Heat and winds fuel Southwest wildfires near Raton
Firefighters battled several blazes across the Southwest as temperatures neared triple digits and 35 mph gusts lashed tinder dry forests. Crews held the line along the New Mexico Colorado border while I 25 reopened between Raton and Trinidad after four days closed. Eight homes and six structures burned as nearly 700 firefighters fought the flames and residents returned or evacuated.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico- Colorado
James Stone
Raton
Trinidad
Colo
Flight 93 Memorial Emerges Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary
In Shanksville Pennsylvania a Flight 93 Memorial begins to take shape in the woods as planners aim to ready the site for the 10th anniversary. The 9 11 Commission notes the hijacked Newark to San Francisco flight targeted the White House or Capitol. Future features include 40 memorial groves of 40 trees, an interactive visitor center, and a Tower of the Voices with 40 wind chimes.
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Shanksville
Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Newark
San Francisco
White House
Capitol Building
Town looks to sell Dead Guy Days rights
The Ned erland Area Chamber of Commerce in Colorado plans to sell the festival rights for Dead Guy Days held in Breda Morsteel’s town. The event draws thousands, features coffin races and frozen salmon tossing, and would shift focus to business development.
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Boulder
Colo
Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Breda Morsteel
Chamber
Blue Hessner
Lenders repossess fewer homes in slowing housing market
U S homeowners behind on mortgage payments fell in May to the lowest level since 2006 as foreclosures slow. RealtyTrac says lenders took back fewer properties in May and projects about 200 000 fewer repossessions in 2011, with banks delaying action amid foreclosure documentation reviews. Senior VP Rick Sharga notes the delay shifts foreclosure auctions to next year, hindering housing recovery.
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Los Angeles
U.S
RealtyTrac Inc
Rick Sharga
RealtyTrac
Sharga
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