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Death toll in China above 12,000 | 12

1:49 p.m. | The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades. Above, a nurse helps a youth trapped in debris of a collapsed building in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Rain: A long, steady soak today

1:39 p.m. | A foot of snow fell in parts of the foothills today, but the weather is clearing up. Send your own weather photos to photoed@ rockymountainnews

Hickenlooper fears DNC fund shortage | 19

1:08 p.m. | Denver's mayor revealed today that the city and host committee are struggling to raise the money they need by June 16 for the DNC.

Romer backs Obama | 21

12:55 p.m. | Roy Romer, a former Colorado governor and Democratic National Committee chairman, threw his support behind Sen. Barack Obama today.

School under fire for staff's criminal pasts | 66

1:21 p.m. | Denver Public Schools is investigating a range of allegations against a Montbello charter school, including an assistant principal arrested 10 times since 2001.