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Lance Lynn shuts down Rockies bats despite Ryan Castellani’s strong start

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 8/14 5:30P Andy Yamashita

Friday marked the beginning of a 20 games in 20 days stretch for the Colorado Rockies. Quite literally containing a third of the season, it s the kind of stretch that can make...

‘It’s Very Scary’: Residents Near Cameron Peak Fire Evacuate For 2nd Summer In A Row

CBS Denver (News) 8/14 5:21P Colorado News – CBS Denver

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) The Cameron Peak Fire doubled in size on Friday, charring more than 4,600 acres in less than 36 hours. The fire, which was at 0% containment Friday evening, has forced...

Gov. Jared Polis: Another 2-3 Days Before I-70 Reopens In Grizzly Creek Fire Zone

CBS Denver (News) 8/14 5:04P Colorado News – CBS Denver

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) Gov. Jared Polis said that Interstate 70 may be closed for another two to three days during his tour of the fire operations center for the Grizzly Creek Fire burning in...

Denver man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for meth distribution

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 8/14 3:54P Kieran Nicholson

A Denver man was sentenced Friday to 11 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine and illegal possession of a firearm. Nicholas Meyers, 26, was sentenced by...

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Heat’s Derrick Jones Jr. suffers neck strain during collision on floor

The Denver Post (Breaking News) 8/14 3:44P The Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. was carted off the court and fitted for a neck brace after colliding with Indiana Pacers center Goga Bitadze late...

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Colorado’s COVID guidelines for schools have many suggestions, few requirements

The Denver Post (Education) 8/14 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

If a positive case of COVID-19 occurs in a school, Colorado parents might not be notified unless their child was in a class with the infected person. That’s because guidelines released this week by...

Fauci: Schools should be outdoors as much as possible

The Denver Post (Education) 8/13 2:11P Philip Marcelo

School districts developing their plans for reopening for the new academic year should find ways to offer as many outdoor activities as possible, from classes to recess and lunchtime, the nation’s top...

University of Colorado students won’t get tuition refunds, regents vote

The Denver Post (Education) 8/12 9:56A Elizabeth Hernandez

A resolution to provide a $2,000 tuition rebate to full-time University of Colorado students for the upcoming academic year lost by one vote Wednesday and was vehemently...

Interest in homeschooling has “exploded” amid pandemic

The Denver Post (Education) 8/12 3:34A Heather Hollingsworth

MISSION, Kan. As parents nationwide prepare to help their children with more distance learning, a small but quickly growing number are deciding to take matters entirely into...

Mapleton teacher tests positive for COVID-19, as district plans to welcome students back for...

The Denver Post (Education) 8/11 9:17A Tiney Ricciardi

A teacher in Mapleton Public Schools has tested positive for COVID-19 less than three weeks before the district expects to welcome all students back for full-time, in-person instruction. Melissa...

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Brooks: I stand with the conservative radicals — leaders who will push for big change, defeat...

The Dever Post (Opinion) 8/14 11:34A David Brooks

Radicals are not my cup of tea, but I’m grateful for them. The radicals who brought us Occupy Wall Street and the Bernie Sanders campaign gave the problem of income inequality...

Editorial: Colorado’s complex and overwhelmed unemployment system is failing

The Dever Post (Editorials) 8/14 10:13A The Denver Post Editorial Board

Unemployment payments are no trifling inconvenience for the state to deal with when it gets the time and the money. In fact, employers in Colorado are required to pay...

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Grizzly Creek fire has reached the Hanging Lake area, authorities say

The Denver Post (Travel) 8/14 9:35A John Meyer, The Know

Aside from the smoke hanging in the air over the Front Range from three wildfires, there’s another reason for Coloradans to hold their collective breath: The Grizzly Creek...

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PHOTOS: Film on the Rocks, drive-in style this year, kicks off its 2020 season at Red Rocks

The Denver Post (Entertainment) 8/14 8:06A Seth A. McConnell, The Know

Film on the Rocks opened its 21st season of films at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison on Thursday night with a screening of “Grease.” In response to the pandemic, this...

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Kafer: One-size-fit-all doesn’t work in back-to-school plans

The Dever Post (Opinion) 8/14 8:00A Krista Kafer

Some people are more risk-averse by temperament. The guy wearing a mask alone in his car represents one end of the spectrum. The close talker at a crowded bar chatting sans...

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Finding the soul of Sonora in carne asada

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 8/14 5:00A The New York Times News Service

By Pati Jinich , The New York Times As a Mexican born and raised in Mexico City, I thought I knew my carne asada. But it wasn’t until I traveled across the state of Sonora, from the border city of...

Pandemic has cost Colorado communities $1 billion in retail sales, but in some cities revenue is...

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 8/13 2:00A Aldo Svaldi, Saja Hindi

The pandemic s downward pull on consumer spending in Colorado is undeniable, but so far declines in retail sales are lower than forecast in many places, with the brunt of losses concentrated in...

