Tag: leon kelly
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El Paso County appoints new coroner
El Paso County has appointed a forensic pathologist to replace resigning coroner Dr. Leon Kelly to serve out the remainder of his term. A 12-year veteran of the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley is currently the deputy chief medical examiner. She earned a medical degree from Baylor, has medical examiner specialty training…
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Well-known El Paso County coroner announces he’ll be stepping down
Most of the boxes for the possible scenarios and a few surprises of what a forensic pathologist could encounter on the job have been checked off for El Paso County Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Leon Kelly. “When you think of all the things that have happened over the last decade, there wasn’t a…
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Well-known El Paso County coroner announces he’ll be stepping down
Most of the boxes for the possible scenarios and a few surprises of what a forensic pathologist could encounter on the job have been checked off for El Paso County Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Leon Kelly. “When you think of all the things that have happened over the last decade, there wasn’t a…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.,’ Touch a Truck and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Belle will fall in love with a beast this weekend during Academy of Community Theatre’s (ACT II) production of “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” a shorter version of the Tony Award-winning musical. Adapted from Disney’s Academy Award-winning 1991 animated film, the show features popular songs like “Be Our Guest,” “If I Can’t Love Her” and “Human…
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Fentanyl-related deaths more than double in El Paso County
Overdoses related to fentanyl — a potent synthetic opioid — more than doubled last year in El Paso County, according to data from the county coroner’s office. For years, public health and law enforcement officials warned about the powerful drug that was causing spikes in overdoses on the East Coast and steadily making its way toward western…
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Opening up El Paso County likely to be a gradual process, even without county rules
The color-coded state dial that guided radical shifts in daily life at restaurants and gyms during the pandemic expired on Friday — and with no local guidelines to take its place, the El Paso County community might soon feel more open. But it will likely take time for businesses to adjust, and some social distancing rules…