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Emergency personnel stage outside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, after one person died in an equipment malfunction during a tour of the mine according to the Teller County Sheriff's Department. (Arthur Trickette-Wile/The Gazette via AP)

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1 person dies and 12 are rescued after elevator malfunctions at Colorado gold mine tourist site
By JESSE BEDAYN AND MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
Thu,10/10/24-4:58PM , 62 Reads
DENVER (AP) — One person was killed and 12 people were rescued after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at the tourist site, authorities said.
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Photos of Sara Lee Swoveland, center in the left image, and her family are seen in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Her daughter, Abby Hoveland, says she believes the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., gave her cement dust instead of her mother's ashes. The business where nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered this month appears to have fabricated cremation records and may have given families fake ashes, according to information gathered by The Associated Press from customers and crematories. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

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After 189 bodies were found in Colorado funeral home, evidence suggests families received fake ashes
By JESSE BEDAYN AND MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,10/19/23-11:33PM , 68 Reads
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A sign covers the broken back window of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The remains of at least 189 decaying bodies were found and removed from the Colorado funeral home, up from about 115 reported when the bodies were discovered two weeks ago, officials said Tuesday, Oct. 17. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Remains of at least 189 people removed from Colorado funeral home, up from 115, officials say
By JESSE BEDAYN AND MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
Tue,10/17/23-5:37PM , 82 Reads
DENVER (AP) — The remains of at least 189 people have been removed from a Colorado funeral home, up from an initial estimate of
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In this image taken from El Paso County District Court video, Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, center, sits during a court appearance in Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday, Dec. Nov. 6, 2022. Aldrich, the suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armor and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder. (El Paso County District Court via AP)

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Judge warned in 2021 of gay bar attacker's shootout plans
By JESSE BEDAYN AND MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press
Fri,12/16/22-11:06AM , 62 Reads
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge dismissed the 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter even though she had previously raised concerns about the defendant stockpiling weapons and explosives and planning a shootout, court transcripts obtained Friday by The Associated Press reveal.
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