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1.Glenwood Springs to launch automated speed cameras in October 

Beginning in October, Glenwood Springs will roll out automated speed cameras aimed at curbing speeding and reducing crashes on city streets, according to a city news release.

Drivers can expect a 30-day warning period beginning in October, with citations set to start in November.

The program will launch with five total cameras installed at the 100 block of Midland Avenue near Dairy Queen, two at 601 Midland Avenue near Yampah Mountain High School, North Midland Avenue at County Road 117, and the 3500 block of South Glen Avenue.

-Staff report 

2.Colorado’s past preserved in Texaco building’s historic designation 

The Western Slope has long been a rugged place to settle, but generations who came before left a foundation for today’s communities. In New Castle, one piece of that past will soon be formally recognized.

The New Castle Historic Preservation Commission is set to grant historic designation to the former Texaco building downtown, marking the first such designation in several years.

The building, now home to Down Valley Brewing, is owned by Haley and Brad Williams, who moved to town from Denver in 2023. Once a Texaco station and mechanic shop, the structure has been preserved as both a community hub and a reminder of Colorado’s history.

-Katherine Tomanek 

3.‘There’s a human cost’: In Colorado mountain communities, some sheriffs are informed of ICE operations-others are not, causing ‘risks’ 

Colorado mountain towns are grappling with the impacts of a wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

Federal agents have detained dozens of individuals on the Western Slope this summer — although ICE has declined to provide information on exactly how many have been detained or the names of those it has taken into custody.

Meanwhile, rumors have swirled on social media, and community members have described an atmosphere of fear that has infiltrated workplaces and schools. Construction businesses have reported fewer workers showing up, and some school districts in the mountains have documented impacts to attendance as a result of ICE operations.

-Ryan Spencer, Robert Tann and Andrea Teres-Martinez 

4.Colorado State Patrol troopers hand out 50 citations for chain law violations during enforcement operation

With snow starting to fall in Colorado, law enforcement officers are ensuring that commercial motor vehicles are complying with the state’s commercial vehicle chain law.

The Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Port of Entry Officers conducted their second chain law enforcement operation of the season on Wednesday on Interstate 70 near Dotsero, according to a news release.

Colorado’s commercial vehicle chain law and passenger vehicle traction laws went into effect Sept. 1, requiring commercial vehicles to carry chains and passenger vehicles to have proper traction devices. The winter driving laws remain in effect through the end of next May.

-Staff report 

5.Rifle man turns perseverance into purpose 

“Never give up”: that’s Rifle local Tristian Grey’s life motto. 

Tattooed on his left arm, the phrase is more than daily inspiration — it’s a reminder of where he’s been and, more importantly, how far he’s come. 

After having a stroke in the womb, Grey was born with gangrene — the death of body tissue when blood flow to a specific area is reduced — in one arm. By three years old, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. 

-Julianna O’Clair