Comment on Legalizing marijuana in N.J. will get a public hearing next week

Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray has been “in and out” of Denver’s two practices this week leading up to the second round of the NBA playoffs, coach Michael Malone said Friday. Murray is dealing with a left calf strain, which he played through Monday night in Denver’s first-round series finale against the Los Angeles Lakers.

A service dog bit two people last week at Denver International Airport. Related Articles Colorado News | Mascots Dinger, Rocky and Bernie star in Southwest Airlines’ “Big Flex” marketing push Colorado News | Cinco de Mayo, Blossom Party, Star Wars Day and more things to do in Denver this week Colorado News | Guatemala becoming tourism hot spot for young travelers Colorado News | Southwest Airlines kills 3 nonstop routes from DIA, cuts back on flights to 2 other airports Colorado News | Colorado weather: Tornadoes, up to 2-inch hail forecast in Eastern Plains The airport’s media team confirmed that an incident took place last week between an employee of American Airlines and a passenger with a service dog.

Denver restaurateur Kelly Whitaker is getting back to his roots. The Oklahoma native announced this week that he has purchased Nonesuch, a 22-seat chef’s counter restaurant in Oklahoma City. Bon Appétit named the fine-dining spot the No. 1 best new restaurant in America in 2018. “If this restaurant were in New York or anywhere else, it would hold up on its own,” Whitaker said. Whitaker founded Denver-based Id Est Hospitality Group, which owns Michelin-starred BRUTØ and The Wolf’s Tailor among other concepts.

There’s no question who a couple of the Colorado Avalanche players were rooting for Friday night when the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights met in Game 6 of their opening-round series. The Avs made it out of a first-round win against the Winnipeg Jets relatively healthy. Jonathan Drouin did not play in the series because of a skate-cut on his leg during Game 82 of the regular season against Edmonton.

Prosecutors this week levied 10 additional charges against a former Littleton Public Schools bus monitor who was accused of beating a non-verbal autistic child on a school bus in March. Kiarra Jones, 29, was arrested in April on a single charge of third-degree assault of an at-risk person, a low-level felony.

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