Author: R. Scott Rappold
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Ranch owner who built 8.5-foot fence in Colorado faces $66K per day fine
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SAN LUIS • A Texas businessman who built an 8.5-foot-high fence partially around his ranch in Colorado’s San Luis Valley could face fines of up to $65,544 per day after state regulators determined runoff from the disturbed land could contaminate area water supplies. The Cielo Vista Ranch, which traces its origins to a Spanish land…
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Judge in Barry Morphew case rules to limit pre-trial publicity
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ALAMOSA — Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a remote field in the San Luis Valley, will likely face trial next summer. During a brief hearing in the case on Monday, his attorney, David Beller, told 12th Judicial District Chief Court Judge Amanda Hopkins that his…
