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• Vegas murder suspect brags online about fast life

  February 27, 2013 3:58 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Social media posts from Las Vegas triple murder suspect Ammar Harris' depict a money-hungry womanizer with a bent for violence. Twitter postings cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and a YouTube video distributed by police fill in details about the 26-year-old wanted for the Thursday deaths... more »

• Man convicted after body found in trunk

  December 12, 2012 11:19 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo - A man who drove to the Arapahoe County Jail with a body in the trunk of his car has been convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. Forty-two-year-old Robert Leroy Johnson faces life in prison in the October 2010 death of Thomas Francis Datema. District Attorney spokeswoman... more »

• 2011 homicides tie record high Play Video

  November 30, 2011 12:19 AM

  In just about 11 months there have been 28 homicides in Colorado Springs. "That matches our highest homicide year, which was 2007." explains Colorado Springs Police Spokeswoman Barbara Miller. Why the number is so high, police may never find out. But what we found out when we looked at... more »

• Casey Anthony trial resumes today

  May 31, 2011 5:49 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Jurors will hear more testimony when Casey Anthony's murder trial resumes Tuesday in central Florida. Anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Prosecutors say Anthony suffocated the girl with duct tape in the summer of 2008. If convicted, she could be sentenced to... more »

• Colorado Cold Case: suspect tied to 4 murders

  September 14, 2010 3:40 PM

  Colorado investigators say one suspect is responsible for two unsolved homicide cases involving four people in Aurora and Lakewood. Lakewood police say the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has connected the two homicide cases from 1984 through DNA evidence. Authorities plan to announce their findings during a Tuesday news conference.... more »

• DoD releases final report on Fort Hood shootings

  August 20, 2010 3:23 PM

  Nine months after 13 people were killed in shootings at Foot Hood, Texas, the Defense Department has released a report saying the military needs to be more aware of signs of potential workplace violence. The department's final report on the shootings last November at the Army post last was... more »

• CBI launches Colorado Cold Case web site

  August 12, 2010 3:40 PM

  Sometimes, it takes just a small sliver of information about a murder to solve the case--something that may seem insignificant to the person who knows the information. In an effort to catch killers who, until now, have gotten away with murder, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a... more »

• Two deadly shootings in Colorado Springs

  July 30, 2010 8:44 AM

  Colorado Springs Police detectives are busy, with two homicide investigations. The first shooting death happened at an apartment complex on Radiant Dr. at 9:15 Thursday night. A 23-year-old man was shot in the head. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. His name has not been... more »

• 2 Colorado cold case murders solved

  June 15, 2010 8:39 AM

  Larimer County authorities announced the resolution of two murder cases from 1982 and the arrest of one suspect. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Monday that 46-year-old David Hehn of Fort Collins was arrested Monday on the charge of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 1982 murder of a... more »

• Immigration sweep rounds up killers, other criminals

  April 30, 2010 1:09 PM

  Federal agents say they have arrested 596 immigrants with criminal records during a three-day immigration enforcement sweep across the Southeast. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday that the operation, dubbed Operation Cross Check, was the largest ever conducted by the agency targeting foreign nationals convicted of crimes.... more »

• Fort Hood suspect faces 13 murder charges

  November 12, 2009 12:02 PM

  Military prosecutors say they will charge Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of premeditated murder, a government official told NBC News. An announcement will be made later Thursday at Fort Hood, officials said. The shootings took place at Fort Hood's crowded Soldiers Readiness... more »

• Authorities: At least 11 victims at Cleveland home

  November 4, 2009 7:10 PM

  Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a sex offender. The Cuyahoga County coroner's office said Wednesday that a skull found in a bucket in Anthony Sowell's basement belonged to a body they have not yet... more »

• Feds to leave medical marijuana users alone

  October 19, 2009 6:46 PM

  The Obama administration has ordered federal prosecutors to stop pursuing medical marijuana users and sellers in states, like Colorado, that have legalized its use. The new Justice Department guidelines say the US Attorneys will no longer target medical marijuana sellers on federal drug charges and only prosecute those who abuse... more »

• Cemetery tour this weekend

  October 14, 2009 11:32 AM

  Halloween is two weeks away. To help you get in the mood for the creepy holiday, Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs is giving guided tours this weekend highlighting historic murders from the 1870's - 1940. Listen to the tales, learn about the victims, and hear some of the evidence that... more »

• Sen. Udall at Fort Carson to discuss soldiers' training

  September 3, 2009 8:30 AM

  Sen. Mark Udall is meeting with Fort Carson military officials to discuss the role of soldiers from the base in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Udall will meet with Maj. Gen. David Perkins and other military leaders Thursday. A Udall spokeswoman says the senator and the military officials... more »