Author: Nick Smith
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Colorado officials launch investigation into ICE encounter during Durango protest
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating an immigration officer accused of shoving a woman to the ground during a protest in Durango, the agency announced on Thursday. The protest was sparked outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Durango on Monday after a father and his two children were taken by immigration…
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Small plane lands along major Colorado Springs road Wednesday morning
A small airplane made an emergency crash landing onto Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs early Wednesday morning, authorities reported. At least one lane of southbound Powers Boulevard at Barnes Road remained closed at 7 a.m. after a single-engine plane landed there at 4:15 a.m., according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Three people were on…
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1 injured in shooting near Colorado Springs Amazon center
One person is in surgery after a shooting early Friday morning near the Colorado Springs Amazon Distribution Center, authorities said. The shooting occurred shortly after 5 a.m. around Grinnell and South Powers boulevards near the Colorado Springs Airport, Colorado Springs Police Department Sergeant M. Freeman said. Southbound Grinnell Boulevard near Powers was closed for several…
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Trails, sidewalks along Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs to close Monday
All walkable paths along Fountain Creek between Mayfair Avenue and Old Mans Trail in Manitou Springs will be closed for around a month starting Monday, city officials said. The closure is associated with phase four of the Creek Walk Trail Project, which aims to create a safe, scenic and connected multimodal trail along Fountain Creek.…
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1 dead after car rolls off scenic Rampart Range Road near Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A driver is dead after their car flipped over multiple times in the back country of northwest of Colorado Springs during the night, according to police. The car’s passenger walked away from the crash around…
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Renewed questions of public trust in Colorado funeral homes following Pueblo discovery
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two years after the discovery of almost 200 decomposing bodies inside Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, state inspectors found 24 more neglected corpses hidden inside Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter’s business, Davis Mortuary. Some of those bodies, investigators said, had been hidden for 15 years, and…
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Homicide investigation underway after body found near Colorado Springs park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A homicide investigation is underway after a body was found near Monument Valley Park early Thursday morning, Colorado Springs police confirmed. A call came in around 8:15 a.m. near the intersection of Cache La Poudre…
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Body found in creek near downtown Colorado Springs as heavy rains roll through area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A recovery operation is underway after a body was found in a creek near downtown Colorado Springs Tuesday morning. The body was located around 8 a.m. where Shooks Run meets up with Fountain Creek near…
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Governor calls on Pueblo coroner to resign after discovery of 20 decomposing bodies in his funeral home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO • Black birds flew over Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter’s funeral home as the tall building loomed over those who passed by Friday. The scene followed a 36-hour period of law enforcement learning that the Davis Mortuary, co-owned by Cotter and his brother, Chris,…
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Criminal investigation begins after ‘around 20’ decomposing bodies found in funeral home owned by Pueblo County coroner
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO – A multi-agency criminal investigation is underway after state inspectors found “around 20” decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter during an annual inspection. Brian Cotter, 64, and his privately-owned funeral home are under investigation after state…