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Homes burn as a wildfire rips through a development near Rock Creek Village, near Broomfield, Colo.on Dec.... A second wildfire, reported just after 11 a.m.," ballooned and spread rapidly east," Pelle said.... The blaze spans 2.5 square miles( 6.5 square kilometers) and has engulfed parts of the area in smoky, orangish skies and sent residents scrambling to get to safety....

DENVER--Denver's winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren't faring much better. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall set on Nov.... “ Today I figured that on the first day of December it would be snowing, at least something, but here we are.... 9 as “ a town-wide snow dance, ” parade and party to thank Ullr for bountiful snow and to ask him to bring more.“ We’re hopeful that our snow dances and a

At least 500 homes were likely destroyed and there were no known deaths in a wind-fueled wildfire outside Denver, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said Friday. Tens of thousands of Coloradans were driven from their neighborhoods by wind-whipped wildfires.... The winds had died down, and light snow soon began falling, raising hopes it could snuff out hot spots. Sophia Verucchi and her partner, Tony Victor, returned to their apartment in Broomfield, on the edge of Superior, to find that it was sp