BOULDER — Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has died. She was 78. Rorex died Sunday of complications from recent surgery at a hospice care facility in Longmont, the Daily Camera reported. […]
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11-year-old girl who died after tripping under moving school bus has been identified
An 11-year-old girl died in rural Colorado after tripping as she ran to catch her school bus and getting run over by the moving wheels, authorities said Thursday. Annaliese Backner, who went by “Anna,” was a sixth grader at Grand Valley Middle School in Parachute, the Garfield County Coroner’s Office said Friday. Parachute is about […]
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Fentanyl linked to deaths of 5 adults in Colorado apartment; baby, adult hospitalized
Five adults were found dead in a Colorado apartment Sunday after officials say they consumed a deadly amount of fentanyl apparently believing it was cocaine. Another adult and a 4-month-old child were alive inside the unit. The three women and two men died so quickly after ingesting the drugs that they were unable to call […]
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No charges in Colorado amusement park death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos, prosecutor says
A Colorado prosecutor says he cannot prove that any individual is responsible for the 2021 death of a 6-year-old girl who died on an amusement park ride and has decided not to file charges in the case. The Denver Gazette reports that Ninth Judicial District District Attorney Jefferson Cheney said in a Jan. 25 letter he […]
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5-year-old boy’s body found in Colorado mountains after suspected abuse
The body of a 5-year-old boy was found in the Colorado mountains last week, about a month after authorities believe he was abused and died in Texas, according to an arrest warrant. The body of Domenic Patrick Aguilar-Acevedo was found Wednesday in a deep ravine near Fraser, according to an arrest warrant filed in Bexar […]
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Missing southern Colorado woman found in hidden grave
ALAMOSA— A 21-year-old woman who went missing in early August has been found in a hidden grave in a remote area of southern Colorado. Cheyenne Goins, of Alamosa, was reported missing by her family Aug. 12, and her body was found in Alamosa County on Saturday. Her death was ruled a homicide, but investigators have […]
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Former Aspen mayor Herman Edel dies at 95
Herman Edel, a former mayor of Aspen, died Friday in Ashland, Oregon. He was 95. Edel served two terms as mayor, from 1979 to 1983, in which time he was instrumental in organizing a significant restoration of the Wheeler Opera House and led early efforts in building affordable housing, according to his son, Scott Edel. […]
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Coroner wants to do metal testing on mummified cult leader’s body found in Colorado
A coroner in southern Colorado has not yet been able to determine what caused the death of a spiritual leader whose mummified body was found decorated with Christmas lights and glitter in what appeared to be a shrine. Saguache County Coroner Tom Perrin told The Denver Post he doesn’t know when Amy Carlson’s autopsy will be finished […]
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Boulder police officer dies after 200-foot fall in Rocky Mountain National Park
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — An off-duty Boulder police officer died in a 200-foot fall while hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park rangers were called to the scene just west of Martha’s Couloir on Mount Lady Washington on Thursday afternoon and were helped in their search by a helicopter crew that had been assigned […]
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Woman who hit deer killed after being hit by another vehicle
A woman who hit a deer while driving south of Denver was hit and killed by another vehicle after getting out of her vehicle and at least nine people were injured on Monday, authorities said. The crashes happened on southbound Interstate 25 near Castle Rock at around 1 a.m. The woman was thrown into the […]