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The family of a 67-year-old armed Florida man killed in an confrontation with Colorado police after he shot a K-9 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against four Manitou Springs and El Paso County law enforcement officers. Wilford Deweese was traveling back from California to Florida after attending a funeral when he stopped in Manitou Springs on April 11, 2022 to spend the night at a vacation rental, according to the complaint filed by his family in federal district court last week. At 11 p.m., Deweese was confronted by officers on a sidewalk, who responded to reports of an intoxicated…

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the Los Angeles Lakers beat New Orleans in the play-in round to set up another playoff series with Denver. Among the topics discussed: The Lakers held on to beat Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans, setting up a third playoff series in five seasons.  With the series tied 1-1, can the Nuggets ride their eight-game win streak against the Purple and Gold to the second round? With the No. 1 seed on the line and almost in the bag,…

When the first cannabis dispensary, bar and restaurant under one roof opened last February near Chicago, it was but a whiff of what was to come. The business was still in bud by patio season despite the big local names behind it. The space became fully lit when a full-service consumption lounge finally opened in late July. OKAY Cannabis and West Town Bakery in Wheeling is the first and only consumption lounge where you can have your cake balls and smoke cannabis too, all with a focus on craft. Curiously, you can’t consume cannabis edibles from the dispensary in the…

An important notice for Colorado drivers: Starting in August motorcycles will be allowed to pass stopped vehicles by squeezing between lanes of traffic – a practice called lane filtering. Motorcyclists ride in a single file between traffic lanes June 21 in Caracas, Venezuela. Colorado just joined California, Utah, Montana and Arizona in allowing the traffic skipping practice. Motorcyclists can only lane split when traffic is stopped and they drive 15 miles per hour or slower. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) “Look twice, save a life,” will be more important than ever as drivers get used to the possibility of a motorcycle driving…

O CaptainI My Captain! Our Stanley Cup’s undone; Your Avs shipped seven to Winnipeg, the Knights in OT won. “I think I say this as nicely as I can to the room we have: There is no Gabe,” defenseman Josh Manson told me Tuesday following the Avalanche’s midday practice at Ball Arena. “Gabe is Gabe. There’s a reason Gabe (has) been an NHL All-Star captain since he was 19 years old, whatever it was. “Gabe is Gabe. You don’t replace Gabe. That’s just the way it goes.” Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog, the rug that really tied the 2022 Stanley Cup…

By Rebekah Peppler, The New York Times PARIS — Lemon is as versatile behind the bar as it is in the kitchen. From peel to juice, this sunny citrus can brighten and balance your cocktails. “To put it as simply as possible, lemon is going to make alcohol more drinkable,” said Ei Cullina, the head bartender and assistant general manager at Nobody’s Darling in Chicago. “It kind of quiets the burn.” Start with the juice: Freshly squeezed is best, but don’t stress about preparing it right before, said Cullina, who uses the pronouns they and them. Lemon juice that’s sat…

By Joan Nathan, The New York Times In 1980, my husband Allan and I hosted our first Passover Seder at our home. There were about eight of us: my husband’s Uncle Henik, who had numbers from Auschwitz on his arm; my Polish in-laws who’d had to flee to the Soviet Union; a few friends; and my daughter, still a toddler, racing around making us all laugh. We sipped wine from the silver bar mitzvah cup my father had brought from Bavaria, but the rest of the tradition came mostly from my husband’s family. In my more assimilated German family, we…

Although converted receiver Michael Harrison did an exceptional job catching passes from the tight end spot in 2023, the Colorado Buffaloes didn’t have true tight ends available. That will change this year, and Brett Bartolone is looking forward to getting them ready. “We’ve got a great group of guys,” Bartolone, the Buffs’ tight ends coach, said Tuesday after the 10th of CU’s 15 spring practices. “We’ve got a great offensive unit. We’re gonna score a lot of points this year, and the tight ends are gonna play an important role in that.” The Buffs have rebuilt the tight end room…

Interstate 70 eastbound reopened near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel after closing because of a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The road closed at 10:46 a.m. between exit 205, U.S. 6; CO 9; Silverthorne and exit 216, U.S. 6; Loveland Pass, eight miles east of Silverthorne, because of a crash at mile point 216 and traffic was held at the tunnel. The road reopened at 11:02 a.m.   source

Westbound Interstate 70 is reopened near Eagle after a 20-foot sinkhole opened on the highway shoulder, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The sinkhole was spotted at 5 a.m. by a CDOT maintenance worker and one lane of the highway was closed as a safety precaution, spokesperson Elise Thatcher said in an email. Crews observed the sinkhole growing this morning and worked to open the hole, inspect it and dig approximately eight feet down to solid ground, Thatcher said. The sinkhole was contained as of 2 p.m. and crews are working to backfill it with soil. No water was…