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Dry Dock Brewing will debut a new brewpub in Denver's Washington Park, reviving a beloved local space.

DENVER — Brewer Dry Drock Brewing announced plans to open a new brewpub in Denver as it closes its Aurora home.

Dry Dock Brewing said it will open Dry Dock Pub at 1101 S. Pearl St., in Denver's Washington Park neighborhood, this spring.

The building was previously home to the Pub on Pearl, which closed in August after 35 years.

The company said Left Hand Collective will oversee operations at the new Dry Dock Pub, following Dry Dock’s merger with Left Hand Brewing under Left Hand Collective in April 2025.

The brewery said the Denver pub will have more than a dozen taps of Dry Dock’s and Left Hand’s craft beers, as well as an outdoor patio, private event areas, TVs, bar games, and a stage for regular live music.

Dry Drock Brewing is closing its South Dock location in Aurora on Saturday, Jan. 10.

The new Denver Dry Dock Pub’s grand opening date will be announced in the coming months.

“We couldn’t be more excited about this location and the community that makes it so special,” said Michelle Reding, Dry Dock Co-Founder. “We’re honored to carry forward the Pub’s legacy with a welcoming atmosphere while incorporating thematic Dry Dock elements that enhance the experience.”

“It’s been a natural partnership with Dry Dock from the start,” said Eric Wallace, Left Hand Founder and CEO. “They’ve always been rooted in community and hospitality, and that’s something we share at Left Hand. We want this space to feel like home – with the same welcoming spirit you find at Dry Dock’s original location, and our Tasting Room in Longmont and Left Hand RiNo in Denver. It’s about coming together and building community over great beer.”

Colorado braces for a midweek storm bringing snow and cold, potentially disrupting Denver commutes.

DENVER — The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert on Thursday as snow and colder temperatures will impact the Front Range, Denver metro area and Colorado mountains.

Warm Wednesday

Wednesday will be mild and dry in Denver, with upper 50s for high temperatures. Denver's average high temperature in early January is between 44-45 degrees.

Thursday-Friday storm

The 9NEWS Weather Impact Team said the next storm approaches Colorado on Thursday, dropping temperatures and bringing the chance for some much-needed precipitation.

Highs in the Denver area are expected to be in the low 40s, with the chance for rain and or snow showers across the metro area and Front Range.

Depending on the timing, the Front Range could see some snow accumulation through Thursday evening, making for a potentially slick Friday morning commute as lows are set to drop to the low 20s.

As of now, the storm track stays primarily south and west of downtown Denver, with Colorado's Wet Mountains (south of Castle Rock) under a Winter Storm Watch for the potential for heavy snow. Accumulations between 6-11 inches possible there, with around 3-6 inches possible over the Palmer Divide and foothills.

Colorado's Elkhead and Park Mountains, along with the West Elk and Sawatch mountains are under Winter Weather Advisories starting late Wednesday through Friday morning for slick travel and snow accumulations ranging between 3-12 inches.

Skies look to clear quickly Friday in Denver, but temperatures will be cold behind this system. Highs will be chilly, but gradually above freezing by Friday afternoon, in the mid-30s to low 40s.

Denver Forecast

Time for David Adelman to show he is the right man for the job.

Anyone can post a winning record with Nikola Jokic, who could turn fire hydrants into functional scorers. But the view of the Nuggets without him remains dim. The phrase lottery team gets thrown around freely.

Well, Jokic is expected to miss at least a month with a hyperextended left knee, joining Aaron Gordon (hamstring), Christian Braun (high ankle sprain), Cam Johnson (hyperextended knee) and backup center Jonas Valanciunas (strained calf) on the injured list.

There is no silver lining to this. No benefit to losing this many players. Not when a top seed is at stake, not when the expectations begin and end with a championship.

If you thought Adelman taking over with three games remaining in the regular season last year was a steep challenge, this is his black diamond slope.

Adelman must keep the Nuggets competitive in Jokic’s absence, become less of a psychologist and more of a scientist.

“I have to find the best way to reinvent this group in the short term,” he said on his Altitude radio show.

The starting lineup is likely to include future All-Star Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Spencer Jones, Peyton Watson and DaRon Holmes. In baseball parlance, that is a split squad spring training lineup.

But don’t let Adelman off the hook. He would not want it.

Adelman stresses the importance of instilling belief and confidence in his players, of putting them in positions to be succeed. That is a lot harder when the sun — Jokic — is no longer part of the universe.

However, here’s the deal: Of the projected 18 games without Jokic — he is walking without crutches, an early good sign — only five are against teams with winning records.

Everyone goes through adversity. The Nuggets just decided to have all their injuries at once. But with Braun likely back in the next few days, and Gordon returning after the road trip, reinforcements are on the way.

It will require patience and experimentation for Adelman, who has a well-earned reputation as an offensive genius, to find the right rotation. If Valanciunas was available, the pieces would fit almost seamlessly.

As it stands, the Nuggets must win with small ball. When Tim Hardaway Jr. joins the first five, even smaller ball. And with another injury, it will be full on Mini-Me ball with Verne Troyer.

The problems are huge. But Adelman has adopted the appropriate mindset of no excuses. The Nuggets’ health stinks. This stretch of games, however, does not.

