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As legal and financial troubles piled up at the Colorado funeral home where authorities last week discovered at least 115 decomposing bodies, the troubles went unnoticed by state officials who have long struggled to effectively oversee the industry. Colorado has some of the weakest rules for funeral homes in the nation with no routine …

Deion Sanders doesn’t want anyone sleeping on what’s happening with his reconstructed Colorado Buffaloes. It’s just sometimes hard to stay awake until the end. A few late-night kickoffs have the Buffaloes chasing wins when many around the nation are catching “Zzzs.” Coach Prime isn’t the biggest fan of those late prime-time kickoffs, …

As climate change bakes the U.S. West and dries up key Colorado River reservoirs, a slew of invasive species is flourishing in warmer waters at the expense of the artery’s native inhabitants. Scientists have expressed particular concerns about one such species, the smallmouth bass, which has made its way downstream since its …

CAÑON CITY, Colo.—The awful smell seeped from a neglected building in a small Colorado town for days, followed by a report that made police take a closer look at the “green” funeral operator’s storage facility. Inside, they made a gruesome discovery: At least 115 decaying bodies. Investigators were tight-lipped Friday …

A funeral home offering “green” burials in southern Colorado is under investigation after more than 115 decaying bodies were found improperly stored at the facility, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Department said Friday. Residents contacted local authorities about foul odors coming from a building owned by Return to Nature Funeral Home …