During a special presentation held on the Fort Lupton campus of Aims Community College, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Noble Energy presented their 2012 ad valorem checks to Weld County. The total of the two checks was $148,557,244 or nearly 33% of all taxes paid to the Weld County Treasurer.

The Weld County Board of Commissioners and Aims Community College used the event as an opportunity to talk about the projects and programs the revenue from the oil and gas industry helps to fund.

"This event was a great opportunity for the Board to talk about what projects the county is able to undertake as a result of the oil and gas revenue," said Commissioner Chairman William Garcia. Those projects include:

TABOR Refund: Every real property owner in Weld County receives a temporary tax credit on the County mill levy, and the County is able to extend the tax credit primarily due to the revenue from oil and gas.

THORNTON , Colo. — An elementary school music teacher has been arrested for investigation of two counts of child abuse involving no injury.

Christine Holley, 61, is accused of slapping the hand of a 5th grade student and also pushing a 5th grade student which caused her to fall to the ground.

Thornton police department spokesman Officer Matt Barnes says Holley is a teacher at Hunters Glen Elementary.

DENVER — On a cold winter day students of the Adams 12 Five Star School District find themselves wandering home between a pair of old rusty train tracks.

Over the last three years, the District has cut its budget by more than $56 million, eliminated bus routes and cut more than 200 jobs and middle school sports.

But a three-month investigation by FOX31 Denver raises serious questions regarding the district’s finances, its budget process and whether all those cuts were really necessary.

“I think that if someone in good conscience knew they were deliberately presenting this [Executive Summary Financial Plan and Budget] they would have to question their ethics,” said Professor James Sorensen of the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.