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• Family prays for Dylan Redwine's safe return Play Video

  December 3, 2012 12:37 AM

  Nearly two weeks after his disappearance, the search continues for Dylan Redwine, the 13-year-old boy who vanished from his father's home in La Plata county in southwestern Colorado. Redwine was visiting for Thanksgiving when he vanished. Now as Christmas approaches and time slips away without any progress in his... more »

• Colorado Springs police join in search for missing boy

  November 21, 2012 8:44 PM

  Colorado Springs Police Department is now part of the search for a missing 13 year old boy. Dylan Redwine was reported missing on Monday afternoon, November 19, 2012 from his father's house in La Plata County. The home is near Durango. A witness reported seeing Dylan walking along... more »

• Lawyer: Pasadena police scapegoated 911 caller

  April 6, 2012 9:38 PM

  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A lawyer for a man who wrongly reported an armed robbery to 911 says Pasadena police are scapegoating his client in the shooting death of a college boy. Oscar Carrillo's lawyer Andres Bustamante said Friday that Pasadena police are doing damage control at his client's expense... more »

• Teen terrorizes grandmother for hours

  February 27, 2012 10:38 AM

  A 15-year-old boy is in custody after police say he terrorized his grandmother with a gun. Police were called out to the home on the 3000 block of Squaw Valley at about 2 a.m. Monday. They say the 15 year old had been threatening his 77-year-old grandmother for several... more »

• Mother of boy thrown overboard thankful for eyewitnesses

  August 31, 2011 9:43 PM

  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The mother of a boy who authorities say was thrown overboard by his father during a Southern California boat cruise says she's grateful to eyewitnesses who called 911. In a statement released through her attorney Wednesday, Christin Briles says the witness reports "absolutely confirm"... more »

• Judge scolds lawyers in NYC boy's death

  August 24, 2011 9:00 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A judge has questioned the experience of two lawyers handling the case of a man accused of dismembering an 8-year-old New York City boy. Supreme Court Justice Neil Firetog told the lawyers at a hearing Tuesday that his concern was to ensure the defendant, Levi... more »

• Bear bites boy

  July 18, 2011 6:49 AM

  LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) - A black bear went into a tent in a central-Colorado campground and bit or scratched a sleeping teenage boy's arm. State wildlife officials say the boy was camping out with his family in the mountains near Leadville when the bear grabbed him early Friday. Colorado... more »

• 6-year-old Hawaii boy wins kiddie sheep rodeo

  June 26, 2011 3:14 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Maybe surfing makes good practice for hanging onto a sprinting sheep. A 6-year-old Hawaii boy was champion of the opening Mutton Bustin' in the Park Saturday. Stone Jesse of Oahu says he likes surfing and practicing jiu jitsu but has never ridden a sheep before. Mutton... more »

• Boy falls from 3rd story apartment window, expected to recover well.

  March 19, 2011 10:14 AM

  Colorado Springs Police and Fire Department crews responded to the Park Hill Apartments where a two year old boy had fallen from a third story apartment window. His parents were home at the time painting in another room just before the boy fell 18 feet to the ground. The... more »

• Family grieves over 3-year-old boy's death

  December 14, 2010 9:59 PM

  Josiah Mendoza had a face that could light up a room. The 3-year-old boy from Pueblo died in a fire Monday night. The Pueblo Fire Department says the boy was playing with matches in the bedroom and caught the mattress on fire. Tuesday, Josiah's family gathered to grieve. Family... more »

• Officer was determined to find child in burning home

  December 14, 2010 9:46 PM

  Pueblo Police Officer Rich Romero was back at work Tuesday, one day after pulling a 3-year-old boy from a burning home. Romero tells News First 5 he was on another call at Parkview Hospital Monday afternoon when he checked his computer and saw there was a fire very close to... more »

• UPDATE: 3-year-old boy dies in Pueblo apartment fire

  December 13, 2010 11:16 PM

  The Pueblo County Coroner says the 3-year-old boy who died in an apartment fire Monday is Josiah Mendoza. The coroner will likely conduct an autopsy Tuesday. The little boy was hiding in a closet of the apartment on West 13st Street when the fire started around 4 p.m.... more »

• UPDATE: More details on Pueblo boy reported missing

  December 5, 2010 4:55 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A missing 10-year-old boy missing since Friday has been found safe. Pueblo police Sgt. Patrick Van Ryn says Matthew Aragon was found Sunday morning by police officers who were looking for him since his mother reported him missing Saturday afternoon. Van Ryn says the boy's... more »

• 5-year old waves down cop to save Grandma

  October 7, 2010 6:19 PM

  A 5-year old boy in Pueblo is being called a hero. Last week his grandmother had a seizure in the middle of the night. The little boy rushed outside to get help and it just so happens, he found the right person, at the right time. "I told him, you... more »

• Boy or girl -- should parents choose?

