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• Two service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

  April 10, 2013 2:57 AM

  A NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills two U.S. service members. A spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force says the cause of the crash that happened yesterday is still being investigated. Initial reports indicated there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. ... more »

• Citadel Mall not laughing over escalator helicopter stunt

  March 29, 2013 11:05 PM

  A new type of stunt is going viral on YouTube. Search "escalator helicopter" and several videos can be seen of teens filming themselves trying to master the trick. A person lies on their back between two escalator belts. As long as two escalators are going in opposite directions,... more »

• Residents give their opinions about army helicopter training in Pueblo

  March 1, 2013 11:07 PM

  Pueblo residents had a chance to sound off tonight about a proposal to use the airport for army helicopter training. It was the first of several public meetings to discuss the plan and its impact on the community. City Council is studying whether or not it's a good idea. Fort... more »

• Meeting tonight over Army helicopter training in Pueblo

  March 1, 2013 5:29 PM

  A meeting will be held tonight to discuss the possibility of the Army conducting helicopter training at Pueblo's airport. It's a chance for the public to ask questions including how much noise this would create. If you'd like to attend, it's at 5:30 this evening at Freed Middle School.... more »

• Pilot reassigned after using helicopter for school stunt

  September 18, 2012 6:51 PM

  McLEAN, Va. (AP) - After a government helicopter was used in an over-the-top invitation to a high school dance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are reviewing the incident and an agency pilot has been reassigned. It happened last week at Patriot High School in Nokesville, a suburb of Washington,... more »

• 5 year old hit by race car on Pike's Peak treated, released Play Video

  August 10, 2012 9:08 PM

  The five year old girl hit by a race car at the summit of Pikes Peak during practice races for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been released from Memorial hospital, treated for non-life threatening injuries. It happened around 9:30 Friday morning; a race car driver was finishing... more »

• New wildfire burns in northern Colorado

  June 4, 2012 5:37 PM

  PARADOX, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire burning in northern Colorado. Larimer County sheriff's officials say the fire was reported Monday afternoon and has spread to about 40 acres. Sheriff's officials say they have alerted 66 homes and three businesses to the fire, but no evacuations... more »

• 1 dead in Coast Guard helicopter crash

  February 29, 2012 4:47 AM

  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says one crewmember is dead and three others remain missing following a helicopter crash in Alabama during a training mission. Spokeswoman Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Bordelon says an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crashed Tuesday evening in Mobile Bay, near Point Clear, Ala.... more »

• Six U.S. Marines killed in helicopter crash

  January 20, 2012 8:25 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior U.S. defense official says all six reported killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were U.S. Marines. The helicopter crashed Thursday in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand. The defense official who said all six were Marines spoke on condition of anonymity because... more »

• 5 dead after copter crash in Hawaii

  November 11, 2011 7:24 AM

  HONOLULU (AP) - Federal officials are investigating the fiery crash of a helicopter that slammed into a mountain ridge on Hawaii's Molokai island, killing the pilot and four tourists aboard. Authorities say the aircraft carrying the five people was on a tourist excursion of West Maui and Molokai when... more »

• Judge takes BLM to task over mustangs

  August 31, 2011 3:29 PM

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - A federal judge in Nevada is taking the government to task for misconduct by a helicopter contractor during one of the government's biggest wild horse roundups in the West. U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben denied a request from horse protection advocates late Tuesday to halt... more »

• Obama mourns 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash

  August 6, 2011 12:24 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is mourning the deaths of 31 U.S. special operations troops in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. He says it's a reminder of the "extraordinary sacrifices" being made by America's military and its families. An American official says the helicopter appears to have... more »

• Official: NATO helicopter apparently shot down

  August 6, 2011 12:19 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior administration official says the helicopter that crashed Saturday carrying 31 U.S. special operations forces and seven Afghan soldiers was apparently shot down by insurgents in Afghanistan. It was the highest number of American casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war. The... more »

• Colorado sends helicopter to Nebraska floods

  June 9, 2011 5:47 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado is sending an Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter with a crew of three to support flood relief operations in Nebraska. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order allowing the deployment at the request of Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman. The soldiers will support sandbagging... more »

