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Gaylord Rockies pays $87M in taxes that it had disputed

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

A defeat at the Colorado Supreme Court last month has forced the Gaylord Rockies Resort to pay years-old tax bills totaling $87 million that it had been disputing since opening.The massive hotel near Denver International Airport is the largest taxpayer in Adams County. It opened in 2018 and was sent a property tax bill of $25.3 million the next year.The hotel’s owner, Nashville-based Ryman Hospitality Properties, took issue with that. It claimed that the county had wrongly valued it at $676 million rather than $270 million due to a flawed methodology that includes income from restaurants and shops in a hotel’s value.The Gaylord appealed its 2019 tax bill to the county’s board of equalization, the Colorado Board of Assessment Appeals and the Colorado Court of Appeals. It lost every time.Then, in October, it asked the Colorado Supreme Court to take up its case.“The Gaylord is not one ball of undifferentiated wax,” it wrote. “It is a complex property containing mixed assets which gener...

Steve Konowalchuk returns to Avalanche organization as Eagles associate head coach

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

A familiar face is returning to the Avalanche organization.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Avalanche Journal: Are middle-six centers Ryan Johansen, Ross Colton an upgrade from JT Compher, Alex Newhook? Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche re-signs forward Ben Meyers to 1-year contract Colorado Avalanche | Avs Mailbag: Will Avalanche name new captain while Gabriel Landeskog misses another season? Colorado Avalanche | Nikolai Kovalenko signs entry-level contract with Avalanche but will remain in KHL for 2023-24 season Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche 2023 offseason: Which lingering free agents can Avs afford with remaining salary cap space? Steve Konowalchuk — who played for two seasons in Colorado — was announced Tuesday as the associate head coach of the Colorado Eagles, the team’s AHL affiliate. He joins head coach Aaron Schneekloth and assistant Tim Branham on the Eagles bench.“We’re excited to have...

This month’s “super blue moon” celestial event is the first since 2009

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

The onset of August brings two exciting celestial events involving full moons, the first of which will play out Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in Denver.It will be the first of two so-called “supermoons,” which are full moons that coincide with the lunar orb’s closest approaches to Earth in a given year, making them appear slightly larger than normal. And, when there are two full moons in the same month, the second is called a blue moon. That will occur Aug. 30.According to TimeandDate.com, a respected astronomy data site that focuses on cycles of the moon and sun, the last time there was a super blue moon was in 2009, and the next one will occur in 2032. Supermoons appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter relative to “micromoons” at the other extreme.Related ArticlesOutdoors | First solar eclipse in six years tops list of the best celestial events you can see in Colorado in 2023 Outdoors | If you want the best view of October’...

Broncos coach Sean Payton feels for “tough-minded” WR Tim Patrick after Achilles tear, surgery date TBD

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

Broncos coach Sean Payton on Tuesday confirmed receiver Tim Patrick sustained a “clean” tear of his left Achilles during Monday’s practice.Payton said the surgery date has not yet been set, but that he spoke with Patrick on Monday night and offered what little consolation he could.“Of course he’s disappointed,” Payton said. “The hard thing is for a player who spent most of his offseason rehabbing and to all of a sudden hit another road block. He sounded better last night. He’s tough-minded. He’s a real good leader.”Dr. Kenneth Jung, an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, told The Post that, while Achilles injuries are difficult to rehabilitate from, most athletes today do successfully.“There’s newer protocols now where we’re definitely accelerating rehab,” Jung said. “It’s somewhere between six and nine months.”Jung said the most difficult part of coming back is the atrophy in the calf muscle before athletes can really dial u...

As gas prices soar across the country, Denver surpasses national average by 16 cents

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

After a short reprieve between April and July, Colorado’s gas prices are once again soaring above the national average.Over the past month, gas prices in Colorado increased nearly 20 cents, putting the state’s average at $3.93 — 17 cents above the national norm, according to data compiled by GasBuddy from 150,000 gas stations across the country.As of Tuesday afternoon, national gas prices hovered at $3.76, Colorado at $3.93 and Denver at $3.92, 16-cent difference. The greatest surge — from city to national levels — hit just over a week ago on July 24.“Gas prices suddenly soared over the last week due to heat-related refinery outages that impacted some of the largest refineries in the country, at a time when summer gasoline demand peaks and as gasoline inventories slid to their lowest July level since 2015,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a news release Tuesday.De Haan said gas prices have been rising at their fastest pa...

