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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 »

• 5 Uncovers: invisible health threat from indoor marijuana Play Video

  February 7, 2013 12:24 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - When police officers remove marijuana plants from indoor grow operations, they are encouraged to suit up in protective clothing. Respirators, Tyvex body suits, rubber gloves and even eye protection are used to protect the officer's health. What is so dangerous about pot plants? Mold. ... more »

• 3rd bomb threat in a week for Detroit

  July 19, 2012 6:41 AM

  DETROIT (AP) - Baseball stadium Comerica Park is the latest Detroit landmark to be the subject of a bomb threat. Police say an anonymous caller issued the threat in a 911 call around 8 p.m. Tuesday as the Tigers were hosting the Los Angeles Angels in front of 34,000 fans.... more »

• 2nd bomb threat closes Detroit bridge overnight

  July 17, 2012 5:05 AM

  DETROIT (AP) - For the second time in days, a bogus bomb threat closed a major crossing in Detroit between the U.S. and Canada for several hours. Detroit police said someone called 911 around 7:20 p.m. Monday to authorities on the U.S. side of the Ambassador Bridge saying a bomb... more »

• UPDATE: 8th Street Walmart reopens after threat

  August 31, 2011 5:23 PM

  Following a phoned in threat of a possible explosive device, the Walmart on S. 8th Street was voluntarily evacuated and closed. Store management made the decision to keep the store closed for more than 4 hours while a sweep of the building was made to determine the store was safe... more »

• Police arrest man for threatening another at R&R Grill

  August 7, 2011 1:47 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have made an arrest after responding to a call of a person threatening another with a shotgun at the R&R Grill on the 400 block of N. Murray Blvd. When officers originally arrived at around 2:30 am to the scene they came in contact with the victim... more »

• UPDATE: Suspicious package determined safe at USOTC

  May 7, 2011 12:57 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department working with the U.S. Olympic Training Center Security Team has been able to determine that the object found and originally thought to be suspicious has now been determined safe. Earlier, construction workers were asked to identify the tool box that was found and no one... more »

• Bomb threat suspect is a homeless man

  April 29, 2011 7:26 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say the man now in custody for making a bomb threat at the Gold Hills Substation is 27 and homeless. Konstantin Chelyadin was arrested this afternoon. The substation was evacuated and after three hours, was judged to be safe. Police said the man entered with... more »

• Bomb threat at Gold Hills Police Substation

  April 29, 2011 5:27 PM

  From the scene of the CSPD Gold Hill substation, an explosives technician and a bomb retrieval robot have entered the building to begin to investigate a backpack. Police reported a man walked in with a back and declared he had a bomb. He was taken into custody and the backpack... more »

• One juvenile implicated in Lamar bomb threat

  March 29, 2011 5:04 PM

  A 16-year-old student at Lamar High School has been arrested after a bomb threat last week at the school. The Lamar Police Department charged the youth with one felony count of a False Report of Explosives and a misdemeanor charge related to interfering with a school. The name... more »

• Anxieties high after threats made at CSU-Pueblo

  March 9, 2011 4:13 PM

  It appears threats made at CSU-Pueblo Tuesday caused enough panic to keep some students home today. There was a larger law enforcement presence on campus today, where classes went on as scheduled. Yesterday the university found a note in the student center which threatened a bombing and shooting might... more »

• CSU-Pueblo receives threat, warns campus to be alert

  March 8, 2011 12:58 PM

  CSU-Pueblo is asking students and staff to be more alert about suspicious activity. The university found a bomb threat letter in the student center, which reported an incident might take place on Wednesday. However, the university says at this time it doesn't believe there is any imminent threat to safety.... more »

• Two schools locked down in Walsenburg

  March 2, 2011 1:44 PM

  Two schools were on lock down in Walsenburg this morning for about three hours after a threat was made. School officials said the threat was made in person against students and staff, so the school went on lock down as a precaution. Both Peakview School and John Mall High... more »

• False alarm at NORAD gate

  February 10, 2011 4:47 PM

  A truck pulled up to the NORAD gate in El Paso County Thursday afternoon and set off an explosives alarm. We're told it appears to be a bad battery in the alarm. No threat was found. Officers were prepared to ask neighbors to evacuate if the threat was real. more »

• Aspen restaurant suing insurance company over 2008 bomb threat

  December 30, 2010 11:18 AM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - An upscale Aspen restaurant is suing its insurance company over a bomb threat on New Year's Eve 2008 that forced evacuations and canceled dinner reservations. Jimmy's restaurant filed the lawsuit in Pitkin County against Homestate Companies to recuperate losses from its wrecked holiday party. (Copyright... more »

• Probation for man who threatened doctor's family

  November 1, 2010 8:27 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Washington state man has been sentenced to five years' probation for threatening the family of a Colorado abortion doctor shortly after a Kansas abortion doctor was murdered. Donald Hertz of Spokane, Wash., was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in July. Hertz was accused of... more »

