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People seeking treatment for substance abuse don't have to give up their pets thanks to the work of volunteers in a Colorado-based organization. PAWsitive Recovery provides foster homes for animals of those being treated for drug and alcohol abuse, as well as those dealing with domestic violence and mental health crises.

Thousands in Colorado were without power as authorities closed highways and schools during a winter storm that pummeled the Denver area and threatened to drop another half foot there. The severe weather on Thursday and continuing into Friday morning shut down a stretch of Interstate 70, the state's main east-west highway, in the mountains for much of the day, stranding some drivers for hours, mainly because of trucks that got stuck in the snow.