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Saturday
Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. Hot. High 91F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday night
Mainly clear skies. Low around 55F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
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- For the latest on Colorado Wildfires go to Colorado Office of Emergency Management at
- http://www.coemergency.com/2013/06/daily-wildfire-update.html
- The mountain town of South Fork is being evacuated as two nearby wildfires grow to over 40,000 acres. (KUSA)
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the West Fork Complex in Mineral and Rio Grande counties. (FEMA)
- The number of homes lost in the Black Forest Fire went from 509 to 511 homes. Eighteen homes were damaged. (KUSA)
- The man who admitted to shooting and killing a Denver police officer last summer was sentenced to 26 years behind bars. (AP)
- Boulder triathletes welcomed the official announcement Friday that the city will host a full Ironman triathlon in 2014 (Daily Camera)
- Denver-based Encana Oil & Gas (USA) has shut down about 500 natural-gas wells and a processing plant in northwest Colorado's Rio Blanco County because of the Wild Rose wildfire (Denver Post)
- Colorado's unemployment rate held steady in May at 6.9 percent. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Friday the figure has not changed since April. (KCNC)
- West Nile Virus was detected in a mosquito in Longmont, Boulder environmental officials announced Friday. (KWGN)
- A husband and wife pair of Denver chiropractors is being ordered to cease and desist the unlicensed practice of medicine after the Colorado Medical Board finds they misled patients. (KMGH)
- Colorado's Insurance Commissioner is stepping down next month, a move that comes just as his office prepares for a key period in the rollout of national health care legislation. (Denver Post)
- Police say a 2-year-old boy was seriously injured when he fell out of a moving car Friday night. The driver of the car took off, leaving the child on the road of a northeast Denver neighborhood.(KUSA)
- A Colorado man is proposing to convert a former paint factory in Watertown, Connecticut into a large-scale marijuana production plant. (AP)
- Effective July 1, Boulder County residents can no longer place computers and many other types of electronics at the curb, or in waste bins, for collection and disposal. (Times Call)
- Fort Collins Utilities officials on Tuesday began using a new basin that will help remove sediment from Poudre River water before it hits the city's water treatment facility. (Coloradoan)
- Police believe they've arrested the woman responsible for stealing flowers from the Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center, a crime that earned her the nickname "Begonia Bandit."The suspect is Louise Duran, 60, is employed by a company contracted to clean city buildings, including the police department. (AP)
- Stephen Strasburg struck out nine over seven innings, Ian Desmond homered in the seventh to help give the righty his first win in June and the Washington Nationals beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday night.
Saturday Events:
Denver Undy 5000 5K Run/Walk
Westword Music Showcase
