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The Rockies limped into the All-Star break in altogether fitting fashion. Poor defense and a failure to deliver key hits, two characteristics that have plagued the club throughout its historically bad first half, again cost Colorado on Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park. The Reds, hanging on to playoff hopes, improved to 50-47. More significantly, manager Terry Francona got his 2,000th career win, becoming just the 13th manager to reach the 2,000-win milestone. The Rockies go on vacation carrying the baggage of a 22-74 record. Colorado’s 74 losses before the All-Star break are…

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has taken chances from the start. Some of his big bets have paid off — but other times, he’s been forced to fold. Vowing to move 1,000 homeless people from the streets into shelter in his first six months in office? Win. Announcing the city’s acquisition of Park Hill Golf Course in a land swap, long before the details were settled? Another win. Asking voters last November to approve a big new sales tax to pay for affordable housing? No dice. During his first two years in office — a milestone he’ll officially hit on Thursday…

One person was killed in a Saturday night shooting at a house party in Arapahoe County, according to the sheriff’s office. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received reports of shots fired at a house party in the 18900 block of East Crestridge Circle at 11:57 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement posted on social media. That block is south of East Smoky Hill Road and east of South Tower Road. As of Sunday morning, one person had died, sheriff’s officials said. It’s unclear if others were injured at the party. An unidentified 17-year-old was arrested in the shooting Sunday evening,…

One person died and several were injured overnight in a crash west of Denver International Airport involving a pickup truck and an off-site shuttle bus, police said. The crash near Tower Road and East 81st Avenue happened early Sunday morning, around midnight, Commerce City Police Department spokesperson Joanna Smalls said. Smalls said the person killed in the crash was a passenger on the shuttle, which investigators believe is an off-site airport shuttle not owned by DIA. Paramedics took nearly a dozen people to hospitals, several of whom had serious injuries, Smalls said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.…

Fifth in a series previewing the Broncos’ 2025 roster in the weeks leading up to the start of training camp in late July. Previous: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends. On the roster (16): Alex Forsyth, Joe Michalski, Luke Wattenberg, Nick Garguilo, Ben Powers, Calvin Throckmorton, Clay Webb, Quinn Meinerz, Will Sherman, Garett Bolles, Marques Cox, Frank Crum, Mike McGlinchey, Alex Palczewski, Matt Peart, Xavier Truss How many on the 53? Phew. Somewhere between 8 and 10, most likely; the Broncos opened with nine last year. Last year’s starters in Wattenberg, Powers, Meinerz, Bolles and McGlinchey take…

Denver police are searching for information after a man was shot to death in his apartment last week, according to the department. Tayjahn Thomas, 23, was shot and killed in his home at the Renaissance at Lowry Boulevard apartment complex at 550 Alton Way, according to a crime alert from the Denver Police Department. The shooting happened at 9:38 p.m. on Tuesday, police said. As of Sunday, no suspects had been publicly identified. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward…

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email bellis@denverpost.com. – Barbara Ellis “Stone Yard Devotional,” by Charlotte Wood (Allen & Unwin, 2023) “Stone Yard Devotional,” by Charlotte Wood (Riverhead, 2023) The unnamed narrator of this novel gradually leaves her job and marriage behind through a short series of retreats at a rural convent in New South Wales, where…

Westbound Interstate 70 reopened near Dotsero after a grass fire closed the highway, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Related Articles Westbound C-470 reopens in Lakewood after multi-vehicle crash CDOT to start repairs on aging bridges over railroad tracks in Denver area Mudslide in Pitkin County closes Colorado 133 in both directions I-70 reopened in Summit County hours after fatal crash Westbound I-70 reopens near Eisenhower Tunnel after crash involving semitruck The highway was closed between exit 133 for Dotsero and exit 129 for Bair Ranch, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. All lanes reopened as of 4:20 p.m.…

Three people were taken to the hospital Saturday morning after a small fire in a housing unit at the state-run Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, according to the Denver Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the Colorado Department of Corrections facility near 37th Avenue and Havana Street at 10:30 a.m. The fire was quickly extinguished but ventilating smoke from the area took “some time,” agency officials said. Two inmates and a staff member were taken to the hospital for smoke exposure, Department of Corrections spokesperson Alondra Gonzalez said in a statement. The cause of the fire is unknown, according to the Denver…

One person was killed and a second was injured in a shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to the Denver Police Department. Officers were called to a shooting in the 1000 block of North Lincoln Street at 3:15 a.m. and found one person with serious injuries and another with a minor injury, officials said. The person with serious injuries was later pronounced dead and the shooting is being investigated as a homicide, police said at 8:30 a.m. in a post on X. No information about a suspect or the person who died was immediately available. Anyone…