Poll: Death Penalty Not Major Factor For Colorado Voters

Flute extraordinaire JJim Walker and his band Free Flight blew Johnny Carson's mind on the Tonight Show back in 1982 with their melding of jazz and classical. Walker has had a stellar career playing his beloved instrument, but was also a world class educator who retired a few years ago as a professor of practice in USC Thornton’s Winds and Percussion department. Two years in a row, he received the Most Valuable Player Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Academy itself famous for its GRAMMY Awards.

When Sean Payton led a Broncos contingent to Oregon in the middle of March, so much of the franchise’s offseason remained unsettled. A few days into free agency, most of Denver’s biggest moves had been outbound. Russell Wilson released. Justin Simmons, too. Jerry Jeudy traded. Josey Jewell clearly headed elsewhere. The Broncos had made some additions, too, but more modest in nature.

The Broncos improved the running backs room by drafting Notre Dame standout Audric Estime in the fifth round. But they didn’t stop there. Following the conclusion of the NFL draft, Denver signed Memphis running back Blake Watson as an undrafted free agent. A source told The Denver Post that Watson’s deal includes a guaranteed salary of $250,000 and a $25,000 signing bonus. Watson rushed for at least 1,000 yards in two of his five seasons at Memphis.

The Broncos roster features every Duck but Daffy. Coach Sean Payton bet on himself with Bo Nix, staking his legacy to a quarterback critics view with a low ceiling, but he believes will exceed expectations. The Broncos have shown they are motivated to fit around Nix rather than the other way around. Alex Forsyth, his Oregon center in 2022, figures to start this season for Denver, serving as Nix’s security blanket.

The Broncos had five picks on Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Get to know the new players coming to Denver after the Broncos took quarterback Bo Nix on Day 1 and edge rusher Jonah Elliss on Day 2. WR Troy Franklin Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin catches a ball during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Indianapolis.

A runaway car crashed through the front of a post office in Bailey on Friday evening, forcing retail operations to be temporarily suspended. When driving toward the post office at 24 River Drive, a customer lost control of the brakes and crashed through the front of the building, a U. S.