Last year around this time, as members of the Miami Heat were embroiled in what turned out to be a second consecutive NBA-championship run, we reported that an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation targeting Chris “Birdman” Andersen was still open a full year after authorities had raided his Larkspur home…
No, this isn’t a human Etch A Sketch. It’s Justin Lamb, who was recently arrested for allegedly dragging a police officer from a car — and not, apparently, for the “FUCK COPS” tattoo on the back of his head. For obvious reasons, Lamb’s mug shot was one of May’s most…
Is it possible that 78-year-old William Macumber is both innocent of an Arizona double-murder for which he spent nearly four decades in prison and guilty of sexually abusing a Colorado child who’s also a member of his own family? That’s among the possibilities in a case that’s shocking on every…
Update: Our original post about the arrest of Sterling teens Brendan Johnson and Cassandra Rieb for allegedly murdering his grandparents, Charles and Shirley Severance, contained plenty of unsettling information; see our previous coverage below. But claims from a newly released arrest affidavit in the case are infinitely more shocking. Among…
In a recent interview, NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre argued in favor of Colorado allowing venues for the consumption of cannabis. We asked folks on our Facebook page for their views and got plenty of strong opinions, including this one…
Denver blog posts know that the “ED” in “EDM” doesn’t stand for “erectile dysfunction.” At our Backbeat blog, a writer who shall remain nameless talks about going to an EDM show sober for the first time ever. Purple Row offers a Major League Baseball draft preview. Free Range Longmont’s Dan…
The New York Times has just hit the Colorado marijuana scene with a one-two punch. First was a weekend piece about the “downside of a legal high” that NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre specifically cited as dubious in a recent Westword interview. And now, columnist Maureen Dowd is sharing…
There are only supposed to be six degrees of separation between actor Kevin Bacon and the rest of humanity. But at this writing, the distance still appears to be considerable between KB, who’s currently filming a movie called Cop Car in the Colorado Springs area, and a local reporter who…
Tim Kelley has worked on a number of high-profile cases during his nineteen years with the Denver Police Department, including the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on New Year’s Day 2007. Now, however, Kelley, 49, is receiving press coverage as an alleged perpetrator of crime, not a law…
Back in February, we shared a list of America’s ten fittest cities as compiled by Sharecare.com — a roster on which Denver finished first. Now, however, the American Fitness Institute has issued rankings of its own, and while Denver finishes high, it’s definitely not number one. Is Denver slipping down…
Back in January 2013, we told you about the arrest of two Boulder police officers, Samuel Carter and Brent Curnow, on charges related to the shooting and killing of Big Boy, an elk beloved by members of the Mapleton neighborhood. Authorities suspected they bagged the elk as a trophy, then…
Last week, we shared news about the U.S. House voting to defund DEA medical marijuana raids in states where the substance is legal. But that doesn’t mean the count was unanimous — even here. Indeed, three of Colorado’s seven representatives voted against the defunding amendment, including U.S. senatorial candidate Cory…
Yesterday, we told you about an early morning triple shooting near Cold Crush, a hip-hop venue we named 2013’s best new bar in Denver. Afterward, the opinions flowed about the venue and the neighborhood surrounding the 2700 block of Larimer, where the incident took place. Here’s a comment from a…
Denver blog posts are all about looking fine. At our Backbeat blog, Isa Jones highlights the ten best outfits seen during Bassnectar’s weekend at Red Rocks. Big Media’s Jason Salzman doesn’t understand why no one in the media has written about Bob Beauprez flipping on the individual mandate. Colorado Peak…
For years, we’ve covered the controversy over pit-bull bans — policies that pit-bull activists feel punish the breed when those truly at fault for attacks or other incidents are poor owners. Last night, the Aurora City Council gave preliminary approval to move forward on a series of ballot measures for…
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa is admitting he’s been a bad, bad boy. After he was targeted with allegations about improper relations with several women on his staff, not to mention promotions based on sexual favors, the county commissioners unanimously passed a vote of no confidence. But he has…
Back in March, we sampled the funniest Texts From Last Night out of the 303 area code. Now, a year since our last visit, we check out the 720 — and the results are hilarious, freaky or hilariously freaky. Count down our ten photo-illustrated favorites below…
Not every dispensary in Colorado is a smash hit. Some fail for typical business reasons, while others go under with a little help from the feds — like VIP Cannabis, which was among the operations raided by the DEA, the IRS and Denver cops in November 2013. Now, the owners…
Update: Yesterday, we shared with you early reports about the arrest of Jack Elway, son of Broncos great John Elway, on charges related to domestic violence; see our previous coverage below. Now, the probable-cause statement naming Jack has been released — read it here in its entirety — and some…
Another indication of Colorado’s importance in the cannabis-reform movement: Today, the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws, better known as NORML, opened a satellite office in Denver. We spoke to NORML executive director Allen St. Pierre about the reasons NORML wanted to have a permanent base of operations in…
Denver blog posts are what they eat. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the view of a reader who says it’s easy to be a vegetarian without being a jerk. Coyote Gulch on the Greeley earthquake, which is said to have been near oil and gas wastewater injection…
Our latest post about alleged pot profiling, featuring Idaho State Troopers pulling over three Colorado drivers for incredibly minor traffic infractions (but then finding cannabis), led to an intriguing debate about the practice. Here’s the post of a reader who feels such law-enforcement behavior is to be expected given that…
