Tag: Fremont County
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Decision on former Morphew prosecutor’s fate delayed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The arm of the Colorado Supreme Court that oversees the state’s attorneys has pushed back Friday’s deadline to decide the fate of the embattled former prosecutor in the Morphew case. Linda Stanley, the sitting 11th Judicial District Attorney, could be disbarred, publicly or privately censured,…
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Colorado couple facing federal charges after plans to build “White supremacist” school uncovered
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
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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Appeals court upholds Fremont County conviction despite sleeping juror
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…
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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
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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Penrose emerging as cider, wine and mead production center
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…