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Former CU Buffs forward Jakub Dombek to continue collegiate career at Hartford

Jakub Dombek will attempt to make a career out of college basketball at Hartford. The former Colorado Buffaloes forward announced via his Instagram account that he has committed to the University of Hartford.





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Their wrestling tournament canceled by COVID-19, Broomfield family starts “helping” by producing face masks

Xtreme Pro Apparel, a sports attire company based in Broomfield, specializes in producing anti-microbial fabric necessary for wrestling singlets to combat skin disease. Now it will make face masks to assist in combating the coronavirus.




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Kiszla: Shaken by coronavirus scare in his family, Olympic great Edwin Moses uncertain Tokyo will be safe to host Summer Games in 2021

Hunkered down in Georgia, certain his tomato plants will reach for the sun as the invisible fog of coronavirus begins to recede, Edwin Moses feels blessed. Tilling the red clay of a vegetable garden, Moses is safe at home, a 64-year-old legend filled with gratitude for health as solid as Olympic gold. The greatest hurdler […]




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Zoom weddings and drive-by birthdays: Life’s big moments still find a way in the midst of a pandemic

Coronavirus has turned life upside-down, but Coloradans found alternative ways to celebrate in the here-and-now.




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Coronavirus forces some Colorado cities to try virtual democracy

As state officials close countless public gathering places to slow the spread of the coronavirus, cities and towns across Colorado are leveraging the latest technology to continue doing the people's business -- though the efforts at virtual democracy haven't come without fits and starts. Municipalities across Colorado have long broadcast or live-streamed public meetings on the web or on a local cable channel, but recent unprecedented crowd control measures prompted by the pandemic have forced local officials to scramble to keep city and county agendas intact while not violating the requirements of the state's open meetings laws.




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Vail Resorts to lay off 2,000 workers throughout Colorado

Vail Resorts informed the state this week that it has furloughed nearly 2,000 workers effective Monday at its various ski resorts, lodges and hotels, equipment rental stores and shuttle service.




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Virtual egg hunts keeping Easter traditions alive in Colorado

Virtual Easter egg hunts may not be as exciting as squealing kids racing to snatch colorfully decorated prizes off the ground, but they'll do in a pinch.




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Colorado State Patrol targets illegal parking in Loveland, Berthoud passes after viral video

Colorado State Patrol will crack down on illegal parking on Loveland and Berthoud passes, the agency said Thursday, days after a video showing scores of cars parked back-to-back along the road went viral amid concerns that the drivers were failing to appropriately social distance.






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Vail Resorts exec explains why it took so long to get credits for Epic Passes

Vail Resorts marketing chief Kirsten Lynch said there were good and thoughtful reasons the company took six weeks to come up with a plan to mollify Epic Pass holders following the shutdown of its North American resorts due to COVID-19.




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Clean energy industry could shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, report says

Oil and gas aren't the only part of the energy industry getting pummeled during the coronavirus outbreak. A new report says job losses are starting to pile up in the previously fast-growing renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, too. The report released Wednesday by E2, Environmental Entrepreneurs, said more than 106,000 workers in the "clean energy" industry lost their jobs in March.




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CHSAA cancels all spring sports, activities due to coronavirus pandemic

What had long been expected became reality Tuesday when the Colorado High School Activities Association announced it was cancelling the remainder of the spring sports season.




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CHSAA brainstorming contingency plans for fall sports: “Nothing is off the table”

First, the coronavirus pandemic claimed the state basketball championships. Then, it forced CHSAA to cancel the spring season altogether on April 21.




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A Lost Spring: Youth sports hit hard by pandemic too

Coronavirus shuttered sports on a global scale with millions of fans patiently awaiting the return of their favorite leagues.





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Now you can support a local art house, a film festival as they move to streaming amid coronavirus outbreak

Make your popcorn, grab a blanket and stream the latest indie films from your home.




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Closure of Walmart Supercenter in Aurora followed days of complaints about conditions — and 3 coronavirus deaths

The complaints began on Monday. There were too many people in the store, they said. Employees were not wearing masks or covering their face. Everyone was standing too close to one another.




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Tattered Cover will pull up LoDo stakes to move into Rockies owner Monfort’s McGregor Square next year

Beloved Denver bookstore chain the Tattered Cover plans to move out of its historic LoDo space and into something much more contemporary next year.






