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Over an extended Thanksgiving holiday period, 327 impaired drivers were arrested by law enforcement officers in Colorado. From Nov. 20 through Nov. 30, coordinated and increased DUI patrols, known as “The Heat is On,” were carried out by 103 agencies statewide, according to a Colorado Department of Transportation news release. During the same period last…

When he caught a 37-yard pass from quarterback Drew Lock on the Broncos’ third play at Kansas City, it felt like Sunday was going to be Noah Fant’s night. That feeling was still present at halftime after Fant was targeted seven times and had four catches for 57 yards as the Broncos led 10-9. But…

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place in the collective consciousness — RBG, Kobe, Maradona, Eddie Van Halen, Little Richard, Sean Connery, Alex Trebek, Christo — but pandemic restrictions…

Offense — C It took until the 12th game to eclipse 50% work on third down (7-of-13) and Melvin Gordon used a 65-yard first-half carry to finish with a season-high 131 yards. What we didn’t understand was Phillip Lindsay getting 14 carries compared to 15 for Gordon. Lindsay found the sledding nearly impossible, managing only…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Broncos haven’t been this miserable since coach Vic Fangio was a child. And he’s 62 years old. We’re all sick and tired of this stuff. Try as he might, Uncle Vic cannot beat the Chiefs. The Broncos fought like snarling underdogs Sunday but they ultimately lost 22-16 to Kansas City…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Broncos needed to create a takeaway, but couldn’t. They needed to corral Patrick Mahomes during one of his outside-the-pocket adventures, but couldn’t. And they needed to play a second half of perfect football to win as a two-touchdown road underdog, but couldn’t. Kansas City’s streak over the Broncos lives. Barely.…

By Bryan Anderson and Matt O’Brien, The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for the most part, Americans haven’t been all that interested. Fewer than half of…

Jack Balas has earned a significant professional reputation by turning a familiar art world trope on its head. Instead of painting female nudes, he paints male nudes, replacing the curvy, vulnerable, often sexualized subjects associated with such historic figures as Botticelli, Boucher and Manet with young, sinewy men whose buff physiques and chiseled cheeks speak…

You can forget about it feeling like winter for a little while in much of Colorado. Another abnormally warm air mass for this time of year has started to build over the region. Temperatures will continue to soar as high as 15 to 20 degrees above normal through the middle of the week. In the…

LONDON — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal well beyond any imaginable deadline and with all three key issues still unresolved ahead of a year-end cutoff. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged after a phone…

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — The activism of Jennifer Dale began when she watched her third grade daughter struggle with distance learning, kicking and screaming through her online classes. The mother of three initially sent emails to her local school officials with videos of the disastrous school days for her middle daughter, Lizzie, who has Down…

It’s beginning to look a lot like … spring? That’s how weather forecast seems to be according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Between Saturday and Wednesday, high temperatures may top above seasonal averages for December in the Front Range. For Saturday, expect sunny skies with a high of 56 degrees. Winds will be…

Colorado Buffaloes (3-0) at Arizona Wildcats (0-3), Saturday, 5 p.m. MST, FS1, 850 AM Three things to watch 1. Shenault, Part Deux. Freshman receiver La’Vontae Shenault submitted his most productive game to date as a young Buff last Saturday, hauling in six passes for 64 yards against a stout San Diego State defense. Have the…

Nuggets coach Michael Malone may be uncertain who will start alongside superstars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray this season. But as far as wing Will Barton is concerned, there’s no such mystery when it comes to his role. “I’m a starter in this league,” Barton insisted in a video conference call with reporters Friday.  “I…

Southwest Airlines, the second-largest carrier operating at Denver International Airport, informed the state Thursday that it would furlough 556 of its Colorado employees unless it can reach agreements with four of its unions on cost-cutting measures or obtain more federal assistance from Congress. “The involuntary furlough will take place next year unless we reach cost-saving…

Metro Denver’s housing market showed signs of running out of gas and stalling last month, with sales dropping sharply and higher-priced homes dominating a dwindling supply of available listings, according to a report Thursday from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. The number of residential properties available for sale in metro Denver dropped to 3,415…

In time for the holidays and the last push of 2020, the city of Denver on Wednesday released revised last-call guidelines for restaurants, bars and liquor stores. Remember that during the Level Red shutdown in Denver, restaurants and bars that serve food have been allowed to do so outdoors only. Diners can continue to order…

An affidavit requiring visitors to acknowledge they have come to the area with a negative COVID-19 test and understand the local public health orders is being prepared for mass distribution in Pitkin County so that lodges and businesses are prepared for its implementation on Dec. 14. The affidavit will include confirmation that a visitor has…

A Denver District Court judge will consider whether to order Gov. Jared Polis to release some inmates from state prisons because of the ongoing outbreaks of the novel coronavirus among prisoners and staff. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado asked District Judge Kandace Gerdes to force the governor to release or transfer medically-vulnerable incarcerated…

Colorado lawmakers gave final passage to 10 bills and more than $300 million in spending on Wednesday, the third and final day of the special legislative session for COVID-19 relief. Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and the Democrats who control both chambers of the legislature had planned for a limited session focused on seven priority areas,…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A 12th former NFL player has admitted to participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league’s health care benefit program. Former Washington Football Team and San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Lexington, Kentucky, to one charge of conspiring to defraud a program set up…

The East Troublesome fire, the second largest wildfire in Colorado history, is now 100% contained. Fire officials on Monday declared full containment of the 193,812-acre, almost 303 square miles, fire, which started on Oct. 14 about 15 miles northeast of Kremmling. “Pockets of isolated heat still exist” within the widespread fire perimeter, but containment lines…