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Return to Nature Funeral Home victims react to state plea deal
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Return to Nature Funeral Home victims react to state plea deal

By Austin Sack | Fox 21 News Jon and Carie Hallford, the Return to Nature Funeral home owners, are scheduled to appear in person on Friday, Sept. 20 for a final arraignment hearing. They will either take a state plea deal or proceed to trial. This comes after the Hallfords accepted a federal plea deal on Thursday, Sept. 12. The Hallfords were indicted in April on fraud charges, accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds on vacations, jewelry, and other personal expenses. The 15 charges brought by the federal grand jury are separate from the more than 200 criminal counts pending against them in state court for corpse abuse, money laundering, theft, and forgery. Meanwhile, victims of the Return to Nature Funeral Home are still waiting to find out what happened t...
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Vandalism in rural La Junta floods park, causes damages; Leads needed on suspect
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Vandalism in rural La Junta floods park, causes damages; Leads needed on suspect

By Norishka Pachot | Fox 21 News La Junta Parks and Recreation is looking for any information after recent instances of vandalism at city parks. Parks and Recreation reported via Facebook there were multiple instances of vandalism, littering, and damage at City Park and the Brick and Tile park. La Junta Fire Department Chief Brad Davidson told FOX21 News the damages were discovered Monday morning, Sept. 16. Davidson said they believe the person responsible started at La Junta City Park, where they broke the valve off a sprinkler valve box, causing extensive flooding of the park. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Man who shot at four Pueblo police officers in 2021 sentenced to 96 years
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Man who shot at four Pueblo police officers in 2021 sentenced to 96 years

By Ashley Eberhardt | Fox 21 News A man has been sentenced to almost a century behind bars for a 2021 incident in which he shot at four Pueblo Police officers as they were responding to a menacing call. 44-year-old James Justice was found guilty in July of several charges, including four counts of attempted first-degree murder after he fired shots at officers in January of 2021 on the northside of Pueblo near Elizabeth Street. According to the Pueblo Police Department (PPD), Justice initially shot at one officer and then ran from police to a nearby mobile home park where he shot at three more officers. None of the officers were injured. Justice was eventually taken into custody inside the mobile home park. PPD said he has been in the Pueblo County Jail since his arrest in January ...
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In Pueblo, city is cleaning up homeless camps over concerns from some community members
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In Pueblo, city is cleaning up homeless camps over concerns from some community members

By Carolynn Felling | Fox 21 News The City of Pueblo, along with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, is currently cleaning up homeless camps along Fountain Creek, as of Wednesday, Sept. 4, but not everyone is on board. Some people are worried the cleanup could displace around one hundred people, but Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham argues she only saw around five people camped in these areas when she walked through the camps last week. “[What] the city is doing, is using this as an excuse to displace unhoused people from their homes,” says Dr. Xan Kellogg a volunteer with Project Apollo. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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End of an era marked at Colorado Springs’ Martin Drake Power Plant
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End of an era marked at Colorado Springs’ Martin Drake Power Plant

By Austin Sack | Fox 21 Colorado Springs After less than two years of demolition work, the former Martin Drake Power Plant (Drake) has been taken to ground level, marking a dramatic change in the city’s skyline for the first time in 100 years. Community leaders are celebrating the milestone while looking toward a cleaner and more sustainable future. “There’s been thousands and thousands of our community members that have worked at this plant over the last hundred years, spent holidays, their nights, their weekends, did everything they could to make sure that we had reliable generations,” said Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer at Colorado Springs Utilities (Springs Utilities). “We always want to celebrate what this plant did for this great city and now we want to celebrate what’...
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Colorado Springs’ Randy Royal named IAFC Fire Chief of the Year
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Colorado Springs’ Randy Royal named IAFC Fire Chief of the Year

By Austin Sack | Fox 21 Colorado Springs At the core of the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is a group of people who love to serve the city, but every group needs a strong leader. The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has selected CSFD Fire Chief Randy Royal as the Career 2024 Fire Chief of the Year. Chief Royal was awarded the honor on Aug. 14 at the 2024 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Dallas, Texas. Since 1996, the International Fire Chief of the Year award has recognized one volunteer and one career fire chief for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, public service, and contributions to the fire service on an international level. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 COLORADO SPRINGS
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‘Rally in the Rotunda’ kicks off Pueblo high school football rivalry week
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‘Rally in the Rotunda’ kicks off Pueblo high school football rivalry week

By Dara Korn | Fox 21 Colorado Springs The legendary high school rivalry between Pueblo County High Schools is about to kick into high gear with the beginning of football season. For 17 years, the Rally in the Rotunda has allowed cheerleaders from rival teams to perform for the community before the Bell Game, Cannon Game, and the Pigskin Classic. The Rotunda in the historic Pueblo County Courthouse is decorated with school colors for the Pigskin Classic, which takes place on Friday, Aug. 30, between Pueblo County High School and Pueblo West High School. The cheerleaders and dance teams from both schools will perform at 10 a.m. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Pueblo County clerk’s office apologizes, is ‘disappointed’ after software update
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Pueblo County clerk’s office apologizes, is ‘disappointed’ after software update

By Ashley Eberhardt | Fox 21 News The Pueblo County clerk and recorder said it is “disappointed” in the service it has provided in the wake of a software update. Within the past week, both the recording and motor vehicle offices implemented upgrades to their software, which “we are disappointed to say have not met the expectations of our office or the needs of our valued constituents,” the clerk’s office said. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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In Colorado Springs, voters will have chance to weigh whether to renew 0.57% sales tax for roads
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In Colorado Springs, voters will have chance to weigh whether to renew 0.57% sales tax for roads

By Ashley Eberhardt | Fox 21 News On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Colorado Springs City Council voted to refer the renewal of the 2C Road Improvement Program to voters in November. 2C is a voter-approved sales tax, serving as the main source for rebuilding and improving the condition of the City’s existing roadway infrastructure. It was first approved by voters in November 2015 and renewed in 2019. The current authorization sunsets in December 2025.  Without raising taxes, the ballot measure would renew a 0.57% sales tax, or 5.7 cents on each $10 purchase, for 10 years starting in 2026. According to the City, since the 2C program started in 2016, the number of roads in “good” condition has nearly doubled and the number of citizen pothole complaints has gone down by more than 3...
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Judge awards families of loved ones left rotting in funeral home $950M, but getting paid may be another matter
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Judge awards families of loved ones left rotting in funeral home $950M, but getting paid may be another matter

By Jesse Bedayn Associated Press, via Fox 21 News The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney announced Monday. The judgment is unlikely to be paid out since the owners have been in financial trouble for years, making it largely symbolic. The owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon and Carie Hallford, did not acknowledge the civil case or show up to hearings, said the attorney representing the families, Andrew Swan. The Hallfords, who own Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs, about an hour south of Denver, face criminal charges in separate cases. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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