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The University of Northern Colorado will cover standard tuition and mandatory fees to eligible incoming and continuing undergraduate Colorado students through a new program beginning this fall. The program, UNC Tuition Promise, will lessen the financial burden for students with the greatest need, allowing higher education to be more affordable and accessible, according to a news release from the university. Students who qualify for the UNC Tuition Promise will receive standard tuition and mandatory fees of up to 16 credits or a maximum of $5,836 per semester. This support will increase as tuition and fees increase. The UNC Tuition Promise…

Westminster police have solved the nearly five-decade-old cold-case murder of a 20-year-old woman, using genetic genealogy to identify the killer. Thomas Elliott, who routinely spent time in and out of the prison system for various crimes before taking his own life in 1991, was identified as the murderer of 20-year-old Teree Becker, who had moved to the Denver area from Casper, Wyoming, shortly after graduating high school, according to a release from the Westminster Police Department and a Westminster cold case report. The identification comes 48 years after Becker was found dead in a field near 100th Avenue and Lowell…

MOBILE, Ala. — Quinyon Mitchell has plenty of reasons to smile this week, but for at least a moment after Tuesday’s Senior Bowl practice, he couldn’t help but acknowledge a bad taste in his mouth. The talented cornerback from Toledo spent most of the day shining on a field full of talented receivers and defensive backs. But late in Wednesday’s proceedings, Michigan receiver Roman Wilson beat him off the line then blasted to the outside for an easy completion as Mitchell stumbled. The pair has been complimentary of each other this week, but Mitchell wants revenge on Thursday. “He got…

A woman driving in the 1800 block of Sherrelwood Drive early Sunday morning was fatally shot by a group of juveniles, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was driving with a passenger around 2:20 a.m. Sunday when a group of juveniles in the street started firing at the vehicle, according to the agency. The woman later died at the hospital from her injuries. The condition of the passenger was not available on Wednesday. No one is in custody on the case and investigators are “pursuing all possibilities,” Sgt. Adam Sherman said in a statement. “…Our investigators are…

By NOAH TRISTER (AP Baseball Writer) Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group. Additional investors were revealed in a news release Wednesday announcing the agreement between Rubenstein and the Angelos family. “I am excited to once again be a part of the Orioles organization and I thank David for including me in the ownership group,” Ripken said in…

A former inmate at the Mount View Youth Services Center in Lakewood is accusing a program manager of picking him up by his neck and slamming him into the ground for no reason and accusing other staff leadership of covering it up, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday morning. According to the suit, Program Manager Michael Robinson used excessive force against FrankieRhea Chiles while Chiles was an inmate at the juvenile detention center. The suit says the then-20-year-old’s first, eighth and 14th amendment rights were violated during the January 2022 incident. Moreover, the suit also alleges that fellow…

On a sunny morning last winter, I found myself facing an oh-so-Colorado predicament. My friend Tom was visiting from Michigan and he wanted to go skiing. Of course I wanted to go with him, but I had two non-negotiable work deadlines to meet that day. What to do? Take my work to the ski area, of course. As Tom loaded up the ski gear, I packed my laptop and charger. We made our way up Boulder Canyon and arrived at Eldora Mountain a little before 9 a.m. While Tom skied over to the chairlift, I found a cozy corner in…

Dear Amy: My husband “Ben” and I have been married for more than 30 years. He and I are both in our 60s. He has been messaging a 35-year-old very attractive and single female that he became friends with over Facebook. To the best of my knowledge, they have never met in person. I have surreptitiously checked his phone and have seen that these messages have become increasingly lengthy and personal and have included several pictures of themselves. Granted, none of these are X-rated, but one of my concerns is that the intensity of this online relationship has grown quite…

Xcel Energy-Colorado is seeking an increase in natural gas rates to boost its revenue by nearly $171 million, which the utility said will help pay for improvements to the gas distribution system as well as upgrades to the electric grid. The company said in a document filed Monday that a typical residential monthly bill would increase by 7.4% if the Colorado Public Utilities Commission grants its request to defer any increases until mid-February 2025. That’s when a temporary rider on customers’ bills to pay costs from a 2021 severe winter storm will expire. A typical small business would see a…

Denver music landmark Herman’s Hideaway, which this year will celebrate 62 years in business and 42 years of hosting concerts, is being offered for lease again after less than a year under management by Hermans Legacy LLC, an external group. “Had we stuck it out another 3 to 4 years I think we’d be fine,” said Tony Sainte, principal owner of the LLC and former venue director for Herman’s. “But we really struggled with attendance and bar sales last year. We’re proud of what we did, but in the short term it was extremely costly, and this concept was for…