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Fire burning in Jefferson County

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - A small fire is burning in Jefferson County.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is calling it the Chair Rock Fire.Chair Rock is a rock formation near Pine, Cathedral Spires and Reynolds Park. It's about 12 miles from Highway 285.The 24/7 Weather Center reports wind speeds in the fire area are southeast at 13 mph with gusts up to 23 mph.Video from the scene ...
Dunkin Donuts signs appearing

DENVER - The first Dunkin' Donuts signs are going up in the Denver metro area.The KFC on Broadway and East 4th Avenue in Denver has closed. The sign now says "Dunkin' Donuts Coffee & More Coming Soon."Currently, there are three Dunkin' Donuts locations in Colorado, but they're all in Colorado Springs.Earlier this year, Dunkin' Donuts announced it is ...
As fires rage feds cut funding on prevention

federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western forests. The ...
Cult of Hockey Joe Sakic says the Colorado Avalanche will not take Seth Jones first overall

broke a big story on Tuesday night , quoting Avalanche executive vice president Joe Sakic as saying that Colorado will not be drafting presumptive first overall pick Seth Jones in the top slot at the 2013 Draft. Here's what Sakic ...
Neighbors say couple killed in Colorado fire were waiting for order to leave

Black Forest Fire Dept. officers burn off natural ground fuel in an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for the encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might ...

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The Good Shepherd

In reviewing Robert Redfords somber Oscar winner Ordinary People (1980), Pauline Kael theorized that, when popular actors turn to directing, they feel the need to choose material as a penance for the frivolous good times theyve given us. While no one would accuse Robert De ... ...

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DIA tornado rated EF-1

DENVER - The tornado that touched down at Denver International Airport on Tuesday was an EF-1.The Enhanced Fujita scale rates tornadoes on a scale of zero to five, based on wind speed and damage.An EF-1 tornado has wind gusts of 65-85 mph, The peak gust hit 97 mph, according to the 24/7 Weather Center.The tornado touched down east of the airport around 2:22 p.m., sending about 10,000 travelers ...
Emergency planning saves firefighter

Members of Horseshoe Meadow and Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Crews carry Luther E. Larkin Sr. to a medevac helicopter while Paramedic Kraig Schlueter (center), of Grand County Emergency Medical Services, attends to ...
Hundreds of seniors take part in games

GREELEY, Colo - "How much can you bench press?"That is usually something high school students ask one another. But these days more and more people over age 50 are pumping iron.Need some workout motivation? Head to Greeley for the Rocky Mountain Senior Games. "We are about promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for 50-plus," said Tiffany Skoglund, Senior Center, City of ...
Fire evacuee finds her home intact

BLACK FOREST, Colo. - One week after being evacuated, families in the Shoup corridor were given three hours Tuesday night to see their homes and collect any items they needed.Joanne Bostrom has been living in a hotel with her husband since the Black Forest Fire started June 11th. Tuesday afternoon, Bostrom was one of several families told they would be allowed to return home from 4 to 7 p.m. to ...
Statewide grand jury indicts marijuana providers

DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado statewide grand jury has indicted 12 people on charges of defrauding investors and running an illegal medical marijuana growing ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Hundreds vacate homes in Colorado as wildfires rage

BLACK FOREST, Colorado - A wildfire forced authorities to evacuate more than 900 prisoners from a state prison near Colorado Springs early Wednesday, one of four wildfires that raged across the Front Range of the Rockies burning up scores of homes.

About 2,500 homes and businesses in northeast El Paso County have also been evacuated, affecting about 6,400 people.

The fires were reported in El Paso County, Royal Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park and Huerfano County.

Colorado Public Radio's Megan Verlee said at least 60 homes have been destroyed by one of the fires. The most damaging blaze is the Black Forest fire that has engulfed several homes in a heavily wooded development near Colorado Springs, she said.

Black Forest is a residential area northeast of Colorado Springs named for its thick growth of Ponderosa Pines.

Six helicopters and an air tanker were on the scene, El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa said. C-130 cargo planes are also being deployed to help fight the fire.

The area is not far from last summer's devastating Waldo Canyon Fire that destroyed 346 homes and killed two.

The National Inter-agency Coordination Center says the Black Forest Fire has so far consumed about 7,500 acres and is zero percent contained. ...