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The father of a 22-month-old Brighton girl who died after ingesting 10 times the lethal dose of fentanyl was found guilty of child abuse resulting in death, racketeering and other charges by an Adams County jury on Monday. Alonzo Ray Montoya, 33, was found guilty on all charges, including child abuse resulting in death, two counts of child abuse by knowing exposure to controlled substance manufacturing and child abuse resulting in no injury. He was also found guilty of a pattern of racketeering and conspiracy to commit a pattern of racketeering under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. His daughter,…

INDIANAPOLIS — Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was included in a USA Basketball pool of 41 finalists for the 2024 Olympic team released Tuesday. Twelve players on the list will make the final roster for the Paris Summer Games, which take place between July 26 and Aug. 11. The final roster will be announced “later in 2024,” according to USA Basketball. The U.S. team coached by Steve Kerr at the 2023 FIBA World Cup didn’t bring home any hardware, losing to Canada in the bronze medal game. But marquee NBA players who sat out the tournament such as Kevin Durant, LeBron…

Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Here’s how his teammates remember the player and person who spent all 17 years of his career in Colorado: “Todd was the ultimate competitor. A great leader and always prepared. He elevated our team not only by his play on the field but also by his leadership — spoken and unspoken. It’s is a great honor to call him my friend.” — Starting pitcher Aaron Cook, 2002-12 with Rockies “Todd was the most superstitious person I’ve ever known. How funny is it that…

First-year City Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez is under investigation by the Denver Board of Ethics after a former staffer filed a complaint last month alleging she flouted city spending rules repeatedly during her first few months in office. The 42-page complaint features photos of receipts, invoices, plane tickets and screenshots of emails and text exchanges between office staff members. It alleges at least a half dozen instances of financial mismanagement and, in some cases, apparent attempts by Alvidrez to conceal how the councilwoman was spending her office budget. Ultimately, it requested that the board investigate whether the councilwoman violated sections of…

The Denver Basic Income Project will extend the no-strings-attached payments it provides to roughly 840 people for six months after funders — including the city — committed another $5 million to the initiative. That money will go to people who are currently or formerly homeless, with payments resuming next month after a pause at the end of a recent phase, according to an announcement organizers plan to make Tuesday. The city of Denver’s 2024 budget earmarked $2 million out of unspent federal pandemic aid dollars for the Basic Income Project, matching an earlier contribution. That is on top of a…

Outdoors groups will try again this year to make changes to a rule that forces private landowners to keep their property off limits to recreational uses because of liability concerns. To do so, proponents of an amendment to Colorado’s Recreational Use Statute have shifted their strategy following two failed attempts, both of which were “fiercely opposed” by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, said Anneliese Steel, chair of the Fix CRUS Coalition. “This year, we have taken a different approach,” Steel said. “We have worked with the trial lawyers to create a new liability shield for landowners who take an additional…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A list of nominees to the 96th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California. “American Fiction”; “Anatomy of a Fall”; “Barbie”; “The Holdovers”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “Poor Things”; “The Zone of Interest” Annette Bening, “Nyad”; Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”; Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”; Emma Stone, “Poor Things” Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”; Colman Domingo, “Rustin”; Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”; Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”; Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer.” Sterling K. Brown, “American Fiction”; Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Robert…

The Denver police officer accused of shooting six bystanders while aiming at an armed man in Lower Downtown in July 2022 pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on Tuesday and was sentenced to probation. Brandon Ramos, 30, can no longer work as a police officer in Colorado after the third-degree assault conviction for the July 2022 shooting near 20th and Larimer streets. As part of the plea agreement, 14 other criminal charges filed against Ramos were dismissed, and prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that Ramos be sentenced to 18 months of probation. Ramos could have otherwise faced up to a year…

Westbound Interstate 70 east of Loveland Pass is reopened after closing for multiple spin-outs and a stalled vehicle, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The highway was closed between exits 221 for Bakerville and 218 for Herman Gulch, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Monday evening. Traffic is backed up for more than 3 miles in the area, according to the state patrol. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Coban Porter overserved before alleged DUI crash, lawsuits claim Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian killed in Saturday night car crash marks first Aurora traffic death of 2024 Crashes and Disasters |…

Did your favorites make the cut? On Monday, Trader Joe’s announced the 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards. The only products not eligible for these honors are the ones that won so often over the years that they’ve been installed in the TJ Hall of Fame. (Hello, Mandarin Orange Chicken.) This year’s winners are: Favorite overall: For the second consecutive year, it’s the Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips, Chili-Lime flavor. (The Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings took second place.) Favorite beverage: Spiced Apple Cider, a seasonal product. (Coming in second was the French Market Sparkling Lemonade.) Favorite cheese: Goat cheese, in all its…