Good morning, Denver.

SpaceX reached a deal with EchoStar worth $17 billion to acquire AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses for its Starlink Direct to Cell service + the agreement includes up to $8.5 billion in cash and stock each and will require about $2 billion in interest payments through November + EchoStar said it plans to use part of the funds to pay down its debt while allowing Boost Mobile subscribers to access the service.

A 50-year-old man, James Benavidez, is accused of murdering a pregnant woman and facing 23 charges related to events including armed car theft attempts and police chases as he is set to appear in Adams County court Monday—details show his past non-violent charges but now include two crime-of-violence sentence enhancers.

Denver native Ed Dwight turned 92 today as he reflects on a lifetime of breaking barriers in space and sculpture—he was the nation’s first Black astronaut candidate, later became the oldest person in space, and has sculpted monuments honoring historic figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in City Park.

South Table Mountain in Golden will see the new T-Rex Tooth Trail— a three-mile loop connecting Fossil Trail, Old Quarry Trail, and Basalt Cap Loop—begin construction this fall and open to hikers, cyclists, and equestrians in spring.

The project was approved after a public hearing and will provide a new outdoor option for the community.

PNC Financial announced that it will buy FirstBank for $4.1 billion to boost its presence in the Denver and Arizona markets—making it the largest bank in Denver.

The merger will add 120 branches and push PNC’s assets to roughly $575 billion.

Colorado corrections officials face scrutiny as state prisons hit critical levels with a 1.92% vacancy rate under a 2018 bipartisan law; the law requires weekly identification of community corrections beds and inmate reviews for parole as county jails house state inmates, stretching staff and funds—burdening taxpayers.

In Denver, home sellers lowered their asking prices by 4% amid a shortage of buyers in a slowing market.

Nationwide, buyers now hold more power as rising mortgage rates and new construction give them more options—forcing sellers to cut prices repeatedly.