Florence News

The saga of Colorado's 'Spam King' came to a horrifying end as Edward Davidson fatally shot his wife and three-year-old daughter, before turning the gun on himself.

Edward Davidson, the "spam king" who reportedly forced his wife to help him escape from a Colorado prison on Sunday, has killed himself, a woman, and a toddler, according to The Denver Post .

Davidson, who had been sentenced to 21 months of in Federal prison in April, along with paying $714,139 in restitution to the IRS, escaped from the Federal prison camp in Florence, Colorado.

Robert Alan Soloway, who pleaded guilty in March to mail fraud, e-mail fraud and tax evasion, was sentenced to three years and 11 months in federal prison; a judge will decide later how must restitution he must ...

Redmond takes home Apple Day Queen title FLORENCE - Erica Redmond was named 2008 Apple Day Queen and Callie Masar Junior Queen during Sunday's pageant at Florence High School.

CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/TRACY HARMON Tom Ridley and Ryan Van Dyck are the pilots who fly the Erickson Air Crane out of Fremont County Airport, attacking wildfires from the air.

Needed moisture didn't do much for fire season Heavy rains overnight in some parts of Fremont County dropped much-needed moisture but did little to mitigate the continued threat of wildfire.

"When I can lay out and stretch a little bit, it helps take the pain out of my back and hips and legs," Toby Bethel said outside Dave Roever's cabin.

Daily Record Staff FLORENCE - A rash of petty vandalism in downtown Florence has prompted the City Council to take high-tech defensive action.

Monday, July 07, 2008 Publish Date: 7/7/2008 Page: A1 John Johnson shows some of his work that will hang in the John C. Fremont Library in Florence this month.

Jon Severy crosses the finish line in first place at the Boogie's Diner Buddy 5 Mile Race in downtown Aspen on Friday morning.

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Photographer accused of sexual exploitation of child The district attorney filed eight charges against a Florence photographer in court Wednesday.

A Florence photographer is being held for alleged sexual exploitation of a child.

The Daily Record Debbie Bell Rain helped firefighters battle the wildfire near Guffey over the weekend to bring the blaze into full containment.

Slide on some shades, slather on sunscreen and slip out to the Winery at Holy Cross Abbey this weekend for a unique, jazzed-up version of Art on the Arkansas.

Friday, June 20, 2008 Publish Date: 6/20/2008 Page: A1 Sarah Pearson sells vegetables at the Javernick Family Farm stand at the first Florence Farmer's Market on Thursday at Pioneer Park.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Publish Date: 6/17/2008 Page: A6 Lei'd Back Tattoo owner and Colorado Havoc owner/general manager Ramon Medeiros will move his studio from 104 to 106 S. Pikes Peak in the next few weeks.

Monday, June 16, 2008 Publish Date: 6/16/2008 Page: A1 Gypsy Kelso of Penrose performs 'Broken Wing' Saturday during the ninth annual State Talent Competition sponsored by the Colorado Country Music ...

Robin Carole Gall, 38, was in jail in Canon City Monday night after Fremont County sheriff's deputies found her husband, Brent Thomas Gall, 40, dead of a gunshot wound to the chest.