DENVER (AP) - With millions of trees ravaged by bark beetles, state and federal officials said Friday they are prepared for what could be a nasty wildfire season this year.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY ? The jury in a death penalty case is expected to have the case by the end of the day after closing arguments were made earlier on Friday.

AURORA - A 4-year-old girl from Holly recovering from an E. coli infection is scheduled to be released from The Children's Hospital next week.

DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche announced Friday morning that Head Coach Joel Quenneville will not return next season.

BLACK HAWK - Professional golfer Jeff Maggert says the man killed Thursday in a single-engine plane crash near Black Hawk was his brother, Barry, of Carbondale.

LOVELAND?There aren't many middle school students who can claim that they've traveled to the future, let alone solved mysteries hundreds of years in the future. The kids in Lynn Gilbert's 7th grade science class can.

DENVER - Some taxpayers will have to wait for their tax stimulus payments from the government, even if they had their tax refunds issued through direct deposit.

DENVER - A Denver Police report says a 16-year-old was beaten by an officer last month after police saw him drinking what appeared to be alcohol and then ran away.

KUSA - Over-the-air digital television in Denver is about to change but this is not the February 2009 change you're thinking of.