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• FBI finishes landfill search near Mass. college

  April 27, 2013 12:04 PM

  BOSTON (AP) - The FBI has concluded its search of a landfill near a Massachusetts college where the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was a student. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says the two-day search ended Friday. Eimiller wouldn't say what investigators were looking for or whether they recovered... more »

• Hundreds hold on to hope for missing Colo. boy

  January 18, 2013 1:11 PM

  MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) - Hundreds of people are still holding out hope that a Colorado boy missing for two months will be found. A benefit dinner was held in Monument on Thursday for 13-year-old Dylan Redwine, who has been missing since Nov. 19 after arriving at his father's home in... more »

• Mother pleas for help in finding missing daughter Play Video

  January 11, 2013 12:42 AM

  The search continues for Kara Nichols, 19, who disappeared from Colorado Springs more than 3 months ago. The case has gone cold and few leads have been coming into the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Kara's mother, Julia constantly worries about what may have happened to her. ... more »

• Investigators search for cause of school explosion

  August 3, 2012 8:52 AM

  ERIE, Colo. (AP) - Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion at Erie Middle School that injured three workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into reports the explosion happened when a plumbing contractor was lighting a hot water heater. According to the Boulder... more »

• CO Springs Police looking for stabbing suspect

  July 28, 2012 4:18 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are looking for a man they say went in a motel room at 1624 S. Nevada Ave. and stabbed a 25-year-old several times. The man was stabbed in the chest, abdomen, hand, and leg. He was taken to Penrose Hospital by personal vehicle where he underwent surgery.... more »

• Boulder hiker missing for more than a week

  July 9, 2012 8:12 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder rescue workers are still trying to find a hiker who has been missing for nearly a week. Rescuers plan to resume their search on Monday after taking a day off trying to locate 74-year-old Patricia Wallace. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, Wallace was hiking... more »

• No word on findings in NJ home search in Patz case

  June 7, 2012 8:44 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Police have spent hours searching the home of a man charged with murdering a 6-year-old New York City boy who went missing in 1979, but it's not yet clear whether investigators have found anything relevant. A lawyer for the wife of suspect Pedro Hernandez says authorities... more »

• Two Pueblo firefighters join elite search and rescue team

  May 30, 2012 1:16 PM

  Two Pueblo Fire Department employees have been accepted to the elite Urban Search and Rescue team called Colorado Task Force 1. Captains Will Gray and Rick Potter have been accepted, after completing extensive training in structural collapse. There are 210 members of the team in Colorado. They would be... more »

• Search for armed robber continues

  March 9, 2012 5:19 AM

  Colorado Springs police are searching for an armed robber. They say, he robbed a Game Stop in the 7400 block of North Academy, Thursday night around 8:30 p.m. Police say the man had a gun and demanded money from the store. No one was injured, but police have... more »

• Search for bank robber turns up empty.

  December 22, 2011 6:14 PM

  Colorado Springs Police searched a southside apartment complex for more than three hours Thursday unsuccessfully looking for a man who robbed a nearby bank. The robbery took place just after 10:00 a.m. at the Key Bank in the Mission Trace Shopping Center on South Academy. Bank employees watched the... more »

• UPDATE: Armed bank robbery suspect still being sought

  December 14, 2011 12:39 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are still searching for a suspect who reportedly robbed the Pikes Peak National Bank in the 2400 block of W. Colorado Ave. Police say the suspect is a white male, approximately 5' 10" tall wearing a black "hoodie" and black knit cap. He made a demand... more »

• Armed robbery suspect on the loose

  December 14, 2011 12:16 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are on scene of an armed robbery at the Pikes Peak National Bank located in the 2400 Block of W. Colorado Ave. At this time officers are canvassing the area looking for a suspect who was last seen running to the west from behind the bank by... more »

• Palmer high school temporarily locked down

  October 5, 2011 4:39 PM

  Palmer High School went on a precautionary lock down Wednesday afternoon as police were conducting a search in the area near the school. According to a District 11 spokesperson, Colorado Springs Police notified the district that they were conducting a search for a suspect wanted on warrants who had been... more »

• Wife stabs husband

  July 23, 2011 6:14 AM

  A Colorado Springs man was hospitalized after being stabbed in the torso by his wife during a heated argument. The stabbing happened at an address in the 300 block of N. Murray Boulevard at around 11:03 p.m. Friday evening. The victim's wounds are described as serious but not life... more »

• Police looking for suspect related to a possible kidnapping

  July 13, 2011 5:46 PM

  Colorado Springs police are setting up a containment area around the 1400 block of S. Corona and the 400 block of Brookside where a suspect wanted in connection of a possible kidnapping was seen running into one of the residences in the area as officers were trying to contact him.... more »

• Mom and Grandma to be charged for neglect

  June 7, 2011 10:52 PM

  The mother and grandmother of a two year old boy who went missing this afternoon in Colorado Springs will face misdemeanor charges of neglect. Investigators suspect Sierra Lugo-Rodriguez, 19 and Donna Quintana, 44 left the boy at a pawn shop in the 400 block of North Chelton Road sometime... more »

• Denver Police need your help to locate a child abductor.

