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• Students try reciting pledge in other languages

  November 22, 2012 8:20 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A student club at a Fort Collins high school has recited the Pledge of Allegiance in French and Spanish over the school's public-address system and may use other languages in the future. Rocky Mountain High School principal Tom Lopez told the Fort Collins Coloradoan (http://tinyurl.com/cnzevz9... more »

• Flags at half staff for fallen officer

  June 2, 2012 9:40 AM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - An Englewood police officer killed in a hit-and-run collision has been posthumously awarded the rank of detective. Hundreds of people applauded as 39-year-old Jeremy Bitner was awarded the rank at a memorial service Friday. Bitner died after he and a motorist he had pulled over were... more »

• Local Fifth Graders learn the meaning behind the Stars and Stripes Play Video

  February 29, 2012 8:48 PM

  Students at one local charter school got a lesson in Patriotism today, learning how to properly fold the American Flag. Fifth graders at James Irwin Charter Elementary School watched a presentation put on by American Legion Post 209 Honor Guard. Students also learned the meaning of each fold and what... more »

• 9/11 flag guy, a one man walking memorial

  September 11, 2011 12:45 PM

  Honking fills the Academy and Galley intersection today as Criss Seal hold his American Flag high in the air. As it flutters, he waves to drivers, and many of them honk back in acknowledgement. He goes by the '9/11 flag guy,' and has raised his flag year after... more »

• Veterans, families of KIA torn over flag proposal

  January 31, 2011 4:07 PM

  DENVER (AP)-The simple banner is designed to honor those who served and died in the military. But a national campaign to add the red-and-white "Honor and Remember" flag to official U.S. flag displays on military holidays is creating painful divisions among veterans and the relatives of loved ones killed in... more »

• Welcome home! 4th BCT unfurling flag

  August 4, 2010 4:49 PM

  An Army brigade that lost 39 soldiers during a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan is formally marking its return to Fort Carson. The 4th Brigade Combat Team will honor the fallen soldiers and unfurl its flag in a ceremony Friday at the Mountain Post. Eight members of the brigade... more »

• California students sue over flag clothing

  June 23, 2010 6:28 PM

  MORGAN HILL, Calif. (AP) - Three students at a California high school who were ordered to remove clothing with the American flag on Cinco de Mayo are suing the school district. The civil rights suit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for Northern California. The suit claims school... more »

• Red Flag Warning again today

  June 22, 2010 7:09 PM

  A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of south central Colorado until 9 p.m. Tuesday. That means low humidity and strong winds, which increase the fire danger. A cool front is on the way, but until then people should use extreme caution with outdoor fires. The... more »

• Red Flag Warning for high fire danger

  June 21, 2010 4:59 PM

  A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of the state until 9 p.m. That's a warning for high winds, and low humidity--which can help a fire spread quickly. The area affects El Paso County to Gunnison and then south to the New Mexico state line including Pueblo... more »

• Wind adds to fire danger

  June 17, 2010 11:35 AM

  A Red Flag Warning for high fire danger is in effect for much of Thursday in Colorado. High winds and warm, dry air will increase the chance of fire and make any fires difficult to extinguish. The Red Flag Warning is in effect Thursday afternoon and evening from Deckers,... more »

• Red Flag Warning returns

  April 12, 2010 11:35 AM

  Gusty winds combine again today with low humidity and warm weather to rocket the fire danger into the sky high category. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 8 p.m. for the Front Range from New Mexico to Wyoming. Wind gusts of 40 to 55 miles an hour... more »

• Red Flag Warning in effect until 8 p.m.

  April 6, 2010 1:15 PM

  For the 7th day in a row, a Red Flag Warning is in effect for southeast Colorado. The National Weather Service is calling for winds of 20 to 30 miles an hour with gusts above 50 miles an hour all day. The strong winds, combined with low humidity, make for... more »

• Another Red Flag day

  April 5, 2010 12:51 PM

  High winds and low humidity point to another day of extreme fire danger in southeast Colorado . The worst danger is along the slopes of the eastern mountains and into the southeast plains. At the same time, there's a chance of heavy snow over the central and western mountains of... more »

• Red Flag Warning again today

  April 2, 2010 1:34 PM

  A Red Flag Warning is in effect in much of Southern Colorado for the third day in a row. The warning for high winds and high fire danger was issued by the National Weather Service for El Paso, Pueblo, eastern Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers and Baca counties.... more »

• Red flag warning for high fire danger

  March 31, 2010 2:28 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's office is warning residents to stay alert for wildfire. A Red Flag Warning is in effect in southeast Colorado, which means that conditions are perfectly suited for fire. Dry air, warm temperatures, and strong winds not only mean ripe conditions, but combine to make controlling fire... more »