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Still skating after all these years

Still skating after all these years

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DENVER - Yvonne Dowlen remembers the day like it was yesterday. She was 5 years old and her parents took her to City Park in Denver.

Trying to save Boots' Beach

Trying to save Boots' Beach

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LAKEWOOD – For the past 56 years, Boots Stockton-Beran has kept her backyard pool open to the community. Now, she may have to stop. [ more... ]

Historians rally to save all-Black ghost town

Historians rally to save all-Black ghost town

DEARFIELD - If you drive down Highway 34 west of Fort Morgan, you'll pass by a place that doesn't look like much now. But, it contains a story that some want all Coloradans to remember. [ more... ]

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War heroes teach students living history

War heroes teach students living history

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AURORA – In the world today, there are only 100 living recipients of the nation's highest distinction – the Medal of Honor. Thursday, 30 of them visited schools throughout the Front Range to share their stories. [ more... ]

Local knitters helping to make the world's biggest sock

Local knitters helping to make the world's biggest sock

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LOUISVILLE - Knitters in Littleton and Louisville are part of a growing list of people from all over the world who are working together to make history. They are assembling the world's biggest sock at Mew Mew's Yarn Shop in Louisville. [ more... ]

Getting a chance to play the game of life

Getting a chance to play the game of life

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AURORA - When you've spent much of your life in hospital rooms and doctor's offices, getting the chance to be like every other kid can be a pretty good prescription for feeling better. [ more... ]

Remembering Dana with stitches and smiles

Remembering Dana with stitches and smiles

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PARKER - Fourteen years ago, Terri Thomas got the news that every parent fears. Her 13-year-old daughter, Dana, had leukemia. [ more... ]

Semper Fi: Veterans aid injured Marine

Semper Fi: Veterans aid injured Marine

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LOVELAND – You just need to see the cracks and hear the creaks to know Chris Hahn's porch has seen better days. The truth is, as Hahn sits on that old porch and tells his story, you realize Hahn has seen better days as well. [ more... ]

'Magnet Mafia' plants mysterious art across the city

'Magnet Mafia' plants mysterious art across the city

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DENVER – Pieces of art are popping up around the city in the oddest places. The artists are largely anonymous and sometimes they work at night when no one's watching. [ more... ]

How one little girl and a courageous woman changed the world

How one little girl and a courageous woman changed the world

LITTLETON – Nine-year-old Kenny Lajoy did a huge cannon ball jump into the water with a big smile on his face. He seemed fearless. [ more... ]

Growing more than wheat

Growing more than wheat

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HAXTUN - It started way back in 1870 when their grandfather tilled some land in north-central Kansas. After 138 years, one dust bowl, countless storms and economic downturns later, the Anderson family is still growing wheat on 7,000 acres in northeast Colorado. [ more... ]

A very unique way to play the guitar

A very unique way to play the guitar

DENVER – He holds the pick between two toes as he creates his music. [ more... ]

Veterans learn healing through fly fishing

Veterans learn healing through fly fishing

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FORT CARSON - Volunteer anglers are teaching fly fishing to disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. [ more... ]

Pony patrol protects preserve

Pony patrol protects preserve

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JEFFERSON COUNTY – Fifteen-year-old Erika Blair saddles up on her horse Chocolate Chip. Blair and five other girls are volunteering to comb through open spaces on horse back making sure people are following the rules. [ more... ]

Time capsule opens to reveal predictions

Time capsule opens to reveal predictions

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STERLING – When the box was sealed away in the cornerstone of a bank 50 years ago, just thinking about the year 2008 had a futuristic and foreign feel. [ more... ]

Yoga helps troubled teens find peace

Yoga helps troubled teens find peace

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DENVER – At the Denver's Children's Home, staff members work with kids who have often found themselves on the wrong side of life. Now, they're being a taught a way to manage their own stress and aggression – through Yoga. [ more... ]

Save a leg, save a life

Save a leg, save a life

DENVER - She knew the word "thank." She knew that if she put that in front of the word "you" it would indicate a sense of gratitude. But other than that Gabi knew little else about the country she was about to enter. [ more... ]

Museum grounds remind visitors of camp's unjust past

Museum grounds remind visitors of camp's unjust past

KUSA - The dusty roads and a covered pickup truck are among Tooru Nakahira's first memories of the first camp he ever attended in southeastern Colorado. He would not remember the 1942 experience for its horseback riding, swimming or archery, but for the fact he was not allowed to leave for more than three years. [ more... ]

More than a game

More than a game

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LAKEWOOD - They wear the same jerseys and hats as their professional counterparts, but perhaps the greatest similarity between the two is a deep love of the game. [ more... ]

From helping students to helping disaster victims

From helping students to helping disaster victims

DENVER – In Sue Mencer's office, the stories behind the pictures and plaques have the makings of a suspense novel. [ more... ]

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