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Colorado Avalanche needs to get better at late-round drafting to remain in Stanley Cup window
Colorado Avalanche (via Getty Images) The Colorado Avalanche have made a Stanley Cup championship core from the top of the draft. Nathan MacKinnon. Cale Makar. Mikko Rantanen. Bowen Byram. All of them are first-rounders. But as they try to stay a...

Colorado Springs community continues to love annual Juneteenth festival: 'we couldn't do this in 1865'
The fourth annual Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival was hustling and bustling as crowds flocked to the various venues at America the Beautiful Park. Tents and food trucks encircled the park. Laughter could be heard from the children playing in...

Colorado Avalanche Must Elevate Late-Round Drafting for Cup Success
The Colorado Avalanche, while having celebrated their Stanley Cup victory in 2022, face scrutiny regarding their late-round draft performance. Parallels are drawn to the Pittsburgh Penguins' struggles before re-establishing their dynasty,...

Finance professional announces GOP lieutenant governor bid; two lobbyists come under fire for dark money campaign | A LOOK BACK
Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: First Credit Corporation of Boulder’s president and co-owner, Lillian Bickel, put an end to weeks of speculation with an announcement that she would seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. “I have...
2 juveniles arrested after string of smash-and-grab burglaries in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Two juveniles were arrested Friday afternoon in connection with several smash-and-grab burglaries. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, several businesses were hit overnight between Wednesday and...

NFL Legend Partners with Cannabis Company
Getty When the Washington Football Team invades Empower Field at Mile High Stadium to face the Denver Broncos, October 31, 2021, it may spark great memories for Broncos Country. Former Denver Broncos Champ Bailey will always be remembered as one...

Phony Denver crypto school robbed Florida man of $860K, he says
An investor claims that a fraudulent online trading school in downtown Denver has partnered with a fake cryptocurrency exchange in Cherry Creek to rob him of $860,000. Brian Firestone of Florida says he was approached in December by a man named...

Who was behind the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo ... and what keeps it a front runner in Colorado?
Year after year, people come from all over the world to see the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (now the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo) – both as competitors and spectators. The Rodeo has been a Colorado Springs tradition since 1937, brought...

'The other Mesa Verde:' Colorado's lesser known, no less wondrous tribal park
TOWAOC • Some say the first people of the canyons never left. Not really. You don't see them, the Ancestral Puebloans who made homes in the cliffs some 1,400 years ago. "But you can feel them," says the woman at the ramshackle gas...

How many companies in cities in Arapahoe County received FDA inspections in Q1?
Suzanne Roosen Acting Director of the Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) | Official Website Suzanne Roosen Acting Director of the Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) | Official Website There were two companies in cities associated...

NAACP National Office Sues Local Colorado Chapter For Attempted Dissolution, Control Of Assets
The NAACP says the actions of former Boulder County executive members are unlawful and threaten the organization and its members. The national NAACP organization is taking legal action against a chapter in Boulder, Colorado, alleging former...

An Elite College Consulting Company Opens a School
In 2016, when Jamie Beaton, the co-founder and CEO of the independent college consulting company Crimson Education was working on his DPhil in Public Policy at Oxford, he met resistance from one of his professors. The scholar—“this old, cranky...

Rockies Trade Rumors: Marquez Up for Grabs, Tovar, Goodman Safe
The Colorado Rockies are poised for significant changes following a historically poor season, indicating that the July 31 trade deadline could lead to a roster overhaul. Ownership seems aware that minor tweaks won't suffice, and while some...
Blackhawks Trade Veleno To Kraken For Burakovsky
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Joe Veleno on Saturday. The trade clears cap space and a winger logjam for the Kraken while giving the Blackhawks a two-time Stanley Cup champion who's still...

Chavez appointed to Colorado DFS Board of Directors by Gov. Polis
CONTRIBUTED DENVER — Guadalupe Parish Credit Union recently announced that Robert A. Chavez, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed by Colorado Governor Jared Polis to serve on the Division of Financial Services Board of...

16th Street’s empty shops fill up with art as efforts continue to bring business back
When Mayor Mike Johnston formally announced the 16th Street Mall would have a new name, dropping the reference to the 1980s-era shopping centers, artist Chris Beatty was several blocks away at the former Mellow Mushroom restaurant. He was wrapping...
Colorado Department of Agriculture - Ag Connection June 2025
Colorado’s warm days and cool nights might be an overused cliche, but that’s because it’s true. If the temperature is the reason why our produce is so delicious, that might have to stay Colorado’s (not very well kept) secret. What’s certainly not...
How Thunder-Pacers reached NBA Finals Game 7: The odyssey of two small-market, rebuild darlings
Usually a dagger is drawn in the waning minutes or seconds, but Ben Sheppard pulled his at the third-quarter buzzer. The 28-foot 3-pointer gave the Indiana Pacers a deafening, 30-point lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in a euphoric Gainbridge...

Rockies Journal: German Marquez leads trade parade; hands off Ezequiel Tovar, Hunter Goodman
I believe changes are coming to 20th and Blake. Significant changes. In the front office and on the diamond because the Rockies’ historic losing season demands not just tweaks but revamping. I think owner Dick Monfort realizes that. How soon will...

Chicago Blackhawks acquire Stanley Cup winner Andre Burakovsky from Seattle Kraken in trade for Joe Veleno
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Seattle Kraken made a swap of forwards on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Andre Burakovsky was traded to the Blackhawks by the Kraken for Joe Veleno. Burakovsky, a 30-year-old forward, had 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists)...