Tag: Colorado
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Colorado dentist charged with poisoning his wife’s protein shakes faces new charges
A Colorado dentist accused of spiking his wife’s protein shakes with a fatal dose of poison faces two new charges, including solicitation to commit murder, officials said Friday. James Craig, who was charged and pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder last year in the killing of Angela Craig, is now also accused of first-degree solicitation…
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Colorado school bus driver dismissed after leaving 40 kids at wrong stop in freezing temperatures
A Colorado school bus driver allegedly abandoned 40 elementary school-aged students at the wrong stop on Monday, leaving them frightened in the cold and dark, school officials and students say. The ordeal left young students from Clear Sky Elementary School in Castle Rock distressed, in tears and seeking aid from strangers, said school officials. Castle…
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Colorado star and Heisman Trophy favorite Travis Hunter says he will enter the NFL Draft
Colorado Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter said Thursday he plans to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft. “That’s definitely for sure,” Hunter, 21, told reporters when asked if he intended to declare. A favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, Hunter plays both cornerback and receiver for the Buffaloes. He is projected by many to be…
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Colorado election officials say they intercepted at least a dozen fraudulent ballots
At least a dozen mail ballots were stolen, fraudulently filled out and submitted in Colorado for the Nov. 5 election, the Colorado secretary of state’s office said Thursday. Officials said the issue was identified via the signature verification process, which checks the signatures on ballots against those the state has on file for voters. Authorities…
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Owners of Colorado funeral home where decomposing bodies were found plead guilty
Two co-owners of a Colorado funeral home where around 190 decomposing bodies were found last year pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges, officials said. Jon Hallford, 44, and his wife Carie Hallford, 47, co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in…
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Colorado girl, 8, fights back against kidnapper in clown mask, police say
An 8-year-old Colorado girl fought back against an intruder wearing a clown mask who tried to kidnap her during a violent late-night break-in at her family’s home, court documents show. The victim’s neighbor, Thomas Gallegos, 56, was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, assault, child abuse and burglary, police in the city of Sterling, northeast…
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‘Penguin Bandit’ who robbed multiple Colorado banks sentenced to 13 years in prison
A man whom authorities named the “Penguin Bandit” was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison last week after robbing multiple banks in the Denver, Colorado area. Samuel Richard Ruthstrom, 42, made a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after robbing four banks and attempting to rob a fifth in a matter of a…
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Organizers get same-sex marriage on the ballot in California, Colorado and Hawaii for 2024 election
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, doing away with a half-century of precedent, activists worried that other high court decisions could be in jeopardy are taking their concerns to the polls. California, Colorado and Hawaii will soon allow their residents to vote on ballot measures that would remove language from their…
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Man killed in Colorado mine accident identified as tour guide
The man who died in a Colorado mine elevator accident was a 46-year-old father and tour guide there, officials said Friday as investigators try to understand what exactly occurred. What Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell called a “very tragic accident” occurred as an elevator was about 500 feet down the 1,000-foot deep shaft at the Mollie Kathleen…
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Body parts found in Colorado freezer are those of 16-year-old girl last seen in 2005
Body parts found in a freezer earlier this year after a Colorado home was sold have been identified as those of the 16-year-old daughter of the home’s previous owner, authorities said Friday. The death of Amanda Leariel Overstreet is being investigated as a homicide and an investigation is ongoing, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said.…