Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner granted house arrest

PLUS l Colorado lawmakers to introduce long-awaited property tax relief bill this week, Broncos pick up Pat Surtain's fifth-year option, announce Zach Wilson trade; and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner granted house arrest]( - [Colorado lawmakers to introduce long-awaited property tax relief bill this week]( - [Broncos pick up Pat Surtain's fifth-year option, announce Zach Wilson trade]( [Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner granted house arrest]( One of the owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home will spend her time awaiting the forthcoming jury trial at home. Carie Hallford was granted house arrest and a $10,000 conditional bond following an additional bond hearing held Tuesday at a federal courthouse. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Colorado Springs residents say state bill 'lopsided' in favor of apartment developers]( [Young Rockies lineup struggles to find good chase against breaking balls | MLB Insider]( [Colorado lawmakers to introduce long-awaited property tax relief bill this week]( More top stories: [Broncos pick up Pat Surtain's fifth-year option, announce Zach Wilson trade]( The Broncos figure to have some difficult decisions this week in the NFL draft, but they made a simple one Tuesday. Denver picked up the fifth-year contract option of $19.8 million for star cornerback Pat Surtain II for 2025. General manager George Paton said at the NFL scouting combine in February that the option on Surtain was "one of the easier decisions we'll make." It was just a matter of when the Broncos would do it by the May 2 deadline. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs City Council approves rezoning for new fire station on city's north side]( The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to rezone about 5 acres of land in northern Colorado Springs to build the city's latest fire station. Since 2021, the Fire Department has planned to build its Fire Station 24 at the intersection of New Life Drive and Interquest Parkway, east of Pikes Peak State College's Rampart Range Campus. [Read More]( [Fountain Valley residents see forever chemical levels in their blood drop, but remain high nationally]( Fountain Valley residents are seeing the levels forever chemicals in their blood drop over time, although the level of one substance remains high compared to people across the nation, results of recent studies show. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Colorado Springs police took a student into custody on Monday after [learning that he had brought a gun to school](, officials said. All of the players leaving Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes were backups, rotation players looking for a bigger role or younger players who never quite worked out. That all changed when projected starting [running back Dylan Edwards reportedly entered the portal]( Tuesday morning. A juvenile boy was arrested for his alleged part in [the death of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employee]( near the railroad tracks in Fountain on Easter Sunday of 2023, according to a news release. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. High 72F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903