Today, Specialist Jeffrey Page, a soldier based at Fort Carson, is expected to be sentenced for the 2014 slaying of a fellow soldier, nineteen-year-old Specialist Adrian Perkins. Page, who’s originally from Ohio, insisted that the killing of Perkins, who he shot in the head as the latter was bringing him…
Doug Moxon recently found himself at the intersection of two marijuana-related stories we’ve covered in recent years — alleged pot profiling of Colorado drivers by law-enforcement agencies in other states and the phenomenon of tourists leaving their extra weed in rental cars before they leave town, since it’s illegal for them…
A 53-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash with an automobile near South Sable Boulevard and East Bayaud Avenue in Aurora around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17 — distressing news that became even more unsettling given a note at the bottom of the news release about the incident from the…
The Boulder DA did not file a murder charge against Dynel Lane.
Yesterday, the Boulder County coroner identified the man found dead in Boulder Creek on Monday. The victim was Jason McKain, 42 — and the news sent shock waves through the progressive political scene in the state. That’s because McKain, who’d been fly-fishing when he went missing, is the former co-executive…
Housing costs is such a hot topic among our readership that comments on the subject pop up on posts that have little or nothing to do with it. The following comment, inspired by a list of the ten fittest U.S. cities and Denver’s falling score, is a prime example. The…
Denver blog posts are ready for about ten hours or so of consecutive music. At our Music blog, Isa Jones offers five suggestions for how to get the most out of the Westword Music Showcase. Kyle Harris invites you to the Colorado Independent’s second-annual summer shindig, taking place on Thursday,…
Why is the Denver Police Department singing the praises of Denver B-cycle? Because a cop recently used one of the ubiquitous red riders to track down a wanted suspect who rabbited when officers moved in. On Wednesday, June 3, according to an account on the Denver Police Department Facebook page,…
Organizers of a petition to recall Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey complain that he hasn’t charged any Denver police officers for line-of-duty shootings during his decade-plus in office. Against this backdrop, Morrissey has issued a decision letter clearing a Denver cop, Officer Armando Cruz, in the March 20 shooting of sex…
A few months ago, we shared a new batch of favorite Texts From Last Night from the 303 area code. Now, it’s time for the 720 — and when it comes to weirdness, they definitely don’t disappoint. Below, see our ten photo-illustrated favorites from recent 720 posts. The senders may…
Media outlets across the country have been broadcasting news of two separate shark attacks off Oak Island, North Carolina. The first victim was a twelve-year-old girl, the second a sixteen-year-old boy. Both lost all or parts of an arm. The girl has now been identified as Kiersten Yow, from Archdale, North…
As we’ve discussed in this space, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the state agency that most frequently raises alarms about marijuana use. No surprise, then, that the CDPHE’s new survey of marijuana use cites concerns about the percentage of children exposed to marijuana and the decreasing…
Last week, we shared a shocking video shared by Mercy for Animals showing workers at a Fort Morgan dairy farm beating, kicking and stabbing cows. The video has already led to the firing of some employees, and an investigation by the local sheriff’s department is underway. Most of the comments…
Denver blog posts love their grandmas. At our Food & Drink blog, Jonathan Shikes writes about how Grandma’s House brewery is sorting through regulatory issues with the state. At Mile High Mamas, Ethan Ruzzano writes about “Becoming Dad.” Denver Egotist: “Fueld Films Powers Up Its Denver Office and Directorial Roster.” Send…
The last Facebook photo posted by Fort Collins’ William J. Lujan — known by his friends and family as Julian — is the one above, in which he’s seen posing with his mom at his graduation from Colorado State University last month. The proud caption: “Yeah, I’m a total Momma’s…
In 2012, as we’ve reported, Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient fired by DISH for failing a drug test, filed a complaint over the issue in Arapahoe District Court. When he lost there, attorney Michael Evans brought the case to the Colorado Court of Appeals, where jurists also rejected…
Amid the ongoing trial of Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, the court hearing the case has released a number of previously unavailable documents to the public. The items include a notebook Holmes sent to psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton, which featured a section entitled “Insights Into the Mind of Madness.” The…
Last year around this time, we shared the results of the 2014 American Fitness Index. In it, Denver came in fourth — a fine finish, if not quite as good as its performance in a Sharecare.com survey on the same subject published earlier that year. In the latter, Denver was number…
Earlier this month, we told you about the narrow defeat of an amendment co-sponsored by Colorado Representative Jared Polis that would have protected recreational marijuana businesses from possible federal prosecution. Why revisit the subject? Due to Polis’s inspired rant in defense of the measure, which pivoted on his comparison between smoking…
One of our most read recent Comments of the Day involved a reader’s suggestion that people shouldn’t pay their photo-radar tickets. His argument: The letters sent to drivers “ARE NOT an actual citation, summons, infraction, etc.,” and the city will not serve violators because “it’s logistically cost-prohibitive, if not even…
Denver blogs know that envy isn’t the only thing that’s green. At our Food & Drink blog, Mark Antonation shares a New Mexico TV station’s response to the debate over whether New Mexico or Colorado green chile is the best. Colorado Pols: “Mike Coffman Compares Veterans Administration to ISIS, Makes…
Last month, we reported about Arapahoe Basin extending the 2014-2015 ski season by planning to remain open on the weekend of June 12-14. This decision was greeted with delight by plenty of locals, who turned out in force: A-Basin estimates that more than 2,500 people headed to the hills “to get…
