TRUMP HEADED TO DENVER AREA FOR GARDNER FUNDRAISER
President Donald Trump will participate in a Denver-area fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner next week, according to Gardner’s campaign.
A spokesperson for the Yuma Republican, who spoke at a rally with Trump last month in Colorado Springs, confirmed a fundraiser will occur but deferred to the Trump campaign for details.
On Feb. 20, Trump rallied thousands of fans in Colorado Springs, praising Gardner along the way. Although the senator did not vote for Trump in 2016, the two have grown closer in the years since. Both face re-election in November.
“You are going to help us get Cory Gardner across that line because he’s been with us 100%,” Trump told his boisterous crowd of supporters. “There was no waver. He’s been with us. There was no waver with Cory, and we appreciate that.”
Gardner, who voted in February to acquit Trump and prevent witnesses in the Senate’s impeachment trial, has Trump’s “total support and endorsement,” the president said.
Nine Democrats are competing in a primary for the opportunity to face Gardner, a field led by former Gov. John Hickenlooper. On Thursday, a spokeswoman for Hickenlooper said Trump is returning to Colorado “to help his yes-man rake in more cash from wealthy donors.”
Man found dead in the Gregory Canyon area.
BOULDER COUNTY» Law enforcement officials found the body of a man about 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the Gregory Canyon area, near Boulder. His death is not believed to be suspicious, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Law enforcement was notified Wednesday night that the man had been missing.
A family member said they were concerned for the man’s welfare, the news release said.
That night, searchers looked for the man on Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks property. Because of high winds, tracking dogs were unable to perform their duties, the news release said. A second search was launched Thursday morning. About an hour later, city rangers found him.
Man, allegedly on drugs, is accused of stabbing own dog to death. COLLINS» A man
FORT was arrested Monday on suspicion of physically assaulting another man and fatally stabbing his own dog while under the influence of illegal drugs, police said Wednesday.
On Monday, police learned resident Aaron La Guardia, 35, had assaulted a man and stabbed the dog while he was under the influence of an illegal substance, a news release said. It did not specify which type of drug. The man was not injured, but the dog did not survive, police said.
La Guardia faces charges of third-degree assault, a Class 3 misdemeanor; menacing, a Class 4 felony; first-degree burglary, a Class 3 felony; and aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class 6 felony.
La Guardia is in custody in the Larimer County Jail on a $1,500 bail. He is scheduled to appear in court March 9.
Utah Senate approves, tables ban on driver cellphone use.
CITY» The Utah Senate SALT LAKE voted for preliminary approval of a bill to ban hand-held cellphone use while driving.
The bill received majority support in the 19-8 vote but was tabled before final passage because the legislation would impact the budget, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Don Ipson is on hold until funding is found for the estimated $70,800 price tag because of increased court costs.
Several bill supporters spoke about friends or family members who were killed or injured by drivers distracted by phones.
Republican Sen. Curt Bramble said he opposed similar bills for years as too limiting, until two longtime friends were hit by a driver who was talking on a cellphone, killing one of them.