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• Police investigate dead body found in RV

  March 8, 2012 5:40 PM

  Colorado Springs police continue to investigate the discovery of a dead body, found in an RV parked at 510 Iowa Avenue. Police say the body is that of a white female and there was no obvious signs of trauma. Violent Crimes/Homicide detectives are on the scene and will... more »

• Coroner called to Pueblo fire

  February 2, 2012 3:09 PM

  One person is believed dead in a house fire on Pueblo's south side. A large two-story home at 128 Jackson caught fire around noon. When the Fire Department arrived a woman had made it out of the house, but there was one person believed still inside in the basement.... more »

• Man crushed in accidental death in eastern El Paso County

  January 30, 2012 4:29 PM

  El Paso Sheriff's officials are investigating what is being called an accident death in eastern El Paso County. Deputies responded to a call at 7:40 a.m. at 36,000 Corona Road about a trapped person and found a 73-year-old man who appeared to be trapped between a trailer and a... more »

• UPDATE: Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash

  January 21, 2012 11:48 PM

  The Pueblo County Coroner says 36-year-old Robert Ramirez was killed Saturday evening after his motorcycle crashed into a truck. Pueblo Police were called the the accident just after 4:30 p.m. on the 1600 block of W. 18th St. The motorcycle was heading westbound when a truck made a U-turn... more »

• Adams County paid $1.6M to settle harassment cases

  November 6, 2011 10:05 AM

  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - Adams County spent more than $1.6 million settling sexual harassment and retaliation charges against its former coroner, James Hibbard. The Denver Post reports that the county in recent months reached settlements of up to $650,000 with former employees in the office. The largest payment went... more »

• Man dies after fall while mountain biking in Colorado

  October 23, 2011 1:45 PM

  DE BEQUE, Colo. (AP) - A 62-year-old man died from a fall while he was mountain biking in western Colorado. The Mesa County Coroner's office says Rifle resident Steven D. Chesley died from a blunt-force neck injury after the accident Friday afternoon near De Beque The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel... more »

• Coroner identifies man, girl in Longmont home

  August 9, 2011 6:02 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder County coroner has identified the 38-year-old man and 3-year-old girl found in a home in Longmont last weekend as David M. Heydenburg and Allyson Heydenburg. Coroner Emma Hall said Tuesday that further investigation is needed to determine how they died. Police have... more »

• Drowning victim identified

  August 1, 2011 5:10 PM

  The Pueblo County Coroners offices has identified the drowning victim who died Sunday while swimming at the Pueblo Reservoir. Einn Brasher, 16, went underwater just before 5:00 p.m. in an area known as Hook's Cove on the southwest side of the lake. This is the second drowning at the... more »

• Fremont County Coroner confirms ID of body found in Arkansas River

  July 21, 2011 2:49 PM

  The Fremont County Coroner has confirmed with News First 5 that the body of Michael Ruggiere was recovered from the Arkansas River after it was discovered by rafters in an area described as hard to reach earlier this week. Ruggiere's family has been notified and the Coroner's office states... more »

• Coroner: Teller Co. body found not a suicide

  July 11, 2011 12:47 AM

  Investigations continued through the weekend at a home on Elk Lane in Teller County, just southwest of Woodland Park. That's where deputies found a body Friday. Teller County Coroner Al Born tells News First 5 that it was a person who lived in the Pikes Peak region and that... more »

• Autopsy findings provisionally rule out foul play in death of Mindy Lynn Lee

  December 4, 2010 1:55 PM

  Woodland Park Police have released a statement following the autopsy of Mindy Lynn Lee. The autopsy was completed this morning and medical personnel from the El Paso County Coroner's Office stating that while the final determination of Mindy Lee's death is still pending toxicology results, all of the preliminary... more »

• Coroner: Skull could be missing Fremont County woman

  November 12, 2010 10:21 PM

  The Teller County Coroner tells News First 5 a human skull found earlier this week could be that of Rebecca Magallanes. The Fremont County woman's torso was found last year in Custer County. Her head was never found. The 44 year old was last seen in mid November 2009... more »

• Bones found in Teller County don't belong to Becky Elshani

  November 9, 2010 6:44 PM

  Skeletal remains found Sunday by a hunter in the mountains south of Cripple Creek do not belong to 22-year-old Becky Elshani. She disappeared from Colorado Springs in 2008. Her boyfriend later committed suicide. Teller County Coroner Dr. Earl Byrne said identification of the remains centers around dental records. That... more »

• Human remains found in Teller County

  November 8, 2010 6:28 PM

  The Teller County Sheriff's Office is investigating a grisly find close to the Teller County-Fremont County line south of Cripple Creek. On Sunday a hunter reported parts of a human skeleton had been found on County Road 88, commonly known as Shelf Road. News First 5 was on the... more »

