Ten of thousands of people were evacuated as intense fires swept across the region, fueled by wind gusts up to 105 mph.
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Former Colorado mayoral candidate accused of drugging new mom with cupcake in scheme to steal her baby
Police say Juliette Parker used a fake photography business for new or expecting moms to go “baby-shopping,” saving the cupcake for the mother whose baby she planned to kidnap.
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Trail runner recounts life-or-death fight with mountain lion
A Colorado runner who survived a mountain lion attack says he wrestled the young animal to the ground and jammed his foot onto its neck to suffocate it to death.
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Video: Black bear wanders through Colorado hotel lobby
ESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) — A black bear wandered the lobby of the Colorado hotel that inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining.” Stanley Hotel vice president Reed Rowley tells KDVR-TV 300 guests were sound asleep as the bruin figured out how to open the door and climbed over furniture. A front desk supervisor captured video of the romp. […]
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Colorado kid enjoys summer in Farmington
Christopher “Topher” Lamar, 6, of Gunnison, Colorado, whose mother grew up in the area, cools off Wednesday at the Hippach Field Wading Pool in Farmington. Lamar and his family are visiting his grandparents in Vienna. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Christopher “Topher” Lamar, 6, of Gunnison, Colorado, whose mother grew up in the area, cools off Wednesday […]
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Austin J. Martel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — SPC Austin Jacob Martel, 20, of Greene, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 30, while serving his country in the U.S. Army with the Fourth Infantry Division at Fort Carson in Colorado. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 7, 1997, the son of Jean C. and Angela (Carey) Martel and had […]
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Watch an animatronic T-Rex burst into flames
CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The co-owner of a dinosaur-themed park in southern Colorado thinks an electrical malfunction caused a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex to burst into flames. Zach Reynolds says the T-Rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience smoldered for about 10 minutes before it caught fire Thursday morning. Visitors watched as the inferno […]
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Jeanne R. Lessard
LEWISTON — Jeanne R. Lessard, 78, of Leeds, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, at CMMC in Lewiston, with her long time friend by her side. Jeanne was born July 4, 1939 in Lewiston, the daughter of Lionel and Antoinette Lessard. She was a graduate of Lewiston High School and moved to Niagara Falls and later to Fresno, […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Hillary, the horse with an attitude
Half way down the mountain a creek crosses the road. Approaching the creek, I could tell that the dirt-covered ice was making this horse skittish. At the creek’s edge, Hillary put on the brakes. Author’s note: This is part one of a three-part column series about my recent elk hunt in Colorado. Not until I […]
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Alphee V. Thibodeau
LEWISTON — Alphee V. Thibodeau, 87, of Lewiston, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, August 19, 2017 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Caribou, Maine on July 4, 1930, the son of the late Patrick Xavier and Edith (Levasseur) Thibodeau. Alphee was married for 64 years to the love […]