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What trade pieces the Avalanche have and whether moving them would improve the team

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

It was bound to happen eventually, but it's finally happened. After years of trading away draft picks and prospects to go "all in," the Avalanche are officially asset poor. The organization has no first-, second- or third-round picks for either of the 2025 or 2026 NHL Entry Drafts. At the trade deadline, Chris MacFarland moved top prospect Calum Ritchie to acquire Brock Nelson, a pending unrestricted free agent.
Arvada highlights local amplifier company during Economic Development Week

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Sage Kelley

Business in Arvada is sound, according to both the Arvada Economic Development Association (AEDA) and Henriksen Amplifiers. During the current Economic Development Week — a national event created by the International Economic Development Council in 2016 — the AEDA showed off one of the various businesses that it has helped through its free business and commercial development services in the city.
New RTD chief highlights rider safety at swearing in ceremony

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Michael Braithwaite

The new Regional Transportation District chief of police and emergency management highlighted rider safety at his swearing in ceremony on Tuesday morning. Steve Martingano — who first joined the agency in 2015 and was already working as the acting chief — said he wants to add more officers and surveillance on RTD's platforms, trains and buses in an effort to curb crime.
Aurora man to serve 14 years in prison for Parker hit-and-run

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Michael Braithwaite |Noah Festenstein

A Douglas County judge on Monday sentenced an Aurora man to 14 years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run in Parker from two years ago. Tory Conyers, 46, was convicted of multiple felony charges, including vehicular homicide, for a fatal crash that occurred while he was fleeing from police on Aug. 21, 2023, according to a news release from the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office.
X Games Aspen set to return to Colorado mountain town in 2026

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Jonathan Ingraham

It is official, Winter X Games is returning to Aspen Snowmass' Buttermilk Mountain for the 25th consecutive year, organizers of the skiing and snowboarding event announced Tuesday morning. From front-flipping snowmobiles to record-landing jumps to perfect '100' scores, a quarter-century of competitions have pushed multiple sports to new heights since Winter X landed in Aspen in 2002.
Denver weather: More sunshine, more temperatures near 90 Tuesday

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Jonathan Ingraham

Denver residents can expect mostly sunny skies, with a high near 86, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. South winds to blow between 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. "Another warm and dry day is on tap for today," the NWS said.
Lakewood residents share concern of crime after weekend fires

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Sage Kelley

West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a residential fire at a house at 8000 W. 10th Ave. on Saturday evening — a house area residents have been complaining about to the Lakewood Police Department for months. A day later, the fire department responded to another fire at the same home. Residents have raised their concerns over the house and its alleged history of criminal activity, with nearby neighbors claiming that the area has been steeped in chaos since September. “We hear gunshots constantly.
JeffCo Sheriff's Office demonstrates new forensic ballistics technology

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Sage Kelley

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office's new ballistic 3D rendering machine will help the county solve gun-related crimes a bit faster. "This is a huge success to have this machine in place. Citizens will be safer because of it," Brent Beavers, the special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Denver Field Division, told the media during a tour of the county's crime laboratory on Monday morning.
Mikko Rantanen, Calvin Pickard and Canada's hope: Checking in on NHL playoffs | Evan's take

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

While the present-day Avalanche are out of the playoffs, former Avalanche players are having a major impact on the NHL playoffs. No, it's not just Mikko Rantanen. With the second round about halfway done, let's take a look at what's still happening in the postseason:Edmonton Oilers led the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 entering Monday nightRantanen is getting all the attention, and deservedly so, but perhaps the best story of the NHL playoffs revolves around former Avalanche goaltender Calvin Pickard.
Festival celebrating chicken who escaped 'certain death' returns to small town Colorado | OutThere Colorado

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Piper Russell

A quirky Colorado festival is set to return later this month in celebration of a chicken that seemingly did the impossible. The Mike the Headless Chicken Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary from May 30 to May 31 in Fruita. The festival is named in honor of the real-life 'headless chicken' that gave Fruita a 'claim to fame.' In the 1940s, Lloyd Olsen, a local farming family, beheaded one of their chickens. The day, however, the chicken was found to be alive.