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The Aurora Police Department’s new chief on Monday said the man fatally shot by police last week was carrying an airsoft gun that looked like an AR-15 rifle, alleging the man was there “to intimidate, to terrorize and to threaten” the community.The man’s sister-in-law, Kelly Davis, said Chief Todd Chamberlain’s decision to make declarative statements about her brother-in-law Kory Dillard‘s intentions during the incident without releasing video footage of the shooting is “very telling.”“To make that kind of statement with no body-worn camera footage is insane,” she told The Denver Post.Aurora police officers responded to multiple calls about a fight…

Colorado Avalanche center Calum Ritchie (71) in the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The Colorado Avalanche is still very much in Stanley Cup-or-bust mode as a franchise, but the start of the 2024-25 campaign is going to feature a youth movement. Against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, the Avalanche will likely have five players in the lineup who have not spent a full season in the NHL. Four of them will officially be considered rookies, while one missed the age cutoff by about six weeks. It’s a…

Renck: The Broncos are no longer a fake ID team. No longer a fraud. Sunday did not make a season, but it made it a lot more interesting. The Broncos have won three straight games, ended an embarrassing eight-game losing skid to the Raiders, and have kick-started optimism. Sean, this is a rebuilding team. The two-deep depth chart and dead cap money explain as much. But is it time to recalibrate expectations? Are the Broncos — looks around and whispers — a playoff team?Take Our PollKeeler: Shhhhh! Don’t tell anybody, but for the second time in 10 months, coach Sean…

A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 7: If you’re on mobile, tap here to see the rankings. Class 5A Team Record Previous Last week 1. Mountain Vista 6-0 2 W (62-21 vs. No. 5 Valor Christian) Comment: It’s one thing to beat Valor. It’s quite another to pile up 662 yards and 62 points while doing it. This week: vs. ThunderRidge, 7 p.m. Friday. 2. Cherry Creek 5-1 1 W (45-0 at Cherokee Trail) Comment: Bruins beat C.T. by 45 and fall in rankings? Sorry, Mountain Vista was just that…

Colorado’s Travis Hunter zeros in on Arizona’s Montana Lemonius-Craig in Pac-12 football on Nov. 11. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Colorado football continues to be must-watch TV. On Monday, the Buffaloes’ Oct. 19 game at Arizona was announced as a 2 p.m. MDT kickoff. The game in Tucson, Ariz., will be broadcast nationally on Fox. CU (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), which hosts Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday at Folsom Field (8:15 p.m., ESPN), has won three consecutive games and is currently one of only five teams unbeaten in Big 12 play. With the Arizona game being on Fox, that is the…

Denver Health has been struggling financially since 2022, and its leadership is asking voters in the Nov. 5 election to commit to funding it long-term through Ballot Issue 2Q.The system lost about $35 million in 2022 and posted a $17 million profit last year, but only after receiving one-time donations. Denver Health projects it will lose $10 million this year.CEO Donna Lynne attributed most of the shortfall to an increase in uninsured patients needing care and flat funding from the city of Denver. She said that next year, the system projects Denver residents will need about $124 million in care…

By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-GazettePork is a versatile and nutritious alternative to chicken or beef, lending itself to everything from stir-fries and tacos to gyoza and barbecue sandwiches. Yet when it comes to one of its most recognizable and popular cuts, the humble pork chop, it can also be a bit frustrating.Because it’s such a lean source of protein, with less marbling than a shoulder cut, pork chops cook pretty quickly. In fact, they’re ready so quickly that it’s super easy to overcook them, resulting in a dish that’s dry, tough and hopelessly chewy.This Vietnamese American dish from “Top Chef”…

Aurora’s decades-long debate over whether to ban pit bulls should finally find resolution in the Nov. 5 election, when voters will have the final say on whether the controversial dog breed should be legal in Colorado’s third-largest city.The Aurora City Council referred Ballot Question 3A to voters earlier this year. Certain types of the breed were legalized for ownership within city limits by the city’s elected leaders three years ago.That decision, however, was challenged in court by a resident who asserted that only voters, and not the City Council, could overturn the city’s previous pit bull ban. A judge agreed…

By Beth Dooley, The Minnesota Star TribuneI adore beets of all kinds: the earthy sweet, the lurid magenta, the striped pink and the goldens. Sure, they’re not to everyone’s taste, but their strong character stands up to a range of intense flavors — vinegar, horseradish, mustard, piquant dairy sauces, vinaigrettes, smoked fish.I like them best either steamed or roasted. Cooking mitigates the effects of geosmin, the natural earthy compound that beets contain that is associated with the vegetable’s smell of “fresh rain” and “forest soil.” Early in the season, beets are mild and sweet; as they mature, they become more…

Initiated Ordinance 309 on Denver’s ballot would ban slaughterhouses in the city. There is only one such facility operating in Denver currently — and it accounts for up to 20% of the United States’ lamb processing capacity.The initiative is spearheaded by a group called Pro-Animal Future, which also placed a fur ban on Denver’s ballot in the Nov. 5 election. If it passes, it would directly impact Superior Farms’ Lamb Slaughter and Processing Facility on North Clarkson Street, just west of the South Platte River in Globeville.The facility is roughly 70 years old. It has 160 workers who are predominantly…