• Reality TV copter crew goes down near Pa. campus

  May 1, 2011 3:17 PM

  INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a helicopter carrying a reality television crew crashed near Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the four people aboard were taken to hospitals, but no fatalities were reported. The helicopter went down shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday between two apartment buildings,... more »

• Fort Carson to get new brigade

  March 28, 2011 4:01 PM

  Fort Carson will get a new aviation brigade, bringing another 2,700 troops, according to federal sources. The Army briefed Colorado's congressional delegation, and promised $240 million in spending to support the new brigade. "First and foremost, this means the soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division will be able... more »

• Stranded horse saved from fire by chopper, fire fighter

  March 25, 2011 12:26 PM

  One of the most dramatic moments during yesterday's fire fighting efforts in Douglas County came when video from a news helicopter captured the panic and confusion of a horse hemmed in by fences and fire. It was aired live on 9 News. With fire approaching and no way... more »

• 4 injured in helicopter crash near Tucson

  January 31, 2011 5:19 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. - Four people were injured Monday when a sheriff's department helicopter crashed on the side of a rugged mountain northwest of Tucson, officials said. The extent of their injuries wasn't immediately known, but at least one of the injured was able to talk to rescuers, said Deputy... more »

• Report: Helicopter that crashed on Pikes Peak hit downdraft

  November 9, 2010 4:47 PM

  The NTSB says a helicopter which crashed on Pikes Peak while shooting video in September hit a downdraft. The report said the pilot was near the top of the mountain, around 14,000 feet. The pilot reported he had flown around Pikes Peak many times over the last 24 years... more »

• Ball field turns into Field of Dreams

  October 15, 2010 9:36 AM

  Ryan Baichain did his best to turn a baseball field in an Orlando park into a field of dreams. Ryan rented the ball field, spray-painted a personal message, then paid extra money to have the field's lights turned on Saturday night. Ryan flew in a helicopter over the... more »

• National Guard busy in Pueblo Tuesday

  October 5, 2010 10:39 AM

  You may see a National Guard helicopter flying over Pueblo today. No worries. It's not responding to a natural disaster or terrorist incident. Rather, its helping kids say no to drugs. Pueblo is gearing up for Red Ribbon Week, when schools and communities join together to promote healthy, drug-free... more »

• Copter for Hugh Jackman film hits power line

  September 21, 2010 10:53 AM

  Authorities say a helicopter used in the filming of the Hugh Jackman movie "Real Steel" snagged a power line in Michigan, causing a brief power outage and closing a roadway. Huron County Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson said that no injuries were reported after the Sunday evening incident in Huron... more »

• Afghan helicopter crash kills 9 Americans

  September 21, 2010 9:36 AM

  A helicopter crash killed nine American troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday, NBC News reported. The incident made 2010 the deadliest year for foreign troops of the war, according to monitoring website iCasualties.org. The deaths take the toll so far this year to at least 529. Last year, 521 foreign... more »

• Colorado BLM plans roundup of 138 wild horses

  September 15, 2010 9:10 AM

  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it will gather an estimated 138 wild horses in northwest Colorado and place most of them up for adoption. The BLM says the horses southwest of Meeker are outside an area designated for managing wild horses. The roundup is set for... more »

• Rollover accident on Old Stage Road

  July 31, 2010 12:50 PM

  Four people were sent to the hospital this morning after a rollover on Old Stage Road west of Colorado S prings. Several agencies including Colorado State Patrol, the National Forest Service, and Colorado Springs Fire Department are were on scene. A Trooper on the scene says the driver... more »

• Fort Carson talks cleanup at Colorado crash site

  July 29, 2010 8:07 AM

  Military officials will discuss cleanup efforts at the site of a Black Hawk helicopter crash last year that killed four crew members on Colorado's Mount Massive. Officials from Fort Carson and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command say debris was recently discovered where the crash happened in August and... more »

• UPDATE: Helicopter crashes in Tucson

  July 28, 2010 8:56 PM

  Three people were killed in Tucson, Arizona when a medical helicopter crashed and burst into flames. The chopper went down crashing into a fence in front of a house. A witness reported seeing the chopper drop to the ground after its rotors stopped working. He said the pilot... more »

