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The latest news from the crime and courts beat for Wednesday, September 17
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Frederick man killed in New Mexico plane crash flew into mountains

The Frederick man and unidentified person who died in a New Mexico plane crash last month flew into the Sierra Grande, according to a new preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report.

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Nigerian man sentenced to 6 years in prison in crypto romance scheme with Colorado widow

A Nigerian national living in Minnesota has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison — and ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in restitution — for defrauding a widowed Colorado woman through an elaborate cryptocurrency romance scam, federal authorities announced Tuesday.

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Backcountry pet rescues are rising. When is it OK to hike with your dog?

Climbing a Colorado 14er might not be the best way to bond with your pet.

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Fewer Colorado kids had health insurance in 2024

The Medicaid “unwinding” at the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency was the biggest reason why children’s uninsured rates went up.

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2 deputies injured in shooting at training facility in Weld County

Two deputies were injured after one deputy discharged his firearm at the Sam Brownlee Training Center near Carr on Tuesday afternoon.

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Evergreen High School shooter grappled with victim before final shots, witness says

Delmer Martinez, who was in Evergreen for a roofing job, was passing by the high school’s property Wednesday when he saw two boys who appeared to be fighting.

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1 injured after Amtrak passenger train crashes into semitrailer northeast of Denver

A semitrailer driver failed to stop at a posted sign at the railroad c