Flash Flood Warning issued for Hayman burn area Friday night
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Hayman burn area -- effective until 11 p.m. Friday night.

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07.18.03 @ 08:51 PM MST [link]

Campfire, smoking restrictions begin Monday in Arapahoe, Roosevelt National Forests
Campfire and smoking restrictions will go into effect on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests on Monday. (Ponderosa Times)

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07.18.03 @ 02:15 PM MST [link]

Slow drivers becoming enemy No. 1 on Hwy 9
SUMMIT COUNTY - Anyone who's driven between Frisco and Breckenridge on Highway 9 knows who the "gapers" are. One day, it might be the RV going 10 mph. The next, a U-Haul pulling a trailer. The posted speed limit is 50 mph, and, to locals trying to get to work, big trucks or gawking tourists soon become enemy No. 1. (Summit Daily News)

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07.18.03 @ 06:01 AM MST [link]

Casino settles lawsuit over English-only rule, will pay $1.5 million
BLACK HAWK - One of Colorado's premier casinos has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to 36 former housekeepers who claimed the company ordered them not to speak Spanish on the job, even among themselves. (Denver Post)

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07.18.03 @ 05:58 AM MST [link]

Wildfires Break Out Along Front Range Thursday
Several wildfires broke out along the Front Range Wednesday, apparently sparked by lightning strikes. One small fire was burning near Lookout Mountain (pictured, left) and another wildfire was burning southeast of Estes Park. (TheDenverChannel.com)

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07.17.03 @ 06:09 AM MST [link]

Feds seek clues in early July fires
Federal investigators are asking for help in solving a string of wildland arson fires along a mountainous corridor between Gunnison and Saguache. (Denver Post)

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07.17.03 @ 05:51 AM MST [link]

Project would thin forest spared by Hayman fire
The Forest Service wants to thin more than 20,000 acres spared by last year's Hayman fire southwest of Denver in the biggest fuel reduction project yet in the flammable Front Range foothills. (Denver Post)

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07.16.03 @ 06:10 AM MST [link]

New blaze flares near existing fire
A blaze ignited near a partially controlled wildfire in western Colorado, and another raged in Wyoming 2 miles from the Colorado border Tuesday afternoon, as firefighters reined in several other fires in the state. (Denver Post)

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07.16.03 @ 06:08 AM MST [link]

Bear sought in attack eludes park officials
A black bear that mauled two sleeping campers in their tents at Rocky Mountain National Park eluded capture Tuesday, as park officials released videotape of the bear persistently trying to break into a food-storage box at a different campsite. (Denver Post)

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07.16.03 @ 06:04 AM MST [link]

RMNP Visitors not fazed by bear attack
Visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park are not letting the weekend bear attack on two campers spoil their trip. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.16.03 @ 06:01 AM MST [link]

Crews push back blazes in Colorado
The western Colorado sky was layered with smoke and haze from Durango to north of Grand Junction, the result of a number of fires burning in the Southwest. The haze is drifting slowly east toward the Front Range. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.15.03 @ 06:03 AM MST [link]

Landowners lead way in thinning
While some Jefferson County neighborhoods are aggressively moving ahead with fire mitigation work, federal fire officials worry that the memory of last year has faded. (Denver Post)

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07.14.03 @ 05:48 AM MST [link]

Seven fires set alight 9,076 acres statewide
At least seven fires covering roughly 9,076 acres continued to blaze through Colorado on Sunday, with more than 700 firefighters battling them. Dry, hot conditions hampered crews working at some of the locations around the state. (Denver Post)

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07.14.03 @ 05:45 AM MST [link]

Wind, heat challenge fire crews
Today's forecast of continued searing heat and possible high winds will create a challenge for firefighters battling the growing Brush Mountain Fire. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.14.03 @ 05:39 AM MST [link]

Winds hamper efforts to contain 7 wildfires across state
Seven wildfires burned Saturday around the state, including three near mountain towns. Other reports of smoke were being investigated, but officials did not know of any other substantial fires. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.13.03 @ 08:09 AM MST [link]

Belated decision to fight fire angers residents scarred in '02
VALLECITO - The Forest Service's initial decision not to fight a lightning-sparked wildfire a few miles north of this lakeside resort has local residents fuming and U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell complaining to the agency. (Rocky Mtn News)

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07.13.03 @ 08:05 AM MST [link]