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Which log splitters are best? Unless you consider splitting logs to be part of your fitness routine, you probably want to avoid the backbreaking work of doing it with an ax, not to mention the obvious dangers involved with that method. A log splitter allows you to avoid both of these issues. They’re available in manual, electric and gas options. For the majority of consumers who don’t need to split excessively large logs or run through an extremely high volume of cords, an electric model like the WEN 6.5-Ton Electric Log Splitter will do the job. It’s reasonably priced, requires…

The city of Boulder shut down an off-campus student apartment building Monday due to “safety concerns” and illegal construction, giving 60 student renters only hours to pack up their belongings and leave.At 1:41 p.m. Monday, city officials told the owners of the Ash House — previously known as the Marpa House — at 891 12th St. in Boulder that tenants would have until 6 p.m. to vacate the premises, the building’s owners said in a statement.“Four minutes later, the city began informing tenants that they needed to leave, without any explanation as to where they should go or when they…

Consecutive snaps to end the third quarter and start the fourth Sunday show the Broncos’ passing game limitations in one nice, tidy package.On the first, rookie quarterback Bo Nix play-fakes to Javonte Williams and rolls by design to his right.The window to tight end Nate Adkins isn’t big. Perhaps the spacing between him and Courtland Sutton should have been better. Maybe it would have been had Adkins not stumbled a bit at the start of his route. It’s a tough layered throw for Nix — a true NFL throw — and it’s high but borderline catchable for Adkins.It did graze…

The City Council on Monday gave final approval to converting the billing structure for Denver’s voter-supported sidewalk repair and construction program to a flat $150 for more than 95% of property owners next year, doing away with the highly variable billing approach outlined in the original measure.Property owners with large lots will still pay more. The biilling formula will add $3.50 per foot to the annual cost for any property with more than 230 feet of street boundary.Semi-annual bills will start hitting property owners’ wastewater accounts in the first six months of 2025, officials say.The changes were among several amendments…

Renck: Tigirly Gold, a country music duo, began the national anthem Sunday with silent mics. The sellout crowd picked up the lyrics — it was the least they could do after counting down the play clock for Russell Wilson in 2022. The flyover plane was noticeably late. Then the Steelers kicked off and it somehow got worse. Welcome to the 2024 Denver Broncos season — now we stink more than ever. Rockies fans get tacos when the team scores seven runs. Will the same apply for Broncos Country if Denver scores seven points? Sean, the Broncos are staring at a…

A 9-year-old boy died early Monday morning after he was struck by the driver of a semitrailer while trying to cross U.S. 50 near Pueblo, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The boy was attempting to cross the highway from the Oakwood Estates Mobile Home Park at around 5:27 a.m. — before sunrise — when he was hit by a driver traveling westbound near milepost 323. The boy died at the scene, state patrol officials said in a news release Monday. The truck driver, who is from the Pueblo area, stayed at the scene after the crash. No charges have…

Monday night’s headliner was right-hander Antonio Senzatela on his comeback tour. But it was the Rockies’ ninth-inning rally and another terrific performance by their bullpen that brought down the house.The Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 at Coors Field on a throwing error by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.The rally began with a leadoff single by Brenton Doyle off reliever Ryan Thompson. Doyle stole second — his second swipe of the night — to get into scoring position. Arizona intentionally walked Ryan McMahon, hoping to set up a double play.They almost got it when Brendan Rodgers grounded out to second baseman Ketel Marte,…

Lawyers for Washington state will have past grocery chain mergers – and their negative consequences – in mind when they go to court to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger.The case is one of three challenging the $24.6 billion deal, which was announced nearly two years ago. The Federal Trade Commission is currently fighting the merger in federal court in Oregon, where closing arguments are expected Tuesday. Colorado has also sued to block the merger.But if the merger goes through, Washington residents would feel the impact more than the people of any other state. Albertsons and Kroger own…

By MICHAEL BIESECKER, AUDREY McAVOY, BERNARD CONDON and MICHAEL R. SISAKKAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him.“You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh wrote of Iran in an apparently self-published book in 2023, “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” which described the former president as a “fool” and “buffoon” for both the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots and the “tremendous blunder” of…

Colorado’s outbreak of avian flu in poultry and dairy cattle seems to have died down, though the state continues to monitor farms for signs of the virus.That doesn’t include regularly testing farms’ workers though — unless they have symptoms and their employers have a known outbreak.Dairies have to bulk-test their milk at least once a week for H5N1, a flu virus that is particularly lethal to poultry and spilled over to cattle earlier this year. Poultry farms that had to cull their animals because of infections also must test as they introduce new birds, in case they missed something while…