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Allan Dyer of Cherokee Trail is The Denver Post’s 2016 All-Colorado baseball coach of the year

The Denver Post's 2016 All-Colorado baseball team and coach of the year, plus honorable mention to make up a squad of the state's top high school players.




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Legacy’s Dawn Gaffin wins 2016 Dave Sanders Colorado Coach Award

Dawn Gaffin is the 2016 winner of the Dave Sanders Colorado Coach Award, which is presented annually by The Denver Post to a teacher-coach committed to female athletics and high ideals like Sanders, who was killed while saving students in the Columbine massacre in 1999.




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Critics blast regulators over Colorado’s first use of new environmental justice law in fuel-storage controversy

For people living near a gasoline storage facility in Commerce City, the company’s decision to cancel its expansion near an elementary school was an environmental victory.




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Colorado seeks public comment on new draft of Suncor pollution permit more than a year after EPA rejection

Most of the revisions to the permit for Suncor’s Plant 2 were highly technical, and none change the amount of pollution Suncor is allowed to send into the air.




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After guiding industry through big changes, head of Colorado oil-gas group to step down

Dan Haley is stepping down as CEO and president of the trade association after nine years.




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Xcel Energy announces $45B investment plan, with about half for Colorado

Xcel Energy plans to spend $45 billion on capital investments in the next five years with about $22 billion of that earmarked for Colorado as the utility prepares for what it calls a historic shift in energy demand.





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Endorsement: “Do not retain” votes on Colorado judges could inadvertently give a win to Trump supporters

Coloradans should vote to retain Justice Monica M. Márquez and send a message to those wielding her retention as a political cudgel that far-right extremists cannot bully Colorado justices.






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State cross country: Aiden Le Roux, Addison Ritzenhein are fastest boy and girl in Colorado after setting course records

Aiden Le Roux and Addison Ritzenhein both set all-classification course records at the Norris Penrose Event Center.




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Colorado high school football playoffs primer: Favorites, challengers, dark horses and burning questions

Cherry Creek seeks its seventh straight appearance in the title game, while Mountain Vista looks for its first.



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National park’s 25th anniversary is a milestone for Colorado conservation, compromise

On Oct. 21, 1999, the Black Canyon became Colorado's third national park. But it was a painstaking process to get there.





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Editorial: Colorado’s leaked password scandal needs outside investigation

"Hundreds of voting machine passwords were accidentally released but what exactly was Secretary of State Jena Griswold doing to address the security breach?" -- The Denver Post Editorial Board




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Editorial: Here’s how savvy Colorado voters navigated the monstrous 2024 ballot

Colorado’s election results tell us that more of our neighbors are feeling bad about Tuesday night’s presidential outcome than are feeling good, but what about the down-ballot races?





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Try these hiker-only Colorado trails to avoid mountain bikers

There are so many fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Colorado, but it's not always easy to share. It can be alarming to have a mountain biker or horseback rider suddenly interrupt your saunter on a trail (and vice versa).




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Adventurous ways to experience Colorado’s four National Parks

Many guests are content with low-key offerings such as hiking, biking, fishing, wildlife viewing, and scenic driving. Some of us crave more.





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Violence against health care workers has doubled — a Colorado bill aims to reverse that trend

Colorado hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities would be required to come up with plans to reduce violence against their staffs under a bill in the legislature that also would require stronger responses to incidents.




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This city offers people moving to Colorado the best bang for the buck

With fewer people moving across state lines, and population growth slowing, places within Colorado will have to compete harder with each other to attract new residents.





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Colorado solidifies regulations for psychedelic mushroom growers, manufacturers and therapy centers

Anyone seeking to become part of Colorado’s psychedelics industry by growing mushrooms, operating a healing center, or manufacturing psilocybin edibles now has guidance on how to do so legally.





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Psychedelic therapy advocates fear high fees will curb Colorado industry before it starts

When psychedelic-assisted therapy becomes available in Colorado next year, the state will be just the second in the U.S. to regulate the production and use of psilocybin mushrooms.




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Kaiser Permanente Colorado adds Rose, Presbyterian St. Luke’s hospitals to network

The implications for some of Kaiser’s other hospital partnerships remain unclear.






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Wyatts Towing shuts down in Colorado following state investigation, settlement agreement

The listed phone number for Wyatts rings to Elite Towing. An operator who answered the phone on Tuesday said “Wyatts Towing no longer exists.”





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Some Colorado business owners fear economic fallout if tariffs are increased after election

Donald Trump has said he would increase tariffs even more if he wins the election. It's not clear what approach Kamala Harris would take.




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Trump’s deportation threats bring “so much uncertainty” to immigrant-friendly Colorado, advocates say

Trump, who has referred to immigrants “poisoning the blood” of the United States, promised to carry out mass deportations of people who are here illegally.






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How much has Colorado’s wolf reintroduction cost?

Costs have remained under the amount appropriated to the program by state lawmakers, but are almost twice the amount estimated to the voters who elected to reintroduce the native species.




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Reintroduced Colorado wolf likely died after fight with another wolf, federal wildlife officials say

One of Colorado's reintroduced wolves likely died of wounds it suffered during a fight with another wolf, federal officials announced Thursday.




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New greenhouse gas projections show Colorado moving in right direction to reduce pollution

Colorado’s climate policy teams put out a report every two years that attempts to quantify how much greenhouse gas pollution is being spewed into the air by transportation, the oil and gas industry and more.




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Colorado’s oil and gas industry says it’s reducing emissions at drilling sites by 95%. Environmentalists aren’t so sure.

Center for Biological Diversity is suing sued the state health department over two Crestone Peak sites.




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Colorado companies join coalition in methane-seeking space mission

Colorado has led the nation on regulating methane emissions and now companies in the state are major contributors to a new satellite expected to be an important tool in identifying and quantifying the emissions globally.




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Ready for launch: Colorado-based astronauts to take on first commercial spacewalk

What do a former violinist and a retired military pilot have in common? They're both from Colorado and launching into space this summer.




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Paris Olympic Games 2024 -- Colorado, IOC, USOC news and information | The Denver Post




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A 14-year-old government whiz is representing Colorado at the 2024 National Civics Bee

The bee, a fledgling event in its second year, is an annual competition encouraging youth in sixth, seventh and eighth grades to engage in civics and contribute to their communities.




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Pedestrian crashes on Colorado highways, interstates increasing, state patrol says

The highest number of pedestrian crashes that led to serious injury or death were reported in Adams, Pueblo, Douglas, Jefferson and Boulder counties, according to the Colorado State Patrol.





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Colorado wildfires are more extreme than ever. Here’s how state leaders are fighting back.

Colorado wildfires are becoming more extreme, and fire officials must seek new and better ways to prevent and fight them.





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Colorado detective travels to Washington in new novel “Gathering Mist”

We've also got three other book reviews of regional interest this week.