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• Hearing for possible cyber threats to be held this morning

  May 8, 2013 3:02 AM

  The Senate Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee holds a hearing on cyber threats this morning. It's predicted that cyberspace will become the world's next major battlefield. Major U.S. banks have been recent targets from foreign governments like Iran. Russia and China have also been suspected. Specialists from the FBI and... more »

• Short term hearing loss may not mean permanent damage

  April 16, 2013 4:45 AM

  New research reveals short-term hearing loss after a loud concert does not indicate damage. Instead it's the body's way to cope. The study found when a person is exposed to noise, cells in the inner ear release a hormone causing a temporary reduction in hearing sensitivity. That's to protect it... more »

• Seized marijuana returned to local patient

  November 16, 2012 8:34 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A tearful Bob Crouse finally picked up the medical marijuana that was being kept in evidence at the Colorado Springs Police Department. It took a court order and a decision to not block that order by the state court of appeals before Crouse was at last able... more »

• Hearing in Army general's sex case

  November 7, 2012 10:10 AM

  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - A hearing to determine whether a U.S. Army general will be face a military trial on sex charges is entering a third day with testimony from additional women. A female captain testified Tuesday that Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair twice forced her to perform oral sex... 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 »

• Marine critical of Obama to have discharge hearing

  April 4, 2012 9:37 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - A discharge hearing for a Camp Pendleton Marine who publicly criticized President Barack Obama will go forward. City News Service reports a San Diego federal judge on Wednesday rejected 26-year-old Sgt. Gary Stein's request for an emergency temporary restraining order to stop Thursday's planned hearing. Stein... more »

• Hearing set for Air Force cadet on rape charge

  February 27, 2012 6:38 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - A hearing to determine whether the last of three Air Force Academy cadets charged with sexual misconduct will be court-martialed is scheduled to begin Monday. An Article 32 hearing, which is equivalent to a civilian grand jury proceeding, had been scheduled earlier for Robert... more »

• Challenge to TABOR hearings start

  February 15, 2012 7:18 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A direct challenge to Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is in federal court. A bipartisan group of state lawmakers sued over the constitutional amendment that severely limits officials' ability to tax and spend. The lawmakers argue that TABOR violates the U.S. constitution because it strips... 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Nuclear plant hearing location changed

  March 4, 2011 12:38 PM

  The land use hearing related to a proposed energy park in southeast Pueblo County has been extended to two days, in anticipation of many hours of testimony. The Pueblo County Commissioners will hear testimony for and against construction of a nuclear power plant, as well as other kinds of... 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 »

• Octomom doctor faces hearing

  October 18, 2010 1:54 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California Medical Board is accusing a fertility doctor of implanting octuplets mother Nadya Suleman with 12 embryos in at least one of her pregnancies. The number of embryos alleged Monday at a licensing hearing in Los Angeles is twice the amount Suleman claimed Dr.... more »

• More teenagers experience hearing loss

  August 17, 2010 6:45 PM

  A lot of parents may say their teens don't listen to them. But, a new study finds teenagers really aren't hearing as well as they used to. Whether it comes from listening to a lot of music, or simply old age even the slightest hearing loss can be a major... more »

• Senator: 6,000 graves at Arlington could be wrong

  July 29, 2010 10:39 AM

  As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery could be misidentified because managers there didn't do their job properly. That's according to Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who spoke at a hearing Thursday, where the cemetery's former superintendent and deputy superintendent were scheduled to testify. McCaskill says she... more »

• Overhaul of Medical Marijuana Regulations in El Paso County

  July 8, 2010 9:52 AM

  El Paso County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on medical marijuana regulations next week. The legislature passed a law this year requiring medical marijuana dispensaries to obtain state and local licensing approval and to be in compliance with all local zoning codes. Next week's hearing is the first... more »

• Nominee Kagan promises impartiality on court

  June 28, 2010 6:01 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is expected to face hours of questioning -- some of it less than friendly -- when her confirmation hearing resumes tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Today, after opening statements from panel members, Kagan read a statement in which she promised... more »

• Doug Bruce: "They hear my name and they start frothing at the mouth"

  June 20, 2010 7:35 PM

  "...By handing it to such person. They didn't hand it to me," says Doug Bruce, reading from Colorado law on serving subpoenas. Bruce says legally he's not in contempt of court. The motion against him claims Bruce ignored a court subpoena to testify on a hearing for individuals' involvement... more »

• Nevada Supreme Court to hear arguments in O.J. Simpson case

  June 10, 2010 6:11 PM

  O.J. Simpson's lawyer calls time a big hurdle he'll face when he asks the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn the imprisoned former football star's conviction and grant a new trial in a September 2007 hotel room heist. Attorneys for Simpson and convicted co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart will each have... more »

• Man convicted of sexual assault on a child arrested

  January 6, 2010 5:34 PM

  A Colorado Springs man who walked out of court Tuesday as a jury was deliberating his fate has been arrested. Theodore "Theo" William Griffin III was free on bond when he left the court before the jury found him guilty of three counts of Sexual Assault on a Child. ... more »

• Probe involving Colorado terror suspect widens

  September 23, 2009 6:02 PM

  Hundreds of investigators have widened their probe of a potential terrorist bomb plot by questioning more residents of a New York City neighborhood raided last week. A law enforcement official familiar with the probe says investigators are re-interviewing people already questioned in Queens. The apartments were searched after a visit... more »

• Colorado terror plot suspect appears in federal court

  September 21, 2009 4:22 PM

  A judge ordered an Afghanistan-born Colorado man who allegedly received al-Qaida training and had bomb-making instructions on his computer to be held pending a detention hearing Thursday. Investigators say Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old airport shuttle driver, played a direct role in an alleged terror plot that unraveled during a trip... more »