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Dear Eric: Last August, my husband and I told his niece that we would help with her daughter’s college expenses. We sent $2,000 to the college for the first semester. We received a thank-you text from his niece but nothing from the student. We eventually told the grandmother, my husband’s sister, that we expected something from the student recognizing that we had sent some money. Finally, a thank-you note came in the spring. After receiving the thank-you note, we sent another $2,000 to the university. Now it is July, and we have received nothing from the girl. What do we…

Colorado counts nearly two dozen music venues with capacities of more than 2,000 people, offering the biggest local and touring acts plenty of room to stretch. But bigger isn’t always better. Some of the state’s best, most beloved stages only play to a few hundred people, which is just the way some music fans like it. Here are six of our favorites, of any size, in the Denver metro area. Red Rocks Amphitheatre If you and 9,525 of your closest friends have ever seen a show at Red Rocks, you know why it’s so special: mind-blowing rock formations that create…

By MELISSA GOLDIN Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he had cut costs by up to 1,500%. But Trump’s grandiose claim is mathematically impossible. Here’s a closer look at the facts. TRUMP: “You know, we’ve cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500%. I don’t mean 50%, I mean 14 — 1,500%.” THE FACTS: This is false. Cutting drug prices by more than 100% would theoretically mean that people are being paid to take medications. The Trump administration…

The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment urged city residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites after an unnamed person tested positive for West Nile virus. The department didn’t provide any information about the Denver resident who has West Nile. Most people don’t get tested for the virus, because they have either mild symptoms or none at all. In severe cases, the virus can invade the nervous system, causing paralysis, coma, or death. People over 60 and those with compromised immune systems are more likely to become severely ill. Jefferson County Public Health also announced the first human West…

LOS ANGELES — Nate Landman is shaping up to be exactly what the Los Angeles Rams want at inside linebacker. He has settled in well as an effective communicator and good teammate and looks like a steady contributor on the field. The 26-year-old Landman has been one of the standouts of training camp for the Rams after signing a one-year contract for the veteran minimum salary in March, the kind of cost-effective find at the position that has become something of a trademark during Sean McVay’s head coaching tenure in Los Angeles. “I think there’s some players that maybe the…

Out of the burgundy and blue, the Colorado Rapids are without their best player. The club is finalizing a deal to send star midfielder Djordje Mihailovic to Toronto FC, sources told The Denver Post on Monday. The deal is a cash transfer — a new mechanism for intra-league transactions this year — worth a club-record $8 million and up to an additional $1 million in performance incentives. Colorado rejected two formal offers from Toronto to acquire Mihailovic before he told leadership he wanted the move and his mind was made up, a league source told The Post. The club’s front office…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN DENVER — A Colorado funeral home owner admitted to sending grieving families fake ashes and defrauding the federal government out of nearly $900,000 in a plea agreement with federal prosecutors Monday. Carie Hallford, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. As part of the agreement, Hallford admitted to sending families dry concrete in place of ashes and stashing decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building. U.S. District Judge Nina Wang rejected a previous agreement between Hallford and prosecutors last…

BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders didn’t have time to be sad while his father battled bladder cancer during the spring. Instead, Deion Sanders’ message was clear and direct as his son prepared for his first NFL training camp after being drafted in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns. Stay focused mentally. “Dad, he’s one person that he’ll handle his, we handle what we’ve got to do. It was like, ‘y’all need to focus on what y’all could focus on. Y’all can’t sit here and feel sorry for me, and then that’s affecting y’all doing that.” Shedeur Sanders said Monday.…

Today is Monday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2025. There are 149 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 4, 1993, a federal judge sentenced Los Angeles police officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 2 1/2 years in prison for violating Rodney King’s civil rights. Also on this date: In 1790, the U.S. Coast Guard had its beginnings as President George Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling. In 1916, the United States reached agreement with Denmark to purchase the Danish Virgin Islands for…

AUG. 4 UPDATE: Colorado wildfires: Elk fire in western state explodes to 2,000 acres, destroys 3 buildings Two new wildfires are burning Sunday on Colorado’s Western Slope, prompting evacuation orders and disaster declarations. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency for the Elk fire burning southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, according to a news release from his office. The lightning-sparked wildfire started just after noon Saturday and had spread to roughly 600 acres by 2 p.m. Sunday, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials said the fire, which is burning on a mix…