Governor appoints Samuel S. Vigil to the 16th Judicial District Court

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has appointed Samuel S. Vigil to the 16th Judicial District Court.  The vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable Michael A. Schiferl, and is effective July 2, 2022.  

Vigil is a part-time Bent County Court Judge, a position he has held since 2013, and a part-time District Court Magistrate, a position he has held since 2020, both in the 16th Judicial District. 

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Resurfacing of US 50 between Pueblo and Avondale will begin June 13 

The Colorado Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Martin Marietta, will be resurfacing US Highway 50 between Mile Post 316.5 and MP 331. 

The project will start at the intersection of US 50 and Bonforte Boulevard in Pueblo and continue east on US 50 to Avondale Boulevard. 

Other improvements that will be done to the roadway include micro-surfacing, bridge work, guardrail replacement, ADA ramps, and possible slope paving. 

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Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings?

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent Buffalo grocery attack and that on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Such a prohibition has been in place before.

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