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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The pair accused of burglarizing a home in the Waldo Canyon Fire evacuation zone was sentenced to a combined 120 years in prison.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Chipeta Elementary School, with the help of Aspen Point, provided students with emergency preparedness kits on Tuesday. The program is called "I'm not scared when I'm prepared."

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Snow has so far helped prevent significant flooding at the scene of one of Colorado's most destructive wildfires.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Gov. John Hickenlooper is about to get his annual briefing about the risk of wildfires this summer in Colorado.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Weather forecasters are monitoring storm cells over the Waldo Canyon burn area to see if any have the potential to produce serious flooding.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  With rain in the forecast flooding concerns are rising. Since the Waldo Canyon Fire flood risk has increased significantly, especially for low lying areas like Manitou Springs.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  10 crews of highly trained pilots shook off the rust and were retrained for "Modular Air Fire Fighting Systems" or MAFFS at Peterson Air Force Base.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  New details have been released on the man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of copper metal from new homes in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Colorado Springs police arrested a man last week for burglarizing several new homes under construction in the city.

Monday, April 22, 2013  WATCH: The Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado chose to overhaul Alpine Autism's property as part of their 2013 Earth Day project.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Colorado lawmakers are close to agreement on a slate of insurance changes inspired by homeowners' complaints after last year's wildfires.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  A commercial on the Disney channel is what started it all for nine-year-old twins Logan and Carly Simpson.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  FOX21 News is proud to announce that it has been chosen as the winner of a 2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The City of Colorado Springs wants to tap into its emergency reserves for $10 million dollars. The money would be used to pay for fire and flood protection in and near the Waldo Canyon Fire burn scar.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is releasing a report on its response to a wildfire that killed two people and destroyed 347 houses in Colorado Springs last June.