Wildfires: Vital Links

Victims identified, 509 homes burned as officials announce the Black Forest Fire is 85% contained, scale back mandatory evacuations.
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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.

Slideshows

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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

NASA 2013 astronaut candidates — Meet NASA's 2013 astronaut candidates

Severe Thunderstorm Threat — Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

The Beatles — Reuters

Happy birthday Paul! Which Beatle are you?

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

Third Republican senator backs same-sex marriage

Floyd Yarmuth/CNN

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced her support Wednesday for same-sex marriage, becoming the third sitting GOP senator to back the right for gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Karzai quits peace, security talks
Blaze blamed on campfire roars near Yosemite
Feds, again, leave empty-handed in Hoffa hunt

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

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Entertainment

Selma Blair exits 'Anger Management'

Gus Ruelas/Reuters

Charlie Sheen's FX comedy "Anger Management" has lost a leading lady.
Paris Jackson testimony seen in Jackson trial
Etheridge: Jolie mastectomy not 'brave choice'
Bieber in accident involving pedestrian

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

Men's Wearhouse fires the 'I guarantee it' guy

menswearhouse.com

Men's Wearhouse executive chairman George Zimmer has been "terminated," the clothing retailer said on Wednesday.
Zimmer opened the company's first store in Houston in 1973. He's been the bearded face of Men's Wearhouse in television ads for years, fam...
Investors hold their breath for the Fed
Which majors are most likely to be underemployed?
Men are disappearing from the workforce