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Guerrilla Art: A Whodunnit in Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. -- An artistic whodunnit that involves 500-pound sculptures appearing overnight and cryptic drawings delivered by mail is delighting this university town. The mystery began last month when Donna Coughlin glanced out the window in the wee hours and thought, "What is that?" It was a 15-foot-tall sculpture...

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...

As Firefighters Gain Control of Colo. Blaze, Another Fire Erupts

LOVELAND, Colo. (Sept. 13) -- A new wildfire tore through northern Colorado Sunday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and destroying one home just as residents 35 miles away returned to scorched homes in Boulder after one of the worst fires in state history. The wildfire near Loveland quickly grew from just a few...

Wind Whips Colorado Fire Toward Boulder

(Sept. 10) – The worst wildfire in Colorado history is getting even worse, with winds whipping flames toward the college town of Boulder and threatening even more evacuations. The Fourmile Canyon fire has burned 170 homes in the scenic foothills of the Rockies since Labor Day, spreading over about 6,400 acres, or...

4 Reported Missing in Colorado Wildfire

(Sept. 8) -- Four people are unaccounted for in the area where the Fourmile Canyon wildfire has been burning northwest of Boulder, Colo., since Monday, police said today. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said it had received 20 missing persons reports and had located 16 of the missing, according to ABC7 - Denver. The...