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Affidavit: suspected urn thief admits to separate burglary

January 20, 2011 9:59 PM

A Colorado Springs man suspected of involvement in the theft of an urn containing the ashes of the late wife of a Black Forest man told investigators he broke into a neighboring home the same day, according to an arrest affidavit. Jeremy Farr, 23, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at... more »
Wife's ashes stolen out of Black Forest man's home

January 10, 2011 9:55 PM

Bob Herrle says the minute he walked into his house on Delwood Drive in Black Forest after church Sunday afternoon, he knew something was wrong. "The kitchen door was knocked out," remembers Herrle. Burglars took $6,000 worth of electronics: a TV, DVD player, cameras, and other equipment. But... more »
Stinky blue-green algae blamed for dog deaths

September 28, 2009 11:22 AM

Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that's killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people. Aquatic biologists say it's a problem that falls somewhere between a human health concern and... more »