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1 hour, 31 minutes ago  The intersection of Lafayette and Lover's Lane in Manitou Springs has been blocked off while police invesigate a suspicious package in the area.

Today at 8:00 AM  UPDATE: Colorado Springs say a suspicious package found at  AACL Charter School - formally Pike Elementary - is not a threat . The school remains on a two hour delay Thursday morning.

Today at 5:21 AM  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

Today at 5:12 AM  Chicago's police chief has been the focus of criticism in recent days for calling a meeting with reputed gang leaders.

Yesterday at 3:25 PM  UPDATE: Police say they have shot an armed man who took three people hostage in the Discovery Channel network's headquarters in suburban Washington. All of the hostages are safe.

Yesterday at 1:42 PM  Officers of the Freemont County Combined Investigations Response Team arrested 34-year-old John Joseph Waldron on several firearms felonies.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Colorado Department of Corrections released sexually violent predator Emmanuel Bitsuie Wednesday with two years of intensive supervised parole.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  A Cricket phone store employee was shot in the torso during an armed robbery attempt Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The investor saw potential in the scrubby 67 acres tucked away amid multimillion dollar homes: he would turn the land into a vast pot farm and capitalize on the booming medical marijuana industry.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Two men arrested in Amsterdam may have been conducting a dry run for a potential terrorist attack, U.S. officials said Tuesday after a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutters were found in one of the men's luggage.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Authorities say a California man jealous over a message on his girlfriend's Facebook page tortured and imprisoned her for four days while their children were in the house.

Monday, August 30, 2010  A Colorado man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $23 million has been extradited from Argentina to face charges.

Monday, August 30, 2010  The Colorado Springs Police Department's Homicide Unit has obtained a warrant for 17-year-old Leonel Hernandez for first degree murder in relation to the death of Isaiah Goss on June 20.

Monday, August 30, 2010  A 21-year-old inmate is dead after being found hanged inside his cell at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility.