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Dear Eric: I am a 55-year-old single female. I often get asked out on dates with men that I am not interested in. I recently met a man, and we have been going on great dates. I really enjoyed hanging out with him until his sister-in-law came to me and said things like, “don’t like him; don’t catch feelings for him. Just have fun with him and get what you can from him.” I still like hanging out with him. Should I tell him what she said? Or just keep it to myself and just keep my guard up? —…

Today is Tuesday, July 1, the 182 day of 2024. There are 183 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 1, In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, beginning an ultimately successful confirmation process marked by allegations of sexual harassment. Also on this date: In 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania. In 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. Called Dominion Day until 1982, the national…

Outfield prospect Yanquiel Fernandez will be promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque to the Rockies on Tuesday, a major league source confirmed. The news was first reported by Francys Romero. The Rockies are also calling up veteran catcher Austin Nola on Tuesday, meaning that starting catcher Hunter Goodman is likely headed to the 10-day injured list because of a sore hamstring. Goodman, who’s having an All-Star worthy season, was originally projected to be ready to play against the Astros on Tuesday night at Coors Field. Fernandez, 22, is ranked as Colorado’s No. 7 prospect by MLB Pipeline. From La Habana, Cuba, he…

A 30-person brawl erupted just after midnight Sunday just east of the Greeley Stampede grounds, police said. No deaths or severe injuries were reported in the fight, which Greeley Police Cmdr. Mike Heck called the most severe he’s seen in his near-decade overseeing police operations at the Stampede. The Stampede was still open when the fight broke out, but Heck said nobody was in the area who wasn’t involved in the brawl. Ten Greeley officers on patrol at the Stampede arrived just after the fight started, and police say most of the crowd dispersed when the initial officers arrived. Several…

Negotiations between United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and Safeway’s parent company, Albertsons, stalled over the weekend, deepening a strike that has stretched beyond two weeks. At the same time, the union prepares for talks with King Soopers and City Market starting Tuesday. “Despite the union’s good faith attempt to reach an agreement, the company chose to walk away from negotiations – choosing to continue the strike rather than negotiating a new contract,” read a June 28 social media post by UFCW Local 7. The post further stated, “Safeway is still holding hands with King Soopers and letting King…

About a block of Champa Street in downtown Denver is closed as emergency services work to clear a collapsed wall of the former dive bar Carioca Cafe, commonly known as Bar Bar. Denver Police closed Champa near 21st Street at about 11:45 a.m. after a wall collapsed onto unoccupied vehicles there, according to a post on the department’s X account. The 135-year-old building is at 2060 Champa St. in Denver. The bar has been closed since last summer after it caught fire. The Denver Fire Department was managing the incident. There were no reported injuries. Sign up to get crime…

Fans are again getting the chance to chip golf balls into the wide Coors Field outfield. Upper Deck Golf, which allows people to tee off from the upper decks of sports stadiums across the country, returns to LoDo this fall at the Rockies stadium. Dates for the two-day event are still to be announced. Last year, the event was in mid-October. Golfers will be able to hit irons from the top level of Coors Field onto greens down in the outfield. It will be a nine-hole course, and only high irons (sand wedges through 8 iron) are allowed. Players will…

The fatal stabbings of two men experiencing homelessness in Aurora appear to be connected, police determined Monday. The stabbings happened about half a mile apart near East Colfax Avenue in Aurora early Sunday morning. One man was found injured at about 1:45 a.m. around the 1500 block of Moline Street. He later died from his wounds. A second man was found with apparent stab wounds at about 6:45 a.m. near a bus stop on Peoria Street south of East Colfax Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victims have not been publicly identified. Because of the timeline, proximity…

An inmate at the downtown Denver jail died early Monday and police have arrested a fellow inmate on suspicion of murder, according to a news release. Rick Roybal-Smith, 38, is being held while the Denver Police Department investigate him for first-degree murder charges. At about 2:15 a.m., a Denver sheriff deputy found an unresponsive man in a housing unit at the Downtown Detention Center. The man had been assaulted and later died from his wounds, according to police. The victim and Roybal-Smith shared the housing unit, according to the news release. The victim has not been publicly identified. The Denver…

Barry Morphew, who has been indicted a second time in his wife’s death, is in custody in Alamosa County Jail, officials confirmed Monday. The 57-year-old faces charges of first-degree murder. He is scheduled for an advisement hearing on Tuesday afternoon. He was initially charged with his wife’s murder in 2021, but that case was dropped in 2022 because prosecutors mishandled the case and were sanctioned for discovery violations. The misconduct led to the disbarment of 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley. The body of Morphew’s wife, Suzanne, was found in 2023. Morphew was arrested in Arizona on June 20, two…