Wildfires Are Growing, And Growing More Costly

The wildfires raging across California are the latest example of a grim reality: Wildfires are getting more dangerous, and they’re costing us more, too.U.S.

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Man hurt in explosion; hash oil manufacturing items found

Colorado Springs Police are investigating an explosion that appears to have been the result of hash oil manufacturing. The explosion happened Wednesday night (5/14/14) at an apartment in the 7700 block of Chanda Heights. The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to an automatic alarm at the apartment around 10 p.m. Firefighters found one man who was hurt from the explosion. No fire was ...

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Congress growing impatient on inquiry in VA deaths

FILE--The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix, is seen in this Monday, April 28, 2014, file... Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15,... Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks on Capitol Hill in...

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CSPD investigates after 2 shooting victims found

Colorado Springs Police are investigating after two men were shot Thursday night (5/15/14). Police were called around 10:15 p.m. to the 3500 block of Verde Dr. on reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from non life-threatening injuries. Shortly after that first call, police got another report of a shooting victim at Memorial Central Hospital. Police say a man at ...

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The Chilean and Argentine Andes are a long way to go for a ski vacation for most, but 2014 might be the year to make the trip way south as an expected "El Nino" weather pattern raises hopes of abundant powder. Although not on the scale of the Alps or Rockies, an increasingly impressive string of Andean resorts host modern facilities,...

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US roommates find money in couch

Good Samaritans have returned $40000 in cash they found stuffed under an old sofa, to the 91-year-old owner.

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Mental clarity, stamina, endurance - is it in the bottle?

A Langley-based company is banking on testimonials from professional athletes like Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer and Montreal Canadiens forward Lars Eller to make its new oxygenated bottled water a gushing success with consumers around the world.

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