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A local shareholder will examine the internal records of a single-branch bank in Lakewood to determine whether its chairman squandered the bank’s profits on a fleet of aircraft that he used to travel to Denver Nuggets games, where he became known as the “Red Pant Man.” In an oral ruling Feb. 6 that took more than an hour to read, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Bonnie David decided that Rob Salazar can inspect certain records of Solera Bank. “I am convinced that the (bank) board’s decision not to pay a dividend in 2020, viewed together with the company’s acquisition of an…

Plenty of teams talk about brotherhood, but this winter Denver South boys basketball embodied that term en route to a historic season. The Ravens feature three sets of brothers, along with a brother tandem on the bench in head coach Vince Valdez and his assistant Ray Valdez. Behind those family forces, Denver South captured its first title in the City League (formerly known as the Denver Prep League) since 1963. “I don’t think we were expected to do what we did in league, and we were counted out by a lot of teams at the start of the season,” said…

A local family is currently working on opening an indoor golf facility that is expected to soft open this spring, offering residents the chance to hit the links indoors. TeeShots, nestled along the southwest side of downtown Loveland, will function as an indoor golf entertainment and training center, offering four golf simulation bays as well as a full service bar. Mike Bitner, co-owner with his wife Eileen Bitner and son Jeremy Bitner, said they are combining golfing and drinking. “My favorite line is I retired a year ago (in) January and I don’t have room in my house for a…

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions after 10 p.m. PST. The Moon is in Cancer. Happy Birthday for Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024: You have an easy charm, and you are thoughtful. You relate well to others. Personally, you’re ambitious in everything you do. This is a wonderful, playful, fun-loving year! Let your hair down and relax. Obviously, don’t forget your goals, but do take time to enjoy and enrich yourself. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★★This is another positive day! Family discussions will go well, especially about new ideas and new initiatives. You also might be interested in helping a…

A $1,100 to $1,400 painting charge. A $200 re-keying fee, a $500 cleaning charge, $500 to $600 in additional trash charges and $800 in utility overages. These are just a few of the roughly $3,000 in fees charged to Katie Davis when it was time to move out of her duplex on University Hill. Davis lived in the property, owned by Four Star Realty, from August 2018 to August 2020 as a student at the University of Colorado Boulder. “This is my first apartment that I had ever rented by myself and I think that’s pretty indicative of most students…

Colorado assistant coach Pat Shurmur before the Oregon State game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. on Nov. 4, 2023. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) With five new coaches on staff and another in a new position, the Colorado football program will have the largest assistant coach salary pool in its history this season. The 10 full-time assistant coaches will make a combined $4.65 million in base and supplemental salary, per contract details obtained by BuffZone. That’s slightly higher than the previous record of $4.59 million last year, although less than what it would have been had the 2023 staff stayed intact…

One person died and one was injured following a shooting early Monday in the 6100 block of Pemmican Point in unincorporated El Paso County. El Paso County sheriff’s deputies and Fountain police responded to the area approximately 10 miles south of Fountain after a shooting was reported at 3:22 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Two adults who were shot were “transported away from the scene” but met with first responders near the Pikes Peak International Raceway. One person died from their injuries and a second was taken to a local hospital and is being treated, the…

By Holden Lewis | NerdWallet You feel demoralized about the housing market, right? Hold on. After a grim 2022 and 2023, it looks like 2024 is shaping up to be less hostile to home buyers. Here’s a summary of what’s been rotten in the state of housing: Home prices skyrocketed from the middle of 2020 to mid-2022. Then, mortgage rates took off, and the 30-year fixed-rate home loan crested at almost 8% in October 2023. Home buyers struggled with affordability as high interest rates eroded their borrowing power. They had few homes to choose from, anyway. Meanwhile, rising rents made…

By ANNE M. PETERSON (AP Sports Writer) Messi Mania returns to Major League Soccer as Lionel Messi embarks on his first full season with Inter Miami. But this year, there’s a twist. Inter Miami signed Luis Suarez in the offseason, reuniting the two close friends. The pair, along with former Barcelona teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, have made Miami THE team to watch heading into the Major League Soccer’s 29th season. “Inter Miami offered me a nice opportunity to dream of winning the club’s first MLS title, to play with big players, who everybody knows, and adapt to my…

For the first time since the preseason, the Colorado women’s basketball team has slipped out of the Top 10 in the Associated Press rankings. Following a 77-76 buzzer-beating loss at Utah on Friday, the Buffaloes fell to No. 11 in the latest poll released on Monday. The Buffs narrowly missed the top 10, finishing with 519 points in the voting, while No. 10 Kansas State had 520. CU (20-5, 10-4 Pac-12) had been in the top 10 for 14 consecutive weeks, the third-longest streak in program history. The 1994-95 team had the longest streak, at 16 weeks, while the 1993-94…