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Broncos Mailbag: What to make of Denver’s work in the NFL draft and its crowded wide receiver room

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.Hey Parker, what do you think of our picks this year? I’m really loving that we landed Drew Sanders. I watched him play last year and the kid looks like he’ll be a force at ILB for us. What do you think?— Mark, ArvadaLet’s get it going this week with Mark’s question about the draft class overall. Denver, of course, entered the weekend with just five draft picks and ended up selecting five players — albeit while moving around the draft board quite a bit — in addition to trading for tight end Adam Trautman.In fact, the only player taken with a pick that Denver entered the draft with was Sanders at No. 67. The Broncos traded up to No. 63 for receiver Marvin Mims Jr., up to No. 83 for cornerback Riley Moss, selected JL Skinner at No. 183 with one of the picks from the Mims trade and then nabbed offensive lineman Alex Forsyth at No...

Solo skier killed in avalanche above Breckenridge identified as Littleton man

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

A 31-year-old solo skier killed in a small avalanche above Breckenridge over the weekend likely triggered it when he was near the top of Bald Mountain preparing to descend a northeast-facing chute.The skier was Benjamin Ryan of Littleton, Summit County government spokesman David Rossi confirmed Tuesday morning.Ryan was caught and killed Saturday in an avalanche that broke from dry, wind-buffeted snow at an elevation of 13,200 feet and ran downward for 1,300 feet, leaving him buried, according to Brian Lazar, deputy director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Although there were no witnesses, an investigation at the scene Sunday found Ryan set off the slide as he climbed near the top of the mountain, Lazar said.This fatality brought the number of deaths from avalanches in Colorado over the past year to 11 – one of the deadliest seasons since 2010. Only the winter of 2020-21 saw more avalanche fatalities, a dozen.The avalanche, once it started, quickly swept up more and mor...

Rockies fans survey: What are your thoughts on attending games at Coors Field?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

The Rockies are off to one of the worst starts in franchise history and attendance at Coors Field is slipping. Through April, average attendance was 28,034 after 13 home games, ranking 16th in Major League Baseball. After 13 home games last season, the Rockies were averaging 33,227 fans per game.With a fifth consecutive losing season looking likely, The Denver Post is seeking input from fans for their views about attending Rockies games at Coors Field:Take Our Poll(function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader'));Take Our Poll(function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-sho...

Letters: What next for Fox News, Tucker Carlson? Same ol’, same ol’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

What next for Fox News, Tucker Carlson?Re: “Will settlement alter conservative media,” April 23 news storyThe Dominion lawsuit against Fox News only cost Fox a little more than two weeks of annual profit. Fox has been making billions of dollars feeding “conservative” news to a gullible American public. Telling viewers bogus horror stories about the “left” and “big government” is a cash advertising cow they want to milk.The suit payment will only be a small cost to the Fox business model. Let us note that true “patriots” can take news, good or bad, that ethical journalists report. Real patriots should reject the opinionated “conservative fantasy news” model.Jeff Baysinger, Lakewood,After settling the Dominion defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million, Fox News issued this statement: “This settlement reflects Fox’s continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards.” I guess they just can’t help themselves. Li...

L.A. street takeover crackdown nets 21 arrests, 13 cars seized

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

Twenty-one people were arrested and more than a dozen vehicles were impounded in a street racing crackdown in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to police.The arrests took place early Sunday and involved officers with LAPD’s Street Racing Taskforce.In a video posted to Instagram, the Department showed officers arresting people and towing cars from unspecified locations in the city in “an operation to eliminate dangerous and disruptive takeover activity.”A total of 13 vehicles were impounded, 21 people were arrested on misdemeanor charges and 34 citations were issued, LAPD said.Twenty-one people were arrested and more than a dozen vehicles were impounded in a street racing crackdown in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to police. May 2, 2023 (LAPD)A total of 13 vehicles were impounded, 21 people were arrested on misdemeanor charges and 34 citations were issued, LAPD said. May 2, 2023 (LAPD)A total of 13 vehicles were impounded, 21 people were arrested on misdemeanor charge...

