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Best wine-making starter kits Produced and enjoyed all around the world, wine is a most popular drink, but making it yourself and reaping the rewards may be all the more satisfying. With a wine-making starter kit, you can craft your own wine at home, producing myriad bottles of a varietal of your choice. Kits feature the necessary tools and instructions, though they may vary in terms of complexity, included ingredients, and output. While kits may seem on the surface as complex, our guide will help distill how they work and what’s possible so you can venture forth with confidence on…

Roughly 100 people gathered in a snowstorm near the east entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday morning to protest a federal hiring freeze that could imperil operations at one of Colorado’s most iconic and beloved destinations.Protesters held signs and led chants on the roadside and one man was arrested, though the altercation between the man and park rangers appeared to be unrelated to the protest, according to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette.Related Articles Colorado News | Colorado weather: Snow continues in mountains, freezing temps in Denver Colorado News | Colorado’s national parks face uncertainty amid President Trump’s hiring freeze,…

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2025. There are 316 days left in the year.Today in history:On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49.Also on this date:In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time.In 1930, the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention; five were convicted of violating…

Which mobile hot spot is best? Adventure is out there, but Wi-Fi often isn’t. If you want to explore the great outdoors while still maintaining your blog or keeping up with new episode releases, a mobile hot spot may be the right fit for you. Unlike the standard data connection provided by your smartphone, hot spots provide a Wi-Fi connection for multiple devices. The hot spot option on your smartphone does this too, but dedicated hot spot devices produce internet for your household even when your phone is dead or you’re away from home. Both cellphone hot spots and mobile hot…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The rebuilding Rockies need another outfielder to pop in 2025.Pop, meaning, burst onto the scene. Pop, as in, park some baseballs over the fence.Jordan Beck just might be their man.As Rockies position players hold their first official spring training workout on Tuesday at Salt River Fields, Beck is the leading contender to win the right field job. Colorado would dearly love for the 23-year-old to take a giant leap forward.After all, the Rockies’ outfield offense has been sub-par for several years. In 2024, it ranked 22nd in the majors in home runs (52), 19th in batting average…

By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSalad usually means the tender, leafy greens that broadcast the start of spring, the dense heads of iceberg lettuce we grew up with or, perhaps, plastic tubs of fresh spinach and spring mix you can find at any grocery store.Salads tend to play a supporting role in colder months, when fresh produce is limited and we tend to crave comfort foods that are a bit more substantial and filling.Maybe we just need to take a new approach.Thoughtfully composed with nutritious ingredients, vibrant dressings and crunchy garnishes, salad can do some amazing things at mealtime. It can…

More than 2,000 people gathered outside the Colorado State Capitol and marched through Denver’s downtown Monday afternoon as part of a national protest against President Donald Trump and his billionaire lieutenant Elon Musk.The crowd, which began gathering around noon, chanted and waved signs criticizing Trump, four weeks after the Republican president’s return to office. After listening to several speeches on the Capitol’s steps, the protesters marched down Colfax Avenue and later 15th Street before circling and returning to the steps and the area around Civic Center Park.The throng was large enough that even after its front had returned to the…

Renck: Every action is a confession. The NBA continues to tell us the All-Star Weekend stinks by continually tweaking the format. The skills competition featured a disqualification for cheating. The slam dunk contest highlighted Mac McClung, the NBA’s version of Punxsutawney Phil, pulled from the G-League to save stars from having to see this shadow of an exhibition every February. And the game was a Kevin Hart standup routine disguised as a single-elimination tournament. In totality, it is not working. It raises the question: Can All-Star Weekend be saved?Keeler: Only if they raise the stakes. Or put actual, real, tangible…

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Feb. 17, 2025 as of 1 p.m. Monday:Alma, CO — 2.4 inches at 6:36 a.m.Almont, CO — 0.8 inch at 7 a.m.Avon, CO — 4.3 inches at 6 a.m.Berthoud Pass, CO — 8.4 inches at 6:36 a.m.Blue River, CO — 2.4 inches at 6:36 a.m.Brainard Lake, CO — 4.8 inches at 6:36 a.m.Cameron Pass, CO — 9.6 inches at 6:36 a.m.Cattle Creek, CO — 1 inch at 7 a.m.Clark, CO — 6 inches at 9:51 a.m.Climax, CO — 3.6 inches at 6:36 a.m.Copper Mountain, CO —…

At least 415 flights were canceled or delayed Monday at Denver International Airport after fog engulfed the runways and impaired visibility. The Federal Aviation Administration declared an operational status of low visibility Monday morning, causing some of the delays, DIA officials said. The FAA removed that status around 12:15 p.m but as of 1:50 p.m., 401 flights at DIA had been delayed and 14 were canceled, according to data from FlightAware tracking software. United Airlines had the most delayed flights with 124, followed by SkyWest, the airline that operates United Express, with 100 flights, FlightAware data shows. SkyWest had five…