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• Vigil and celebration held on missing teen's birthday

  February 6, 2013 11:07 PM

  MONUMENT - There were balloons, birthday cake and prayers Wednesday night in Monument as friends and loved ones hold out hope that missing teenager Dylan Redwine will soon be found. Wednesday marked his 14th birthday. Dylan's mom Elaine says prayer vigil was organized to try and keep her son's disappearance... more »

• Final Day of Balloon Classic

  September 5, 2011 9:24 AM

  Today is the final of the Colorado Balloon Classic. The take off started at 7 a.m. The weather was beautiful for the take off. It is the 35th annual festival. more »

• Winds force balloon pilot to make rough landing

  September 4, 2011 7:10 PM

  David Perkins and his wife Cindy were enjoying a morning cup of coffee at their home off West Woodmen when they saw a hot air balloon making a hard landing about a half mile away. David tells us they heard a loud noise before seeing the balloon overhead. "All... more »

• Balloon card fever

  September 4, 2011 5:38 PM

  "I've always loved stuff that flies in the air," says 14-year-old Ian Helmcke. For Ian and his family, going to the Colorado Balloon Classic has become a tradition. They have been going since 1999, and there is one thing that he's hook on -- balloon cards. These cards... more »

• Balloon pilot ok after rough landing

  September 4, 2011 5:13 PM

  We just spoke to David Fox, the New Mexican hot air balloon pilot who went down near West Woodman earlier this morning. He tells us during his flight the winds began pushing hard to the north. He and other pilots tell us that type of wind is very uncommon during... more »

• Balloon goes down on Woodmen

  September 4, 2011 2:05 PM

  A balloon from the Colorado Balloon Classic made a rough landing in North Western Colorado Springs near Woodmen. Witnesses tell us the baloon nearly hit a home before coming down in some brush about a half mile away. We're talking to witnesses and will have more on News 5 at... more »

• Balloons a no go

  September 3, 2011 11:11 AM

  Balloons did not lift off during the first day of the 2011 Colorado Balloon Classic. Winds were in the 40 mph range - around four times the strength then is permitted for pilots to fly in event. After the fly was cancelled by organizers most of the pilots and... more »

• Search officially called off for balloonists

  October 4, 2010 11:43 AM

  The Italian coast guard has called off the search for a pair of American balloonists who disappeared last week in the Adriatic Sea. Coast guard spokesman Lt. Massimo Maccheroni said Monday the search was called off after a final attempt to locate the remains of Richard Abruzzo, of Albuquerque,... more »

• Doomed balloon plunged from sky at 50 mph

  October 1, 2010 3:40 PM

  A balloon carrying a Colorado woman and her flight partner plunged from the sky at 50 mph, making survival of the pair unlikely. Carol Rymer-Davis of Denver and Richard Abruzzo of Albuquerque have been missing since Wednesday, when their balloon disappeared during a thunderstorm over the Adriatic Sea. The... more »

• Search for missing Colorado balloon pilot intensifies

  September 30, 2010 10:58 AM

  The Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center has expanded its search for two American balloonists who disappeared in rough weather over the Adriatic. The search for balloon pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer-Davis, of Colorado, extended to 14 miles off the Italian coast as it resumed for a second day... more »

• Company demonstrates communications balloon

  September 29, 2010 6:06 PM

  Space Data Corporation showed off some interesting technology in Colorado Springs Wednesday. Workers inflated a balloon that carries radio gear into the sky. The technology, which has already been used in Afghanistan, allows people on the ground to bounce a signal off the balloon's repeater and allow easy communication... more »

• Colorado balloon pilot lost at sea

  September 29, 2010 1:10 PM

  Coast guards are hunting for a pair of missing American balloonists last detected piloting their craft over the Adriatic Sea in rough weather, officials said Wednesday. Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis were participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race, an annual race in which teams of... more »

• Balloon boy family moves to Florida

  September 3, 2010 12:21 PM

  The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida. Richard and Mayumi Heene and their three boys have moved to Bradenton, Fla., where Richard Heene will continue working in construction. Richard Heene... more »

