In a blog post written several months after a 2011 listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe grown at Colorado’s Jensen Farms caused 33 deaths and 147 hospitalizations, attorney Bill Marler, who represents 46 families in the case, wrote that criminal indictments after such incidents are as “rare as hen’s teeth.” Yet…
We’re still collecting reactions to a post about alleged post-flood looting on the CU-Boulder campus; Troy Sennet, seen here, was one of two people arrested. Among the recent comments is one from a local who decided he felt safer when strapped…
Denver blog posts are top-rated. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery notes that ESPN’s power rankings still place the Broncos in the number two slot despite their latest blow-out win — but plenty of other sports pundits disagree. Colorado Pols on Senator Mark Udall’s bipartisan domestic-spying-reform bill. Denver Egotist offers an…
Earlier this week, we reported about the war of words between supporters and opponents of Proposition AA, which would set tax rates for recreational pot sales. Attorney Rob Corry, who thinks the tax levels are too high (a point made at not one but two free-joint rallies this month), has…
Fort Carson soldier Richard Sheltra’s guilty plea for having sex with a thirteen year old would be shocking in and of itself. But other elements of the story make it even more disturbing. For instance, Sheltra, seen here and in additional photos below, is the second Fort Carson soldier to…
CU-Boulder makes headlines for things like alleged on-campus looting after recent floods or a student who fed a teacher and classmates pot brownies. But the folks at the school would prefer to get attention for academic excellence, exemplified by the 2012 Nobel Prize won by David Wineland, who holds a…
We all know folks from around the country who graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder and then never leave town — and it turns out this decision’s a mighty good one according to Kiplinger, whose list of the ten best cities for grads prominently features the People’s Republic…
There doesn’t appear to be much mystery about who killed 42-year-old Denzle Rainey. According to a police report, Forsythia Owen, thirty, has admitted to beating Rainey to death using a baseball bat. However, Owen has told authorities she committed this gruesome act because Rainey had molested a child — an…
Estes Park reopened to visitors last week after Colorado’s devastating floods cut off access to one of the state’s favorite tourist towns — but the community is still trying to convince people it’s safe and accessible. Given Tuesday’s release of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, sequel to The Shining, which was…
Denver blog posts are still going strong. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels touts a fan’s gift to retiring Colorado Rocky Todd Helton — a painting that pictures him as a centaur! Big Media’s Jason Salzman offers evidence that Ken Buck supports shutting down the government over Obamacare. Denver Frank touts…
Yesterday, we posted about a $360,000 settlement in the 2009 Denver Diner incident, which saw four women being maced and billy-clubbed by two officers who are still on the job. This last fact revved up a number of our readers, including this one…
In July 2012, we told you about the arrest of Marquis Garrison in the death of his two-month-old daughter, as well as the decision to pursue a first-degree-murder charge in addition to a child-abuse-resulting-in-death count. A likely reason: A probable-cause statement on view below says he tried to make the…
After watching the Broncos dismantle on the Raiders on Monday Night Football, Denver fans were left with questions like, “Should I book my Super Bowl tickets yet?” But Travis Sawrie of the real-estate blog Movoto wondered something entirely different: How long would it take Peyton to pay off my mortgage?…
Opponents of Proposition AA, intended to set tax rates on recreational marijuana sales, have gotten a lot of attention for showy events like Monday’s free-joint giveaway on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall. But polls earlier this year showed 77 percent of those surveyed support such taxes, and Joe Megyesy, communications director…
Today, on the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, families and loved ones of those whose lives were so cruelly cut short, including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, whose sister was slain in 2002, will gather from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the new Denver Crime Lab, 1371 Cherokee…
Since the floods that have devastated so many Front Range communities, we’ve seen a few instances of bad behavior — like alleged looting on the CU-Boulder campus — but many more of people trying to help others in desperate situations. Examples? Denver Craigslist is currently festooned with offers from people…
When he was a Tae Kwon Do instructor, Raul Gutierrez-Hernandez was known as “Master Raul,” and he was clearly skilled at martial arts, winning honors in the United States and Mexico. Now, however, a local district attorney has branded Gutierrez-Hernandez “gutless” — because rather than waiting to hear a jury’s…
Our post about free-joint-rally co-organizer Rob Corry asking Vice President Joe Biden to help give away weed prompted numerous posts about the veep’s past as an energetic anti-drug warrior. Here’s an example from a reader who also appears to have a beef with Biden’s support of gun-control legislation…
Update: Earlier today, we noted that the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office had listed six people as missing — but at least two were promptly declared safe, with information suggesting that a third was okay as well. Now, the LCSO has reportedly reduced the list to zero, meaning all of the…
Denver blog posts aren’t resigning anytime soon. Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin reacts to the most haunting question about gun violence he’s ever heard a President pose. Coyote Gulch on reports that Las Vegas will begin taking less water from the Colorado River. Denver Egotist: 3 Photographers + 3 Models +…
Here’s another thing to love about Denver: It’s a big city, but not so big that dignitaries would scoff at attending the grand opening of a Dunkin’ Donuts. Earlier today, as reported on our Cafe Society blog, DIA’s new waiting area, Final Approach, debuted, as did one of the metro…
As we reported yesterday, Terrance Roberts, a former gang leader who’d transformed himself into an inspirational anti-gang activist, was arrested for a shooting at a Friday unity rally he’d planned. We’ve now obtained the probable cause statement in the case (see it below), and in it, Roberts claims he acted…
