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By FATIMA HUSSEINWASHINGTON (AP) — The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, experts say.The majority of employees shown the door at the federal tax collector are newly hired workers focused on compliance, which includes ensuring that taxpayers are abiding by the tax code and paying delinquent debts, among other duties.The IRS layoffs, one of the largest purges of probationary workers this year across the government, could also hurt customer service and tax return processing during…

Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed between Eisenhower Tunnel and Silverthorne because of adverse road conditions, multiple crashes and slide-offs Thursday night as another winter storm sweeps across Colorado.Drivers should expect extended delays and not travel through the area, Colorado Department of Transportation officials said in a travel alertEastbound I-70 is closed between exit 203 for east Frisco and exit 205 for Silverthorne for safety concerns as of 9 p.m., according to CDOT.Westbound I-70 was closed at exit 216 for Loveland Pass but reopened as of 9 p.m.U.S. 6 is closed in both directions over Loveland Pass, between I-70 and mile…

Mr. Rapid is set to stay, perhaps until the decade mark, in Commerce City.The Colorado Rapids announced Thursday that right back and team captain Keegan Rosenberry’s contract has been extended through the 2028 season.Having joined the club ahead of the 2019 season, Rosenberry was already the longest-tenured Rapid on the team. If he stays through the terms of his new contract, he will reach 10 seasons in burgundy.2025 was an option year for Rosenberry, which the club accepted after 2024.“Keegan has been a cornerstone of our team for the past six seasons, and we’re thrilled to secure his future with…

By JOE REEDYESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season.ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro informed MLB commissioner Rob Manfred Thursday morning that the network was opting out of the final three years of its contract, two people told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because because they weren’t authorized to discuss financial matters.ESPN and MLB both made statements Thursday night confirming the end of the current rights deal.There was a March 1 deadline for MLB and ESPN to opt out of the final three…

Mass layoffs by the Internal Revenue Service across the country impacted dozens of workers in Denver on Thursday.Arlen Rusch, former Internal Revenue Service worker, shows the notice of termination she received after being laid off in downtown Denver on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, experts say.The majority of employees shown the door at the federal tax collector are newly hired workers focused on compliance,…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bruce Bochy knows baseball. And bullpens. And closers, who can make or break bullpens.“Closers stabilize your season,” the manager who led the Giants to three World Series titles from 2010-14 and steered the Rangers to a title in 2023 once said. “Because when you lose games late, it’s a blow. It’s a shot to the chin. And you take enough of ’em, it can wear your team out.”Just ask the Rockies, whose glass-jawed bullpen was at the root of their 101-loss 2024 season. The Rockies had an astronomical 7.10 ERA in the ninth inning. Six times, they…

Another wave of snow is headed for Colorado as the streak of below-freezing temperatures continues across the state, according to the National Weather Service.Downtown Denver and the Denver International Airport are forecast to get 2 to 5 inches of snow Thursday night and Friday morning, NWS forecasters said. Other snow forecasts include: Up to 5 inches in Aurora, Brighton, Castle Rock, Centennial, Littleton, Northglenn and Parker Up to 6 inches in Broomfield, Highlands Ranch and Lakewood, and along U.S. 40’s Rabbit Ears Pass Up to 7 inches in Arvada and Golden and at Floyd Hill Up to 8 inches at…

State lawmakers will again juggle a pair of competing bills aimed at boosting protections for homebuyers or spurring more condo construction — while trying to avert the impasses that killed the parallel efforts last year.The two measures aren’t explicitly at odds, but their competing aims could put them on a collision course.House Bill 1272, introduced in the legislature this week, looks to restrict when homeowners can sue over shoddy construction by offering less-expensive avenues to address problems. It would lead to lower risks for builders and their insurers, proponents argue, making it a safer economic bet to build condos.But sponsors…

A Greeley man convicted of first-degree murder in the death of an 18-month-old girl was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday.Andy Serrel Carter, 29, was arrested in July 2021 after police say he severely beat Emorie Goodro while babysitting her. Carter was dating Emorie’s mother at the time.Emorie was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Colorado and later died of blunt force injuries to her head and brain, according to the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.Carter was convicted of first-degree murder by a Weld County jury on Tuesday, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of…

Before Ken Rosenthal opened the bakery-cafe that would become Panera Bread, he was a businessman who didn’t know how to cook eggs.Panera Bread founder and Colorado businessman Ken Rosenthal, 81, died on Feb. 14, 2025. (Courtesy of the Rosenthal family)“Everybody who had been in the bakery business and even some of his partners later on told him he was crazy,” his wife, Linda “Laya” Rosenthal told The Denver Post on Wednesday.“I told him, ‘We have nothing. If we lose everything, we still have nothing,’” she said, laughing.But Ken Rosenthal didn’t lose everything – he opened the St. Louis Bread Company…