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Fourmile Fire watch: Fire is 100 percent contained, investigation continues
Boulder County officials have announced the the Fourmile Canyon fire is 100 percent contained. There are still some dangers in the burn area but most if not all residents should be allowed to return to their homes by Wednesday...
New iPhone apps allow plastic-surgery hopefuls to ‘Heidi’ themselves
Want a new nose? Chin reduction? Botox? A South Florida cosmetic surgeon has an app for that...
3 US travelers bring ‘superbugs’ home from India
CHICAGO — Three people returned to the U.S. from India earlier this year infected with newly described "superbugs" that are highly resistant to antibiotics, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
‘Tea party’ activists march on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — "Tea party" activists marched on Capitol Hill Sunday promising to mobilize a surge of conservative voters on Election Day to take back the country...
Community shares loss, pulls together during Fourmile Canyon blaze
As the Fourmile Fire continues to burn across more than 6,000 acres, stories from those who fear or know they lost homes are emerging from the haze, and community assistance efforts are ramping up to help those in need...
Where there is smoke
In addition to the homes that were directly affected by the flames, the impact of the smoke from the wildfire in Fourmile Canyon was felt countywide...
Growing pains
A public charter school in Longmont is being sued by its own property manager due to complaints about vehicle and pedestrian traffic as well as parents’ behavior...
Boulder restaurants offering free food and drink for evacuees, firefighters
With the Boulder County fire still burning, local businesses are coming...
Obama seeks $50 billion in transportation spending to create jobs
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday called for a $50-billion...
Humanity and baseball
It wasn’t about religion, although the trip was organized by a missionary. And it wasn’t really about baseball, although most of the luggage was packed with sports equipment. But the trip to Africa that local residents Jim Cederberg, 55, and Drew Sauer, 28, went ...
Squatters’ Rights
A new sewer system installed in Eldorado Springs has clogged relations between Boulder County and local homeowners who say they shouldn’t be on the hook for cost overruns caused by county mismanagement...