Abby Harrison

Raleigh

Court Reporter at Law360

@law360 court reporter in North Carolina. formerly @gunnisontimes, alum @columbiajourn

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REGIONAL: Friendship that spanned oceans Gunnison woman meets near 30-year pen pal in Budapest

Feb 19, 2025 | montrosepress.com | Abby Harrison

The woman was surrounded by commuter chatter spoken in a language she did not understand, which spurred her to walk faster through the evening crowd at Budapest’s Kelenföld railway station. Katy Murtaugh was in search of a woman she’d never met, but whose mannerisms, unique gait and family she’d been eager to get to know for years. When Murtaugh found this woman, she hastened toward her and they embraced.
REGIONAL: Researchers estimate Western brings over $150 million to county

Feb 16, 2025 | montrosepress.com | Abby Harrison

It may come as no surprise that Western Colorado University students and staff populate the hills of the East River Valley to catalogue plant species, move downed timber off trails in the Gunnison National Forest, bus tables at local restaurants or work with kids in the school district. Now, the impact of this work (and more) on the valley has been captured and converted into real dollars from research released last fall.
Researchers estimate Western brings over $150 million to county

Feb 12, 2025 | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Abby Harrison

It may come as no surprise that Western Colorado University students and staff populate the hills of the East River Valley to catalogue plant species, move downed timber off trails in the Gunnison National Forest, bus tables at local restaurants or work with kids in the school district. Now, the impact of this work (and more) on the valley has been captured and converted into real dollars from research released last fall.
REGIONAL: Recovery coalition set for busy year

Feb 7, 2025 | montrosepress.com | Abby Harrison

In the Gunnison Valley, alcohol and drug addiction lingers in the lives of local residents. In an effort to reach more people, the community’s recovery network, GRASP, is attempting to streamline resources for people struggling with addiction in the first quarter of the year. GRASP, housed within Gunnison County Juvenile Services, is a group of community partners addressing gaps in care for substance use disorder, prevention, treatment and recovery.
Recovery coalition set for busy year

Feb 5, 2025 | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Abby Harrison

Substance use treatment resources growing in valley In the Gunnison Valley, alcohol and drug addiction lingers in the lives of local residents. In an effort to reach more people, the community’s recovery network, GRASP, is attempting to streamline resources for people struggling with addiction in the first quarter of the year.
CBMR lift workers consider a strike

Jan 29, 2025 | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Abby Harrison |Mariel Wiley

Negotiations this week went well, union says Vail Resorts faces the possibility of another labor strike after settling with ski patrollers in Park City, Utah earlier this month — this time, from a group of employees at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR). The Crested Butte Lift Maintenance Union, composed of 12 lift maintenance technicians, passed a strike “authorization” vote on Jan.
School district responds to anonymous letter

Jan 29, 2025 | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Abby Harrison

Acknowledges ‘improper’ disposal of vehicles; policy change The Gunnison Watershed School District has asserted that its employees did not embezzle money from the district or violate its own policies, in response to an anonymous writer who sent letters across the community alleging various crimes had been committed.
Former GHS teacher faces 10 counts of sexual assault

Jan 29, 2025 | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Abby Harrison

Preliminary hearing set for Feb. 21 Former Gunnison High School math teacher and basketball coach Thomas Kattnig now faces ten felony charges of sexual assault on a child from someone in a position of trust, and two misdemeanor charges of harassment. Kattnig worked in the Gunnison Watershed School District for nearly 30 years. Last summer, he was charged with a felony count of “sexual assault on […]
Native American remains still at Western Colorado University

Jan 27, 2025 | montrosepress.com | Abby Harrison

The remains of many Native American people still sit behind locked doors at Western Colorado University — over a year after the school received federal money to return them to a tribe in the region. Western started the process of returning those remains, known as “repatriation,” in 2023, but was stymied by slow communication with various tribes across the Mountain West.
REGIONAL: Proposed Starview development near CB South draws criticism - NIMBY or not?

Jan 17, 2025 | montrosepress.com | Abby Harrison

The community’s perennial dispute over the “right” balance between new development and rural character was on display last month during a meeting for a proposed housing project near Crested Butte South. Starview is in nascent stages of development, but has already proven controversial for many of its neighbors. Starview is planned for a parcel off Hwy. 135, just south of the road that leads into CB South, Cement Creek Road.