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• Holmes to appear in court today

  May 23, 2013 3:49 AM

  Accused mass shooter James Holmes will be back in court today for a routine motions hearing. Holmes is charged with 166 counts of murder and attempted murder for the shooting at an Aurora movie theater last summer. Yesterday a judge released search warrants in the case which show that... more »

• Stabber in Texas will appear in court today

  May 10, 2013 3:37 AM

  The 20-year-old man accused of going on a stabbing spree on a Texas college campus last month is due in court in the day ahead. Dylan Quick is accused of carrying out the attack at Lone Star Community College in Cypress, Texas. Fourteen people were injured, and authorities report... more »

• Air Force Lt. Col. due in court for sexual assault Play Video

  May 9, 2013 3:25 AM

  The head of the Air Force's Sexual Assault and Response Unit is due in court in the day ahead for sexual assault. Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski is charged with misdemeanor sexual battery for allegedly groping a woman early Sunday morning near Crystal City, Virginia. According to a police report,... more »

• Questions about sudden closure of Pueblo halfway house

  May 3, 2013 8:28 PM

  PUEBLO - Using trash bags and cardboard boxes, around 60 men living at Pueblo's Community Corrections Services Incorporated packed up their belongings Friday morning and moved to another facility to serve out their time. "All they did was gave them a bags and said pack up, yous are leaving,"... more »

• George Zimmerman to appear in court

  April 30, 2013 4:28 AM

  George Zimmerman will be in court this morning. It should be the last hearing before his trial begins. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17, in Florida. Jury selection is scheduled to start on June 10. more »

• Person of interest in Clements murder, James Lohr, appears before judge

  April 18, 2013 12:02 PM

  Suspect and 211 crew member James Lohr was in court for a first appearance Thursday morning. Lohr was arrested by Colorado Springs Police on April 5th on several warrants out of Las Animas County. Police say he is a person of interest in connection with the murder of Colorado Department... more »

• Aurora teacher in court in student hit-and-run

  March 1, 2013 3:51 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A teacher accused of critically injuring a Denver teen in a hit-and-run crash sobbed and shook in court as she appeared in court for the first time. A judge set bond at $25,000 for 30-year-old Erin Jackson on Friday. She replied in a quavering voice when asked... more »

• Trial set for man accused as accessory

  February 27, 2013 3:27 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A man accused of helping a teenage homicide suspect to evade capture will stand trial for his alleged role in the crime. Jerel Couch, 19, is charged with being an accessory to murder for letting homicide suspect Macyo January stay at his apartment. Fourth Judicial District... more »

• Colo. Supreme Court abandons requiring crime proof

  January 14, 2013 11:30 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Supreme Court is abandoning a rule that prosecutors prove a crime occurred as long as prosecutors prove a confession is trustworthy. The rule requiring proof has been in force for more than a hundred years. In a ruling Monday, the court overturned the conviction of... more »

• Denver man convicted of sexual assault after use of new hearsay state law

  November 17, 2012 7:53 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Denver man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman, after prosecutors made use of a new state law that allows hearsay evidence to be heard in cases involving developmentally disabled victims. Ennio Daniel was convicted this week of two counts of sexual assault... 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 »

• Massachusetts landscaper in court for allegedly poisoning dogs

  September 23, 2012 12:33 PM

  CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (AP) - A landscaper is set to appear in court on charges he tried to poison dogs in Charlestown with hot dogs soaked in antifreeze. Fifty-three-year-old Kenneth Hyland of Everett is to be arraigned Monday in Charlestown District Court on dog poisoning charges. Hyland was arrested Friday after... more »

• Suspect in Theater Shooting to appear in court today

  July 23, 2012 7:02 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - The suspect in the Colorado theater massacre is heading to his first court appearance. James Holmes has been held in solitary confinement at an Arapahoe County detention facility but will be moved Monday to a courtroom next door for a 9:30 a.m. MDT hearing. Authorities say... more »

• Alleged child pimp released from jail 3rd time Play Video

  July 8, 2012 12:39 AM

  Trevor Baker, the man charged with 11 felonies for allegedly pimping a child in Colorado Springs, is back on the streets, released on bond. It's the third time he's been released from jail since his initial arrest in May. Baker has been re-arrested twice for violating a restraining order... more »

