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Eagles Summit Ranch offers lift to America's wounded warriors

At an age when many are retiring, 61-year-old Dave Roever is starting a new venture to help injured veterans, police and firefighters.

Home Depot offers to replace tools stolen from vet

The Home Depot in Parker has offered to replace tools stolen from the home being built for a quadriplegic veteran on the Fourth of July. Click for videos.

VOELZ CHANDLER: Mastering the art of navigating crowds

The Cherry Creek Arts Festival has become as married to the Fourth of July in Denver as brats and beer.

For recyclers of plastics, it's a numbers game

Line from The Graduate holds true: "There's a great future in plastics."

Officials halt fireworks operation

Police and fire officials closed an illegal fireworks operation Friday in Lakewood.

Man escapes fire in mobile home without injury

Boulder police are investigating an assault and reported burglary that landed three people in the hospital with stab wounds.

Boulder cops probe burglary, assault

Larimer County's Del Rio Fire spread through the Carter Lake area after sparks from a tractor accidentally ignited grass.

Tractor-sparked fire burns 50 acres

A mother bear and two cubs have been captured and moved out of the Beaver Creek area after they entered two houses through open windows or doors.

Sterling district can't unload school

Home sellers aren't the only ones suffering in the soft real-estate market - the Valley School District has been trying to sell an elementary school in Sterling for more than a year.

Coloradans mark Sunday liquor sales with a toast

Cheers! Today was a historic day in Colorado as consumers celebrated the first Sunday a person could legally buy wine, full-strength beer and spirits. Above, Brent Anderson, of Denver, checks out the wine selection at Applejack Liquors in Wheat Ridge.

July 5 & 6, 1908

Front Page July 5 & 6, 1908: The states that Democratic presidential candidates Judge George Gray and Gov. John Johnson said were locks to vote against presumptive nominee William Jennings Bryan actually look to be solid for the commoner. Polls of supposed opposition stronghold states Massachusetts, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Jersey and New Hampshire found that all of the states would nominate Bryan, with very few delegates opposed to him.