Carie Hallford, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. As part of the agreement, Hallford admitted to sending families dry concrete in place of ashes and stashing decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building.

Carie Hallford and her husband Jon faced charges linked to the case in which police found nearly 200 decomposing bodies at their facility.

A former owner of a funeral home in Colorado, who was found guilty of abuse of a corpse, took a plea deal Monday on charges of wire fraud.

Another disaster emergency has been declared in western Colorado due to wildfires burning across the western half of the state.

Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado. Advertisement. About Our Ads

As fire conditions in northwest Colorado approach near-record levels, Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday issued a disaster declaration to support emergency response efforts for the Elk Creek Fire in Rio Blanco County.