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DIA cuts ribbon on terminal project’s first phase, but at least two more years of work remain

By: Jon Murray

United and Southwest passengers at Denver International Airport will begin checking in using new self-serve bag-drops in the next two weeks. Then they’ll find their way to the security checkpoints without so many construction walls blocking their paths. More than three years after DIA’s now-$770 million terminal renovation project kicked...

By: Joe Rubino

A proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products in Denver got bogged down Wednesday as members of the City Council’s safety committee debated a handful of amendments including changes that would exempt hookah lounges and menthol cigarettes. Committee members will have three weeks to work on...

By: Kyle Fredrickson

The best small-school football teams in Colorado will compete for state titles at CSU-Pueblo for at least the next two years. CHSAA announced on Wednesday it has signed a contract to play 6-man, 8-man, 1A, 2A and 3A championship games inside the ThunderBowl in 2021 and 2022. Related Articles 8...

By: Tayler Shaw

Nine minutes after the Denver Chess Club tournament started Oct. 16 in an Embassy Suites hotel, and eight months after his fourth brain surgery, Griffin McConnell sat down to compete. He started the match by trying to open a plastic water bottle, but with only one fully functioning arm, the...

By: Kieran Nicholson

The Douglas County Sheriff and Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert Wednesday afternoon for two girls who are described as being in danger. Provided by CBI ColoradoFrom left, Sophia, 7, and Bethany Jones, 8. The children, Sophia and Bethany Jones, ages 7 and 8 respectively, were last seen...

By: Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Alan Fram

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Wednesday that Democrats are in “pretty good shape” on President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic plan, but hopes for a breakthrough quickly faded when a pivotal Democratic senator panned a new billionaires’ tax to help...

By: Mike Chambers

Relentless puck hound Logan O’Connor will further his NHL career by becoming a top-six forward for the Avalanche in Thursday’s game against the Blues in St. Louis. O’Connor, the former University of Denver standout who gave up his senior year in 2018 to sign with the Avs as an undrafted...

By: Kieran Nicholson

Homicide investigators in Sheridan have positively identified a man who was murdered more than three decades ago. The victim, who was known as John Doe since 1988, was 36-year-old Akram Bada’an, investigators said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. Bada’an’s body was found in late August in the 2800 block...

By: Kieran Nicholson

As election day approaches 473,003 ballots have been returned in the state, according to the Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. Voter Guide Looking for information on those Denver and statewide ballot issues? Check out the Voter Guide. With less than a week to go, 163,062 Unaffiliated party members (34.7%)...

By: Kyle Newman

After being traded from a playoff contender to a team in free-fall, new Broncos inside linebacker Kenny Young said he has “mixed emotions” about being in Denver. Young, who started each of the first seven games for the one-loss Rams, was traded Monday along with a 2024 seventh-round pick, to...

By: Tiney Ricciardi

If you’re planning to see a hockey or basketball game at Ball Arena or attend a concert at Paramount Theatre, be prepared to show proof you’re vaccinated against COVID-19. Starting Nov. 10, both Denver venues will require all event attendees, working staff and team personnel to show proof of vaccination,...

By: Meg Wingerter

Colorado’s top pandemic official downplayed the possibility of bringing back a statewide mask mandate or other restrictions to quell the state’s fifth wave of COVID-19. Earlier this week, the chief medical officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said the state was preparing for the possibility of...

By: Dorian Colbert

We’ve got quite a few games under our belts at this point, so touchdown dependencies are starting to level out, giving us a good idea of who can keep up their high-scoring ways. These are my best bets to score going into Week 8 of the NFL season. Running Back...

By: Barry Wilner

NEW YORK — Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says he doesn’t believe the team was targeted in the leaking of emails that led to the resignation of coach Jon Gruden. Speaking after the NFL owners meetings ended Wednesday, Davis also acknowledged the team has reached a settlement with Gruden,...

By: The Associated Press

By MORGAN LEE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Investigators said Wednesday that there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person, but it’s too soon to determine...

By: The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — A suspended Virginia Tech linebacker accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder. Related Articles Pac-12 bowl projections: Oregon’s fate is everyone’s fate Texas Tech fires Matt Wells after demoralizing loss Best of the West College Football...

By: Aldo Svaldi

Annual rates of home price appreciation in metro Denver hit a new high in August of 21.5%, barely nudging past July’s prior record gain of 21.3%, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Denver. But August’s monthly change in the Denver home price index ran at...

By: Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Alan Fram

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told colleagues Wednesday that Democrats are in “pretty good shape” on President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic plan and a related $1 trillion infrastructure bill as they race to wrap up talks ahead of his departure...