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Sean Payton spent 16 years of his coaching career in New Orleans.He got there in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and led the Saints as the NFL team helped the city heal. They won a Super Bowl in 2009, and he became one of the city’s mainstays until resigning after the 2021 season.Wednesday afternoon, hours after what the FBI called an act of terrorism in which a man rammed a truck into a French Quarter crowd around 3 a.m. and killed at least 15 people, Payton had his former home on his mind.“My heart is broken for the loss of…

Two parents are dead and their two children injured in a rollover crash on U.S. 36 at Lefthand Canyon Drive Wednesday morning, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release. A Jeep driving north on U.S. 36 went through the center grass median before rolling and stopping in the southbound lanes of the highway. Two adults, including the driver, were killed on scene, CSP said. Two children, ages 11 and 16, were taken to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries. CSP confirmed the injured were the children of the two people killed in the crash, who have not yet been…

By Ali Slagle, The New York TimesTo make fluffy, creamy, dreamy scrambled eggs for more than a few people, you don’t need a fancy pan or a newfangled hack. You don’t need boundless time or attention, either. You don’t even need the coffee to kick in yet — in fact, you’ll be rewarded for moving slowly.You just need 24 eggs, one pot and this easy method.Whether you’re scrambling just a few eggs or making a big batch, the difference between chalky, dry, rubbery eggs and ones you actually want to eat is in the details. This recipe and the tips…

There was a lot of pitiful grousing this week on social media about the law requiring commercial poultry farms keep hens cage-free in order to sell eggs in our state. The main argument went something like this: A scandalous abuse of government power is driving egg prices to shocking levels.Shelves emptied as people tried desperately to beat the anticipated New Year hike as the law took full effect.Online, people argued that there’s nothing wrong with cramming hens into small cages to keep prices a little cheaper. Cage-free is no poultry paradise anyway, folks said. This is just another way Governor…

Dear Eric: My husband has told our kids they cannot have any friends inside of our home. They can play in the front yard and that is it. I don’t know how to tackle this, or what to say when it’s our “turn” to host our kids’ friends. I’ve been hosting the friends to movies, arcades, etc., but never in our home.My husband is retired and seems to prefer always being home and away from others. I accepted this when we married because he is fine with me going and being around people, if needed.We didn’t have children until we’d…

Aspen Waste Systems, a Minneapolis-based company, has opened an office in Commerce City, making it the newest player in metro Denver’s competitive waste disposal and recycling market.A top 20 waste hauler nationally, with 350 employees and a fleet of 240 trucks, the company doesn’t own any landfills. Instead, it has focused on providing “premium” waste stream management and hauling services to clients using newer trucks and dumpsters.“We have watched Denver for a while now and we have been evaluating it,” said Alexa Kircher Fang, the company’s president and daughter of CEO Robert Kircher, who founded the company in 1990. “We…

Bo Nix and Troy Franklin haven’t been on the same page throughout their rookie season. But with a playoff berth hanging in the balance against the Bengals, the rookie quarterback didn’t hesitate to throw to his college teammate.Facing a crucial third-and-6 on the Broncos’ first drive of overtime, Nix saw Franklin race upfield away from cornerback Marco Wilson and uncorked a deep throw in his direction. But the pass sailed over Franklin’s outstretched arms and Denver was forced to punt.A play that could’ve changed the outcome of the Broncos’ 30-24 loss was off by inches — a normal occurrence in…

The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering Colorado to rethink a Suncor Energy air pollution permit for the third time in two years, leading environmentalists to question whether state regulators are serious about enforcing federal air quality laws at the Commerce City refinery.This time, the EPA’s order concerns the refinery’s Title V permit for its Plants 1 & 3, which refine crude oil into gasoline and other fuels and asphalt. This order comes on the heels of the EPA twice kicking back the Title V permit for Suncor’s Plant 2 after environmental groups raised objections to some measures within the permit.…

Drivers on three new highway segments with express lanes will face $75 fines starting Jan. 1 if they get caught illegally cutting in or out of the lanes.The state will begin enforcement on Interstate 70 between I-25 and Chambers Road, I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock and U.S. 36 between Federal Boulevard and Table Mesa Drive.During 16 days of an enforcement grace period this past month, CDOT caught 23,873 drivers violating the rules along those previously unenforced express lane segments — an average daily rate of 1,492. That’s roughly 2.7% of users in those express lanes, CDOT spokesman Tim Hoover…

Eastbound Interstate 70 reopened Tuesday near Georgetown after a crash involving at least nine cars, according to Colorado State Patrol. The interstate closed between Exit 203 for Colorado 9 near Silverthorne and Exit 232 for U.S. 40 and Empire Junction after a crash on the hill descending into Georgetown at 12:45 p.m., according to the state patrol. The highway reopened as of 4 p.m. State patrol officials said one of the nine cars involved in the crash was a semitrailer that was hauling cars. The cars on the trailer were not included in the crash count. Multiple people were taken…