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Wind-Driven Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Colorado Communities
Fast-moving wildfires swept through Colorado communities last week, destroying about 1,000 homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. The Marshall Fire, burning near Boulder, had burned more than 6,000 acres as of Monday. Since the fires broke out on Dec. 30, Direct...
2 missing in huge Colorado fire as investigation continues | AP News
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams looked for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire while people who escaped the flames sorted through the charred remnants of their homes to see what was left.Investigators were still trying to...
2 People Are Missing After Wildfires Rage Through The US State Of Colorado
2 people are still missing after Colorado experienced its worst fires in history. It is believed that dogs have now been brought in to find the pair who it is feared have died in the blaze that engulfed the towns of Superior and Louisville, suburbs of the major city...
4 Colorado State Patrol vehicles have been struck by out-of-control drivers on I-70 mountain corridor this week
Colorado State Trooper Jacob Best's patrol vehicle after being sideswiped in Glenwood Canyon on Sunday. Courtesy photo EAGLE — When Colorado State Patrol Trooper Jacob Best’s cruiser was sideswiped Sunday, Dec. 26, during the snowstorm on the I-70 mountain corridor,...
Bones, brains and bugs: Meet the Colorado forensic anthropologist who’s helped crack cases for decades
Diane France lugged a human brain in a bucket of formaldehyde on a rainy East Coast day, headed to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, where she planned to make a mold of the specimen. She was dressed up – in heels and a silk blouse – and hitching a ride into...
How to prepare for a wildfire in Colorado
The Marshall fire, which forced thousands to flee as flames raced across 6,000 acres in the matter of hours, offered a window into what has become a new reality for many parts of Colorado. Even if you don’t live in a community directly adjacent to forestland, embers...
Colorado fires: Two remain missing as survivors inspect damage | News | Al Jazeera
Two people remain missing after an enormous fire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in the US state of Colorado, where authorities continue to investigate the source of the blaze and distraught survivors return to inspect the damage. The blaze broke out on Thursday on the...
Authorities search for 2 missing in Colorado fire, investigating cause | PBS NewsHour
LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Search teams looked for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire while people who escaped the flames sorted through the charred remnants of their homes to find what was left. Investigators were still trying...
Climate Change-Fueled Blaze Destroys 1,000 Homes in Colorado in Rare Winter Wildfire | Democracy Now!
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. Yes, in Colorado, the still-smoking remains of homes destroyed by the state’s most devastating wildfires in history are now covered in snow. Last Thursday,...