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Plane carrying 21 crashes in northern Nepal
May 14, 2012 1:20 AM
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police says a plane with 21 people on board has crashed in Nepal's mountainous north. Police said the plane crashed while trying to land at the Jomsom Airport a popular tourist and trekking destination. It belonged to Agri Air. Police and soldiers have rushed to the... more » -
Nepal flood death toll rises to 17; 47 missing
May 7, 2012 1:03 AM
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police say the death toll has reached 17 from weekend flash flooding in western Nepal. Another 47 people are missing and presumed dead. Police official Shailesh Thapa said rescuers were searching the banks of the Seti River on Monday for the missing people and helping those... more » -
Durango dentist killed in Afghanistan remembered
August 16, 2010 8:14 AM
A Durango dentist who was among 10 medical volunteers killed in Afghanistan was remembered at a memorial service for his fascination with "The Simpsons" television show, the rice he made from an Afghan recipe and his impressive Scrabble vocabulary. Speakers at a Durango auditorium on Sunday also spoke of... more » -
Nepal search area expanded for Colorado woman
May 21, 2010 8:15 AM
The search area in Nepal for a missing Colorado woman has been expanded after initial searches turned up no trace of her. Aubrey Sacco of Greeley was on a solo trek through the Himalayas when she last contacted her family more than a month ago. Her father and brother... more » -
Father finds daughter's laptop in Nepal
May 20, 2010 4:55 PM
The father of a Colorado woman who went missing while hiking in Nepal has discovered her laptop and journal in the last hotel where she stayed. A friend of missing hiker Aubrey Sacco told The Associated Press on Thursday that the 23-year-old's father, Paul Sacco, is in Nepal looking... more » -
Skydivers use oxygen masks to survive jump
May 18, 2010 12:19 PM
Thrill seekers from around the world traveled to Nepal last weekend for the chance to leap from the world's highest drop zone. The skydivers from six countries took off from an airfield in the Himalayas that's 12,800 feet above sea level. The plane carried them to 29,500 feet, higher... more » -
Colorado man headed to Nepal to find daughter
May 17, 2010 12:06 PM
A Colorado man whose daughter is overdue from a trek in Nepal is traveling there to try to find her. Paul Sacco of Greeley had a flight Monday to Nepal. He and his wife haven't heard from their 23-year-old daughter, Aubrey Sacco, since April 20, when she e-mailed plans... more » -
Nepal search for missing Colorado hiker continues
May 13, 2010 8:34 AM
Police are scouring a remote region in the Himalayan mountains of northern Nepal for Aubrey Sacco, who was reported missing by her family after she failed to check in following a solo hike. The police chief for the area says teams are searching the trekking route and interviewing inn owners... more » -
Young Colorado woman missing in Nepal
May 12, 2010 2:42 PM
The father of a 23-year-old Colorado woman who has been missing since last month in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal says his daughter is "one tough cookie." Greeley attorney Paul Sacco told the Greeley Tribune that while his daughter, Aubrey Sacco, doesn't have extensive hiking experience, she's in good... more » -
Colorado hiker missing in Nepal
May 12, 2010 9:03 AM
Police are scouring a remote region in northern Nepal for a Colorado woman who has been missing since last month, when she failed to check in after a solo hike in the Himalayan mountains. Aubrey Sacco, 23, of Greeley was reported missing by her family. She had arrived in... more » -
Nepal's shortest man in quest for world record
February 22, 2010 12:01 PM
A man who is only 22 inches tall is campaigning for recognition as the world's shortest man. He's left his home in Nepal on a quest for a Guinness World Record title. Supporters saw him off from Katmandu today, offering flower bouquets and garlands. He's traveling to Europe with his... more » -
Store clerk steals 67-year-old man's $1M lottery ticket
October 22, 2009 11:26 AM
A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said. Pankaj Joshi took 67-year-old Willis Willis' winning Mega Millions megaplier ticket after Willis asked Joshi in May to check whether any of... more »
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