| Wildfire in Rocky Mountain National Park prompts evacuations Dec 2nd 2012, 04:48 DENVER (Reuters) - A wind-driven wildfire in Rocky Mountain National Park northwest of Denver jumped containment lines overnight, triggering the evacuation of hundreds of people on Saturday, fire officials said. Wind gusts of more than 70 miles per hour blew flames from the so-called Fern Lake Fire close to dwellings and destroyed at least one cabin, said fire spokeswoman Traci Weaver. The east side of the park was closed, and authorities called 1,100 cell and home phones, warning people to either evacuate or prepare to leave quickly if winds drive flames their way. ... |  | Chiefs' game will be played as scheduled, team says Dec 2nd 2012, 04:48 (Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs' NFL game against the visiting Carolina Panthers will be played as scheduled on Sunday despite the deaths of their linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, the team said on Saturday. The 25-year-old Belcher shot Kasandra Perkins at their home on Saturday morning, then drove to the team's training facility near Arrowhead Stadium and turned the gun on himself, police said. "After discussions between the league office, Head Coach Romeo Crennel and Chiefs team captains, the Chiefs advised the NFL that it will play tomorrow's game vs. ... | | Factbox: Reaction to deaths of Chiefs' Belcher, girlfriend Dec 2nd 2012, 04:48 (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher committed suicide after murdering his girlfriend in Kansas City on Saturday, police said. Following are reactions to the deaths: * Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt: "The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy. ... | | Kansas City Chiefs' Belcher in fatal double shooting Dec 2nd 2012, 04:48  KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend to death, then drove to the team training facility and killed himself in front of the coach and general manager in a burst of violence on Saturday that stunned the NFL and its fans. There was no immediate indication from police or others what prompted the 25-year-old Belcher to shoot Kasandra Perkins, 22 with whom he had a 3-month-old child, in the house they shared in Kansas City about 2 miles from the Chiefs' home field at Arrowhead Stadium. ...
| | Norman Rockwell painting fetches $2.8 million at Chicago auction Dec 2nd 2012, 01:37 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Norman Rockwell's World War Two painting "Willie Gillis Food Package from Home" fetched $2.8 million from a private buyer at an auction in Chicago on Saturday, the auction house said. The winning bid for the iconic artwork was less than the up to $5 million estimated ahead of the auction, said Emily Betts Susanin, director of marketing and communications for Susanin's Auctions in Chicago. But it was "great news" nonetheless, she said, adding that no other painting had ever fetched more at a Chicago auction. ... | | Police identify three dead in bizarre Wyoming murder-suicide Dec 2nd 2012, 01:34 (Reuters) - A Wyoming college professor slain by bow and arrow in his classroom died at the hands of his son, who also killed the woman who shared his father's home before stabbing himself to death, police said on Saturday, a day after the double murder and suicide. Police also said the father, Jim Krumm, 56, who taught computer science at Casper College, managed to stagger to his feet despite being "mortally wounded" from the arrow shot to his head, and grappled with his son, allowing his students to flee the classroom unharmed. ... | |
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