Authorities say balloon boy parents acted alone, no conspirators found during investigation
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Colo. team predicts above-average hurricane season Colorado sex offender arrested in Belize after TV report airs, police expect deportation
Colorado sex offender arrested in Belize FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A child sex offender who was featured on the television program “America’s Most Wanted” has been arrested in Belize. Foreclosure proceedings involving The Promenade Shops at Centerra begin
Foreclosure proceedings for N. Colo. mall begin Colorado parents plead guilty in balloon boy saga, some jail time possible
Colorado balloon boy parents plead guilty FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon have pleaded guilty to charges that could bring some jail time and probation. Colorado father pleads guilty in balloon boy saga, some jail time possible
Colorado balloon boy father plead guilty FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado 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. Colorado parents charged in alleged balloon boy hoax; attorney says they’ll plead guilty
Colo. balloon boy parents charged in alleged hoax Lawyer: Colorado parents to plead guilty to some charges in alleged balloon boy hoax
Lawyer: Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty Sheriff in balloon boy case denies he broke law when he talked about child-welfare inquiry
Balloon boy sheriff denies wrongdoing FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn’t believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said Wednesday. Special prosecutor appointed to investigate sheriff for talking about kids in balloon case
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Report: New Frontier had warnings before collapse In media frenzy surrounding balloon saga family, blogging Colo. sheriff’s soapbox gets bigger
Sheriff in balloon saga doesn’t shy from soapbox Lawyer for father in balloon case blasts release of search affidavit with mother’s confession
Lawyer blasts release of affidavit in balloon case Family friend says Colorado father at center of runaway balloon saga evasive when questionedFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A friend of the Colorado father at the center of a runaway balloon investigation, says the dad grew evasive when asked if the saga was a hoax. Sheriff who organized Colorado balloon chase answers critics in his online newsletterDENVER — Spectators watching the alleged balloon boy hoax unfold on live TV suggested paragliders, skydivers, fishing hooks and more to bring down the flying saucer-shaped craft thought to be carrying a 6-year-old boy. Parents who said son was in saucer-like balloon are heard crying in 911 call to policeFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Police have released a 911 call they received from a Colorado couple who told authorities they believed their 6-year-old son had floated away in a giant helium balloon. Investigators still working on balloon boy case, charges may not come until next weekFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Investigators pored over e-mails, phone records and financial documents from the home of Richard Heene on Monday as they weighed felony charges and sought to determine who else might have helped the alleged balloon-boy hoax get off the ground. Balloon saga not so far out for Colorado dad who saw bizarre stunts as path to reality TV fameFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Richard Heene provided a glimpse of the chaos he was about to spark this week when he described for a national TV audience in March his belief that aliens are humanity’s ancestors, his latest madcap inventions and his unconventional approach to raising a family. Family’s attorney in boy-in-balloon case says clients are willing to turn themselves inFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A lawyer representing the parents accused of concocting a story that their son was in an escaped balloon says his clients are willing to turn themselves in to face any charges. Colorado sheriff says parents concocted tale of boy’s flight in balloon, charges expectedFORT COLLINS, Colo. — The story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television show, authorities said Sunday, and the boy’s parents will likely face felony charges. Colorado sheriff says parents’ report that boy was in runaway balloon was publicity stuntFORT COLLINS, Colo. — The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said Sunday. Sheriff searches home in Colo. balloon sagaFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Sheriff’s deputies are searching the home of a couple caught up in the Colorado balloon saga. No ‘big announcement’ from father in Colorado balloon saga, just promise to take questionsFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A “big announcement” from the father of a boy feared missing in a helium balloon failed to materialize. Sheriff’s office reports past visits to home of family whose son was feared missing in balloonFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Colorado sheriff’s deputy responded to a 911 hang-up in February at the home of a family now known for reporting that their young son was in a balloon that got away. Sheriff says officials have no indication Colo. family carried out hoax with balloon flightFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A Colorado official said Friday there’s no indication a family was carrying out a hoax when they reported their 6-year-old son was in a helium balloon that floated away from their home, causing a massive rescue effort before the child was found hiding in the garage. Boy, 6, said to have floated off in homemade hellium balloon found safe at his Colorado homeFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in a cardboard box in his family’s garage Thursday after being feared aboard a homemade helium balloon that hurtled 50 miles through the sky on live television. 6-year-old boy feared floating away aboard homemade balloon found safe at Colorado homeBoy feared floating away in homemade balloon found 6-year-old boy said to have floated off on homemade balloon, but no sign of him when it landsFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A homemade balloon aircraft floated away from a yard in Colorado after a 6-year-old boy was seen climbing in, setting off a frantic scramble by the military and law enforcement before the balloon slowly touched without the boy inside. Homemade balloon aircraft lands in Colorado field with no sign of 6-year-old boyFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A homemade balloon aircraft landed in a Colorado field but there was no sign of the 6-year-old boy believed to be inside. Rescue crews surrounded the balloon that landed Thursday afternoon in a field after two hours in the air. Homemade balloon aircraft lands in Colorado field with fate of 6-year-od boy unclearFORT COLLINS, Colo. — A homemade balloon aircraft landed in a Colorado field after a 6-year-old boy was seen climbing in. Rescue crews surrounded the balloon. The child’s fate was unclear. The balloon traveled for more than two hours. |