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• Autistic teen found naked living in filth, charges against caretakers suspended Play Video

  May 17, 2013 10:07 PM

  Police found shocking discovery at a home on the northeast side of Colorado Springs when they responded to a welfare check Thursday night: a 13-year-old autistic boy naked, living among dead and live rodents and human and animal excrement. The boy has been in the care of a former... more »

• 10 detained in human smuggling probe

  August 9, 2012 12:21 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol has turned 10 people over to immigration officials after they stopped an SUV and two people ran from the vehicle. Two troopers were hurt during the chase, but the injuries were not believed to be serious. According to KCNC-TV, two suspects ran from... more »

• Police: Dog finds human skull near NM airport

  June 13, 2012 7:37 PM

  GALLUP, N.M. (AP) - Police in Gallup, N.M., say a family dog surprised its owner when it returned home with a scary find - a human skull. Local media reports the family beagle brought home the human skull after likely finding it somewhere near the Gallup airport Saturday. Detective John... more »

• DHS continues move this weekend

  March 24, 2011 6:51 PM

  The El Paso County Department of Human Services will finish its move to the Citizens Service Center at 1675 Garden of the Gods Road starting tomorrow and over the weekend. Tomorrow all DHS offices will close at 2 p.m. Offices will open Monday at 1 p.m. at the new location.... more »

• Scary surprise! Halloween decoration real skeleton

  October 12, 2010 10:09 AM

  A couple thought they were buying a Halloween decoration at a yard sale, but it turns out they bought a real human skeleton. The Tampa Bay area couple paid $8 for a box of scary holiday decorations. When they got the box home, they realized they had bought real... more »

• Van smuggling illegal aliens stopped in Pueblo County

  October 8, 2010 2:17 PM

  A van carrying ten people, all illegal aliens, was stopped just south of Pueblo Tuesday afternoon. All were taken into custody. Two men, Santos Miranda-Mendoza and Walter Zuniga-Sosa, admitted that they were paid to smuggle the others from Houston to Los Angeles, according to an arrest affidavit. They've each... more »

• Brothers to stand trial on human trafficking charges

  September 9, 2010 7:37 PM

  HONOLULU (AP) - The owners of a major Hawaii farm accused of exploiting 44 imported laborers from Thailand have changed their plea to not guilty and are scheduled to stand trial Nov. 9. The change in plea was made Thursday after Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway took... more »

• Philanthropist gives $100M to Human Rights Watch

  September 7, 2010 9:49 AM

  Philanthropist George Soros has announced a 10-year, $100 million grant to Human Rights Watch. The organization said Tuesday that it is receiving the funding from Soros' Open Society Foundations. The grant challenges Human Rights Watch to raise an additional $100 million in matching private contributions. It will require Human... more »

• Roger Clemens pleads not guilty to charge of lying

  August 30, 2010 2:21 PM

  Baseball great Roger Clemens has entered a not guilty plea to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. Clemens entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court. The arraignment happened a few blocks away from where the retired pitcher swore under oath... more »

• PooPower: From the toilet to the tank

  August 20, 2010 3:49 PM

  Flint, Michigan has taken another step in becoming a zero-waste city. The city unveiled its first biogas vehicle at Kettering University on Thursday. It's intended to educate, enlighten, and employ. Green technology now powers the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 heavy duty pickup truck. More specifically and scientifically, without... more »

• Deputies look for more bones after rancher finds skull

  July 19, 2010 7:53 PM

  Pueblo County Sheriff Deputies will continue to look for more human bones this week. A rancher discovered a skull on his property on Friday. The rancher says he saw something white in his field and thought it was "a ball." The rancher, who didn't want to be identified, lives on... more »

• Humane Society offers low cost spay and neuter

  June 15, 2010 2:16 PM

  The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has 60 low cost spay and neuter vouchers available. The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region announces 60 additional low cost spay/neuter vouchers for the upcoming CatS.N.I.P. Spay Day on June 26th! The CatS.N.I.P. vouchers are available to cat owners... more »

• Law enforcement community relations meeting planned in Pueblo

  May 17, 2010 2:22 PM

  A group in Pueblo is trying to improve relations between the community and law enforcement. The Pueblo Human Relations Commission will host a forum Tuesday night to explain how complaints and investigations are done at the Police Department, the Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's Office. Questions will... more »

• Woman charged in human trafficking

  April 14, 2010 4:59 PM

  A Northern California woman is facing up to 20 years in prison for luring a Peruvian woman to the U.S. with promises of a job then confiscating her travel documents and forcing her to work for no pay. Maribel de la Rosa Dann is scheduled for sentencing Wednesday. She... more »

• Human remains found in Pueblo County

  April 6, 2010 12:24 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death in eastern Pueblo County. Sheriff Kirk Taylor says last week a rancher discovered human bones on his private property. Sheriff deputies, including mounted patrols, searched the land Monday. They recovered a skull, pelvis bone, and several other bones according to... more »

• Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat

  November 20, 2009 11:00 AM

  Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists. Three suspects confessed to killing five people, but the... more »

• Government approves new swine flu vaccine

  September 15, 2009 2:03 PM

  The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to get vaccinations under way next month. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the vaccine's approval to Congress - and says she hopes to get the first limited supplies... more »

• Government launches food safety web site

  September 9, 2009 12:11 PM

  The Obama administration is rolling out a new Web site designed to streamline food safety information for consumers. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the new Web site - www.foodsafety.gov - on Wednesday during the Consumer Federation of America's food policy conference. The site will put food-related information... more »