The 37-acre facility hosts some of the country's most dangerous and notorious criminals.

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Most are illegal statewide, but each city has its own rules as July 4 approaches and Colorado fights drought and wildfires.

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From replacing fireworks shows to patrolling neighborhood and forest skies, drones are playing a larger role in summer holidays.

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"Despite ICE’s dramatic claim, no one was actually shot."

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Edward Nalwamba, an immigrant from Uganda who has lived and preached in the U.S. since 2002, was detained by ICE last September.

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Buckets of human tissue and decomposing bodies up to 15 years old were stashed behind a hidden door in Davis Mortuary, investigators say.

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Police arrested a man after a viral "sting" video earlier this month.

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A viral "predator catching" group filmed a private investigation in Longmont on June 9.

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"Sometimes a guilty man does walk free."

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An Adams County man tried to escape prison by calling in a bomb threat

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