Author: Danika Worthington
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PrideFest: A time to march, dance and adopt
They got the call on New Year’s Eve with only a handful of hours left in 2015. The car, which was making its way through Oklahoma’s country roads at the time, erupted in cheers and tears. The adoption had gone through. Vince Montez still tears up when recounting the story more than a year later.…
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TSA tests using fingerprints as boarding passes at Denver International Airport
Why bother with a boarding pass when you’ve got your fingerprint? Starting Wednesday, the Transportation Security Administration will test new biometric technology that substitutes fingerprints for boarding passes and IDs at Denver International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The technology, which is being tested among travelers enrolled in TSA PreCheck, matches passengers’ identities to fingerprints…
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A well-worn playbook and incredible luck helped CDOT cleanup and open I-25 before the morning rush
It was a typical Wednesday, just a quarter till noon. Enrique “Henry” Dominguez was driving a fuel tanker and making his way through the traffic on Interstate 25. Then his tire blew. Dominguez and the tanker — carrying 500 gallons of diesel fuel and 500 gallons of eight different oils — careened into the median,…
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Cheers and jeers over beers: Brewing Association tightens rules on “offensive” names and labeling of beers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The craft beer world is dotted with provocative names and labeling, but a rising outcry that some aren’t so much racy as they are offensive may lead some in the industry to rein in those…
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Mile High Stadium is adding Wi-Fi for all fans — not just Verizon users
Posting an Instagram from Mile High Stadium is about to get a whole lot easier for lots of fans. Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium is rolling out new Wi-Fi that will be open to all fans — not just Verizon Wireless customers, as is the case now — that should be fully operational…
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Good news for those at the front of the Broncos’ nearly 75,000 season tickets wait list
Broncos season ticket holders better hang tight to their seats. A shake-up is coming. Season-ticket holders who didn’t attend any games during the 2016 season are getting the boot, opening up seats for people at the front of the nearly 75,000 deep waiting list — roughly the capacity of the Broncos’ home stadium — for the…
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Colorado-based Boston Market to only serve antibiotic-free chicken
Golden-based Boston Market plans to only serve chicken that is antibiotic-free by 2018, making it the third national chain based out of Colorado this year to announce updated practices for the chicken served to customers. “We couldn’t be more proud to become the first national chicken-specialty chain to reach the goal of serving our customers…
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Colorado-based Frontier comes in second to last for ranking of best and worst airlines
Denver-based Frontier Airlines came in second to last in a ranking of 10 largest domestic carriers, leaving ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit on the bottom rung. Travel-advice site The Points Guys ranked airlines in four broad categories: price, convenience, headaches and extras. Releasing their results this week, Alaska Airlines stood atop the group, only faltering in the…
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A “game changer” for cycling, Denver will add a music festival to the Colorado Classic with Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie
Colorado — and America — is a cemetery for pro-cycling races, many withering away after failed attempts at financial stability. But a group of Coloradans is attempting something never done before that may keep their race’s heart beating for decades to come: charging for entry. “Our goal is sustainability and to achieve that, we need to change…
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More Colorado businesses dropping pot from pre-employment drug tests
Marijuana testing by Colorado businesses has slowly declined over the past two years as 7 percent dropped the drug from pre-employment tests while 3 percent removed it from all drug tests. The results of a December survey by the Mountain States Employers Council marks a shift from its 2014 survey — the year recreational consumption…