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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Toll adds up for insurers, insured
The trees, ultimately, had to go. After he received a non-renewal notice from his insurance company last month, Monument resident Bob Meeker shopped around for coverage that would allow him to keep a few old trees, considered fire hazards, on his property. But nearly every company he turned to gave him the same answer: With…
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Probe into Waldo Canyon fire continues
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the right information, there’s a $100,000 check waiting. That’s a hefty amount for the person who provides information that leads to the suspect who started the Waldo Canyon fire. The Waldo Canyon Fire Task…
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Probe into Waldo Canyon fire continues
For the right information, there’s a $100,000 check waiting. That’s a hefty amount for the person who provides information that leads to the suspect who started the Waldo Canyon fire. The Waldo Canyon Fire Task Force Monday said it continues to investigate the wildfire that razed neighborhoods in northwest Colorado Springs last June, sparked several…
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Calf born to Waldo Canyon fire survivor re-introduced to mom
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 3-month-old brown and white bull pranced around a pen at the Wolfe Ranch on Wednesday in western Colorado Springs. The animal paused, let out a loud “moo,” looked toward the barn and bellowed again.…
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Calf born to Waldo Canyon fire survivor re-introduced to mom
A 3-month-old brown and white bull pranced around a pen at the Wolfe Ranch on Wednesday in western Colorado Springs. The animal paused, let out a loud “moo,” looked toward the barn and bellowed again. John Hendrix, a volunteer hand at the Flying W ranch, emerged from the building with a large bottle. Waldo, as…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Lawmakers champion residents’ cause
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A growing number of Colorado legislators and politicians are heeding the cries of disgruntled Waldo Canyon fire survivors as a community association appeals for help battling insurance claims. On Saturday, state Sen. Kent Lambert and…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Lawmakers champion residents’ cause
A growing number of Colorado legislators and politicians are heeding the cries of disgruntled Waldo Canyon fire survivors as a community association appeals for help battling insurance claims. On Saturday, state Sen. Kent Lambert and Rep. Bob Gardner, Republicans from Colorado Springs, attended a meeting with residents to discuss an appeal to the state Department…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Residents help improve local park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What does success look like in Mountain Shadows? For the Colorado Springs Housing and Building Association, which has heavily monitored the rebuilding of the neighborhood after the Waldo Canyon fire, success looks like reaching 88…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Residents help improve local park
What does success look like in Mountain Shadows? For the Colorado Springs Housing and Building Association, which has heavily monitored the rebuilding of the neighborhood after the Waldo Canyon fire, success looks like reaching 88 building permits this month, and the completion of three new homes. But for residents who attended Wednesday’s Mountain Shadows Park…
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Waldo Canyon fire fund makes final disbursements
The hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to a fund established in the wake of the Waldo Canyon fire has all been disbursed, with the last distribution of about $125,000 going to two nonprofits for flood mitigation work.In the six months since the fire erupted on June 23, the Waldo Canyon Fire Assistance Fund handed…