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• Court again nixes Viacom $1B suit against YouTube

  April 19, 2013 12:42 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - For the second time in three years, a federal judge has dismissed Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube, saying the online video site doesn't have to police itself as long as it removes infringing videos when copyright owners give notice. U.S. District Court Judge Louis... more »

• 'Gangnam Style' most watched YouTube video ever

  November 25, 2012 2:40 PM

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean rapper PSY's "Gangnam Style" has become YouTube's most viewed video of all time. YouTube says in a posting on its Trends blog that "Gangnam Style" had been viewed 805 million times as of Saturday afternoon, surpassing Justin Bieber's "Baby," which has had 803... more »

• More pets showing up at clinics with signs of marijuana use

  October 2, 2012 8:45 PM

  Local veterinarians are seeing a rise in a very disturbing trend; more and more dogs with symptoms of marijuana use, and some of them in serious conditions. Veterinarian Lee Wilwerding is doing something they've had to do more of in recent years at Powers Pet Emergency; drug-testing dogs. ... more »

• Viral voter registration video: the truth from officials Play Video

  September 24, 2012 1:55 AM

  We found the truth behind a YouTube video gone viral. The video shows a young woman standing outside a local grocery store, saying she's registering voters on behalf of the County Clerk, but at one point she says she prefers to register only Republicans. After speaking with El Paso... more »

• YouTube offers face-blurring in video uploads

  July 18, 2012 4:20 PM

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - YouTube is offering people a way to blur faces in submitted video. The new tool is designed for human-rights activists and others who may want to protect people in a video. Simply blur faces using the tool before submitting it. It will appear among the... more »

• Video of the Day: Bathtime turns to playtime

  March 2, 2012 6:58 AM

  When you combine babies and puppies, you are almost guaranteed a viral video sensation. Our Video of the Day is no different, CLICK HERE to watch as bathtime turns to playtime. more »

• Video of the Day: Surprising Sound

  January 20, 2012 8:49 AM

  A dad has found a way to stop his baby from crying. Check out our Video of the Day for baby Charlotte's shocking response to an unusual sound. CLICK HERE to watch the full video on Youtube. more »

• Falling viral video was created by local teens Play Video

  January 12, 2012 7:59 PM

  The latest viral video craze has ties to Southern Colorado. It's called falling and as you may have guessed, the subjects in the videos intentionally trip themselves up in public places. The social media schadenfreude is the brainchild of Classical Academy grad Justin Stuart, 18, who started making YouTube... more »

• Local teen created "falling" viral video

  January 12, 2012 3:53 PM

  Planking. Owling. Tebowing. Cone-ing ? It seems a new internet fad is born each week and the creator of the latest craze " falling " lives right here in Colorado Springs. Justin Stuart's YouTube video titled "Falling is the new Cone-ing" has been viewed over a million times in just... more »

• Video of the Day: Falling

  January 12, 2012 8:04 AM

  Have you heard of "falling?" If not, check out our Video of the Day! This is just one of many videos on Youtube of teens taking tumbles in stores. CLICK HERE to watch the entire video. If you saw this happen in your aisle, what would you do?... more »

• Judge caught on tape beating daughter

  November 3, 2011 7:02 AM

  PORTLAND, Texas (AP) - Until last week, only a couple of close friends knew about the savage beating Hillary Adams received in 2004 from her father, a Texas judge who handles child abuse cases. Now the beating is on YouTube thanks to a secret video she made when she... more »

• 'Sesame Street' on YouTube to resume after x-rated hacking

  October 17, 2011 1:15 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The YouTube channel for "Sesame Street" is expected to be back online shortly after hackers forced its shutdown by loading X-rated material. "Sesame Street" Executive Producer Carol-Lynn Parente said Monday that YouTube had taken the channel down Sunday after noticing the racy material. The channel... more »

• Grandparents with webcam become new online stars

  September 15, 2011 6:26 PM

  MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) - An unsuspecting Oregon couple's ascendance to YouTube stardom happened by accident. Grandparents Esther and Bruce Huffman unwittingly pressed "record" on their new laptop's web camera in mid-August. The resulting video, recorded without their knowledge, captures them goofing around, worrying about wrinkles in their faces... more »

• Old Spice guy wins out over Fabio

  July 28, 2011 3:45 PM

  CINCINNATI (AP) - The Old Spice Guy has won his hunk-off with Fabio. Former football player Isaiah Mustafa has been lead spokesman for the Procter & Gamble Co. brand of men's body washes and deodorants for nearly two years, starring in a popular series of marketing campaigns relying heavily... more »

• Bomb squad says internet is to blame for spike in explosives cases

  July 27, 2011 8:39 PM

  Detonating a shoebox sized bundle of dynamite is a routine task to members of the Bomb Squad. It's what can be found online that scares them. A quick on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Metacafe pulls up dozens of how-to videos that demonstrate ways to mix household chemicals... more »