• Prosecutors want George Zimmerman's bond revoked

  June 1, 2012 2:04 PM

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors said in a motion filed Friday that George Zimmerman misled them about his finances when testifying during a bail hearing that allowed him to be... more »

• Dragging death suspect will not take the stand Play Video

  February 21, 2012 8:41 PM

  The woman accused in the dragging death of a local tow truck driver told the judge that she will not take the stand in her own defense. However, defense attorneys for Detra Farries did question the detectives who interviewed her and played audio and video records of those interrogations for... more »

• Teen sentenced to 40 years in Pueblo West killing

  January 27, 2012 5:15 PM

  Torey Kuznicki was sentenced to 40 years in prison this afternoon in death of Michael Hopkins of Pueblo West in June of 2010. Hopkins was shot in his home during a middle-of-the-night burglary. Kuznicki was 16 at the time. Kuznicki pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder. The forty... more »

• Accused kidnapper appears in Pueblo court

  January 23, 2012 2:35 PM

  Accused kidnapper Jose Garcia made his first appearance in court today via a video advisement. Garcia was wearing a suicide gown which the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says is a preventative measure. Garcia is also being held alone in a jail cell for his safety. Garcia is facing a... more »

• Court combines charges against former police officer

  December 28, 2011 11:36 AM

  A former Colorado Springs school resource officer who is accused of assaulting students at Mann Middle School and of possessing child pornography will stand trial on all of the charges against him at once. Joshua Carrier, 30, was first arrested on May 11 on the child pornography charges then was... more »

• Runaway lawyer back in court

  December 15, 2011 8:46 AM

  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - A lawyer accused of stealing up to $1 million from his clients is due in court to be advised of charges he faces. Royal Daniel is facing theft and bribery charges when he appears in court on Thursday. Daniel disappeared from Breckenridge more than four years... more »

• CIA contractor due in court for hearing Thursday

  December 15, 2011 8:38 AM

  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - A CIA contractor involved in a fatal shootout in Pakistan is due in court in a separate case in Colorado, where a judge will determine whether there's enough evidence to place him on trial on assault charges stemming from a fight over a parking space.... more »

• Teen in court for drug deal shooting

  December 5, 2011 11:49 PM

  A Peyton teen accused of murder faced a judge for the first time this afternoon. 18 year old Danny Fields, a father of two with one on the way, is accused of gunning down an 18 year old near Fountain and Chelton in Colorado Springs last Friday. Newly obtained... more »

• Midyette seeks new trial in son's death

  October 23, 2011 1:49 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A woman convicted in the death of her 10-week-old son is trying to convince a judge she deserves a new trial on the argument that her ex-husband and family allegedly influenced her ability to defend herself in court. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that Molly Midyette... more »

• Con artist who helped Google probe to be sentenced

  October 23, 2011 1:40 PM

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Victims of a career con artist who helped federal investigators expose illegal activity do not want him to get a lenient sentence that's possible because of his cooperation. Court filings show David Whitaker spent two years helping federal investigators expose how illegal Canadian pharmacy operators used... more »

• Carrier defense wants affidavit disregarded

  October 21, 2011 12:15 PM

  The defense for Josh Carrier wants all or portions of the affidavit related to his arrest for buying and possessing child porn disregarded or disqaulified before trial. The accuracy, intent of statements and sufficiency of the document are questioned by the defense. more »

• Josh Carrier in court

  October 21, 2011 11:50 AM

  Josh Carrier is in court this morning for a pre-trial hearing and arraignment. There is heated interaction between lawyers as the defense questions a detective about information in an affidavit. Carrier is a former Colorado Springs police officer who resigned after he was arrested. He is accused of buying child... more »

• Josh Carrier in court

  October 21, 2011 11:45 AM

  Josh Carrier is in court this morning for a pre-trial hearing and arraignment. There is heated interaction between lawyers as the defense questions a detective about information in an affidavit. Carrier is a former Colorado Springs police officer who resigned after he was arrested. He is accused of buying child... more »

• Fed-up flight attendant done with court program

  October 19, 2011 5:54 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The fed-up flight attendant who became a national sensation because of his spectacular exit down an emergency chute at New York City's Kennedy Airport has finished his court-ordered treatment program. Steven Slater was allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to attempted criminal mischief and was... more »

