Denver: Local News from the Post

Verizon, unions get deal in principle to end strike
Verizon Communications and its two unions reached an agreement in principle on a new labor contract, the Labor Department said, paving the way for about 39,000 landline employees to return to work after a 44-day strike.

Larimer County officers serving search warrant hear gunshot, find man dead
Police and sheriff’s deputies serving a search warrant on Friday morning at a home north of Fort Collins heard a gunshot and found a person dead.

2 suspects arrested in Pueblo County drive-by shooting at officers
Authorities in Pueblo County have arrested two people in connection with a Thursday drive-by shooting at three law enforcement officers conducting a traffic stop.

Evans residents praise officer who saved trapped dog
Mike Linn left the gate open and his two dogs escaped. One returned to their home in the Evans Cave Creek mobile home park within 30 minutes, but the other dog remained missing.

Mesa County increases alert level at massive Collbran landslide site
Mesa County authorities have raised the alert level at the site of the massive West Salt Creek landslide near Collbran because of increased water flow due to spring runoff.

Suspected drunken driver eludes Denver police and crashes, injuring four
Suspected drunken driver flees from Denver police and crashes four blocks away, injuring all four people in the vehicle.

Southbound I-25 in Pueblo County to close for 4 hours as crash cleanup continues
The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 south of Pueblo will be closed for about four hours on Friday as crews continue cleanup of a crashed semi-trailer that was hauling butane.

Greeley man fights to free dog that attacked 7-year-old boy
Robert Castillo argues his German shepherd is not a dangerous dog and wants to get her freed from quarantine where she’s been held since she attacked and severely injured a 7-year-old boy in March.

Bees, butterflies to get better habitat along Interstate 35
Soon, passengers zipping along Interstate 35 will see a lusher refuge and more food for bees and butterflies in the hopes of helping the insects boost their declining populations, six states and the Federal Highway Administration announced Thursday.

‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ is a joyless, jumbled mess
The high point of “Alice Through the Looking Glass” comes early. A blue butterfly named Absolem – voiced by Alan Rickman – beckons Alice back to Wonderland. How wonderful to hear the late actor’s marvelous baritone one more time.

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ delivers a bit too much of a good thing
“X -Men: Apocalypse” is a veritable pinata of mutants, a picturesque eruption of the world as we know it – or at least as comic book fans do – scattering trails of smoke, rubble, dead bodies and genetically enhanced superheroes every which way.

Group escapes Kentucky cave through neck-deep water
Gary Russell was a mile deep in a Kentucky cave Thursday afternoon, leading a group of geology students on a five-hour tour, when he turned a corner and saw water rushing by where water wasn’t supposed to be.