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• Family describes murder victim as loveable and caring Play Video

  February 20, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The family a Cincinnati soldier whose body was at a Colorado Springs hotel room Sunday morning describe their sister and daughter as a very warm and caring individual. Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, part of a refueling company attached to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at... more »

• Vigil and celebration held on missing teen's birthday

  February 6, 2013 11:07 PM

  MONUMENT - There were balloons, birthday cake and prayers Wednesday night in Monument as friends and loved ones hold out hope that missing teenager Dylan Redwine will soon be found. Wednesday marked his 14th birthday. Dylan's mom Elaine says prayer vigil was organized to try and keep her son's disappearance... more »

• Parents of missing woman plead for help

  November 20, 2012 5:00 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The parents of a missing Colorado Springs woman are pleading for help in locating their daughter. At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Paul Nichols asked the community to share any information, no matter how small, about his daughter Kara that could help investigators locate her. "This... more »

• Parkview Hospital in Pueblo takes part in an international Baby Friendly initiative by not giving out free formula samples Play Video

  October 15, 2012 7:35 PM

  For all parents and soon to be parents, the next time you have a new little bundle of joy to bring home from the hospital, you may not get free samples of formula. Internationally, hospitals prefer to promote breastfeeding. We discovered it's catching on here in the U.S., including... more »

• Massachusetts father shoots children before killing himself

  July 30, 2012 6:55 PM

  A 9-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a weekend shooting in Massachusetts at the hands of his father, who police say also killed his 7-year-old daughter before committing suicide. A hospital spokeswoman said Monday shooting victim Owen Benway was in critical condition. Authorities say the children's father, 41-year-old... more »

• Body of missing baby found in trunk

  June 1, 2012 5:03 PM

  A 1-month-old baby was found dead today in the trunk of a car in Florida. His father has been taken into custody. Coral Springs police officers say they found Josiah Saintil dead, hours after an Amber Alert had been issued. His father, 24-year-old Janus Saintil, was being held.... more »

• Michael Lohan denied bail in Florida

  October 29, 2011 1:59 PM

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan has been denied bail in Florida. Hillsborough County jail records show Michael Lohan was being held Saturday without bond on four charges. He was arrested on domestic violence charges Tuesday. His bail was set at $5,000 and a judge... more »

• Father possibly kills himself and 3 year old daughter

  August 9, 2011 5:33 AM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Police in Longmont suspect that a 38-year-old father killed his 3-year-old daughter before killing himself. The bodies of the girl and her father were found in the bedroom of the man's home on Sunday after his estranged wife showed up and no one answered the... more »

• Dad gets overdue medal at daughter's retirement

  June 16, 2011 5:57 PM

  PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - An Air Force chief master sergeant is sharing the spotlight of her retirement ceremony with her father, a Vietnam veteran who received a long-overdue Bronze Star. Nancy Geisler (GUY'-sler) retired this week after 27 years in the Air Force, most recently with... more »

• Gruesome murder of 8-year-old girl shocks many

  April 14, 2011 7:23 PM

  A father in Pueblo County will face a first degree murder charge in the shooting death of his 8-year-old daughter. Sheriff's deputies say John French Jr., 32, shot his daughter Desirea execution style and then attempted to kill himself. "This is one of the most difficult cases you can... more »

• Manitou mother of two still missing

  November 28, 2010 7:40 PM

  "I was hoping we could find something," Jay Cribbs says while searching a wooded area near Rampart Range Road in Woodland Park. Cribbs is the father of the mother of two, 33-year-old Mindy Lee, that's been missing since Friday. He's doing all he can to find his daughter. ... more »

• Father of the bride becomes best man

  November 13, 2010 5:07 PM

  What would you do if your daughter's wedding canceled and you couldn't get your money back on the reception dinner? One father in Colorado Springs is becoming the best man by hosting a dinner for others in need. We are working on this story and others tonight at 10pm. more »

• Dad kills 2 sons, wounds third

  October 1, 2010 8:27 AM

  Authorities say a man shot his three teenage sons, two fatally, at their home in southern New Jersey before police killed him. Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, says the shootings occurred late Thursday at the home in Pennsauken, a Camden suburb. Laughlin identified... more »

• Loaded handgun nabbed by DIA screeners

  September 3, 2010 9:23 AM

  A father and daughter face charges for allegedly trying to get through Denver International Airport security with a loaded .22-caliber handgun. James Mueller, 44, faces a charge of illegally providing a gun to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. His daughter, a juvenile, faces... more »

