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BetMGM is the latest company to be fined by Colorado for accepting prop bets on college athletes' game performances.
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BetMGM becomes latest sports betting company fined by Colorado
The company accepted improper bets on college basketball and football games.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Want to join The Denver Post and lead coverage of some of America's best professional sports teams?
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JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Colorado launched a rebate program today to help income-qualified residents pay for upgraded, energy-efficient equipment in their homes as part of a Biden-era initiative to address climate change // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Colorado launches rebates for electric kitchen ranges, other appliances
Colorado will distribute $54 million to fund rebates over the next few years as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by then-President Joe Biden.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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The Air Force Academy cut loose civilian faculty in an effort to run off so-called woke professors. Now its accreditation is under review.
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Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty
Concerned alumni and former faculty told The Denver Post they believe the academy is losing too many civilian Ph.D.-level instructors without the ability to replace them with qualified military mem…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Serial swindlers and men prone to violence are among the 7 people Colorado’s gambling regulators have banned for life from casinos since the state created a system last year for barring problem bettors // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Colorado has banned 7 people for life from the state’s casinos. Here’s what it takes to make the list.
The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission in July 2024 added the first person to its involuntary exclusion list, which is posted online and distributed to casinos in Black Hawk, Central City a…
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October 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Matthew Silverstone, 18, was shot twice — once in the head and once in the chest — when he confronted the Colorado school shooter on Sept. 10 // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Matthew Silverstone, shot twice at Evergreen High School, released from hospital
Matthew Silverstone’s heart stopped once at the scene and again on the ambulance ride to the hospital, a sheriff’s news release said.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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The Front Range recorded its lowest ozone levels in 16 years this summer, but the region still needs to reduce air pollution to escape federal oversight that requires more stringent permitting for polluting industries and more expensive gasoline for drivers // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Ozone pollution on Colorado’s Front Range hit lowest levels in 16 years this summer
The nine-county Front Range region recorded 23 days between late May and early September when ozone pollution levels exceeded federal air quality standards.
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October 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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How to host a fabulous Halloween (or other) holiday theme party: www.denverpost.com/2025/10/07/h... by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
How to host a fabulous Halloween (or other) holiday theme party
“Get creative and just do you, not caring what people think,” Lisa Geisler, owner of Eclectic Elegance Events and professional party planner.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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BREAKING: Settlement reached in Marshall fire lawsuit.
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Xcel Energy agrees to settle lawsuit over ignition of Marshall fire, plaintiffs’ attorney says
Lawyers were expected to appear in Boulder County District Court on Wednesday to notify Judge Christopher Zenisek that they have settled the case, attorney Gerald Singleton told The Denver Post.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Colorado is rolling out a new building code aimed at reducing the amount of carbon emissions emitted from homes, offices and other buildings, and state leaders hope the plan will be environmentally responsible without sending construction prices soaring // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Colorado’s new building code is designed to cut carbon emissions. But what will it do to new home prices?
While the new code may add to upfront building costs, state officials hope those are offset by lower utility bills for owners over the years.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Two environmental groups sued CDPHE for taking too long to approve air pollution permits.
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Colorado regulators sued over delay in air-pollution permits for Adams County oil and gas facilities
Both companies have filed applications for air permits with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division and both permits are overdue by several months.…
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September 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Colorado urges Supreme Court to uphold state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors www.denverpost.com/2025/08/19/c... via @denverpost.com
Colorado urges Supreme Court to uphold state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors
Colorado is one of 25 states with laws banning conversion therapy on minors.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Suncor tells the state that it wil not be able to meet greenhouse gas reduction demands.
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Suncor plans to spend $57 million to upgrade emissions, but will still fail to meet Colorado’s climate goals
“Despite this major capital investment, onsite reductions will be insufficient to meet Suncor’s GHG emissions requirements,” the company’s report states.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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If you think this story is wild, just ask me what the editors took out.
