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Sunshine and clouds mixed. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 91F. NNW winds shifting to E at 10 to 20 mph.
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A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 56F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Bodies found in most destructive Colorado forest fire
The most destructive fire in the US state of Colorado is burning out of control and heading toward the state's second largest city, Colorado Springs, where mandatory evacuations began Thursday afternoon. Fire officials confirmed Thursday evening they have recovered two bodies in the blaze that has claimed a record 360 houses and consumed 15,700 acres of land. The fire is "extremely aggressive and moving quickly" due to shifting, high winds and extremely dry conditions. Its destructive level has surpassed last June's Waldo Canyon fire that burned 379 houses and killed two people.
Defense may withdraw insanity plea for James Holmes
Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes say they might withdraw his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity after they see the results of his mental evaluation. The defense made the statement in a motion filed Tuesday. The motion did not say what plea Holmes would enter if he decides to change, but their only other choices are guilty or not guilty, said attorney Dan Recht, a past president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. Nor did the motion indicate what kind of a result would cause the defense to drop the insanity plea, but presumably it would be a finding that Holmes is sane.High winds divert almost 2 dozen flights headed to Denver International Airport
High winds have diverted 23 flights that were scheduled to land at Denver International Airport. Airport officials say winds up to 48 mph Thursday night diverted the flights to other airports, but the planes were returning to Denver once they refuelled . The airport averages about 1,700 flights per day. The Denver Post reports that on Wednesday evening, as smoke from fires around the state reduced visibility, the airport closed two of four runways and briefly trimmed the number of arrivals and departures it was handling.Charges filed against Longmont kidnapping suspect
The Boulder District Attorney's Office on Thursday filed 16 charges — including 12 felonies
against a man accused of fleeing to Canada with his son after attacking the boy's mother with pepper spray and a stun gun at her home in Longmont.
Parolee Evan Ebel had 'hit list' that included Tom Clements, others in DOC
The Colorado parolee accused of killing corrections chief Tom Clements was working from a hit list that also named ex-Parole Director Tim Hand and two other corrections employees, The Denver Post reported Thursday night. "Evan Ebel killed Clements and (Denver tech professional Nate Leon), but there were a lot of other people who had their fingerprints all over this," said Hand, DOC’s former division director over parole, community corrections and the Youthful Offender System. "This is big time. This is a bunch of 211 Crew members who were doing this. It wasn’t Ebel working alone."
Rockies lose Tulo and to Nationals 5-4
Outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler left with foot and hand injuries, respectively, and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki exited with what MLB.com is reporting to be a broken rib on his right side. He is expected to miss 4- to-6 weeks.