• Authorities seek father of dead Monument child

  July 7, 2010 11:24 AM

  Two arrest warrants have been issued for the father of a little girl whose body was found in the crawl space of a Monument home on May 14. El Paso County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lt. Lari Sevene told NewsFirst5 that Hanif Sims is wanted on charges of assault and... more »

• Dugard has no interest in biological father

  June 16, 2010 1:15 PM

  Jaycee Dugard, who resurfaced last year after being kidnapped 18 years ago, says she has no interest in having a relationship with the man who claims to be her biological father. In a statement released Wednesday, spokeswoman Nancy Seltzer says the 30-year-old Dugard does not wish to see Kenneth... more »

• Colorado father of dead infant files for divorce

  June 11, 2010 8:23 AM

  The husband of a Colorado woman accused of smothering their infant son because she believed he was autistic has filed for divorce, according to court documents. Thirty-four-year-old Stephanie Rochester of Superior is charged with first-degree murder in the June 1 suffocation of 6-month-old Rylan. An arrest affidavit says she... more »

• Boy killed by father's car

  March 22, 2010 7:18 PM

  Denver police say a 6-year-old boy riding a skateboard died after being struck by his father's car. Police say the boy's father didn't see his son get in the way of his car Sunday evening in a neighborhood in southwest Denver. The boy was taken to a hospital where... more »

• Balloon boy dad transferred to start work-release

  February 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  The man who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax has been released from the Larimer County jail to serve the rest of his sentence through the alternative sentencing unit. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says Richard Heene was transferred Sunday and is expected to work during the day,... more »

• CSPD: Dad ordered kids to bite officers

  January 29, 2010 8:36 AM

  Colorado Springs police say they arrested a 28-year-old man accused of passing out in a McDonald's play area and telling his two children to bite the officers who were trying to arrest him. Police say officers had to use a Taser on Joshua Alger to subdue him Wednesday after... more »

• No bond for SD attempted murder suspect

  January 26, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Rapid City woman accused of stabbing her father and shooting her mother last month has been ordered held without bond on attempted murder charges. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Eleeson on Monday made her first court appearance in Rapid City, after being arrested at a remote cabin in Colorado last Wednesday.... more »

• Man arrested for allegedly beating son

  January 8, 2010 1:01 PM

  El Paso County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man for allegedly beating his 15 year old son with a blunt object. Jeremiah Lovato, 39, is being held at El Paso County Criminal Justice Center on a $250,000.00 bond. He's charged with First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Felony Child Abuse... more »

• Colorado balloon boy father plead guilty

  November 13, 2009 11:00 AM

  The Fort Collins father accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting his son was aboard a runaway balloon has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant. Richard and Mayumi Heene appeared in court Friday. Richard Heene entered a guilty plea, and Mayumi Heene... more »

• Woman hit with car by Iraqi father dies

  November 2, 2009 5:36 PM

  Authorities say a 20-year-old woman from Iraq whose father allegedly hit her with his car in a Phoenix suburb has died from her injuries. Noor Faleh Almaleki had been in a local hospital since Oct. 20. Peoria police spokesman Mike Tellef says she died Monday. Family members say Faleh Hassan... more »

• Maine fugitive captured, charged in father's death

  October 30, 2009 9:47 AM

  Authorities in Maine have captured a man after several days of searching and charged him with murdering his father. The Maine State Police say 45-year-old Perley Goodrich Jr. of Newport was charged Friday, several hours after he was captured at a convenience store in his hometown. A waitress recognized Goodrich... more »

• Prosecutor: Boy, 6, begged killers to 'let me go!'

  October 1, 2009 12:55 PM

  Jurors in a Georgia courtroom Wednesday heard a horrific videotaped confession from a man who admitted he and his adult son stripped, sexually assaulted and strangled a 6-year-old boy inside a mobile home as the child pleaded with them to stop. The jailhouse interview filmed by police was shown... more »

• TLC to lose Jon, go with ‘Kate Plus Eight’

  September 29, 2009 6:51 PM

  "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will soon be simply "Kate Plus Eight." That's the word from the TLC network, which announced Tuesday that its hit reality show is adapting to changes in the Gosselin household, which has been disrupted by the split up of Kate and Jon. The... more »

• Mackenzie Phillips says she had sex with her father

  September 23, 2009 11:52 AM

  Mackenzie Phillips says she had a sexual relationship with her father, John Phillips, a member of the '60s Mamas and the Papas band. People magazine says Phillips writes in her new book, "High on Arrival," that she had sex with her father on the night before she was to get... more »

• Father of 'green' revolution dies at 95

  September 14, 2009 11:22 AM

  Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95. Borlaug died just before 11 p.m.... more »