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Married as teens

Ann and George Brandt can relate to Bristol Palin, the 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and the teen's 18-year-old boyfriend, Levi Johnston.

One man dead, second hurt in stabbings

Arapahoe County sheriff's deputies arrested a Centennial man following a fatal stabbing early Saturday. The suspect also allegedly stabbed a second man, who was hospitalized.

Help sought in fight against bark beetles

State Rep. Christine Scanlan is headed to Washington this week to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Forest Service about getting more help to battle the state's epidemic of bark beetles, which raise fire danger.

Two reported dead in plane crash

Two people are believed dead in the crash of a small plane near Baxter Pass that was found by a motorist near the Utah border.

Copter aids in rescue

A Blackhawk helicopter helped rescue a Fort Collins man stranded on Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County on Saturday night.

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Help with bark beetles sought in D.C.

State Rep. Christine Scanlan is headed to Washington this week to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Forest Service about getting more help to battle the state's bark beetle epidemic.

Two wounded in shootout

Two men were injured in a shootout in northeast Denver on Sunday night that police suspect was gang-related.

Lawsuit trial in Hayman Fire set to begin

Five insurance companies that paid claims stemming from the 2002 Hayman Fire say the federal government should repay them because its crews - including the woman who started the blaze - didn't put out the fire quickly enough.

CEDIA Expo features latest in electronics

The electronics freak show sprawling throughout the Colorado Convention Center this weekend included furniture with built-in speakers, 3-D TV and technology's version of the carnival's Giantess: the world's biggest LCD television.

Few clues on Marine who skipped town in 2006

Two years ago, a worried community and a bevy of desperate searchers learned the stunning news that a 21-year-old Boulder Marine believed to be lost and hurt in Eldorado Canyon State Park actually had staged his disappearance and hopped a bus out of town.

GOP flags came from DNC event

Some of the American flags that were waved at a Colorado Springs rally for John McCain were also used at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, where Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Grant for DNC left cops with gear

The Democratic National Convention proved to be a bonanza for the Denver police department and other city agencies, with perhaps $15 million in new equipment bought with a $50 million federal security grant to the host city.

Two wounded in possible gang shoot-out in northeast Denver

Officers responded to a shots-fired report at 35th Avenue and Madison Street at about 7:15. They said a gunman in a black SUV, pictured above, traveling eastbound on 35th Avenue apparently opened fire on a pedestrian, shooting him in the foot. He was transferred to Denver Health Medical Center.

Hit-run suspect likely not a citizen, immigration officials say

A man accused of causing an accident that sent two cars careening into an ice-cream shop, killing a 3-year-old boy and two women, likely is in the country illegally.

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