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Allan Dyer of Cherokee Trail is The Denver Post’s 2016 All-Colorado baseball coach of the year

The Denver Post's 2016 All-Colorado baseball team and coach of the year, plus honorable mention to make up a squad of the state's top high school players.




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Former Wheat Ridge tennis coach Tom Sabus dies; local linemen to play in China

The Wheat Ridge community is still reeling after the death of former boys tennis coach Tom Sabus.




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Legacy’s Dawn Gaffin wins 2016 Dave Sanders Colorado Coach Award

Dawn Gaffin is the 2016 winner of the Dave Sanders Colorado Coach Award, which is presented annually by The Denver Post to a teacher-coach committed to female athletics and high ideals like Sanders, who was killed while saving students in the Columbine massacre in 1999.




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Regis Jesuit’s Bo Weiss is the 2016 Dick Connor ACE Award winner

The 2016 winner of The Denver Post's Dick Connor ACE (Adversity Conquered through Excellence) Award didn't lead a double life or hide a secret. It's just that once people know what he endures, they're practically floored that he's still riding a wave of success on the diamond.





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Critics blast regulators over Colorado’s first use of new environmental justice law in fuel-storage controversy

For people living near a gasoline storage facility in Commerce City, the company’s decision to cancel its expansion near an elementary school was an environmental victory.




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Colorado seeks public comment on new draft of Suncor pollution permit more than a year after EPA rejection

Most of the revisions to the permit for Suncor’s Plant 2 were highly technical, and none change the amount of pollution Suncor is allowed to send into the air.




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After guiding industry through big changes, head of Colorado oil-gas group to step down

Dan Haley is stepping down as CEO and president of the trade association after nine years.




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A new Denver data center could use as much water as 16,000 people every day. Should the city give it a tax break?

Denver-based CoreSite plans to build a new data center in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood to provide computing services to companies in the metro area and beyond.





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Wind and solar would replace most of Xcel’s troubled Comanche 3 coal plant power — but not all

Xcel Energy's proposal to replace the last of its coal-fired power includes some natural gas, which has meet resistance from critics.




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Xcel Energy announces $45B investment plan, with about half for Colorado

Xcel Energy plans to spend $45 billion on capital investments in the next five years with about $22 billion of that earmarked for Colorado as the utility prepares for what it calls a historic shift in energy demand.




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Oil, gas company Enerplus closing Denver office, cutting 73 jobs after merger

Enerplus Corp. merged with Chord Energy Corp. earlier this year in $11 billion deal.




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Editorial: A weak policy at CU allows coaches or professors to pursue sex with students

"Professors, coaches, and other University of Colorado employees are technically allowed to use their positions of authority to develop intimate relationships with students and athletes."






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Endorsement: “Do not retain” votes on Colorado judges could inadvertently give a win to Trump supporters

Coloradans should vote to retain Justice Monica M. Márquez and send a message to those wielding her retention as a political cudgel that far-right extremists cannot bully Colorado justices.




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Ultimate Cheese Board Recipe: Baked Herb Ricotta with Hot Honey and Cheesy Millionaire Dips

Looking to build out a showstopping cheese board for your holiday guests? Grab the biggest board you've got and fill it with baguette slices, cheeses and these two incredible cheesy dips.




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Five Weeknight Dishes: Five-star coconut curry chickpeas with pumpkin and lime and more

Here are five especially delicious options for the week ahead and those to come.





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Local officials near Rocky Flats are disbanding their oversight council — but that doesn’t mean all fights are over

Rocky Flats Stewardship Council met regularly to monitor testing data at former nuke weapons site.




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Westminster pulls out of Rocky Flats tunnel and bridge access project, citing health concerns

Westminster is the second community surrounding the 6,200-acre federal property to withdraw from an intergovernmental agreement supporting construction of a tunnel and bridge into Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.





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It’s time for a Halloween movie marathon. Here are 10 iconic horror films

Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics.





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Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.




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Ella Hagen, already a three-sport individual state champion, adds another trophy by dominating Class 4A state cross country meet

Ella Hagen won her second Class 4A cross country crown on Saturday at the Norris Penrose Event Center.




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State cross country: Aiden Le Roux, Addison Ritzenhein are fastest boy and girl in Colorado after setting course records

Aiden Le Roux and Addison Ritzenhein both set all-classification course records at the Norris Penrose Event Center.




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Colorado high school football playoffs primer: Favorites, challengers, dark horses and burning questions

Cherry Creek seeks its seventh straight appearance in the title game, while Mountain Vista looks for its first.



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  • Cherry Creek High School
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  • Durango High School
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  • Legend High School
  • Mesa Ridge High School
  • Montrose High School
  • Mountain Vista High School
  • Palmer Ridge High School
  • Pine Creek High School
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Snow way: Frederick delivers all-encompassing performance in snowy 1st-round win

Frederick beat Northfield 32-14 on Friday in 4A's first round.




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Yadira Caraveo-Gabe Evans congressional race remains locked in a stalemate two days after polls closed

Two days after polls closed, the campaigns for Yadira Caraveo and Gabe Evans were waiting Thursday to see if new ballot totals posted by election officials would sway the race in a more definitive direction.




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Gabe Evans overtakes Rep. Yadira Caraveo in congressional race as ballot count continues

The 8th Congressional District sweeps across Denver's northern suburbs and covers rural sections of Adams and Weld counties as well, along with a small slice of Larimer County.




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Denver’s affordable housing sales tax has been defeated, Mayor Mike Johnston concedes

While it made up ground in later returns after Tuesday's election, the measure was rejected on 51% of city ballots counted so far, according to the latest results released by the Denver Elections Division on Friday evening.




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Gabe Evans widens lead over U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo as ballot counting nears completion in battle for Congress

State Rep. Gabe Evans’ lead over U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo shrank between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, from 2,529 votes to 1,995.




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Gabe Evans flips 8th Congressional District for Republicans as Rep. Yadira Caraveo concedes race

Evans won 48.98% of the final count with 162,022 votes compared to Caraveo’s 159,426 votes, or 48.19% of the final count, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.






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Downtown’s sluggish recovery costing Denver tens of millions in unrealized sales tax revenues, study finds

Had Denver matched the regional average gain, it would have seen an additional $646 million more in taxable sales revenues, the report estimates.






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Bill Husted covered Denver’s highs and lows with generosity, withering humor

The veteran Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post writer died at home on Saturday, Nov. 9 at age 76.





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National park’s 25th anniversary is a milestone for Colorado conservation, compromise

On Oct. 21, 1999, the Black Canyon became Colorado's third national park. But it was a painstaking process to get there.





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Letters: Quit complaining about traffic, views and thank Kroenke for building homes

Stop your self-centered whining, and let’s get on with the job of building more badly needed housing. And thank the Kroenkes’ for investing in Denver’s housing stock.




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Editorial: Colorado’s leaked password scandal needs outside investigation

"Hundreds of voting machine passwords were accidentally released but what exactly was Secretary of State Jena Griswold doing to address the security breach?" -- The Denver Post Editorial Board





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Editorial: Here’s how savvy Colorado voters navigated the monstrous 2024 ballot

Colorado’s election results tell us that more of our neighbors are feeling bad about Tuesday night’s presidential outcome than are feeling good, but what about the down-ballot races?





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Try these hiker-only Colorado trails to avoid mountain bikers

There are so many fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Colorado, but it's not always easy to share. It can be alarming to have a mountain biker or horseback rider suddenly interrupt your saunter on a trail (and vice versa).