The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.
Mary McInnis-Efaw buys a package to Hawaii through United Vacations. But when the price of her ticket falls by $733, United refuses to offer her a voucher for the fare difference. Is it allowed to do that?
The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.
The two-hour flight prompts the FAA to probe the "particularly peculiar" case for regulatory violations
Last week's "balloon boy" incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, an agency representative said Tuesday.
"He wasn't very nice to me," says Sheree Silver, "but I don't think he would be physically abusive"
Sheriff Alderden now says either one or both Richard and Mayumi Heene may face misdemeanor charges
Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky earlier this week, sparking fears that his 6-year-old was aboard.
But investigators still plan to re-interview the family, who likely won't pay for the rescue effort
The Heenes of Colorado, whose son was safely found after the bizarre ordeal, make danger a family affair
The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.
Mary McInnis-Efaw buys a package to Hawaii through United Vacations. But when the price of her ticket falls by $733, United refuses to offer her a voucher for the fare difference. Is it allowed to do that?
The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.
The two-hour flight prompts the FAA to probe the "particularly peculiar" case for regulatory violations
Last week's "balloon boy" incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, an agency representative said Tuesday.
"He wasn't very nice to me," says Sheree Silver, "but I don't think he would be physically abusive"
Sheriff Alderden now says either one or both Richard and Mayumi Heene may face misdemeanor charges
Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky earlier this week, sparking fears that his 6-year-old was aboard.
But investigators still plan to re-interview the family, who likely won't pay for the rescue effort
The Heenes of Colorado, whose son was safely found after the bizarre ordeal, make danger a family affair
Six-year-old Falcon Heene was hiding in the family garage - not in the balloon
The family of a boy who is believed to have set adrift a balloon in Colorado is known for storm chasing and conducting extreme science experiments together, according to the father's MySpace page.
New Belgium Brewing Co. likes to do things differently.
Rick Hunt was working hard to sell his environmental services company, Risk Removal. The business, based in Fort Collins, Colo., removes asbestos and lead paint for commercial, residential and government clients. Since acquiring it with three partners in 2002, Hunt had seen the business double in size; by the end of 2008, Risk Removal was generating annual revenues of $3 million. The business attracted a lot of attention from potential buyers, but tightening credit markets were making it difficult to close a deal.
Tim Masters squarely blames Fort Collins, Colorado, police and prosecutors for his inability to land gainful employment and for his not having a wife and kids at this stage in his life.
There are certain things that Charlie and Sandy Hicks love to do together - like ski, hunt and hike with their two sons near their Livermore, Colo. home. Then there are things the Hickses hate to do as a couple - like invest their money.
Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxury you can afford
Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday.
At almost 8,500 feet in the Rockies, it can take a few breaths to walk up Central City's steep granite hills lined with Victorian homes, souvenir shops -- and an opera house that has served 19th-century gold miners as well as modern-day visitors.
A noted hurricane researcher is predicting eight hurricanes will form in the Atlantic this year, and says four of them will be major
A massive tornado tore into the northern Colorado town of Windsor and nearby towns Thursday, killing one person and damaging many homes and businesses, the town's mayor said.
These days, more and more people are saying "Charge it."
The economy has soared past Iraq as the top problem on the minds of voters, but a poll says it doesn't give a particular edge to any one presidential candidate
It could be three more weeks before residents of a southern Colorado town can drink water straight from the tap after dozens of cases of salmonella poisoning were linked to municipal water, putting seven people in the hospital
The greeting card came from a woman Tim Masters had never met. She was unemployed, she wrote, but had scrounged up what money she could because "every little bit helps."
A Colorado judge Tuesday threw out Tim Masters' 1999 murder conviction after DNA evidence pointed to another suspect, and Masters was freed after spending nine years behind bars.
Police are still arguing about the case two decades after the sexually mutilated body of Peggy Hettrick turned up near the trailer where a gawky teen named Tim Masters lived.
Tim Masters is no longer the slim, shaggy-haired 15-year-old he was when Peggy Hettrick was murdered, mutilated and dumped in a field near his home.
The College Republicans, a student organization at Colorado State University, weren't planning anything special for the last week of September.
True, America is littered with "for sale" signs these days. And many cities haven't bottomed out yet, and may not for some time. But all the fear and loathing about a housing slump obscures the fac...
Brown Abrams had a problem. His company, FiberLok, based in Fort Collins, Colo., manufactures an advanced 3-D textile used as logo material on uniforms, baseball caps and the like. Clients couldn't...
DENVER (AP) -- Right-hander Brian Lawrence, who missed last season with a shoulder injury, reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a one-year contract with the Colorado Rockies that guarantees him $750,000.
PARADISE LOST...AND FOUND
When it comes to a place to live and raise a family, most Americans want two things: the opportunity for themselves and their children to prosper, and a quality of life that lets them enjoy the fru...
Dan Olsen's heart had been set on raising a family in Montana. But when he visited his future wife Kari's family here while the couple were in college, Dan knew he had found the place he wanted to call home. "There's a whole different sense of priority here," says Dan, now 39. "It's kind of an outdoorsy, 'take time to smell the roses' attitude. I absolutely fell in love."
When it comes to a place to live and raise a family, most Americans want two things: the opportunity for themselves and their children to prosper, and a quality of life that lets them enjoy the fruits of their work. For several generations, that's meant moving from big, crowded cities to the suburbs.
• The Health Plan Doesn't Cover Drunk Biking Accidents Employees at New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colo. receive a case of beer a week, which the company does not recommend they drink while r...
Some companies reward their employees with generous vacation time; others keep workers happy with above-average 401(k) matches.
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Global Neighbor WhisperCut Mower, $495 Jon Jackson's first experience with a motorless lawn mower was terrible. He bought one so that his 8-year-old son could help with lawn work, but it was too he...
Growing up along the Front Range of eastern Colorado, Cody Kennedy got a good grounding in traditional ways: Respect your elders, eat your vegetables -- and always pay off your old purchases before you buy anything new.
Two weeks ago Chris Heinz's bus idled in a hidden corner of the Stardust parking lot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some campaign organizers were tossing a football around the parking lot; a couple of others decorated the bus with magnetic Kerry-Edwards signage.
How many of us have heard that lifting weights helps to burn more calories in hours "after" we've left the gym?
When engineer Jeff Lebesch and his wife, Kim Jordan, a social worker, quit their jobs in 1992 to start a brewery, they had several goals. Chief among them were to make great beer and to become lead...
Picking a place to retire sounds easy enough: Just grab a map, find a town with clear skies and balmy weather, buy some sunblock, move, relax.
At a time when the nation is paying more in federal taxes than ever before, you'd expect tax cuts to be atop our political priorities. The presidential candidates certainly assume that's the case. ...
If someone told you there was a secret strategy that could get you a college education at nearly half-price, you'd probably dismiss him as a daydreamer. Yet that strategy exists. You simply spend y...
Every three months David Ramsay, 38, puts in a full day on the line, working elbow to elbow with hourly employees assembling shower heads. Ramsay, who heads the biggest product line of the Waterpik...
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