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This school year has been overwhelming for teachers like Joel Mollman. As an English language development teacher at Hamilton Middle School in Denver, Mollman has had to take on more work to keep up with the growing number of students who need help learning English. In previous years, for example, his school might have only received three students a month who needed to be screened for English fluency. This year, he screens at least three new students each week — a process that takes one to two hours per student. “It could quickly take up two of my mornings where…

Will Sunday bring about a repeat of last Thursday’s snowstorm? It’s too soon to say, but winter weather is once again on the way to Colorado. Although warm weather will continue in the Denver area Friday — with high temperatures hovering in the mid- to high-60s — snow will already be starting in the mountains Friday night, according to a Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service. Scattered, light snow showers will start over the high mountains around midnight Friday, and the bulk of the storm will move in late Saturday and stick around through Sunday night, the outlook stated.…

Westbound Interstate 70 has reopened at Colorado 391 near Wheat Ridge after a crash shut down the road Friday morning. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the closure at 5:17 a.m. on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter. The highway reopened at 6:19 a.m. Related Articles Transportation | Northbound bridge over I-76 near Commerce City closed until fall to repair damage from tractor-trailer crash Transportation | U.S. 40 westbound reopens after avalanche near Winter Park Transportation | U.S. 6 reopens over Loveland Pass after safety closure Transportation | I-70 reopens after power outage in tunnel outside Loveland…

By Melissa Clark, The New York Times If the overabundance of root vegetables like sunchokes, black radishes and kohlrabies the size of my head is the late-winter scourge of my CSA, the steady supply of braising greens is its redemption. No matter how many bunches of curly kale, sturdy collard greens and steely chard arrive each week, there’s always a place on my table for their floppy, verdant magic. I sauté them most nights in olive oil with garlic and red pepper flakes, adding whatever soft herbs need using up. A splash of water, stock or wine helps wilt and…

The number of migrants staying in Denver shelters dipped below 1,000 for the first time in six months this week, leading city officials to consolidate hotel shelters amid a period of respite. Sarah Plastino, Denver’s recently hired newcomer program manager, called the dip in numbers a “turning point for the city” during a lull in seasonal migration patterns, which could ramp up in the spring. On Thursday afternoon, 941 migrants were staying in city shelters, according to city data. “Two months ago, that looked really different — we’re at our high and we were in the throes of an emergency…

FORT COLLINS — The rising sun was met with the sounds of pads cracking Thursday morning as the Colorado State football team opened spring workouts on the practice field adjacent to Canvas Stadium. For CSU head coach Jay Norvell, the first action of the spring was a welcome sight, and something he said he has been looking forward to for weeks. The spring practices are also the third for Norvell as he and the Rams begin preparation for his third season in the fall. The Rams, who were mere points away from qualifying for a bowl game last season after…

Just about everything is going well for the Colorado Avalanche since the arrival of four new players before the NHL trade deadline and the return of Valeri Nichushkin from the NHL-NHLPA Player Assistance Program. The Avs have won all five games with those players available, including a sweep on a road trip through Western Canada and St. Louis. One aspect of Colorado’s game that the new guys have provided a spark for is the penalty kill. Colorado had a great start to the season on the PK, but the Avs had slipped in that area and fallen out of the…

Valor Christian junior Cole Scherer was named Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Thursday after leading the Eagles to the Class 6A state title earlier this month. The 6-foot-2 guard is the first boys basketball player from Valor to win the award, which he received after averaging 22 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game for the Eagles (26-2). Scherer upped his production when it mattered most with averages of 26 points and 7.2 rebounds during the playoffs, including a 28-point outburst in a 52-40 win over ThunderRidge in the 6A championship. In the…

COLORADO SPRINGS — When Colorado College goaltender Kaidan Mbereko skated out for warmups at Magness Arena in the final installment of the Gold Pan rivalry earlier this month, there was an interesting message waiting for him. Someone was standing in the front row, directly behind Mbereko’s net, with a white sign that read, “No. 30’s washed, just like his brother.” Mbereko noted the sign, but also knew the person behind it. Mbereko’s older brother, Zak, is a University of Denver student. The creator of the sign was one of Zak’s friends. “I’ve got a DM from the guy with a…

In a season that’s already seen more wins than ever before under Tad Boyle (25), can the CU Buffs pull off something they haven’t done in 69 years? Thanks to an unplanned detour to Dayton’s First Four round, Boyle’s Buffs have a chance to win two games in the NCAA Tournament, something no CU men’s hoops team has pulled off since 1955, when coach Bebe Lee’s squad reached the Final Four. (Side note: CU’s Elite Eight berths in 1962 and ’63 and Sweet 16 slot in ’69 only required one victory apiece to get there, due to a smaller bracket.)…