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By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators worked Tuesday to uncover the motive behind a fire set over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence in the U.S. Authorities were looking into the background of suspect Cody Balmer, who they say scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the mansion. Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, was denied bail Monday as he faced charges including attempted homicide, terrorism and arson. He did not enter a plea. He had told police he planned to beat…

Luis Leonardo Finol Marquez sat in the immigration detention facility in Aurora late last month while his wife gave birth to their first son. Now, following his recent deportation, he’s thousands of miles away from them in his home country of Venezuela. “I wanted to see my son’s birth,” Finol Marquez told The Denver Post in Spanish through a translator. But his detention made that impossible. The Post interviewed Finol Marquez, 28, when he was detained at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora and again after he was forcibly returned to Venezuela, seeking to understand the removal…

Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education is considering requiring a pause of at least three years between rounds of school closures, reflecting members’ reluctance to shutter classrooms amid falling K-12 public school enrollment. Under current policy, if Superintendent Alex Marrero plans to recommend schools be closed, he must do so each August and the board has to vote on whether to approve his proposal by November of that same year. But under a proposed amendment to that policy, the superintendent would need to wait at least three years before presenting another round of closures. However, Marrero could propose additional closures…

The head of the Libertarian Party of Colorado repeatedly used anti-gay slurs last week in an exchange with a person who criticized the party’s social media presence, according to copies of the messages reviewed by The Denver Post. The party’s chairwoman, Hannah Goodman, sent the slurs Friday after a commenter privately messaged the party’s Facebook account to criticize what he saw as its “asinine” postings. After an initial exchange that included the commenter sarcastically highlighting the party’s lack of electoral success, Goodman — replying through the party’s official account — defended her party’s achievements and repeatedly referred to the commenter…

Carter King is going home. King, the University of Denver captain who had a breakout season to cap off a distinguished college career, signed an entry-level contract Monday with the Calgary Flames. He was one of the most sought-after undrafted free agents after the Pios’ season concluded with a loss to eventual national champion Western Michigan in the semifinals. The 23-year-old King is a Calgary native and attended development camp with the Flames this past summer. A two-time national champion, the Pios won 124 games during King’s career. He set career highs with 21 goals and 43 points in 44…

The Kris Bryant Experiment continues to yield negative results. Bryant is headed to the 10-day injured list, the Rockies announced on Monday, due to lumbar degenerative disc disease. It’s the latest in a series of injuries that have plagued the underperforming Bryant since he signed with the Rockies on a seven-year, $182 million contract ahead of the 2022 season. In 11 games this season, Bryant is hitting .154 with no homers in 41 plate appearances as he continues to struggle offensively. In a corresponding roster move, the Rockies selected the contract of catcher Braxton Fulford from Triple-A. They also transferred…

Interstate 25 was closed for hours in both directions near Mead after a crash that injured a pedestrian, according to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. Northbound and southbound I-25 was closed near exit 245 for Mead and Colorado 66 as of 7:38 p.m. Multiple drivers reported standstill traffic on the Waze app, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT posted at 9:14 p.m. on X that the highway was reopened in both directions. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, the sheriff’s office said on social media at 7:30 p.m. Related Articles RTD vows to end slow zones soon,…

Randy Nichols has put on his dancing shoes, all thanks to a loan buy. At the end of March, the head of Denver-based development firm Nichols Partnership picked up the Cherry Creek Dance property along Third Avenue — a 0.43-acre corner lot prime for future redevelopment. “We’re looking at a couple options. One is condos, and one is office,” Nichols said. His firm paid $7.8 million, according to public records, for the 2625 E. Third Ave. property, which sits at the corner with Clayton Street. But the seeds for the deal were planted about nine months ago, Nichols said, when…

Troy Renck: The Avs shot for the moon and landed with the Stars. And the Nuggets plummeted to earth and found themselves paired with the Paper Clips. Sometimes sports are not fair. The local hockey team made every move this season to win a Stanley Cup, from junking its goalies to shipping out a star to overhauling the entire middle of the ice. And the Avs’ reward is a cage match with Dallas, a rival just as deep and motivated as them. The Nuggets face a Los Angeles team that is 14-2 in its 16 games, but it’s not the…

A drive-by shooting near North Glen Park that sent three people to the hospital Saturday night started when the 18-year-old suspect tried to rob the victims during an illegal alcohol sale, according to an Aurora Police Department arrest affidavit. Christopher Campos-Anguiano was arrested on suspicion of five counts of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault after police say he opened fire on a vehicle in the 15800 block of East 17th Place, injuring two adults and one child. Aurora police responded to the area after one of the victims, a 34-year-old man, called 911 and said he had been shot.…