• Plea hearing Wednesday for ex-Western Slope DA

  October 19, 2011 1:17 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - The former 7th Judicial District attorney is scheduled in court for a hearing where he's expected to enter a plea. Police arrested Myrl Serra in September 2010 on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact with force, criminal extortion, indecent exposure and official misconduct. His trial... more »

• FBI agent testifies Doughtery siblings were heavily armed

  September 20, 2011 2:30 PM

  Three Florida siblings were heavily armed when they were captured in Colorado, according to testimony by a FBI special agent. This morning Dan Leymon testified authorities found 9 guns, including two AK-47s and a machine gun, and close to 2,000 rounds of ammunition at the scene. Dylan, Ryan and... more »

• Jailed Americans in Iran back in court

  September 18, 2011 11:52 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran says he is waiting for a second, key signature on bail arrangements for a possible release of his clients, convicted of spying. Masoud Shafiei says he is back in court on Sunday, trying to complete the paperwork on... more »

• Evidence from Carrier's computer

  September 16, 2011 1:50 PM

  A Forensic Computer Examination Expert with Colorado Springs Police Department testified about finding evidence on Josh Carriers computer. He said there were downloads of child pornography. With special software he says he was also able to recover a series of images that were likely from videos. He says those images... more »

• Potty peeper appears in court

  September 3, 2011 1:38 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man suspected of spying on women in bathrooms around Boulder is scheduled to be in court again Oct. 27. The Boulder Daily Camera reports that Luke Ivan Chrisco appeared in court Friday where a judge rescheduled his arraignment for next month. Arraignments are where suspects... more »

• Judge to review murder suspect's police interviews

  August 13, 2011 12:54 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A Pueblo woman facing murder charges in the 2009 case of a man stabbed and set on fire has won a judge's review of her police interviews after her lawyers argued she was on methamphetamine and did not voluntarily waive her rights. Attorneys for 32-year-old... more »

• Pueblo woman gets 20 years for killing husband

  August 6, 2011 2:52 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A Pueblo woman who admitted killing her husband in 2009 and burying his body in a shallow grave has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Twenty-six-year-old Sonia Mitchell told the court during her sentencing hearing that she endured years of physical and emotional abuse.... more »

• Man headed toward trial in Rifle officer shooting

  July 23, 2011 12:38 PM

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of shooting a Rifle police officer who was investigating a report of domestic violence is due to be arraigned Aug. 9. A judge ruled at a preliminary hearing Wednesday that there's enough evidence to put 53-year-old Phillip Amonette on trial on... more »

• Bruce denies attorney regulators' allegations

  July 9, 2011 1:43 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce is denying allegations that he illegally offered legal advice to people last year. The counsel for the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation had filed a complaint alleging Bruce was practicing law without a license when he offered advice relating to... more »

• Court sides with EPA on greenhouse gas emissions

  June 20, 2011 12:29 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has blocked a federal lawsuit by states and conservation groups trying to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The court said Monday that the authority to seek reductions in emissions rests with the Environmental Protection Agency, not the courts. The... more »

• Lawyers discuss possible plea deal over Colo. fire

  June 19, 2011 5:00 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The lawyer for a Fort Collins man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 13 homes says more time is needed to discuss a possible plea agreement with prosecutors. Thirty-six-year-old Thomas Howie is charged with fourth-degree arson over the Crystal fire in April. Howie... more »

• Jury convicts man in 30-year-old murder case

  June 18, 2011 2:30 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A 54-year-old man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in Denver three decades ago. A jury convicted Roderick Elias of first-degree murder Friday after a two-week trial. The victim was 22-year-old Kristen Swanson, who was killed in October 1980. Her body was found in... more »

• Defense begins closing arguments in McClelland case

  June 9, 2011 12:25 PM

  Logan McClelland's defense attorneys are about to present their reasons why the teen should not be convicted of first degree murder in the death of Bradley Blehm. This morning, the prosecution told jurors there should be no doubt that Logan had time to think about the consequences of his... more »

• Police interview potential victims in Carrier case

  May 31, 2011 11:13 PM

  On Tuesday it's revealed Officer Josh Carrier is now facing 78 charges dealing with sex crimes against children. On top of that there could be more to come as police interview more potential victims. Colorado Springs attorney Rick Levinson tells us an alleged victim's family has already reached out... more »

