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The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora still cannot identify the residue that has forced the hospital to postpone or move hundreds of surgeries since April.Initial testing of the substance came back as inconclusive, said Janelle Beswick, a regional spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Another lab found that a sample from a sterilizer filter was plastic and not biological material.“We are working to collect a larger sample of the residue to retest and pinpoint the exact source,” she said.As of June 13, 436 surgical cases and 103 dental appointments have been impacted.The Aurora VA has…

Troy Renck: The pairing represented hope and renewal, but hidden beneath their jerseys were expiration tags that had quietly passed. Before the Rockies’ 2022 home opener, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson bathed in a standing ovation and threw out the first pitch to slugger Kris Bryant. It was arguably their best moment in Colorado. Wilson went 11-19 in two seasons, paid $124 million before he was cut in March with an $85 million cap hit spread over two years. Bryant has become a ghost in uniform, landing on the injured list seven times in two-plus seasons, earning the title as the…

Near-record high heat is expected on Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Monday and a red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for much of the state because of low humidity and gusty winds, according to the National Weather Service.Portions of the urban corridor, plains, South Park, Palmer Divide, and Grand and Summit counties are under a red flag warning. Low relative humidity from 10% to 15% and wind gusts up to 35 mph create dangerous fire weather conditions.Temperatures up to 104 degrees are expected today in eastern Colorado, especially near Las Animas and La Junta.Avoiding strenuous…

Northbound Interstate 25 is open after closing near Mead because of a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The interstate closed between Colorado 66 and exit 245: Mead at mile point 245 around 3:30 p.m. and reopened around 4:10 p.m., according to a CDOT post on X. Related Articles Transportation | More than 600 flights delayed at Denver International Airport as severe thunderstorm rolls in Transportation | RTD riders left in limbo waiting for 10 mph trains with little info on delays Transportation | Eastbound Interstate 70 reopens near De Beque after crash Transportation | RTD riders face…

“That’s baseball” is one of manager Bud Black’s favorite refrains.Seeing-eye base hits, bloop doubles, balls lost in the sun, and a crucial missed call by the home plate umpire. All that was on full display in the Rockies’ 8-2 loss to the Pirates on Sunday at Coors Field.But that’s not what cost the Rockies a chance to clinch the three-game series in front of a Father’s Day crowd of 40,422. The Rockies’ offense was like a bad dad joke. Cringe-worthy.After pounding out 16 runs on 16 hits in a 16-4 victory on Saturday night, Colorado followed up with nine hits…

Molly Berman, right, and Charlotte Esposito, center, challenge each other to a drink off as they wait for the lifts to open at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Loveland Pass, Colorado on June 16, 2024. Today was the final ski day at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. That would give The Legend Colorado’s longest ski season — as usual — having begun on Oct. 29 and lasting 222 days. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)source

Two people were injured in a shooting outside a Walgreens in Old Colorado City, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The shooting, initially reported as an active shooter situation, occurred after an argument between the two people, according to an X post by the department.At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, the Colorado Springs Police Department received a call about an active shooter at a Walgreens in the 3100 block of West Colorado Avenue, according to the department.When officers arrived, they found one person with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in front of the Walgreens. Several people reported that a possible suspect was…

Those who love the Dolores River canyonlands agree — the swath of rugged land along Colorado’s western border is one of the state’s last, best wild places.The tract encompasses staggering red rock cliffs, broad valleys and rolling hills that burst into green in the spring. Cutting through it all is the beloved river, which sometimes dwindles to a trickle.Nobody wants to see it overrun with tourists and trash, like so many of the West’s wild places.But disagreements about whether to designate some of the river and its canyonlands as a national monument have driven a caustic rift between the people…

Three men were injured in two stabbings and a shooting overnight Saturday in Denver, according to the Denver Police Department.Denver police officers were investigating a stabbing in the 1100 block of North Santa Fe Drive around 11 p.m. on Saturday, according to a post from the department on X. A man was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. No suspect information is available at this time, according to the department.Another stabbing occurred in the 3000 block of West Alameda Avenue around 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a Denver Police Department X post.A man was stabbed in the left arm…

A small plane crashed in a field near Larkspur on Sunday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 8 a.m. about a small airplane that had crashed in a field east of Interstate 25, near the Larkspur exit and mile marker 173, according to an X post. Emergency personnel had to enter the field and cross a creek to reach the crash site, according to the sheriff’s office. When deputies reached the site, two occupants had already exited the plane. Both people were taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, according…