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A Jeffco Public Schools chief who was fired while under investigation for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material died in a Maryland national historic park from an apparent suicide, sheriff’s officials said Friday.David Weiss, 47,, of Morrison was found dead at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park in Williamsport, Maryland, just after 9:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.Sheriff’s officials responded to the park after receiving a 911 call, Captain Josh McCauley said in an email. The agency declined to release further information about the case because of the ongoing investigation.Weiss…

All year, the Broncos’ receiving group has been Courtland Sutton and then the rest.That hasn’t changed completely in recent weeks, but a new face has entered the equation.Suddenly, Marvin Mims Jr. is squarely in the picture.Over the past six games, Sutton has 34 catches (51 targets) for 414 yards and four touchdowns. In the same span, Mims still trails behind at 23 catches (28 targets) but has turned those into 383 yards and four touchdowns.In the process, the Broncos’ second-year receiver has risen up Denver’s pecking order and last week in Cincinnati moved past seventh-round rookie Devaughn Vele into second…

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A man accused of attacking a Colorado reporter after questioning whether he was a citizen and saying “This is Trump’s America now” has had mental health issues for years, his lawyer said.Patrick Egan, 39, has been charged with assault, committing a bias-motivated crime and harassment in connection with an attack on KKCO/KJCT reporter Ja’Ronn Alex on Dec. 18 outside the television station in Grand Junction, about 240 miles (390 kilometers) west of Denver. Alex told police that he believed he had been followed by Egan, who was working as a taxi driver, and then assaulted because…

No cornerback has been named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year since Stephon Gilmore in 2019. Sean Payton strongly believes Pat Surtain II should end that streak.“It’s an easy case to make,” the Broncos head coach said. “Sometimes it’s a more difficult case to make, but certainly he’s deserving of that type of award. He’s that good.”Surtain, Denver’s star defensive back, is currently a betting favorite to be named the AP Defensive Player of the Year, according to FanDuel. He is ahead of outside linebackers T.J. Watt (Steelers), Myles Garrett (Browns) and Andrew Van Ginkel (Vikings), and safety Kerby…

Michael Malone’s inner monologue might be too cartoonishly profane for him to share on live television.“I was, man, walking off the court at halftime — you should hear some of the conversations I have with myself,” he said Wednesday after Denver allowed 71 points in the first half of an eventual 139-120 win over the Hawks.And if there’s anything this NBA season has taught players and coaches about talking to the media, it’s that speaking your mind too bluntly comes with a price tag. Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined three times in the last month for using profanity during…

Dozens and dozens of restaurants will open their doors for the first time in 2025 — most of which we don’t even know about yet (although their owners are surely planning away). But we do have details of some of them, and it makes us hungry. Here is a list of eight of the most anticipated openings of 2025 — along with two more without addresses that are in the works.AmorinaChef Max Mackissock of the Culinary Creative Group plans to open Amorina, a cocktail bar and small-plates restaurant in Cherry Creek, on Jan. 7. In addition to cocktails, it will…

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene as the calendar flips to 2025 with a Denver rout of Atlanta. Among the topics discussed: Jamal Murray’s annual slow start to the season appears to finally be in the rearview mirror. With the Nuggets surging at 8-3 in their last 11 games, is this the key to the season? Nikola Jokic was the clear favorite in ESPN’s MVP straw poll at the end of the NBA Cup. Could he really win his fourth MVP in five seasons? Or is it…

The NWSL’s 16th team is headed to Denver for a record $110 million expansion fee, Sportico.com reported on Thursday.It’s more than double the previous NWSL record for new teams and the largest expansion fee ever in U.S. women’s sports. Groups from Cleveland and Cincinnati were also finalists for the new franchise.Sportico, citing anonymous sources because the details are private, reported that the Denver group had submitted its first payment to the league on Tuesday. The group is led by IMA Financial Group CEO Robert Cohen, who would become the team’s controlling owner, according to Sportico.The NWSL added the Utah Royals…

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin will not play Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.Nichushkin missed the final 24-plus minutes two nights ago in a 5-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets because of the injury. Avs coach Jared Bednar said Nichuschkin won’t play against the Sabres and will be reevaluated but did note he could miss “seven to 10 days.”The Avs had their top-10 offensive players, save for captain Gabe Landeskog, at the start of the Winnipeg game. It was the first time all season, in game No. 38. Nichushkin has 11 goals and…

Two tree fires in Denver’s Cheesman Park on New Year’s Day are being reviewed by arson investigators, officials said Thursday.The fires were reported near the park’s iconic pavilion Wednesday, and Denver Fire Department crews fully extinguished both trees, spokesperson Luis Cedillo said.One of the Rocky Mountain junipers was removed by city forestry crews Thursday morning, Denver Parks and Recreation spokesperson Stephanie Figueroa said in an email.The second juniper is still healthy enough and will not need to be removed, she said.There’s no evidence of an encampment nearby and the cause of the fires is still under investigation, fire officials said…