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Short-term parking spaces at Denver International Airport will be relocated next week, Monday through Wednesday, so that work crews can power wash the parking areas. The short-term parking area in the West Garage will temporarily move from the southeast corner of Level 4 to the northeast corner of Level 4. The short-term parking area in the East Garage will temporarily move from the southwest corner of Level 4 to the northwest corner of Level 4. The temporary short-term parking areas, typically identified as Premium Reserve spots, will only be used for short-term parking from Monday through Wednesday while the cleaning…

The latest iPhones, unveiled by Apple at a marketing event Monday, look virtually identical to last year’s models. But Apple hopes that what’s underneath — new software that brings what it describes as artificial intelligence to the new phones — will persuade people to upgrade.Apple Intelligence, the company’s new suite of AI services, automates tasks including generating images, rewriting emails and summarizing web articles. Only the iPhone 16s unveiled Monday or last year’s iPhone 15 Pro can run the new software because older models are too slow to handle those tasks, according to the company. The faster iPhone 16 devices…

When Tua Tagovailoa dropped the crown of his helmet, it became obvious where this conversation was headed. The Dolphins quarterback rammed into Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s biceps on Thursday, suffering his third diagnosed concussion in the last 24 months.Within minutes on social media, calls began for Tagovailoa to retire, citing his predisposition for head injuries and concern for his long-term health.I won’t lecture him to quit. Having covered sports for three decades, I know that players are type-A personalities. Being a professional athlete is a lifestyle, a pursuit that began not long after they left diapers.Fame is addictive. The camaraderie…

Class 5A 1. Cherry Creek (2-1) won vs. Regis Jesuit, 42-7. The Bruins’ first game in Colorado this season ended in a rout, as the Creek defense held Regis scoreless until the late stages of the fourth quarter. The Bruins have now beaten the Raiders six straight times dating back to 2020 and have topped 40 points in each of the last three meetings. Next week: at Highland Park (Texas), 7 p.m. Sept. 20. 2. Mountain Vista (4-0) won at Cherokee Trail, 42-0: Shut out in the first quarter for the first time this season, the Golden Eagles responded with…

Levi Wallace spent part of his week in the film room.Sure, there’s the standard defensive back work.The veteran Broncos cornerback got some time with the offensive staff as it began preparations for Pittsburgh, too.Wallace, of course, spent the past two years playing for the Steelers. He started 18 games and played in 31 under coordinator Teryl Austin and head coach Mike Tomlin. Austin was the coordinator for both of Wallace’s seasons with the franchise and Tomlin has been the head man there since 2007.Wallace, a seventh-year pro, played two snaps for Denver as the dime cornerback against Seattle last week,…

Former President Donald Trump in a speech Friday identified Aurora, along with Springfield, Ohio, as cities from which he would deport immigrants if he is elected in November.“We’re going to have the largest deportation in the history of our country,” Trump told reporters in Los Angeles, according to an account of the speech from Huffington Post. “And we’re going to start with Springfield and Aurora.”Aurora, the city with the greatest share of foreign-born residents in Colorado, has been in the headlines this month after a video surfaced showing a group of men armed with guns knocking on an apartment door…

Brighton police are eyeing a father in the death last month of his 2-month-old baby, announcing on Friday that the department is investigating the death as a homicide. Police said in a press release posted to X on Friday that the child’s biological father — Donnie Casados, 31 — is a suspect and is in custody on unrelated charges. Officers in Brighton were dispatched to an apartment complex on South 18th Avenue on the afternoon of Aug. 17 on reports of a baby not breathing. They arrived within minutes and immediately began administering CPR to the baby, but the child…

Denver sound artist Jim Green, whose best-known public art includes a playful installation under a block of Denver’s Curtis Street and the train calls at Denver International Airport, died on Wednesday in Florida at age 75.Green was a prolific and highly collaborative artist, friends and colleagues said, pushing the boundaries of art with playful, subversive pieces that surprised and delighted anyone who encountered them.Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostTravelers who ride the train at Denver International Airport — and that’s most of them — have for decades heard artist Jim Green’s work “Train Call,” which features playful sounds and recognizable voices.…

More than 5,000 people in Aurora were without power Friday morning, according to Xcel Energy.Around 5:12 a.m. Friday, 5,469 homes in Aurora lost power, according to Xcel’s outage map.The energy outlet didn’t say what caused the outage but said crews would restore power to the city by 6:45 a.m.By 6:15 a.m., power had been restored to nearly 4,000 homes, leaving just over 1,600 Coloradans in Aurora without power, according to Xcel’s outage map.However, the remaining homes affected by Friday’s power outage won’t see electricity until 8:15 a.m. or 9:15 a.m., Xcel officials said.This is a developing story and will be…

Denver International Airport broke a record over the Labor Day period – screening 428,182 passengers over six days to board flights — the latest in a year of records at a U.S. air transport hub built to handle far fewer people.DIA managers saw the Labor Day surge as a test run for a fast-approaching future bringing 100 million travelers a year, anticipated as early as 2027, five years sooner than previously projected. That would double the capacity DIA was built for when it opened in 1995 with 33 miles of runways and taxiways on 53 square miles northeast of Denver.…