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El Paso prep school tech director sent to prison for bomb hoax
A man who enlisted his 16-year-old son in a plot to ignite a smoke bomb in the cafeteria of a posh El Paso County boarding school was sentenced Thursday to...

Robert Dear, admitted killer in Planned Parenthood shooting rampage, remains incompetent to stand trial
The man who admitted to killing three people at a Planned Parenthood remains incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Ex-soldier convicted in Colorado Springs road-rage shooting
Khalil Sanders didn't deny shooting woman during Colorado Springs road-rage clash, but argued she should share blame.

Three sentenced in fatal shooting of Colorado Springs woman in front of her son
Three people were sentenced to prison Monday in the fatal shooting of a Colorado Springs woman in front of her son, including a 20-year-old woman described as a "catalyst" in...

Jail overcrowding keeps El Paso County from hosting lucrative ICE detainees
El Paso County officials are discussing a move to reduce the jail population that could free up a few hundred beds at a time - potentially making room for paying...

Ex-airman bragged about “one less baby mama” before he was sentenced in toddler’s death, prosecutor says
Judge sentences Jeremy Deonte Ralph to life in prison in the beating death of his 4-year-old son.

Bond reduced for drifter linked to hatchet threats near Monument
A judge Wednesday slashed bond for drifter Daniel J. Nations who is linked to violent threats on Mount Herman near Monument as prosecutors offered no indication they intend to charge...

Colorado Springs middle school students in “kill-list” plot wanted to honor Columbine shooters
Sabin Middle School students who created "kill list" had been testing bombs and wanted to honor Columbine shooters.

Defense seeks to shift blame from gangs to “lovers’ spat” in killings of Colorado Springs teens
Defense lawyers say a love triangle -- not a gang conspiracy -- drove the execution-style murders of Coronado High School classmates Natalie Cano-Partida, 16, and Derek Greer , 15

Hearing reveals gang motive for killing two Colorado Springs high school students
For weeks, 16-year-old Natalie Partida had a target on her back.