  June 3, 2011 5:56 PM

  Shortly before 1:30 pm Thursday afternoon an eight year old was walking in the 400 block alley of S. Raleigh St and S. Stuart Street in Denver, when a white male of unknown age with short brown hair grabbed her and put her in a white cargo van, then sped... more »

• Making Google work for you

  May 31, 2011 5:41 AM

  Whether you are an expert or just use it when you need to answer a question, Google is where many go to find answers. Are you using it to the best of your advantage? NewsFirst can help you get the most out of your search engine. Your search shouldn't... more »

• Search called off because of weather

  May 23, 2011 3:50 PM

  The search for a missing man at Eleven Mile Reservoir has been called off after strong wind gusts made the waves on the lake too choppy to be safe. Relatives of Mitch Christiansen say he and his wife Susan had gone boating at the reservoir on Sunday. Susan's body was... more »

• Search continues for missing Idaho miner

  April 17, 2011 3:54 PM

  MULLAN, Idaho (AP) - Mining company officials in northern Idaho have brought in a remote-controlled digging machine to help search for a missing worker. Officials have not had contact with 53-year-old Larry Marek, who's a mile below the surface, since a tunnel collapsed deep inside the Lucky Friday Mine on... more »

• UPDATE: Weston Road shooting investigation continues

  March 27, 2011 1:52 PM

  At around 4:10 Sunday morning Colorado Springs Police responded to the address of 2510 Weston Road near Hancock Expressway and Delta Drive on the report of a shooting. When officers arrive they learned that two unidentified individuals were taken to a local hospital with gun shot wounds. Police immediately secured... more »

• Massive search for man in Midway area

  February 6, 2011 8:55 PM

  A man is on the run from police tonight and a massive search is underway in Midway. Pueblo Police tell News First 5, they were following up on a tip of a wanted man that led them to a house on the east side of Pueblo. When they arrived,... more »

• Plane search continues near Westcliffe

  January 10, 2011 11:59 AM

  WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say up to three airplanes and an Army helicopter will search for a small plane that disappeared over the southern Colorado mountains after taking off from Arizona. The search entered its second day on Monday. Authorities say the plane sent a distress signal shortly... more »

• Search teams looking for missing aircraft in Sangre de Cristo Mountains

  January 9, 2011 6:54 PM

  The Custer County Sheriff's Office and the Civil Air Patrol are gathering a search team to look for a small aircraft that was lost on radar in the Blueberry Peak Area of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The Civil Air Patrol tells News First 5 the aircraft was coming... more »

• Flight attendants now also exempts from pat-down searches

  November 23, 2010 3:01 PM

  AP-Flights attendants are going to be able to board a plane without a body scan or pat-down, just like the pilots. The Transportation Security Administration confirmed the change on Tuesday after The Associated Press asked about it. On Friday the TSA said pilots could skip the more intense screening,... more »

• Search halted for missing hiker

  October 13, 2010 11:01 AM

  The search for a Chicago hiker missing in the Colorado mountains near Vail has been suspended. The search for James Nelson, 31, in the rugged Holy Cross Wilderness near Vail ended at midnight Tuesday. Eagle County sheriff Joe Hoy said he and search and rescue volunteers made the... more »

• No sign of missing hiker near Vail

  October 12, 2010 8:35 AM

  Colorado authorities are searching for a Chicago hiker who hasn't been heard from for a week. The search for James Nelson resumed Monday at the Mount of the Holy Cross near Vail. A Colorado National Guard helicopter dropped off a search team and another helicopter was looking for... more »

• Colorado DA plans to appeal ruling on police text search

  September 28, 2010 1:40 PM

  A judge's ruling that a police search of text messages on a lost iPhone was illegal could be challenged. Pitkin County Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin is preparing a challenge to the ruling that threw out most of the evidence in an alleged cocaine dealing case. The Aspen... more »

• Google introduces instant search results

  September 8, 2010 2:38 PM

  This is cool--you have to try this--Google is accelerating its search engine by displaying the results as soon as you begin to type in your request. The new "Instant Search' introduced Wednesday means you'll start to see an ever-evolving set of results with each character you type into the... more »

