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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in a car in Castle Pines North. |
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The Colorado delegation got front-row seats during the Aug. 25 session of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The state delegation were in the first five rows at the edge of the stage so they had a prime location to see and hear the speakers as the convention kicked off its four-day stay in Denver. | |
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More than 30 firefighters from Elizabeth, Parker and Rattlesnake Fire Protection Districts worked to distinguish a fire at 41538 Thunder Hill Road early Friday morning. The fire destroyed the garage and caused significant damage to the kitchen and the living room. | |
The Elbert County blaze destroyed the entire garage. |
 | | | | | | | Colorado Senator Ken Salazar spoke to Elbert County residents Aug. 14 at Town Hall in Kiowa about America's health care system. | |
U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar called America’s health care system “broken” as he spoke to Elbert County residents last week.... |
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Above, Tiffany Groth makes an impression of Elizabeth High School senior Jeremy Osborne's teeth Aug. 14 at Parker Orthodontics in Elizabeth. Jeremy plays football and will use the free mouthguard fit for his mouth throughout the season. Below, Kelly Day works on the mold of a Kiowa High School student's mouthguard. Parker Orthodontics and Elizabeth Family Dental worked together Aug. 14 to provide free mouthguards for Elbert County athletes of all ages. | |
With the help of two Elizabeth businesses, Elbert County athletes can compete this year with their mouths protected and in good condition. Elizabeth Family Dental and Parker Orthodontics worked together Aug. 14 to make custom mouthguards for children of all ages involved with all sports. |
 | | | | | | | Work on the The Russell Gates Mercantile building began Aug. 5 and will include restored windows, doors and a new roof. | |
After years of fundraising, restorations on the Russell Gates Mercantile building in Elbert are in full force.... |
 | | | | | | | More than 30 firefighters from the Elizabeth and Rattlesnake fire protection districts and Parker-South Metro Fire Authority worked to extinguish a fire at 41538 Thunder Hill Road early Friday morning. The fire destroyed the garage and caused significant | |
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that did at least $200,000 in damage to an Elbert County home.... |
 | | | | | | | David Hawksworth, left, and Joel Green will become even closer friends after Joel donates one of his kidneys to David who has been suffering from stage-five kidney failure for the past three years. | |
Three years ago, David Hawksworth was diagnosed with stage-5 kidney failure and has been waiting for a kidney ever since. Now with the help of a family friend, Hawksworth will receive the best gift he could ask for.... |
 | | | | | | | Tiana Yocam and her horse, Midnight, show off their National Champion buckle after a week of competition in Pueblo. | |
After years of training, the hard work finally paid off for an Elbert teen with high hopes of professional barrel racing in the future. Tiana Yocam, 16, and her horse, Midnight, won the National Little Britches Rodeo Association Senior Girls World Champion Barrel Racing title at the National Finals Rodeo July 28 to Aug. 2 in Pueblo.... |
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Valor Christian High School begins its foray into varsity football when the Eagles play host to D'Evelyn at Valor Stadium at 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
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Editor's note: the following originally appeared in a seven-part series. It has been published in one story by popular demand.
I am honored to have the opportunity to share with you the seven steps I took to have a new life after the darkness I experienced back in fall of 2005. I was in a car accident which left me with a broken body and a broken soul.
Life as I knew it was over. I had to be open to learn a new way of living, or I was going to die.
Over the next seven segments of this column, I am going to share with you how I overcame my bondage in hopes it will reach someone out there who may need help with their own life. Here are the steps I endured to create a new way of living. |
 | | | | | | | Littleton's Noah Gaumer runs the ball during the first quarter with George Washington's Tomas Zepeda on his heels. Gaumer scored two touchdowns in the Lions' 47-0 shut out of the Patriots Aug. 22 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. | |
Over the summer George Washington High School moved up to Class 5A.
In the Week 0 opener Littleton High School looked like the team that belonged at Colorado's highest classification.
The Lions, a Class 4A team, flexed their rushing might, pounding the ground for 425 yards and shutting out the Patriots 47-0 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium Aug. 22. |
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Monroe Porter, 10, of Parker was one of only three boys in his division from a nation of hopefuls to compete in the Junior Olympics Skill National Finals July 24-27 in Chicago as a tennis athlete. After winning the west region, Porter took a bronze medal home from the Junior Olympics national competition. | |
Now that Monroe Porter has seen national Junior Olympics action, he is determined to return next year.
Porter, 10, of Parker, was one of three tennis athletes in his age division to qualify for the Junior Olympic Skills National Finals July 24-27 in Chicago. |
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