BLACK FOREST - Ann Spiegel is one of hundreds of residents who thought that when she evacuated her home on Tuesday that would be the last time she would see her house. Friday, she got news that she could go back for a short time.

THORNTON - At some point every summer, parents look at their school-supply list for the start of school in the fall. For some parents in the Adams 12 Five Star School District, their list has only one item - a $249 Google Chromebook laptop computer.

BOULDER - When the Boulder College of Massage Therapy opened in 1975 under a slightly different name, it was only the second-ever school of this kind in the nation. Now, in less than one week, it will be shut down by the U.S. Department of Education.

DENVER - If anyone knows how to stretch their dollar on campus, Daisy Rocha Vasquez knows. She is one of nine children, six of whom have gone to college; most of them at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

DENVER - They all have different stories. But, they all have the same problem - homelessness. Still, they are all set to graduate together from the Urban Peak's General Educational Development program with their GEDs.

DENVER - Jennifer Ruskey does not define her life as a teacher by the stuff that she keeps. Still, it can be a big part.

AURORA - If the Bible says "thou shalt not steal," common sense says thou shalt not steal from a church. But that didn't stop people from breaking into Hope Lutheran Church and taking computers, electronics and other items.

HIGHLANDS RANCH - Wendy Vogel stood with other parents and students holding signs and flowers to show support for teachers at Trailblazer Elementary School in Highlands Ranch. She wants parents to stand up against the current Douglas County School...

CASTLE ROCK - When you get on any flight, any person sitting around you could be an Air Marshal. It's a security strategy meant to keep airplanes safe. Douglas County wants to apply the same principle to its schools.

PARKER - After 16 years of teaching in Douglas County, Carlye Holladay cannot believe her career has come to this. She is one of 23 teachers leaving Chaparral High School in Parker, because she says they have had enough.

DENVER - When Taylor Lobato was in middle school, she thought it was unfair that other schools around her had more resources than hers. That led to a long legal fight that ended with a Supreme Court ruling issued Tuesday morning.

KUSA - She is only a 7-year-old girl, but she has taken on the big task of trying to save lives in her neighborhood.

LAKEWOOD - When Roman Repnitskiy started working for his brother-in-law three years ago, he thought he had it all figured out.

DENVER - Every morning 7-year-old Ezekiel Brown boards the school bus near his home in Park Hill and rides several miles, with stops at different schools, before arriving at University Prep Elementary. His mother, Yolanda, says knowing his whereabouts is a big deal.