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• Cammalleri helps Flames to 3-1 win over Avalanche

  April 8, 2013 11:52 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Mike Cammalleri broke a second-period tie and Joey MacDonald stopped 39 shots, helping the Calgary Flames snap a 13-game road winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the slumping Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. Roman Cervenka also scored and Alex Tanguay added a short-handed goal to wrap... more »

• Flames say team did research before offer sheet

  March 1, 2013 8:14 PM

  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster says the team performed due diligence before signing Colorado forward Ryan O'Reilly to an offer sheet. The Flames released a statement Friday after Rogers Sportsnet in Canada reported that O'Reilly would have been placed on waivers if the Avalanche hadn't... more »

• Avalanche rally for 3 in 3rd to beat Flames 5-4

  March 1, 2013 12:09 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche scored three times in the third period to rally past the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Thursday night. Matt Duchene and Paul Stastny each had a goal and an assist for Colorado, which improved to 6-2-1... more »

• Flames sign O'Reilly to offer sheet

  February 28, 2013 8:02 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Calgary Flames have signed restricted free agent Ryan O'Reilly to a multiyear offer sheet. The Flames announced the deal Thursday but did not release the terms. TSN in Canada reported Thursday the deal is $10 million for two years, which includes a $2 million signing bonus.... more »

• Stastny scores twice to lead Avs past Flames 6-3

  January 31, 2013 11:56 PM

  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Paul Stastny scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. John Mitchell and P.A. Parenteau also each had two goals and an assist for the Avalanche, who snapped... more »

• Jokinen's late goal gives Flames 3-2 win over Avs

  December 9, 2011 12:41 AM

  CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Olli Jokinen scored the go-ahead goal with 4:50 left, and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Thursday night. Curtis Glencross, with a goal and an assist, and Lee Stempniak also scored for Calgary. Brendan Morrison added two assists, and Miikka Kiprusoff... more »

• Kiprusoff stops 32 shots as Flames top Avalanche

  November 6, 2011 10:37 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 32 shots, Mark Giordano and Curtis Glencross each had a goal and the Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Sunday night. Calgary's Alex Tanguay and Scott Hannan each had an assist against their old team. Semyon Varlamov had 21 saves and Paul... more »

• Governor worries about job losses from Alamosa fire

  June 9, 2011 10:56 PM

  Governor John Hickenlooper says he worries about the people who have lost their jobs, even if temporarily, because of the massive fire that scorched 4 businesses in downtown Alamosa Wednesday night. The governor was visiting the San Luis Valley on a bill signing tour when the fire started. ... more »

• Kiprusoff makes 34 saves in Flames' win over Avs

  April 3, 2011 10:41 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 34 shots, Alex Tanguay had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames boosted their postseason chances with a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. Olli Jokinen also scored, and the Flames moved to within one point of the eighth-place... more »

• Fire burns 40 acres in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park

  September 20, 2010 8:32 AM

  Officials say a grass fire in Rocky Mountain National Park has burned 40 acres. Park spokesman Larry Frederick says the Onahu fire on the park's west side is not threatening structures, campgrounds or visitors, although some campers 5 miles north of the blaze decided to leave. The fire... more »

• Golfer's swing snags rock, sparks fire in California

  August 31, 2010 4:33 PM

  Forget "Fore!" "Fire!" was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California. The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough Saturday. On his next swing, his club snagged a rock,... more »

• Colorado family killed in fiery Texas crash

  August 2, 2010 8:28 AM

  A wrong-way driver is being blamed for a head-on crash that left the driver and a family of 4 in the other vehicle dead. The family was in an SUV with Colorado license plates. The Texas Department of Public Safety in Childress says the crash happened around daybreak Sunday... more »

• Safe emergency landing after fire in cockpit

  May 17, 2010 9:56 AM

  A fire in the cockpit of a United Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles caused an emergency landing outside Washington, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. The fire aboard the Boeing 757 was extinguished before the plane landed Sunday night at Dulles International Airport and... more »

• Flames beat Avs, move into 8th place tie in West

  April 3, 2010 12:14 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 35 shots for the Calgary Flames, who beat Colorado 2-1 on Friday night and moved into a points tie with the eighth-place Avalanche in the Western Conference playoff race. Nigel Dawes and Rene Bourque scored for the Flames, who won their third straight. Calgary... more »

• 3 dead after small plane hits home in California

  February 17, 2010 12:46 PM

  A small plane crashed into at least one home Wednesday after taking off in dense fog, officials said. At least three people were killed and two homes caught fire. The twin-engine Cessna 310 departed from Palo Alto Airport for Hawthorne in Southern Claifornia when it went down. Witnesses said... more »

• RV fire out in Pueblo

  February 15, 2010 12:49 PM

  Fire destroyed a motorhome in a driveway Monday morning. The Pueblo Fire Department put out the blaze at 10 am. Assistant Fire Chief Bill Nemick told News First 5 that the homeowner was working on the motorhome's engine. He left for a bit, and it was on fire when... more »

• Wildfires destroy homes in Australia

  December 30, 2009 9:17 AM

  Hundreds of people in western Australia have fled ahead of a wildfire that has destroyed nearly 40 homes. At least three people were injured as two major blazes burned out of control after breaking out Tuesday in a wheat and sheep farming district north of the coastal city of Perth.... more »

• Avalanche take over lead in division with win

  December 13, 2009 10:42 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Darcy Tucker scored his first goal in nearly two months, Craig Anderson stopped 19 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat Calgary 3-2 on Sunday night to take over the top spot in the Northwest Division. Chris Stewart and Wojtek Wolski also scored for the Avalanche, 3-0 this... more »

• California residents call for probe into fire response

  September 29, 2009 12:01 PM

  People affected by the massive wildfire that burned about 250 square miles northeast of Los Angeles are calling for a federal investigation into what they say was a poor initial response to the blaze. Angry residents of the Big Tujunga Canyon area packed a meeting hall Monday night to confront... more »

• LA-area wildfire will take more time to contain

  September 22, 2009 1:50 PM

  Authorities say they expect it to take longer to contain a month-old wildfire near Los Angeles as crews brace for Santa Ana winds that could fan the smoldering blaze to life. The 251-square-mile fire in the San Gabriel Mountains is 94 percent contained. Full containment was predicted by Tuesday evening,... more »