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Denver temperatures are expected to climb into the triple digits on Friday, potentially surpassing the city’s record high for June 20, according to the National Weather Service office in Boulder. Here’s where to keep cool in metro Denver amid triple-digit heat The current record of 99 degrees was set in 2017. Forecasters say the intense heat will crank up Friday with high peaks between 98 degrees to 104 degrees across most of the state’s lower elevations. Mountain communities can expect temperatures as high as 80 degrees. The sky may also seem slightly smoky or hazy at times as a result…

By The Associated Press Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and winter will start. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words “sol” for sun and “stitium” which can mean “pause” or “stop.” The solstice is the end of the sun’s annual march higher in the sky, when it makes its longest, highest arc. The bad news…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is pushing back against a “misleading” statement posted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Denver field office, which sheriff’s officials say faulted them for following Colorado immigration laws by not coordinating with federal agents before releasing a man from jail. The Wednesday post on Denver ICE’s X account asked for community assistance finding a 32-year-old man from Honduras who was “released from Jefferson County without being turned over to ICE.” Sheriff’s officials disagreed with that characterization, posting a lengthy response on the agency’s own X profile and on ICE’s initial post on Thursday afternoon. “Let’s…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ office is involved in wide-ranging negotiations with the Broncos over Burnham Yard, a state-owned property that is considered a potential site for a new stadium, The Denver Post has confirmed. Two people with direct knowledge of the ongoing stadium discussions, which include several entities, confirmed the involvement of the governor’s office to The Post. The 58-acre former rail yard, situated east of Interstate 25 and mostly north of Sixth Avenue, is among a handful of sites along the Front Range the Broncos are considering for a potential new stadium. And the state is already planning to…

Rockies closer Seth Halvorsen never even turned around to watch the ball fly. He just walked off the mound knowing he’d given up a game-winning homer. And interim manager Warren Schaeffer knew he’d made a tactical mistake. James Wood, the Nationals’ rising star, launched Halvorsen’s 1-0 splitter 428 feet to center field for a two-run, 11th-inning, walk-off homer Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park. Washington won, 4-3, snapping its 11-game losing streak and putting the breaks on Colorado’s four-game winning streak. Wood hit a two-run homer earlier off starter Chase Dollander, but Schaeffer decided to let Halvorsen face Wood with two…

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been ticketed for speeding twice this month in Ohio. Sanders was accused of driving a Dodge TRX pickup truck 101 mph (163 kilometers per hour) on a suburban Cleveland interstate earlier this week. The Strongsville Police Department stopped Sanders at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in a 60 mph (97 kilometers per hour) zone on Interstate 71 near the Ohio Turnpike, according to a report provided to local media. Sanders, 23, could pay a $250 fine to waive the fourth-degree misdemeanor case, according to police. But it wasn’t the first time…

Science Friction Through June 28. It’s not too late to catch titles from this month’s Pride-themed Science Friction series at Denver Film’s Sie FilmCenter, which kicked off with screenings of “Cloud Atlas,” “Barbarella,” “Earth Girls Are Easy” and more queer-friendly flicks. This weekend: the Friday, June 20-Saturday, June 21, run of “Liquid Sky,” which programmers describe as “The story of a weekend in New York’s hyperrealist, queer, neon, drug-fueled, dangerous, and dystopian 1980s … .” Screenings take place at 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver. Tickets: $12-$15. See the full schedule at denverfilm.eventive.org An inflatable unicorn leads a float during…

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Luca Evans check in at the end of the Broncos’ offseason program to recap minicamp and OTAs. What stood out? What do the guys think they know about Sean Payton’s team that they didn’t a few weeks ago? And what does the addition of running back J.K. Dobbins mean for Denver and for the other running backs in the room? All of that and more plus the latest news around a potential site for a new Broncos stadium on the latest edition of the 1st & Orange Podcast. Watch Listen Subscribe to…

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job. “There was finally a sense of calm,’’ said Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition. That respite didn’t last long. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin declared, “There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine (immigration enforcement)…

President Donald Trump’s vow to carry out mass deportations of immigrants has sparked fear and outrage among some Coloradans since he took office on Jan. 20. It’s drawn approval from others. Most of all, his pledge has brought uncertainty to many across the state. The administration’s underlying goal, according to reporting by national media outlets: To deport 1 million people without proper legal status within a year. But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not on track to meet that target thus far. In late April, the agency reported about 66,000 arrests and a similar number of deportations in the…