A month after transition to ‘Safer at Home’ phase, COVID-19 cases steadily declining in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — More than just a month after Colorado switched out of a “Stay at Home” order to “Safer at Home,” there hasn’t been a spike in COVID-19 instances. The latest data in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment indicates the average of instances, dependent on the coverage date, has steadily diminished
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Keeler: The Avalanche and Nuggets get to finish what they started? Hallelujah!

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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Anyone With Symptoms Can Now Get a Free Drive-Up Coronavirus Test at The Pepsi Center

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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Avs Mailbag: Colorado continues to build from prospects, injured players getting healthy, NHL season update and more

Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers responds to queries in the Avs Mailbag every week throughout the season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for its Avs Mailbag. When the NHL resumes, how would the Loveland Express be up and running? In other words would be the Eagles be playing so players can have ice
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If NHL resumes play, Jared Bednar needs “two weeks or less” to get Avalanche up to speed

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Thursday he can get his team prepared to play competitive hockey “two weeks, or much less,” when the NHL decides to resume its regular period. The NHL “stopped ” its season March 9 because of the coronavirus, the afternoon after Colorado defeated the New York Rangers to increase to 42-20-8.
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With baseball postponed, Coors Field’s Aramark workers struggle with no financial support from company or Rockies

For Debra Gow-Kennedy, Functioning in Coors Field is a family affair. Both she and her husband would be Aramark workers, the former a cashier as well as the latter a cook, whereas three more family members function for its concession business in the stadium. However, with the significant league season indefinitely postponed due to the
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Justin Bieber Downright Cancels 2020 Tour, Other Touring Acts Settle For Indefinite Postponement

As the amount of verified COVID-19 instances — and associated deaths — continue to scale across the world, the date for if lifestyles and company operations will resume as regular keeps getting pushed further and further to the future. People are currently adapting to the notion that they have to stay at home for months instead
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Live Nation Commits $10 Million to its Relief Fund for Live Music Crews

Behind every artist is an throng of industry specialists, including backline technicians, audio engineers, production and tour managers, light designers, special effects teams, carpenters and much more. As follows, the widespread place closures and concert cancellations due to the spread of coronavirus directly impact the livelihoods of an entire network of people — not only
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Chambers: Let’s play Stanley Cup hockey all summer

Let’s play summertime baseball — the ideal time of year to walk into a rink that is refrigerated. I overlook playing with it in addition to covering hockey. The 1 thing that my private skates have over the NHL is that we do it yearlong — we get to play the game if a beer
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Nuggets/Avalanche ticket holders in limbo amid postponed seasons for coronavirus pandemic

Martin Letain is a lifelong Colorado Avalanche fan. The Canadian proposed to attend his first game at Pepsi Center at mid-March when he bought two tickets months in advance of puck fall against the Vancouver Canucks. The game date was a sign Friday the 13th. “It was really poor timing,” Letain stated. “I was dreaming
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