Douglas County School District said goodbye to nearly 60 employees at a special retirement reception held May 8 at Rock Canyon High School. Everyone from teachers to bus drivers enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, a chocolate fountain and an address from superintendent Jim Christensen. In all, 59 employe...

Reported by Parker Police DRIVER 'MISINSTRUCTED' An officer responded to Burger King, 18811 Ponderosa Drive, at about 8:30 p.m. May 2 on a report of a drunken driver. A 25-year-old man said the driver of a gray Jeep Cherokee was weaving and nearly struck his vehicle. The 25-year-old said he ...

I want to tell you about a magical book. It's a book that tells several stories at once, filled with tragedy and humor and love. It does this utterly without words. The book is called "The Arrival," by Shaun Tan. It is, technically, a "graphic novel" -- a sort of hardbound comic book. The...

Alyssa Quick 's blond ponytail whipped violently through the air. Judging by the wide smile on her face, it seemed Alyssa thought it was a good day for a potato sack race. As her fists held the large burlap sack up to her chin, Alyssa bound across the grass, her parents and spectators cheeri...

38F Mostly clear

Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 39 to 49. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Rain or snow likely in the evening. Then occasional snow after midnight. Snow accumulation of 2 to 5 inches. Lows 21 to 29. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.