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Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Pisces. Happy Birthday for Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024: You have a sharp mind. You’re an excellent communicator and very observant. You don’t like to be bored. You’re loyal to loved ones. Exciting changes will bring you increase personal freedom this year. Seek out new opportunities and new friends. Expect to travel and expand your horizons. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★This is a pleasant day because it offers you the option of doing what you want. You can catch up on chores or you can…

A man and two children died in an apparent murder-suicide in unincorporated Routt County south of Steamboat Springs. Routt County Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday responded to a welfare check in the 21000 block of 4th Avenue in Phippsburg, a community about 10 miles south of Steamboat Springs, where they found James “Jake” Hill, 45 a seven-year-old child and a three-year-old child dead, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Deputies are investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide and said there is no danger to the community. The Routt County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the deaths…

TORONTO — Nathan MacKinnon used his opportunity Saturday to speak with local media members to campaign for Cale Makar to win the Norris Trophy. Makar called his play “pretty average.” Their coach sided with MacKinnon, and it appears plenty of NHL fans would as well. Makar and Alexandar Georgiev will join MacKinnon at the NHL’s all-star weekend here, the league announced Saturday shortly after the team’s morning skate at Scotiabank Arena. They were two of the 12 players added to the all-star rosters after a fan vote this past week. “I’d just be honored to be picked,” Makar said earlier…

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for January 13, 2024, as of 3:05 p.m. Saturday. Alma, CO — 1.5 inches at 10:54 a.m. Arapahoe Peak, CO — 13.5 inches at 10:54 a.m. Arvada, CO — 2.2 inches at 7 a.m. Aspen Park, CO — 1.4 inches at 7 a.m. Aspen Springs, CO — 5 inches at 7 a.m. Aurora, CO — 1 inch at 7 a.m. Bellvue, CO — 1.8 inches at 7 a.m. Berthoud Falls, CO — 4.5 inches at 10:54 a.m. Berthoud Pass, CO — 4.5 inches at 10:54 a.m. Berthoud,…

After two-and-a-half seasons with Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp F.C., Colorado Springs native Sam Vines is nearing a deal to return to the Colorado Rapids, club sources told The Denver Post. Over the next 48-72 hours, Vines is expected to fly back to Colorado and complete a medical exam before finalizing the deal, sources said. Upon completion of the deal, Vines will be the third U.S. Men’s National Team player the Rapids have signed in the January transfer window. The 24-year old left back joined the Rapids Academy at age 13 before signing a Homegrown deal with the club…

Several mountain highways are closed Saturday after a winter storm dropped double-digit snowfall in some areas, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Strong winds also caused near-whiteout conditions, and blowing snow could still be a hazard on roadways, forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder said. 12:45 p.m.: U.S. 6 is closed at Loveland Pass between Interstate 70 and Montezuma Road. U.S. 50 at Monarch Pass is closed between County Road 888 and County Road 228. Colorado 125 is closed between U.S. 40 near Granby and Walden. Colorado 14 is closed from County Road 36 east of Gould…

By DAVE SKRETTA (AP Sports Writer) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins were set to play one of the coldest games in NFL history on Saturday night, yet that didn’t stop hundreds of fans from lining up outside the parking lots of Arrowhead Stadium more than 12 hours before kickoff. At least they made it to the stadium. The NFL was concerned that nobody could make it Sunday in Buffalo, where up to a couple of feet of snow was expected overnight. So, the league and New York officials decided to postpone the Bills’…

When busy coaching an NBA game every other night, sometimes the best way to keep up with the rest of the league on a day-to-day basis is to just skim the final scores. Michael Malone looks over the results every night, “and I’m just amazed,” he said Friday night before the Nuggets faced the New Orleans Pelicans. “I don’t know if there’s ever been a season like this in terms of, one, the scoring output that the league is (at). Everybody’s scoring 130 points a night. And then the number of blowouts. I mean, teams are getting beat by 30…

Before Friday night’s game, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he doesn’t believe in “statement games” during the regular season. Fair enough. But the Nuggets’ 125-113 domination of the Pelicans at Ball Arena spoke volumes. The Nuggets, coming off a lackluster effort in a 124-111 loss at Utah on Wednesday night, played with energy, creativity and unselfishness to halt New Orleans’ seven-game road winning streak. “We got kind of embarrassed on national TV the other night, so we kind of wanted to redeem ourselves tonight,” Michael Porter Jr. said. The play of the game — and perhaps the pass of the…

With the temperatures dropping, the natural gas bills for Xcel Energy-Colorado customers could increase. Xcel said Friday that increased wholesale natural gas prices might last a few days as freezing weather across most of the country affects natural gas production and demand. High temperatures in metro Denver are forecast for the low teens and single digits through Monday. Lows are predicted to drop to zero or below. Xcel Energy passes on increases in wholesale prices directly to customers. The company said in a statement that it expects the increases to be “significantly smaller” than the jumps in price seen during…