The most expensive home to ever hit the market in Denver has an asking price of $21.5 million. The 9,446-square-foot mansion at 9 Polo Club Lane, which sits on 6.5 acres in Denver’s Polo Club neighborhood, was listed last week. “To say it’s a generational opportunity is an understatement, and I think someone who wants…
LaMelo Ball talks wild passes, rookie of the year and “Space Jam”
By Jonathan Abrams, The New York Times A fractured wrist is about the only thing that has stopped Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball. The injury cut 21 games from his rookie season. He recently picked up where he left off, lobbing a nearly full-court, pinpoint underhand pass in his first game back, against the Detroit…
Israel, Hamas trade deadly fire as confrontation escalates
By FARES AKRAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza while militants barraged Israel with hundreds of rockets. The exchange killed a number of militants and civilians in Gaza and…
MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark
OAKLAND, Calif. — Major League Baseball instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure a new ballpark it hopes will keep the club in Oakland long-term. MLB released a statement Tuesday expressing its longtime determination that the current Coliseum site is “not a viable option for the future vision of…
Russia school shooting: At least 9 people killed; suspect arrested
MOSCOW — A gunman launched an attack on a school in the Russian city of Kazan that left at least nine people dead Tuesday — including seven youngsters — and sent students hiding under their desks or running out of the building. At least 21 others were hospitalized, six in extremely grave condition, authorities said.…
Hamas targets Jerusalem after clashes at revered mosque
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Monday, including a barrage that set off air raid sirens as far away as Jerusalem, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city. The…
Nathan MacKinnon returns for Avalanche showdown against Golden Knights in Las Vegas
The Avalanche’s best forward returns Monday night for the club’s biggest game of the regular season. Nathan MacKinnon, who has missed the past two games with a lower-body injury, is scheduled to return as Colorado’s top-line center against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. The Avs, who have their sights on the West Division…
Metro district reform effort is a battle of letters to keep each other at bay
Colorado’s metro district industry is pressing key state legislators — the speaker of the House of Representatives among them — and spending thousands of dollars to halt a bill that reformers say would make meaningful change to an opaque industry while supporting their own more modest effort to at least add greater transparency. The competing…
A 3-0 finish nets Avalanche the West Division title, Presidents’ Trophy
Monday night’s West Division showdown in Las Vegas between the Golden Knights and Avalanche is the NHL’s biggest game in the final week before the playoffs. If the division-leading Knights win at T-Mobile Arena, they win the West and clinch the Presidents’ Trophy with the league’s best record and will have home-ice advantage throughout the…
Denver weather: With more rain, snow coming, city is about to surpass precipitation for all of last year
Denver is in for a rainy — and snowy — start to the week, and the city is poised to surpass the total amount of precipitation received all last year, according to the National Weather Service at Boulder. In all of 2020, Denver received just 8.74 inches of precipitation, meteorologist Russell Danielson said Sunday. So…
6 slain at Colorado Springs birthday party; suspected shooter killed self, police say
A man killed six people and then himself at a birthday party in Colorado Springs early Sunday morning, according to police. The shooting happened just after midnight in the 2800 block of Preakness Way in the Canterbury Mobile Home Park, Lt. James Sokolik said in a news release. Investigators believe the shooter, who has not…
Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll in a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital has soared to 50, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. The number of wounded in Saturday’s attack has also climbed to more than 100, said Interior Ministry spokesman…
Avalanche, sans Nathan MacKinnon again, sweeps L.A. Kings behind Cale Makar
Two games without star center Nathan MacKinnon, and a perfect four points for the Avalanche. Cale Makar on Friday said no Avalanche player can replace MacKinnon, but Makar — the Norris Trophy candidate as the NHL’s best defenseman — again filled the giant void Saturday in a rematch with the Los Angeles Kings at Staples…
Second half comeback jolts Rapids past Minnesota United FC
Up against Minnesota United FC for the first time this season, The Colorado Rapids were out for revenge in a MLS Playoff rematch from a season ago when they fell to the Loons 3-0. And for 45 minutes, down 2-0, it appeared like deja vu. And then the second half started. The Rapids scored three…
I-70 is shut down at the Eisenhower Tunnel by a police situation
Interstate 70 at the Eisenhower Tunnel has been closed by a police situation, according to the Colorado State Patrol. #BREAKING I-70 CLOSED at MP 216 WB at Eisenhower Tunnel due to active police situation. The incident is being investigated on the westbound side of the tunnel. pic.twitter.com/W4d0S4AXUG — CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle) May 8, 2021 Related…
Pandemic gives boost as more states move to digital IDs
By SOPHIA EPPOLITO, The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses. With the advent of digital wallets and…
Saunders: Without changes, the Rockies are headed toward fan apathy
Apathy is a sports franchise’s worst enemy. Just ask the Pittsburgh Pirates. They play in PNC Park, universally acclaimed as one of baseball’s most beautiful ballparks. The Pirates made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, from 2013-15, and although they didn’t do much in the postseason, they were embraced by the Steel City. In 2015,…
4 former Minneapolis cops indicted on U.S. civil rights charges in George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air. A three-count indictment unsealed Friday names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng…
Park Hill residents sue to stop legal homeless site from opening at a church
Park Hill residents sued a nonprofit, a church and its pastor and the city of Denver to try and prevent a legal homeless encampment from opening in their neighborhood. But the lawsuit has cemented the resolve of both the city and the nonprofit Colorado Village Collaborative to set up the encampment in the parking lot…
Civilian employee of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested as sex assault suspect
A civilian employee of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. Related Articles Colorado man wanted on 131 sexual assault charges arrested in Ecuador after fleeing in 2016 Former Denver police officer pleads guilty to sex assault, avoids jail time Colorado will lift time limits in 2022 for victims…
Justin Bieber’s world tour is back, and he’s coming to Denver
In addition to rescheduling a slew of postponed tour dates from 2020, pop star Justin Bieber on Thursday announced seven new ones, hinting at the music promoters’ confidence in returning to massive, full-capacity concerts. The catch? They’re not arriving until next year. Still, that’s good news for fans of The Bieb, whose June 13, 2020,…
The Spot: Colorado Republican’s use of “Buckwheat” moniker during House discussion condemned
For people, policy and Colorado politics What’s The Spot? You’re reading an installment of our weekly politics newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered straight in your inbox. Colorado state Rep. Richard Holtorf, a Republican from the Eastern Plains, called a colleague “Buckwheat” while delivering remarks on the House floor this week. (Here’s the…