• Late DIA passenger allegedly claims bomb was on plane

  November 1, 2010 8:16 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Police say a man who just missed his flight out Denver got angry and claimed there was a bomb in his luggage, which was already aboard. Police say a search of the plane turned up no explosives, and the flight took off late for its destination,... more »

• Man arrested after alleged threats on officers

  October 14, 2010 7:01 PM

  Colorado Springs Police arrested John Winkler, 43, of Oklahoma Thursday on a parole violation. They were concerned he came to town to harm or kill police officers. Winkler is the father of John Winkler, 20, who died after jumping from a moving police car on I-25 Tuesday. Police... more »

• US Warns Americans To Be Vigilant When In Europe

  October 3, 2010 9:51 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is warning Americans about potential terrorist threats in Europe and urging U.S. citizens to be extra vigilant when they're in public places such as tourist spots and transportation hubs. The State Department on Sunday came out with a travel alert for Europe that advises... more »

• Boulder residents warned of wildfire threat

  September 10, 2010 8:25 AM

  Fire officials say Boulder isn't in imminent danger of a wildfire that has destroyed nearly 170 homes in the Rocky Mountain foothills. However, residents on the west side of Boulder were warned to be prepared to evacuate if the wildfire moves into town. The fire showed no signs of... more »

• FBI: LA aircraft searched, no credible threat found

  September 8, 2010 8:13 AM

  The FBI says investigators have found no explosives aboard a Los Angeles-bound Thai Airways flight in which a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror. An FBI spokeswoman says investigators did a thorough search of the plane Tuesday night and found no evidence to suggest a credible... more »

• Bus passenger questioned over threat

  May 6, 2010 3:59 PM

  Police evacuated all but one person from a bus Thursday after a passenger reported an explosive device on board. The remaining passenger was being questioned on board the bus. Police say someone on the bus carrying 17 passengers called authorities about the suspected explosive device, leading police to surround... more »

• Flight diverted after man claims explosives

  April 27, 2010 6:20 PM

  An American citizen on a flight from Paris to Atlanta claimed to have a fake passport and said he had explosives in his luggage, forcing federal air marshals to intervene and the plane to land in Maine, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Federal officials identified the passenger as Derek Stansberry,... more »

• Bark-beetle damage aimed in bill

  April 21, 2010 8:46 AM

  Sen. Mark Udall is sponsoring a bill aimed at helping Colorado and other Western states to deal with the damage by tiny beetles that have killed millions of acres of pine trees across the region. The Colorado Democrat will join state Sen. Dan Gibbs on a conference call with reporters... 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 »

• East High on brief "lock in"

  March 8, 2010 12:55 PM

  East High School in Pueblo was on heightened security status briefly Monday morning based on a possible threat that came through a national program called Safe to Tell. Based on that information East High was on "lock in" status for a couple of hours. That means students can only... more »

• UPDATE: Pueblo charter schools on partial lock down

  February 25, 2010 3:25 PM

  Cesar Chavez Academy and Dolores Huerta Preparatory High will remain on partial lock down Thursday and Friday, according to a top school official. Last Friday the school received a threat of violence and contacted the Pueblo Police Department. "The threat was serious enough the police department said to heighten security,... more »

• Charlie and Brooke Sheen due in court Monday

  February 8, 2010 9:22 AM

  Charlie Sheen is facing arraignment Monday in connection with his Christmas Day arrest on domestic violence allegations involving his wife. The star of TV's "Two and a Half Men" and his wife, Brooke, are both to appear in an Aspen courtroom before District Court Judge Boyd. They are expected to... more »

• Evacuation ended after threat at Carnegie Mellon

  January 22, 2010 4:46 PM

  Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has lifted an evacuation of three buildings after an unspecified security threat. Campus spokesman Ken Walters says the school received a phoned-in threat about noon Friday but reopened the buildings about 2:30 p.m. Walters didn't know that the threat was. Police searched the... more »

• CIA bomber calls for attacks on U.S. in video

  January 9, 2010 11:49 AM

  The Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said in video clips broadcast posthumously Saturday that all jihadists must attack U.S. targets to avenge the death of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud. Footage showed Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi - whom the CIA... more »

• Cavern could collapse, taking part of N.M. city

  November 10, 2009 11:13 AM

  The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad. "US 285 south subject to sinkhole 1,000 feet ahead," motorists are warned. But there is little other evidence that in southeastern New Mexico's oil country, a giant cavern sits beneath the... more »

• Man who threatened Obama makes weapons plea

  November 7, 2009 12:32 PM

  A man who threatened to kill President Barack Obama just before the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges. Thirty-five-year-old Shawn Adolf faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to having firearms as a felon. Adolf was arrested in August of last... more »