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Articles by Valerie Richardson

Homeowner Chris Ringdahl is comforted by family friend Katherine MacIntosh in front of her possessions as they clean up from the floodwaters in Longmont, Colo., on Monday. Floodwaters have affected a 4,500-square-mile section of the state, inundating entire neighborhoods and destroying bridges and roads. Officials turned thoughts to rebuilding. (associated press)

After the floods, a ‘stronger’ Colorado

Colorado officials drew inspiration from the Denver Broncos as they vowed Monday to rebuild the state's infrastructure better than it was after epic flooding destroyed homes, roads and bridges along the heavily populated Front Range.

September 16, 2013
Railroad tracks were flooded in Longmont, Colo., during the weekend. The Colorado Transportation Department reported that 30 bridges have been destroyed and damage has not been assessed on several roads. (Associated Press Photographs)

Colorado: Another deluge, no relief from epic flooding

A summer that began with ferocious wildfires ended with disastrous floods in Colorado as a late burst of rain Sunday hampered rescue efforts and fueled flash-flood warnings in waterlogged communities.

September 15, 2013

Recall of Colo. legislators hobbles Democrats

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper hobbled into a news conference Wednesday on crutches after hip surgery, a fitting metaphor for state Democrats following this week's historic recall election.

September 12, 2013
**FILE** During a two-day tour of rural parts of the state, Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper leaves the A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art, in Trinidad, Colo., on Aug. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

Colorado recalls portend ill for Democratic governor

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper hobbled into a Wednesday press conference on crutches after hip surgery, a fitting metaphor for state Democrats following this week's historic recall election.

September 12, 2013
Colorado state Sen. Angela Giron, a Democrat, is the focus of a recall vote Tuesday in Pueblo. Another recall is set for Colorado Springs. (Associated Press)

Colorado recalls for state legislators likely to be close

Tuesday's Colorado recall elections, pitting energized gun owners against well-funded Democrats, careened toward the finish line with weekend get-out-the-vote drives as analysts attempted to predict which way voters are leaning.

September 8, 2013