The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ 81st annual conference is slated to take place in Denver beginning on Sunday, July 22. The event will be attended by hundreds of judges and court personnel from across the country on the front lines of societal crises representing every size, shape and description, including the opioid epidemic, human trafficking and separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel has announced that on August 13, it will stop publishing physical versions of its work on Monday and Tuesday in favor of e-editions online.
In June 2017, when Kim Christiansen was named the latest lead anchor of 9News following the retirement of Adele Arakawa, media types wondered if she would be able to maintain the station’s ratings supremacy, which dates back to the 1970s. Turns out she could. But after a year in the outlet’s most prominent role, she remains exceedingly modest and incredibly honest about her accomplishments, as well as her insecurities, as she makes clear in the following in-depth interview.
Erika Lee says Pinnacol, the company that administers workman’s compensation payments in Colorado, is trying to withhold half of the money she should be receiving after husband Adam Lee’s 2017 Loveland Ski Area death because his autopsy revealed high levels of THC in his blood.
Jon Caldara’s federal lawsuit against Boulder’s new assault weapons ban isn’t the only attempt to shoot down the ordinance. A new complaint filed by the Colorado State Shooting Association (CSSA), among others, and backed by the National Rifle Association takes aim at state court in an attempt to double the prospects of the ordinance being killed.
On July 24, Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission was scheduled to consider a proposal by Denver Arts & Venues to make significant changes to the planter boxes placed along the edges of the seating section at world-renowned Red Rocks Amphitheatre. But days before the session, officials canceled the presentation in the face of opposition from the nonprofit citizens group Friends of Red Rocks and plenty of others.
CBD products are touted for their healing properties. But even they would have a hard time mending the rift that’s torn apart a Colorado CBD company, which has dissolved amid dueling lawsuits, with one alleging a scheme to funnel more than $1 million to an animal sanctuary in Costa Rica and the other focusing on $300,000 in missing meds and a series of accused co-conspirators, one of whom is named Natalia Swindler.
No one would have ever guessed that just a few months earlier, Deputy Nick Rodriguez, my wife’s cousin, had survived a shockingly violent episode that made international news: the New Year’s Eve ambush by Matthew Riehl, who killed Douglas County Deputy Zackari Parrish and injured four other officers before being killed.
Veronica Collin, a house flipper and head of Fresco Real Estate, offers insights taht collectively form a de facto guide to house flipping in Denver circa 2018.
Denver-based Frontier wound up near the bottom of a new survey touching on major national airlines, scoring the second-lowest marks when it comes to favorable impressions and the likelihood of ticket-purchasing.
Allison Marcus, 22, and Richard Miller, 23, surrendered to authorities on Sunday, July 15, more than ten days after being accused of starting the Lake Christine fire near Basalt, which has destroyed three homes to date and resulted in hundreds of evacuations.
There are literally thousands of hit-and-run accidents in Denver every year, and while you’re more likely to be the victim of such a crime on the weekend, the number of such incidents on weekdays is nearly as overwhelming.
Remember when rent prices in metro Denver finally seemed to be leveling off after a long stretch during which they kept rising amid a housing market that had seemingly reached maximum hotness? That seems like a distant memory now. Indeed, the situation has deteriorated for renters throughout 2018, with increases reaching new peaks each of the last two months. And this month, things are even worse.
This week marks the first time in decades that Colorado Public Radio has had a president other than Max Wycisk, who took over that role in 1978 and built a single station, KCFR-FM, into a state-spanning multi-channel operation prior to the late 2017 announcement that he would be retiring at the end of June.
Does the photo above show a vacant lot or a Denver park? According to Denver City Council member Jolon Clark, who’s championing a new sales tax to improve and expand parks in the Mile High City, the answer is both.
The Spring Creek Fire in Costilla County, allegedly started on June 27 five miles east of Fort Garland by 52-year-old Danish immigrant Jesper Joergensen, surpassed the 100,000 acre mark, growing by nearly 8,000 acres over a 24 hour period. Moreover, the number of structures destroyed by the blaze now stands at 132. But the news as of early July 6 isn’t entirely bad. The fire has gone from 5 percent to 35 percent contained, increasing hope that the estimate of total containment by month’s end isn’t a pipe dream.
There’s growing concern about the Lake Christine Fire near Basalt, which at this writing is smaller than the aforementioned incidents but an enormous danger to life and property, with an estimated 500 homes already evacuated and three confirmed destroyed as of this morning.
Dr. Rav Ivker is among the country’s best-known and most respected advocates on behalf of medical marijuana. But he’s wary about weed consumption in a number of circumstances, warns that pot addiction is real and is so against the consumption of powerful concentrates that he supports banning them.
Colorado business leaders’ confidence in the economy has dropped for the state and the country as a whole. And while their outlook remains positive overall, there are growing indications that entrepreneurs in these parts seem worried that the good times may finally be about to turn.
During our in-depth June 14 interview with Denise Plante, the Denver radio-and-TV personality sang the praises of KOSI 101.1, where she’s been a staple for more than fifteen years. Just over two weeks later, she has announced that she’s leaving the station.
This summer brings a series of major construction projects to Colorado roadways. But more modest operations can cause slowdowns for drivers, too, particularly on routes such as Interstate 70, which sees traffic volume go way up during the warm weather months because of locals and tourists pouring into mountain towns.
Representative Ken Buck’s office has no comment about the decision to drop a charge against a woman who wrote the message “Stop Putting Kids in Cages” outside his Castle Rock office and signed it “Jesus” even though his staffers almost certainly decided to turn the incident into a criminal matter in the first place.
