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Source: TheDenverChannel.com - Local News
At least 63 structures have been lost and Gov. Bill Ritter has declared a state of emergency to help fund firefighting efforts west of Boulder.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:33:46 MDT
AirTracker 7 captures more dramatic images of homes going up in flames on Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:46:33 MDT
The Fourmile Canyon Fire erupted when a vehicle collided with a propane tank Monday morning, according to 911 tapes obtained by TheDenverChannel.com.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:03:36 MDT
State health officials issued a fire-fueled air quality alert for the Front Range that remains in effect until at least 4 p.m. Wednesday. Smoke from the Fourmile Canyon Fire in west Boulder County is fueling air particulate pollution from El Paso County to Weld Count.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:15:38 MDT
Thick smoke from the Fourmile Canyon Fire blanketed the Foothills around Boulder Tuesday morning. State health officials issued a fire-fueled air quality alert for the Front Range.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:29:15 MDT
See more dramatic pictures of the fire and the smoke from Fourmile Canyon Fire. These are captured by 7NEWS viewers.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:54:06 MDT
Did you see the huge plume of smoke covering the sky while out on a Labor Day hike? Or notice it during your barbecue?
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:27:57 MDT
The head of the emergency department at the Children's Hospital has been arrested, accused of writing more than 600 fake prescriptions for pain medication.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:51:35 MDT
Staff at a medical office made a nasty discovery Thursday: a dead dog in a filing cabinet.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:58:29 MDT
A FedEx cargo plane has made an emergency landing at Will Rogers World Airport.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:32:21 MDT
Evacuees desperate to know if their homes are still standing met at Chatauqua Park.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:35:42 MDT
Residents evacuated as a result of the Fourmile Canyon Fire should contact their insurance agents immediately with emergency contact information, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association said Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:40:55 MDT
A number of old underground coal mine fires in western Colorado the region are getting new attention as officials work to try to at least cool them down, if not put them out.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:02:23 MDT
The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor pledged Tuesday to run campaigns specific to the issues, and they agreed to a fall debate schedule.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:42:31 MDT
Before dawn one recent morning, as much of the city slept, a small group of elite Fort Carson soldiers was choppered onto a mountain clearing near Colorado Springs and left to find its way down -- in the dark, on horseback.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:22:48 MDT
Pueblo's new police station and court building was vandalized by graffiti taggers.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:17:32 MDT
A Marine ran into a burning home and pulled a man to safety.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 06:29:28 MDT
Unemployed man's 30 or so entries in the Colorado Lottery/State Fair second chance drawing paid off.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:12:21 MDT
Three banks in Larimer County hope to merge into one locally owned bank by buying out a major shareholder.
Published: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:04:00 MDT