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Democrats seek to scrub criminal records to prevent prolonged punishment “At...

Heather McBroom's stint with drug addiction follows her to this day. She said she was studying to be a teacher at Pikes Peak Community...

Citing flaws in Colorado’s criminal justice system, lawmakers move to repeal...

In 2004, Alex Perez, then in prison on a murder conviction, was charged with killing a fellow inmate at the Limon Correctional Facility. He...

Federal Lawsuit: District Attorney Dan May’s office filed criminal charges to...

Prosecutors in Colorado Springs stand accused of retaliating against a man who sought to publicly criticize their decision to press charges against him. A civil...

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter appears in court on first degree murder...

  COLORADO SPRINGS — Anyone hoping for hints at a potential motive in Robert Lewis Dear's first appearance in court didn't get it. This afternoon, the man accused of...

Skeptical Dems sink Colorado fetal-homicide ‘personhood’ bill

DENVER — Colorado Senate President Bill Cadman’s fetal homicide bill never stood a chance of making it through the legislature, despite being propelled by...

Caldara vote fraud case under attorney general review

The Colorado recall elections over gun rights, the first-ever state lawmaker recalls in Colorado history, spurred a flurry of lawsuits before Election Day. The legal wrangling shows no sign of ending any time soon.

Medical marijuana patient Bob Crouse acquitted of felony charges

It's been 14 months since the police swarmed Bob Crouse's Colorado Springs House, confiscated his personal medical marijuana garden and brought felony against him for possession with intent to distribute. Friday an El Paso County jury found the leukemia patient not guilty.

Court grants Bruce immunity to speak about ‘Mr X’

The Colorado Springs District Attorney Dan May cut a deal with Douglas Bruce for his testimony in a grand jury hearing on irregularities surrounding...

Schultheis bill to criminalize fetus killing fails to advance

DENVER-- Colorado Springs Christian conservative state Senator Dave Schultheis failed in his bid to redefine fetus-killing First Degree murder Wednesday. His bill, which detractors saw as a back-door attempt to work an anti-abortion "personhood" law onto the books, failed to pass out of committee.