• Bad teacher: YouTube videos show how to make explosives at home

  July 27, 2011 3:14 PM

  Officers with the Colorado Springs Bomb Squad say more and more young people are learning how to make dangerous explosions from ordinary household chemicals by watching "how-to" videos posted online. It's a serious risk to their safety and carries a hefty penalty if they're ever caught. Tonight at... more »

• Lady Gaga YouTube account suspended

  July 14, 2011 6:37 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Even one of online video's biggest stars isn't immune to copyright claims. Lady Gaga's YouTube account was suspended Thursday. The notice read that the suspension was due to "multiple or severe violations of YouTube's copyright policy." The Google Inc.-owned YouTube declined to comment. It's YouTube policy... more »

• Local family's video goes viral

  June 15, 2011 12:08 AM

  A Colorado Springs baby and a lioness at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are causing quite a stir on the internet. It started back in late April when Ryan and Katherine Higley took their 1 year old son Trenton to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Trenton had no problem walking up... more »

• Drafting a constitution on Facebook

  June 14, 2011 5:22 PM

  In modern day Iceland everyone can be James Madison or Thomas Jefferson. The citizens of the North-Atlantic nation are drafting a new constitution and they're opening debate over document to the public via social media. Serving in place of the State House of Philadelphia are Facebook, Twitter, Fllickr and YouTube.... more »

• NY tea party candidate scuffles with cameraman

  May 12, 2011 10:02 PM

  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A 15-second video shows a tea party congressional candidate in New York scuffling with a Republican Party volunteer who questioned his absence from a debate. The video posted on YouTube shows candidate Jack Davis asking the volunteer Wednesday whether he wants to "punch it out" after... more »

• Alabama mom uses Facebook to help families after tornadoes

  May 7, 2011 4:08 PM

  A Facebook page created by an Alabama woman is helping tornado victims in the South to recover their personal photographs and other items. Patty Bullion lives in the town of Lester near the Tennessee border. The tornadoes missed her home but in the hours following the storm she said,... more »

• Hiker hammers his way up and down the incline

  March 21, 2011 7:23 PM

  He's the hiker with a hammer. Over the weekend, a man vacationing here from Wisconsin took it upon himself to make some improvements to the incline trail in Manitou Springs. Eric Mathison says he had been looking forward to hiking the incline since hearing about it from his brother... more »

• Ghost or not? You be the judge

  February 2, 2011 7:45 PM

  We've all heard a ghost story or two before, but rarely do you see one in action. "Look at this, it's closing," you hear Mike Coletta saying as he watches a door close, apparently on its own. Moments earlier he caught the door swinging open. This happened in the... more »

• Police, fire depts. use social media to get info out fast

  September 20, 2010 7:42 PM

  When fire broke out at a Colorado Springs apartment complex Monday, the first images from the scene appeared not on TV or the web site for the local newspaper, but rather on the fire department's Twitter page. It continues a rapid trend of emergency response agencies utilizing social media to... more »

• "Colorado Girls" Trio Discusses Viral YouTube Video

  August 12, 2010 7:23 PM

  Their YouTube video has gone viral and now the college-age trio behind "Colorado Girls" is reveling in their newfound statewide celebrity status. Lauren Brady, Ian Rice, and Josh Greenwood are the trio behind the video, which was just shy of 450,000 views as of Thursday afternoon -- less than two... more »

• Local artist to be featured on Rachel Ray

  July 28, 2010 12:29 AM

  If you are a YouTube fan, then there's a good chance you've watched local artist Jason Baalman in action. The Old Colorado City artist has a knack for creating with unusual mediums. His recreation of DaVinci's Mona Lisa using the comptuer software MS Paint has been viewed over 12... more »

• EPC Sheriff's office trying new ways of getting info out to you

  July 9, 2010 11:21 PM

  New technology often means better ways of doing things. When the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has information it wants to get out, now they can put some video with it as well. The department has started a YouTube page, putting up video on things they're working on.... more »

• Man who called for Elton John's death on YouTube arrested

  March 11, 2010 5:29 PM

  A Georgia man who posted a video on YouTube of himself calling for Elton John's death has been arrested for making terroristic threats. Atlanta Police Sgt. Curtis Davenport says Neal Horsley was arrested for making terroristic threats early Wednesday in Carrollton, about 50 miles west of Atlanta. Davenport would... more »

• Ask Pres. Obama questions after the State of the Union

  January 26, 2010 11:35 PM

  President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on Wednesday evening. After the speech begins, the public is welcome to submit any follow-up questions to the President. You can also vote on others' questions. Next week, President Obama will answer some of the questions in a... more »

• Office football rivalry turns into internet hit

  October 30, 2009 2:24 PM

  Dunder Mifflin isn't the only company with office hijinks. A Wisconsin business has parlayed a football rivalry into an on-line spoof worthy of NBC's "The Office." "The banks of the St. Croix River" reads the narrator on the company video. This isn't Scranton, PA. "It's where... more »