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Denver weather: Sunny with above normal temperatures
By: Kirk Mitchell
Sunny skies could help boost temperatures to more than 10 degrees above normal in Denver on Thursday, according to forecasters. The high temperature is expected to be around 89 degrees, which is 12 degrees above the normal of 77 degrees on Sept. 19 in Denver, the National Weather Service said....
“We’re taking action”: Aurora has become a national hub for gun control advocacy
By: Justin Wingerter, Jon Murray
When Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman who became an assassination target and then a gun control advocate, spoke to an adoring crowd of like-minded activists and policymakers Aug. 26, there was a reason she was standing in Colorado’s third-largest city. It was the same reason that Jason Crow, one of...
With these teriyaki-style chicken skewers, meat-on-a-stick never tasted better
By: Tanya Sichynsky
The kitchen in my new apartment has a bias against large gadgets that promise to solve all my problems. Does an Instant Pot sound cool? Sure. Would I love to display a glistening white KitchenAid stand mixer on my counter? No doubt. But in the absence of ample space (and...
Atari founder, governor play pong with the future of work in the artificial intelligence age
By: Joe Rubino
The artificial intelligence revolution isn’t coming, it’s already here. Take it from Gov. Jared Polis, a veteran of the tech startup scene introduced as Colorado’s “innovator in chief” Wednesday at a Denver Startup Week panel on the evolution of technology and its impact on everyday life. “I was just at...
Colorado Avalanche tops ESPN’s future power rankings
By: Joe Nguyen
Move over, Detroit. Denver is about to become Hockeytown USA. The Avalanche is listed as the top team over the next three seasons in ESPN’s NHL future power rankings, which ranks each franchise’s roster, prospects, contracts and management. Colorado received an overall score of 87.8 — edging out Tampa Bay...
Pomona transfer Chase Lopez making instant impact at new school. “He’s all business”
By: Marco Cummings
ARVADA – Valor Christian’s 17-13 win over Pomona last Friday had everything – lights, TV cameras and second-half drama between two teams once again primed to make a run in this year’s Class 5A state playoffs. But no one was more hyped for the matchup than Chase Lopez. The Pomona...
Ask Amy: Sister dynamic could be about birth order
By: Amy Dickinson
Dear Amy: My family tries to be close, but when it comes to me (the youngest) and my oldest sister (eight years older) — we just don’t click. Despite being born to the same people and raised in the same household, we have very different views, opinions and beliefs about...
8 Colorado prep football games to watch in Week 4
By: Matt Schubert
A rundown of the top prep football games coming up in Week 4 across the state: Class 5A No. 8 Pomona (1-2) at No. 2 Cherry Creek (3-0) When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Stutler Bowl Last meeting: Cherry Creek 35, at Pomona 34 (OT), on Sept. 13, 2018 What: The...
Startup says Denver perfect place to make its high-tech, mesh “skin”
By: Judith Kohler
On the heels of a round of successful fundraising, the founders and employees of Cipher Skin were displaying their products and talking to crowds in downtown Denver about the company’s technology, which transmits real-time data about the human body and physical objects. It’s Denver Startup Week and the gathering, which...
Pac-12 Hotline newsletter: Colorado cashes in on Nebraska Cornhuskers visit
By: Jon Wilner
The Pac-12 Hotline newsletter is published each Monday-Wednesday-Friday during the college sports season (and twice-a-week in the summer). This edition, from Sept. 18, has been made available in archived form. Colorado Cashes In One of the most exciting Pac-12 games of the non-conference season was also incredibly lucrative for the...
How Broncos aim to spark sack production against Packers’ Aaron Rodgers
By: Kyle Fredrickson
Defensive end Derek Wolfe had enough of the narrative after just two games this season. Yes, the Broncos are without a sack in consecutive weeks. No, they aren’t panicking entering a crucial Sunday road test in Green Bay. And Wolfe, still steaming in the locker room Sunday after a 2-point...
Photo of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface makeup surfaces amid campaign
By: The Associated Press
Patrick Doyle, The Canadian Press via APIn this May 31, 2018, file photo, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario. OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian leader Justin Trudeau’s campaigning for national elections has been hit by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in...
College football games planned for eventual return at Mile High
By: Kyle Fredrickson
The Rocky Mountain Showdown is considered dead at Mile High. But it appears college football will live on at the newly minted Empower Field. The Metropolitan Football Stadium District convened early Wednesday for its quarterly meeting, and among the more illuminating discussions surrounded upcoming non-Broncos events at Mile High. Jay...
Could Rockies’ TV rights help resolve Altitude Sports dispute?
By: Mike Singer
What if the answer to Altitude Sports’ problems could be found in LoDo? Major distributors Comcast, DirecTV and DISH dropped the regional sports network earlier this month and negotiations have stalled. With the Avalanche’s regular-season opener still two weeks away — and the Nuggets’ opener a few weeks after that...
Why, from Nebraska to CSU, QB Patrick O’Brien never lost faith
By: Sean Keeler
There was a snapshot — a little one, fleeting, but it stuck like peanut butter to the roof of his brain — that told Steve Calhoun that Patrick O’Brien wasn’t messing around. It came this past summer, out of the blue — or rather, out of the blue cheese. Calhoun,...
Man shot near Cook Park in Denver
By: Anna Staver
Denver police are investigating a shooting Wednesday in the 1700 block of South Monaco Parkway. According to police, the department received a call about the shooting at 4:42 p.m. and found a male victim, who was taken to a hospital. His condition, age and identity weren’t released. Officers are investigating,...
Former nurse sentenced for stealing, swapping out opioids intended for patients
By: Anna Staver
A former nurse at the University of Colorado Hospital was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Wednesday for stealing vials of opioid medications and filling them with other substances. “This defendant took potent pain medicine that was intended for patients and used it to satisfy her addiction,” U.S. Attorney...
Rockies blow ninth-inning lead; right-hander Jeff Hoffman turns in solid start vs. Mets
By: Patrick Saunders
As any moviegoer knows, coming attractions can be misleading. The same goes for September baseball for losing teams like the Rockies. In their 7-4 loss to the Mets Wednesday afternoon, Colorado flashed some enticing potential, but ultimately, the same old bugaboo reared its ugly head. Namely, the bullpen’s inability to...
