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Colorado journalist interested in breaking news (including weather),baseball and college basketball

Denver, Colorado
Joined August 2008
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Just in: #KrugerFire has grown to over 100 acres with zero containment, per David Moore, a public information officer with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. – at Estes Park, CO
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Canada sets all-time high for 2nd straight day, as station in British Columbia soars to nearly 117 -- which also happens to be the all-time high in Las Vegas.
UPDATE: With a temperature of 47.0C (117F) as of 253 pm, Lytton BC has set a new all time Canadian heat record for the second straight day (46.6C yesterday) The temperature will still climb today with additional heating. Final max value later today #BCheat
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Another photo of debris from a home off Elmwood in @broomfield.
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As of noon the acerage is around 191,000, up at least 10,000 acres from yesterday.
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A friend took this from the City Market parking lot in Granby at 8pm tonight, prayers with you Leanne Golledge #EastTroublesomeFire #cofire #9news
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This video gives a quick look into the types of wind conditions us and other firefighters on Cameron Peak experienced and have been experiencing over the duration of the #cameronpeakfire #cofire
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The sky is black as the wind blows the fire east towards Highway 36. Very windy out here which is fanning the smoke and flames. I’m seeing really tall flames coming over the ridge #9News
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Friend just sent me this photo from West Loveland. #CameronPeakFire #cowx
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Cameron Peak Fire is absolutely exploding tonight. Winds are expected to dramatically increase after midnight. 📸: Gaby Harrison, Estes Park #9wx #cowx
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Holy freakin crap
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Update: Further investigation has determined the suspect is a private security guard with no affiliation with Antifa. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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Unreal moments flying through the smoke plume of severe #wildfires in #Colorado — watch the sky turn completely orange as visibility drops to near zero. @capitalweather These fires are burning near Fort Collins, though blazes are torching large areas of the West. #fire
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And there it is! #COwx #weather #Denver
100° in Denver! This is the latest date Denver has hit 100° breaking the record set last year when Denver reached 100° on September 2nd. This ties the monthly record high and breaks the daily record which was set last year at 98°. #COwx
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If you are traveling thru Garfield or Eagle County, I-70 is closed in both directions in Glenwood Cyn, between mm109 & 140 (Dotsero) due to the Grizzly Creek Fire (originally named 120 fire). Closures and delays may continue to be extensive. Photo: Vail Daily
Derecho insanity today in the Midwest. My goodness.
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Ana Hernandez saw two girls, maybe 10 and 5, crouched behind a car in front of her home, taking cover. “They were crying,” she said. “They were shaking. They were very scared. I tried to comfort them as much as I could.” denverpost.com/2020/08/10/de…
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