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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Why the Republican primary for Colorado governor — led narrowly by Victor Marx — hasn’t been called

Victor Marx has held a narrow, roughly 2,000-vote lead over Barb Kirkmeyer for several days, but the race is still too close to call with the window open for voters to fix deficient ballots.

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Evacuees anxious to return home as fight against ‘monster’ Aspen Acres fire continues

The Aspen Acres fire has burned more than 93,000 acres in Pueblo and Custer counties, and now ranks as the seventh-largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history.

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PNC Bank closing 14 Colorado branches following FirstBank rebranding

It plans to close 14 in Colorado and four in Arizona that it considered too close to acquired FirstBank branches.

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Nuggets Summer League coach JJ Barea is a 2K legend to his players

Nuggets Summer League coach JJ Barea has Denver’s ears, regardless of which style he adopts over the next two weeks. They’ll listen to any advice a 2K legend has to impart.

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Ex-Mountain View councilman gets work release, probation for shooting teen

A Jefferson County District Court judge on Tuesday sentenced former Mountain View town councilman Brent Metz to work release and probation for shooting a 17-year-old boy in the face in 2024.

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Donald Trump and Tina Peters declare America’s democracy dead, ‘voting machines rigged.’ Their lies are easy to disprove. (Editorial)

American voters can go to the polls in November with confidence that Democrats are not controlling the election results through a vast conspiracy of fraud.

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We played a dozen Par 3 courses in metro Denver. Here’s what we found

They are a low-pressure introduction to the sport.

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Tens of thousands without power in Colorado’s Vail Valley after outage

Tens of thousands of customers are without power in Colorado’s Vail Valley because of a “transmission-related outage,” Holy Cross Energy officials said Tuesday evening.