In September 2012, we told you about a lawsuit filed by Jamal Hunter against the City and County of Denver and individual law enforcers for failing to properly protect him before and after he says inmates scalded his genitals with boiling water and two deputies attacked him. Now, a judge…
Update below: On Tuesday, the Westminster Police Department put out an alert for Lea Chali Porter, a nineteen-year-old from the Pueblo area who’d been reported missing five days earlier after a visit to north metro. At this writing, Porter has not yet been found. However, Christopher Waide, a friend of…
This week, the Denver Cruisers invited anyone and everyone to climb aboard the Soul Train — and what a ride it was. Our Marissa Shevins was there to capture the scene. Check out a sampling of her shots below and click to access the complete “Denver Cruisers hop on the…
It’s been two years since we assembled our favorite “You Know You’re from Denver When” punchlines from the Facebook page of the same name — and there are a lot more where our first batch came from. Continue to see our latest photo-illustrated gallery, but be warned: One pic is…
Update: The Aurora Police Department has identified the victim of a fatal shooting outside a Taco Bell on June 4; see our previous coverage below. Mark Chalfant, nineteen, was a multi-sport athlete looking forward to a bright future when his life suddenly ended — and the three suspects in the…
Our post about the Colorado State Patrol denying that Keith Kilbey was turned into a stoned-driving poster boy even though he was incredibly drunk in addition to being high riled up a lot of readers. This post exemplifies many others…
Denver blog posts are all about partnerships. At our Backbeat blog, Thomas Mitchell offers the scoop on 420 EDM Tours, which gives visitors access to electronic dance music and pot. Denver Urbanism’s Ken Schroeppel says Colorado leads the national in embracing and regulating ride-sharing services. Coyote Gulch on how a…
They were known as KTR, which allegedly stands for “Kings That Reck,” “Killing The Rest,” “Keeping Things Real,” “Killing Time Regardless” and “Keep Them Racks.” And if the allegations made in a 140-count grand jury indictment on view below are accurate, the burglary crew of five men and a juvenile…
A kidnapping at the Cherry Creek Mall and the murder of a Denver man whose body was found in a dumpster. At first glance, these crimes have little in common. But now, the same suspect — William Lornes — has been convicted of committing both of them and could spend…
Update: Amy Van Dyken, who severed her spine in an ATV accident on Friday (see our previous coverage below), confirms that she’ll be relocating from Arizona to her home state of Colorado in order to rehab at Craig hospital in Denver. In the meantime, she continues to amaze with social…
This week, the average Denver-area home price reportedly hit an all-time record high: $371,650. What kind of home can you get for that amount? There’s a considerable variation, as you’ll see when you take a mini-tour of five Denver-area residences for sale through The Home Cart. Check them out below,…
Those of us whose knowledge of meth manufacture pretty much begins and ends with Breaking Bad will get a reality check from the following gritty, grungy, glamour-free photos of drugs, guns and more seized by the Metro Gang Task Force after busting not one but two alleged drug trafficking organizations…
The residents of one five-block stretch of Edgewater have every reason to be freaked out this morning. Yesterday, two kidnapping attempts took place within five blocks of each other — and only five hours apart. And while there’s been an arrest in the first case, with multiple sex offender Dennis…
A recent Comment of the Day about NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre’s advocacy of pot clubs spurred plenty of additional conversation. Here’s a post from a reader who thinks concerns about such venues ignore others that he considers to be more dangerous…
Denver blog posts are built to last. At our Backbeat blog, Jon Solomon offers a look inside the newly remodeled Hard Rock Cafe. Denver PR Blog has the details on Eric Sondermann’s new move. Denver Frank wishes a Happy Father’s Day to Walter White…
The Hershey Co. recently sued a Colorado firm, TinctureBelle, for copyright infringement — and it’s filed a similar suit against a Washington business, Seattle Conscious Care Cooperative. Should we expect more complaints like these? Well, most pot edibles we’ve seen for sale in Colorado are in no danger of inspiring…
At this writing, devoted father Dave Nazeri remains in a coma after a hit-and-run accident allegedly caused by Lucio Roberto Vasquez-Jimenez, a sixteen-year-old accused of violating the terms of his learner’s permit, among several other charges. Meanwhile, the Nazeri family is reaching out on social media, requesting help in covering…
Yesterday, in reporting about the arrest of Denver police detective Daniel Diaz de Leon, we noted that seven Denver cops have gotten into trouble in 2014. But another Denver cop, Aaron Egger, narrowly missed the cut. Egger was reportedly received DPD discipline earlier this year for a 2013 DUI bust…
What states would be the most and least susceptible to annihilation should the Zombie Apocalypse prove to be an actual thing? The folks at Estately considered this important question — and Colorado was ranked among those states whose citizens were most likely to survive. Why? That’s explained below with a…
In January, Keith Kilbey, 23, was among the first people to be arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in the wake of limited recreational marijuana sales becoming legal; he crashed into a Colorado State Patrol vehicle and damaged a second one. Local media organizations that covered Kilbey’s arrest,…
Last year, attorney Rob Corry, who helped author Amendment 64, the 2012 law that legalized limited recreational marijuana sales, campaigned against cannabis taxation measures by, among other things, co-hosting rallies featuring free joints. Corry’s efforts fell short at the ballot box, so now he’s trying his luck at the courthouse…
A reader comment inspired by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s bad experience with a pot edible attracted plenty of additional takes. Most of them weren’t terribly kind to Dowd, but this one defends her and others who react poorly to such products…
