BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials and other law enforcement personnel are searching a rugged mountain area for an FBI agent who had not been seen for more than 24 hours and was said to be despondent and possibly suicidal. KABC-TV reports that Los Angeles-based Special... more »
For more than half a century the Pueblo Chemical Depot has stored 2,600 tons of mustard agent--a lethal chemical used during World War I. But in just a few years all those weapons will be destroyed and managers say safety is the focus. "Protection of the workers and the public... more »
PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a Colorado woman who allegedly groped a female Transportation Security Administration agent at Phoenix's international airport is facing a felony count of sexual abuse.
Phoenix police say 61-year-old Yukari Mihamae is accused of grabbing the left breast of the unidentified TSA agent Thursday at... more »
Even though Angelina Jolie plays a suspected Russian sleeper agent in her latest movie, in real life she thinks U.S.-Russian relations are going well.
Jolie was in Moscow for the Russian premiere of the movie "Salt" on Sunday, just a few weeks after 10 Russian sleeper agents were expelled... more »
The Army has resealed three shells that were leaking mustard agent at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.
Depot spokesman Chuck Sprague says the leaks were very small and that none of the vapor got out of the bunker where the shells are stored. No one was injured.
The vapor... more »
You only have a few more days to give your opinion on the Army's proposal to blow up stockpiles at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. The Department of Defense held a public meeting on this issue in Pueblo Tuesday afternoon. Several local leaders and about 25 private citizens attended. The Army... more »
A public meeting will be held this afternoon to talk about the Army's proposal to speed up the destruction of stockpiles at the Pueblo Chemical Depot, by blowing some of them up. The meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Old Town Carriage House, 102... more »
President Obama's proposed 2011 federal budget includes funding to keep construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility on track. Congress has mandated destruction of thousands of mortars containing mustard agent at Pueblo Chemical Depot east of Pueblo by 2017. The facility is already under construction.
The President's budget proposal... more »
Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Depot took part in a drill on Wednesday to test their response to an emergency situation. The scenario involved a multi-vehicle crash at the depot, that caused two chemical munitions to leak and dozens other to catch on fire. News First 5 got a rare... more »
Colorado health officials say officials at the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot aren't doing enough to ensure the safety of its workers, the environment or people living near where thousands of tons of deadly mustard agent are stored. Documents filed Tuesday in a lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court ask a... more »