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• Mother pleas for help in finding missing daughter Play Video

  January 11, 2013 12:42 AM

  The search continues for Kara Nichols, 19, who disappeared from Colorado Springs more than 3 months ago. The case has gone cold and few leads have been coming into the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Kara's mother, Julia constantly worries about what may have happened to her. ... more »

• Some Pueblo County neighbors in Vineland angry over trash on private property they say looks like a landfill Play Video

  October 29, 2012 7:43 PM

  A group of neighbors in Pueblo County say a property in Vineland has been trashy for far too long. We wanted a look for ourselves, so we headed out there earlier today. Here's what we found. It's a home some neighbors say has been an eyesore for decades. ... more »

• Virginia Tech shooting verdict likely not the last legal word

  March 15, 2012 6:31 AM

  CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) - After a jury concluded that Virginia Tech officials were negligent in their actions leading up to the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the state is giving strong signals of appealing the case. The Wednesday verdict in the wrongful death lawsuit is the latest of three... more »

• AG seeks author's notes in old Neb. murder case

  August 28, 2011 3:17 PM

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska attorney general has subpoenaed the notes and other materials gathered by a Colorado man who penned a book about a 1995 killing. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the request was sent last week to David Strauss, of Arvada, Co. His 2010 book, "Barbarous... more »

• Judge scolds lawyers in NYC boy's death

  August 24, 2011 9:00 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A judge has questioned the experience of two lawyers handling the case of a man accused of dismembering an 8-year-old New York City boy. Supreme Court Justice Neil Firetog told the lawyers at a hearing Tuesday that his concern was to ensure the defendant, Levi... more »

• Pueblo D.A. says Greaves investigation ongoing

  December 20, 2010 6:50 PM

  Pueblo District Attorney Bill Thiebaut says he is not filing charges against Phillip Greaves II for writing or distributing his book: "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct." However, Thiebaut cautions the investigation into the Pueblo author continues. Greaves was arrested Monday morning by law... more »

• Foreclosure freeze could undermine housing market

  October 11, 2010 10:31 AM

  Karl Case, the co-creator of a widely watched housing market index, was upbeat three weeks ago. Mulling the economy while at a meeting at a resort near the Berkshires, Case thought the makings of a recovery were finally falling into place. Today, Case's mood is far more subdued. In... more »

• Contempt case to wrap up against Douglas Bruce

  September 7, 2010 8:19 AM

  The contempt-of-course case against Colorado Springs anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce is expected to wrap-up Tuesday. There's no word on how long Denver District Judge Brian Whitney will take to decide whether to find Douglas Bruce guilty of contempt. Government lawyers say the father of Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of... more »

• Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case

  September 3, 2010 4:53 PM

  A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial has recanted statements critical of the former model's lawyer-boyfriend Howard K. Stern, a defendant in the case. Ford Shelley testified Friday in Los Angeles that he never saw Smith abuse drugs, never saw Stern force medication on her, and believes... more »

• Grand Junction opposes police rape lawsuit

  August 23, 2010 8:25 AM

  Attorneys for Grand Junction are denying claims of negligence by a woman who says she was raped by a police officer last year. The woman filed suit alleging the Police Department should have fired officer Glenn Coyne earlier, after an unrelated allegation of sexual assault was made in 2008.... more »

• West Nile Virus confirmed in Pueblo

  July 15, 2010 5:21 PM

  Pueblo's first case of West Nile Virus this year has been confirmed, according to Sarah Bruestle of the Pueblo City/County Health Department. The patient, who had to be hospitalized, is now home and expected to fully recover. West Nile Virus is transmitted to people through mosquito bites. Symptoms... more »

• Colorado prosecutor say plea deal reached with Sheen

  June 2, 2010 7:27 PM

  Actor Charlie Sheen and prosecutors have reached an agreement over domestic violence allegations involving Sheen's wife. Sheen is scheduled to be in court Monday for a disposition hearing. Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin Tuesday confirmed there's an agreement but declined to discuss details. Sheen has pleaded not guilty to... more »

• Dynamite found in Colorado ditch

  May 17, 2010 8:56 AM

  Mesa County investigators says they're not even going to try to figure out how a case of dynamite ended up in a rural ditch north of Loma. The dynamite was discovered Saturday by a volunteer on a highway cleanup crew. Authorities say the volunteer spotted 16 pounds of dynamite... more »

• Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor accused of rape

  May 6, 2010 11:23 AM

  Police say former NFL star Lawrence Taylor has been arrested in connection with a reported rape in the New York City suburbs. Ramapo Detective Lt. Brad Weidel says the former New York Giants linebacker has not been formally charged. He says charges will be filed when the police investigation... more »

• Guilty plea in David Letterman extortion case

  March 9, 2010 4:35 PM

  The man who tried to shake down David Letterman over his affairs with members of his staff will be going to jail for six months as part of a plea deal. In entering a guilty plea today, Joe Halderman admitted that he tried to extort $2 million from Letterman... more »

• Judge: Man competent for trial in Elizabeth Smart case

  March 1, 2010 3:04 PM

  A federal judge says the man charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is competent to stand trial. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball ruled Monday that 56-year-old Brian David Mitchell does not suffer from a mental disease or defect that harms his ability to understand the proceedings against him.... more »

• Arrest made in Pueblo cold case murder

  February 22, 2010 5:07 PM

  An arrest has been made in a Pueblo murder case that went unsolved for nearly three decades. On Monday, Pueblo police announced the arrest of 58-year old Ray Cortinas for the murder of 24-year old Cheryl Valdez. The murder happened on August 31, 1982 near the intersection of Lake Ave.... more »

• 28 charges dropped in surgery tech's hepatitis C case

  February 12, 2010 8:37 AM

  A federal judge has dismissed 28 charges against a surgery tech as part of an agreement with prosecutors in the case where she stole painkillers and infected patients with hepatitis C. Kristen Diane Parker was to be sentenced to 20 years in prison last month in a plea deal... more »

• Judge orders trial in Anna Nicole Smith drug case

  October 30, 2009 4:12 PM

  A judge has ordered Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model. The ruling Friday in Los Angeles follows a three-week preliminary hearing to determine if there was enough evidence to try Howard K. Stern, Dr.... more »

• Driver convicted in fatal California bus crash

  October 9, 2009 9:09 AM

  The driver of a bus that crashed in Northern California last year, killing 11 people, has been convicted of 11 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. Jurors deliberated for about three hours yesterday before convicting 53-year-old Quintin Watts of Stockton. They also found him guilty of 21 counts of great bodily... more »