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Coroner system may face an update in Colorado
March 9, 2013 11:25 AM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers are considering whether to update the state's Old West-style coroner system. The state's 63 county coroners are mostly elected and aren't required to have a medical degree. They operate under laws written in the days when Western coroners did little more than collect bodies after... 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 » -
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 » -
Colorado coroners want to start tracking home burials
February 4, 2010 10:13 AM
As the trend toward green burials grows, Colorado coroners think more people may want to bury their relatives at home -- and they say the state needs to start tracking where people are being buried. They see a potential problem 10 or 20 years from now if new property... more »
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