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Colorado has agreed to do more to prevent needless isolation of thousands of people with physical disabilities who were confined to nursing homes, settling a federal lawsuit that claimed state health officials illegally segregate too many people.U.S. Department of Justice officials on Friday announced the settlement. Colorado officials committed to taking the following actions before February 2026:— Help thousands of nursing facility residents move— Identify people at risk of unnecessary confinement— Give information needed to make choices.— Help people with disabilities find accessible, affordable housing— Connect people with Medicaid long-term care services— Boost opportunities for people with disabilities to control…

Texas-based law firm Vinson & Elkins opened a Denver office in the city’s Cherry Creek neighborhood on Friday.“Denver offers a central U.S. location with easy access to both coasts and Texas, making the city a strategic market for companies with national and international business operations,” said Sarah Morgan, Vinson & Elkins managing partner for the Denver office.“The city’s thriving business ecosystem, coupled with a robust legal talent pool, presents numerous opportunities for us to expand on our established local client base and attract top-flight lawyers to the firm.”Morgan also co-heads Vinson & Elkins’s mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets practice…

When Sekisui House, a Japanese homebuilder, announced it would purchase M.D.C. Holdings at the start of the year, an unanswered question was how long the Denver-based homebuilder’s founder Larry Mizel and his top lieutenant, David Mandarich, might hang around.There is an answer. Mizel and Mandarich are scheduled to leave the company they had steered for five decades on Dec. 31.Sekisui completed its $4.9 billion purchase of Colorado’s largest homebuilder, best known as the parent of Richmond American Homes, on April 19, a fairly quick turnaround for what was the country’s largest homebuilder acquisition since 2017.“We are grateful to the Sekisui…

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MINNEAPOLIS — In order to be the Anti-Ant, Christian Braun knows he can’t flinch at Ant’s antics.This is a matchup that requires embracing, even relishing, the opponent’s fondness for talking trash. It’s a matchup that demands a willingness to guard on an island, where defensive errors are more exposed. It’s a matchup that rewards intensity and audacity.Braun has nowhere near the name recognition or star power of Anthony Edwards. But he possesses the confidence to believe his defense and Edwards’ offense can be equals. As he told The Denver Post this summer, alluding to the second round of the 2024…

Class 5A 1. Mountain Vista (9-0) at Castle View, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Next week: TBD 2. Cherry Creek (8-1) vs. Grandview, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: TBD 3. Valor Christian (9-1) won at Rock Canyon, 59-7: Watch out, the Eagles are playoff-ready. Valor topped 50 points for the second week in a row, as junior running back Chase Hanosh ran for 170 yards and four touchdowns on just 11 carries, and junior QB Dawson Olk completed 10 of 14 passes for 109 yards and a score. Since losing to Mountain Vista at the start of October, the Eagles have outscored…

A well-connected burglary ring has set its sights on the homes of Asian residents in Douglas County, using hidden cameras, tracking devices and other technology to plan break-ins and thefts, according to police.Suspects in one of a string of burglaries targeting Asian residents of Douglas County are pictured in this undated image provided Oct. 31, 2024, by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office)The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release Thursday that the ring is believed to operate across the United States and may be part of an organization that deputies referred to as the…

Thursday night scores Dakota Ridge 51, Bear Creek 0 Frederick 59, Greeley West 0 Severance 22, Mountain View 0 Palisade 43, Eagle Valley 0 Thompson Valley 28, Roosevelt 21 Valor Christian 59, Rock Canyon 7 Legacy 55, Vista PEAK Prep 22 Want more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.source

A girl in Boulder escaped a potential kidnapping Monday morning when an unknown man started following her on her bicycle and grabbed her shoulder, according to a message on X.com from the Boulder Police Department.The 11-year-old said she was walking to school on 26th Street between Meadow and Norwood avenues around 8:30 a.m. on Monday when a man started to follow her and grabbed her. The girl then grabbed a tree branch that was on the ground and hit the would-be kidnapper, which caused him to let go and allowed her to run to school.The child later told her mother…

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting a 28-year-old man and dumping his body in a Denver alley in August. Taleur Davis was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased human body, and tampering with physical evidence related to the Aug. 15 death of David Richardson, according to a post on X.com from the Denver Police Department. Richardson, who was known to his friends as Envy or E, was shot at an unknown location before his body was left in the 1200 block alley between North Verbena Street and North Wabash Street on Aug.…