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Return to Nature owners have arraignment pushed back
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home will enter pleas at a hearing in September, an El Paso County judge decided Thursday. Carie and Jon Hallford face 286 criminal charges stemming from the discovery in October of 189 bodies improperly stored at the funeral home in Penrose. The...
Former Return to Nature funeral home owners mulling plea offers
The couple accused of piling 189 bodies in their former Return to Nature funeral home facility in Penrose is contemplating separate plea offers in both their state and federal cases. Carie Halford, 46, and her husband, Jon Hallford, 43, were slated to appear Thursday in El Paso County District Court...
Pueblo officials seeking suspects involved in attempted robbery of dispensary, two gun stores
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep an eye out for two individuals and the vehicles involved in the attempted robbery of a marijuana dispensary and two gun stores. The attempted crimes were reported in the early morning of July...
UPDATE: Final arraignment hearing for Hallfords scheduled
UPDATE: THURSDAY 7/11/2024 8:49 a.m. (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The arraignment hearing for Jon and Carie Hallford has been pushed back to Sept. 20 at 1:30 p.m. to give time for the Hallfords to review the recent plea offer from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. ORIGINAL STORY: Hallfords return to court on Thursday for arraignment […]
Hearing loud booms in north Pueblo County, Pueblo West? Fort Carson training is underway
If you hear loud booming noises in north Pueblo over the next month and a half, don't panic — the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade will be conducting aerial gunnery training exercises from July 10 to Aug. 25 on Fort Carson, according to a Tuesday news release from the 4th Infantry Division. During that timeframe, increased noise and low-flying helicopters can be expected toward the southern end of Fort Carson. ...
Sip and Laugh: Florence Brewing’s Fifty Shades of Comedy
(FLORENCE, Colo.) — The Florence Brewing Company announced Sir D and Pam are hosting the “Fifty Shades of Comedy” show on Saturday, July 13, at 8 p.m., for mature audiences, only. Special guests include Jon Carelli and Otis. Tickets are $20 for ages 21 and over, tickets include two sodas, beers, wines, or well drinks. […]
Fun flows July 26–27 at Royal Gorge White Water Festival!
(SPONSORED) — Get ready for the 15th Annual Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival (RGWF), where adrenaline meets community spirit along the Arkansas River. Enjoy two days of bands, beer, boats, and family fun in the beautiful Centennial Park and Arkansas River Park!. Kevin Brown, Vice President of the Fremont Community...
Cañon City Police Department
24-00035205 1300 blk. of College Ave., Tyler Burkhart, (26), of Cañon City, was arrested on an outstanding arrest warrant. 24-00035213 1300 blk. of Phay Ave., Kolbee Taylor, (32), of Cañon City, was arrested on charges of third-degree criminal trespass and obstructing a peace officer. 24-00035223 200 blk. of...
Janice Fazzino joins Iron Insurance partners
Iron Insurance Partners is proud to announce the addition of Janice Fazzino to the group of owners. Iron Insurance Partners was established in 1943 as an independent insurance agency and has evolved to include several locations throughout the region. Currently, there are agencies throughout Kansas: Cimarron, Dodge City, Garden City, Hugoton, Liberal, Norton, Salina, Scott City, South Hutchinson, Spearville, Syracuse and Wichita, as well as Cañon City, Colorado.
Never say never | Intentional Living
As a jack of all trades, I feel relief when I decide to let go of a pursuit. Once I decide I’m finished with something, I mentally put it into a “never again” category and move on. I’m starting to see that this perspective doesn’t leave room...
Rep. Pettersen’s plans to improve Colorado water infrastructure clear major hurdle
U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen’s (CO-07) provisions in the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA), a legislative package that enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve and develop waterways and water infrastructure in the United States, cleared a major hurdle as it passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on a bipartisan basis.
Cañon City man accused of killing 10-month-old baby arrested on new assault charge
Less than six weeks after his murder case was dismissed, William Jacobs has been arrested on unrelated charges of second-degree assault and obstructing a peace officer. Jacobs, 22, was booked into the Fremont County Detention Center early Wednesday morning. His dismissed case, which is currently being appealed, involves the death...
Anita McCoy Dance Studio receives top awards at International Dance Competition in Galveston, Texas
Twenty students from the Anita McCoy Dance Studio, who completed 17 routines, received Platinum and above First Rating in the Starquest 2024 World Finals Competition from June 15-19 in Galveston, Texas. Platinum Award routines included: Gimme, Feeling Good, and You Are My Sunshine, choreographed by Emilee Richardson. Look At Me...
WANTED: Man sought in Colorado after 2 pounds of marijuana, a gun and other drugs found in vehicle
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Authorities in Colorado are asking the public for help when it comes to tracking down 36-year-old Robert Pierce. According to a post on CrimeWatch.net, a Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to pull Pierce over for a tail light violation along County Road 123 near Penrose on June 11.
Cañon City Police: Man arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance – fentanyl
3100 blk. of Highway 50, Christopher Casper, 40, of Pueblo, was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance -Fentanyl and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 3100 blk. of Highway 50, Vincent Gay, 30, was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant. 3100 blk. of Highway 50, Justin Fowler, 34, of Pueblo,...
WFHS to host open house July 14
Western Fremont Historical Society will host “A Look Back into History” open house from 1-3 p.m. July 14 at the Cotopaxi-Mullins History Center at the corner of Plum Street and CR 12 in Cotopaxi. The event is free, according to a press release. Coaldale artist Robert Parker of...
Multiple Safeway stores in Colorado Springs could be sold
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - On Monday, the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway released a list of stores they plan to sell as a part of a massive, proposed merger nearly two years in the making. Kroger and Albertsons announced earlier this year they plan to divest 579...
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