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With the Colorado state capitol building visible in the background, partygoers dance and smoke pot on the first of two days at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver, Saturday April 19, 2014. The annual event is the first 420 marijuana celebration since retail marijuana stores began selling in January 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado GOP tries to ban ‘welfare for weed’ against Democrats’ wishes

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Matthew Vines, who is one of the speakers at the annual meeting of the National LGBTQ Task Force taking place in Denver this week, talks about how debates over issues like gay marriage often pit champions of of change against Americans of faith, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in downtown Denver. Activists such as Vines, who has written about his own experiences as a gay evangelical Christian growing up in Wichita, Kan., say the conservative attitudes that lead to such clashes need to evolve. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

National LGBTQ Task Force conference examine religion, faith

By DONNA BRYSON - Associated Press

Laura Hernandez talks with reporters in her Thornton, Colo., home on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, about the death of her 17-year-old daughter Jessica, who was killed after she allegedly hit and injured a Denver Police Department officer while driving a stolen vehicle early Monday in northeast Denver alleyway. Photographs of Jessica Hernandez stand on a table covered with bouquets of flowers and a display of candles at back in the family's home. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Mother of girl shot by Denver police seeks separate autopsy

By Sadie Gurman and P. Solomon Banda - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 2, 2014, file photo, Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Malcolm Smith (53) reacts as he returns an interception for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in East Rutherford, N.J. Slowed by injuries since the offseason, Smith is still an important part of Seattle’s special teams, but he rarely sees the field on defense. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Surprise players often star in Super Bowls

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

From left, Washington Wizards guards Rasual Butler and John Wall battle for control of a rebound on the final shot with Denver Nuggets forward Darrell Arthur while Wizards guard Paul Pierce looks on as time runs out in the overtime period of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Denver. The Wizards won 117-115 in overtime. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

John Wall leads Wizards to overtime victory over Nuggets

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From Afghanistan and borderlands of Pakistan to Iraq and North Africa, radical Islamists eager to spread their strict interpretation of the Muslim faith and topple Western values have bombed, beheaded and slaughtered — undermining the White House narrative and raising questions about its strategy. (Associated Press)

Shannon Conley, Denver woman who tried to help Islamic State, receives 4 years

By Sadie Gurman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2014, file photo, then-Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman watches his team during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Chicago. Trestman was hired Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, 22 days after being fired as coach of the Bears. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

In the end, Trestman was an ideal fit for Ravens’ offense

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

File-This Sept. 30, 2012, file photo shows Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak waving a red flag to challenge a first down call in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Houston. Kubiak is John Elway's No. 2 again. The Denver Broncos general manager and executive vice president was hashing out a four-year contract with his former backup QB, Kubiak, to become the team's head coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel, File)

Gary Kubiak hired as Denver Broncos head coach

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Chicago Bears NFL football team new head coach John Fox speaks at a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Fox has signed a four-year deal to become the team's 15th head coach in franchise history. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, John Starks) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT

Introduced as Bears’ next coach, John Fox preparing for a ‘challenge’

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

In this July 27, 2012, file photo, crosses, flowers and other mementos of the victims of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting are shown at sunrise with the movie theater in the background. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

James Holmes trial: Colorado theater shooting case draws huge pool of prospective jurors

By Sadie Gurman and Dan Elliott - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2015, file photo, Denver Broncos head coach John Fox jokes with reporters after practice for the team's NFL football divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts in Englewood, Colo. The Chicago Bears have reached an agreement with John Fox to become the teams head coach, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Four days after leaving Denver, John Fox hired as Bears’ next coach

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Denver Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager, John Elway, watches his players prior to an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Broncos offer unique situation for next head coach

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio considers a question from a reporter during a news conference after a team practice for an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Oakland native Jack Del Rio hired as Raiders’ next coach

By Josh Dubow - Associated Press

In this photo taken Jan. 2, 2011, San Francisco 49ers interim head coach Jim Tomsula stands on the sideline during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco. A person with direct knowledge of the agreement says the 49ers have promoted longtime defensive line coach Tomsula to head coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, because the team had not announced the deal following a more than two-week search that ended right in house. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Jets, Raiders and 49ers fill coaching openings with defensive minds

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Denver Broncos executive vice president John Elway gestures while speaking at a press conference in Englewood, Colo., Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2014. Elway said he did not press Peyton Manning for a decision on his future when they met the day after Denver's 24-13 loss to Indianapolis in the AFC divisional playoffs. Elway described the parting with John Fox as the culmination of a disagreement over what it takes to win the Super Bowl (AP Photo/The Denver Post, John Leyba) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; NEW YORK POST OUT; NEW YORK DAILY NEWS OUT

Elway didn’t like Broncos’ lack of fire under Fox

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press