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Department of Justice recovers $2.3M in ransom from Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
The U.S. Department of Justice has recovered the majority of the ransom paid to the hackers who caused a major shutdown of a Georgia-based gas pipeline.
Bomb threat in Eads Sunday night – prank call suspected
Dispatch received a call stating that a man with a rifle and bomb was demanding money.
Police and civilians disagree on when body camera footage should be made public
Many police chiefs and regular American civilians agree that officers' body camera footage should be released to the public after police shoot someone dead.
Flags lowered to honor victims of shootings in the Atlanta
United States President Joe Biden and Colorado Governor Jared Polis have ordered flag lowered to remember the victims of recent shootings in Georgia.
Cheyenne County man sentenced to 8 years on drug charge
During the first week of March, Clayton John Hoffman of Cheyenne Wells appeared in the Fifteenth Judicial District Court where he pled guilty to a felony drug charge.
Cheyenne County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call at the Trail Inn Motel in Cheyenne Wells in late August 2020. During an investigation, nearly 200 grams of methamphetamine was discovered and seized.
Oklahoma incarceration rate among highest in nation
Oklahoma incarcerates a larger percentage of its population than most other states.
One arrested on felony drug charge in Kiowa County
The Kiowa County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that one person was arrested earlier in February on felony drug charges.
According to information provided by KCSO, deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive person in a vehicle on Highway 96 between Chivington and Brandon in eastern Kiowa County. At the scene, deputies found the woman, identified as Yadira Chavarria-Enriquez, incoherent and called for an ambulance while providing basic medical care until emergency medical services arrived.
Bill to repeal death penalty in Colorado filed with bipartisan support
By Derek Draplin | The Center Square
Legislation to repeal Colorado's death penalty has another iteration in the 2020 session, this time with bipartisan support.
One found dead following structure fire in Las Animas
The Bent County Sheriff's Office is investigating following a fire Saturday in the 1700 block of 8th Street in Las Animas.
One person was found dead at the home, and BCSO has termed the location as "an active crime scene" in a social media post. The person's identity has not been released.
Eighth Street between Park and McAfee Avenues, as well as the intersection of 8th Street and McBride Avenue are closed and not expected to reopen until at least Monday.