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Time brings perspective, even in the hot-button world of contemporary sports.So it is with the Rockies’ 2021 trade of star third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals.As word of the trade leaked out, Sports Illustrated wrote: “Years from now, what transpired in the baseball world on Jan. 29, 2021, will be remembered as the Friday Night Heist. The Cardinals held up the aimless Rockies for their best player, made Colorado fork over $50 million to cover their tracks and left behind an undisclosed bundle of mid-tier prospects for their troubles.”That was the nearly universal sentiment at the time. And while…

An early morning explosion in Douglas County sparked a fire that quickly engulfed a Sedalia home and RV, sheriff’s officials said.Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of an explosion on Platte Avenue in Sedalia around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, the sheriff’s office said in a statement on social media.When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a house and an RV on fire. One photo posted by the sheriff’s office shows the house entirely engulfed in flames with the roof destroyed.Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of an explosion and found an RV and house engulfed in flames early…

By CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, RANDALL CHASE and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press)WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Pictures of President Joe Biden’s son with drug paraphernalia and bare-chested in a bubble bath. Text messages between Hunter Biden and drug dealers. Testimony from Hunter’s exes about relationships destroyed by his drug use. Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges brought by his father’s Justice Department has put on full display tawdry and embarrassing details about the president’s son, all while first lady Jill Biden watches from the courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware.Prosecutors on Friday rested their case accusing Hunter Biden of lying when he…

Ann Danielson is expecting a steady stream of visitors this summer to her alpaca ranch southeast of Longmont. The ranch is one of roughly 120 small businesses in Colorado that open up their property overnight to people camping in recreational vehicles in exchange for a little patronage.This will be the third summer that Danielson, co-owner of Annie’s Alpaca Ranch, has participated in the program by Harvest Hosts, a Colorado-based company that coordinates with businesses across the country, listing more than 5,000 sites as potential stopovers. Campers pay Harvest Hosts an annual membership fee and agree to buy something or contribute in…

Dear Amy: Forty-two years ago, my uncle died by suicide. I was very young at the time, and for years was told that he died in a car crash.It was only by accident that I discovered that he had taken his own life. He had a troubled life. It seems he never really felt at home in the world. When he was a teenager, the father with whom he already had a difficult relationship died in tragic circumstances, and I get the impression that this had an impact on his decision to take his own life.Everyone who knew this young…

Moderate and liberal Denver Post readers agree: the nation’s democracy and good government are the most important issues in this year’s elections.But among conservative readers, far fewer are inclined to make those related issues their top priority heading into the 2024 election — even as they largely cast a skeptical eye toward elections themselves. Instead, conservatives put the economy and immigration as their top priorities.Those distinctions and more have emerged from an ongoing survey of voters by The Post and dozens of other newsrooms across the state through the Colorado News Collaborative, as part of an effort to improve campaign…

Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and good government, the economy and cost of living, the environment, climate and natural resources, immigration and abortion.Which concerns weigh most heavily on respondents’ minds changes with their politics. Conservatives in the survey prioritized immigration and the economy, followed by the state of the government. Moderates and liberals, in contrast, chose democracy and good government as their top issue by a wide margin.“If we don’t have free and informed citizens with…

By Jeff Anastasio, Denver7An off-duty deputy who pleaded guilty to causing a multi-vehicle crash that paralyzed a 10-year-old girl was ordered to pay $3.2 million in restitution and sentenced to unsupervised probation.On July 15, 2023, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Jerold Taylor was accused of failing to slow down ahead of traffic stopped on I-70 near Genesse causing a crash that paralyzed Lucy Harris, 10.Taylor was not on duty or driving a sheriff’s office vehicle at the time of the crash and is still employed with the sheriff’s office on desk duty, according to a spokesperson.On May 10, the day his…

A woman was charged, stomped and kicked by a cow elk in Estes Park early Friday morning, the third elk attack in eight days in what Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials described as unprecedented behaviorThe woman was walking her dog on a leash near South St. Vrain and Stanley avenues when she startled a cow elk from about 20 yards away, state officials said in a news release Friday.The woman tried to run behind a tree for safety, but the cow elk knocked her to the ground and stomped and kicked her several times.The woman is “seeking medical treatment,” CPW…

The death of a man found dead in Denver early Thursday morning is being investigated as a homicide, police announced Friday.Officers responded to reports of a body and were on the scene of a death investigation in the area of West Byron Place and North Yates Street just after 1 a.m. Thursday, the Denver Police Department said in a statement on social media.Police announced the unidentified man’s death was upgraded to homicide investigation around 10:45 a.m. Friday.Information about the circumstances of the victim’s death or any potential suspects was not available Friday afternoon.Police are asking anyone with information to contact…