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6-year-old boy feared floating away aboard homemade balloon found safe at Colorado home

6-year-old boy feared floating away aboard homemade balloon found safe at Colorado home

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — 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.

 
NN yard seeks return to rock-solid quality

NN yard seeks return to rock-solid quality

Perched on a flatbed truck near where the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be assembled, the embattled general manager of the Newport News shipyard drew a hard line with waterfront workers on quality issues.

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Visit the Daily Press Halloween page for all things haunted and frightening.

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Poquoson's William Haskins (6) keeps his feet and goes on to score a touchdown in the first quarter against Warhill Thursday during a game in Poquoson. More »

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Think Pink

The Daily Press recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month with helpful, heartfelt health information.

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Don't miss these great deals that several local retailers are offering up this fall. Limited time only.


TODAY'S NEWS POLL

POLL: Are you worried your personal information could fall into the wrong hands?

Information about more than 103,000 adult education students across the state was saved on a flash drive that went missing last month. Click here to read the story.

  • Yes, absolutely
  • Yes, sort of
  • Not really
  • Not at all
  • I don't know

YESTERDAY'S POLL

POLL: Do you feel as though traffic congestion has gotten better in Hampton Roads?

According to the State of the Region report, the hours of weekly congestion on Hampton Roads' busiest parts of the interstates has decreased by 10 percent.

  • Yes, significantly (22 responses)

    2.4%

  • Yes, some (64 responses)

    7.0%

  • I don't think so (148 responses)

    16.1%

  • No, not in my experience (670 responses)

    73.0%

  • I don't know (14 responses)

    1.5%

918 total responses

(Results not scientific)

This poll is closed to voting.

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