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AURORA — Starting seventh grade at her first American school, facing classes taught entirely in English, Alisson Ramirez steeled herself for rejection and months of feeling lost. “I was nervous that people would ask me things and I wouldn’t know how to answer,” the Venezuelan teen says. “And I would be ashamed to answer in Spanish.” But it wasn’t quite what she expected.

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U. S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed.

Four people are dead after a two-car crash in Thornton on Saturday started their car on fire, police said. Thornton officers were investigating the fatal two-car crash near the intersection of Thornton Parkway and Washington Street around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement on social media from the police department. The intersection is east of Thornton City Hall and north of the Pinnacle shopping mall. Police said one of the cars caught fire after being hit in the crash, killing all four people inside.

A pedestrian was killed Saturday night in a crash on the edge of Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood, police said. The crash happened near the intersection of East Alameda Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard, according to a 10 p.m. statement from the Denver Police Department on Saturday. The intersection is on the border of Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood, near the Cherry Creek and Belcaro neighborhoods. Police said the pedestrian, an unidentified woman, died at the scene of the crash from her injuries. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | 4 killed in fiery two-car crash in Thornton Crashes and Disasters | Colorado alpinist dies challenging unclimbed face of Himalayan peak Crashes and Disasters | Southbound I-25 reopens in Colorado Springs after crash Crashes and Disasters | Passenger killed in crash near Denver’s Vanderbilt Park early Saturday morning Crashes and Disasters | Man thrown from truck, killed Friday night in Commerce City rollover crash The woman will be identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner at a later date. This is a developing story and may be updated.  Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Stick here for live updates and analysis as the Broncos take on the Panthers at Empower Field at Mile High. Live updates Pre-game updates Good afternoon from Empower Field (12:08 p.m.): It’s yet another picture perfect day for football here. That snow in the forecast for the coming week feels a long way off today.

BOULDER — Shedeur Sanders flu under the radar. Dude practiced one day last week. One. Before he went viral, No. 2 felt viral. “It was tough out there getting the chemistry back with everybody,” the CU Buffs’ QB1 explained early Sunday morning, having powered through influenza to throw for 323 yards in a 34-23 win over Cincinnati.