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Six months after Eldora Mountain Resort was put up for sale, officials of the Boulder County ski area and the town of Nederland remain mum about the sale process, with Nederland town administrator Jonathan Cain saying he is restricted in what he can say due to a non-disclosure agreement.Eldora’s owner, Utah-based Powdr, announced in August that it was putting Eldora and two other ski areas up for sale with JP Morgan Chase “managing” the sale. The town of Nederland emerged as a potential buyer in November when Cain said he believed there was a “plausible path forward” for the town to…

If you want to spend Valentine’s Day in the company of swooning lovers, Denver native Scott Derrickson would like to show you his new Apple+ movie, “The Gorge.”And if you’re looking for panic-inducing mystery and action? “The Gorge” has those, too.The movie, which premieres on Apple+ on Friday, Feb. 14, is a hybrid romance-horror starring Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Menu”) and Sigourney Weaver (everything good) as operatives in a high-concept scheme that unfurls like a blood-stained blanket.Director Derrickson, known for blockbusters such as Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” and the horror hits “Sinister” and “The Black Phone,” admitted…

Colorado’s gamblers set a new record for game-day wagering on Super Bowl LIX, betting almost $30 million on the day the Philadelphia Eagles destroyed the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans.The game-day bets accounted for 61% of all the money wagered on this year’s Super Bowl. The total handle for the game was $48,273,381, according to statistics provided by the Colorado Division of Gaming. Of that total, $47 million was bet online.That $48.3 million is enough money to buy the 1,700-acre Caribou Ranch in Nederland where famous musicians recorded classic rock songs in the 1970s. But it is more than…

A new, roughly 2 acre park will open in the Windsor neighborhood in east Denver after the City Council this week approved the $750,000 acquisition of vacant land.The future park, at the corner of Mississippi Avenue and Dayton Street, will be purchased almost entirely with funds from the 2018 voter-approved Parks Legacy Fund, a 0.25% sales tax.“I want to point out this resolution because it is so joyful,” said Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer, who represents the Windsor neighborhood, during Monday’s meeting before approval. “This is one of the promises that we made the community and the voters who approved the Parks…

The Colorado Department of Transportation is partnering with the Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies to target drunken drivers throughout the state beginning Presidents Day weekend, according to a press release. Law enforcement is using sobriety checkpoints, putting a high number of officers in areas where they see lots of drunk driving, and increasing the number of patrols across the state through Feb. 26. The special enforcement period began Feb. 13. Officials are encouraging all drivers, especially people going to ski or snowboard, to drive safely and use public transportation or rideshare services if they will be drinking…

City officials will open the Denver Coliseum as a cold weather shelter this weekend and keep other shelters open as below-freezing temperatures continue in the metro.While not as cold as earlier this week, Denver’s overnight temperatures are forecast to dip into the teens and 20s through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.Denver’s cold weather shelters are activated when overnight temperatures fall to 25 degrees or colder and are open 24/7.The Denver Coliseum at 4600 N. Humboldt St. will open as an overflow shelter starting at 3 p.m. Saturday and will remain open through 11 a.m. Thursday, city officials…

The University of Denver held a celebration of life service for former chancellor Daniel Ritchie on the campus in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Ritchie, University of Denver’s 16th chancellor (1989-2005) passed away on Jan. 30 at the age of 93. The memorial service was attended by over a thousand friends, family members, DU employees, athletes and members of the community. The event featured remarks from friends and family of Ritchie, including DU Chancellor Jeremy Haefner, former Colorado Supreme Court justice Rebecca Love Kourlis, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. source

By LEA SKENE, Associated PressBALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.The judge’s ruling came after a lawsuit was filed earlier this month on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children who allege their health care has already been compromised by the president’s order. A national group for family of LGBTQ+ people and a doctors organization are also plaintiffs in the court challenge, one of many lawsuits opposing a slew of executive orders Trump has issued as he seeks…

Multiple people were pulled from a single-vehicle rollover crash at Denver International Airport on Thursday afternoon, according to airport and police officials.The crash happened on level 5, where baggage claim and ground transportation are located, around 3:30 p.m. and responding police officers and firefighters got people out of the vehicle, DIA officials said.No one had critical injuries, but police did not know how many people were injured or taken to the hospital.The crash did not involve an airport vehicle, according to a DIA spokesperson.This is a developing story and may be updated.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to…

An arbitrator has sided with Denver Public Schools in a months-long contract dispute with the district’s teachers union over how big of a raise educators should have received for the 2024-25 academic year. Both DPS and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association said they received the arbitrator’s decision on Wednesday that found the district did not violate the union’s bargaining agreement by giving educators a 5.2% pay increase when they expected or at least hoped for an 8.34% raise.“This is not a surprise to us and it is unfortunate that both the district and DCTA had waste(d) resources to reaffirm what we…