Tag: Fremont County
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Homicide investigation underway after 2 bodies found in Phantom Canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officers from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office say a double homicide investigation is underway after a man and a woman were found deceased in Fremont County on July 16. At approximately 9:00 p.m., deputies from…
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Little-known hot springs oasis south of Colorado Springs expands
Four or five years ago, friends invited Chris McLaughlin, a fairly new resident of Fremont County in southern Colorado, to what was an exclusive New Year’s Day tradition at a little-known, hot spring-fed pool. “It was extra special,” McLaughlin recalls. “I remember that first night, floating in the pool, staring at the stars, and I’m…
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Judge rebukes prosecutors in Barry Morphew case; trial still set to begin this month
In a 20-page order, the judge in the Barry Morphew case gave a scathing rebuke to the prosecution Friday for what he called a “sloppy” and “reckless” pattern of discovery violations so brazen, the judge maintained an earlier order excluding 14 of the State’s 16 experts. Ousted from testifying as experts are witnesses who were…
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Penrose emerging as cider, wine and mead production center
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Penrose is already famous for its apple orchards, but the small community south of Colorado Springs is fast becoming known for its wines, hard ciders and meads. Their makers have formed a co-op and are…
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Crowley County prison coronavirus outbreak infects 162 inmates, Fremont County prison outbreak grows to 562
A privately managed state prison west of Pueblo in Crowley County reported a new coronavirus outbreak this week that’s sickened 162 inmates. The outbreak is one of the newest in a prison in Colorado where inmates live in close quarters and outbreaks have grown rapidly sickening hundreds. At the Crowley County Correctional Facility in Olney…