Author: Zachary Dupont zachary.dupont@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Line at Citizens Service Center polling location
Line outside of the Citizens Service Center at 5pm. Line is all down the hallway and now wrapping around the building. Voters are bundled up as temperatures drop. @csgazette pic.twitter.com/mPH7KRcyQm — Mack Bodell (@mackenziebodell) November 6, 2024
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Trial of man accused of ordering rap artist’s killing begins Tuesday in Colorado Springs
The man accused of ordering the death of a local rap artist in 2019 is set to begin his trial Tuesday, despite numerous complications and the man’s insistence on representing himself at trial. Derrick Bernard, 35, is accused of ordering Aee Shawn Mathews, 26, to kill William Underwood, who went by the rapper name “FYL Jackk,” on…
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Foreclosure faced at home believed to be origin of Highland Lakes fire, documents reveal
DIVIDE • The owner of the house believed to be the site where the Highland Lakes fire started had a judgment ruled against her last week forcing the sale of her home, which was under foreclosure. According to court documents obtained by The Gazette, Teller County District Court Judge William Moller on Oct. 23 ruled…
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Foreclosure faced at home believed to be origin of Highland Lakes fire, documents reveal
DIVIDE • The owner of the house believed to be the site where the Highland Lakes fire started had a judgment ruled against her last week forcing the sale of her home, which was under foreclosure. According to court documents obtained by The Gazette, Teller County District Court Judge William Moller on Oct. 23 ruled…
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Arrest made in fatal shooting near Colorado Springs youth football game
One person has been arrested for allegedly killing a man near a youth football game on the south side of Colorado Springs earlier this month. According to a news release from Colorado Springs police, Antivius Crowder, 31, was arrested Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Donte Maurice Rice on Oct.…
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Attorney claims accused UCCS shooter has ‘severe’ mental illness, asks judge to delay arraignment
The man accused of killing two people in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs earlier this year had his arraignment delayed on Friday morning. Nicholas Jordan, 25, is accused of shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and UCCS student Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, in the early morning hours of…
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Return to Nature owners plead guilty to federal wire fraud
DENVER • Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford appeared in federal court on Thursday to accept a plea deal, which could land the couple in prison for up to 15 years. In September, the Hallfords filed a notice of disposition and a motion requesting a change of plea on the federal 15 counts…
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Return to Nature owners to appear in federal court to plead guilty as part of deal
The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home are set to appear in court in later this week to plead guilty to federal charges. Jon and Carie Hallford are expected to plead guilty to 15 counts of wire fraud in federal court on Thursday after accepting a plea agreement in September, according to previous Gazette…
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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing woman in El Paso County after pair of mistrials
The man accused of killing a 25-year-old woman in unincorporated El Paso County last year was sentenced to life in prison last week after being found guilty of first-degree murder, court records obtained by The Gazette detail. Kevin Rued, 23, faced several charges including first-degree murder, for killing Sylena Maldonado in May 2023. According to previous reporting from…
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Mollie Kathleen inspections had been ‘satisfactory’
A news release from the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety announced that prior safety inspections of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine raised no concerns before the Oct. 10 fatal accident. Patrick Weier, 46, a resident of Victor and a tour guide at the mine, died as a result of an elevator malfunction, according…