Severe weather hits the foothills along Jefferson and Douglas County border, nearly 500 flight delays at DIA

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

4:32 p.m.: Stormy weather in the mountains and foothills is spreading into the urban corridor, National Weather Service says. Thunderstorms are expected to unleash hail, heavy rains and winds up to 60 mph in some areas.Storms continue in the mountains and foothills, while isolated severe storms developing over southeast Washington county, while storms begin to bleed out over the urban corridor. #cowx pic.twitter.com/rWLM8tBCQk— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) August 1, 20233:50 p.m.: At Denver International Airport, inbound flights are being delayed at their origin airport on an average of 1 hour and 22 minutes by threats of severe weather, according to FlightAware.com. On Tuesday, 480 delays, and 57 cancellations were recorded at the airport.3:43 p.m.: A severe thunderstorm warning is posted for the Buffalo Creek and South Platte areas until 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Winds up to 50 mph and half-dollar size hail is possible.Severe Thunderstorm Warning includ...

3 convicted of abusing 'severely disabled' residents at Riverside care facility

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

Three people charged in a case of abuse and neglect of six "severely disabled" residents of an unlicensed senior care facility in Riverside have been found guilty, according to a news release from California's Attorney General.Joel Ombao, Ronnel Tiburcio and Nimfa Molina were found guilty of elder abuse for their roles in the neglect and mistreatment of residents at Secure Hands.The victims ranged in age from 32 to 66 and were found malnourished and "living in filth," without basic care in a house that did not have the adequate amenities or licensing to care for them.When investigators entered the facility, they found the victims emaciated and dehydrated and living in "squalor," Attorney General Rob Bonta said.Ombao is the owner of several hospice companies. Tuburcio was his assistant and Molina was a registered nurse at the facility. The three were responsible for operating the facility and caring for its residents, Bonta said.The trial began on June 6 and concluded Monday. Ombao w...

2 O.C. residents charged with running $2.2M scheme tricking banks into cashing out mortgages

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

Two Orange County residents are facing federal charges after allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million by stealing the identities of homeowners and tricking banks into cashing out mortgages on those properties, according to the U.S. Justice Department.Thao Thi Kim Nguyen, 47, of Garden Grove, and Nghiep Chinh Nguyen, 55, of Westminster, were charged by a federal grand jury and pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Monday.Both are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. Thao Nguyen is also charged with seven counts of bank fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft, while Nghiep Nguyen is charged further with two counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, officials said.The defendants allegedly primarily targeted elderly Vietnamese Americans during their scheme.As part of their fraudulent behavior, the defendants obtained a type of mortgage that allows homeowners to convert home equity into cash by borrow...

Do you believe in angels? A majority of U.S. adults do

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America.Angels even get more credence than, well, hell. More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies. In fact, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.“People are yearning for something greater than themselves — beyond their own understanding,” said Jack Grogger, a chaplain for the Los Angeles Angels and a longtime Southern California fire captain who has aided many people in their gravest moments.That search for something bigger, he said, can take on many forms, from following a religion to crafting a self-driven purpose to believing in, of course, angels.A detail of "The Righteous Shall Receive a Crown of Glory," Brainard Memorial Window for Methodist Church, Waterville, New York, ca. 1901 is photographed while on display at the "Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion" e...

Connor Treacy: The business extraordinaire keeping Hollywood’s clubs glitzy and their dancefloors star-studded.

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:51 GMT

 What’s L.A. without the allure of exclusive clubs – jam-packed with celebs and buoyed by word-of-mouth recommendations? Connor Treacy doesn’t want to find out. That’s why the business guru’s latest venture brings glitzy magic back to Hollywood’s dance floors. Just 30 years old, Connor Treacy boasts a resume that would leave most of us looking at our beige work history and feeling incredibly unambitious.Meeting with us at his nightclub before the night kicks off, Connor handles emails and texts from guests from his phone — hosting events in West Hollywood is familiar territory for Connor as an alumnus of Santa Monica High School and a current student at USC Gould School of Law, Connor boasts a wealth of knowledge and experience in both academic and real-world settings.With his trusty iPhone by his side, Treacy multitasks, setting up guests with accommodations while en route to OffSunset. This exclusive West Hollywood spot has a covert speakeasy vibe that only those in the know...