Here’s a rundown of the biggest stories of the day for Thursday, August 7, 2014. Download The Denver Post app for and for breaking news 24/7. For a daily sports fix, download our new Denver Post Sports app for and .
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The Boys in Orange are back. Even though , even though , even though by the fourth quarter you’ll be checking your depth chart to remember which college that fourth-string receiver went to, it’s still Broncos football. Follow the game live with our .
A large fire is causing small explosions and . And yes, this headline sounds like a lost Hardy Boys title.
A total of 25,936,343 passengers passed through Denver International Airport during the first six months of 2014, since the airport opened 19 years ago.
University of Colorado leaders have begun the process of firing tenured faculty member David Barnett after paying a graduate student $825,000 to settle accusations the philosophy professor .
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted Thursday to drop its lawsuit against the City of Longmont for adopting its own oil and gas regulations. Longmont officials, however said .
The NCAA Board of Directors .
During its nearly six-year run, Twelve, in the Ballpark neighborhood, was routinely lauded on best-of lists, and this year chef-owner Jeff Osaka was a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest. , but don’t get too worried: Osaka plans on reopening Twelve in another location, as well as opening his new ramen joint in the RiNo neighborhood.
Russia is escalating the economic tit-for-tat with the U.S. by announcing it will ban agricultural imports. But the worst thing Russia could have done to Colorado already happened in 2013 when the Russian market banned beef (specifically cow liver) in 2013. (sorry).
From the bovine to the buffalo, Denver’s buffalo herd near Genessee is having a banner year, mostly thanks to one young bull named Edson who .
Former USMNT captain, current LA Galaxy star and all-time leading scorer in both U.S. and MLS history Landon Donovan announced that he is .
President Obama has in Iraq, and is considering ordering in airstrikes to help control the militant Islamic group’s rampage through the country.
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