A chain-reaction pileup involving around 70 vehicles on a snow-covered stretch of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, Colorado — about 80 km west of Denver — shut down the eastbound highway on Tuesday. Officials evaluated 19 people for injuries, hospitalising eight, including one with serious injuries

A Colorado judge accepted plea deals for Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford over the abuse of 191 corpses. Jon faces up to 50 years in prison, while Carie could receive up to 35 years, despite objections from victims’ families