• Civil lawsuit could be in the works against D-11

  May 31, 2011 11:06 PM

  Rick Levinson, a Colorado Springs lawyer who has been working with the alleged victims of CSPD Officer Josh Carrier says the families are looking into the possibility of a civil lawsuit against Colorado Springs School District 11. We'll have more with Levinson on News First 5 at 10. more »

• Retired postal worker spit own feces at officer

  May 21, 2011 2:45 PM

  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - A retired postal worker in Durango has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for spitting his own feces at a police officer. Sixty-two-year-old Paul Kausalik apologized to the officer and his family Friday when he was sentenced. The officer wasn't in the courtroom. ... more »

• A city with only 10 parking meters

  May 5, 2011 7:58 PM

  It's free to park on almost any street in Pueblo expect for just one block and it happens to be where the unemployment office is located. The City of Pueblo has metered parking on the northside of 3rd St. between Court and Main. The city has collected thousands in parking... more »

• Monument Municipal Court session canceled tonight

  April 20, 2011 1:33 PM

  Municipal Court in Monument scheduled for tonight has been canceled. Those scheduled to appear tonight can instead come to court on April 27 at 5:30 p.m. or on May 18 at 5:30 p.m. Court officials sent this terse message: "If you do not come to one of these... more »

• Former exec to stand trial in $1.8M paving scheme

  April 16, 2011 2:09 PM

  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - The former president of a paving company has been ordered to stand trial on charges of participating in a scheme to bilk Adams County taxpayers out of $1.8 million on road projects. The Denver Post reports Jerry Rhea appeared in court in Brighton on Friday... more »

• Suit filed over Colorado clean energy standard

  April 4, 2011 3:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Two groups and a Morrison businessman are challenging Colorado's renewable energy standard. They said Monday that they've filed a lawsuit in federal court asking a judge to declare the law unconstitutional. They argue the Colorado law mandating that larger utilities get 30 percent of their energy... more »

• Vasquez to be sentenced in 2009 homicide

  March 24, 2011 1:05 PM

  A large group is in court this morning to observe the sentencing of Juan Vasquez. He was convicted of second degree murder for shooting and killing two teens in 2009. It apparently started as a dispute over an iPod. A fight broke out with a large group involved which... more »

• Man sentenced over alleged rape on Ute reservation

  March 19, 2011 2:24 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A man convicted of committing sexual abuse on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation has been sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. A federal judge sentenced 30-year-old Adam Frost of Ignacio on Thursday. A jury convicted... more »

• Detours expected on Court Street in Pueblo

  March 14, 2011 7:23 PM

  Wastewater Division employees in Pueblo have discovered a hole in a sewer main under Court Street between Second and Third Streets. This discovery came last week with the help of an in-line camera. Workers determined there is risk of collapse, so repairs will be made immediately. The work... more »

• Huerfano County Courthouse still closed

  March 11, 2011 6:26 PM

  The Huerfano County Courthouse is still closed after chunks of rock starting falling off the courthouse tower earlier this week. Those scheduled to be in court Monday March 14 must appear on Monday at the Walsenburg City Hall in the City Council Chambers. Those scheduled to appear Tuesday... more »

• Huerfano Courthouse closed due to tower damage

  March 7, 2011 6:38 PM

  Court and probation operations at the Huerfano County Courthouse in Walsenburg have been suspended because of safety concerns. On Friday some large sections of rock broke loose and fell from the courthouse tower. State officials from the Judicial Department and State Office of Risk Management are in the process... more »

• Unusual request in murder case

  March 2, 2011 6:45 PM

  A strange twist in a Pueblo murder case this afternoon when a defense attorney asked that a local woman not be allowed to contact his client in jail. Myles Johnson, 16, is charged in the shooting death of Marco Morales. Two other teens were also shot during what police... more »

• Man shot by police officer had prior convictions

  February 25, 2011 1:29 PM

  The man shot by police overnight in Pueblo had prior convictions. Robert Daniel Elmore, 27, was charged with several forgery counts in 2003. In 2004, according to cocourts.com he was sentenced to three years probation. more »

• Former Puebloan accused in Bellagio heist due in court

  February 7, 2011 10:13 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - The 29-year-old son of a Las Vegas judge is scheduled to make his first court appearance since his arrest in an armed robbery that authorities say netted $1.5 million in casino chips from the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Anthony Michael Carleo's hearing... more »