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Lakewood couple lived with their lover’s corpse for two years while spending his money
A Jefferson County couple face multiple felony charges after they lived for almost two years with the corpse of a man with whom they had been involved in a three-way relationship.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, along with U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, all out w/ statements about Gaza’s starvation. Bennet and Hick both signed on to a letter with most of their D colleagues calling for ceasefire, hostage return and permanent end to the conflict:
July 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Would you have wanted your parents to have access to your medical records, grades and other private information when you were in college? Not me!
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For ‘mama bear’ parents, access to their college kids’ medical and student records can be a waiver away
Mama Bear taps into a market of parents accustomed to this vigilance who realize their access changes when their kids turn 18 and are subject to medical- and student-privacy laws.
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July 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Colorado quietly held its first auction of greenhouse-gas credits last month, with 5 companies spending $68,000 to compensate for missed pollution-reduction goals. However, details of the sale remain secret because state regulations prevent disclosure // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
5 companies bid in Colorado’s first greenhouse-gas credit auction, criticized as pay-to-pollute scheme
Colorado held its first greenhouse gas credit auction but details on which companies bought their way out of emissions regulations is unknown.
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July 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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The Trump appointee-turned-consultant who last week asked Republican clerks for election access had previously offered to get counties removed from Trump’s “sanctuary jurisdiction list” — if the counties agreed to pay him a “one-time low payment.” www.denverpost.com/2025/07/18/c...
For a ‘low payment,’ consultant offered to get Colorado counties off Trump’s list of sanctuary jurisdictions
“When I received this email, I was floored. … I saw it as the single most corrupt shakedown attempt that I’ve ever experienced, personally, in Colorado politics,” a Jeffco c…
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July 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The sports betting giant Draft Kings agreed to pay a fine over improper bets in Colorado. www.denverpost.com/2025/07/18/d...
DraftKings agrees to penalty over Colorado sports-betting violations
The company will pay a $90,000 settlement to the state for accepting bets on the two events, according to documents filed with the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Join me & other Denver News Guild members July 16 at the Denver Press Club for a mixer. You don't have to be a member of either organization to attend. We welcome all!
Join me & other Denver Newspaper Guild members at the Denver Press Club! You don't have to be a member of either organization to attend. We welcome all!
July 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Tornado touches down in Morgan County https://trib.al/ziYb4TM
Tornado touches down in Morgan County
A tornado was reported Sunday near Brush, Colorado.
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July 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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"When Xcel Energy stopped burning coal at its Valmont Power Station in 2017, it left 1.6 million tons of toxic coal ash on the property, and now that waste is leaking hazardous metals into groundwater, threatening nearby drinking-water wells." // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Millions of tons of coal ash are buried underground in Colorado, seeping toxic chemicals into groundwater
When Xcel Energy stopped burning coal at its Valmont Power Station in 2017, it left 1.6 million tons of toxic coal ash on the property — and now that waste is leaching hazardous metals.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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On the eve of the Independence Day holiday, three Denver EPA workers are under investigation for signing the Declaration of Dissent. www.denverpost.com/2025/07/03/e...
EPA workers in Denver among 139 put on leave for signing ‘Declaration of Dissent’ letter
The “Declaration of Dissent” letter shows at least 13 current and retired Region 8 employees as signatories.
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July 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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RIP Jack Corn - one of my favorites at Western Kentucky University even though he taught photojournalism and I was a print major. I still tell people stories about him. wkuherald.com/85544/news/w...
WKU photojournalism professor Jack Corn dies at 96, leaves behind a legacy - WKUHerald.com
Jack Corn, a retired WKU photojournalism professor, teacher, author and mentor known for his ability to help young people grow to become successful photojournalists, died July 1, 2025 at 96-years-old....
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July 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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The state is investigating six potential rules violations in connection with the Bishop well blowout in Weld County.
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Colorado launches investigation into Chevron-owned Noble Energy over Bishop well blowout
The blowout occurred at 5:50 p.m. April 6 at the Bishop well south of Weld County Road 74 and lasted five days, leading to the closure of Galeton Elementary School and the evacuation of 14 families…
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June 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM