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• Two hikers speak in New York

  September 26, 2011 5:42 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Two hikers detained in Iran for years are back in the United States and are detailing the difficult conditions in the Tehran prison where they were held in near-isolation on spying allegations. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer arrived in New York on Sunday. They declared... more »

• Iran lawyer for jailed Americans files bail papers

  September 17, 2011 8:25 AM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The defense attorney for two jailed Americans in Iran says he is moving ahead with bail arrangements in exchange for a possible release of U.S. hikers, convicted of spying. Masoud Shafiei says he is in court on Saturday, "following up the case" of Shane Bauer... more »

• Families of US hikers jailed in Iran 'overjoyed'

  September 13, 2011 3:43 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The families of two American hikers jailed in Iran for more than two years say they're "overjoyed" that the men may soon be released. In a statement Tuesday, the families of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal call the news "a huge relief." The families say they... more »

• Fire Department looking for lost hikers in Red Rock Canyon Park

  August 27, 2011 3:13 PM

  Rescue crews from the Colorado Springs Fire Department are conducting a search and rescue operation in Red Rock Canyon Park on the report of hikers lost in the area. Crews are using cell phone signals to narrow in on a search area, and have split into two teams with hopes... more »

• Search resumes for missing hikers

  June 30, 2011 8:45 AM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - Searchers are gathering to look for two hikers who are missing on a hiking trip. Colorado National Guard spokesman Darin Overstreet says a National Guard helicopter will join the search when it resumes at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer says... more »

• Suspect in horrible crime won't stand trial

  September 17, 2010 8:34 AM

  A Denver homeless man accused of kidnapping hikers near Nederland has been found incompetent to stand trial. A judge announced Thursday that Joseph Scott Carter, 43, was found incompetent by staff at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. Carter will stay at the hospital pending another review in... more »

• Busy morning for Search and Rescue during Barr Trail Mt. Race

  July 18, 2010 6:58 PM

  Search and rescue teams had to be called out twice during the Barr Trail Mountain Race on Sunday in Manitou Springs. Two hikers fell near the course during the race, requiring help. "They're doing pretty good. We're going to bring them down here and give them to AMR," says... more »

• Death toll now 12 in Arkansas floods

  June 11, 2010 11:23 AM

  State police say 12 people are confirmed dead after flash floods triggered by heavy rains slammed a pair of campgrounds in southwestern Arkansas. Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler says he does not know if those killed early Friday were campers or area residents. He says officials are moving... more »

• 10 dead in Arkansas flash floods

  June 11, 2010 11:02 AM

  Flash floods around a campground in western Arkansas have drowned 10 people after four to six inches of rain swamped the area, officials told NBC News on Friday. Search-and-rescue efforts were ongoing for campers who were still trapped at the Albert Pike Campground. State police spokesman Bill Sadler said... more »

• Man attacks 2 women on Durango river trail

  May 17, 2010 8:36 AM

  Durango Police are looking for a man suspected of assaulting women on a riverside trail. Police say Alan Nastacio, 23, is a suspect in separate assaults earlier this month on the Animas River Trail. In the first incident, a woman told police she was touched inappropriately on May 6.... more »

• Paying for the peaks: hiking charges considered

  May 17, 2010 8:24 AM

  Hikers who tackle some of Colorado's highest peaks could soon face a toll beyond the physical. The federal government is considering charging hikers up to $20 to access popular mountaintops. The U.S. Forest Service says it will consider permit fees to cover trail improvements at some of Colorado "fourteeners"... more »

• Whiteout on Mount Hood where 2 climbers missing

  December 15, 2009 10:24 AM

  A dispatcher for an Oregon sheriff's office reports whiteout conditions on Mount Hood, where searchers have been looking for two missing climbers. Officials have to consider the high winds and heavy snow on Oregon's largest peak as they decide how to continue the search. The two, 24-year-old Anthony Vietti of... more »

• Iran accuses 3 Americans of espionage

  November 9, 2009 11:23 AM

  A senior Iranian prosecutor says three Americans detained on the border with Iraq have been accused of espionage. Tehran's chief prosecutor says the three "have been accused" and that investigations were continuing, according to the state news agency IRNA. He said an "opinion" on their case will come "in the... more »

• Iran will allow Swiss access to detained Americans

  September 29, 2009 12:19 PM

  U.S. officials say Iran has notified the Swiss government that it can have access to three Americans who have been detained in Iran since being arrested for illegal entry in late July. The move could be seen as a conciliatory gesture on Iran's part, coming ahead of a meeting between... more »

• Hikers safe after surviving two nights in mountains

  September 14, 2009 2:18 PM

  A Fort Carson soldier and his 19-year-old girlfriend from Pueblo are safe--having survived two nights in the mountains. The pair endured snow showers both nights, while wearing just jeans, t-shirts and tennis shoes. They're inexperienced hikers who went on a day hike in rugged country, and got lost. According to... more »