• Judge blocks Colo. law affecting online retailers

  January 27, 2011 7:20 AM

  DENVER (AP)- A federal judge has granted a request to block a Colorado law affecting larger out-of-state, online retailers. The law would require such retailers who don't collect state sales tax to send their customers an annual notice of how much tax the customers owe to Colorado. It also... more »

• Colorado man gets life in prison in ex-wife's murder

  January 26, 2011 4:38 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A 46-year-old Jefferson County man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his former wife, who was found bludgeoned and strangled in her home in 2009. A jury convicted Daryll Glenn Brown Tuesday of first-degree murder and other charges in the... more »

• Preliminary hearing scheduled in Pueblo West murder case

  January 24, 2011 6:24 PM

  A Pueblo teenager faces charges of murder, burglary, assault and theft in the death of a Pueblo West man last summer. Torey Kuznicki, 17, was in court this afternoon in Pueblo for the first time. He was arrested in Illinois after an exhaustive investigation by the Pueblo Sheriff's Office.... more »

• Appeals Court: Rahm Emmanuel can't be on Chicago ballot

  January 24, 2011 1:27 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois Appeals Court has ruled that Rahm Emanuel's name can't appear on the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election. The voted 2-1 on Monday to overturn a lower court ruling to keep Emanuel's name... more »

• Serial rapist sentenced to 3 life terms

  January 22, 2011 10:39 AM

  THORNTON, Colo. (AP) - A Thornton man convicted of raping three women has been sentenced to 48 years to life in prison for each assault. The Denver Post reports that 29-year-old William Allen Maldonado will serve the sentences consecutively. An Adams County jury convicted Maldonado of three sexual assaults... more »

• Stark jury breaks for lunch

  January 21, 2011 3:28 PM

  The jury in the trial of Paul Stark broke for lunch at 12:55 and will be back in court by 2 p.m. Stark is charged in the death of Ashley Patterson in 2009. Her body was found in a field in Pueblo West. Stark did not testify. The... more »

• Sweeping water case argued today before state high court

  January 20, 2011 8:45 AM

  DENVER (AP) - They're calling it the "water case of the decade," and Colorado's highest court is taking the case more public Thursday with arguments scheduled at the University of Denver. The seven justices planned to hear oral arguments on what's called the "Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company case."... more »

• Tucson suspect due in court

  January 10, 2011 8:24 AM

  TUCSON, Ariz. (MSNBC) - A 22-year-old man charged with trying to assassinate U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a shooting spree that killed six people and wounded 14 was due to appear in court Monday on charges of murder and attempted murder. Doctors were optimistic that Giffords would recover after... more »

• Jury in Stark trial goes home early

  January 7, 2011 6:48 PM

  The jury in the murder trial of Paul Stark was sent home around noon today because of a scheduling conflict with one of the defense attorneys. Stark is charged in the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Pueblo West in 2009. The jury was seated last night and... more »

• Teen cleared in death of his stepfather

  December 24, 2010 6:17 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Larimer County teenager who fatally stabbed his stepfather won't face criminal charges. The killing has been determined self-defense. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that the Larimer County District Attorney's Office won't bring charges against 19-year-old Michael Rae. Rae stabbed 67-year-old Donnie Finley several... more »

• Colorado man sentenced in Haiti abuse

  December 21, 2010 6:01 PM

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Colorado man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for sexually abusing children at a school that he founded in Haiti. Federal Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven imposed the 19 years and 7 months sentence Tuesday on Douglas Perlitz,... more »

• Sentencing for Colorado man over Haiti child abuses

  December 21, 2010 8:16 AM

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Colorado man who sexually abused children at a school he founded in Haiti is returning to a federal court in Connecticut for sentencing. Douglas Perlitz of Eagle, Colo., is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday in New Haven. Some of his victims from Haiti... more »

• Man convicted in 1977 murder in Greeley

  December 16, 2010 6:06 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado jury convicted a Florida man of raping and killing a 22-year-old woman in 1977. The jury found Marcello Maldonado Perez guilty today of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual assault in the stabbing death of Mary Pierce. Pierce was abducted from a Greeley convenience... more »

• Clean up deadline arrives for local hoarder

  December 15, 2010 2:18 PM

  Today was the deadline for a Colorado Springs man to clean up his yard. He had hoarded so much stuff at his Skyway home that the City of Colorado Springs took the unusual step of taking him to court. Thomas Taylor has spent the last three weeks sorting and... more »

