Articles from the July 7, 2009 edition

Updated Jul 7, 2009

Firefighters have taken advantage of cool temperatues and relatively calm winds to build lines around about 50 percent of the Black Butte II fire, according to Sue Olson of the U.S. Forest Service. The estimated acreage of the fire has been revised upward to 600-800 acres, Olson told The Nugget. (Editor's note: Acreage revised again at 400 acres in the evening briefing). The fire has not grown substantially, she said; the new figure is a revision of yesterday's estimate. Estimation of fire size has been difficult due to... Full story