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Glenwood Springs plastics company shutting down

A manufacturer of high-tech plastic parts for everything from skateboards to jet engine components, which was touted in 2011 as one of the Colorado companies to watch by a state agency and investors, has called it quits. Full story

Tuesday Evening Forecast 6-18-13

Discussion and Forecast:Thunderstorms are once again present across northcentral Kansas and the rockies of Colorado and northern New Mexico along a surfacetrough. Coverage will likely continue to increase late this evening as a shortwave trough enters Colorado early thisevening. In addition...a cumu Full story

Firefighters tackle lingering hot spots in Colo.

   Firefighters give reporters their first glimpse of devastation left in the wake of Colorado’s Black Forest fire as they work to douse lingering hot spots. KUSA’s Todd Walker reports.

Colorado fire 65 percent contained

   Residents in Colorado are beginning to return home while firefighters say the Black Forest Fire that has killed two and destroyed hundreds of homes is now 65 percent contained. The Weather Channel’s David Malkoff reports.

Colo. explosion levels home, causes minor injuries

Authorities say what appears to be a natural gas explosion in a Denver suburb destroyed one house and damaged several others but caused only minor injuries. Full story

Colo. sheriff: We’re investigating fires as homicide

   Terry Maketa, El Paso County’s sheriff, talks about the raging wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of homes in Colorado and killed two, warning people not to wait too long before evacuating or underestimate the wildfire’s speed.

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  Massive Colorado wildfire torches 15,000 acres

The Black Forest fire has become the most destructive in Colorado history, devouring more than 360 homes. So far, there have been no deaths associated with the fire. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

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  More than 360 homes destroyed as Colo. wildfires rage

More than 360 homes, with some worth millions, have been destroyed and 38,000 evacuations ordered as the Colorado wildfires continue to burn. NBC News’ Nicole Gonzales reports.

  Massive wildfires churn through Colorado

Entire neighborhoods have been devoured by the flames that now threaten 2500 properties, driven by strong winds and dry brush. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

  Colo. wildfires force thousands to flee homes

At least 80 homes and businesses are destroyed and 2,500 homes in danger as several wildfires in Colorado force thousands of residents to flee. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

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David McCann
David McCann

Firefighter David McCann with the Salida, Colo., Fire Department walks past a burned home on the Black Forest wildfire north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, June 17, 2013. Over 470 homes burned in the wildfire that started last Tuesday.

Black Forest firefighting mission
Black Forest firefighting mission

epa03745584 A handout image released 14 June 2013 by the US Air Force shows US Air Force Academy firefighter battling the Black Forest fire near Black Forest, Colorado, USA, 12 June 2013. A total of 16 Academy personnel and five vehicles are assisting with fire efforts alongside firefighters from Pe

Bonnie Kruse
Bonnie Kruse

Black Forest resident Bonnie Kruse tears up during a briefing on the progress of the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 14, 2013. Authorities announced the Black Forest Fire at 30 percent containment on Friday afternoon. Bonnie's family lost five homes to the Black Forest Fir

An aircraft releases a fire-retardant solution to help stop the spreading of the burning fires at Black Forest, Colorado
An aircraft releases a fire-retardant solution to help stop the spreading of the burning fires at Black Forest, Colorado

An aircraft releases a fire-retardant solution to help stop the spreading of the burning fires at Black Forest, Colorado, in this handout photo taken June 12, 2013. A fierce, wind-whipped wildfire destroyed more than 90 homes and menaced additional communities in and around Colorado's second-larges