SUNRISE: Missing woman's body found near Florence
FLORENCE, Colo. (AP) — The body of a woman missing for nearly two weeks has been found about a half-mile from Florence.
Searchers Saturday discovered the body of 49-year-old Beth Rice near the Blue Heron Recreation Area. Fremont County Coroner Dr. Dorothy Twellman ruled out foul play. Details were not released.
Rice's family reported her missing Jan. 10, a day after a neighbor last saw her outside her apartment.
An extensive five-day search along the Arkansas River that included the Civil Air Patrol found no sign of her. Officials renewed their search Saturday.
TODAY’S WEATHER
Temperatures should drop this week and there's a chance of snow on Wednesday and Thursday.
The National Weather Service predicts a mostly sunny day today with a high of 42 degrees. Tonight, a low of 17 degrees is predicted.
Temperatures should stay about the same on Tuesday, but are expected to drop into the 30s on Wednesday and stay there through Friday.
AROUND COLORADO
ASPEN — Overindulgence or a spiked drink? Law enforcement and at least one Aspen bar aren't taking any chances after about a dozen people in separate incidents in Aspen and Snowmass reported memory loss believed caused by someone slipping them the date-rape drug Rohypnol, better known by its street name "roofies."
INTERSTATE PILEUP — Six people were injured in a 20-vehicle accident on a wet, snowy highway that forced the closure of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon for more than four hours.
DRAGGED DOG — More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for harsh punishment for a man accused of dragging a dog to death, the creator of a Facebook page called "Demand Justice for Buddy" said.
HAPPENINGS
- “Résumé Righting - Résumé and Portfolio Design” workshop, 2-4 p.m., Pikes Peak Workforce Center, 2306 E. Pikes Peak Ave., free.
- “In Wildness is the Preservation of Sustainability?” The State of the Rockies Speaker Series with Richard Manning, 7 p.m., Colorado College, Gates Common Room, third floor of Palmer Hall, 1025 N. Cascade Ave., free.