• Long's Peak 300-foot fall victim identified

  September 27, 2010 8:07 AM

  Officials say a Kansas man has fallen some 300 feet to his death in Rocky Mountain National Park. The National Park Service says the man fell Saturday afternoon from a ledge on Longs Peak. The Boulder County coroner identified him Sunday as John M. Regan, 57, of Wichita.... more »

• Pueblo coroner will lend hand in Vietnam

  September 17, 2010 7:47 PM

  Pueblo County Coroner James Kramer is once again helping people hundreds of miles away. Next week he'll travel to Vietnam to help sick orphans. Kramer is volunteering with the group Vets with a Mission. "We'll be seeing children in orphanages, screening them for eye problems, cardiac problems, acute care," said... more »

• Eleven Mile drowning victim identified

  August 30, 2010 4:21 PM

  The Park County Coroner has identified the man who drowned in Eleven Mile Reservoir over the weekend. The body of Clifford Carrano, 49, was pulled from the reservoir Sunday night. The coroner ruled the death a drowning. Witnesses say Carrano was sitting on the shore of the reservoir when... more »

• Monument murder victim identified

  August 10, 2010 4:19 PM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has identified the Big O Tires employee who was gunned down in the Monument store's parking lot Monday afternoon. Bradley Blehm, 50, died from multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner confirmed. Logan McClelland, 18, is being held on charges including first degree murder more »

• Coroner's office investigating skier's death

  July 27, 2010 10:13 AM

  The Boulder County coroner's office is investigating the death of a 40-year-old male skier found dead in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park. The coroner's office has identified the skier as Lacy Elliot Meadows of Broomfield. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday. Rangers found his body Sunday after a... more »

• NEW INFORMATION: No charges in baby death

  July 1, 2010 4:40 PM

  Police now say they don't plan to file charges against the parents of a 5 month old girl who died in Fremont County. Officers also say they were incorrect in a news release that stated the baby had unknown injuries when she showed up at a local hospital. An autopsy... more »

• Body found in Teller County, autopsy planned

  May 17, 2010 6:27 PM

  Teller County Coroner Dr. Earl Byrne says the body of a man found yesterday in a car between Divide and Florissant appears to be that of a man missing for more than a month. A hiker found the body in a remote area. The car's license and description matches... more »

• Officer involved shooting: suspect dead

  April 5, 2010 4:33 PM

  A man shot by a Walsenburg Police Officer late last night has died. The Huerfano County Coroner is not releasing the mans name until next of kin have been notified. According to a statement released Monday morning, two officers responded to a call on Stacy Drive around 9:30 Sunday... more »

• Man found in trash can was murdered; son arrested

  December 9, 2009 3:30 PM

  The man whose body was found in a trash can Monday morning was murdered, and his son has been arrested on charges of evidence tampering. The victim was identified as Russell Abeyta, 54. His son, Quinton Abeyta, 32, phoned police and reported finding the body in a large trash... more »

• Body of missing woman found at Sand Dunes

  December 3, 2009 5:55 PM

  The body of a Colorado Springs woman was found Thursday morning at the Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley. The Alamosa Daily News is now reporting she may have died of hypothermia. Park rangers found the car of 27-year-old Kristin Weiss Wednesday night, and searchers found her body... more »

• Fifth suspect arrested in Pueblo murder

  September 22, 2009 5:50 PM

  Pueblo police arrested a fifth suspect Tuesday in the murder of Brian Swartz. Perry Lohnes, 24,is being held for Accessory to 1st Degree Murder at the Pueblo county jail. He was already in jail on other charges. Lohnes is suspected of helping to dispose of Swartz' body. On Sept.... more »

• Body of missing Pueblo County hunter found

  September 16, 2009 4:49 PM

  A massive search effort in Pueblo County has ended tragically with the discovery of a man's body near Camp Jackson. The Rye man was reported missing by his family when he failed to return from a weekend hunting trip. Ricky Greenhood's body was found in a ravine. The Pueblo County... more »

• El Paso County woman, 79, run over and killed by tractor

  September 14, 2009 11:08 AM

  El Paso County deputies say a 79-year-old woman was killed when she fell from a moving tractor and was run over by it. The woman was killed Sunday about nine miles south of Fountain. Her name hasn't been released. The sheriff's office says neighbors found the woman when they saw... more »

• Dead body found in grave is missing Pueblo man

  September 10, 2009 4:45 PM

  A body found last weekend in a shallow grave near Pueblo, has been identified as Brian J. Swartz. The 30-year old had reportedly been missing. A hunter found Swartz's body on September 5, off of Highway 96 about 20 miles west of Pueblo. Pueblo County Coroner Jim Kramer says his... more »