• Coast Guard investigating copter crash that killed 3

  July 8, 2010 11:42 AM

  Investigators headed to La Push on the Washington coast to begin looking for the cause of a Coast Guard helicopter crash that took the lives of three crewmen and injured the fourth. Coast Guard spokesman Nathan Bradshaw in Seattle says the work will eventually involve recovering the wreckage from... more »

• Coast Guard copter crashes off Washington coast

  July 7, 2010 1:58 PM

  A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says one of its helicopters has gone down off the Washington coast, and two crew members are missing. Petty officer Nathan Bradshaw in Seattle says rescue crews are looking for the missing crew off the waters of James Island, near La Push,... more »

• Emergency response drill begins

  May 5, 2010 10:58 AM

  Pueblo County emergency responders are involved in their biggest drill of the year. Each year they test response methods related to a disaster. Wednesday morning's scenario involves a helicopter carrying herbicides that made an emergency landing near Pueblo Technical Academy just east of Pueblo. Another incident will be rehearsed... more »

• Amazing water rescue caught on tape

  April 12, 2010 3:15 PM

  A vehicle carrying three people flipped on wet roads in Walnut Creek, California Sunday night. One person died in the submerged vehicle. Two others made it out of the car and were seen floating down stream. One of them is presumed dead this morning, the other is only alive... more »

• Workers breaking up boulder threatening I-70

  March 10, 2010 12:30 PM

  Workers are breaking up a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado after a rock slide that closed the highway indefinitely. State officials say they hope to dislodge the boulder on Wednesday. After that, they'll decide how soon at least some lanes... more »

• Chopper heading to Colorado crashes

  March 3, 2010 3:21 PM

  Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has crashed in the Uinta Mountains in Utah. The helicopter was heading to Colorado. Summit County sheriff's office Det. Ron Bridge says two people reportedly sustained serious injuries, one had minor injuries and two others on board were not hurt. Bridge... more »

• Military helicopter crashes in West Virginia

  February 19, 2010 8:34 AM

  Mountainous terrain is hindering efforts to reach a Navy helicopter that crashed Thursday during a training exercise in a remote, area of West Virginia. West Virginia National Guard Lt. Col. Mike Cadle says military crews circling overhead are in touch with the aircraft. Trees at the crash site were... more »

• Rescuers struggle to reach man in Mount St. Helens

  February 16, 2010 3:11 PM

  Observers in helicopters say they aren't seeing any movement from a man who fell 1,500 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens in Washington. Rescuers have been trying to reach him, but weather conditions have made it impossible so far. Two attempts to reach Joseph Bohlig by helicopter... more »

• CSPD may unload one helicopter

  February 11, 2010 12:10 PM

  At least one potential buyer is making the minimum bid for one of two Colorado Springs police department helicopters up for sale. The helicopters were grounded in December by budget cuts. The city is trying to sell them on the Internet. Sgt. Dan Lofgren says at least one... more »

• Poor vulture! Helicopter takes out bird

  February 11, 2010 11:15 AM

  A Florida pilot has quite the story to tell, and the video to prove it. Paul Appleton was flying a helicopter, snapping photos during the Super Bowl, when a turkey vulture suddenly flew into his aircraft. Appleton says the bird hitched a 20 mile ride on this lap.... more »

• Helicopter swoops in to rescue lucky dog from raging river

  January 23, 2010 11:47 AM

  A fire department helicopter has plucked on lucky dog out of the storm-swollen Los Angeles river. The dog was first spotted as it tried to make its way across the raging water shortly after 10 a.m. Friday in the Los Angeles suburb of Vernon. Unable to make its way... more »

• Dog airlifted from rain-swollen river

  January 22, 2010 4:37 PM

  A dog that was being swept-down the rain-swollen Los Angeles River was rescued by emergency workers Friday. They went all out to help man's best friend, using a helicopter to lower a swift-water rescuer into the water to snatch the dog. Both were hoisted to safety. more »

• "Freak" heli-skiing accident in Colorado kills woman

  January 18, 2010 1:33 PM

  A heli-skiing accident has killed a woman who fell into a creek and apparently drowned when her helmet got stuck between two rocks. Fifty-year-old Mary Scott King, of Huntington Beach, Calif., was heli-skiing with a guide in the Mineral Creek Basin near Telluride Saturday morning when she crossed a creek.... more »