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All lanes of C-470 reopened in Douglas County on Tuesday night after one person was injured in a single-vehicle crash, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The driver of a Ford F150 crashed into a road barrier while on westbound C-470 near Santa Fe Drive/U.S. 85 at around 3 p.m., the state patrol said in a news release. The truck rotated and rolled, blocking two lanes of traffic, and the driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.…

More than 50 metro Denver bus and train operators marched through Lower Downtown from Union Station to Regional Transportation District headquarters at rush hour Tuesday night and packed a board meeting demanding higher wages.“Everyone knows that RTD needs to be fixed” and Colorado lawmakers have proposed a “transit reform” bill to help do that, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001 president Lance Longenbohn said before leading the march. “The RTD should recognize that paying its highly skilled workers is a critical part of that fix.”RTD workers conducted their protest as contract negotiations with the union have stalled. Representing about 2,000 operators,…

Rockies 14, White Sox 3 Tuesday at Salt River Fields On the mound: Right-hander German Marquez, returning from an elbow injury that limited him to one game last season, pitched his first game of spring. Marquez pitched two scoreless innings, giving up no hits, walking two and striking out two. … Lefty Austin Gomber gave up one hit and struck out three over two scoreless innings. … Young right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli, 22, is having a solid spring. He has not allowed a run and pitched a perfect sixth inning Tuesday, striking out two. At the plate: Kris Bryant, who’s…

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INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Porter Jr. returned from the 2024 All-Star break with a sunburn courtesy of Cabo San Lucas and a silky jump shot. He returned from the 2025 All-Star break with a momentary glitch in that jumper, courtesy of a healing hamstring.He also returned with some catching up to do on cardio.“It was relaxing. Probably too relaxing, honestly,” Porter said Monday night, laughing. “For having an injury, I think I probably was a little bit too relaxed and probably should have tried to do some more running over the break.”Porter’s bid for an Iron Man season ended after 52 games…

Founding and leading a small independent children’s book publishing company in today’s Internet-driven, Instagram-obsessed era is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for anyone unwilling to fly head-first into the oppositional forces caused by social media, book bans, free speech battles, economics and data-backed evidence of shortened attention spans and decreased reading skills among youth and children. Author, illustrator and publisher Marissa Moss, above, has successfully helmed Berkeley-based Creston Books since founding the small independent children’s book publishing company in 2013, a task not for the faint of heart in today’s Internet-driven, Instagram-obsessed era. Nor is it…

By SARAH PARVINI, Associated Press Technology WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chip Blackwell will be top of mind when the company releases its latest financial results Wednesday, with analysts eyeing future demand amid a Chinese upstart’s claim that it can train competitive AI models using far fewer resources.Wall Street expects Nvidia to report fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on revenue of $38.08 billion, according to FactSet. The company’s net income is expected to reach $19.58 billion.What happens with Nvidia matters for the entire U.S. stock market. The chip company has grown into the…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and BYRON TAUWASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”“We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. “However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments.”The employees also warned that many of those enlisted by Musk to help him…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags across the state to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, honoring former state Rep. Rod Bockenfeld.Bockenfeld, a 69-year-old Republican who served Colorado’s House District 56 for three terms, died at his home in Watkins on Feb. 13, surrounded by family, according to his obituary.Colorado State House Representative Rod Bockenfeld works at the Colorado State Capitol on February 8, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)“I am thankful for Rep. Bockenfeld’s commitment to his district and his thoughtful approach to his legislative work,” Polis said in a statement.  “… My…

Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Broncos will give quarterback Bo Nix another weapon in the draft.In his latest mock draft, the ESPN analyst has Denver selecting Michigan tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 20 pick in the first round.“Denver coach Sean Payton is looking for a ‘joker’ in his offense — someone who can play a few different roles as a playmaker. He had that in New Orleans with Alvin Kamara and Reggie Bush, but he hasn’t been able to find the right guy with the Broncos,” Kiper writes. “If you look at what Loveland has done at Michigan…