Tag: Florence
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4th of July in Colorado: From Arvada to Grand Lake, a look at celebrations across the state
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nothing says summer like oohing and aahing as sparkling, human-made constellations explode in the night skies to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here’s a roundup of Fourth of July fireworks and celebrations across the state. • Arvada: 5:30…
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Colorado judge rejects inmate’s request to order changes to prison dental policies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge has rebuffed an inmate’s request to order prison officials to halt their alleged unofficial policy of denying dental crowns to detainees, believing the Federal Bureau of Prisons should be left to manage its own medical protocols. Peter George Noe, who is incarcerated…
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Little-known hot springs oasis south of Colorado Springs expands
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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,…
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Federal judge considers ‘misleading’ prison explanation of Boston bomber’s restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Wednesday questioned a Federal Bureau of Prisons official about the accuracy of the bureau’s response to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man sentenced to death for killing four people in April 2013 in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing, and who is now challenging…
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Former Florence city manager sexually harassed women, affidavit says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Florence City Manager Mike Patterson repeatedly made inappropriate sexual advances toward several women he worked with, an arrest affidavit shows. Patterson, 54, was arrested Monday evening at the Denver International Airport on two alleged counts of felony stalking, among other charges, based on a…
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Inmate found dead at federal prison in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 31-year-old inmate at a southern Colorado federal prison was found dead late Saturday, Federal Bureau of Prisons officials reported. Bret Zimmer was found unresponsive about 8:30 p.m. by staff members at the Federal Correctional…