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ShemsAbdeen Ben-Masaud, religious director of the Metro Denver North Islamic Center, holding microphone seated third from left, and sitting next to Colorado's top Imams and Aurora Chief of Police Nick Metz, right, speaks during a press conference at the Colorado Muslim Society in response to the Orlando nightclub shooting massacre on June 12, 2016 in Denver, Colorado.

Colorado Muslim leaders denounce Orlando shooter

February 2, 2017 at 12:35 p.m.

Colorado Muslim community leaders stood together Sunday to publicly condemn acts of violence in the name of Islam.

AURORA, CO - MARCH 19: Products available at Coaches Choice on March 19, 2015, in Aurora, Colorado. Mike Vavra has been running the store for 25 years and features all manners of athletic equipment. (Photo by Anya Semenoff/The Denver Post)

Mike Vavra, sporting goods vendor, dies at 63

June 9, 2016 at 4:40 p.m.

Mike Vavra, well known and beloved owner of Coaches Corner Sporting Equipment in Aurora, died at the age of 63.

Tom Read, forestry assistant for the city of Boulder, shows a gallery created by the Emerald Ash Borer on ash trees killed by insect and stored on a city lot April 11, 2016. The logs with be milled, dried, and sent to the Boulder Library Makerspace. Clients of the Bridge House will be trained to make them into useable items that will be on sale at the Boulder Farmers Market and other places around town.

Emerald ash borer, destructive tree pest, detected in Longmont

June 9, 2016 at 7:14 a.m.

The emerald ash borer detection in Longmont is the first confirmation of the insect in Colorado outside of Boulder County

06-09Mosquito.jpg A Culex mosquito bites and sucks up blood. This is one type of mosquito that can spread West Nile virus. ("CulexNil" public domain photo/Wikimedia Commons)media.org/wiki/File:CulexNil.jpg#/media/File:CulexNil.jpg

First case of West Nile in Larimer County

June 8, 2016 at 11:36 a.m.

About 75 percent of those who contract the virus, which is spread by mosquitos, don't show symptoms

Baby Endiya Webb-Phillips born in ambulance in Aurora.

Aurora mother gives birth in ambulance 22 years after being born in one herself

June 7, 2016 at 9:02 a.m.

The second generation of an Aurora family has given birth in the back of an ambulance with the assistance from Aurora firefighters and paramedics

DENVER, CO - April 25, 2016: High Level, a medical marijuana shop on Colfax Ave in Denver. Colfax was once called the "longest, wicked street in America" by Playboy Magazine. (Photo by Vince Chandler / The Denver Post)

Poll reveals vast support for medical marijuana for veterans

June 8, 2016 at 4:26 p.m.

A Quinnipiac University Poll revealed registered American voters say veterans should be allowed to use marijuana for PTSD.

Federal Boulevard at West 2nd Avenue closed due to motorcycle crash

June 7, 2016 at 2:59 p.m.

Police close southbound Federal at West 2nd Avenue while they clean up a single motorcycle crash, which left one person seriously injured

DENVER, CO - MAY 5: Chalk artist Karl Horeis works on his piece, inspired by the dutch artist Johanna Martine, during the 14th annual chalk art festival on June 5, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The two-day arts celebration attracts over 100,000 people per day. This year there were 250 chalk artists which included 5 professional artists, 145 chalk artists and 100 high school chalk artists. There were 118 8 x8 foot pieces and 5 12x12 foot pieces. Artists used more than 3,400 pieces of chalk and put in more than 6,000 hours during the 2 day event.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Artists hit the street for Denver Chalk Art Festival

June 6, 2016 at 9:17 a.m.

Denver Chalk Art Festival took over Larimer Square this weekend, featuring 250 unique artists and crowds by the thousands.

DENVER, CO - June 01: Sonic the 4-month-old kitten shows off his new custom prosthetic at the Denver Animal Shelter June 01, 2016. The custom prosthetic, made by The Art Institute of Colorado student Salim Fermin, utilizes 3D printing technology. Sonic was born with a congenital orthopedic deformity in his right front limb. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Kitten gets new prosthetic paw

July 17, 2016 at 7:48 p.m.

The Arts Institute and the Denver Animal Shelter have collaborated to create the "Sonic Project," which works to provide prosthetics for animals using 3D technology

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt.

CU Boulder study: Narcotic painkillers cause chronic pain

June 3, 2016 at 5:25 p.m.

A three-month CU study shows using narcotic painkillers, such as morphine, caused prolonged pain in rats and could have potential implications for people.

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