DENVER — A wind-driven wildfire in the rugged Colorado foothills is growing quickly, spreading across 3 1/2 square miles and destroying some structures.

DENVER — A man who has been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that destroyed a sheepskin store near Denver has been linked to two other fires in Utah which destroyed business he allegedly deemed were cruel to animals, police said.

Passengers thrown from seats, drinks fly through cabin when flight hits severe turbulence

Feds investigating how United flight hit heavy turbulence, causing more than 20 injuries

United Airlines flight diverts to Denver after hitting turbulence; 30 injured, 1 critically

United Airlines flight diverts to Denver after hitting turbulence; 30 injured, 1 seriously

New US Air Force satellite to monitor increasing number of satellites, debris in Earth orbit

Labor Secretary Solis says better safety needed for oil spill cleanup crews, mine workers

Solis: Better safety needed for oil spill workers

Jimenez overcomes weather in helping Rockies beat Blue Jays 5-3 in rain-shortened game

Rockies’ Jimenez weathers storm for 12th win

2 people die in Interstate 70 crash, including suspected drunken driver going wrong way

2 people die in I-70 crash west of Denver

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Two people are dead in a crash on Interstate 70 in Colorado, including a suspected drunken driver who was driving in the wrong direction.

Power restored after Denver substation fire; conservation urged to prevent controlled outages

Xcel urges conservation following substation fire

Explosion and fire at Denver power substation causes blackouts, hospital evacuation

Denver power substation explosion causes blackouts

May storm dumps snow on Wyoming and Colorado, closing highways and canceling ballgame

Wyoming, Colorado get dumping of spring snow

Rain, snow closes courthouses, snarls traffic; storm could bring 2 feet of snow to foothills

Rain, snow closes courthouses, snarls traffic

Rain, snow snarl Denver traffic, close courthouses; storm could bring 2 feet of snow

Rain, snow snarl Denver traffic, close courthouses

Authorities charge Denver bus driver who was involved in crash that killed 2

Denver bus driver in fatal crash faces charges

Shares of Massey Energy competitors surge in wake of explosion; Massey falls

Massey explosion pushes other coal stocks higher

Criminal charges possible in fatal crash involving Denver city bus that ran red light

Police consider charges in Denver bus crash

2 people dead after Denver city bus runs red light, hits 2 vehicles in busy intersection

2 people dead after Denver city bus hits vehicles

Denver bus runs red light, hits car, truck; 1 killed, 15 injured

Denver bus runs red light; 1 killed, 15 injured

Denver bus runs red light, hits car, truck; 1 dead, 15 injured

Denver police say bus crash kills 1, injures 15

Denver police say 16 injured in RTD bus crash; 2 in critical condition

Denver police say 16 injured in Denver bus crash

Environmentalists blast Obama administration’s defense of rules for mining on public land

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Environmentalists blast federal government’s defense of rules for mining on public land

Environmentalists blast fed defense of mine rules

Wet Colo. snowstorm heads out of state

Colorado snow heads out of state

DENVER — A sloppy spring snowstorm caused mushy headaches Wednesday for travelers, students and businesses across Colorado.

Wet Colo. snowstorm forces flight cancellations, school closings; thousands lose electricity

Colorado snow disrupts flights, cuts power

Wet, heavy snow closes Denver-area schools, cancels flights, leads to power outages

Denver storm cancels flights, leads to outages

Craig Anderson makes 27 saves for 7th shutout of season, Avs beat Panthers 3-0

Anderson, Avs shut out Panthers

DENVER — Craig Anderson made 27 saves to move into a tie for the NHL shutout lead with seven, and Paul Stastny scored twice in the Colorado Avalanche’s 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Bad weather forces Air Methods 4Q profit down 27 percent

Storms cut Air Methods 4Q profit by 27 percent

Rock slide punches holes in bridge, dots Colo. highway with boulders; gov declares emergency

Colo. rock slide rains boulders on bridge, highway