The Northglenn Police Department is currently in the midst of investigating an incident yesterday during which a knife-wielding burglar was hit by multiple bullets after allegedly attempting to break into a foolhardy target — the home of a Wheat Ridge police detective. If this sort of story rings a bell…
Yesterday, we wrote about a lawsuit against a strip club filed by four exotic dancers who believe the venue’s owner is breaking labor laws. The suit reveals a system of fines imposed against dancers for a slew of infractions, including allowing a patron to touch their genitals — information that…
Denver blog posts do plenty of laboring. Big Media’s Jason Salzman seems happily surprised that local media organizations paid so much attention to strikes at Denver fast-food restaurants. Colorado Peak Politics on Tom Tancredo’s call for a Republican peace pact when it comes to the 2014 gubernatorial race. Denver PR…
The Peyton Fuckin’ Manning T-shirts we highlighted earlier today may have turned heads before and after last night’s Broncos-Cardinals game, but as far as we know, none of them was featured on the TV broadcast. In contrast, the shirt above got unplanned screen time a couple years back during the…
Update: The Aurora Police Department has just announced that Isabella Guzman, eighteen, has been formally charged with murdering her mother on Wednesday night. See our previous coverage below. Update, 5:59 a.m.: Yesterday, we told you about a search for eighteen-year-old Isabella Guzman, who was described as a homicide suspect; see…
In April 2012, as captured by a Denver Post video on view below, staff members at the paper learned about Craig F. Walker winning the Pulitzer Prize for photography while gathered around director of photography John Sunderland’s computer. The image suggests that Sunderland was viewed as the veteran coach of…
Earlier this week, we posted about the top ten speed traps in Denver, as compiled from 2013 posts on the Speedtrap.org website. Then, when we shared the list on the Westword Facebook page, we asked if there were any speed traps we’d missed — and as always, our readers came…
Everyone knew last night’s Broncos preseason closeout against the Arizona Cardinals was meaningless. But when someone gives you free tickets at the last minute, does any of that matter? Hell, no. Even though the game ended with a 32-24 Cards win (and, reportedly, a serious injury when a man fell…
Earlier this week, Alan Prendergast introduced us to David Gunn, a former gun-store owner touting an electronically controlled firearms safety device he’s invented. The concept inspired our readers to share their thoughts about gun control in general. The following post hardly conforms to stereotypes…
Colorado blog posts represent a perfect union. Colorado Pols has thought the secession movement was idiotic for a while — but the site thinks it just got stupider. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz updates the Emerson Lofts project. At Free Range Longmont, Ron Forthofer decries a bipartisan surveillance state…
It’s only been a matter of minutes since news broke about the Obama administration announcing that it won’t sue to stop Amendment 64 from going into effect. But we’re already hearing from major players about this huge development, including Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, marijuana advocate…
The Obama administration will not sue to stop Colorado’s Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over to use and possess small amounts of marijuana, and establishes a foundation for retail sales of recreational pot. This long-awaited news was confirmed by the office of Colorado-based U.S. Attorney John Walsh shortly…
We’re giving away two tickets to this weekend’s Rocky Mountain Showdown between the CSU Rams and the CU Buffs; click here to learn how you can win them. And in anticipation of the big game, Ram mascot Cam is seen on the CSU video below getting ready for the challenge…
Four exotic dancers are suing a Grand Junction strip club, claiming the venue and its owner, Kevin Eardley, are breaking labor laws via a payment structure that includes exorbitant fines for a whole range of actions — such as ponying up $50 plus increased stage fees if a customer touches…
UPDATE: We have a winner! The tickets go to Jenn, who won with the following response:I’ve always wanted to go to this game. I just don’t know who to root for. 🙁 Poor me… I did my undergrad at CU and grad school at CSU. But I’m thinking the Rams…
Like many reporters, I’ve written plenty of stories about guns over the years. But I’d never fired one — not a real one, anyhow. A gun-owning friend thought that was wrong given what I do for a living and set out to change it in a big way — by…
Today marks the 25th birthday of The Onion, purveyor of fake news way better than the real thing — including lotsa stuff that didn’t happen in Colorado but would have made the state a funnier place had it. Back in January, when the last print edition of the paper was…
Our post asking if Colorado’s gun culture is to blame for the state’s awful new suicide record became a huge comment magnet, with reader after reader sharing opinions about firearms, the act of taking one’s life and whether there’s anything more than a coincidental relationship between the two. Here’s one…
Denver blog posts are hair-raising. Mile High Report’s Jon Heath on Vic Lombardi’s “enhancement” of Joe Flacco banners all over town. Colorado Pols on NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg’s monetary support of senators John Morse and Angela Giron. Denver Frank wants to give pit bulls a second chance…
White Trash. Stacker. Kid Rock. These are just some of the monikers that inspired law enforcers trying to bust a northern Colorado meth ring to brand their efforts “Operation Bad Nickname.” The two-phase sweep is still seeking ten suspects at this writing, including White Trash and Stacker; their real names…
The strongest man on this block? Available for “bear removal,” “cat walking” and “bro-tank fittings”? Maybe, even though 9News reports that this downtown billboard was put up as a birthday gag gift. Still, the number actually works, delivering the following message: “This is the strongest man on Speer and 11th…
Last year, the tradition of camping out at the Sports Castle on Broadway before Sniagrab, the annual pre-skiing-season sale at Sports Authority, seemed in danger of extinction due to the urban-camping ban. Sports Authority had to get a special permit from the city to make it happen, albeit for a…
