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• Five explosives, two scenes keep police busy Play Video

  December 17, 2012 8:33 PM

  Five explosives found Monday in Colorado Springs kept bomb crews busy. Catherine McDonnell's mailbox took the brunt of one of four explosives Colorado Springs police found along Oro Blanco Drive Monday morning. "After daybreak, I usually come out and get the mail, and the mailbox was on the... more »

• Explosives dropped off at Boulder waste facility

  November 25, 2012 12:39 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Police are investigating after someone dropped off several containers filled with potential explosives at a hazardous materials collection site in east Boulder. Sgt. Pat Wyton says police were called to the Hazardous Materials Management Facility at about 2 p.m. Saturday and found several 1970s-era containers filled... more »

• Hickenlooper: Police learning more about Holmes

  July 22, 2012 12:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says the mass killing of a dozen people and wounding of another 58 at a movie theater may not have been political terrorism, but it was the act of a deranged, demonic person who wanted to create intense fear. The Democratic governor appeared... more »

• Bomb squads in Denver get past two explosives, more to disarm

  July 21, 2012 3:39 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Details are coming out about how a bomb squad is taking apart the booby trapped apartment of the Colorado theater shooting suspect. A law enforcement official, citing the ongoing investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press and says officers disarmed one explosive with... more »

• Agent: Chemicals found in Saudi man's apartment

  June 22, 2012 8:30 PM

  AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors used scores of photographs to show jurors chemicals and other materials that FBI agents found inside of the apartment of a Saudi man accused of gathering bomb components at his Texas apartment. Photos presented Friday showed bottles of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, and other... more »

• Internet feeds growth in homemade bomb making Play Video

  January 5, 2012 4:31 PM

  A Colorado Springs man faces up to six years in prison and a maximum of half million dollar fine for setting off homemade explosives outside of his home last week. Edward Kiley, 57, was arrested December 29 and his neighborhood evacuated the following day as members of the Colorado Springs... more »

• Suspect learned to make explosives online

  January 3, 2012 5:40 PM

  The Colorado Springs man who was arrested on Thursday for setting off improvised explosive devices told police officers that he was making M-80s, a large class of firecrackers that are banned in the U.S. Edward James Kiley, 57, is being held at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center... more »

• Home made explosive devices found near Rampart High School

  August 13, 2011 1:44 PM

  Colorado Springs Police and the regional Bomb Squad Unit were called to an open area near Rampart High School after someone reported finding small "Pill Containers" with what appeared to be black gun powder in them. The bomb squad responded with their robot to remove the items and determine if... more »

• Bomb squad says internet is to blame for spike in explosives cases

  July 27, 2011 8:39 PM

  Detonating a shoebox sized bundle of dynamite is a routine task to members of the Bomb Squad. It's what can be found online that scares them. A quick on video sharing sites such as YouTube and Metacafe pulls up dozens of how-to videos that demonstrate ways to mix household chemicals... more »

• Bad teacher: YouTube videos show how to make explosives at home

  July 27, 2011 3:14 PM

  Officers with the Colorado Springs Bomb Squad say more and more young people are learning how to make dangerous explosions from ordinary household chemicals by watching "how-to" videos posted online. It's a serious risk to their safety and carries a hefty penalty if they're ever caught. Tonight at... more »

• UPDATE: NORAD Rd. closed; explosives team on the way

  February 10, 2011 5:08 PM

  We're learning that what appeared to be a false alarm is being taken more seriously than we previously reported out at NORAD. We were told by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office that a bad battery set off an explosives detector. At this point there are still NO evacuations,... more »

• Engineer banned from chemistry in explosives case

  November 13, 2010 4:38 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Longmont engineer who repeatedly ran into legal trouble for improper explosives has been banned from pursuing chemistry. Retired electrical engineer Ronald Swerlein received the unusual sentence Friday after his second explosives possession conviction. Swerlein holds 11 patents but suffered a brain injury in a car... more »

• US tip leads Mexican navy to explosives in capital

  June 10, 2010 8:20 AM

  Explosives powerful enough to tear buildings and metal apart are in the hands of Mexico's navy, following a raid on a hostel in Mexico City. Four Mexicans suspected of links to organized crime are being questioned after the pre-dawn raid Wednesday that netted 45 pounds of the material. ... more »

• New screening at Denver airport detects explosives

  March 19, 2010 9:44 AM

  Security screeners at Denver International Airport have begun swabbing the hands and belongings of some passengers to check for explosives. The airport started the screening of passengers at random this week as part of a new security measure also being used at airports around the country. The National... more »

• High-rise brought down with explosives

  February 15, 2010 10:51 AM

  Not every structure is built for the ages. A Florida high-rise was demolished Sunday morning after standing less than 40 years. The 1515 Tower in West Palm Beach was severely damaged by hurricanes in 2004 and has been vacant in recent years. When it opened in 1974, the... 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 »