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Walsenburg cop sentenced in federal drug case, faces state charge brought while on bond
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jailhouse phone call from a man to his police officer ex-wife tipped off authorities that the couple was hoarding heroin and drug money in their Pueblo apartment, according to a press release from the…
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As snow blows in northeast, Colorado Springs ties decades-old high temp record
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Summer in January is coming to an end almost as quickly as it began, providing a brief and enjoyable – but not-quite historic – respite from record-breaking cold. Colorado Springs and Pueblo tied daily records…
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Fountain man to pay $130k for taking disability money from Veterans Affairs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fountain man who pleaded guilty to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs was sentenced Tuesday to federal prison and ordered to repay the government. Albert Kenneth Lender, 62, was indicted by a federal grand…
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As snow blows in northeast, Colorado Springs ties decades-old high temp record
Summer in January is coming to an end almost as quickly as it began, providing a brief and enjoyable – but not-quite historic – respite from record-breaking cold. Colorado Springs and Pueblo tied daily records for high temperatures Tuesday. In Colorado Springs, the high topped out at 67 degrees by 12:30 p.m., according to Randy…
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Fountain man to pay $130k for taking disability money from Veterans Affairs
A Fountain man who pleaded guilty to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs was sentenced Tuesday to federal prison and ordered to repay the government. Albert Kenneth Lender, 62, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 17 in Denver and pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to the government on…
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Walsenburg cop sentenced in federal drug case, faces state charge brought while on bond
A jailhouse phone call from a man to his police officer ex-wife tipped off authorities that the couple was hoarding heroin and drug money in their Pueblo apartment, according to a press release from the United States attorney’s office. Former Walsenburg police officer Gloria Suazo, 32, was sentenced last week to five years in federal…
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Colorado Springs apartment fire kills dog
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs apartment fire killed a dog Tuesday afternoon. The kitchen fire, at Citadel Village Apartment Homes on North Chelton Road, was reported shortly after 2 p.m. and was quickly contained by firefighters, according…
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6 minors rescued from sex trafficking around Western Stock Show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six minors were rescued from commercial sex trafficking before and during the recent National Western Stock Show in Denver, the FBI said Monday. Two unnamed traffickers were also arrested. Major events such as the stock…
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6 minors rescued from sex trafficking around Western Stock Show
Six minors were rescued from commercial sex trafficking before and during the recent National Western Stock Show in Denver, the FBI said Monday. Two unnamed traffickers were also arrested. Major events such as the stock show can attract people trying to profit from criminal activity such as juvenile sex trafficking, special agent Thomas Ravenelle said…
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Colorado Springs apartment fire kills dog
A Colorado Springs apartment fire killed a dog Tuesday afternoon. The kitchen fire, at Citadel Village Apartment Homes on North Chelton Road, was reported shortly after 2 p.m. and was quickly contained by firefighters, according to Colorado Springs Fire Capt. Steve Oswald. It didn’t spread to other units. One dog died in the fire and…