Wildfires: Vital Links

Victims identified, 509 homes burned as officials announce the Black Forest Fire is 85% contained, scale back mandatory evacuations.
Click here for evacuation maps, home assessment documents, & other vital links.

Big Stories

Red Cross Pikes Peak Chapter Has New CEO

Colorado wildfires: Where to donate

There are dozens of places where you can drop off donations for victims of the Black Forest and Royal Gorge wildfires.

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cow in grass field — Stephen Davies/SXC

Notable food recalls

Reuters

Calorie counts of Starbucks drinks

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee blurb — 11 biggest auto recalls

Sen. Lisa Murkowski — Floyd Yarmuth/CNN

Republicans who support gay marriage

feet on diet scale weight loss — iStock / MartiSaiz

America's most obese states by 2030

Michael Hastings — Notable deaths of 2013

Monsters University copy — Monsters University: The world of Pixar animation

senior citizens — Pierre Amerlynck/SXC

Healthiest states for seniors

Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly photocall, 2012 — Yves Herman/Reuters

Brad Pitt through the years

Jimmy Hoffa — Reuters

Search for Hoffa timeline

Nelson Mandela, 1990 prison release — Reuters

Timeline: Nelson Mandela

Hail, heavy rain pummel the Fountain Valley

War, Soldiers, Afghanistan — DoD Image

Timeline of the war in Afghanistan

Local News

Black Forest spoiled food drop-off

El Paso County has announced a location for drop off of spoiled food for residents affected by the Black Forest fire.
Evacuee returns to demolished home
Black Forest Fire evacuees seek answers
More help coming for Black Forest fire evacuees
Tuesday marks one week since Black Forest Fire
Family sues over Colo. woman's death in TV project

National And World News

Plans for royal birth revealed

Olivia Harris/Reuters

Prince William's wife, Catherine, plans to give birth to their first baby in the same hospital wing where her husband was born to Diana, Princess of Wales, almost 31 years ago, sources familiar with the plans said Wednesday.
The first details of the p...
Feds, again, leave empty-handed in Hoffa hunt
Physicians group labels obesity a disease
Attack in Somalia called 'barbaric'

From The Pueblo Chieftain

Crime Tracker

Former Loveland police officer accepts plea deal

KMGH-TV/www.thedenverchannel.com

A former Loveland police officer has pleaded guilty to charges including unlawful sexual contact.
Pueblo West man accused of attempted murder
Pueblo hostage situation ends peacefully
7-hour standoff ends, suspect found dead
Child luring reported in Rockrimmon
Holmes can wear civilian clothes at murder trial
Audit shows former state crime lab supervisor biased in favor of prosecutors
Life sentence for man convicted in teacher's death
Colorado Springs murder suspect found not guilty
Colorado Springs robbery suspects arrested in Pueblo

Links We Mentioned

Entertainment

Plans for royal birth revealed

Olivia Harris/Reuters

Prince William's wife, Catherine, plans to give birth to their first baby in the same hospital wing where her husband was born to Diana, Princess of Wales, almost 31 years ago, sources familiar with the plans said Wednesday.
The first details of the p...
Apple TV adds HBO Go and WatchESPN
Selma Blair exits 'Anger Management'
Paris Jackson testimony seen in Jackson trial

Irresistible News

Giant snake opens door

The latest pet to experience internet fame is not a cat playing the piano or a dog "singing" to the camera.
Mom, son accused of stealing gopher feet
Man wins lottery twice in 24 hours
Koch's tombstone with wrong date corrected

Economy Tracker

Investors hold their breath for the Fed

Jose Santos/CNN

It's B-Day.
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke takes center stage Wednesday and investors are hoping he'll provide some clarity on when the central bank could begin tapering the pace of its bond purchases.
As investors waited, stocks dipped into th...
Men's Wearhouse fires the 'I guarantee it' guy
Which majors are most likely to be underemployed?
Men are disappearing from the workforce

Health

Physicians group labels obesity a disease

Rick Wilking / Reuters

The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy that officially labels obesity as a disease "requiring a range of medical interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention," according to an AMA statement.
Red Robin ad mocks vegetarians
Etheridge: Jolie mastectomy not 'brave choice'
Doctors: Let us treat Guantanamo detainees