White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has canceled a Monday fundraiser for Betsy Markey, according to Lynn Sweet at the Chicago Sun-Times.

BOULDER - Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as they struggled to get an upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes.

While the number of students enrolling in the Poudre School District's early childhood programs has increased during the past several years, so has the number of families waiting to participate in one of the government-funded preschool programs.

CSU police warned students Wednesday to take extra caution and avoid walking alone at night after a man said he was shot in the arm in a residence hall parking lot by a stranger asking him for drugs.

Two Colorado incumbents targeted by Republicans broke with President Barack Obama on part of his latest economic plan, saying they don't support a proposal to spend an additional $50 billion on infrastructure.

Members of a CSU faculty-staff committee studying the university's financial future say they believe most faculty and staff on the Fort Collins campus would prefer to defer raises if it meant more of their colleagues could keep their jobs.

When Tom Hilbert signed Katelyn Steffan to a letter of intent to play volleyball at CSU, the veteran coach wasn't quite sure where to put her.

The final numbers weren't pretty. Twenty-five carries and only 49 yards.

After opening the season on the road a week ago, three city high school football teams will make their home debuts this week at French Field.

DENVER - Troy Tulowitzki homered twice and the Colorado Rockies beat the struggling Cincinnati Reds 9-2 on Wednesday night, earning their sixth consecutive victory despite losing starter Aaron Cook to a leg injury.

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DENVER - Tim Tebow will begin his rookie season Sunday in his hometown of Jacksonville, Fla. - holding a clipboard.

Linebacker Mychal Sisson, CSU's leading tackler the past two seasons, missed practice for the second consecutive day Wednesday because of a sore knee that could keep him out of Saturday night's game at Nevada.

The Poudre Impalas scored 12 runs in the third inning to rout John F. Kennedy 18-0.

DENVER - A little more than a year ago, Carlos Gonzalez looked like he needed more seasoning in Class AAA. Now, he's a contender for the Triple Crown.

The Colorado Eagles announced Wednesday that they have signed rookie forward Matthew Glasser, a product of the University of Denver and a 7th-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 2005.