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Thursday, October 04, 2012  More firefighters are heading to Rifle, CO to help contain a wildfire that has threatened a home and some radio towers.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  The National Weather Service has issued flood advisories for some Colorado rivers because of the chance of more thunderstorms.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  Tributaries to the Colorado River in Garfield County have done a significant amount of the flood damage in the county so far, including county roads.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Authorities say a body has been retrieved from the Colorado River west of Grand Junction.

Monday, June 07, 2010  Sand bags have been placed along parts of the Big Thompson River in Estes Park near Rocky Mountain National Park because of the high water levels. No significant flooding has been reported.

Friday, June 04, 2010  Three Grand Junction police officers were fired after an investigation into allegations that they destroyed tents and sliced bicycle tires belonging to homeless people living near the Colorado River.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  The Garfield County Sheriff's Office says the man was attempting to cross the river with two other people in an old cable basket on Wednesday afternoon when he fell in.

Monday, May 31, 2010  Police spokeswoman Kate Porras told Grand Junction station KKCO-TV that the tent donation is part of an investigation into alleged misconduct by three police officers.

Friday, April 23, 2010  The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kathleen Curry of Gunnison, says disputes over landowner liability and use of riverbanks by rafters can be worked out in a conference committee.

Friday, March 26, 2010  Rep. Kathleen Curry, a registered independent from Gunnison, said Friday that groups from both camps are threatening to take the issue to the ballot in November.

Friday, March 19, 2010  The bill would guarantee all rafters the right to continue using Colorado rivers, not just commercial rafters.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday in Washington that the states should decide now how to deal with the possibility of 20 percent less Colorado River flow due to climate change.

Friday, December 11, 2009  The 2003 agreement ended years of bickering over how to divide the Colorado River between California and six western states including Colorado. More than 30 million acre-feet of water — enough to cover the state of Pennsylvania a foot deep — would move from farms to cities in Southern California over the 75-year life of the deal.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009  The researchers say a 20 percent drop in stream flow translates to a 50 percent chance of draining the reservoirs by that date.

Monday, July 06, 2009  Deputies say the boy was pulled out of the river but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.