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Photos: Five months after the Fern Lake Fire in Estes Park, CO

A look at the damage from the Fern Lake Fire, a rare winter fire that started in Rocky Mountain National Park on October 9th, 2012.

Video: For James Holmes, Justice is Death from Aurora Theatre Shooting

Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty against James Holmes in the July 20 attack at what was then called the Century Aurora 16 movie theater.

Photos: Fern Lake Fire Flares In High Winds

The Fern Lake Fire, which has been burning in Rocky Mountain National Park since October, continues to burn and has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes east of the fire on December 2, 2012.

Photos: High Park Fire Straw Mulch Mitigation

Workers from Wester State Reclamation prepare loads of straw during a straw mulch mitigation for the High Park Fire burn area off of Rist Canyon Road outside of Fort Collins on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. More than 17 thousand tons of straw will be spread to help prevent erosion of the affected land from the fires that burned much of the area in June.

Photos: Waldo Canyon Residents Rebuilding

Jack Ross, 74, of Colorado Springs is one of the residents in the process of rebuilding his house that was burned by the Waldo Canyon Fire. Ross has lived in his home for 14 years. “We are just lucky we have a second chance, most people did not get that chance,” said Ross.

VIDEO: Runoff from the High Park Fire blackens the Cache la Poudre River with Ash

Heavy rain caused ash and debris from the burned landscape of the High Park fire to runoff into the Cache la Poudre River outside of Fort Collins. The runoff affects elements such as the fish population and recreation

Photos: Waldo Canyon Fire Declared 100% Contained

The Waldo Canyon Fire will be declared 100 percent contained at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, officials announced.

Video: Waldo Canyon Fire victims remember havoc and devastation

For weeks smoke hung in the air above Colorado Springs, and below, the Waldo Canyon fire raged, at it’s worst June 23rd through the 28th of 2012. Residents were left in the dark, wondering what remained of their homes in the Mountain Shadows subdivision in Colorado Springs, a subdivision where 346 homes burned and 1 [...]

Photos: Waldo Canyon Fire, the impact on local business

Many local businesses have suffered since the start of the Waldo Canyon Fire on June 23, 2012.

Photos: Couple who lost home to Waldo Canyon Fire meets with insurance company

Couple who lost home to Waldo Canyon Fire meets with insurance company in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, CO., July 05, 2012.