On Friday, the nine-month anniversary of the disappearance of Kyron Horman, those who want answers held a vigil close to his stepmother's home, hoping to put pressure on the woman to come forward with any information she might have.

Search and rescue teams equipped with cadaver-detecting dogs focused Sunday's search in areas of Dixie Mountain outside Portland. About 50 searchers combed forested areas.

The day after the mother of missing child Kyron Horman made a sudden and emotional plea for help to get the reward increased, searchers once again converged on Sauvie Island.

Kyron Horman, the missing Skyline School student, turned eight on Thursday, and the community and his parents celebrated it.

Kyron Horman, the missing boy whose disappearance has ripped through the hearts of so many, will be turning 8 years old on Thursday and a public celebration is planned in his absence.

At a Friday news conference Desiree Young also repeated her belief that stepmother Terri Horman is involved in the Oregon boy's disappearance. Terri Horman has not been identified as a suspect by investigators.

In a Tuesday interview with NBC's "Today" show, Kyron's birth mother - Desiree Young - reiterated her accusation that Terri Horman was involved. Young said she believes Kyron's disappearance was "very planned."

Desiree Young, Kyron's biological mother, and Kaine Horman, his biological father, talked with reporters early Friday morning about their son. Young and Horman have long been divorced and Young lives in southern Oregon.