  September 28, 2010 12:02 PM

  Some people dream of having a baby girl or a boy. It used to be those matters were left to chance, but not anymore. Today more people are choosing the gender of their child, a practice that's raising some eyebrows. Nolana Johnson already had four boys. Four months... more »

• Case proceeds against Mom accused in autism killing

  September 9, 2010 10:45 AM

  A Colorado woman accused of smothering her infant son she says she believes was autistic is facing a trial. A judge said Wednesday that there's enough evidence for the case against 34-year-old Stephanie Rochester of Superior to go forward. Rochester is charged with first-degree murder in the June... more »

• Palmer Lake boy charged in stabbing of classmate

  September 8, 2010 5:23 PM

  The fallout continues from Tuesday's assault where a 12 year old boy allegedly stabbed a classmate in the face and neck. "It appears he (the victim) has a ruptured esophagus and also some severing of the muscles on the right side of his neck." explains Palmer Lake Police Chief Keith... 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 »

• Toddler trampled by moose in northern Colorado

  September 3, 2010 9:08 AM

  There's still no word on the condition of a toddler who was trampled by a moose in Colorado Thursday. Wildlife officers say the little boy was playing on a beach when a female moose ran over the top of the child and kept running. It's unclear whether the moose... more »

• Moose attacks toddler in Colorado

  September 2, 2010 4:59 PM

  A toddler had to be airlifted to Children's Hospital in Denver after it was attacked by a moose. The little boy, about two-and-a-half years old, was playing on a beach at Grand Lake when the attack happened. Paramedics rushed the child to Granby Medical Center, then air lifted... more »

• Fort Collins boy bitten by rattlesnake

  August 6, 2010 8:15 AM

  A 4-year-old boy is being treated at the hospital in Fort Collins after being bitten by a rattlesnake. The Poudre Fire Authority says emergency personnel responded to a report of a child bitten by a snake at 10 a.m. Thursday on private property about six miles northwest of Fort... more »

• Police say toddler hit by car wandered from home

  July 16, 2010 1:05 PM

  Colorado Springs Police says a 2-year-old boy who was killed Thursday night on Highway 24 near Garrett Rd., wandered up to 300 feet away from his home. Officers say the boy's guardians thought the other one was watching the child. The family had just returned home from running errands. The... more »

• 5 year old calls 911 to report mother's shooting

  June 25, 2010 1:36 PM

  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A 5-year-old Ohio boy used a cell phone to call for help after someone fatally shot his mother, saying "my momma is at home dead." Police responding to the call found 25-year-old Marquita Brown's body in her Dayton apartment around 2 a.m. Friday. Sgt. Michael... more »

• News outlets ask for Boy Scout records

  June 14, 2010 3:29 PM

  News organizations in Oregon have asked a Portland judge to release more than 1,000 files on suspected child molesters - records a jury used in April when it found the Boy Scouts of America liable for $20 million in damages. Lawyers for the journalists told Judge John Wittmayer on... more »

• 11-year-old claims world Fire Knife Dancing title

  June 2, 2010 9:37 AM

  Preston Weber isn't just allowed to play with fire and knives, he's encouraged to. The 11-year-old from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is the world champion in his age group for Samoan Fire Knife Dancing. He won the title at a competition in Hawaii on May 13. So how did... more »

• Oklahoma picking up the pieces after deadly twister

  May 11, 2010 8:38 AM

  Violent weather in Oklahoma has left at least five people dead and dozens injured. Officials in Oklahoma City say a young boy who was killed when hit by debris in his home. A man was killed when his recreational vehicle flipped over on top of him. And three people... more »

• Boys learn to become men at upcoming conference

  April 13, 2010 1:01 PM

  The choices we make have long-term meaning. That's the idea behind the Be Your Own Man Conference at Colorado State University-Pueblo, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 24. Boys in grades 5-9 will learn how to become strong, successful, and respected young men through education about the dangers... more »

• Body of missing 8-year-old found in Washington

  March 19, 2010 9:19 AM

  Washington state authorities say a child's body found on an island beach in Puget Sound is that of an 8-year-old boy who vanished with his mother last weekend. Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says the body found Thursday by a beachwalker on Fox Island, southwest of Tacoma, has... more »

• Baby dies on airline flight

  February 25, 2010 5:13 PM

  An autopsy has been performed on a 1-year-old Japanese boy who went into cardiac arrest aboard a flight about an hour before it landed at Honolulu International Airport. The city medical examiner's office says there was no preliminary cause of death determined for Hyeondo Seo of Tokyo. State... more »

• Matthew McConaughey shares baby photo

  January 29, 2010 2:37 PM

  Actor Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend Camila Alves welcomed their second child this month. They unveiled her photo for the first time on Thursday. Their new baby girl, named Vida, was born on Jan. 3. A posting on McConaughey's web site said: "Thanks for all your well wishes... more »

• Infant dies on Colorado-bound plane

  January 21, 2010 8:29 AM

  A 2-month-old boy has died after he stopped breathing on a United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County sheriff's Sgt. Philip Wentzel said Thursday the infant was with his parents on a flight from Detroit to Denver Wednesday afternoon when he stopped breathing. Wentzel... more »

• Toddler recovering after chopstick pierces brain

  January 7, 2010 12:06 PM

  A 14-month-old boy in China is recovering after doctors removed a chopstick from his brain that accidentally poked up through his nose, a spokesman for the local hospital said Thursday. The toddler, Li Jingchao, from the eastern province of Shandong, is undergoing treatment at Bo Ai Hospital in Beijing... more »

• Beer-buzzed boy, 4, wanted to visit jailed dad

  December 18, 2009 9:35 AM

  Tennessee investigators say a 4-year-old boy was found roaming his neighborhood in the night, drinking beer and wearing a little girl's dress taken from under a neighbor's Christmas tree. The child's mother, 21-year-old April Wright, told WTVC-TV that the boy "wants to go to jail because that's where his... more »

• Student beating may be tied to Facebook, 'South Park'

  November 23, 2009 11:08 AM

  Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Richard Erickson says the boy, who is redheaded, was kicked and hit in two... more »