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Suspect arrested by Aurora police after townhome standoff

The Dever Post (Aurora) 3/29 6:29A Max Levy

Aurora police have arrested a suspect who they say fled from Arapahoe County deputies and barricaded himself inside of a townhome, prompting a standoff that lasted nearly four...

King Soopers strike shakes up state employment counts in February

The Denver Post (Business) 3/29 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

The King Soopers strike last month moved like a shockwave through state employment counts, registering as a net loss of 8,900 jobs between January and February and pushing the...

As Trump takes aim at election rules, Colorado Democrats view state voting-rights bill as a bulwark

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/29 2:00A Nick Coltrain

Colorado Democrats, hoping to enshrine federal voter protections in state law, are pursuing a bill that would bar voter discrimination based on race, sexual orientation and gender identity in state...

Letters: Social Security reliance for the common people

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 3/29 2:00A DP Opinion

Social Security reliance for the common people Do you know anyone who lives on their Social Security checks without other income? If you don’t, there are millions of elderly...

As Arapahoe County struggles with cost, Aurora rebuffs request for more time to take its domestic...

The Dever Post (Douglas County) 3/29 2:00A John Aguilar

Violence in the home. Two legal jurisdictions. Not enough money. All of those dynamics came together over a conference room table in Aurora city hall this week as its leaders rebuffed a plea from...

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Secure vestibule at Denver’s East High criticized as “illusion of safety” has been put on hold

The Denver Post (Education) 3/28 7:24A Melanie Asmar

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Keegan Hoelscher was at an assembly in the auditorium of East High School two years ago when a fellow student shot and...

Arrowhead Elementary in Aurora briefly locked down after student brings gun to school

The Denver Post (Education) 3/28 6:00A Max Levy

An Arrowhead Elementary School student was detained Friday morning after Aurora police say they brought a firearm to school, causing a brief lockdown. Police spokesperson Joe...

Adams 12 school district to cut 150 jobs amid $27.5 million shortfall

The Denver Post (Education) 3/28 4:48A Max Levy

Leaders of Adams 12 Five Star Schools plan to eliminate at least 150 positions before the next academic year, as the school district scrambles to budget for more than $27.5...

Colorado Mesa University president finds white supremacist’s views “vile,” but defends his right to...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/27 2:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

A student s invitation to a white supremacist to speak at Colorado Mesa University ignited weeks of pushback from the campus community, but the school s president is defending...

Attorney can be censured for vulgar outburst in meeting with family and school officials, Colorado...

The Denver Post (Education) 3/25 2:00A Katie Langford

An Aurora attorney who cursed at and insulted school district employees during a special education meeting violated professional conduct rules and can be publicly censured,...

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Letters: Social Security reliance for the common people

The Dever Post (Letters to the Editor) 3/29 2:00A DP Opinion

Social Security reliance for the common people Do you know anyone who lives on their Social Security checks without other income? If you don’t, there are millions of elderly...

Asking Eric: Self-medicating friend’s disturbing behavior creates discomfort

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 3/29 12:30A R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: My husband’s best friend of 18 years has a wife, “Martha,” who is bipolar. She self-medicates with THC. I’ve become uncomfortable being around her. My husband is...

Chef Jeff Osaka’s last-standing Denver restaurant, a conveyor-belt sushi spot, is closing

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 3/28 6:19A Miguel Otárola

One month after closing Osaka Ramen, restaurateur Jeff Osaka announced Friday he is also shuttering his last-standing restaurant in the city, Sushi-Rama. The conveyor-belt...

James Beard Award-winning owner of Safta plans Italian restaurant in Denver

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 3/28 2:00A Miguel Otárola

Chef Alon Shaya is opening a second restaurant at The Source Hotel in Denver. (Provided by Pomegranate Hospitality) Alon Shaya, the two-time James Beard Award-winning owner of Israeli restaurant...

Pep in their step: Denver’s women pizza makers are proud — and getting loud

The Dever Post (Lifestyles) 3/28 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

Ashley Grillaert got her first job at age 15 at Zeeks Pizza in Seattle, where she grew up. When she finally left six years later, she had graduated to making pizzas there, which included fermenting...

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Chef Jeff Osaka’s last-standing Denver restaurant, a conveyor-belt sushi spot, is closing

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 6:19A Miguel Otárola

One month after closing Osaka Ramen, restaurateur Jeff Osaka announced Friday he is also shuttering his last-standing restaurant in the city, Sushi-Rama. The conveyor-belt...

