Wildfire season heats up across Colorado
At least three more wildfires have started west of Interstate 25 since Thursday, while scarce water tested the patience of firefighters working to extinguish the Brush Mountain Fire north of Gunnison on Friday. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.12.03 @ 08:02 AM MST [link]

Jeffco ex-workers investigated
A number of former Jefferson County Human Services employees are under investigation for allegedly falsifying welfare applications and reaping more than $20,000 for themselves, friends or family. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.12.03 @ 07:58 AM MST [link]

Forest Service patrols finding abandonded campfires
During the July 4th Holiday weekend more than 25 unattended or abandoned campfires were discovered and extinguished in the 32 counties covered by the Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center. (Ponderosa Times)

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07.11.03 @ 12:45 PM MST [link]

Guffey fire burns 190 acres
A wildfire was downgraded to 190 acres in size, in southern Park County, near Guffey, Friday. (Ponderosa Times)

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07.11.03 @ 12:44 PM MST [link]

Former Jeffco sheriff says he let people down
A day after resigning as Jefferson County sheriff, Russ Cook said he was overcome with grief, sorrow and shock. (Denver Post)

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07.11.03 @ 06:06 AM MST [link]

Blazes, fears gaining
The Campbell fire near Guffey in Park County remains a top priority for fire officials. The blaze nearly doubled in size Thursday to 200 acres and came within 100 yards of some of the 40 homes in the immediate area. (Denver Post)

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07.11.03 @ 06:00 AM MST [link]

Rugged terrain slows firefighters
DEBEQUE - Rugged terrain stymied firefighters Thursday in their battle against the Brush Mountain Fire, which grew to 3,100 acres by day's end. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.11.03 @ 05:51 AM MST [link]

Ray Fleer appointed Jeffco Undersheriff
A 24-year verteran of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was promoted today by newly-appointed Sheriff Ted Mink. (PonderosaTimes.com)

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07.10.03 @ 03:54 PM MST [link]

Summit County officials consider fire ban
SUMMIT COUNTY - County fire chiefs sent an e-mail to County Sheriff Joe Morales Wednesday recommending the consideration of a possible fire ban in the county. (Summit Daily News)

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07.10.03 @ 06:06 AM MST [link]

Fires explode across state
Seven fires scattered across Colorado have consumed thousands of acres since Tuesday, putting an end to what had been a relatively quiet wildfire season. (Denver Post)

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07.10.03 @ 06:00 AM MST [link]

Cook gets $147K severance
GOLDEN - Jefferson County Sheriff Russ Cook resigned under pressure Wednesday after commissioners agreed to pay him $147,500 in severance. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.10.03 @ 05:52 AM MST [link]

FLASH: Cook resigns, Mink new Jeffco Sheriff
Embattled Jefferson County Sheriff Russ Cook submitted his resignation Wednesday afternoon. Undersheriff Ted Mink was sworn in to replace him. (PonderosaTimes.com)

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07.09.03 @ 03:22 PM MST [link]

Standby evacuations ordered as Guffey fire grows
A wildfire grew to more than 100 acres in southern Park County, near Guffey, Wednesday. (Ponderosa Times)

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07.09.03 @ 11:09 AM MST [link]

Park, Grand Junction fires grow
GUFFEY - A wildfire burned 20 acres of private land Tuesday in Park County, and sheriff's officials warned residents to be prepared to evacuate. (Denver Post)

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07.09.03 @ 06:06 AM MST [link]

Fire risk surging with the mercury
At least seven wildfires burned throughout Colorado on Tuesday as high temperatures, low humidity and dry vegetation conspired to put much of the state at risk for large fires. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.09.03 @ 06:04 AM MST [link]

Sheriff quits alcohol abuse program
GOLDEN - Jefferson County Sheriff Russ Cook left an alcohol treatment center Tuesday, a little more than halfway into a four-week program. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.09.03 @ 05:57 AM MST [link]

Wildfire burning near Guffey
A wildfire, estimated at five acres, was burning out of control in Park County, near the community of Guffey Tuesday afternoon. (PonderosaTimes.com)

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07.08.03 @ 04:47 PM MST [link]

Fatal crash investigated in Evergreen
A teenager was killed Monday evening while riding a dirt bike motorcyle on Upper Bear Creek Road, according to the Colorado State Patrol. (Ponderosa Times)

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07.08.03 @ 11:41 AM MST [link]

Opinon: Rainbow Family ideals ring hollow
Much has been written about the Rainbow Family gathering on the North Slope of the Uintas. Salt Lake Tribune reporters and columnists have visited the site and written, some of it tongue-in-cheek, about the language, the attire, the camps, the alternative lifestyles, how to get there and how to fit in when checking it out or joining the revelry. (Salt Lake Tribune)

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07.08.03 @ 06:10 AM MST [link]

Man arrested for explosives found in cabin
BRECKENRIDGE - Around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, officers arrested David James "Buckwalt" Walt "in the City Market parking lot in Breckenridge on an outstanding warrant stemming from explosive devices found in a cabin he lived in," according to a Sheriff's Office statement. (Summit Daily News)

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07.08.03 @ 06:05 AM MST [link]

Forest Service OKs Copper's elite pass
Despite a scathing evaluation by Colorado-based U.S. Forest Service officials, top agency leaders in Washington, D.C., have approved a controversial preferred- access pass program at Copper Mountain Ski Area. (Denver Post)

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07.08.03 @ 06:01 AM MST [link]

Water Trust gets grant to buy and protect water rights
DENVER - The Colorado Conservation Trust made a $60,000 grant to the Colorado Water Trust to help protect native populations of cutthroat trout in the Colorado and Rio Grande river Basins. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.08.03 @ 05:56 AM MST [link]

Fires Extinguished Along I-70 Near Floyd Hill
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. -- Clear Creek and Evergreen firefighters put out four separate grass fires along Interstate 70 Monday morning. (TheDenverChannel.com)

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07.07.03 @ 11:33 AM MST [link]

Injured hiker's party was 'ill-prepared'
SUMMIT COUNTY - When a 12-year-old slid down a snowfield and tumbled through 200 feet of rocks Saturday, the group he was traveling with was not prepared, rescuers said. (Summit Daily News)

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07.07.03 @ 05:57 AM MST [link]

Travelers on I-70 end holiday at a snail's pace
Holiday travelers headed home from the mountains to Denver on Sunday and created a traffic jam that officials said might break a record for vehicles traveling through the Eisenhower Tunnel. (Denver Post)

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07.07.03 @ 05:46 AM MST [link]

Smoke jumpers cooling their heels
Last summer at this time, the Grand Junction Air Center was hopping. Planes buzzed in and out, hauling as many as 70 smoke jumpers from the base that is often the busiest in the nation. But a slow start to Colorado's fire season means that the action-loving bunch stationed there is having to make like Martha Stewart rather than Red Adair. (Denver Post)

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07.06.03 @ 04:53 PM MST [link]