They evacuated with their dog, their iPads and the clothes on their back. Rex Hickman said he was heartbroken to see there was nothing left of their home of 23 years. “There’s a numbness that hits you first. You know, kind of like you go into crisis mode. You think...
By Rick Armstrong, WRAL enterprise multimedia journalistThe week after Christmas, wildfires in Boulder, Colorado destroyed up to a thousand homes and displaced many families including one with North Carolina ties. Justin Call was away from home when he learned about...
A house burns as a wind-driven wildfire forced evacuation of the Superior suburb of Boulder, Colorado, on December 30,2020.Eric English/via REUTERS The Marshall fire burned more than 6,000 acres in Boulder county, Colorado, destroying nearly 1,000 structures. The IRS...
The Rev. David Price can think of only one thing he’s done in his eight and a half years as rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral that hasn’t drawn complaints.Under his direction, the flagship church of the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs — which was dedicated in 1898 —...
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The sickening smell burnt plastic lingers over Louisville, Colorado; my hometown, and—as of last Thursday—site of the most destructive wildfire in state history, according to . A historically late first snow left the dead plain grasses dry, making them perfect...
