Also, event at Skidmore College aims to counter Florida Quran-burning event, and Syracuse University, other colleges investigate synthetic marijuana after students overdose.
From The Associated Press:
BOULDER, Colo. — Hundreds of residents evacuated by a wildfire that has destroyed at least 169 houses in the Colorado foothills were being temporarily allowed back to their homes Thursday.Firefighters were also working to make progress containing the fire ahead of strong winds expected later in the day. Gusts of up to 60 mph could blow away the little moisture the area has seen and spread the fire beyond the 20-mile-long perimeter.
Containment lines have been built around 30 percent of the fire, but firefighters warned that progress could be undone.
» Read the story: 169 homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire [The Associated Press]
» Fourmile Fire: Blaze 30 percent contained, 169 homes have burned [Boulder, Colo., Daily Camera]
» Firefighters fear fresh winds in battling Boulder wildfire [CNN]
» Colorado Fire Is State's Most Destructive [National Public Radio]
» Mandatory evacuation orders reinstated for Pine Brook Hills, Boulder Heights [Daily Camera]
In other news:
» “Unburnable Qurans” at Skidmore College aims to counter Florida event [Albany Times Union]
» High stakes: University, nation investigate synthetic marijuana after students overdose [The Daily Orange]
» Onondaga County agency must move 283 tons of steel [WSYR-TV Channel 9]
» At 90, what does 17 years in prison mean for John H. Bunz? [The Buffalo News]
» Candidates swing through Onondaga County [centralny.ynn.com]
» Report on nonprofit agency GroWest faults agency, city's GOP leaders [Utica Observer-Dispath]
» Fort Drum gets new garrison commander [Watertown Daily Times]
» Broome Legislature forms ad hoc natural gas committee [pressconnects.com]