Author: Nick Smith
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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…
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Man arrested in attack on Pikes Peak Cog Railway worker
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a staff member of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway in the railway’s parking lot over the weekend, Manitou Springs police said in a news release Monday. Randy…
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Colorado wildfires: Evacuation orders remain near Pagosa Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An out-of-control structure fire that forced evacuations in Pagosa Springs has begun to be contained as fire lines held throughout Monday, according to Archuleta County officials. Located about 11 miles west of the The Springs Resort and hot springs in Pagosa Springs, the Oak fire…
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Weather alert: Large hail, tornados possible in Colorado Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Severe thunderstorms are “near certain” Saturday across the eastern Colorado plains, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. There will be a chance for “very large” hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and isolated tornados. The possible weather hazards have prompted the weather agency to…
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Paddleboarder, dog die in apparent drowning at Eleven Mile State Park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities recovered the bodies of a paddleboarder and a dog at Eleven Mile State Park in Park County late Friday evening after they were reported missing earlier in the day, according to park officials. Three…
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Colorado wildfires update: Burning slows as big blaze nears containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fighting through scorching weather, harsh drought conditions and mountainous terrain, fire crews have almost contained a wildfire in western Colorado that has burned over 15,000 acres and fully controlled a smaller one. Five wildfires were sparked by lightning strikes over three weeks ago and have…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeks help solving decades-old murder case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Towana Lewis was found dead at 17, floating in a ditch near Security-Widefield over 30 years ago. Detectives are still working to solve her murder and are asking the public for help. The cold case…
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Former Colorado deputy on the run after being accused of possession of child pornography
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former deputy from the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office in southwest Colorado is on the run after allegedly being caught with 27 videos of child pornography, according to state investigators. Jesus Damian Nieblas, 28, resigned from the county’s sheriff’s office, located in Telluride, June 25…