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Colorado wildfires: Uncontained fires scorch nearly 85,000 acres, ‘critical fire weather’ forecast

Rich Tosches

Colorado Springs firefighters nosh on sack lunches during a break in a 12-hour shift fighting the Mato Vega fire. A local landowner providedthe tables; as they sat and ate, another nearby homeowner strolled over with a bag of treats. Firefighters expect to contain the fire this week.

Salvando las casas

May 8, 2016 at 3:30 a.m.

Salvando las casas

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Fish have tough lives but get great start

June 20, 2006 at 3:23 p.m.

Fish have tough lives but get great start

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Snakes in the grass – and the rocks and on the porch

May 8, 2016 at 7:01 a.m.

Snakes in the grass - and the rocks and on the porch

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Grad’s pomp comes amid ailing circumstance

May 8, 2016 at 6:59 a.m.

Grad's pomp comes amid ailing circumstance

Firefighters battle a brush fire just moments after it began near the southern boundary of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Fire contained in Colorado Springs

May 8, 2016 at 6:36 a.m.

Fire contained in Colorado Springs

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Theories on recent cattle mutilations sort of alien

May 8, 2016 at 6:10 a.m.

Theories on recent cattle mutilations sort of alien

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Internment’s scars vanquished by resilience

May 8, 2016 at 5:10 a.m.

Internment's scars vanquished by resilience

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Chick trip all about aiming high

May 8, 2016 at 5:15 a.m.

Chick trip all about aiming high

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Parents watch as son awaits fate in killing

May 8, 2016 at 6:22 a.m.

Parents watch as son awaits fate in killing

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Lake owners have bellyful of pelicans

May 8, 2016 at 5:10 a.m.

Lake owners have bellyful of pelicans