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A Colorado gift for that special someone who already has everything

  Are you still looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a special somebody who already owns everything? How about this: a ghost town. That’s right. The New...

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter faces mental competency exam

Robert Dear, the accused gunman in the Nov. 27 Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs, is headed to the state mental hospital in Pueblo...

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter wants to fire his attorneys

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear wants to fire his attorneys and represent himself in court, he told Judge Gilbert Martinez today at a...

Clarence Moses-EL: A sweet taste of freedom

The judge handed down her order on December 14th lifting the convictions that had kept Clarence Moses-EL locked up despite his innocence for more than...

PHOTOS: Clarence Moses-EL celebrates freedom

After 28 years in prison for a crime all evidence suggests he did not commit, Clarence Moses-EL walked out of jail, saw his family...

Opinion: A 21st-century open-records law for Colorado

When was the last time you used microfilm or microfiche to find information? Does the phrase “on-line bulletin board” bring to mind that screeching...

Clarence Moses-EL free after 28 years in prison

Clarence Moses-EL walked free for the first time in 28 years. “It’s time,” said his wife, Stephanie Burke, who was in tears in Gerdes’ courtroom...

Why you won’t see video of Robert Dear in court this week

  The last time Robert Dear appeared in a Colorado Springs courtroom the world got quite an earful and eyeful of the accused Planned Parenthood...

Clarence Moses-EL released after 28 years in prison

This afternoon Clarence Moses-EL walked free for the first time in 28 years. Supporters gathered in Denver District Court this morning where Judge Kandace Gerdes set...
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