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  • Scout ranch evacuated in Huerfano fire

    WALSENBURG, Colo. - The Spanish Peaks Boy Scout Ranch in Huerfano County was evacuated Wednesday after a 50-acre fire erupted nearby.The Scout Ranch Fire was reported at 60 acres with zero containment, according to the Huerfano Office of Emergency Management. Flames were reported to be 150- to 200-feet high. Evacuations have also been ordered for county roads 320, 310, 317.1, 317, 312, 314, 313, ...

  • Wild Rose Fire burns in outside Rangley

    RANGLEY, Colo. - The Wild Rose Fire is burning on the west side of Texas Mountain in Rio Blanco County, spreading primarily to the east.High winds have pushed the fire through the pinion and juniper trees and the fire had burned 850 acres by Wednesday evening.Hampering firefighting efforts is limited access, rugged terrain, thick smoke and high winds. Fire fighters observed embers spotting up to ...

  • Flight attendant mom clash in flight

    DENVER - Northern Colorado resident Carey Belveal was returning to Denver after a trip to Houston with her 7-year-old son Tristen when an inflight incident occurred.She was upset when she claims a Spirit Airlines flight attendant did nothing to help her son open the lavatory door."I said to her, 'Why don't you help my son?' I was like that. Because you could see he was ...

  • West Fork Fire Complex doubles in size

    The West Fork Complex fires doubled in size Wednesday to an estimated 8,375 acres.When the Red Flag conditions developed Wednesday afternoon, both fires in the West Fork Complex became very active.The West Fork fire demonstrated extreme fire behavior and moved deeper into the Weminuche Wilderness. As of 6:30 p.m., the fire had not crossed the Continental Divide. This fire generated the majority ...

  • Could Denver be the Friendliest City in the US

    I think I may just be so used to it now that it seems normal, but Denver does seem to have a case of serious friendliness; not that there's anything wrong with that! Earlier this year a friend visited from Manhattan and, over our journeys through ...

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Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

Literate and funny, light-hearted yet frequently eloquent, Midnight in Paris, Woody Allens 41st theatrical feature, is one of his best in years and the kind of film that could only be made by a filmmaker decades into his career. The subject of the film is nostalgia, that ... ...

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  • AF Academy turns up potential substance abuse

    AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) -- The Air Force Academy says a periodic inspection has turned up possible alcohol and substance abuse by a small number of cadets, which could potentially lead to the cadets being kicked ...

  • MLS Chicago 2 Colorado 1

    Austin Berry scored in the opening moments of the second half Wednesday to complete a Chicago rally that gave the Fire a 2-1 win over Colorado. Chicago (4-7-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four games as it tries to dig its way out of an early-season hole. Colorado (5-6-5) suffered its second straight loss after having gone six games without one. Deshorn Brown scored in the 17th minute to ...

  • MLB Toronto 5 Colorado 2

    Adam Lind hit a three-run homer in the first inning Wednesday and Toronto remained the hottest team in baseball with a 5-2 decision over Colorado. It was the eighth straight victory for the Blue Jays, who climbed within a game of .500 after being 10 games below the breakeven mark as recently as June 4. Lind's first-inning homer was his ninth of the season and it was enough to make a ...

  • Colorado University weighs anti-discrimination protection for conservatives

    View results DENVER - College campuses are known for proudly proclaiming their refusal to tolerate discrimination against any minority group, but try telling that to a conservative.Few would disagree that conservative professors are an endangered species on campus, which is why the University of Colorado Board of Regents is scheduled to consider Thursday a resolution that would prohibit ...

  • Bull Gulch Fire burns in Fremont County

    CAON CITY, Colo. - A 50-acre fire was burning north of Highway 50 on BLM-managed lands in Fremont County on Wednesday afternoon.The Bull Gulch Fire, approximately one mile east of Table Mountain and about nine miles northwest of the intersection of Road Gulch and Copper Gulch Road, was burning in brush, pinyon pine and juniper trees.It started about 1 p.m.Eight smokejumpers and two 20-person ...

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