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One killed in Denver shooting Friday morning, no arrests made

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A Friday morning shooting in Denver left one man dead in the city's Ruby Hill neighborhood, and police are searching for suspects.

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Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology

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An astronomer who is blind collaborated with a Harvard astronomer to design the LightSound box, which translates changing light in the sky into differing musical notes. Another device allows users to feel the eclipse through rows of dots…

CU Boulder student wakes to 3 a.m. armed burglary; police search for suspect

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Boulder police are investigating after a University of Colorado student living off campus reported an armed burglary early Friday morning.

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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots" has died. He was 87.

Colorado weather: Snow in the mountains, afternoon rain showers in Denver

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Wet weather is moving across the state Friday as snow from the mountains spreads into lower, warmer elevations and turns into rain, according to the National Weather Service.

Breckenridge Brewery says goodbye to Ball Arena restaurant and hello to a new Nuggets beer

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The reigning NBA Championship-winning Denver Nuggets are dribbling toward another playoff run. Now that calls for a toast, and Breckenridge Brewery has just the beer.

Transgender and nonbinary people would be better protected from harassment in Colorado under new bill

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Transgender and nonbinary people would receive more explicit protections in Colorado's anti-bias and harassment law if a newly introduced bill becomes law.

Colorado legislators set aside $7.2 million to fund longer psychiatric hospital stays

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Low-income Coloradans with mental illnesses are poised to receive longer hospital stays after state legislators set aside money to expand a decades-old Medicaid rule.

Vail quietly planning major upgrades and additions, including gondolas, lifts and restaurants

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The flagship of the Vail Resorts ski empire has big plans for the next decade, according to a new master development document filed with the White River National Forest.

Denver has doubled the number of dog parks, but owners say there still aren’t enough

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Denver Parks and Recreation now has 16 city dog parks, up from just eight in 2014. Several are located downtown, but the options dwindle in some of the city's more densely populated neighborhoods east and southeast of central Denver.

Letters: Esquire Theatre’s pending closure unlocks childhood memories

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Denver Post readers sound off on proposed charter school legislation, President Joe Biden's cognitive status and El Chapultepec.

More than 16,000 tulips are ready to bud at Denver Botanic Gardens

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Many locals plan their trip to the gardens around the tulip timetable, and the organization shares tulip status updates and bloom alerts on social media.

A Colorado auction house is selling Mexican antiquities. That nation’s leaders say they’re stolen.

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Mexico’s first lady, Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, also sounded the alarm over Thursday’s auction, writing in Spanish in a post on X that the pieces were “illegally stolen from our territory.”

In wake of canine respiratory disease outbreak, Colorado bill targets pet facilities

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A canine respiratory disease outbreak that sickened Colorado dogs this fall is motivating state lawmakers to find a legislative fix, but some pet care facilities say the proposed bill needs a lot more clarification to work.

Opinion: Being ridiculously partisan does not warrant call to impeach Jena Griswold

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Calling Donald Trump an “insurrectionist” on television does not constitute misconduct, as the complaint filed earlier this month by the Colorado Republican Party alleges.

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Broncos mock draft: What happens if Denver trades back in the first round?

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After the Broncos failed to land a veteran quarterback in the first wave of free agency, is the pressure on to address the position through the NFL draft?

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Ask Amy: Sharing in-law unit causes problems

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Dear Amy: We are having an issue with our daughter and son-in-law regarding the use of a guesthouse. They live a day’s drive from us, so when we visit we like to stay for several days. We try to visit at least monthly.

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Daily horoscope for March 29, 2024

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Get your daily horoscope for March 29, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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Former gubernatorial hopeful Greg Lopez gets GOP nomination for 4th District special election

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Republicans in Colorado's sprawling 4th Congressional District chose former Parker mayor Greg Lopez to appear on the June 25 special election ballot to finish Rep. Ken Buck's term.

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Rockies drubbed in historic fashion by Diamondbacks in opening night disaster

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If Thursday night's performance at Chase Field had been a Broadway play, the Rockies' show would have closed after one performance. Before the reviews even came out.

Rangers beat Avs in shootout as Nathan MacKinnon’s home point streak comes to end

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If Thursday night was a Stanley Cup Final preview, sign Avs fans up. Only with a different outcome.

Building a new Key Bridge could take years and cost at least $400 million, experts say

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Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more than twice that. It all depends on factors that are still…

Cranes arriving to start removing wreckage from deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

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The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says the crane can lift up to 1,000 tons. It will be used to clear…

The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What’s behind that failure?

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By The Associated Press Hours before gunmen last week carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia, authorities made an addition to a government register of extremist and terrorist groups: They included the international LGBTQ…

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Rockies’ offense, which struggled mightily last season, faces big early test vs. D-backs

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For a Rockies' offense struggling to find its identity and produce some power this season, the test began Thursday night in the season-opener against Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen.

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Keeler: Thanks to Caitlin Clark, JR Payne’s CU Buffs about to become most-watched women’s basketball team in state history

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Deion Sanders may be the front porch of CU athletics, but Payne's Buffs are its fireplace, that eternal, crackling flame that fuels Final Four dreams.

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DU Pioneers beat UMass on Tristan Broz’s goal to claim double-overtime thriller in NCAA Tournament

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The University of Denver hockey team crossed two time zones to reach its NCAA hockey regional in Springfield, Mass.

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Women’s basketball notes: CU Buffs’ Maddie Nolan familiar with Iowa, Caitlin Clark

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Before coming to Colorado last summer, Maddie Nolan enjoyed a lot of success during her four seasons with the Michigan women’s basketball team. Her time with the Wolverines even included a win against Caitlin Clark and Iowa, on Feb. 6,…

Opinion: Abortion medication mifepristone — a tiny pill with big implications for 2024 elections

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A decision restricting access to mifepristone could turn the course of the election. Public opinion polls hover around 70% of Americans who support the pill remaining legal and available.

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music

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First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that…