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There have been a lot of long nights during this Colorado Rockies season, the kind when even the most optimistic folks would have trouble finding positives. This was not one of those nights. Starting pitcher Tanner Gordon shook off a recent funk with a solid outing, and several Rockies hitters played key roles in a 4-3 victory on Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field. The bullpen was stout. The hitting and baserunning were timely. The defense was nearly mistake-free. Just a clean, professional victory against a recently surging team that still harbors faint hope of making the playoffs.…

By ROB GILLIES and RIO YAMAT, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — More than 300 Air Canada flights, many of them international trips, have been canceled as the clock ticked closer Friday to a possible strike by flight attendants, leaving travelers stranded around the world and scrambling during the peak summer travel season. The bitter contract fight between Canada’s largest airline and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants escalated Friday as the union turned down the airline’s request to enter into government-directed arbitration, which would eliminate its right to strike and allow a third-party mediator to decide the terms of a new…

Denver police announced Friday afternoon that a pedestrian hit by a vehicle in central Denver had died. At 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, police reported they were investigating a crash at E. 17th Avenue and Milwaukee Street on the edge of City Park that resulted in “serious injuries” to a pedestrian. At about 2:30 p.m. Friday, the department announced the pedestrian had died and the driver was cited for “careless driving resulting in death.” Police didn’t include any identifying information about the driver or the victim, including either’s age or gender. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox…

It would be easy to argue that no state in the union likes music more than Colorado, especially during the summer when the sun is out and vibes are immaculate. Like everyone else, our staff has its favorite spots, from the clubs of South Broadway to free concert series to the bands that we follow from gig to gig. Here are a few of our recommendations. Levitt Pavilion’s free summer concert series Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats — along with Rateliff’s foundation, The Marigold Project — hosted a day of events to support the prevention of gun violence including a…

The owner and the executive chef of American Elm are teaming up to open a new, small plates restaurant and a bodega-inspired coffee shop next door. Bob Reiter and Daniel Mangin, who have worked together since Reiter hired Mangin at American Elm in 2021, are finishing up renovations at the property at 4140 W. 38th Ave. A coffee and sandwich counter will occupy the front room, while a restaurant serving small bites and wines from Europe will open for dinner in the back, Mangin said. Related: Daniel Mangin of American Elm and Amanda Singh of Apple Blossom share some of…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department. Washington’s police chief said Trump’s move would threaten law and order by upending the command structure. “In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive,” Chief Pamela Smith said in…

The Denver Zoo’s lion habitat may get a lot more rambunctious in the coming months as four African lion cubs learn the ropes of their new pride. African lion mom Araali gave birth to four healthy cubs Wednesday after nearly 18 hours of labor, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance officials announced this week. Araali carried the cubs for 115 days and is now bonding away from the public exhibit, where the new family will remain for at least six weeks while the cubs get vaccinations and health exams. “This allows Araali and her cubs the time they need to adjust to…

Drought and long, hot summer days are sucking Western Colorado’s rivers dry, parching farm fields and fueling the massive wildfires proliferating across the region. A chunk of northwestern Colorado in the last week plunged into exceptional drought — the most dire category recorded by the U.S. Drought Monitor. The swath of affected land represents 7% of the state and covers most of Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, as well as parts of Moffat, Mesa, Delta, Routt and Pitkin counties. “Northwestern Colorado is the epicenter of drought in the whole country right now,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado’s state climatologist and the…

One of Water World’s most iconic and popular areas will close this month for rebuilding, but fans still have a chance to say goodbye at a public celebration for the decades-old fixture. The 50-acre water park in Federal Heights will close Calypso Cove on Monday, Aug. 25, and rebuild it for future seasons. The themed area, described by Water World as a Caribbean Family Adventure, is aimed at young kids and their parents with attractions such as Pirates Plunge, Wally World, Screamin’ Mimi and the grass hut-themed Caribbean Family Adventure play structure. For those nostalgic about its four-decade history, a…

Bo Nix has a glitch. He thinks too much. His greatest strength — a quick processor — is mental hardware that causes his athletic software to malfunction. He is hard on himself. Too hard. He wants to be right on every play, in every drill. In interviews, he provides glimpses of his competitive spirit and unbending expectations. He doesn’t hide behind his inexperience, and coach Sean Payton offers no grace. He knows Nix can digest a playbook that is more Tolstoy than Toy Story. So, he coaches Nix hard. But the enemy of good can be great. Watching Nix the…