1 Injured in Pedestrian Crash on Keyes Street [San Jose, CA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

Unidentified Victim Hospitalized after Pedestrian Accident near 3rd StreetSAN JOSE, CA (May 2, 2023) – Saturday morning, one victim sustained injuries in a pedestrian crash on Keyes Street.On April 15th, at around 10:15 a.m., officers were dispatched near the intersection involving a two-vehicle collision.Furthermore, the collision injured a pedestrian and he was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds.Consequently, some lanes on Keyes Street between 3rd and 5th streets were shut down and drivers were advised to use other routes.No additional information was added by the authorities and the crash is still under investigation.When driving, it is vital to always be alert for pedestrians and other vehicles. This is especially true when you are driving through a residential area, an intersection, or a parking lot. Also, always drive within the posted speed limit as this is set and enforced to reduce accidents and save lives. An unforeseen accident can be avoid...

Former officer Thao convicted for aiding George Floyd’s killing

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

By Steve Karnowski | Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter.Tou Thao, who already had been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights, was the last of four former officers facing judgment in state court in Floyd’s killing. He rejected a plea agreement and, instead of going to trial, let Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill decide the verdict based on written filings by each side and evidence presented in previous cases.“There is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances,” Cahill wrote in a 177-page ruling that was filed Monday night and released Tuesday.Floyd, a Black man, died May 25, 2020, after officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, pinn...

False sex abuse claims against priests — while rare — can hurt real victims and innocent clergy, experts say

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

Angie Leventis Lourgos | Chicago TribuneCHICAGO — The sexual abuse supposedly occurred in 2003 at St. Agatha Catholic Church on Chicago’s West Side.Accuser “John Doe” claimed in court documents that as a young boy he had been sexually assaulted multiple times during the after-school SAFE program by Daniel McCormack, a defrocked Chicago priest who pleaded guilty in 2007 to sexually abusing five children while serving at St. Agatha’s parish.Memories of the abuse were repressed until 2020, according to court documents, when Doe filed a lawsuit against the former priest and the Chicago Archdiocese, seeking monetary damages.Except the entire story was later proven in court to be a fabrication, seemingly in an attempt to get a settlement.As the Catholic Church continues to grapple with a global decadeslong clerical sex abuse scandal, one ramification that’s emerged is fraudulent claims against priests and other members of the clergy.While data seem to indicate these kinds of false allegat...

Sale closed in Oakland: $1.7 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

5832 Nottingham Drive – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 5800 block of Nottingham Drive in Oakland was sold on March 17, 2023 for $1,650,000, or $805 per square foot. The house, built in 1931, has an interior space of 2,049 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and one parking space. The unit sits on a 6,903-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 2,344-square-foot home on the 5700 block of Merriewood Drive in Oakland sold in March 2022, for $2,000,000, a price per square foot of $853. The home has 4 bedrooms and.On Capricorn Avenue, Oakland, in June 2022, a 2,988-square-foot home was sold for $1,550,000, a price per square foot of $519. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In February 2023, a 2,328-square-foot home on Florence Terrace in Oakland sold for $1,620,000, a price per square foot of $696. The home has 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. 

Top Bay Area concert picks: Lil Wayne, Rend Collective, Metronomy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:15 GMT

Here are three upcoming concerts worth checking out in the Bay Area:Lil WayneThe hip-hop icon brings his eagerly anticipated Welcome to Tha Carter Tour to the Masonic in San Francisco on May 12. Lil Wayne ranks among the top-selling artists of all time, having reportedly moved more than 100 million records during his career, and has also won five Grammy Awards. Showtime is 8 p.m., livenation.com.Rend CollectiveThe cool folk-rock band from Northern Island makes its way back to the area for a pair of shows in support of its most recent full-length offering, “Whosoever.” Red Collective, known for such popular songs as “Build Your Kingdom Here” and “Counting Every Blessing,” performs May 11 at Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos and May 12 at First Baptist Church in Stockton. Visit rendcolletive.com for details.MetronomyThe acclaimed British electronic music outfit, led by singer-songwriter Joseph Mount, is out on the road in support of its seventh ...