It is on Adelman to show how deep-rooted he is in his spot by not losing a good playoff seed over the next month.

Why Not C-Mac? If Christian McCaffrey becomes the first player to post 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving twice, he should be the MVP. Because if he does — he needs 110 yards receiving on Saturday night — it means the 49ers will likely beat Seattle and secure the NFC’s No. 1 seed. So, tell me how Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford would be better candidates than the best player on the league’s best team?

Who-who-Hoosiers: Light up a Cig and celebrate the accomplishment. Curt Cignetti has orchestrated the greatest turnaround in college football history. Sorry, Bill Snyder. You never threatened to win a national title at Kansas State. Let’s just call it like we see it: Cignetti is the new Nick Saban. His teams are smart, disciplined, talented and unselfish. It wasn’t long ago that Indiana gave away free tickets to Cub Scouts and high school bands to help fill the empty seats at games. Now, the university once famous for hoops coach Bobby Knight, is a football school. And will be for a long, long time.

Rocky Way: Best way to stick to your New Year’s resolution to lose weight? Only allow yourself cheat days when the Rockies sign a free agent.

Hospitals across Colorado are celebrating New Year's Day by spotlighting the families who rang in the new year by welcoming new lives.

DENVER — Families across Colorado rang in the new year by welcoming new lives!

Local hospitals are celebrating New Year's Day by spotlighting the first babies born in the state in 2026. Morning reports indicated the region's first baby of the year was born in Castle Rock, but later releases show a birth occurred just minutes earlier.

In Denver, HCA HealthOne Rose reported that Eliza Erin Russell was born at 12:13 a.m., marking the hospital's first birth of 2026. The 5 pound 11.2-ounce baby girl was welcomed by her parents, Breonna Conner and David Russell.

Less than 10 minutes later, a hospital further south delivered another baby — with the same name!

AdventHealth Castle Rock said baby girl Eliza, born at 12:21 a.m., was the hospital's first of the year. At 7 pounds and 1 ounce, Eliza has joined parents Anna and Filipe Maia, as well as big sister Olivia.

The next birth in the timeline took place in Englewood.

At HCA HealthONE Swedish, parents Veronica and Nick Reichert welcomed Noelle Marie Reichert at 1:34 a.m., according to a spokesperson. The baby girl weighs 6 pounds and 14 ounces.

Other hospitals in Denver are also highlighting their first deliveries.

Denver Health announced that Oulahni Flores was the first baby born at the hospital this year. Oulahni's parents, Claudia Flores-Rios and Erik Flores, welcomed their baby at 2 a.m. on New Year's Day, the hospital said.

To commemorate the first birth of 2026, Denver Health said it gifted the new parents with 2,026 diapers.

The parents also received a bag with supplies to help support the newborn as part of the hospital's "Hello, Little One" program, which has provided families whose babies are born at the hospital with essential items since 2003, the hospital said.

HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's, another Denver hospital, reported that its first baby of the year was Izaleah Sarahi Urstadt-Cabral.

The 8 pound 4.1-ounce baby was born at 3:02 a.m. to parents Cinthia Zoe Cabral and Ryan Gerald Urstadt III.

Other hospitals across Colorado are also celebrating their first deliveries.

The first baby born in the UCHealth system was Alejandro Regalado, who was born at 1:01 a.m. at UCHealth Greeley Hospital to parents Graciela Martinez and Alejandro Regalado.

Nine minutes later at 1:10 a.m., UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs welcomed baby girl Bultez to parents Carina and Corbin Bultez. She is the couple’s first child and will join two golden retriever siblings.

Additional UCHealth New Year's babies include:

Several marijuana products sold by a single company to dispensaries across Colorado have potentially unsafe pesticides that exceed the legal limits, state health and business regulators said in a health advisory on Wednesday.

Vapes and infused pre-rolled marijuana produced by CC Brands, LLC, doing business as "Stash House CO," have been voluntarily recalled, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, but the affected batches were produced between Feb. 27 and Dec. 11, 2025, and are sold in 295 stores across the state, those agencies said.

Those stores span almost every corner of the state and include around 75 stores in Denver, 55 in Colorado Springs, 11 in Aurora, nine in Fort Collins, seven in Boulder, and are sold in popular dispensary chains like Native Roots, The Green Solution, Star Buds, Green Dragon, and Igadi.

A full list of these stores can be found here.

Reached by phone, a representative for CC Brands, LLC, said there are no longer impacted batches of the products on shelves. Every batch was pulled from shelves within the last two weeks or so, he said.

Anyone who does have those vapes or pre-rolls from the affected batch numbers, however, is urged to return them to the store where they were purchased or dispose of them, the state's Marijuana Enforcement Division said. Those batch numbers are as follows:

Contaminated Production Batches:

Potentially Contaminated Production Batches:

"Individuals who experience adverse health effects after consuming the affected product should seek medical attention immediately and report the event to the MED by submitting an MED Reporting Form," the state's health advisory reads.

The tested batches found levels beyond the regulatory limits of the chemicals chlorfenapyr and fluopyram.

Marijuana products have been recalled in Colorado for various reasons before, and in 2015, there were at least two recalls due to pesticides — one in September of that year and one in October — although other recalls have been due to yeast and mold, among other reasons. You can see a full list of marijuana health and safety advisories here.