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Denver Post News

• Tornado spotted at Denver International Airport June 18, 2013
  A tornado at Denver International Airport was confirmed by radar at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed.
• More evacuees go home as Black Forest fire 85% contained June 18, 2013
  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has downgraded additional mandatory evacuation areas, allowing more people who have been in limbo because of the Black Forest fire to go home for the first time in a week. The newest area opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
• Colorado state Sen. John Morse recall petitions certified June 18, 2013
  The Colorado secretary of state's office on Tuesday announced organizers vying to oust Senate President John Morse from office submitted about 10,100 valid signatures, which now sets in motion
• Judge calls 911 operator's actions "conscience shocking" June 18, 2013
  Calling the actions of a 911 operator "conscience shocking," a federal judge said he would allow a civil rights lawsuit to go forward on behalf of the family of a man gunned down after being
• Denver urban fishing: Anglers catch bass, carp and trout in the city June 18, 2013
  Some Colorado anglers reserve their fishing rods for the right high-mountain streams or tucked-away rivers in the foothills. But not Ronnie Crawford. "I probably fish the Platte right here in town five, six times a week," Crawford said recently as he cast a spinner into the South Platte River's surprisingly clear water.
• Home loan payoffs in Colorado surge June 18, 2013
  The number of home loans paid off in Colorado was up 31.4 percent from the first quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013, according to a report released Tuesday by the Colorado Division of