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High winds fan Colorado wildfires

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huge smoke plume rises from the High Park Fire, west of Fort Collins, Colorado - Source: Reuters Gusting winds and high temperatures hampered firefighters today as they battled to tame a record wildfire in northern Colorado that has cha ...

Jun 18 2012, 4:06am CDT

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West Metro Fire Rescue Joins Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (RMEPS) Colorado Bid System

Source: PRWeb

West Metro Fire Rescue invites all local vendors to join Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System to receive access to its solicitations. IPT by BidNet’s Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System connects 1,335 departments from 88 local government agenc ...
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Forest Service Fallout With Company Could Ground Air Tankers

Source: CBS Denver

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP/CBS4) — Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado called on the U.S. Forest Service on Friday to make certain that a contract dispute doesn’t ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires as warmer, drier we ...
Full article at: CBS Denver  More like this  15 hours ago

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BC-CO--AP Member Exchange Digest, CO

Source: Madison.com

LONGMONT — When the weather gets warm in Longmont, the windows open. The yard work starts. And the train horn complaints begin to pile up all over again. It's not a new complaint. Since 2005, when the Federal Railroad Administration said that trains at c ...
Full article at: Madison.com  More like this  19 hours ago, 5:20pm CDT

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Xcel Energy plans biomass demo project in Colorado

Source: CNBC

DENVER -- Xcel Energy Inc. is asking Colorado regulators to approve a demonstration project that would use forest biomass to generate electricity. David Eves of Xcel's Public Service Co. of Colorado says the project wo ...
Full article at: CNBC  More like this  1 day ago, 10:27am CDT

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Plea deal offered over southwest Colorado wildfire

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — A judge is holding off on approving a plea deal for a man charged with starting the Roatcap wildfire last October, saying he wants more assurances that victims will be compensated promptly. ...
Full article at: San Francisco Chronicle  More like this  1 day ago, 9:02pm CDT

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Prices Skyrocketing At The Pump Across Colorado

Source: CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) – The price at the pump has been skyrocketing. Gas prices along the Front Range are close to $4 a gallon in some spots. The American Automobile Association says Colorado’s average per gallon right now is $3.81, well above the national av ...
Full article at: CBS Denver  More like this  1 day ago, 8:24pm CDT

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54 of Colorado’s 64 County Sheriffs Sue State over Gun-Control Law

Source: The Corner

Colorado passed some of the nation’s strictest gun-control measures earlier this year, and 54 of the state’s 64 country sheriffs have joined onto a lawsuit that attempts to block them. The suit, which is being led by the Independence ...
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Colorado man, Texas woman win 31st annual Memphis in May Triathlon

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

May 19, 2013 - Rachel Hendrix, of Little Rock, Ark., leaps through a spray of cold water while on the last leg of the 2013 Memphis in May Triathlon at Harrah's Resort and Casino in Tunica, MS. The race, in it's 31st year, features a 1 ...
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Colorado Sheriffs Suing Over Gun Control Laws

Source: ABC News

Colorado’s recently approved gun control laws, passed in response to the Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., massacres, are being challenged by a delegation of sheriffs who say the laws are unconstitutional. In March, Colorado Gov. John Hicken ...
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U.S. Senator: Squabble Over Air Tankers Must Not Compromise Wildfire Efforts

Source: Boise Weekly

A legal dispute has put the fate of a new fleet of air tankers—used at the height of wildfire season—up in the air. National firefighting contracts were awarded by the U.S. Forest Service May 6, granting deals to air tanker companies in Arizon ...
Full article at: Boise Weekly  More like this  3 days ago, 2:27pm CDT



 

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