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There was a lot of teeth gnashing and fan ranting when the Rockies did not break spring training with prized right-hander Chase Dollander and gifted outfielder Zac Veen on their 26-man roster.Now, just nine games into Colorado’s season, Dollander is up with the big-league team, making his major league debut on Sunday in Colorado’s 12-5 win over the Athletics. Veen will be officially added to the 26-man roster on Tuesday and likely start in left field against the Brewers at Coors Field.So, what’s up with the early-season roster shuffle? It’s simpler than you might think. It has nothing to do…

The Douglas County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a 23-year-old man while responding to a shooting at a Highlands Ranch arcade has been cleared in the man’s death.Deputy Nicholas Moore’s use of deadly force was necessary to defend himself and others in the fatal shooting of Jalin Seabron on Feb. 8 outside the Main Event, according to a decision letter from 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.Moore was responding to reports of an active shooting at the Highlands Ranch arcade and entertainment center just before midnight. He rolled up to the scene with lights flashing but no siren on,…

The state’s largest water utility will have two weeks to complete any necessary work on its $531 million dam expansion project before a court-ordered construction halt takes effect, a federal judge ruled Sunday.The granting of a temporary window for construction follows an order late Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello blocking Denver Water’s expansion of Gross Reservoir outside Nederland and barring further construction work to raise the height of the dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated federal environmental law during the permitting process and must redo major permits, the judge ruled, siding with environmentalists who sued…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MIKE STOBBESALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue.Also on Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is reviewing “new scientific information” on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water. The EPA has primary authority to set the maximum level of fluoridation in public water systems.Kennedy told The Associated Press of his plans after a…

It’s Budget Crunch: Part II in the state Capitol this week, as the state budget and several dozen spending measures hit the House.The proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which starts in July, cleared the state Senate in perfunctory fashion last week. Now it begins what will likely be a more tense journey through the House. That means there will be few committee meetings on this side of the Capitol as House members spend most of the week debating the budget — known as the “long bill” — and its cluster of 60-some related measures, known as “orbitals.”The long…

From the jump, Denver NWSL has made and stuck to its promises, including purpose-built stadiums and revolutionary women’s sports training facilities. In return, 10,000 fans have made their own commitment.After garnering 5,280 season ticket deposits in just a weekend following Denver NWSL’s announcement as a franchise in January, the club revealed on Monday that it has reached 10,000, breaking an NWSL record for season ticket deposits.The landmark comes a week and a half after the club announced a partnership with the Cherry Creek School District and the City of Centennial to build a stadium, state-of-the-art training facilities and seven auxiliary…

Casa Bonita opened summer reservations on Monday, and it appears the Lakewood Mexican restaurant remains one of the most coveted tables in town – even nearly two years after making its re-debut under owners Matt Stone and Trey Parker of “South Park” fame.At 9 a.m., Casa Bonita made reservations available for June 1 through Sept. 7, and anyone who signed on to casabonitadenver.com to grab on joined a massive queue of hopeful diners. By 10 a.m., nearly 10,000 people were in line to book a table and the wait time was expected to be longer than one hour.The amount of…

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.The temporary order comes hours after a Justice Department emergency appeal to the Supreme Court arguing U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.The administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia should not have been sent to El Salvador because an immigration judge found he likely would face persecution by local gangs.But he is no longer in…

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold will run for attorney general in 2026, she announced Monday morning.The Democrat hopes to replace outgoing Attorney General Phil Weiser — who’s running for governor — in Colorado’s top law enforcement job. She has gained prominence as one of the nation’s most outspoken opponents of election conspiracies and as a chief antagonist to President Donald Trump, a position that has led to death threats, partisan attacks and criticism among Democrats, as well as plaudits.Should Griswold win the AG’s office next year, she would lead the state’s legal challenges against the Trump administration more broadly.…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDYDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck a media tent outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip early Monday, killing two people, including a local reporter, and wounding six other journalists, medics said. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a man whom it identified as a Hamas fighter posing as a journalist.Thirty-two other people were killed in multiple strikes around Gaza, including 19 women and children and an emergency room doctor, according to hospital officials.Video footage showed people carrying the body of a dead little girl, her face covered with blood, after one strike…