The story told in the arrest affidavit of Denver’s Kristen Rose Smith is so bizarre that it seems more like fiction than fact. But authorities in Wisconsin stand by their account, which states that Smith faked a pregnancy, kidnapped Kayden Powell, the days-old baby of her half-sister, and then left…
Last May, we posted about a University of Colorado study that found May-December couples are seldom rich or hot. Afterward, Brandon Wade, CEO of Seeking Arrangement, billed as “the world’s largest Sugar Daddy website,” offered a rebuttal. His sugar daddies are rich and hot, he insisted. Now, Seeking Arrangement has…
On January 14, we reported about the tragic death of Sean Teater, the third official ski-resort casualty of the season. This weekend, unfortunately, that number increased by one: A thus-far-unidentified 46-year-old man died while skiing at Keystone, despite wearing a helmet. We’ve got details about his sad passing, including videos,…
For the first time, the Westminster Police Department has used the name of Vincent Neff, the sixteen-year-old student who set himself on fire in the Standley Lake High School cafeteria. The official revelation comes as a result of an extremely sad development: Nett has died from injuries sustained during his…
Vape pens used to smoke marijuana aren’t new: We wrote about a dispensary giving them away to chemotherapy patients back in 2012. But with the growing popularity of e-cigarettes, the concept has gone mainstream in a big way thanks to the way the devices mask much of the scent and…
We recently counted down the Sharecare.com list of America’s most fit cities — a roster that placed Denver at number one. Many of our readers agreed with this ranking, but one in particular had a strong reaction to what she sees as a major omission…
Denver blog posts are gastrophillic. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun referees a readers’ debate about the merits of Colorado green chile versus Texas chili. Colorado Pols on the the tightening race facing Senator Mark Udall. Mile High Hockey’s Steve House offers an Avs-centric Olympics hockey preview…
Ashley Weber is a quadriplegic who lives with her young son, Collin, in a house whose rent she can afford due to a Section 8 housing voucher courtesy of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. But in December 2012, after revealing that she uses medical marijuana for pain…
While Cyler Miles, one of the most highly recruited prep athletes from Colorado in recent years, may be enrolled at the University of Washington, he remains a Broncos fan. However, his apparent dismay over the team’s humiliating Super Bowl loss to Seattle may have put his UW career at risk…
A lot’s changed since October, when we last posted about Colorado’s twenty most wanted sex offenders. In December, a new suspect rose to number one: Roger Dale Price, age 61, seen here. But this week, both Price and Eugene Parker, listed at number sixteen, have been busted. Look below to…
Creep. Perv. Douchebag. If Denver police are right about the man seen here, all of these names and more like them apply. That’s because he’s thought to have taken photos of two young girls under the doors of a bathroom stall at a metro area King Soopers. Get details and…
Our most recent update about licensed marijuana stores in Denver noted that 37 of them have received the city’s blessing thus far. But many others are waiting, and while officials stress that everyone is being treated equally, one reader is feeling frustrated…
Denver blog posts are always plugged in. At our Backbeat blog, Brad Lopez takes on reports that the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ instruments weren’t plugged in during their Super Bowl halftime performance — and he’s not exactly shocked. Big Media’s Jason Salzman on an omission from a Tom Tancredo interview…
What is it with Olympics-caliber skiers from Vail and knee injuries? Mere weeks after Lindsey Vonn announced that a knee injury would prevent her from competing at the Sochi games, whose opening ceremony takes place tomorrow, Heidi Kloser, a moguls skier who was thought to have a good chance for…
Last month, we told you about the arrest of 85-year-old Marshall Smith in a hit-and-run that killed Leanne Hund, who was crossing a street when she was struck. It was the second fatal accident involving a driver over eighty in a matter of days. Smith has now been charged with…
Most Broncos fans we know are trying to forget the Super Bowl massacre by the Seahawks. But Denver mayor Michael Hancock is insisting upon reminding us. Despite the brutality of the loss, the city has produced an official video salute to the team and is encouraging the citizenry to sign…
The Centers for Disease Control recently released statistics that ranked cities by the percentage of residents who drink heavily (defined as men who have more than two drinks daily, and women who consume more than one) and binge drink (men who down more than five drinks at a sitting on…
After publishing “Ten things for winter-driving virgins to know before hitting snowy roads,” we heard from readers about stuff we left out — like making sure your car is ready for winter, as opposed to heading to the interstate on tread-free tires and hoping for the best. Fortunately, the National…
From the beginning, authorities were unclear why Nicolas Ortega, 22, ran across Interstate 225 on Sunday evening — a dash that resulted in his hit-and-run death and the subsequent arrest of the alleged driver, Tashima Littleton. Days later, his family is still searching for answers even as they grapple with…
Our post about the disturbing Heather Jensen case noted that she had sex and smoked marijuana while her two kids were left in an SUV with the heater blasting, raising temps high enough inside that they died. Some readers felt the cannabis mention suggested blame for what happened, while others…
Denver blog posts like the voodoo you do so well. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares the take of a reader who wonders who the hell would wait for an hour to order at Voodoo Doughnuts. Coyote Gulch: What a difference a week makes when it comes to…
Since last summer, we’ve been following the story of Jeffrey Johnston, a veteran Littleton police officer with a lucrative side business. Turns out he was also an ecstasy dealer. Now, Johnston has been given a four-year sentence for his extracurricular activities, which derailed a promising law-enforcement career according to his…
