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FIRE STATS:  • 95% contained  • 2 deaths  • Acres burned:  14,280  • Homes lost: 509  • Homes with partial damage: 28  • Cost:  $8.5M
UPDATED MAP:  Evacuation map   • Updates   • Addresses of homes lost   • How you can help, get help   • Photos 
Bonnie Kruse reacts Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as she views her family's property that was in the path of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. Of the six homes that Kruse and her family have in Black Forest, all but one was destroyed. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Black Forest residents return to scenes of destruction

News Updated: 11 hr ago

One week after the Black Forest fire erupted, residents who knew their homes had been lost in the infamous "Shoup corridor" received what they most wanted - a chance to view the ashen rubble with their own eyes. Many residents of the Black Forest fire's hardest hit areas returned home Tuesday...

MAP: Large area of Black Forest fire downgraded to pre-evacuation

News: Local News Updated: 2 hr ago

Additional areas north of Burgess Road and east of Vollmer Road will open so residents may visit their homes at 11 a.m. today.

MAP: Destroyed homes in Black Forest

News: Local News Yesterday

The Gazette has been double-checking the list of properties sent out by the county and has discovered a few discrepancies. In most case properties are double-listed as being destroyed, or double-listed having survived the blaze.

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Pikes Pub: Canines a common sight at Colorado craft breweries

Life: Food Updated: 8 hr ago

Beer and dogs. Why do they seem to go together so well? Why is man's best friend so well-loved by makers of man's favorite beverage? Four years ago, one Colorado Springs family set out to answer that question. Their book, "The BrewDogs of Colorado," told the story of the dogs that spend time...

Francis out, Oswalt in for Rockies

Sports: Rockies/Sky Sox Updated: 4 hr ago

TORONTO - Jeff Francis' locker was cleared out Wednesday, and his time with the Rockies could be over. Though a roster move will not be official until Thursday, Francis will not re-join the team in Washington. Colorado is expected to clear a roster spot for Roy Oswalt, who will start Thursday...

Street breakfast reaches out to fire victims

Life Updated: 3 hr ago

Cowboys, cowgirls, businessmen and families milled about downtown on Wednesday morning enjoying pancakes and live music while supporting Fort Carson aid agencies and many others.

Neighbors: Couple killed in Black Forest fire waited for order to leave

News: Local News Updated: 4 hr ago

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home June 11 on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items, they spotted their neighbors, Marc...

House where couple, Air Force Space Command employees died was in heart of worst-hit area of Black Forest fire

News Updated: 13 hr ago

Marc Allen Herklotz and Robin Lauran Herklotz were identified Tuesday as the Black Forest couple who died in their garage as their neighborhood was incinerated by fire. Marc Herklotz, 52, and Robin Herklotz, 50, both worked at the Space Innovation and Development Center at Schriever Air Force...

As wildfires rage, feds cut funding on prevention

News: Government Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the...

Morse recall draws contenders; protest hearing scheduled for June 27

News: Government Published: Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Candidates are lining up and money is flowing in to challenge Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, in a recall election. But a technicality may toss out the battle before it begins.

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

Updated: 43 min ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.

3 Navy football players accused of sexual assault

News: U.S. & World Updated: 1 hr ago

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy has charged three Navy football players with sexually assaulting a female midshipman more than a year ago.

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