
Return to Nature Funeral Home director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses withdraws guilty plea
Jon Hallford has already been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in a separate fraud case.

Shortage of homebuyers forces many sellers to lower prices or walk away as sales slump drags on
Metro areas that had sharp drops in their listing price were: Chicago (4.4%), Los Angeles (4.2%) and Denver (4%).

Musk’s SpaceX spends $17 billion to acquire spectrum licenses from Colorado-based EchoStar
The agreement will allow EchoStar’s Boost Mobile subscribers to access SpaceX’s next generation Starlink Direct to Cell service.

PNC to buy Colorado-based FirstBank for $4.1 billion
The purchase will give PNC a substantial presence in the Colorado banking market as well as Arizona.

2 people die in small plane crash in Greenwood Village
Firefighters found the Beech BE35 airplane engulfed in flames, with the fire threatening to spread to a nearby building and some diesel-powered generators.

Republicans move to lift energy development limits to expand mining and drilling in Western states
The land agency also announced a separate proposal aimed at increasing mining and drilling in Western states with populations of greater sage grouse.

Justice Department requests access to Dominion voting equipment used in Missouri in 2020
The unconventional requests signal how the DOJ is seeking a closer watch over how states run their elections.

The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up
Environmental groups urged the Bureau of Reclamation to use its authority to curb water waste in the Lower Basin states: California, Arizona and Nevada.

University of Northern Colorado among colleges welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students’ stress and anxiety
For students, the companionship can help reduce stress, anxiety and homesickness. The colleges also see benefits for student engagement and helping them build connections with one another.

Startup sports festival promising no drug testing files $800 million lawsuit against critics
The Enhanced Games portray themselves as a league designed to push the limits of human ability while using science to monitor athletes’ intake without punishing them for taking drugs that are banned.

CU Boulder alleged swatting incident part of national wave
It’s unclear what motivated the incidents or if they are connected.

AT&T snatches up wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion
AT&T said Tuesday that it’s spending $23 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar, a significant expansion of AT&T’s low- and mid-band coverage networks.

Colorado judge rejects plea deal for Return to Nature funeral director who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses
A Colorado judge has rejected a plea deal for Jon Hallford, a funeral home owner who abused 191 corpses. Families who had received fake ashes had asked the judge on Friday for harsher punishment.

6 bodies recovered from a Colorado dairy after suspected accident involving gas exposure
The Weld County coroner’s office says the dead are all male and Hispanic.

James Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, has died
The former leader of the conservative ministry and campaigner against abortion and gay rights was 89.

10th Circuit panel blocks New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period on gun purchases
Ruling does not apply to Colorado’s waiting period law at this point.