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People stand near one of the hundreds of homes considered a total loss in the wildfires near Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, June, 17, 2013.

People stand near one of the hundreds of homes considered a total loss in the wildfires near Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, June, 17, 2013.

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.

A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter patrols over the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest, Colorado June 13, 2013.

The first-ever recall election of a Colorado state legislator moved closer to fruition Tuesday after it was announced that there are sufficient valid signatures to proceed with the recall of Senate President John Morse .

People are taking shelter in the airport's bathrooms, which double as shelters, and in stairwells.

Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family's Colorado Springs business, Dragon Arms Inc. The suit says the opening sequence was ... (more)

It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family's Colorado Springs business, Dragon Arms Inc. The suit says the opening sequence was to have employees walk through a cloud of smoke, but pyrotechnic devices that were used to create the smoke malfunctioned, and one struck Flanell.

Prior to last year, Rodney Bretches was an award-winning nineteen-year veteran of the Loveland Police Department with a virtually spotless record.

State officials say they're ready to start taking applications for a new $9.8 million grant program aimed at reducing wildfire risks to neighborhoods built in and near flammable forests, where wildfire is a natural part of the ecosystem.

The intersection at 80th Avenue and Colorado 2 in Commerce City was designated as a quiet zone in 2008 by the city.

La Junta Fire Chief Aaron Eveatt tweeted a photo of a weak tornado in an empty field near La Junta.

Colorado might not have as many breweries as it does days of sunshine, but it's getting there.

Wildfire season is in full swing in Colorado and a pair of fire crews from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest are on the front lines as that state battles to get a handle on the growing number of blazes.

Colorado Golden Gloves Charities is having an event you won't want to miss when they get together for their fundraiser golf tournament on Sunday, August 4, 2013 , at the newly renovated Willis Case Golf Course, 4999 Vrain St., 720-865-0702 , in Denver.

Steve Renfro of Flyboy BBQ in Bailey was named the grand champion of the 2013 Colorado BBQ Challenge in Frisco.

Stretched thin by periodic drought, climate change and competing demands, the Colorado River has long been a symbol of of western water issues.

Colorado Democrats achieved one-party dominance in November, but now voters appear to be having a case of buyers' remorse.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.

Colorado officials said Sunday that wildfires have burned about 21,000 acres in five areas of the state, and firefighters are making major strides in containing the largest fire near Colorado Springs.