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Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions until 10:15 a.m. EDT today (7:15 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo.Happy Birthday for Tuesday, July 9, 2024:You’re energetic and enthusiastic, and you want a lot out of life. You’re curious and love to learn. This is a year of service to others, especially to family. Therefore, take care of your mind, body and spirit — perhaps a personal makeover. Personalize your home with small items.ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★It will please you to do something so that you feel you’re better organized today and on top of your game.…

Police in Commerce City are looking for a driver who they said intentionally ran down two men during a fireworks show Thursday.Police said the two victims were targeted as they walked through a field in the 7000 block of E. 64th Avenue to watch the fireworks display just before 10 p.m.Both men sustained serious injuries. Their conditions are not known.The driver fled the area immediately after the incident, but the SUV was later located in Aurora. However, the suspect remains at large.A suspect description was not provided.Read the full story from our partner at denver7.com. Sign up to get crime…

As Colorado schools face the end of federal pandemic-related funding, they should do everything possible to maintain and expand the most successful projects they launched using almost a $2 billion in one-time funding.The Denver Post’s Jessica Seaman reported that Aurora Public Schools are doing just that – finding space in the budget to keep summer school programs set up to help kids recover from the learning loss during the school shutdowns of 2020 and 2021.Denver Public Schools budgeted next year to keep about 10% of the pandemic-funded programs, including $4.4 million for Saturday school, Summer Connections and Generation Teach at…

Part of the Regional Transportation District’s A Line light rail train will be replaced by shuttle buses on Tuesday for railroad maintenance, according to a Friday RTD news release.Shuttle buses will run between Union and Central Park stations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday while Union Pacific Railroad completes maintenance work at the Ulster and Havana Street crossing.Travelers can board a shuttle bus at Union Station gate B22, 38th/Blake in front of the station, 40th/Colorado gate B and Central Park gate B3, according to the release. A Line trains will run as scheduled between Central Park and Denver…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit vacated the sentences of two Western Slope women convicted of selling hundreds of body parts without the permission of grieving families.A three-judge panel on the Denver-based court ruled the federal district court erred when it sentenced Megan Hess and Shirley Koch to 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for the eight-year scheme to defraud families.In January 2023, U.S. District Judge Christine M. Arguello sentenced the mother-daughter pair to longer terms than allowed by the advisory guidelines outlined in their plea agreements, saying the scope of this “heinous offense” put her…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating an outbreak of sores on rainbow trout in Eagle County waterways, with bacteria and stress the primary suspects.The rainbow trout have been reported by anglers and guiding companies in recent days, and CPW has engaged with those parties to collect samples of the affected fish, which were sent to the state’s Aquatic Animal Health Lab in Brush.While the results are not yet in, CPW aquatic biologist Kendall Bakich said she has seen similar lesions on fish in the Eagle River in the past, as well as other nearby water bodies. A case in Steamboat Lake showed…

The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office lifted an Oak Ridge fire pre-evacuation warning for Beulah residents at noon Monday, citing progress made by fire crews and increased containment. Related Articles Colorado News | Oak Ridge wildfire grows to 1,310 acres, 69% contained Colorado News | Colorado wildfire: Oak Ridge fire 25% contained, officials say Colorado News | Oak Ridge fire now 1,190 acres, 5% contained Colorado News | 1,156-acre Oak Ridge fire is first to burn in area in over 100 years Beulah residents on Middle Creek Canyon Road, Vine Mesa, Cascade Avenue, Pine Avenue and Beulah Highlands Road are no…

Ryan McMahon made the quantum leap from local Rox star to major league All-Star.On Sunday, the Rockies’ veteran third baseman was selected to the National League All-Star team for the first time. He made the team as a reserve via the players’ vote.“It’s a cool honor,” McMahon said. “For me, personally, getting voted in by the players is the biggest honor you can receive.”McMahon will be Colorado’s lone representative in the Midsummer Classic on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The fans voted Philadelphia’s Alec Bohm as the NL’s starting third baseman.McMahon, 29, is the fourth Rockies’…

Festival-goers attend the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver on July 7, 2024. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival showcases more than 250 juried artists from around the world during the Fourth of July weekend in the heart of Cherry Creek. The festival is produced by CherryArts. CherryArts is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide access to art experiences and support arts education in Colorado, all year long. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter. source

The final line won’t show it, but Tanner Gordon nearly worked a storybook outing in his MLB debut. There was no sugarcoating a dismal day for the Colorado Rockies offense and bullpen, however.Brady Singer quieted the Colorado bats, and the Kansas City Royals avoided a weekend sweep Sunday afternoon at Coors Field with a 10-1 victory in front of 32,180.Gordon pounded the strike zone, which helped him work efficiently but may have also cost him a quality start. His final line: Five runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. His performance was a reminder of the thin margins that come…