Nick Smith

Justice Reporter for The Colorado Springs Gazette

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Acacia Lyn-Darr was exonerated after a co-defendant testified that investigators forced him to falsely implicate her in the murder. She's now pursuing litigation.

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Toni Gurule is less than 2 weeks away from her double murder trial, and her attorney alleged Wednesday that more evidence was withheld and pointed to a cover-up.

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A Colorado Springs mother convicted of murdering her three children in a house fire in 2008 had her verdict overturned and her case vacated after a judge determined prosecutors withheld key evidence.

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A Douglas County judge says 23rd Judicial District prosecutors committed a "pattern of neglect" after finding they failed to disclose evidence 52 times in an assault case over the course of six months.

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After a Colorado judge found discovery violations across 23 cases in the 11th Judicial District Attorney's Office, DA Jeff Lindsey says his office has implemented reforms. Though, a former defense attorney is still skeptical.

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The District Attorney out of Fremont County and his entire office was removed from a double murder case after a judge found "egregious" violations. It is incredibly rare for such a removal to happen.

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After overcoming a funding scare, the Pikes Peak or Bust Parade took to the streets of downtown Colorado Springs.

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4 people were transported from an unmarked ICE facility, that is also a downtown Colorado Springs bank, to the GEO facility in Aurora on Thursday.

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A helicopter carrying a bucket with 300-600 gallons of water was one of two suppressing the Rock Creek fire in Colorado on Wednesday.

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Last July, a Colorado Springs man was fatally shot 3 times in the back by a police officer. His family is now suing the officer and the police department, citing a pattern of excessive force within it.

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Former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris, were charged with 125 counts of corpse abuse after investigators found 24 bodies and buckets of human tissue and bones inside a hidden room in their privately owned business, Davis Mortuary.

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A person who drove by the wildfire burning along Colorado 115 on Thursday, June 18 shared this video with me. The fire has prompted evacuations north of Penrose.

📽️ Courtesy of Michael Simoneaux III

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Video of a grass fire burning near Janitell Junior High School in Fountain.

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Happening now: a passenger bus and a fire engine collided in downtown Colorado Springs. Multiple people were taken to the hospital, police said.

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YouTube star Ms. Rachel, or Rachel Accurso, marched to steps of Capitol Hill Tuesday to advocate for children held in ICE detention in Dilley, Texas, according to social media posts from the creator and reporting from The Washington Post.

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Video of the fire that broke out at a Manitou Springs home early Friday morning.

📷Courtesy of Mike Padgett