Tag: Fremont County
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Colorado couple facing federal charges after plans to build “White supremacist” school uncovered
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man convicted on weapons charges in federal court was allegedly planning to build a school espousing White supremacist ideology in rural Fremont County. His wife, who now faces similar federal charges, says his plans were exaggerated in court. Rebecca Duncan, 58, said…
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‘Disturbing discovery:’ More than 115 bodies found improperly stored at Colorado funeral home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CAÑON CITY • In the coming months, investigators will be piecing together the identities of 115 bodies found this week in a seemingly desolate building in Penrose. The Return to Nature Funeral Home, a formerly Colorado Springs-based business, was using the modest 2,500-square-foot building, when neighbors reported a foul…
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Morphew district attorney now subject of 5 complaints after “outrageous” TV interview
District Attorney Linda Stanley has found herself in trouble again for allegedly improperly speaking publicly about a case before trial. The controversial prosecutor in the Barry Morphew case was already reprimanded once before for doing a pre-trial television interview about Suzanne Morphew’s disappearance on a podcast called “Profiling Evil.” In the latest incident, an attorney…
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4 victims identified in Teller County plane crash
Bruce Claremont, Laurie Aves and Roger and Katherine Duncan, all from Florence, were dead at the scene
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Small plane crash reported in Teller County
The Teller County Sheriff’s Office responded to a small plane crash near Phantom Canyon Road Sunday morning. In a posting on the agency’s Facebook page, it said “the area is difficult to get to and in a very remote location.” Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration would not confirm the number of passengers on the…
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State Supreme Court takes up cases on fishing rights, defamation, late-filed insurance claims
Colorado’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases on appeal, implicating private ownership of riverbeds throughout the state, liability for statements that attorneys make publicly about their cases, and the ability of homeowners to pursue insurance claims filed outside of their policy’s deadline. It takes the consent of three of the court’s seven members…
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COVID-19 infections expected to increase across Colorado after Thanksgiving
Colorado public health and medical professionals expect a bump in already steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and related hospitalizations across the state after the Thanksgiving holiday and through the winter season. But cases could be less severe than in past surges thanks to high immunity levels in the community, they said. “We’re going to see high…
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Appeals court upholds Fremont County conviction despite sleeping juror
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Even though a Fremont County judge noticed a juror closing his eyes for “four to five minutes a couple of times” during the questioning of a key prosecution witness, Colorado’s second-highest court found no violation of the defendant’s right to a fair trial. The state Supreme Court has previously interpreted Colorado’s constitution to guarantee a…