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Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar’s 1st virtual race on an oval

IndyCar's virtual return to Michigan International Speedway mimicked the U.S. 500 at the start, when the current open-wheel racing stars mismanaged the green flag and triggered a spectacular crash.




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NASCAR star Kyle Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race

NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race.





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North Carolina governor OKs NASCAR to race at Charlotte

The governor of North Carolina said Tuesday that NASCAR can go forward with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway without fans in attendance at the end of May unless health conditions deteriorate in the state.




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On Earth Day, coronavirus gives us glimpse at what it takes to reduce pollution

As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.




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Earth’s insect population shrinks by 27% in 30 years, according to study

The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big picture study of global bug decline paints a disturbing but more nuanced problem than earlier research.




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Tracking the “murder hornet”: A deadly pest has reached North America

With queens that can grow to 2 inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.





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Home-building academy’s goal: Provide a foundation for people seeking stable careers, new starts

Billy Liptrot is making the transition from prison to life on the outside just as one of the nation's hottest economic streaks has imploded in the face of a global pandemic. But the 38-year-old husband and father is optimistic as he undertakes training for what he hopes will lead to a career as a carpenter in the home building industry. And the industry says years of "under building" could help the industry bounce back as the economy improves.







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After an “American Dirt” event in Denver was canceled, Latinx writers were invited to host their own reading

After strong backlash to author Jeanine Cummins' controversial new novel "American Dirt," the book's publisher canceled Cummins' remaining tour dates, including a Feb. 2 event at Tattered Cover in Denver, citing safety concerns. Before learning of the event's cancellation, Latinx writers in Denver were planning to host a protest reading in… Read more »




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How to support Denver-area bookstores, libraries with ebooks and home delivery

From canceled author readings to lost revenue and visitors amid a government-ordered shutdown, bookstores and libraries are struggling to stay connected to their audiences during the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed most brick-and-mortar gathering spots indefinitely.




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Reading list: The Denver Post sports department’s favorite sports books to ride out the coronavirus

With everyone sitting around the house these days, and nowhere to go, what better time to get lost in a few books?





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Meet the xenobots, virtual creatures brought to life

These are all programmable organisms called xenobots, the creation of which was revealed in a scientific paper in January.




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Tech Pals provides free support to older adults so they can stay connected during pandemic

Tech Pals is pairing volunteers with seniors who want to learn more about technology, giving them someone to talk to and a chance to learn something new.




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Are you a 2008, 2009 graduate? We want to hear your advice for Colorado’s 2020 grads entering the job market during uncertain times

The Denver Post would like to interview you, the 2008/2009 graduate, and you, the 2020 graduate. We would love to hear the 2008/2009 graduate share what it was like being thrust into an economically fraught time, what that experience taught you and where you went from there.




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CSU kicks off construction of 3-building “Spur” complex as part of National Western Center makeover

The groundbreaking celebration will have to wait, but construction is starting on the first of three buildings that will make up Colorado State University's complex at the National Western Center in Denver.




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Colorado AG vows to fight new federal campus sexual-assault rules in court

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Wednesday forcefully pushed back on new federal campus sexual assault rules which would bolster the rights of the accused, promising to fight the U.S. Department of Education in court.




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Unanimous Supreme Court throws out “Bridgegate” convictions

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, corruption and abuse of power in the scheme, but said “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.”




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Man arrested, accused of sexually assaulting runner on trail in Fort Collins

A man in Fort Collins sexually assaulted a woman who was running on the Poudre River Trail and the assailant fled the area on a bicycle.




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Altitude TV secures legal victory against Comcast with court ruling to proceed in the pandemic

Altitude TV will move forward in its antitrust lawsuit against Comcast after a Colorado federal court ruled in favor this week of allowing the case to continue during the pandemic.




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Coronavirus outbreaks reported at 5 Denver-area jails; nursing home death toll rises to 531

Five jails in the Denver area have confirmed outbreaks of the new coronavirus as of Wednesday, with more than 100 confirmed infections and one death linked to Colorado correctional facilities.




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The Game Cast Steps Into The Penthouse for Part 2



The cast of The Game returns for round 2.