Mike’s Blog Round-up

The Rockies’ margin for error is razor-thin. On the road, it’s laser-thin. On the road, against a quality starter, it’s close to nonexistent. That thesis proved true again Wednesday afternoon in a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of the resurgent Astros at Minute Maid Park. The Rockies were dominated by Spencer Arrighetti.

Your son got shoved against the lockers at school for the third time this week. Your daughter’s former friend group won’t stop spreading nasty rumors about her — in the hallways and online. Being bullied is scary and traumatic for youth. It can also leave parents flailing for the right response: Who should I call?

Bruce Boudreau’s passion for hockey, everyman qualities and winding journey made him one of the most relatable and well-liked coaches in modern NHL history. He’s played or coached against most of the iconic players of the past half-century, and his love of the sport led him to spend countless hours watching the rest.

Planning to take a trip Thursday or Friday to Empower Field at Mile High for Morgan Wallen’s performances? Here’s how to navigate downtown and avoid rideshare surge pricing using public transportation. The Regional Transportation District is prepared to support an increase in riders during the Morgan Wallen concerts on June 27 and 28 at Empower Field, which lies close to several bus stops and light rail stations, RTD officials said in a Wednesday news release. Before and after the concerts, RTD will offer regularly scheduled service on the D, E, H and W lines, which all directly serve Empower Field, as well as the A, G and N lines, which provide service to Union Station — about a two-mile walk from the stadium. The last H line light rail train — which runs every 60 minutes from Union Station to Florida Station in Aurora — will depart from Union Station at 11:25 p.m.

A 31-year-old man and 16-year-old boy were arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree murder and attempted murder in a fatal June 8 shooting in Denver’s Barnum West neighborhood. Police arrested Simon Eugene Elijah Gurule in Denver and a 16-year-old boy in Arvada on Monday in Manuel C. Luque Quintana’s death, the Denver Police Department said in a news release Wednesday.

A man shot in the ankle by an Aurora police officer filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday — even as the now-former officer faces criminal charges in the 2022 police shooting. Former Aurora police officer Douglas Harroun, 34, was charged with two counts of assault after he shot 37-year-old Duvan Jamir Fernandez Zuluaga while responding to a domestic violence call at a home on North Chambers Road on Dec.