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• Gift wrapped can of ribbons causes bomb scare

  December 28, 2012 8:02 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The bomb squad was called on Friday afternoon to investigate a suspicious package found outside of a Colorado Springs bank. The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. at the Wells Fargo branch at Austin Bluffs Parkway and Academy Boulevard. Customer Joe Quintana spotted the red gift... more »

• Minneapolis Airport terminal evacuated after suspicious bag found

  April 27, 2012 8:20 AM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities say one of the terminals at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport has been evacuated after a suspicious bag was found in the baggage screening area. Police tell local media a bomb squad has been called to check a suspicious package found in the airport's Humphrey terminal Friday... more »

• Apartments evacuated, Hazmat called in

  April 8, 2012 4:52 PM

  Four apartments were evacuated after residents noticed an odor smelling like battery acid at the Casa del Rey Apartments in Colorado Springs. Hazmat was called in to investigate what residents speculated could be a meth lab, but it was determined that the odor came from some cooking pots that... more »

• Walmart caller rang twice

  November 25, 2011 7:18 PM

  A man angry with Walmart shut down the retailer's Woodland Park store by calling in a bomb threat twice on Friday morning, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Incident commander Sgt. James Halloran of the Woodland Park Police Department says the calls were received about 5... more »

• Teller County fire: homeowners can return

  June 10, 2011 8:54 PM

  Good news tonight on the fire burning in Teller County, it's now 100% contained. Crews were able to surround the fire today, so all the evacuated homeowners can return as of 9:00 p.m. The Teller County Sheriff's Office has assigned two units to patrol the subdivision exclusively tonight.... more »

• Fire inside Walmart out fast but smoke lingers

  February 21, 2011 6:31 PM

  The Walmart store at Woodmen and Powers has been evacuated after a fire in the garden center. Extra firefighters were called in--because of the size of the building. It appears the sprinklers have gotten the fire out. Crews are working to air out the building because of all the smoke.... more »

• Two Pueblo schools closed

  November 18, 2010 12:18 PM

  Pueblo District 60 has decided to cancel classes today at Hellbeck Elementary and Beulah Heights Elementary because of a natural gas line leak. Students were transported to South High School. Parents can pick them up at the school auditorium, but must show identification. This started when a natural... more »

• Crews contain 35 percent of Loveland wildfire

  September 15, 2010 8:42 AM

  Firefighters are bracing for more windy, warm and dry weather as they work to contain a wildfire in the foothills west of Loveland. Fire managers say despite the challenging conditions, they're optimistic because of all the resources available. Crews have dug containment lines around about 35 percent of... more »

• Homeowners flee Montana wildfire

  August 27, 2010 12:43 PM

  Wildfires drove early morning evacuations in western Montana. A cold front brought lightning and sparked seven fires on forest service and private land. Ravalli County authorities began knocking on doors at 3 a.m. Friday, warning residents about three miles west of Hamilton that a fire in the Bitterroot National... more »

• Part of Seattle airport cleared due to smoking bag

  May 6, 2010 10:21 AM

  The Transportation Security Administration says a baggage area at Seattle-Tacoma airport has been evacuated because of a smoking bag. TSA spokesman Greg Soule says the baggage room and surrounding area have been evacuated out of an abundance of caution. Local law enforcement officials and the FBI are on the... more »

• Killer whale attacks Sea World worker

  February 24, 2010 4:02 PM

  An employee at SeaWorld Orlando has died after being attacked by a killer whale. Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman John Mulhall says paramedics were called Wednesday afternoon to the Shamu Stadium at the theme park where they found a worker who could not be revived. Park guest Victoria... more »

• 600 homes ordered evacuated due to L.A. rain

  January 20, 2010 2:58 PM

  Hundreds of people living below fire-stripped mountains were under orders to leave their homes Wednesday as another Pacific storm hit Southern California on the heels of powerful systems that have flooded coastal communities, spawned a tornado and killed one person. Los Angeles County and city authorities issued mandatory evacuation... more »

• NC port closed after containers are punctured

  January 12, 2010 11:31 AM

  Officials have shut down a North Carolina port and are recommending people leave the area after containers with highly explosive materials were punctured. Morehead City police spokeswoman Amy H. Thompson said Tuesday that nine containers were damaged. Authorities did not immediately disclose the contents of the containers or their size,... more »

• Fire Out - Customers Allowed Back in Chapel Hills Mall

  December 9, 2009 10:15 AM

  Firefighters have put out a fire at Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs. Electricity has now been restored and the entire mall has reopened. The fire broke out in an electrical conduit, catching to some insulation in the roof, over the Clerk and Recorder's office. It was discovered by mall... more »

• Pipe bombs, rifles found in car stopped in Connecticut

  October 7, 2009 12:50 PM

  Police in Connecticut say they have arrested a man after stopping a car full of explosives in a New Haven residential neighborhood. Authorities have not released the man's name. Officers say they stopped the car Tuesday night and found pipe bombs, rifles and a propane tank. It wasn't clear if... more »