NEWS: Fri. March 12, 2010Posted by Janine Mayfield on March 12th, 2010

On Monday March 15, Charlie Sheen is scheduled to appear in Pitkin County District Court at 2:15 pm. On Christmas Day, Sheen was arrested for Menacing, a class five felony, Criminal Mischief, a class one misdemeanor and Second Degree Assault, a class four felony. The charges were coupled with a domestic violence component.  An arraignment hearing on February 8, 2010 reduced the charge of Second Degree Assault to Third Degree Assault, which is a class one misdemeanor.
Source: Press Release  (Posted 2:02p by Jim Kapp)

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Heyl Construction have begun work  on the State Highway  340 Intersection Improvement Project in Fruita. The project, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was contracted to Heyl—a Western Slope contractor from Newcastle—for $1.36 million.  The project area includes SH 340 north of I-70 at Aspen and Cherry streets, as well as south of I-70 to Redcliff Drive. The project has a completion date set for May 21, 2010.
Source: News Release  (Posted 2:04p by Jim Kapp)

Growing marijuana can be legal in the state of Colorado, but still illegal under federal law. There in lies the conflict and confusion.  KJCT reports that Colorado lawmakers are asking the federal government to halt medical marijuana raids.  They say these raids are making it harder to create rules regulating the industry.  Dispensaries are trying to help their patients while trying to keep the business legal.  Medical marijuana dispensaries continue to face challenges as they try to stay in business while lawmakers continue to figure out what rules should be in place.  Meanwhile the Department of Justice and local law enforcement face a balancing act of their own– enforcing the laws already in place.
Source: KJCT (Posted 2:05p by Jim Kapp)