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DU defenseman Sean Behrens signs three-year entry-level contract with Avalanche

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The Colorado Avalanche and Sean Behrens finally made it official.

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Lakers’ LeBron James on Nikola Jokic: “He’s one of the best players to ever play this game.”

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From Tim Duncan to Kevin Garnett and Steph Curry, LeBron James’ 21-year NBA career has featured postseason matchups against some of the best to ever do it. For the Lakers forward, Nikola Jokic is right there among them. “He’s one of the…

Colorado home sales: Prices continue to climb, days on market drop

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Colorado’s spring housing season started quickly in March as the single-family listings statewide increased by nearly 18%. The Colorado Association of Realtors’ latest housing trends report shows that statewide median sales prices and…

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Analysis: Why star Nathan MacKinnon is going to win MVP honors

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It's an incredible, deep field of candidates, but Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is going to be an NHL MVP for the first time in his career after a consistent, extraordinary season.

Former Jefferson County high school paraprofessional charged with child sex assault

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Lakewood police arrested a 31-year-old former former Brady Exploration High School paraprofessional on suspicion of child sex assault by a person in a position of trust, sexual exploitation of a child and other charges.

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One killed, two injured in crash on Berthoud Pass, U.S. 40 reopens

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One person was killed and two people injured in a head-on crash on Berthoud Pass, closing U.S. 40 in both directions with no estimated time of reopening, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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Hanging Lake reservations will be even harder to get this summer due to reconstruction project

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The Hanging Lake trail will be closed on weekdays and some weekends.

Rockies series opener against Mariners postponed, to be made up on Sunday as part of split doubleheader

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Friday’s game will be made up on Sunday as a split doubleheader. Game 1 begins at 1:10 p.m., while Game 2 begins at 6:10 p.m. Tickets from Friday's game will be good for Sunday's nightcap.

CU Boulder nearly doubles number of female engineering students in two decades

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In 2023, 30% of all undergraduate engineering students were female at the University of Colorado Boulder compared to 18% in 2003. Of the freshmen that came into engineering during the fall of 2023, 41% were female, up from 14% two decades…

Broncos mock draft: What happens if Denver leans toward adding offensive playmakers?

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In the final Broncos' seven-round NFL mock draft, beat writer Ryan McFadden looks at what happens if the team invests in adding playmakers on offense.

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Former Poudre school paraprofessional sentenced to more than 12 years for assaulting disabled students

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A former Poudre School District paraprofessional was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and two years in jail after pleading guilty to assault on an at-risk person, harassment and child abuse for hitting disabled students as they…

Colorado governor signs “for-cause” eviction protections into law. Here’s what they’ll do.

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Gov. Jared Polis signed "for-cause" eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U.S. state to enact the policy that's aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants.

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Rockies place Kyle Freeland on 15-day injured list with left elbow strain

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Colorado placed Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a left elbow strain, a move retroactive to April 16.

Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football is ready to put the signs away. Following a sign-stealing scandal that rocked the sport and hung over Michigan’s championship run in 2023, the NCAA’s football oversight committee approved Friday the use…

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Ukraine and Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

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With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support.

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Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr., sentenced to prison in fatal DUI crash

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“All I can really say is that I’m sorry,” Coban Porter said in a Denver courtroom Friday. “I know that I’m never going to be able to right that wrong… I never thought I’d be standing here. I thought I was invincible. It wasn’t the first…

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12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who began campaigning for gun safety after she was nearly killed in a mass shooting, will be among those speaking at the vigil. So will Nathan Hochhalter, whose sister Anne Marie was paralyzed…

Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year

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Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in willing cities -- the third time in a year legislators have killed the proposal.

Nuggets Journal: Back surgeries firmly in his past, only a shoelace prevented Michael Porter Jr. from playing all 82 games

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Michael Porter Jr.'s three back surgeries are firmly in the past. He shattered his games played record by 19 in 2023-24. The only thing preventing an Iron Man season? The wrong shoes.

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Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets: Series predictions, who has the edge and five things to watch in Stanley Cup Playoffs

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The Colorado Avalanche will face the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Who will emerge from the 2-3 matchup out of the Central Division?

Keeler: Why LeBron James’ playoff LeFlops won’t be enough to overcome Nuggets, Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic

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The best way to play a LeBron James flop? Have a Joker up your sleeve.

FAA investigating after Rockies coach plays pilot on United charter flight

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A viral video showing a Colorado Rockies baseball coach in the cockpit of an United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto sparked a federal investigation, officials confirmed Friday.

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US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

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By FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked…

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Israel’s long-term credit rating is downgraded by S&P, 2nd major US agency to do so, citing conflict

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Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do so. There was an apparent drone attack at a major air base and a…

The Latest | Jury selection in Trump’s hush money trial shifts to picking alternates

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Lawyers in former President Donald Trump's hush money case have shifted their attention to picking alternates. Jury selection in Trump's hush money trial resumed Friday after 12 jurors and one alternate were sworn in Thursday afternoon.…

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Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

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By MARIA SHERMAN (AP Music Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” an amalgamation of…

Colorado weather: Spring snow sweeps across the state Friday, Saturday

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A mix of rain and snow will sweep across the state Friday, before turning into only snow overnight, according to National Weather Service forecasters.

Colorado takes action to fight deadly spike of syphilis in newborns

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In 2023, 50 infants in Colorado were born affected by syphilis, up from only seven in 2018. So far this year, the state is already halfway to last year's total, with five infected babies who were stillborn and two who died in their first…

BrewDog opens first-ever franchised brewpub in Denver today

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The 10,000 square-foot space has two patios, an 3.5-barrel brewing system, games and a full menu.

Opinion: Colorado isn’t great at recycling. Producer Responsibility should change that

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There’s nowhere to go but up for Colorado’s recycling rate. Fortunately, a new program, supported by a diverse coalition of communities from rural and urban areas, will give our state the boost it needs to finally become a recycling leader.