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Surtain takes AFC honor in stride, stays focused on Chiefs
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos rookie cornerback Pat Surtain II has more pressing matters to tend to than celebrating the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award he won Wednesday. While acknowledging “it's a pretty good accomplishment for me and this team,” Surtain...
Colorado panel issues guidelines for injecting ketamine
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s health department announced Wednesday that emergency workers should not use a condition involving erratic behavior by people as a reason to inject them with the drug ketamine. The announcement came two years after the fatal arrest of a Black man in suburban Denver...
US men's ski racer positive for COVID before Colorado races
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — A U.S. men's ski racer tested positive for the coronavirus and was ruled out for the four World Cup speed races this week in Colorado. International Ski Federation (FIS) race director Markus Waldner said Tuesday night at the team captains'...
Skier dies in collision with snowboarder at Colorado resort
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — An investigation is underway after a 72-year-old skier died in a collision with a snowboarder at Eldora Mountain in northern Colorado. Boulder County sheriff's officials say the crash happened on the intermediate Windmill run on Tuesday morning,...
Swift selling local media assets to Ogden Newspapers
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Swift Communications, which owns a range of daily and weekly newspapers across the American West, announced Tuesday it is selling its local media and publishing businesses to West Virginia-based Ogden Newspapers. With the acquisition, Ogden...
Teens charged in shooting that wounded 3 students in Aurora
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Three teens were charged Tuesday with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded three students in the parking lot of a suburban Denver high school. The charges against the three 16-year-old boys in the Nov. 19 shooting at Aurora's Hinkley High...
Nuggets' Porter needs back surgery, return timetable unclear
MIAMI (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets needs surgery to address his latest back injury, and there's no known timetable yet for his return. Porter's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said the surgery is scheduled for Wednesday. Porter — who dealt with a serious...
Can Broncos' great rookie class help them end Chiefs' spell?
DENVER (AP) — Vic Fangio didn't pay much attention when the Kansas City Chiefs stumbled to a 3-4 start. All he knows is they've fixed whatever was broken, haven't lost since October and “they're back to being the Chiefs again.” The same juggernaut that's won the AFC...
5 young people wounded near party in suburban Denver
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police are investigating whether a shooting that wounded five young people in suburban Denver was connected to a party nearby. Five males between the ages of 16 and 20 went to the hospital after the shooting early Sunday in Aurora but all were...
Broncos' win over Chargers tightens up competitive AFC West
DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs see similarities in this year’s team to the one that won the Super Bowl two years ago. After a stumbling start they’re getting their health and mojo back and rolling into December. They also see the rest of the AFC West closing...
