Round-Up: Fire officials say smoke is to be expected; President Obama visits with family members of Aurora mass shooting victims

By On July 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Crime, KRCC News, Public Safety, Round-Up, Waldo Canyon Fire

Visible smoke rose over the weekend from the Waldo Canyon burn area. Fire officials say they expect this, especially with the hot temperatures and lack of recent rainfall…

President Barack Obama yesterday visited the University of Colorado Hospital to meet with family members of the victims of Friday’s mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater…

A Colorado film buff who witnessed the mass shooting at the screening of the Dark Knight Rises, urges people to use the tragedy to make the world a better place.

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