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A Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent who has been criminally charged with bigamy — marrying another person while already married — resigned after an internal investigation, the agency said Thursday. Joe Somosky, who worked in the Pueblo region, was put on administrative leave July 20 after he was cited by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, CBI officials said. The agency launched an internal investigation into his conduct, and Somosky resigned rather than be fired. His conduct was reported to the state’s Peace Officer Standards and Training database, according to CBI. This is a developing story and will be updated.…

Banana Ball is coming back to LoDo. The Savannah Bananas released their 2026 schedule on Thursday — a 75-stadium, 45-state tour that takes the barnstorming baseball show back to Coors Field on Aug. 14 and Aug. 15. The 2026 slate will be the inaugural season of the Banana Ball Championship League, and the franchise will debut two new teams in the Loco Beach Coconuts and the Indianapolis Clowns. The Coconuts and Clowns will make up the BBCL along with the Bananas, Firefighters, Party Animals and Tailgaters. In the Denver games, the Bananas and Clowns will play both days next August.…

Zakhar Bardakov has a lot to learn in a short amount of time, but like anyone else moving to Denver, one part of the process was unique. Bardakov, a 24-year-old rookie with the Colorado Avalanche, is trying to adjust to playing hockey in North America. But he had to adjust to the altitude first. “I can tell you it was quite an easy transition,” Bardakov said through a translator. “The only thing is that I was worried about my wife and my kid: ‘How are they going to settle here?’ It was a little breathing problem at the beginning. It’s…

One person died Thursday afternoon when two vehicles collided in south Aurora, according to the police department. Aurora officers responded to the two-vehicle crash at Iliff Avenue and Blackhawk Street at about 2 p.m. Thursday, according to the police department. The intersection is just east of Interstate 225. One driver, who was the only person inside what police called “the victim vehicle,” died at the scene of the crash, police said. Both people inside “the suspect vehicle” were detained and taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Information on the cause of the crash and any charges under investigation was not…

ENFIELD, U.K. — The coach matched the mouth. It was the fourth quarter at Philadelphia, Bo Nix had just found Evan Engram for a touchdown, and the Broncos trailed 17-16 with 7:43 remaining. Sean Payton regained his taste for danger, ordering onions. In the biggest moment, he called his best play, a flat route strike to Troy Franklin for a two-point conversion. “I was surprised he did it,” veteran right tackle Mike McGlinchey said. “And I loved it.” In an instant, his offseason bravado and chest-thumping interviews with national reporters made sense. This is why the Broncos owners shelled out…

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged lower this week, returning to its lowest level in about a year. The average long-term mortgage rate slipped to 6.3% from 6.34% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.32%. The modest drop brings the average rate back to where it was two weeks ago, after a string of declines brought down home loan borrowing costs to their lowest level since early October 2024. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also…

Great American Beer Fest 2025 Thursday-Saturday. The Great American Beer Festival returns to Denver Thursday, Oct. 9-Saturday, Oct. 11, with hundreds of breweries from across the country serving thousands of beers inside the Colorado Convention Center. This year, festival organizers are including a spirits-tasting area for the first time, with 20 distilleries, offering 0.25-oz pours. In addition, there will be cider, hard seltzer, ready-to-drink cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. Tickets, $85-$95 per session, are available at greatamericanbeerfestival.com. The festival also means there will be dozens of tappings and other events taking place all over metro Denver, with rare and special beers…

By SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing that will occur the day after a small number of Guard troops started protecting federal property in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments over a request to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas Guard members. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and local officials strongly oppose use of the Guard. Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7,…

Mike Ruzek will be the first to tell you he is not a professional meteorologist — or a climatologist or a psychic. But for the past two decades, he has developed an uncanny ability to predict when a snowstorm is likely to hit Utah, Colorado and Wyoming ski resorts, oftentimes with more advance notice than traditional weather forecasts. To do it, he relies on a specific buoy located 186 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii’s Kauai Island, in the Pacific Ocean. The buoy is just one in a vast network managed by the National Data Buoy Center (part of the National…

By October, it is undeniably autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Indeed, the frost is on the pumpkin (whether it is or not, it’s always fun to say). The light is different; the air is cooler. Appetites change. Summer produce is a memory, but there are myriad fall vegetables and fruits to enjoy now. One joyous example is the arrival of persimmons. Some trivia on this fall fruit: There two types of note. Round, plump Fuyus are the kind you can slice and eat raw. Perfect for cool season salads, they can stand in for pears or apples. Bright orange, pointy…