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The exhibit “Outside Influences” presents the history of photography in Colorado, but with a profound understanding of the two forces that have shaped this state into the place it is today: mountains and migration. The narrative here has always been driven by nomads and newcomers, people who rolled — or later, flew — across plains and settled into place with open minds and fresh perspectives, inspiring new chapters in the story. That has been especially true over the last century as the population grew, and as photography emerged as an important practice within fine art. Albert Chong’s “Aunt Winnie,” is…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. The trial is bringing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into federal court in Washington to testify. In opening statements, Federal Trade Commission attorney Daniel Matheson said Meta has used a monopoly to generate enormous profits as consumer satisfaction has dropped. He said Meta was “erecting a moat” to protect its interests by buying…

More than a dozen whiskey-filled oak barrels sit on racks inside Ironton Distillery’s production facility in Denver. Most of it won’t be ready to drink for a while — it needs to age for two years — but when it is, this whiskey will be bottled and labeled as “American single malt.” Colorado distillers are raising a toast to this new standard of identity for domestic whiskey, one that formally defines what ingredients can be used and how American single malt should be made. Instituted in December by the federal alcohol regulators, the designation joins vaunted labels like bourbon, rye…

The light snow falling across Colorado on Monday morning won’t last long, according to the National Weather Service. Little to none of it is expected to stick, but the snow will make roads wet and possibly slushy during the morning commute, NWS forecasters said. Roads in the foothills and mountains could be slick Monday morning, forecasters said. Snow showers will wind down in Denver and over the Eastern Plains by mid-morning, making way for mostly sunny skies, forecasters said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook. A new storm will arrive Wednesday in the mountains, bringing snow and continuing through at least…

It’s been six months since John Hunter rode Regional Transportation District light rail trains from his home in Lakewood to work in the Denver Tech Center. On a good day, the trip took 47 minutes — competitive with driving — and he loved listening to music, reading and gazing out the window. But when RTD’s trains slowed to 10 mph last summer, his commutes took as long as two hours. Hunter, a Wi-Fi engineer, reverted to driving through traffic — fixating on rear bumpers from inside his burgundy Highlander or blue Subaru on Interstate 25, navigating shortcuts during jams, paying…

A wildfire burning on more than 100 acres of land in Douglas County north of Woodland Park, near Sedalia, was 45% contained Sunday, according to U.S. Forest Service officials. The fire sparked at about 4:29 p.m. Saturday near the Turkey Track shooting range in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Luke Roberts said in a Sunday morning briefing. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the fire had burned about 128 acres and was 45% contained, U.S. Forest Service officials said. The fire was human-caused, but how it started remains under investigation, according to the Forest Service. Sheriff’s…

Two adults and one child were shot Saturday night while driving in Aurora after the suspect allegedly stole from them, according to the police department. Two other children were also in the back seat of the car but were not injured in the shooting, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a sales meetup gone wrong, where the 18-year-old suspect took the items without paying and fled, the release stated. The family was following the suspect, identified by police as Christopher Campos-Anguiano, in their car when his vehicle pulled up next…

In March, about four years after the King Soopers mass shooting, a study co-authored by a University of Colorado Boulder researcher found that about 7% of American adults will be on the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime. “That’s a pretty large number. It almost defies belief that it was so large, but really over the past year, when talking to police chiefs, victim advocates, street outreach workers, and young people embroiled in conflicts, you start to realize, well, maybe that number isn’t as shocking as you would be led to believe,” CU researcher David Pyrooz said. Today,…

The Colorado Rapids’ newest superpower is the bounce-back. For the second time in just eight MLS games this season, the Rapids followed a bad loss with an outstanding home win over one of the best teams in the league. The victim of the rebound this time was the league’s newest franchise, San Diego FC, which lost 3-2 in its first trip to Colorado. With the Rapids stuck in a rut trying to find consistent positive energy, and Kévin Cabral struggling to contribute to scoring, something had to change. And oh, did it. Here are three takeaways from one of the…

For disgruntled sports fans, change can never come fast enough. For disgruntled Rockies fans, change should have come yesterday. When the earthquake struck Ball Arena and coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth were fired, I predicted that my inbox would be filled with emails from Rockies fans demanding that a similar shakeup occur at 20th and Blake. I was right. “The Nuggets won a championship two years ago and have a winning record, and they cleaned house,” wrote Jim from Golden, echoing many similar emails. “The Rockies have lost 100 games for two straight (seasons), and they do…