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Colorado wildfire update: Frequent lightning, higher risk of flash floods forecast Tuesday
By: Kirk Mitchell, Kieran Nicholson
The expression “double-edged sword” has often been used to describe Colorado’s 2018 fire season whenever storm clouds approach. On Tuesday, it’ll likely be used with regularity across the state as a powerful weather front creeps over burn areas with the potential to drop large hail stones and bring frequent lightning strikes...
“Bachelorette” Colorado hometown dates feature local businesses, resurface tragedy
By: The Know
Heads tilted up to the TVs, the crowd inside the jam-packed Stanley Beer Hall erupted in cheering and clapping, uniting a room full of strangers with a joint sense of celebration. No, this wasn’t for the World Cup final on Sunday. This was for “The Bachelorette” on Monday. Stanley Marketplace...
Large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning possible in Denver
By: Kirk Mitchell
Scattered severe storms could bring large hail, wind gusts up to 60 mph, brief heavy rain and frequent lightning strikes Tuesday in the Denver metro area, forecasters say. “The main showtime for storms appears to be noon to 6 p.m. for the mountains, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the...
Coming Sunday: Target ready to open in downtown Denver’s 16th Street Mall
By: Joe Rubino
When fast-fashion retailer H&M opened its first Colorado location on Denver’s 16th Street Mall in 2011, more than 900 people lined up for its grand opening. Target is set to open its long-in-the-works store on the mall at 8 a.m. Sunday. The first 1,000 shoppers get a free reusable bag....
Denver Sports Omelette: 20 years ago, Ken Griffey Jr. gave Coors Field a show in the Home Run Derby
By: Joe Nguyen
The 1998 MLB season will be remembered for the home-run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire that saw both sluggers break Roger Maris’ record of 61 dingers in a season. But around Denver, the home runs of another all-star rang loudest. Ken Griffey Jr. wasn’t going to participate in...
Dispute over Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge opening to public comes to Federal court Tuesday
By: Bruce Finley
Arvada mother Elizabeth Panzer says she fears radioactive plutonium in the dirt whenever wind blows at the former Rocky Flats nuclear bomb factory, now a federal wildlife refuge, 2.3 miles northwest of her house. But she also wants to avoid alarming her three sons. One son was diagnosed in 2014 with...
Ask Amy: Father/son driving lesson takes wrong turn
By: Amy Dickinson
Dear Amy: My son recently received his learner’s permit to drive. The other day, backing out of a driveway, he hit our neighbor’s mailbox. My husband was with him and admittedly was not paying attention at that moment. The owner was nice about it and they agreed to have my...
Court delays Loveland man’s roadside shooting case
By: The Associated Press
LOVELAND — The case against a Loveland man accused of a 2015 roadside killing in northern Colorado has been pushed back for a third time. The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald reports defense attorney Eric Vanatta requested more time Monday to examine evidence in the case against 35-year-old Christopher Parker, who is...
Colorado wildfire update: Flash floods possible in some areas Tuesday; monsoons may return for weekend
By: Kieran Nicholson
Recent rains have fallen on some wildfire areas in Colorado, slowing down fires and helping firefighters to expand the number of 100 percent contained fires. Meanwhile, flash flooding concerns persist, especially in southern Colorado in the areas of the Spring Creek and 416 fires. Slow moving thunderstorms on Monday increased...
Hikers in Park County discover wreckage in fatal crash of plane that vanished last April
By: Matt Schubert
Hikers in Park County last week discovered the wreckage of an aircraft that vanished last April after departing Erie for a destination in Utah, officials said. The body of the plane’s pilot, Quentin Aschoff, 67, of Bend, Oregon, was found inside the crashed Cessna 210 on Mosquito Pass, according to...
Bryce Harper’s future is shadow hanging over DC’s All-Star moment
By: Stephen Whyno
WASHINGTON — By the time Bryce Harper gets to the plate at the All-Star Game, Max Scherzer could already be out of the game. Harper is batting sixth in his fifth All-Star start, the lowest he has been in the National League lineup since the No. 9 spot in 2013....
The next senior World Cup is in France, not Qatar
By: Joe Nguyen
MOSCOW — The “next” World Cup got plenty of hype in Russia. A massive cube was alight with video images of “Qatar 2022” in Gorky Park, while the ground floor of the high-end shopping mall at Red Square was devoted to displays touting the event. But apart from a social...
Jolon Clark takes over from Albus Brooks as Denver City Council president
By: John Aguilar
Denver City Council chose new leadership on Monday, naming Jolon Clark as the council’s new president and Stacie Gilmore as the president pro-tem. Clark takes over from Albus Brooks, who served two terms as council president. Both Clark and Gilmore were elected to the council in 2015, with Clark representing...
Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders pays fine in connection with 2017 car crash
By: Kieran Nicholson
Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has settled a Douglas County traffic case, pleading guilty to a “lane usage violation” and paying a $50 fine. Sanders was running late for a Broncos practice on Aug. 22, 2017, when he got into a traffic collision. Driving a Range Rover down a median,...
Le’Veon Bell appears destined for free agency in 2019, and he could sit out half this season
By: Matt Bonesteel
The Pittsburgh Steelers and running back Le’Veon Bell had until 2 p.m. Mountain on Monday to work out a new contract. But the deadline came and went, and so Bell will play the season under his franchise-tagged salary of about $14.544 million, and then almost certainly will become an unrestricted...
Colorado Springs man sentenced to 32 years for baby’s death
By: The Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison in the death of his 6-week-old son last year. District Judge Marla Prudek handed down the sentence Monday on 22-year-old John L. Ostrander, who had pleaded guilty earlier to child abuse resulting in death. It...
Prosecutor clears 11 officers in fatal shooting of spree killer Matthew Riehl
By: Kirk Mitchell
Eleven deputies and officers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Castle Rock and Parker police departments have all been cleared in the fatal shooting of spree shooter Matthew Riehl, who fatally shot a deputy and wounded four officers and two bystanders. “After reviewing all the evidence and reports, I...
Competition looks to bolster Colorado Buffaloes’ defensive line in 2018
By: Brian Howell
The 2017 season certainly didn’t go as planned for the Colorado football team, especially on defense. In particular, it was a disappointing season for the defensive line. Related Articles Colorado QB Steven Montez on watch list for college football’s player of the year CU, CSU and Air Force combine to...