• One charge dropped against former Goodwill manager

  December 8, 2010 2:41 PM

  A former director of the Pueblo Goodwill still faces three felony counts, but a more serious theft charge was dropped this morning. Debra Diaz was fired earlier this year after board members noticed bookkeeping problems. She was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Pueblo District Court today, but instead... more »

• Accused killer in Fremont County not competent to stand trial

  November 22, 2010 7:48 PM

  A man accused of killing his girlfriend and dismembering her body is headed to the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. On Monday, John Paul Williams was found incompetent to stand trial in the murder of Rebecca Magallanes. News First 5 talked with the victim's brother and sister-in-law who are... more »

• Newspaper seeks identity of teen implicated in girl's death

  October 28, 2010 2:52 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - An attorney for the Colorado Press Association says prosecutors should release the name of a boy charged in a girl's death in a rock fall and why he was charged. Attorney Steve Zansberg says Larimer County prosecutors have to release the information because the... more »

• Protecting kids from sexual predators

  October 27, 2010 7:21 PM

  Two arrests this week have forced the issue of child sexual assault to the forefront. In both cases, 44 year old Theodore Robbins and 22 year old Wilson Chilel-Lopez were accused of sexually assaulting children they babysat. Experts say before leaving your child with someone it's important to do... more »

• Lindsay Lohan due back in court on criminal case

  October 22, 2010 8:39 AM

  BEVERLY HILLS (AP) - Lindsay Lohan is due back in a Beverly Hills courtroom to face a judge who could send her back to jail or rehab for a failed drug test. A judge has scheduled a hearing Friday to formally determine whether the actress violated her probation with a... more »

• Ward Churchill wants his job back at CU

  October 21, 2010 9:14 AM

  Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is asking the Colorado Court of Appeals to give him his job back after a jury ruled last year that his firing was politically motivated. Churchill says the Board of Regents violated his civil rights when it convened a judicial process to... more »

• Bank of America starts thaw in foreclosure freeze

  October 19, 2010 8:30 AM

  The pace of U.S. home foreclosures may not be slowing down much after all. Bank of America says it plans to resume seizing more than 100,000 homes in 23 states that require judicial authorization to restart the foreclosure process. It says it has a legal right to foreclose... more »

• Law punishing fake heroes may go to Supreme Court

  October 11, 2010 8:39 AM

  The Justice Department is battling to save a federal law that makes it illegal to lie about being a war hero. A federal appeals court in California and a federal district court in Denver have both ruled the Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. Government... more »

• Boulder wants Supreme Court to stop church growth

  October 1, 2010 8:32 AM

  Boulder County wants the U.S. Supreme Court consider its dispute with a church that wants to nearly double the size of its 128,000-square-foot campus. The Daily Camera reports that the county commissioners voted Thursday to press their legal battle with the Rocky Mountain Christian Church near Niwot. The... more »

• Three new judges appointed in El Paso County

  September 30, 2010 11:40 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter appointed three new judges in El Paso County. Two will serve n the 4th Judicial District while the third will be a County Court judge. The appointments are as follows: · Michael Paul McHenry of Colorado Springs was appointed to become a District Court judge in... more »

• Denver Children's Hospital doctor faces federal charges

  September 24, 2010 8:24 AM

  A Children's Hospital doctor indicted on 655 counts of prescription fraud appeared in court to be advised of his charges and the punishment he faces if convicted. Dr. Louis C. Hampers made his first appearance Thursday in federal court after his arrest in Virginia earlier this month. A... more »

• Groups allied to GOP boost their fundraising

  September 20, 2010 6:27 AM

  New freedom from fundraising restrictions established by the Supreme Court are paying off for at least some Republican-allied groups. Two affiliated groups led by a blue-chip cast of Washington Republican strategists have raised a combined $32 million, creating a parallel and unofficial Republican campaign to defeat Democrats in November.... more »

• American hiker released from Iranian prison

  September 14, 2010 9:43 AM

  American hiker Sarah Shourd was released from an Iranian prison on Tuesday after being held for more than a year under suspicion of spying, NBC News reported. Shourd, 32, was among one of three Americans apprehended by Iranian security forces near the border with northern Iraq in July 2009.... more »