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• Possible explosive found in Pueblo West home

  November 14, 2012 3:29 PM

  The Pueblo Metro Bomb Unit discovered a large suspected explosive in a home in the 300 block of Karval in Pueblo West this morning. The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office was searching the home, when the device was found in the garage. Bomb techs removed the item and are... more »

• Update: Devices at school meant to burn, not explode

  April 5, 2012 3:37 PM

  Colorado Springs Police now believe suspicious devices found at the Classical Academy were meant to burn, not explode. Three incendiary devices were found at the school this morning, resulting in a partial evacuation of the school near Voyager Parkway and Northgate. Police did say the devices were a... more »

• Government concerned about exploding implants

  July 6, 2011 11:08 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is warning airlines that some terrorists are considering surgically implanting explosives into humans to carry out attacks. There is no intelligence pointing to a specific plot, but the U.S. has shared this information with executives at domestic and international carriers. The Transportation Security... more »

• UPDATE: Suspicious package in Pueblo declared safe

  June 5, 2011 2:20 PM

  A Pueblo Police Department spokesperson tells News First 5 that the suspicious package identified as a brief case has been declared safe after the owner was found. Acting on a tip that the brief case may be an item from a stolen vehicle from over night, Pueblo Police contacted the... more »

• Explosive devices rendered harmless

  March 30, 2011 2:43 PM

  The Regional Explosives Unit has disposed of a cache of improvised hand grenades and other pyrotechnic devices. The devices were found in the Black Forest area in storage earlier this week. The owner is deceased. Members of the Explosive Unit removed a total of 26 grenade devices, about... more »

• Pipe bomb scare in Security Widefield area

  December 11, 2010 11:16 PM

  It was a scary and possibly deadly situation in Widefield Saturday morning. What appeared to be a pipe bomb was found in a neighborhood just off Mesa Ridge Parkway. "At 10:32 this morning we received a call from a citizen that they had found what appeared to be an explosive... more »

• Manitou Police investigate strange packages

  September 3, 2010 5:59 PM

  Manitou Springs Police Department with the assistance of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms are continue to analyze two suspicious packages that were found in Manitou Springs on Thursday, forcing the closure of several businesses. An x-ray released by the Manitou Springs Police Department shows what was inside one of the... more »

• Fort Carson soldier killed by IED

  August 24, 2010 2:13 PM

  The Department of Defense has announced the death of a soldier from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Spc. Pedro A. Millet Meletiche, 20, of Elizabeth, N. J., died Aug. 22 at Arghandab River Valley, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. ... more »

• Suspicious device found at Fort Carson

  August 13, 2010 5:09 PM

  A suspicious device was found at Fort Carson Friday afternoon. The device was found in a barracks on post. Members of the 242nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit were called in to investigate. They examined the device and made sure it was safe. The incident is now under investigation. more »

• Civilian arrested at Army base had a land mine in his vehicle

  June 16, 2010 1:26 PM

  Prosecutors say a civilian who was arrested in uniform on an Army base in Georgia had a land mine in his vehicle along with several grenades, night vision devices and a military laser targeting device. The federal prosecutors also say in a criminal complaint that Anthony Saxon falsely pretended... more »

• Man indicted for blowing up mailboxes

  April 8, 2010 6:21 PM

  A Texas prosecutor says a man accused of planting 36 explosive devices across east Texas caused fear that was "nothing short of domestic terrorism." Prosecutor Brit Featherston says, "Today that fear stops." Larry North was indicted yesterday on charges of possessing an illegal firearm or destructive device. He... more »

• Diplomat on Denver flight not facing charges

  April 7, 2010 10:22 PM

  A passenger was subdued by a federal air marshal during an incident aboard an airliner flying from Washington to Denver on Wednesday night, sources told NBC News. The FBI was investigating whether the man, a Qatari diplomat, attempted to ignite something aboard the plane. United Flight 663, a... more »

• Authorities trying to determine if pilot packed his plane

  February 19, 2010 1:23 PM

  Authorities are trying to determine if the man who flew his small plane into an Austin, Texas, office building put anything in the plane to cause more damage by impact and fire. Police and fire investigators are picking through the wreckage at the office building and at Joseph Stack's... more »

• Found artillery shell was a "dummy"

  February 17, 2010 2:41 PM

  Academy Blvd and Westmeadow Dr. have reopened, and Fort Carson has given the all-clear for residents of neighboring apartment buildings to return home. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office closed Academy after an artillery shell was discovered in some weeds Thursday morning. It was found under the S. Academy... more »

• Colorado dog helps keep Super Bowl fans safe

  February 7, 2010 12:10 PM

  The Denver Broncos didn't make it to this year's Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean that Colorado won't be represented at the big game. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have fielded their best players to help prepare for a safe and secure Super Bowl XLIV. These... more »

• Napolitano says airline security system failed

  December 28, 2009 9:43 AM

  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the aviation security system failed when a young man on a watch list with a U.S. visa in his pocket and a powerful explosive hidden on his body was allowed to board a fight from Amsterdam to Detroit. A day after saying the system... more »

• Five Americans killed un Afghanistan

  September 25, 2009 11:36 AM

  Six more American military have been killed in southern Afghanistan. There's no word on their home posts. The Department of Defense says four soldiers were killed in Zabul province yesterday when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Another soldier was shot to death in an insurgent attack. Meanwhile, a... more »

• Two US troops killed in Afghanistan

  August 26, 2009 5:03 PM

  The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says attacks have killed two U.S. troops, keeping August on track to be the deadliest month of the war for the U.S. military. NATO says one American died Wednesday after an improvised explosive device detonated in southern Afghanistan. A second service member was killed in... more »