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Oklahoma wildfires continue spreading into Colorado; Campo evacuation lifted
More than 36,000-acres has been burned by two fires that both originated around five miles south of the Colorado-Oklahoma border, prompting evacuation orders that were lifted late Sunday. They are two of three fires that ignited within the Oklahoma panhandle in Cimarron County since Thursday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Meanwhile, another fire…
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NASA airplane in Colorado Springs mapping the West for critical mineral resources
A NASA airplane designed around the U-2 spy plane of Cold War fame is calling Colorado Springs home, flying from the Colorado Springs Airport as the U.S. Geologic Survey and NASA partner to survey Western states for critical minerals. The airplane is part of the ongoing effort to find minerals like titanium, nickel and aluminum,…
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Strongest earthquake since 2023 rocks area southwest of Trinidad
An earthquake less than a mile south of the Colorado-New Mexico state line near Interstate 25 on Thursday morning was felt as far north as Pueblo, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 4.0-magnitude earthquake is the strongest to impact Colorado since 2023, when two earthquakes registered 4.0 and 4.1 on the Richter scale…