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Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 135 mph (215 kilometers), was expected to remain over the open ocean before turning north and running parallel to the U.S. coast, potentially reaching the North Carolina coastal region by late Thursday or early Friday.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  Around 12:30 am Tuesday morning, the Colorado Springs Fire Department was called to a possible house fire in the 6200 block of Emma Lane, near Stetson Hills and Powers Boulevard.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Post-holiday temps soaring in the East; utilities bracing for possible record usage

Thursday, July 01, 2010  The Atlantic season's first hurricane largely spared nearby Texas, which had prepared for a possible direct hit.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  Hurricane Alex flooded roads and forced thousands of people to evacuate fishing villages as it bore down on the northeastern Mexican coast

Monday, June 21, 2010  A scary scene outside Canon City as a wildfire continues to burn near Parkdale.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  UPDATED 8:00 a.m. CDT. Record-busting rainfall in Oklahoma led to a day of dramatic rescues from swift floodwaters, but officials and residents acknowledged the outcome could have been far worse.

Friday, June 11, 2010  While the fire is not posing any threats to park visitors or structures, it is threatening a historic "peeled trees" area that has meaning to Native Americans who used to live there. Crews have created a fire line around the trees for protection.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Floodwaters that rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour rushed into a remote Arkansas valley early Friday, killing at least 20 people, many of them campers who became trapped by a devastating wall of water.

Monday, May 31, 2010  The recent warm temperatures in southern Colorado during the past week are causing water levels along the upper Arkansas River to run high.