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  • Lemarinel trial heads toward a conclusion

    The interaction between Jordan Lemarinel and Samuel Addison Stewart in the moments before Stewart’s death took the front seat on Wednesday, the seventh day of the Lemarinel murder trial.

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  • As long as there’s fabric

    On the first Saturday in March, colorful scraps of fabric and handmade quilts covered the tables and chairs in a room at Waterstone Community Church.

    But there is a method to the seemingly haphazard scattering of cloth, and it’s one that the Scraps to Treasure quilting group has been developing for more than a decade.

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  • Trial underway for South Jeffco murder suspect

    The prosecutor in the Jordan Lemarinel murder trial on Friday told the jury that video surveillance showed the defendant attempting to put the victim’s body into a vehicle.

    Lemarinel’s defense attorney, however, said in opening statements that his client acted in self-defense when he shot Stewart.

    The trial of Lemarinel, one of two suspects in the May 2017 murder of a Littleton man, will continue Monday at the Jefferson County courthouse with witnesses from the prosecution. It is scheduled to go through March 9.

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  • Jeffco inmate dies after being found non-responsive

    The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate, who was found non-responsive in her cell early Thursday morning.
    Jennifer Marie Brooks, the 46-year-old Bailey resident who reportedly led Jeffco Sheriff's deputies on a chase that shut down U.S. 285 for about an hour last July, was found non-responsive with a trash bag over her head in her cell at the Jefferson County Detention Facility.

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  • Sheriff's Calls

    Game over

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  • SPECIAL SECTION: Tattoo shop owner making a living as an artist

    Editor's note: This story is part of a special section published in the Courier on March 1. The section highlights ten women working in traditionally male-dominated fields across Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.

    Lisa Kyle fills her life with art.

    Art covers her body and the walls of her tattoo shop. It ordains the outside of the hearse she drives.

    As a child born into a family of artists, Kyle, 60, had a natural artistic ability. She was constantly drawing.

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  • SPECIAL SECTION: Optometrist seeing shift in her chosen profession

    Editor's note: This story is part of a special section published in the Courier on March 1. The section highlights ten women working in traditionally male-dominated fields across Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.

    Nicole Wellensiek grew up with an affinity for math and science.

    She considered a few routes in the health care industry, but, ultimately, optometry won out. Now, Wellensiek, 45, of Evergreen is one of two optometrists at Evergreen Vision Clinic.

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  • SPECIAL SECTION: Steinman embraces role of deputy as a chance to have an impact

    Editor's note: This story is part of a special section published in the Courier on March 1. The section highlights ten women working in traditionally male-dominated fields across Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.

    Every shift is a bit different for Kristin Steinman.

    That is a huge part of why she loves her job as a deputy in the Jefferson County Jail. The jail averages about 1,200 inmates on a daily basis and is the central detention facility for law enforcement agencies across Jefferson County.

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  • SPECIAL SECTION: Ranch managing rewards the body, mind and soul

    Editor's note: This story is part of a special section published in the Courier on March 1. The section highlights ten women working in traditionally male-dominated fields across Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.

    It’s a family affair at Evergreen Memorial Park, so there was never much doubt in Jaymee Lewis’ mind that she would somehow play a role in the business.

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  • SPECIAL SECTION: Alpine Rescue Team Member is making a difference

    Editor's note: This story is part of a special section published in the Courier on March 1. The section highlights ten women working in traditionally male-dominated fields across Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.

    When a hiker loses the group or a backcountry skier sets off an avalanche, the Alpine Rescue Team is there.

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