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Fatherly advice? As it’s in Buffalo, Von Miller Sr. figured, he’s probably just going to wing it.“Of course, he and I had conversations about it,” the father of Broncos icon — and current Bills pass-rushing ace — Von Miller told me Tuesday by phone from Texas. “I know how he feels. He grew up in Denver. And became a man in Denver. Some of that is always going to be there.”The Millers are at the heart of Sunday’s AFC Wild Card game between the Broncos and Bills. Those hearts are knocking a little harder than usual this week.“It’s bittersweet,” Von…

A 53-year-old man who pleaded guilty in the fatal crash that killed 13-year-old Alex Mackiewicz of Highlands Ranch while the boy was on his way to school was sentenced to one year in jail by a Douglas County District Court judge on Tuesday.Ruben Morones pleaded guilty to careless driving resulting in death, a traffic offense, for the fatal March 6 crash and was sentenced to the maximum penalty allowed by Colorado law, Douglas County officials said at a briefing Tuesday.“The system is very broken when the most severe consequence for careless driving resulting in death is a $1,000 fine and…

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 7, 2025 as of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday:Agate, CO — 3 inches at 7 a.m.Air Force Academy, CO — 2 inches at 8:30 a.m.Alamosa, CO — 1 inch at 7 a.m.Arapahoe Park, CO — 2.9 inches at 1:23 p.m.Arvada, CO — 3.3 inches at 11 a.m.Aspen Park, CO — 3.2 inches at 7 a.m.Aspen Springs, CO — 0.5 inch at 7 a.m.Aurora, CO — 1.6 inches at 7 a.m.Bailey, CO — 4.5 inches at 12:01 p.m.Berthoud, CO — 2.9 inches at 7 a.m.Beulah, CO — 1.7…

Snow continues to fall across Colorado on Tuesday and forecasters said that the metro area could see several more inches accumulate before the storm wraps up.Light to moderate snow will continue across the Interstate 25 Corridor, Denver area and Eastern Plains for several hours Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.Forecasters said the snow is expected to weaken around 9 a.m. and dry out in the afternoon. Snow is forecast to end around noon in Denver and its surrounding suburbs, which is also when the Winter Weather Advisory expires.The advisory, which covers the Denver area, southern Front Range foothills,…

Westbound Interstate 70 reopened Tuesday afternoon near Vail after a semitrailer crashed that morning, shutting down the highway for more than three hours, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.The semitrailer, which was carrying heavy axles, turned over on westbound I-70 near the west end of Dowd Junction, the Vail Police Department said on X around 9:11 a.m. Tuesday.CDOT officials said the westbound interstate reopened around 12:55 p.m. Tuesday.Westbound I-70 was closed for the crash cleanup and investigation between U.S. 6 and Exit 169 for Eagle, about a mile east of Avon.A photo posted by CDOT officials shows the overturned truck spread…

At least 413 flights were canceled or delayed Tuesday morning at Denver International Airport as snow fell across Colorado.National Weather Service meteorologists said 1 1/2 inches of snow stacked up at the Denver International Airport and another 2 to 5 inches is expected by 11 p.m.As of 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, 399 flights at DIA had been delayed and 14 were canceled, according to data from flight tracking software FlightAware.Southwest delayed the most flights Tuesday morning at 122 and 115 United flights failed to leave the gate on time. SkyWest, the airline that operates United Express, delayed 104 flights, FlightAware data…

PARIS — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, died Tuesday. He was 96.A polarizing figure in French politics, Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.Le Pen routinely countered that he was simply a patriot protecting the identity…

Colorado drivers may soon notice a new license plate design brightening up vehicles across the state.With a bright orange, red and yellow background resembling a serape, or traditional Latino woven blanket, the “Chicana/o Power!” plates joined the state’s sea of specialty license plate options on Jan. 1.The license plates were approved through a 2024 bill sponsored by Denver Democrats Rep. Tim Hernández and Sen. Julie Gonzales and designed by Alamosa artist Larysa Medina and Denver artist Anthony Garcia Sr. To get a license plate, Coloradans must make a one-time $50 donation to El Movimiento Sigue to obtain a PIN, which…

The Broncos finally put their long playoff drought in the past.Almost nine years after Super Bowl 50, they’re back in the AFC postseason field.Now comes the hard part.Trying to go to Buffalo to knock off an MVP candidate in quarterback Josh Allen and the 13-4 Bills.“Everybody’s ready to go and everybody understands that getting to the playoffs is nice, but we don’t play football for consolation prizes and moral victories,” right tackle Mike McGlinchey said. “You play to win. I think our head coach has hit that on the head ever since the game last night and that’s going to…

A proposal by federal agencies that could have severely limited the use of fixed climbing anchors in wilderness areas is now dead, following adoption of legislation signed into law by President Biden last weekend.Among the provisions in the wide-ranging EXPLORE Act (an acronym for “Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences”) were protections for rock climbers who use fixed anchors for safety. Last year the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service issued “proposed guidance” that threatened to restrict the use of fixed anchors in wilderness areas, arguing they were “installations” prohibited by the Wilderness Act of 1964.In September a letter…