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Nearly every state shifted distinctly to the right in Tuesday’s election — but Colorado is looking like a rare exception.The Democratic ticket, led this time by Vice President Kamala Harris, again won the state by double-digit margins, even as the nationwide electorate is projected to deliver the popular vote to former President Donald Trump — the first Republican nominee to win that metric in 20 years. A Washington Post model for when all ballots are counted projects that Colorado might even end up as the only state with a shift to the left since the 2020 election. As of 6:30…

A storm system that dumped multiple feet of wet, heavy snow on Colorado this week is moving on, as counties south and east of Denver continue to dig themselves out of the slush.Flakes are continuing to fall between Denver International Airport and the southeast side of the metropolitan area, but as of Saturday morning, Zach Hiris, a meteorologist at the Boulder office of the National Weather Service, said the snow is expected to let up by the end of the day across most of the state.“We’re pretty much in the last gasp of the storm this morning,” he said.The Palmer…

Class 5A No. 17 Grandview beat No. 16 Denver East, 17-3: The Angels (6-5) got a field goal in the opening quarter, but the Wolves defense pitched a shutout from there. Denver East’s defense also played well, but Caleb Llamas’ 43-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, then Will Reid’s field goal and Blitz McCarty’s TD run in the fourth quarter was the difference to set Grandview (6-5) up with a rematch against Centennial League rival Cherry Creek. The two teams played in the regular season finale. Next week: Winner at No. 1 Cherry Creek (9-1), TBA. No. 9 Erie beat…

Snowfall slowed across the Denver metro area Saturday morning, but delays and cancellations continued at Denver International Airport, after a week that saw thousands of flights impacted by winter weather.As of 11:35 a.m., 73 flights into and out of the airport had been canceled Saturday while another 263 were delayed, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware.The majority of those flights belonged to SkyWest, with 50 flights canceled and 62 delayed; United, with six flights canceled and 99 delayed; and Southwest, with eight flights canceled and 73 delayed.Travel impacts Saturday were less severe than the preceding days, with about 1,100 flights…

From the coach to his teammates, the Avalanche has publicly remained steadfast in support of embattled goaltender Alexandar Georgiev.He delivered Thursday night, authoring the best performance by an Avs goaltender this season against the No. 1 team in the NHL standings. Georgiev stopped the final 27 shots he faced in a 1-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.“It’s important. He played well, played well enough for us to win the game,” Avs defenseman Josh Manson said. “Made some huge saves. We just couldn’t get one by the other guy.“I think we just expect those guys to play the way we know…

A 16-year-old inmate at a Greeley youth detention center died Tuesday after being in intensive care since last month.Authorities did not say how the teen died, only calling it a “medical emergency.”On Oct. 21, police responded to the Plate Valley Youth Services center on reports of a contraband narcotics violation in the facility, police said in a news release.Detention center staff told police that they found the teen unresponsive in his cell at 6:48 a.m. He was taken to the hospital.Anyone with information about this incident who has not already spoken to law enforcement is asked to call Detective Jackson…

Despite concerns buyers would delay home purchases until after the election, metro Denver’s housing market sizzled in October.That activity bucks a national trend. A Redfin survey shows that 23% of first-time buyers plan to wait until after the election to purchase, citing economic uncertainty, potential rate cuts, and candidate policy impacts.According to the monthly report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, homebuyers closed on 3,443 properties last month, up 2.3% from September and an 8% jump from 3,189 in October 2023. Pending sales of 3,578 were up 1% from September and 22% from 2,940 in October 2023.Post-election salesTraditionally, buyers…

Jamal Murray’s return from the shelf was a soothing reminder to the Nuggets: Even if he is struggling, their starting lineup is better off with him in it.Murray scored 28 points after missing the last three games with a concussion, and Denver’s top unit played some of its crispest offensive basketball of the season in a 135-122 win over the Heat on Friday, even with Aaron Gordon out.“It’s a win, and to get any win in this league is hard, so I’m definitely happy that we won. … But right now, we’re winning with our offense,” coach Michael Malone said.…

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