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Workers at Safeway, Albertsons and King Soopers stores across metro Denver will vote today and Thursday on new contracts with the two supermarket chains, and employees outside the metro area will cast ballots Friday. The votes today and Thursday follow the announcement over the weekend that members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 reached a tentative agreement with Albertsons, Safeway’s parent company. The union ended its strike that started June 15 with a few stores and expanded to 48 of 80 Safeway stores in Colorado. The union announced a tentative, three-year agreement July 3 with King Soopers and…

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for answers 14 years after a man was found dead south of Hudson in 2011 after he was held for ransom. Armando Mata-Magallanes (Courtesy/Weld County Sheriff’s Office) Armando Mata-Magallanes was found shot to death a day after he had called his roommate, then his girlfriend, on July 8, 2011, asking them both to sell his truck for the ransom money, according to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. The request was likely to pay a ransom after he had been taken hostage. Mata-Magallanes had left his Commerce City home that morning, but never…

After just one year of selling its pastries and sweets, Le Clare’s Patisserie said it will close its retail operation on July 19 due to the effects of construction on East Colfax Avenue. Related: Colfax restaurants say they are barely hanging on amid BRT line construction Instead, owner Maggie Kates will convert the space, at 2260 E. Colfax Ave., into what they are calling a “culinary collaborative” called ViDa Eats Culinary Collaborative. That will include hands-on cooking classes, Airbnb culinary experiences and private dining experiences, seasonal high tea parties and brunches, themed events, charcuterie, small bites and custom desserts catering.…

By Roberta Burkhart, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Many people don’t know it, but men under age 40 are the most likely age group to develop testicular cancer. Just ask Jay Riepenhoff of Upper Arlington, Ohio, who was 29 and still adjusting to life as a new father when he discovered a suspicious lump. He wasn’t thinking cancer. In fact, Riepenhoff got up for work the next morning and forgot all about it. He felt the lump again that night, and thought he’d maybe set an alarm to remind himself to call the doctor the next day. Riepenhoff didn’t feel the first twinge…

By TARA COPP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The weapons heading into Ukraine include 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, two officials told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not been announced publicly. It’s unclear exactly when the weapons started moving. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the pause on some shipments last week to allow the Pentagon to assess its weapons stockpiles, in a move that caught the…

2K Games announced Wednesday that NBA 2K26 will be released on Sept. 5 and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special edition covers. Thunder guard and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced a day prior as the cover athlete for the video game’s standard edition, which will cost $69.99 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X’S, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch 2. This image provided by 2K Games in July 2025 shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the cover athlete for the video game NBA 2K26. (2K Games via AP) Chicago Sky forward Reese will be on the…

Moon Alert: After 5:15 a.m. EDT today (2:15 a.m. PDT) there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in CAPRICORN. Happy Birthday for Wednesday, July 9, 2025: You are curious, enthusiastic and have an investigative mind. You blaze new trails! This is a year of learning and teaching. Renew your spiritual or religious beliefs. Explore meditation or philosophies that will give you a better self-awareness and get you closer to the true meaning of your life. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★This is a poor day to ask authority figures for permission or approval for something, because…

For five innings, Fenway Park witnessed a tense pitchers’ duel. Then the 2025 Rockies showed up, and the drama ended. You can guess the result, if not the score. The Red Sox  — carried by a rare complete game by Brayan Bello and charged by a three-run homer by former Rockie Trevor Story — blasted their way to a 10-2 victory Tuesday night. The Rockies, continuing their road to baseball infamy, had five hits, struck out 10 times, and tumbled to a 21-71 record. Colorado is 50 games under .500, and it’s not even the All-Star break. The Rockies’ offense…

A ground delay at Denver International Airport on Tuesday afternoon for thunderstorms in the area was affecting hundreds of flights, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A ground stop started at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday and turned into a ground delay just before 3:20 p.m., according to the FAA. As of 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, 355 flights headed in and out of DIA had been delayed and a dozen had been canceled, according to flight tracking data from FlightAware. Flights trying to leave Denver at that time were seeing delays ranging from 30 minutes to more than 3 hours, FAA officials…

West Nile virus has been found in Boulder County. Boulder County Public Health confirmed that, last week, mosquitoes trapped on the east side of Niwot tested positive for West Nile. No other testing sites returned positive results. West Nile virus most often causes mild infections, but can, in some cases, become more serious, leading to encephalitis, meningitis, vision loss, paralysis or death. Although the West Nile mosquito numbers are low, any risk of transmission is worth taking precautions, BCPH said. “We’ve seen low numbers of mosquitoes so far, but we expect them to increase as the season goes on,” Marshall…