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On the heels of an insurance company’s turning down a child for being too large, now a different company has denied coverage for Colorado toddler Aislin Bates, 2, because at 22 pounds she does not meet height and weight standards. Her doctor and parents say the girl is healthy and just petite, and is growing normally for her size.

The bizarre flight of a home-made helium balloon, thought to have a 6-year-old boy aboard, was a hoax and publicity stunt, a Colorado sheriff said on Sunday.

Criminal case mulled in connection with Colorado couple's report of son set adrift on helium balloon.

A couple who frantically told a 911 dispatcher their 6-year-old son had floated off in an inflatable balloon remain in the spotlight, but now it's for a series of bizarre TV interviews about the escapade, a previous 911 call and efforts to land a reality TV show gig.

Officials in Colorado said they plan to investigate the Heene family to determine whether the balloon incident was a hoax and if they should pursue criminal charges.

The 6-year-old Colorado boy who is believed to have set adrift a helium balloon Thursday, prompting ground and air searches, has been found alive, authorities said. He was found in a box in the attic at his family's Fort Collins home, according to authorities.

After drawing national attention for denying coverage to a healthy but heavy 4-month-old boy, a Colorado insurer has changed its policy on hefty infants.

A Colorado man arrested in a U.S. terror probe has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against persons or property in the United States, the Justice Department said today.

At least 27 people, most of them in Colorado, have fallen ill from a salmonella outbreak that prompted the recall of more than 800,000 pounds (360,000 kg) of ground beef in 12 states, federal and state officials said on Friday.

The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes hit Colorado, and one damaged a mall in Aurora on Sunday.