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2 Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in Boulder, Colo.

BOULDER, Colo. (Oct. 30) -- Two wildfires burning in Colorado on Friday prompted the evacuations of the homes of 1,700 people as well as more in neighboring foothills where dozens of houses were burned in a blaze last month. Nearly 140 homes in three subdivisions in the Boulder County foothills were evacuated Friday...

Tempers Flare Over Use of Private Firefighters

(Oct. 3) -- The flames are gone from the most destructive fire in Colorado's history, but the debate is still heated. At issue are private firefighters who enter restricted areas with their own firefighting equipment to help protect the homes of insurance policyholders. More than 1,000 firefighters and 100 engines...

Author: Police Hope JonBenet's Brother May Yield Clues

(Sept. 29) -- The author of a book about the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey says police want to reinterview her brother, who was 9 when the young beauty queen was killed in 1996. Burke Ramsey, now 23, graduated from Purdue University in Indiana last year and lives in Atlanta, according to his Facebook page. Mark...

Colorado Wildfire Destroys More Than 130 Homes

BOULDER, Colo. (Sept. 8) -- A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 136 homes in just three days. Authorities provided the dire assessment as firefighters encountered a...

NASA Captures Satellite Image of Colorado Wildfire From Space [PHOTO]

(Sept. 7) -- NASA's AQUA satellite captured an image of the Fourmile Canyon wildfire northwest of Boulder, Colo., at 3:54 p.m. EDT Monday. The fire, which began Monday, has spread across 3,500 acres, forcing 3,000 people to evacuate and destroying dozens of homes. The U.S. Agriculture Department counts 14 other major...