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Three small, single-engine planes crashed in Colorado over the weekend, killing at least one person, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.A pilot, the only person onboard a Saturday morning flight in eastern Colorado, died when the two-seat Van’s RV-7 plane crashed in a field southeast of Matheson in Elbert County, according to the FAA.Federal officials said the crash happened just before 9 a.m. Saturday. Matheson is about 18 miles west of Limon.The cause of the crash remains unknown, but the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday evening an investigator was headed to the crash site from Texas to evaluate the…

High schoolers in Golden were released from classes Monday after a student brought a fake gun to school, triggering a lockdown, according to the school district.At about 8:06 a.m. Monday, Jefferson County Public Schools received a Safe2Tell report that a Golden High School student was in the school “with something that looked like a firearm in their possession,” according to an email released to The Denver Post by the school district.The school was placed on lockdown less than 10 minutes later.During the lockdown, a student with a “facsimile” weapon that they made at home for their Halloween costume asked law…

House of LR&C, the clothing store owned by Ciara and Russell Wilson, has closed its location in Denver International Airport as the company shrinks its brick-and-mortar footprint.Company spokesperson Jaclyn Cummings confirmed the shop, which opened in the summer of 2023, closed “recently” at the end of its lease term. The closure marks the celebrity couple’s final departure from Denver, where they lived while Wilson played quarterback for the Broncos from 2022 to early 2024.House of LR&C’s first local location opened at the Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree in 2022. At the time, it was the company’s fourth brick-and-mortar store, but…

By FATIMA HUSSEINWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced it will not enforce a Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation.In a Sunday evening announcement, Treasury said in a news release that it will not impose penalties now or in the future if companies fail to register for the agency’s beneficial ownership information database that was created during the Biden administration.Despite efforts by small businesses to undue the rule in the courts, it remains in effect.On Sunday, President Donald Trump on his Truth Social media site praised the suspension of enforcement of the rule and said the…

The Rockies’ pitching depth is being tested early in spring training.Left-hander Austin Gomber, a likely member of the starting rotation, was scratched from his Cactus League start against Seattle on Sunday because of shoulder woes, and right-handed reliever Jeff Criswell is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery on March 14 and is out for the season.Gomber, 31, asked manager Bud Black to scratch him from Sunday’s start because of reduced fastball velocity, according to MLB.com. Gomber was scheduled to pitch three innings.A shoulder exam did not reveal a significant injury, but Gomber’s peak fastball velocity in his Feb. 25 start…

Rockies 6, Mariners 1 Sunday at Salt River Fields On the mound: Right-hander German Marquez, making his second spring start as he returns from elbow woes that limited him to one game last season, pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits, striking out two and walking one. His fastball hit 97.5 mph. … Veteran right-hander Jake Bird, trying to win a spot in the crowded bullpen, pitched two scoreless innings, giving up no hits, walking two and striking out one. … Lefty Evan Justice earned the win, striking out two in his scoreless inning. At the plate: Ryan McMahon…

Moon Alert: After 5:45 a.m. EST today (2:45 a.m. PST) there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Taurus.Happy Birthday for Monday, March 3, 2025:Beneath your no-nonsense confidence is a sensitive soul. You are compassionate and tenacious. This is a year of service to others, probably to family. Therefore, take care of yourself, because you are a valuable resource. Could this be the year for a makeover? Do something to personalize your home.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Today Mercury enters your sign giving you a strong desire to talk to others. Meanwhile, the Moon is in your…

The Colorado Avalanche traded for the best friend of one of its top centers.No, not that one.Sidney Crosby did not step onto the ice Sunday at Family Sports Center. Ryan Lindgren did, though, and how he fits with the Avs will be a fascinating situation to monitor between now and the end of this season.Lindgren and Casey Mittelstadt are very close, dating back to their days at the University of Minnesota.“He’s one of my best friends, maybe my best friend, honestly,” Mittelstadt said. “It’s something you talk about getting to do, but you never really expect it to happen. It’s very…

Colorado lawmakers are closing in on limiting sales of semiautomatic firearms — including those commonly known as assault weapons — in the state after two years of unsuccessful attempts.Senate Bill 3 passed the state Senate last month after coming in for some heavy amendments that would allow otherwise-banned guns to be sold to people who complete training and a background check. The measure is set for a first committee vote in the House on Tuesday before it moves to the full chamber.Though Republicans have promised to fight the bill and gun-rights groups have pledged to sue, should it pass, the…

The staff member walked calmly up the stairs at the Phoenix Youth Services Center — a facility in Lakewood housing young people convicted of crimes — and headed toward a 15-year-old who had just thrown a chair at him.In an interview, Amani Ince described the youth services specialist grabbing him and slamming him into the wall, the impact so forceful it broke a hole in the drywall. The staffer, probably around 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, turned Ince around and slammed him into the opposite wall. Then he took the teen to the ground, Ince said, bashing his head on the…