A gunman barreled through a Sunday evening church service and held up worshippers inside. Nearly 50 people were at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Bel Air when the robber threatened the congregation with a gun and demanded money.

An investigation is being conducted into how a helicopter accidentally dropped a concrete block onto a cable car, killing nine German tourists. Answers are being sought into whether a technical fault or human error was the cause. Six children were among the nine German skiers killed in Monday's accident in Soelden, a ski resort in the Tirol.

An investigation is being conducted into how a helicopter accidentally dropped a concrete block onto a cable car, killing nine German tourists. Answers are being sought into whether a technical fault or human error was the cause. Six children were among the nine German skiers killed in Monday's accident in Soelden, a ski resort in the Tirol.

Two New Mexico motels are the vicitims of a bear break-in over two consecutive days: one in a Raton motel Monday; the other sabotaged a Taos Ski Valley motel. Officials say the bear that broke into the Raton motel was probably lured by the smell of fresh popcorn.

Two New Mexico motels are the vicitims of a bear break- in over two consecutive days: one in a Raton motel Monday; the other sabotaged a Taos Ski Valley motel. Officials say the bear that broke into the Raton motel was probably lured by the smell of fresh popcorn.