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By JOSH BOAK and NICHOLAS RICCARDIWASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden faced a test Thursday that he had avoided so far this year — a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps.The news conference was meant to reassure a disheartened group of Democratic lawmakers, allies and persuadable voters in this year’s election that Biden still has the strength and stamina to be president. Biden has tried to defend his feeble and tongue-tied performance in the June 27 debate against Republican Donald Trump as an outlier rather than evidence that at 81 he lacks the vigor and commanding…

With a heatwave of 100-degree weather on the horizon, “much of the population” across Colorado’s Eastern Plains and the Denver area will face severe heat risks over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.Temperature highs of 101 degrees Friday will put the Denver area and Interstate 25 corridor under a “major risk” heat advisory, and the Eastern Plains will face “moderate” heat risks, according to NWS forecasters.A “major risk” heat advisory means that much of the population is at risk of illness from heat exposure, and a “moderate” advisory means those who are sensitive to heat or don’t have…

One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday night after a shooting near Federales Denver and Barcelona Wine Bar in the city’s River North Art District. Denver officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 29th and Larimer streets around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to a post from the police department on X. One person was taken to the hospital, but no update on their condition was available, police said. This is a developing story and will be updated. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Child shot in Pueblo after confrontation about stolen bicycle Crime and…

A Denver theater company has listed its Golden Triangle converted church for sale, months after the company reported being in a “financial crisis.” Constant upkeep on the nearly 130-year-old building at 1080 Acoma St. has become too much to manage for Curious Theatre Co., according to Jeannene Bragg, the nonprofit’s managing director.“The building is our biggest asset, but it is also our biggest liability,” she said.Bragg said Curious spends nearly $10,000 per month on the mortgage and utilities, and then has to deal with the additional expenses of repairs and renovations. The listing comes months after Curious launched a public…

A human skull discovered by children in Clear Creek County in 2018 has been identified, sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday.After a six-year search involving forensic anthropologists, DNA extraction and genetic testing, Colorado investigators identified the skull as David Michael Crady, who was born on Oct. 10, 1955, according to a news release from the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office.The human skull discovered in Clear Creek County in 2018 was identified as David Michael Crady, seen here in his senior yearbook photo. (Photo courtesy of the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office).Sheriff’s officials said Crady’s death investigation remains open and there are no leads…

Today is Thursday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2024. There are 173 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On July 11, 1995, the U.N.-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica (sreh-breh-NEET’-sah) in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys.Also on this date:In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.)In 1859,…

LAS VEGAS — You say tomato, I say tomato. You say Shedeur, I say Shilo.You say either, I say Hunter.You say neither, I say Shurmur.Either, neither, Hunter, Shurmur.Let’s call the whole season well off.Interviewing Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders together at Wednesday’s Big 12 media day was equal parts informative and comedic. They definitely are brothers, even if Shilo made them seem more like the Wayans.The original idea for this column was simple. Shedeur’s race to All-American status, to the Heisman Trophy and to the top rung of the NFL draft.He walked to the desk outfitted in a black CU…

Colorado LGBTQ+ advocacy leaders on Wednesday condemned reports of hate speech directed toward a Pride float in the Montrose Fourth of July parade.Montrose Pride’s participation in the annual parade was met with “hate speech, slurs and other attacks,” the group wrote in a post on Facebook. “That such behavior came from members of our own community is especially disheartening. This kind of conduct has no place in Montrose or anywhere else, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms,” the group wrote Monday.The incident also earned condemnation from One Colorado, a statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization.“I am deeply disappointed that the…

A mental health evaluation has been ordered for the third and final suspect in last year’s deadly spree of rock-throwing attacks in suburban Denver after the defense claimed his ADHD contributed to the killing and the injury of half a dozen drivers.Joseph Koenig, 19, was set to begin his jury trial for first-degree murder in Jefferson County district court later this month when his defense requested to introduce additional evidence and expert testimony into the case for an “impaired mental condition” defense, according to court documents.Koenig’s trial has been delayed until health officials can return a mental health evaluation to…

A fan attending The Avett Brothers show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday night died after experiencing a medical event, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to the venue about 11:25 p.m. after a man fell ill while standing in line for the bathroom, sheriff’s office spokesperson Jacki Kelley said.Bystanders started performing CPR before paramedics arrived to take the man to a hospital, but he did not survive, Kelley said.The man’s death does not appear to be related to a fall or other trauma, but his cause of death will be determined by the coroner’s office, Kelley said.Band…