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By JOSEPH PISANI and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, The Associated Press NEW YORK — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other. Toy companies are targeting stuck-at-home grown-ups with latte-smelling Play-Doh and Legos that turn into Warhols. Those who added a puppy to their family during the pandemic will see tons of […]

Two Denver police officers and three Adams County deputies were justified in shooting and killing a 33-year-old man in September who allegedly fired at officers during a high-speed car chase before holding a woman hostage at gunpoint, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a news release. “The officers in this situation were confronted with […]

Broncos punter Sam Martin receives any given football with three variables to consider in his attempt to flip field position: distance, location and hang time. “It’s definitely not easy,” said Martin, an eighth-year NFL punter in his second Broncos season. “It’s a constant process and something I worked on all offseason.” In Denver’s victory Sunday […]

WASHINGTON — A firearms-toting congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged. If she does so, she apparently won’t be alone. The practice is allowed for lawmakers, with some limitations, under decades-old congressional regulations. The public is barred […]

Joe Nguyen | Online Sports Producer Main daytime sports producer for The Denver Post. Previously he was the online prep sports editor. Prior to that, he covered Adams County and Aurora in the YourHub section. He also writes about beer, professional wrestling and video games.

A pedestrian died after being hit by a car in north Denver on Friday night, police said. The incident occurred at West 38th Avenue and North Alcott Street in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood, police tweeted just before 9 p.m. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital, where they later died, police said. No additional information was […]

Star sophomore forward Bobby Brink and the University of Denver Pioneers are scheduled to travel to Omaha, Neb., on Nov. 29, then finally open the 2020-21 season Dec. 2 against two-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth. But Brink will probably have a relatively short stay in Omaha. The Minnesota native is scheduled to report to the […]

An apartment fire in Aurora that killed one person, injured several people and displaced dozens, has been ruled a case of arson. Update: The October 29th fire at 1600 N. Galena St has officially been ruled arson and the resulting fatality a homicide. As previously posted, the reward money has been increased to $5,000. Please […]

President Donald Trump’s campaign said it would request a recount of votes in Wisconsin’s two largest and most Democratic counties, the latest effort to reverse the result of an election Trump lost to President-elect Joe Biden. The Trump campaign said it would file a petition with the Wisconsin Elections Commission to recount results in Milwaukee […]

The NFL will have an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in league history when the Rams play the Buccaneers on Monday night. “This historic Week 11 crew is a testament to the countless and immeasurable contributions of Black officials to the game, their exemplary performance, and to the power of inclusion that is […]