I worked the prep sports beat early on in my career at The Denver Post. As a journalist, I never cheered for the teams I covered but sometimes you can’t help but root for certain individuals.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Pop music icon Billie Eilish had a very important request before performing a sold-out show at Denver’s Ball Arena on Tuesday night: She wanted to snuggle with some animals.
Two Front Range shelters were more than happy to bring some furry friends for a backstage meet-and-greet with Eilish and her team, Brighter Days Dog Rescue founder and director Becca Orin said.
His phone rings in December 2014, and it’s too early. Sean Payton has a bad feeling. He is on his way to present a game ball to Bailey Elizabeth Leon, a 12-year-old patient at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Which dinosaur toy is best?
Though there are exceptions to every rule, it is probably safe to say that every kid eventually goes through a dinosaur phase. There’s just something about giant creatures roaming and ruling the prehistoric earth that captures a child’s imagination, and that makes dinosaur toys ideal for most children.
The Orchard Town Center, an outdoor shopping and dining complex in Westminster at the northwest corner of Interstate 25 and 144th Avenue, has added five stores ahead of the holiday shopping season.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
WASHINGTON — It’s a rare occurrence to play any team in the NHL twice in six days, but especially when it’s a club from the other conference.
The NHL schedule makers have provided an interesting opportunity Thursday night for the Colorado Avalanche.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Colorado employers continued their autumn hiring spree, adding another 9,000 net payroll jobs last month on top of a revised 13,800 they added in September, according to a monthly update from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A hit-and-run crash in Denver’s Civic Center neighborhood on Wednesday morning sent a pedestrian to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.
The Denver Police Department said officers were investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian near West 12th Avenue and Acoma Street just before 7 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With 15 years’ hindsight, Russell Westbrook has some nitpicks for his first career triple-double.
He can remember the opponent on command. Oklahoma City hosted the Dallas Mavericks that day.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 6 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. EST today (3 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
I’m a proud, first-generation, college-educated and gay Mexican American with undocumented family in the United States, including a mother who was previously deported to Mexico, and I experienced homelessness as a child.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Bo Nix won’t be the only offensive rookie of the year candidate on the field Sunday when the Broncos visit Las Vegas.
The Raiders may be headed for a last-place finish and are 5.5-point home underdogs to Denver, but they’ve got one of the best young players in football in tight end Brock Bowers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Bo Nix’s case for Offensive Rookie of the Year just keeps getting better.
The Broncos starting quarterback was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in Denver’s 38-6 win over the Atlanta Falcons last week.
Which nootropics are best?
Known colloquially as “smart drugs,” nootropics are natural or synthetic substances that provide various forms of cognitive enhancement. Some nootropics, like caffeine, are stimulants that many people enjoy every day, while others, like bacopa monnieri, are little-known herbs that are said to improve memory and relieve symptoms of ADHD.
A Golden attorney and expert in medical ethics has agreed to hand over her law license for two years after helping a doctor friend acquire Ambien and lying to detectives about it.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A Castle Rock school bus driver abandoned 40 elementary schoolers Monday evening at a random intersection miles away from their homes, parents and school district officials said.
Parents told 9NEWS that the driver, who they claim was a substitute for the route that day, forced their Clear Sky Elementary School students off the bus near a cemetery at East Wolfensberger Road and Auburn Drive.
One by one, students approached the lectern at a meeting of Denver’s school board Monday evening. They ranged from high school seniors to first-graders. Some were so small they needed a stool to reach the microphone.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
When Denver chefs lay down their professional knives for the night, the last thing they want to think about is cooking a meal at home. Some will resort to a Cup O’ Noodles, college-style with a plastic fork, for a quick bite of sustenance, but others, like James Beard Award-winning chef Caroline Glover, have kids, so they cherish the rare nights out on the town.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBy Madelyn Beck, WyoFile, and Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health News
William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of a college friend who had just died and ask for her eyes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 325th day of 2024. There are 41 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain’s future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The City of Glendale’s publicly funded rugby team, which won’t play next year, has been sued for allegedly reneging on its plans to hire an Argentinian coach at the end of 2023.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The driver who allegedly caused a fiery crash that killed four people in Thornton in October has died from his injuries, bringing an end to the criminal investigation, police officials said Wednesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
For more than two decades, Colorado has invested in the health care safety net because we know that access to health care is a primary path to financial security and quality of life for Coloradans and a healthy, vibrant state for all of us.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Rockies agreed to a one-year contract with veteran catcher Jacob Stallings for 2025, with a mutual option for 2026.
After briefly hitting free agency, Stallings opted to return to Colorado for a second season and will likely become the primary catcher heading into 2025.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Colorado-based property developers Thrive Development Co. submitted plans early this month to the city to convert two existing buildings into a food hall and coworking concept.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareNew apartments and retail may be coming to RiNo.
Denver-based Steele Properties submitted plans to the city last month calling for the development of a 60,000-square-foot, 40-unit income-restricted apartment building where Downing and Walnut Streets meet.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
With significant snow predicted for most Colorado ski resorts early next week, five more resorts will open this weekend, bringing the number of Colorado resorts in operation to 15.
Monarch and Powderhorn will open on Friday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dillon’s Dumpling House is serving up authentic, hand-crafted dumplings out of the former Shoyu Sushi space in Aurora’s Tower Pavilion retail center.
The restaurant marks Vincent Liu’s debut as an owner, but with over 20 years of experience in Thai, Chinese and Japanese eateries, he’s far from a newcomer to the industry.
Denverites in need of a warm, free Thanksgiving meal or who want to volunteer to spread holiday cheer can check out the following opportunities around town.
African Community Center
When: 5 to 9 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Northbound South University Boulevard has reopened after a crash earlier Tuesday, according to a post on X from the Arapahoe County Sheriff.
South Metro Fire Response arrived on the scene of the multi-car accident shortly after 4 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share