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Colorado funeral homeowner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year sentenced

DENVER – A Colorado funeral homeowner who pleaded guilty to leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 peopl...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election conspiracy theorist sticks by false 2020 claims in defamation trial

DENVER – One of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, stuck by his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen while testi...

DATE: Jun 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cortez man who threatened to kill Colorado election official gets prison

Teak Ty Brockbank blamed exposure to far-right content for motivating his online threats

DATE: May 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty

Miles Harford faced a dozen counts including four counts of abuse of a corpse

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado artist denies trying to distort Trump in portrait

Portraitist Sarah Boardman says her business has been harmed by president’s comments

DATE: Apr 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Portrait of Donald Trump – that he called ‘distorted’ – is removed from Colorado Capitol

A portrait of Donald Trump that he said was “purposefully distorted” was removed from a wall at the Colorado state Capitol where it had been since 2019. After Trump posted complaints about ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nation and world briefs

Top Russian official meets North Korea's Kim and thanks him for support in Ukraine war SEOUL, South Korea – A top Russian security official met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongy...

DATE: Mar 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

University of Colorado among 50 facing federal investigations as part Trumps anti-DEI campaign

Agency said schools could lose funding over ‘race-based preferences’

DATE: Mar 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Thieves nab pricey bulldogs from Colorado pet store after faking a seizure, sheriff says

DENVER – Thieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a Colorado pet store after a man allegedly faked a seizure to distract employees while an accomplice grabbed the puppies from a pe...

DATE: Feb 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE – A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom v...

DATE: Feb 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico