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Byline: JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America

14 Apr

Funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty

published on April 14, 2025 - 2:20 PM

(AP) — The Colorado funeral home owner accused of leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for

03 Feb

Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US

published on February 3, 2025 - 2:41 PM

President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the

22 Nov

Colorado funeral home owners who let nearly 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

published on November 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM

The owners of a Colorado funeral home who let nearly 190 bodies decay in a room-temperature building and gave grieving

24 Oct

Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges

published on October 24, 2024 - 3:01 PM

Colorado funeral home owners accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds and living lavishly, all while allegedly storing

24 May

Colorado governor signs bills regulating funeral homes after discovery of 190 rotting bodies

published on May 24, 2024 - 1:39 PM

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law Friday that overhaul state oversight of the funeral home industry after

06 May

Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations

published on May 6, 2024 - 1:21 PM

Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax oversight over funeral homes after a series of

21 Jun

Aaron Rodgers is set to speak at a psychedelics conference

published on June 21, 2023 - 2:34 PM

(AP) — Months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms, Denver is hosting a conference this

05 May

Colorado politicians seek power to block social media users

published on May 5, 2023 - 1:45 PM

Colorado lawmakers pushed a bill to the governor’s desk that would give politicians carte blanche to block social media users

25 Apr

Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers

published on April 25, 2023 - 2:31 PM

Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first

24 Mar

Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action

published on March 24, 2023 - 1:28 PM

(AP) — Stranded at home amid pandemic lockdowns in spring 2020, Emma Warford stumbled down a social media rabbit hole

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