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Five years ago, the Rangeview boys basketball team was denied a chance to repeat as state champion in the worst way possible.It wasn’t a devastating defeat or an injury to a top player. Rather, the Raiders rolled into the Final Four a sparkling 26-0, but then CHSAA canceled the final games of the tournament due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Head coach Shawn Palmer of the Rangeview Raiders speaks to his team during Rangeview’s 77-47 win over the George Washington Patriots on their home court in Aurora on Tuesday. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)So this year, as Rangeview…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing the administration’s six-week funding freeze on all foreign assistance.U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled in favor of nonprofit groups and businesses that sued over the funding freeze, which has forced organizations around the world to slash services and lay off thousands of workers.Ali’s line of questioning suggested skepticism of the Trump administration’s argument that presidents have wide authority to override congressional…

Denver Restaurant Week 2025 Friday-March 16. Denver Restaurant Week (which is actually 10 days long) begins Friday, March 7, with more than 300 participating restaurants, all of which will be offering special set menus priced at either $25, $35, $45 or $55. The goal of the program, now in its 21st year, is to “showcase the creative and exciting menus” in a multi-course format, according to sponsor Visit Denver. Diners will be able to try new places (or old faves), from James Beard Award-winning chefs, new hot spots, holes in the wall and everything in between March 7-16. Five fancy…

Children who attend Denver’s Place Bridge Academy discovered federal immigration officers with military-style rifles banging at their doors one morning last month as armored vehicles blocked streets. They still went to school, fearful the agents would follow.They didn’t follow, but the students’ fears did. The next day, two planes circled over Place Bridge as kids played outside during recess. Inside, staff fielded calls from worried parents who no longer felt safe sending their children to school.Those scenes, as recounted by Place Bridge Principal Nadia Madan-Morrow in a court filing, took place Feb. 5 and 6 after high-profile immigration raids across…

Jordon Perlmutter & Co. and Rockefeller Group announced on Wednesday the signing of two new leases at Paradigm River North, a newly constructed eight-story office building in Denver’s RiNo Art District.Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, a consulting firm that provides a mix of geotechnical, environmental and site/civil engineering services, has signed a lease for approximately 5,307 square feet, while Rockefeller Group, which is a co-developer of the building, has secured nearly 6,000 square feet for its Rocky Mountain Region headquarters.The two companies are now joining anchor tenant Davis Graham, which moved into its 80,000-square-foot space in December 2024.An interior look…

The Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE isn’t only interested in shrinking the federal payroll but is also moving quickly to terminate federal leases and dispose of government properties considered non-essential. Colorado isn’t being spared, and the plans for unwanted office space can offer insights into what might be coming next for head counts.The federal government has tried to shrink its real estate holdings since the “Reduce the Footprint” initiative launched in 2015 during the Obama years. Under the Trump administration, that push has gone into overdrive and is playing out in ways that are hard for outside observers to…

By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Business WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates have been mostly declining in recent weeks, helping encourage prospective home shoppers just as the spring homebuying season gets going.But the same factors that have pulled mortgage rates to their lowest level since December — signs that the U.S. economy is slowing and uncertainty over the potential fallout from the Trump administration’s tariffs on imports — are clouding the outlook for where mortgage rates will go from here.“We do not anticipate significant relief from high mortgage rates in the near future because of inflation remaining stubbornly high, which will…

An Aurora man was arrested on suspicion of murder after police say he intentionally crashed into a motorcycle rider in November, killing the man.Jeremy Austen House, 41, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after deliberation in the death of Dorian Matthew Torrez, according to the Aurora Police Department.House was driving a 2000 Buick Century near the intersection of South Havana Street and East Jewell Avenue at around 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 18 when he allegedly hit Torrez, who was riding a 2002 Honda motorcycle, and fled the scene.Torrez, 34, was taken to the hospital and later died.Aurora police did…

Northbound Yosemite Street from East Chenango Avenue to East Union Avenue in Greenwood Village reopened Wednesday evening after being closed for more than 90 minutes due to four-vehicle crash involving a school bus.No students were on the bus during the crash, according to a post on X from Greenwood Village.South Metro Fire Rescue responded and treated one person on the scene, according to a post on X. The Hazmat Team also responded to contain a fuel leak.South Metro did not have to transport anyone to the hospital and the fuel leak was successfully contained, according to the post. The scene…

By Ali Slagle, The New York TimesThe steam, smells and stirs of a long-simmered soup can be therapeutic, sure, but so can a warm bowl of soup that’s on the table as soon as possible.Making soup doesn’t need to take hours to be soothing and fortifying, as these tips for classic soups, stews and other brothy numbers prove. Each smart trick delivers deep flavors in less than 40 minutes. You’ll still cozy up to something delicious and fill your house with good aromas. It’ll just be sooner rather than later.1. Start by Blooming Big To build a sturdy foundation, sizzle…