Former Adams County deputy sentenced to over 3 years for child pornography
Christopher Mark Haenel was given a sentence of 41 months, followed by five years of supervised release, among various fines.
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Christopher Mark Haenel was given a sentence of 41 months, followed by five years of supervised release, among various fines.
Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer conceded her race for Colorado's 8th Congressional District, handing a win to Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado's newest U.S. congressional district. Caraveo's win makes her Colorado's first Latina congresswoman.
National data shows more kids are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day, by far. Family of a Colorado teen struck and killed last Halloween urges caution while on the road.
Investigators in the case of the police killing of Christian Glass in Clear Creek County will go to a grand jury, according to Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum.
The recommended list of schools and the process of closing and consolidating schools will be presented to the Board of Education on Thursday, Nov. 3. The Board of Education will then vote on the recommendation on Thursday, Nov. 17. In a statement, DPS said the move would help them focus on each student.
The shooting happened in the 300 Block of East Street, near Courtesy Road and Empire Road Sunday morning.
He's accused of harassment, domestic violence, menacing and prohibited use of weapons. He was fired Tuesday.
A Colorado Springs girl, who was 17 at the time, was pepper sprayed, handcuffed and put in the back of a police car as she was having a panic attack, a newly-filed lawsuit claims.
A 58-year-old woman died in the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the agency said. This has been the deadliest year for people in custody at the jail in a decade.
The organization says crime increased in "seven major categories," but those largely represented property crimes or only small increases. By contrast, violent crime -- murder, rape, other sexual assault, and assault -- all went down.
The Clear Creek Sheriff's Office said they would turn over the investigation into the fatal June shooting of 22-year-old Christian Glass.
The FBI has arrested and charged a Colorado Springs man with attempting to send national defense information to a foreign government, according to court documents.
One bear even nabbed the flagstick.
Eastbound C470 was closed Wednesday evening at Alameda through Morrison Road due to a crash involving multiple vehicles. Around 9 p.m., only the left-most lane was still closed.
The body of famed ski climber Hilaree Nelson was recovered Wednesday. The 49-year-old from Telluride was skiing down from the summit of the world's eighth highest mountain with her partner when she disappeared earlier this week.