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Four Denver-area liquor stores say the state is illegally issuing too many liquor licenses to large, out-of-state grocery and big-box stores and are suing in an effort to have those licenses yanked.The lawsuit filed late last week in Denver District Court targets “liquor-licensed drugstores,” such as King Soopers grocery stores, Costco, Walmart and Target. The lawsuit claims the state Liquor Enforcement Division isn’t following a state law that restricts the owners of businesses with pharmacies to eight liquor licenses.In one example, the lawsuit said the Vanguard Group, an investment firm, has ownership interest in at least 29 different liquor-licensed drugstores…

The Broncos waived veteran cornerback Levi Wallace on Tuesday after he had been inactive for the last two weeks.Head coach Sean Payton said the decision to let go of Wallace wasn’t easy and hopes the team can sign him back to the practice squad if he clears waivers.Wallace played in 13 games (two starts), allowing 15 catches for 223 yards, a touchdown and a passer rating of 111.3, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats. The former Bills and Steelers defensive back last played in Week 13’s win over the Browns, when he gave up six catches for 151 yards and…

Dear Eric: My father passed from cancer in 2020. He and my mother were married for 53 years. One year later, my only sibling died suddenly from a massive heart attack. So, it’s just my mother and I left. We have never had a good relationship. Very tense, lots of jealousy (her, not me).Both my parents were very close to my children growing up. Since my dad and brother have passed, my mom is increasingly mean, angry, rude and spreads rumors about me and my kids. To the point where she told several people, including my long-term boyfriend, that I…

Moon Alert: Caution! Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 5:30 a.m. EST today (2:30 a.m. PST). The Moon is in Libra.Happy Birthday for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024:You are sensitive, responsible and compassionate. You respect the past and what it has to offer. This year has been a time of recognition and acknowledgement. Next year you will finish a nine-year cycle and let go of what is no longer relevant in your life.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★You feel pulled between feeling friendly and outgoing on the one hand, and yet attracted to the desire to be alone on the other hand.…

By MATT OTTWASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive.Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a national ground stop for the airline. The order, which prevented planes from taking off, was issued at the airline’s request.The airline said in an email that the problem was caused by an issue with vendor technology that maintains its flight operating system.Dennis Tajer,…

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 24, the 359th day of 2024. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve.Today in history:On Dec. 24, 1992, President George H.W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others in the Iran-Contra scandal.Also on this date:In 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and the U.S. Senate.In 1851, fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes (about two-thirds of the library’s collection).In 1865, several veterans of the…

Café Brazil, which served a blend of South American and Mediterranean cuisine in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood for more than three decades, is closing.Chef Tony Zarlenga and his wife, Marla, bought Café Brazil in the 1990s and moved it from its original location to a large building at 4408 Lowell Blvd. where they expanded it. Just this month, Café Brazil was recognized by the city as one of 36 “legacy businesses,” due to its longevity as an independent operation.But on Sunday, in a Facebook message titled “A Farewell or a New Beginning for Café Brazil?” the owners said the restaurant’s lease…

Sean Payton’s worst enemy greets him in the misty mirror every morning for a shave, then cuts him from inside the rest of the day.If Payton ever got out of his own way, he’d rule the world. The Broncos coach needs to listen more to the voice on his play sheet — RUN IT!!!, it said at the top last Thursday, like a deranged Xwitter post — and less to the one inside his head telling him he’s better than that.“I felt we ran it real well early in the game (in the) first half,” Payton reflected earlier this week.…

Aurora investigators said 11 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members and associates will face multiple felony charges in Colorado court after a couple living in the Edge of Lowry apartments was kidnapped and tortured last week.Eight suspects are in custody and in the process of being charged while three are still on the run, Aurora police Chief Todd Chamberlain said in a Friday news conference.One of the men in custody was already wanted on an active felony warrant for burglary and menacing after a video went viral of him and other heavily armed men knocking on doors throughout an Edge of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever.The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.“He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Urena said.Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 until January 2001, addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, and campaigned ahead of November’s election for the unsuccessful White House bid of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.In the years since Clinton left the White House, he’s faced some…