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After dropping for three-straight years, youth crime is once again on the rise across the state of Colorado. Violent crimes rates have especially skyrocketed. 2023 in Weld County alone, there have been three high-profile cases involving minors: a 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder for shooting his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend, a matricide-suicide involving a 15-year-old in Severance, and a double shooting near Sunborn Park in Greeley. But what’s causing these young people to commit such violent crimes?

When Rosa Beltran was going through high school in the late 1990s in a small town in southern Colorado, she never expected to graduate.

After naming four finalists and having two drop out, the Windsor-Severance school district added another candidate. Meet the finalists.

March organizers pose with a banner featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. Marchers walked down 10th Avenue Jan. 18. Photo by Katherine Stahla The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted every aspect of daily life. Many events that would be held in-person in normal years have switched to being held completely virtually. Greeley’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration was no exception.  The event, hosted by UNC, AIMS Community College, and Greeley District 6 was held entirely over Zoom. The hour-long presentation featured performances from poets, dancers, actors and chefs from UNC and arou...