news: Otero College will be hosting the CCCS Strategic Plan Listening Tour on Wednesday, March 27, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in McBride Hall, Room 137, and is open to all staff, students, and community members. Beginning in March, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education (SBCCOE) began a statewide listening tour that will help create more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, March 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news on March 14, 2024: * * * Experts warn dog owners about Colorado River swimming * * * UC Riverside scientists confirm, for the first time, that a potentially fatal dog parasite is present in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through California. The parasite, Heterobilharzia americana, is a flatworm commonly referred to as liver fluke. Previously found almost exclusively more PR