• FBI searching for escaped Colorado inmate

  August 25, 2010 8:37 AM

  Authorities are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Colorado inmate who made what officials say was an "elaborate escape" from a maximum security prison. A Department of Corrections spokeswoman says authorities are going door-to-door around the Sterling Correction Facility as they search for... more »

• Mall security guard injured

  August 16, 2010 11:07 AM

  A mall security guard was injured in Colorado Springs late Sunday night. Colorado Springs Police report that the security guard on Chapel Hills Dr. contacted a suspicious person, described as a white man wearing dark clothing. The security guard suffered two scrapes in the confrontation. His injuries were not... more »

• Couple dies in fall on Crestone Needle in Colorado

  August 2, 2010 8:15 AM

  A husband and wife from Texas have been found dead after they went missing on a camping trip in Custer County. The unidentified couple was found dead Sunday afternoon, apparent victims of a climbing fall. Bob Pruiksma, captain of Custer County Search & Rescue, says the couple appeared to... more »

• Facebook reunites woman with stolen class ring

  July 12, 2010 11:04 AM

  A Maine woman's high school class ring is back in her possession 28 years after it was stolen. Michelle Bilodeau of Auburn hadn't seen her Edward Little High School class of 1983 ring since it was stolen during her junior year. But on Friday, it was returned to her... more »

• Dive teams search Prospect Lake

  May 20, 2010 8:43 PM

  Dive teams from the Colorado Springs Fire Department have been searching Prospect Lake at Memorial Park on Thursday. We're told they're looking for evidence for the District Attorney's office, but they won't say what the evidence is. Work at the lake has wrapped up for the day. The Fire... 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 »

• Crews begin search for 4 missing in W.Va. coal mine

  April 8, 2010 8:29 AM

  Rescue crews in West Virginia are making their way into the mine where four men remain missing after Monday's explosion. The crews had to wait until toxic gases were vented. There appears little hope anyone is still alive. Besides looking for the four men, rescuers will try to retrieve... more »

• Search continues for missing Greeley girl

  April 7, 2010 11:28 AM

  A woman who started a Facebook page for a missing 12-year-old girl is organizing a community search for the sixth-grader. Kayleah Wilson went missing March 28 while walking to a birthday party at a friend's house about a mile away. The FBI and Greeley police are in the midst... more »

• Search and Rescue warns hikers

  March 23, 2010 5:51 PM

  El Paso County Search and Rescue is warning hikers and recreational 4 wheelers to be prepared for a long wait if they go out tonight or tomorrow morning. An impending snow storm is expected to make conditions hazardous. Steve Sperry with El Paso County Search and Rescue released a... more »

• Search for David Hames continues

  January 23, 2010 12:32 PM

  Even though the Haitian government has ended search and rescue efforts for earthquake victims, the search for survivors at the Hotel Montana continues. Colorado Springs resident and Compassion International worker David Hames is one of those still missing from the hotel. According to a Hames family spokesperson, search and rescue... more »

• Haiti gov't says rescue phase over

  January 23, 2010 9:12 AM

  The United Nations says Haiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says 132 people were pulled from the rubble alive by international search and rescue teams. Spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said Saturday that humanitarian relief... more »

• Search suspended for missing Florence woman

  January 15, 2010 8:24 PM

  Florence Police say they have suspended their search for missing Florence resident Beth Rice. Rice was reported missing on Sunday, by her family. Since then, crews from across Southern Colorado have aided in the search for her. Search crews had been focusing their efforts along the Arkansas River. That... more »

• School computers hijacked to search for UFOs

  December 2, 2009 6:35 PM

  A computer administrator with the Higley Unified School District in Gilbert, Arizona has resigned during an investigation into suspicious activity. He's accused of wasting district resources, totaling more than a million dollars to search for UFOs. The IT administrator is accused of installing a program on every one of the... more »

• No threat found at Pueblo County school

  November 19, 2009 12:46 PM

  There were some tense moments for students and parents at Pleasant View Middle School in Pueblo County as lockers, backpacks and the school grounds were searched. The action follows the discovery of a threatening note in a hallway. Principal Ted Shepard said that nothing was found in the search.... more »

• Crews search next door to Ohio home with 11 bodies

  November 11, 2009 12:32 PM

  Cleveland police are planning to search next door to the house where 11 bodies have been found. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho says the house next to murder suspect Anthony Sowell's will be searched Wednesday for more bodies or evidence. He calls the search a "precaution." Sowell has been charged 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 »

• Search and rescuers looking for missing hunter

  September 16, 2009 12:33 PM

  Custer County Search and Rescue say that they are looking for a missing hunter, 53 year-old Ricky Greenhood, that was reported missing on Monday evening. The search began on Tuesday in the Greenhorn Mountain area. There are around 40 people searching from Custer, Huerfano, Chaffee, El Paso, Douglas, and... more »