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• 360-plus homes destroyed in Colo. Springs wildfire

  June 13, 2013 in Nation/World COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning northeast of Colorado Springs has destroyed at least 360 homes, making it the most destructive in state history. El Paso County sheriff … 5

• Stubborn wildfires vex crews in Northwest, Calif.

  September 12, 2012 WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters battled stubborn blazes that kept residents from homes in Montana, Wyoming and Washington as authorities worried the weather could worsen the volatile situation. High temperatures, …

• Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends

  September 11, 2012 WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire …

• Twin typhoons raise fears in disaster-prone NKorea

  August 30, 2012 in Health SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twin typhoons renewed fears of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, where poor drainage, widespread deforestation and crumbling infrastructure can turn even a routine rainstorm …

• Montana wildfires burn homes, cause injuries

  August 30, 2012 in Region BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rapidly expanding wildfires across a broad swath of southern Montana have caused injuries and burned homes, buildings and vehicles, authorities said Thursday, as firefighters struggled to … 8