June was Colorado’s biggest marijuana sales month ever. July was likely bigger.

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 8/12 9:19A Joe Rubino

June marks the first month in Colorado history that recreational marijuana shops sold more than $150 million worth of products as cannabis consumption during the COVID-19...

Voodoo Doughnut reopens South Broadway store in Denver

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 8/12 5:28A Joe Rubino

Voodoo Doughnut s location on 98 S. Broadway in Denver had been open nine months when the COVID-19 pandemic led the growing company to shut it down in March. On Tuesday, it...

Poke recipe: Making Hawaii’s raw fish salad at home is easy and delicious

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 8/12 5:17A Bill St. John

Raw fish doesn’t faze us anymore. We eat sushi lots of it. We’ve really gotten to like ceviche, and even make it at home. But we’ve yet to fall for poke (POH-kay), Hawaii’s...

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Heat’s Derrick Jones Jr. suffers neck strain during collision on floor

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 8/14 3:44P The Associated Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. was carted off the court and fitted for a neck brace after colliding with Indiana Pacers center Goga Bitadze late...

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5 takeaways from the Avalanche’s Game 2 victory over Arizona

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/14 2:59P Mike Chambers

In Game 2 against the Avalanche on Friday, Arizona played a really good hockey game, according to coach Rick Tocchet. But the Coyotes still lost 3-2 and trail 2-0 in the...

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Avalanche down two forwards, might have to call on one of its “black aces”

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/14 2:49P Mike Chambers

Avalanche right winger Joonas Donskoi was unfit to play in Game 2 on Friday, and left winger Vladislav Namestnikov skated off in the first period with an apparent upper-body...

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Raimel Tapia finding his groove, focusing on plate discipline

The Denver Post (Rockies) 8/14 1:55P Andy Yamashita

The Arizona series earlier this week might have been the start of something big for Raimel Tapia. After starting three of the first four games of the shortened season but...

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Avalanche’s Tyson Jost comes off bench for critical Game 2 goal: “I want to be playing”

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/14 12:43P Kyle Fredrickson

Tyson Jost couldn’t see the net when the puck lifted off Avalanche teammate Cale Makar’s stick and flew his direction. The eyes on the back of Jost’s head took over from...

Related: Avalanche’s Tyson Jost comes off bench for critical Game 2 goal: “I want to be playing” The Dever Post (Avalanche)

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Voodoo Doughnut reopens South Broadway store in Denver

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/12 5:28A Joe Rubino

Voodoo Doughnut s location on 98 S. Broadway in Denver had been open nine months when the COVID-19 pandemic led the growing company to shut it down in March. On Tuesday, it...

One in 20 Denver-area mortgage borrowers behind in May

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/12 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

For just shy of a decade, serious mortgage delinquencies have consistently marched lower as the nation healed from the housing crisis. But now another crisis, the pandemic, is...

Speer neighborhood condo building is the latest front in Denver’s historic preservation tug of war

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/8 2:00A Joe Rubino

In an echo of the 2019 controversy around the since-saved Tom s Diner building on Colfax , a landmark application filed by Denver residents against the will of the people who own the property is...

Subaru hits the gas on deal for 550,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility in Aurora

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/7 9:21A Joe Rubino

In a state where all-wheel-drive wagons are about as abundant as pines trees , Subaru needs more space. This week, the Japanese automaker s domestic wing, Subaru of America,...

Despite recession, metro Denver home sales and prices set record in July

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 8/5 1:00A Aldo Svaldi

Ignoring both the pandemic and a dismal economy, buyers in metro Denver closed on a record number of homes and condos in July, driving sales prices to record highs, according...

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Morgan County School District Staff Member Tests Positive For Coronavirus

CBS Denver (Health) 8/14 9:38A Health – CBS Denver

MORGAN COUNTY (CBS4) A Fort Morgan School District staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member and anyone else who may have been in contact has been quarantined. School bus with...

RTD Installing Operator Shields To Help Separate Drivers And Passengers

CBS Denver (Health) 8/14 6:26A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) RTD is taking steps to help keep both riders and operators safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Last week the Regional Transportation District announced it is...

Clinic Works To Expand Coronavirus Prevention Behaviors In Denver’s Latino Community

CBS Denver (Health) 8/14 3:44A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) As COVID-19 cases in Colorado trend in a positive direction, one group is being hit hard than others. The Latino community accounts for 38 percent of all cases statewide. That’s more...

Large Gatherings Along Federal Boulevard Targeted By Denver City Leaders

CBS Denver (Health) 8/13 6:12P Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) The City of Denver is targeting large gatherings of people that seem to be popping up along Federal Boulevard for health reasons. Police say large crowds during cruises along that busy...

Teachers Claim Remote Learning Requests Denied In Sheridan School District 2

CBS Denver (Health) 8/13 4:53P Health – CBS Denver

SHERIDAN, Colo. (CBS4) Teachers in Sheridan School District No. 2 who appealed for remote learning when the plan for in-person instruction moved forward say their requests were denied because their...

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