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Blake Scott was moving water on his family’s property in Gypsum on the evening of Monday, June 10, when he heard his mother screaming. His mother had been painting the family’s barn and entered the building’s garage to get another bucket of green paint. As she leaned down to pick up the bucket, she came face to face with a bear. As the family soon learned, this was not just any bear.

A federal judge this week blocked provisions of a new Colorado law that would’ve limited interest rates on certain short-term loans made by out-of-state banks. U. S. District Judge Daniel D. Domenico granted a request by a trio of financial trade organizations to block the implementation of HB23-1229, which passed the legislature last year but was set to go into effect July 1.

Flights arriving at Denver International Airport are delayed by more than an hour because of thunderstorms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There were 631 flights delayed at DIA as of 3:50 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Most of the delays were on Southwest and United airlines. A traffic management program for thunderstorms is delaying arriving flights by an average of 1 hour and 41 minutes, according to the FAA. Related Articles Transportation | Turkish Airlines adds Denver to its extensive global network.

No, “I Love L. A.” didn’t blare out of the Coors Field speakers Thursday afternoon. But that didn’t keep the Dodgers from feeling right at home. Per usual. Behind a strong start from rookie right-hander Gavin Stone and homers from the top three hitters in their lineup — All-Stars Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman — the Dodgers beat the Rockies, 5-3, to clinch the four-game series. “Even without Mookie, that lineup is still ridiculous,” Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon said, referring to Dodgers injured star shortstop Mookie Betts.

A 24-year-old Denver rideshare driver charged with unlawful sexual contact may have other victims, Denver police said in a news release Thursday. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Black man killed by Aurora police was unarmed and holding a phone, body camera footage shows Crime and Public Safety | Denver man sentenced to life in prison in fatal car wash shooting Crime and Public Safety | Motorcyclist dies after Monday crash in Congress Park in Denver Crime and Public Safety | Child seriously injured in car crash after pursuit by Denver police Crime and Public Safety | Police fatally shoot woman with knife in downtown Denver, officials say Nesrelah Bedru Kemal was arrested March 11 and charged with two counts of sexual contact – no consent and one count of false imprisonment, according to the Denver Police Department. The alleged incidents happened while Kemal was working as a rideshare driver, said Denver District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Matt Jablow. Investigators later learned there may have been other incidents involving Kemal when he was working as a rideshare driver, department officials said Thursday. Anyone who may have been a victim can contact the Denver Police Sex Crimes Unit at 720-913-6040. Kemal was released on a $1,500 bail. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Denver’s “Marijuana Mansion” is back to just being the Creswell Mansion. The protected city landmark at 1244 N. Grant St. last week sold for a little over $1 million to local radiologist and developer John Hotchkiss IV, who does not plan to keep the building as an event space for the cannabis-minded community. “It just sort of spoke to me,” Hotchkiss said.