James Beard Award-winning owner of Safta plans Italian restaurant in Denver

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 2:00A Miguel Otárola

Chef Alon Shaya is opening a second restaurant at The Source Hotel in Denver. (Provided by Pomegranate Hospitality) Alon Shaya, the two-time James Beard Award-winning owner of Israeli restaurant...

Pep in their step: Women pizza makers are proud — and getting loud

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

Ashley Grillaert got her first job at age 15 at Zeeks Pizza in Seattle, where she grew up. When she finally left six years later, she had graduated to making pizzas there, which included fermenting...

Recipe: When life gives you strawberries, makes preserves with balsamic vinegar

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 2:00A Cathy Thomas

When grocery stores offer specials on fresh strawberries this time of year, I jump at the chance to make Strawberry Preserves with Balsamic Vinegar. The balsamic vinegar, aged in special fruitwood...

Colorado businesses gird for new tariffs as “Liberation Day” looms

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 3/27 7:04A Judith Kohler

Businesses dealing with the prospect of higher tariffs are girding for April 2, what President Donald Trump has called Liberation Day, the day he is expected to announce more...

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These hiking pants unzip all the way up the back, so wilderness women can pee outside freely

The Dever Post (Fashion) 3/24 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites . Each week, we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and...

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Grading The Week: Did CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders get assist from Cowboys’ Jerry Jones in historic new...

The Denver Post (Sports) 3/29 7:44A Sean Keeler

Who says Jerry Jones isn t a football genius? The man didn t just help to nearly double his good friend Deion Sanders salary. Our man Jerry also helped to make sure that an...

Rockies Journal: Sean Bouchard is Colorado’s best-kept secret

The Denver Post (Sports) 3/29 7:00A Patrick Saunders

The Rockies game of musical chairs left our heads spinning. Two-time Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle always had a roster spot. Jordan Beck had one, then didn t, and...

Renck & File: Bud Black leaves Rockies red-faced with wrong decision

The Denver Post (Sports) 3/29 1:45A Troy Renck

Bud Black found himself in a gray area and left red-faced again . The Rockies had an opportunity to win the season-opener at Tampa Bay on Friday, and it was snatched from them...

Denver Onyx’s inaugural match another milestone in sport’s American ascent

The Denver Post (Sports) 3/29 1:45A Kyle Newman

Rugby s American ascent levels up again this weekend in Glendale. The Denver Onyx, Colorado s team in the new women s professional league, Women s Elite Rugby, plays its first match at 1 p.m. Saturday...

Peyton Watson continues to show he can be stopper for Nuggets: “I’m a gamer. I’m a riser”

The Denver Post (Sports) 3/29 1:45A Luca Evans

Peyton Watson s task, as bestowed by Michael Malone, was simple enough: Make Collin Sexton s life hell . Two nights ago, Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray tweaked his hamstring...

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Xcel declined $1M offer for Zuni power plant ahead of landmark application

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 3/28 2:00A Thomas Gounley

The nonprofit Historic Denver is seeking to force preservation of a former power plant in central Denver as owner Xcel Energy’s one-month window for potential buyers to step forward apparently draws...

Local pickleball operator leases former furniture store in Sheridan

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 3/28 2:00A Matthew Geiger

Adam Kahn does his shopping at big box stores. The founder of 3rd Shot Pickleball has taken over an old grocery store in Wheat Ridge, and a discount homegoods shop in Nevada....

Walgreens adds additional names to list of Colorado store closures

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 3/26 7:46A Aldo Svaldi

Walgreens, the nation s second-largest pharmacy chain, is providing more details on the locations of the 500 stores across 33 states that it is shedding this year, including...

3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 3/26 6:49A The Associated Press

By JESSE BEDAYN, Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices , builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D...

Denver’s February real estate market enjoys spring-like activity surge

The Denver Post (Real Estate) 3/21 9:49A Sara B. Hansen

Denver’s real estate market experienced spring-like activity last month, with new listings increasing 11%, pending sales increasing 22%, and closed sales rising 22% over...

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Opinion: Colorado’s plan to cap some medical bills will cause a health care crisis

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/24 1:01A Kristen Fiddes

As Chief Nursing Officer at HCA HealthOne Mountain Ridge in Thornton, I am sounding the alarm: Colorado’s safety net health care providers are facing a crisis , and our most...

Federal funding cuts threaten Colorado’s plan to reduce HIV infections

The Denver Post (Healthcare) 3/22 2:00A Meg Wingerter

Colorado public health officials started the year with a plan to bring down new HIV infections across the state. Less than three months in, possible cuts to federal funding...

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