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Colorado continues to be one of the priciest states for homeowners’ insurance due in large part to devastating hail storms and high wildfire risk and aggravated by inflation and tariffs. One national trade organization projects that the state’s annual average premium will increase by 11% to $6,630 by the end of 2025. Reporter Judith Kohler would like to talk to people who have experienced big increases in their home insurance premiums, haven’t been able to renew their policies or can’t get a new policy. If you’re interested in sharing your experience for an article, please fill out the information below.…

Today is Monday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2024. There are 72 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 20, 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence in the U.S. motion picture industry. Also on this date: In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. In 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur waded ashore in his return to the Philippines against Japanese forces in World War II, fulfilling a promise he made (“I shall return”) after being ordered to evacuate the country in 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1967, a…

For a second straight year, Empower Field didn’t see a Russell Wilson revenge game. But Sean Payton was evidently hoping for one. The Giants benched the former Broncos quarterback after just three games this season, turning instead to first-round rookie Jaxson Dart, who continued a stretch of generally strong play with a 283-yard, three-touchdown performance against Denver on Sunday. For three quarters, he gave Broncos coordinator Vance Joseph fits, sliding laterally side-to-side in the pocket to negate a juiced-up Broncos pass rush. And postgame, Payton offered a note of praise to Dart — and, perhaps, a note of shade to…

As Talanoa Hufanga, P.J. Locke and Ja’Quan McMillian gathered around the officiating crew to protest a key pass-interference call near the end of Sunday’s game against the Giants, they were joined by one of their own in a blue hoodie and headset. Sean Payton was already not happy about a first-quarter offsides call on Pat Surtain II. And not happy about three straight weeks of flags that tilted away from the Broncos. And not happy, certainly, about this late-game PI call on Riley Moss that turned a Giants third-and-10 from the 40-yard line into first-and-goal from the 2. So he…

Denver Broncos Bo Nix (10) scores a touchdown in the 4th quarter of the game against the New York Giants at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. Denver won 33-32. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)Denver Broncos Wil Lutz (3) watches his winning field goal against New York Giants at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. Broncos won 33-32. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)Denver Broncos Jeremy Crawshaw (16) and Wil Lutz (3) celebrate the game-winning field goal against the New York Giants at Empower Field at Mile…

University of Colorado regent and board chair Callie Rennison will not seek re-election in 2026, her office announced Sunday evening. 2nd Congressional District University of Colorado Board of Regent Callie Rennison Rennison, who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District on the CU Board of Regents, was first elected as regent in 2020 and has served as the board’s chair since 2023. Her current term will end in January 2027. “I am so proud of all that we have accomplished during my tenure on the board,” Rennison said in a statement. “… While I will miss working with the amazing people on…

Police are investigating after a small plane crashed Sunday afternoon near the runway at the Erie Municipal Airport in Weld County, according to the department. The Erie Police Department first posted about the single-plane crash at 3:59 p.m. Sunday. Department spokesperson Amber Luttrell said the crash happened about 15 minutes before that. Two people were on board the plane, Luttrell said. The extent of their injuries was not immediately available. Additional information about the crash, including the cause and the plane’s flight information, was not immediately available Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate…

BLADENSBURG, Md. — A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., killing a woman and injuring eight kids on Saturday evening, police said. Thirteen people were hurt in the the crash in Bladensburg, Maryland, according to statements from the city’s police department and the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department. The children ranged in age from 1 to 17 years old, Bladensburg Police said in a statement. Video and photos of the scene posted on social media showed a sedan inside a white tent on a lawn outside a home. The driver, who got…

Since Canvas Stadium opened, the CSU Rams football program has tried the SEC route. It’s tried The Urban Meyer Family Tree. It’s tried a safe, steady hand with Mountain West bona fides. None of those paths have led to a consistent conference championship contender whose results have matched the ambitions of CSU’s $220 million football home. So with Jay Norvell out, where does Rams AD John Weber turn now? Here are nine candidates CSU should have on his short list: Tony Alford, Michigan running backs coach/run game coordinator: If it’s about family, nobody bleeds green the way Alford, who played…

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 “The Correspondent,” by Virginia Evans (Crown, 2025) “The Correspondent,” by Virginia Evans (Crown, 2025) Sybil is a lifelong letter writer (not a journalist, the other meaning of “correspondent”). Her life and relationships are explained through the letters by and to her, which comprise this…