Say you’re a male college student accused at the university level of having non-consensual sex with a fellow student. If, according to attorney Andrew Miltenberg, the alleged victim had sent a text immediately before the incident that read, “I want to fuck you on the refrigerator,” the message almost certainly…
Denver is about to get a new district attorney. With Mitch Morrissey, who was elected in 2004, stepping down due to term limits, voters in November will have a chance to choose between Beth McCann, who won the Democratic primary in June, and Helen Morgan, running as an independent. We…
People come from all over the world to play in Colorado, and the folks who live here tend to be in much better shape than those in most communities around the country. Note that four Colorado metro areas were listed among the thirty most active U.S. cities in a survey issued…
Earlier this month, we told you about the first annual O.penVAPE Open, a charity golf tournament scheduled to take place on Monday, September 12, and noted that former NFL players would be among those hitting the links. One of the most intriguing participants on the schedule is Lance Johnstone, who…
Okay, admit it: You hoped your Denver Broncos would win last night’s NFL season-opening Super Bowl rematch with the Carolina Panthers, but you didn’t really think it would happen. And who could blame you? After all, Denver’s starting quarterback was Trevor Siemian, a seventh-round pick from Northwestern (a school I…
Tomorrow, untold thousands of Coloradans will hit the road and head to public lands across the state in order to enjoy nature’s splendor during one of summer 2016’s final weekends. But those who would like to drive to Hanging Lake, in White River National Forest, are in for a disappointment…
A few weeks back, Denver Post subscribers were flabbergasted when sports columnist Woody Paige left the paper after thirty years of covering local teams — most notably (and most frequently) the Denver Broncos, who kick off the NFL season and their defense of their championship tonight in a nationally televised…
Last week, we updated our post about the ten Denver neighborhoods with the least-expensive rent for a one-bedroom apartment by comparing current prices with those from last year at the same time. As we noted, multiple reports have shown that Denver rent prices have fallen over the past twelve months. Yet…
Notorious Aspen cop kicker Landin Smith has withdrawn a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity for his latest alleged booting episodes. Instead, he’s admitted to a felony and a misdemeanor offense after the prosecutor in the case reportedly agreed not to seek a prison sentence against him.
Todd Helton, arguably the greatest player in Colorado Rockies history, is swinging for the fences one more time. But this time, the field of play is real estate. Helton is selling his spectacular home in Brighton through REColorado, which has affixed an asking price of $2,295,000. And as you can see…
Why the hell is faux-marijuana known as spice so popular in pot-friendly Colorado? This question was begged by a 169-count indictment issued by a Jefferson County grand jury against John Swanson and Michael Whitney late last month As noted by the First Judicial District DA’s office, the two men are…
Ricky Nixon, a onetime Denver cop fired multiple times in connection with what his critics see as horrific examples of police bruality, has another chance to don his badge again, thanks to a ruling in Denver District Court If his name rings a bell, it should. We’ve written plenty of…
Denver has a reputation as one of the more technologically advanced cities in the country — yet, as we’ve reported, our cell phone service has a national reputation for sucking. And two new reports reinforce it. According to data from the websites RootMetrics and Ookla, Denver’s mobile speeds are among the worst in the…
We recently reported about three Denver deputies fired for excessive force and why they may not stay fired. But while the cases involving the three men — William Jackson, Steven Roybal and Monwell Fuller — may be the most serious disciplinary matters involving Denver Sheriff Department personnel of late, they’re hardly the…
Reports of rising heroin use and drug dealing at Denver parks and along the Cherry Creek Greenway are backed up by statistics. According to Denver Parks and Recreation, police have made 128 felony arrests along the Cherry Creek trail, mostly for drug-related offenses, and over the past year, an estimated…
Stagecoach State Park, south of Steamboat Springs near Oak Creek, is among many gorgeous slices of land incorporated in the Colorado Parks and Wildlife system. But late last month, the bucolic setting played host to a gruesome scene of the sort officials hope to avoid over Labor Day weekend, summer’s…
In recent months, one of the hottest topic on Westword’s news blog has been the high price of rent in the metro area. Now, we offer a change of pace — a list of the Denver neighborhoods where the rent is least expensive. The numbers come from Zumper, which compiled median…
David Edelstein, founder of Team Pit-a-Full, a pro-pit-bull advocacy organization and training service, has been working for years to overturn pit-bull bans in Denver and Aurora. Now, after Conifer resident Susan Shawl was killed in an attack by two terrier-pit bull mixes owned by her son, he sees the battle…
This week, the City of Denver is converting Blake Street from a one-way route to a two-way traffic between 35th Street and Broadway, in the heart of RiNo. And as part of the process, crew members will be putting down new bicycle-lane markings: a stylized version of the RiNo Art…
Last week, we told you about a fatal police shooting in Westminster — the second officer-involved metro-area shooting in two nights. (The previous one took place in Lakewood and resulted in the death of suspected car thief Robin Barber.) Now, Adams County authorities have identified the man killed in the…
A few weeks back, we published a Q&A with Forrest Fenn, the New Mexico eccentric who says he hid $2 million in gold and jewels “somewhere in the mountains north of Santa Fe” as a way of getting people to experience nature rather than simply “sitting on the couch playing…
Editor’s note: Two social-cannabis-use measures are currently collecting signatures in an attempt to earn a place on the Denver ballot this November: the Neighborhood Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program and the Denver Responsible Use Initiative, sponsored by Denver NORML. Earlier this week, we published a post headlined Inside the Neighborhood Supported…
