Here’s a rundown of the biggest stories of the day for Tuesday, August 12, 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 Broncos will be without Danny Trevathan for at least the first three games of the regular season after the starting weakside linebacker suffered a , which will . Meanwhile, Peyton Manning shared his .
The details of the tragic loss of Robin Williams have been rolling out all day, but in the midst of , let’s instead , including a . (It has to be said: If you are struggling with depression, The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (8255). .)
Colorado’s tax collections from recreational marijuana sales came in more than 60 percent below early predictions, and (including why the recreational market didn’t make the dent in the lower-taxed medical marijuana market that economists had predicted).
Three mailboxes in Larimer County , the sheriff’s office said, but there was no evidence of the boxes being booby trapped.
In the wake of firing athletic director Jack Graham last week, Colorado State president Tony Frank on Monday conceded it’s unlikely the school will meet its goal to raise $110 million in seed money by October for a proposed on-campus stadium. .
If you think you are going to be too drunk to drive home over the next three Friday nights, .
The sundial plaza in Denver’s Cranmer Park needs $1.5 million in repairs, and , donated by George Cranmer in the 1940s.
Ferguson, Mo., . Meanwhile, , with police donning riot gear and launching tear gas at protesters.
A Denver neighborhood dealing with a rash of drive-by shootings and drug deals will see its .
Over at The Cannabist, we’e got the story of set up near the downtown skate park. But The Denver Post Editorial Board has a different take,
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