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When William Raihl moved to Colorado from Indiana to work with the Salvation Army, he and his wife expected to purchase a home, put down roots and eventually retire.They understood a home in metro Denver would cost them more than the $186,000 spent buying a place outside Indianapolis in 2015 right before their move. They didn’t appreciate how much more.“We realized pretty quickly that we were going to be priced out,” said Raihl, divisional property director for the Salvation Army in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana.The couple considered stretching financially for a $400,000 mortgage but decided against it only to…

Northbound Colorado 83 reopened after closing because of a crash in Aurora, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The road was closed at the East Chenango Avenue intersection at 10:38 a.m., according to a Sunday morning X post from CDOT. The crash was cleared and the roadway reopened by 12 p.m. Related Articles Transportation | Colorado 93 reopens in Golden after crash Transportation | Westbound I-70 reopens in Aurora after fatal crash Thursday morning Transportation | Where are Denver’s worst parking lots? Here are the city’s biggest offenders — and a few in the suburbs, too. Transportation | Southbound…

Colorado’s high-flying hockey team has run into a problem it’s going to need to solve, and that’s the defensive acumen of the Dallas Stars.The Avalanche dominated Game 3 of this second-round playoff series territorially, but not on the scoreboard. Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven both had a pair of goals, while Jake Oettinger made 29 saves Saturday night at Ball Arena to help Dallas prevail 4-1 and reclaim home-ice advantage in the series.The Stars now lead the series 2-1. Game 4 is here Monday night.“They’re checking hard and they were above everything,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “Obviously very disciplined…

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two brothers reported missing from Security-Widefield, nine miles south of Colorado Springs, Tuesday.Sheriff’s deputies believe Isaac, 14, and Reuben, 12, may be in Pueblo, according to a Saturday release from the department. Isaac may be armed and dangerous, the sheriff’s office said, and warned people not to approach him.Both boys were reported missing from their home on Marquette Drive in Security-Widefield on Tuesday, deputies said.Isaac is described as 4-foot 11-inches, 100 pounds and having brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue shoes and blue…

Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 4-1 loss to Dallas in Game 3 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. Georgie deserved better: As maddening as the opening 55 minutes played out for a packed Ball Arena, imagine how much worse it might’ve been if not for Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev. The box score didn’t show it, but Georgie’s individual heroics kept the home team hanging around a grindy, messy, sloppy game. With three minutes remaining, No. 40 had racked up 19 saves, but a handful were absolute worldies. The highlight might’ve come with back-to-back stops, one high and one…

Dear Amy: My son “Jack” is 26 years old. Five years ago, he came out to me as gay. While this didn’t fully surprise me, it saddened me. I wanted Jack to have a traditional life. I wanted to have grandchildren.Despite these feelings, I told him I accepted him.Jack has lived on his own for the past several years. Recently he told me that he has been in a relationship with “Samuel” for six months. He also asked if I would be OK with him bringing Samuel home to a family function. Not knowing how to respond, I said it…

The reigning World Series champions got nothin’ on these Rockies.Colorado won its first series on Saturday on its 13th try, snapping a franchise-worst drought to begin the season in that regard. In the 8-3 victory over Texas, the Rockies became the last MLB team to win a series this year, too, a day after winning consecutive games for the first time in 2024.They did it behind a solid outing from Ryan Feltner, who allowed two runs over five-plus innings, plus a seventh-inning rally in which the Rockies batted around while scoring six runs with two outs to cement a season-high…

At Notre Dame, running back Audric Estime was fearsome.Playing with power and strength, exemplified by his Hulk-like arms, Estime was wrecking a ball, mowing down or even leaping over tacklers that stood in his way.Even with shorts and a practice jersey during the Broncos’ rookie minicamp on Saturday afternoon, the fifth-round pick still looked like an imposing figure that someone wouldn’t want to get in front of when he’s moving at full speed.The addition of Estime and undrafted rookie free agent Blake Watson has created an interesting competition within Denver’s running back room that will be closely monitored throughout the…

Broncos head coach Sean Payton said “significant” is a modest word when describing the league’s new kickoff rule.“It’s bigger than that,” he added.This season, Denver and the rest of the NFL will enter uncharted waters due to the league’s new kickoff rules. As the Broncos wrapped up the second day of rookie minicamp on Saturday afternoon, they simulated the changes that feature two returners, 10 kick coverage players lining up at the opposing 40-yard line and no one outside of the kicker and returner can move until the ball hits the ground or is touched by the returner inside the…

Nearly 50 years after a teenage babysitter was stabbed to death in a Colorado Springs apartment complex, a murderer has been identified, police announced Wednesday.Only one problem: the man died 14 years ago.The suspect, identified by the Colorado Springs Police Department as William Charles Kernan, Jr., died in 2010, police said in a Wednesday news release. No cause of death was identified.“The family and friends of Maria Honzell have waited over 47 years to get justice for Maria,” police said in the release. “Through years of analysis and investigation, CSPD is proud to finally provide answers to Maria’s loved ones.”After…