BORMIO, Italy — Just 10 days after his first career World Cup podium, American Ryan Cochran-Siegle followed it up with a surprising victory on one of Alpine skiing’s most iconic courses. Cochran-Siegle won Tuesday’s super-G on the Stelvio course in the Italian Alps by a huge margin for his first World Cup victory. He had…
Swiss skier Michelle Gisin ends Shiffrin-Vlhova winning slalom streak
SEMMERING, Austria — Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women’s slalom in nearly 19 years. Gisin trailed Mikaela Shiffrin by two-hundredths of a second after the opening run but posted the second-fastest time in the final as the American dropped to third, 0.57…
Second body found at property in San Luis Valley identified as Saguache woman
Investigators identified a second body found at a property in rural southern Colorado as that of a young woman from Saguache. A dentist who specializes in forensics identified the body found at the Conejos County property as Shayla Jenna Hammel, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday. Hammel was 34 years old at the time…
Jaguars set sights on Trevor Lawrence after years of failure at QB
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have botched the quarterback position repeatedly over the past two decades. Different owners, different general managers and different head coaches have made similar mistakes at the all-important spot, whether in the draft, in free agency or simply in deciding which guy to put on the field. The franchise is…
Denver police shoot and injure man suspected of burglary, carjacking
Denver police officers shot and wounded a man while responding to a reported burglary Monday afternoon in an east Denver neighborhood. Police responded about noon Monday to the 900 block of North Monaco Parkway in the Montclair neighborhood after neighbors reported three men breaking into a home, Denver police Division Chief Ron Thomas said during…
Southwest Airlines pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is lifting the threat of furloughs or pay cuts for thousands of workers now that U.S. airlines will get up to $15 billion more in taxpayer aid contained in the coronavirus-relief bill. American and United Airlines, which together furloughed 32,000 employees in October, said Monday they will bring those workers back…
From Babe Walls to Bravo! Vail, Colorado’s biggest and boldest art moments of 2020
The year 2020 was as much about art-making as it was about art-enabling. Despite an endless pandemic and social unrest, artists did manage to make important work that helped us cope, gave us hope and, just as importantly, saved us from extreme boredom. But they had help from people and organizations that supported them emotionally,…
Phil Niekro, Baseball Hall of Famer and knuckleballer, dies at 81
ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, earned him a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame and left him with a nickname that stuck for the…
Nowhere to go but up: Developers moving forward with hotel projects along Colorado’s Front Range despite pandemic
During an online forum organized by the University of Colorado earlier this month, a panel of real estate professionals discussed the ragged state of the hotel industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have never, ever seen a collapse of business fundamentals like we have experienced in the last nine months globally in the hotel industry.…
FBI at home of possible person of interest in Nashville bomb
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal investigators have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day and were searching a home associated with that person, law enforcement officials said Saturday. Investigators from multiple federal and local law…
Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay placed on injured reserve, ending his season
Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay’s maddening season ended Saturday when he was placed on injured reserve because of knee and hip injuries. Lindsay was previously ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. He finishes the season with 118 carries for 502 yards and one touchdown (55 yards against the Chargers). Following consecutive…
University: Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dead
DALLAS — Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah who grew up in the Dallas area, has died, school officials announced Saturday. Authorities in Texas and Utah have not released details about the circumstances of the Jordan’s death. A day earlier, Jordan was named Pac-12’s newcomer of the year. Related…
Pope Francis makes Christmas appeal for nations to share vaccines
ROME — Pope Francis on Friday called on world leaders, businesses and international organizations to help ensure that the most vulnerable and needy have access to newly developed coronavirus vaccines. Instead of speaking to the tens of thousands usually gathered on St. Peter’s Square, Francis made his annual Christmas address from a grandiose hall inside…
Western fashion, cannabis and plant love: Colorado trends that went big in 2020
Glued to our screens and barred from publicly gathering indoors for most of the year, Coloradans imported and exported their culture differently in 2020 than any year prior. The terrain, though flattened in some ways by digital streaming, offered plenty of peaks and valleys. “I started off the year thinking it was going to be…
Suspicious blast wounds 3 in Nashville on Christmas, police say
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and THALIA BEATY, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said police were responding to a report of…
Elijah Wilkinson’s barbershop endures pandemic as Broncos’ starting right tackle nears free agency
Elijah Wilkinson flipped burgers in the sunshine to the beat of thumping music and laughter from kids getting free haircuts and playing parking lot basketball. Welcome to the All-Star Barbershop. Wilkinson, the Broncos’ starting right tackle, co-opened the small studio on East Colfax in October 2019 as a physical representation of his deep connection to…
GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos
By LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on Thursday as his haphazard actions throw a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into chaos. The rare Christmas Eve session of the House lasted just minutes, with…
Colorado’s unemployment surges by 30% — another 52,000 filed for support last week
A month’s worth of stricter restrictions on restaurants, gyms and other types of businesses because of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the Colorado economy as new unemployment filings continued to climb at an alarming rate last week. The Colorado Department of Labor of Employment reported Thursday that 52,386 people filed initial…
Denver man who killed police officer in 1995 receives a reduced sentence
A 42-year-old man who killed a Denver Police Department officer in 1995 received a new sentence this week because of a change in how people convicted of murder as juveniles are punished. Raymond Gone pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and in exchange the Denver District Attorney’s Office agreed to vacate charges of first-degree murder after…
Colorado’s COVID-19 deaths starting to decrease after fall spike
Those looking for hope heading into Christmas got a few glimmers Wednesday, as Colorado health officials reported that deaths from the fall COVID-19 surge finally are starting to decline and next week’s vaccine shipments appear to be on schedule. Coronavirus-related deaths peaked late last week, and have been declining for a few days, state epidemiologist…
Broncos Briefs: Vic Fangio has special memories of coaching Kevin Greene in Carolina
As the Carolina Panthers’ defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio coached outside linebacker Kevin Greene in 1996 and ‘98, creating a strong bond. Greene led the NFL with 14 1/2 sacks and was named to the All-Pro team in ‘96 and, after a year with San Francisco, returned to the Panthers in ’98 and had 14 sacks. Greene,…
Karl Dorrell, Jarek Broussard earn Pac-12 honors; 6 CU Buffs named to all-conference teams
Karl Dorrell was named the Pac-12 coach of the year, Jarek Broussard is the conference’s offensive player of the year and six Colorado Buffaloes players earned all-conference honors, the Pac-12 announced Tuesday. Dorrell, 57, led the Buffs to a 4-1 record and trip to the Alamo Bowl in his first season as CU’s head coach.…