• World's tallest hot air balloon to visit Colorado Springs

  August 16, 2010 5:31 PM

  The Energizer Bunny Hot "Hare" Balloon will visit Colorado Springs next month for the annual balloon classic. Voters on Facebook were able to choose three locations the bunny balloon will visit. They are Colorado Springs, St. Louis and Tuscaloosa. The ballon classic happens at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs... more »

• White powder found at Liberty Bell turns out to be flour

  May 20, 2010 7:46 PM

  A park official says a white powder found in a balloon near the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia was flour. The balloon was found Thursday inside the building that houses the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell Center and part of a street next to it were evacuated as a precaution.... more »

• 60 balloons filled with heroin seized

  January 25, 2010 9:26 AM

  Sixty balloons filled with heroin have been seized in a Colorado Springs drug bust. Police were tipped to a possible drug deal on Sunday afternoon. When authorities spotted the car described by a tipster, they pulled it over and searched the car. Inside the car officers found 60 balloons containing... more »

• Officials scoff at balloon dad's new media blitz

  January 9, 2010 9:08 AM

  Prosecutors have submitted an estimate of the amount authorities spent responding to a couple's false report that their son was inside a runaway balloon. Richard Heene is set to start serving a 90-day jail sentence Monday in Larimer County, and Mayumi Heene will serve a 20-day sentence after his jail... more »

• Balloon Boy's parents sentenced to jail

  December 23, 2009 12:37 PM

  Richard and Mayumi Heene, the so-called "balloon boy parents" were sentenced Wednesday for their roles in a hoax that riveted the world's attention in October. The drama played out on TV and racked up hundreds of hours and tens-of-thousands of dollars in law enforcement and National Guard resources. ... more »

• Family remembers their abducted son

  November 28, 2009 11:58 AM

  Family and friends of Christopher Abeyta are celebrating his 24 th birthday today, but Abeyta will not be in attendance. 23-years ago little Christopher was kidnapped from his crib in his Colorado Springs home, and he has not been seen since. He was just 7-months old at the time of... more »

• FAA nearly done with Balloon Family investigation

  November 25, 2009 4:37 PM

  The Federal Aviation Administration is close to wrapping up its investigation of the parents who reported that their son floated away aboard a helium balloon. FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said Wednesday that fieldwork in the investigation of Richard and Mayumi Heene has been completed. He expects results to... more »

• Larimer County Sheriff: "This is a hoax"

  October 18, 2009 1:09 PM

  Larimer County Sheriff has announced that the "balloon boy" saga is a hoax. "It has been determined that this is a hoax." Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters Sunday, "On the bizarre meter this rates a 10." Sheriff Alderden explains that the Heene's staged the hoax as a publicity stunt with... more »

• Was the Flyaway Balloon a Hoax?

  October 16, 2009 11:15 PM

  There are a lot of questions surrounding the family of the six year-old boy and the out of control balloon Thursday. Falcon Heene has had a lot of attention since the fly away balloon. However, after comments on talk shows saying the family, "did this for a show,"... more »

• Reported to be in balloon, boy found safe at home

  October 15, 2009 6:13 PM

  A 6-year-old Colorado boy feared to have floated off in a helium balloon has been found safe at his home, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic. Sheriff Jim Alderman turned to reporters during a news conference and held thumbs up and said, "He's at the house."... more »

• Up, Up and Away

  September 6, 2009 10:28 AM

  After too much fog on Saturday, the 33rd Annual Colorado Balloon Classic at Memorial Park launched dozens of balloons Sunday morning. The mass ascension was delayed about an hour as balloon of all shapes and sizes launched at around 8:00 a.m. The weather looked a lot like yesterday, but... more »

• Balloon Launch Cancelled

  September 5, 2009 10:27 AM

  The 33rd Annual Colorado Balloon Classic got "fogged" out Saturday morning. Organizers had to cancel the mass launch due to foggy conditions. Many of the balloons were cleared by the FAA to inflate and tether. Saturday night's Balloon Glow activities begin at 4:00 pm with the Glow beginning at... more »