Category: News from around Denver and Colorado

Mayor Hancock, DPD Chief Pazen and DA McCann addressed ongoing protests

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DENVER (KDVR) — Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Denver Police Department Chief Paul Pazen along with Denver District Attorney Beth McCann Dealt with the People in a Press conference on Sunday. Saturday protests began as peaceful demonstrations and turned violent and damaging after the Denver mandatory curfew of 8 p.m. passed. McCann dealt with the calm
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Ranking the Top 10 best Colorado-born hockey players in NHL history

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Because of this Avalanche’s arrival in 1995, Colorado has become a significant producer of college and professional hockey talent within the previous 25 years.  The state paths traditional powers such as Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts in creating future professional players, but the difference has shrunk. Here is The Denver Post’s leading 10 Colorado-born hockey players
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Keeler: The Avalanche and Nuggets get to finish what they started? Hallelujah!

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It was forced by us into Memorial Day with our sanity intact. Mostly. The New York Jets simply threw a cone filled with money in the stagnant husk that was Joe Flacco, the surest sign yet that matters are creeping back into normal again. “That’s the story of existence. It’s a matter of when,” Bill
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Colorado Avalanche’s odds to win the Stanley Cup with the new 24-team playoff format

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Andy Cross, The Denver PostColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) along with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) jawing at each other before a face-off in the initial stage at the Pepsi Center on March 4, 2020. The NHL on Tuesday announced in case the season resumes, it will forego the remainder of the normal
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Colorado Online Sports Betting Guide 2020

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Sports betting was legalized in Colorado in May 2020. The Centennial State became the 19th state in the US to regulate sports betting on mobile and via online sites. Colorado Online Betting in Brief: Sports betting legal (Y/N): Y Number of licensed sportsbooks: 17 Legal age of gambling: 21 State Tax: 10% Legalized gambling on
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The 18 Best Advertisements & Ad Campaigns of All Time

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I’ve always been a little leery of proclaiming anything “the best.” I never declared anyone my best friend as a kid because I was afraid my other friends might assume I thought less of them. So it was a little difficult for me to come up with just one “best” advertisement of all time —
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Anyone With Symptoms Can Now Get a Free Drive-Up Coronavirus Test at The Pepsi Center

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Tomorrow, Colorado will open its newest and largest free coronavirus testing site in the state at the Pepsi Center. Open seven days per week from 8 a.m. to 4 pm, anybody experiencing coronavirus symptoms can come get a free test. All you need to do is enroll for Denvergov.org or call 311. You do not
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Massive drive-up COVID-19 test site prepped to open in Pepsi Center lot

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DENVER (KDVR) — Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock are expected to unveil a complimentary, large scale drive-up COVID-19 testing site in a Pepsi Center parking lot in a media conference on Thursday. The enormous site in Pepsi Center’s “Prius West” lot features 12 lanes to have people. Neighboring parking lots are lined with
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The greatest games The Denver Post sports department has ever seen

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The members of The Denver Post sports department have spent their entire lives watching or covering sporting events as reporters or fans. So it’s safe to say we’ve borne witness to more than a few good games. Here are some of our favorites: CU Buffs 20, No. 3 Nebraska 10 Date/location: Oct. 25, 1986, Folsom
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