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coloradosun. com > 07/08/2026 > aspen-acres-fire-winds-wednesday-update

Strong, gusty winds test fire lines as Aspen Acres blaze grows to 96, 000 acres

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (747+ words) The Aspen Acres fire grew another 2, 000 acres as firefighters battled more windy conditions Tuesday afternoon while protecting the communities of Wetmore and Greenwood on the northern side of the fire. Strong southeast winds pushed the fire toward bulldozer lines crews…...

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coloradosun. com > 07/08/2026 > monsoon-rains-horizon-dampen-fire-risk

Monsoon rains are on the horizon, experts say. Will they arrive soon enough to dampen fire risk?

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (1225+ words) Coloradans can expect some rain this week before high temperatures return over the weekend. After that, experts have high hopes for monsoons to swing into Colorado from the southwest this month " though when exactly that will happen is still up…...

The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/06/2026 > colorado-wildfires-july-6-aspen-acres-gold-mountain

Winds push Aspen Acres fire as blaze surpasses 91, 000 acres

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (846+ words) More than 1, 300 people are assigned to the Aspen Acres fire southwest of Pueblo on Monday after strong winds from thunderstorms drove the wildfire roughly 2, 000 acres farther north Sunday." At 91, 523 acres, the fire continues to rise in the ranks of Colorado's…...

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coloradosun. com > 07/06/2026 > supercharged-bubbles-are-threatening-lake-powells-dam

Supercharged bubbles are threatening Lake Powell's dam. Federal officials are battling to sustain water levels.

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1836+ words) For David Wegner to remember the time when one of the nation's largest dams almost failed, all he has to do is look at the footlong chunk of concrete sitting on his desk." In the spring of 1983, the Colorado River…...

The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/06/2026 > huerfano-county-health-facility-iterate-ai-trial-recover-insurance-payments

This rural Colorado hospital is using AI to go after health insurers that ghosted payments. Here's how.

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (950+ words) At Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center in rural Huerfano County, medical claims submitted by the nonprofit health facility are denied daily by insurance companies." Sometimes, someone wrote in the wrong code or forgot to check a box. Other times, the…...

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The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/05/2026 > colorado-fires-aspen-acres-willow-gold-mountain-ouray-100

Damage assessment teams begin work in Aspen Acres fire zone as weather gives firefighters an edge

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1369+ words) Weather conditions will likely give firefighters working to contain the massive Aspen Acres fire an edge again Sunday. "Yesterday was our first day without red flag warnings and we have no red flag warnings for today," Operations Section Chief Brad…...

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The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/05/2026 > peter-moore-colorado-bears-looking-for-food

Peter Moore: Goldilocks and the 17, 000 bears

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (160+ words) Goldilocks is real you know. She parlayed her childhood bear encounters into a killer admissions-essay for Colorado College, where she majored in environmental studies. Now she works as a data analyst for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, out of a loft…...

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The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/04/2026 > colorado-wildfires-update-saturday-evacuations

Aspen Acres fire expands overnight, continuing onward march into Fourth of July holiday weekend

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (703+ words) The massive Aspen Acres fire southwest of Pueblo continued its unrelenting march, expanding overnight Saturday to 85, 585 acres amid hot, dry and windy conditions, an increase of more than 10, 000 acres." The new size estimate comes as the fire remains zero percent…...

The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/03/2026 > colorado-wildfires-update-friday-red-flag-warning-evacuations

Aspen Acres fire surpasses 66, 000 acres, now 9th largest in state history; hot, dry conditions remain in Colorado forecast

5+ day, 44+ min ago  (654+ words) The Aspen Acres fire made an 8-mile run overnight and has grown to more than 66, 000 acres as more than 350 firefighters are working the wildfire southwest of Pueblo, officials said Friday morning in an update. "The fire exhibited extreme fire behavior…...

The Colorado Sun
coloradosun. com > 07/03/2026 > data-centers-make-nearby-neighborhoods-hotter

Do data centers make nearby neighborhoods hotter?

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (138+ words) Data centers can raise the temperature of nearby neighborhoods by 1-2 degrees on average, research shows. A recent study by Arizona State University found that waste heat from data centers in Phoenix, Arizona, warmed downwind areas by 0. 7 to 0. 9 degrees Celsius on…...