Thu05172012

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Hot springs trail being checked for contamination

National Forest officials decided to cut up 11 dead cows that were found frozen around Conundrum Hot Springs and inside a nearby cabin.  U.S. Forest Service photo by Brian Porter.ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Rangers from the U.S. Forest Service are hiking back to a popular hot springs to see if the area is clear of the remains of frozen cows.

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Colorado now checking for bubble boy disease

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - Newborn babies in Colorado are now being tested for the so-called bubble-boy disease that protects infants with compromised immune systems.

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Northern Colo. wildfire spread into heavier timber

Stock PhotoFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A wildfire in northern Colorado that's grown to nearly 1,000 acres is putting out more smoke as erratic winds have pushed it into areas with more trees.

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FAA investigating possible close call over Denver

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a report that a small jet airplane had a close call with an unidentified object over Denver.

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Family gets new furniture after bedbugs invade

A bed bug in the process of ingesting a blood meal from the arm of a “voluntary” human host.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo by Piotr Naskrecki.ORCHARD MESA, Colo. (AP) - A family from Orchard Mesa is getting new furniture after abandoning their apartment to a bedbug invasion.

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Loveland, Fort Collins move to limit drilling

Stock PhotoFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Loveland has approved a moratorium on oil and gas drilling within city limits and the Fort Collins City Council is giving tentative approval.

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Firefighters agree to remove beer kegs

Stock PhotoWRAY, Colo. (AP) - Volunteer firefighters are agreeing to remove beer kegs from their firehouse in eastern Colorado after residents complained it's unprofessional.

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911 operator fired after handling of April call

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - A Denver 911 operator who told victims of a road rage incident to wait for officers back at the scene, where one was then fatally shot, has been fired.

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Colorado lawmakers hobble to end of special session

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - It's another session ending for Colorado lawmakers, and they finish Wednesday with little to show for returning to work.

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Lawmaker's gay son 'let down' by civil unions vote

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - The gay son of a Republican lawmaker who cast a deciding vote to kill a bill that would have let Colorado couples enter civil unions says his father let down the gay community.

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Marijuana DUI standard dies a 3rd time in CO

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - A marijuana blood limit for drivers has been rejected for the third time in Colorado.

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Colo. wildfire believed to be human-caused

Stock PhotoFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters say a wildfire burning on an estimated 640 acres in northern Colorado is 5 percent contained.

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Fugitive siblings return to Ga., plead not guilty

Ryan Dougherty, Lee Grace Dougherty and Dylan Stanley-Dougherty entered a not guilty plea Tuesday at a court hearing in Albany. ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Three siblings accused in a multistate crime spree have pleaded not guilty to charges of pulling off a daring bank robbery in south Georgia.

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Colorado issues quarantine for horse virus

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - The Colorado Department of Agriculture has quarantined a Douglas County ranch after confirming one case of a potentially fatal horse virus.

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Marijuana DUI standard dies a 3rd time in CO

Stock PhotoDENVER (AP) - A marijuana blood limit for drivers has been rejected for the third time in Colorado.

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