George Brauchler, DA for the 18th Judicial District, is frustrated that Doyle Carmack got no jail time for his sixth DUI conviction — an outcome he associates with a 2015 felony DUI law that has no mandatory minimum provision and is, in his view, inconsistent “with the other sentencing portions…
The varied responses to the death of cyclist Michelle Walters during the recent Ironman Boulder race, as well as Mark Shelton’s vivid recounting of what he describes as an intentional hit-and-run in Denver, indicate that the tension between many drivers and cyclists in the area remains at a very high level. That’s no…
We had a big response to our post revealing the top 29 places people left on their way to becoming transplants to Denver. Ditto for one reader’s essay urging Denverites old and new to get along. One of the comments had a different take. This former Nashville resident is now part of…
In April, as we’ve reported, a Denver police officer, Technician Jeffrey Motz, shot and killed Dion Damon, a man wanted for bank robbery, as he sat in his car near the Denver Art Museum. Damon was unarmed at the time of his death, but Motz said the suspect made a “threatening-type…
It’s an indication of Denver’s Broncos-craziness that on a day when Patrick Roy blindsided hockey fans everywhere by abruptly resigning as the coach of the Colorado Avalanche and local heroine Missy Franklin continued her Olympics swoon in Rio, the Super Bowl champs’ preseason opener against the Chicago Bears was easily…
For any pet lover — hell, for any thinking, feeling human being — the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals video focusing on Thornton’s Jurassic Pets is difficult to watch. The description of the clip, first posted in December 2014 (two months after PETA shared the footage, plus witness…
The collective head of planetary sports media exploded this week when agents for former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow announced that he’s interested in tackling a career in Major League Baseball and will be holding a try-out for teams later this month. Never mind that he hasn’t played baseball since…
Authorities in Santa Fe, New Mexico recently confirmed that human remains found in wilderness outside the city have been positively identified as Randy Bilyeu, a 54-year-old from Broomfield. In January, Bilyeu disappeared after heading to New Mexico to look for treasure — specifically what’s described as a $2 million cache…
In 2011, Matthew Weatherspoon made headlines in Denver for stabbing his girlfriend’s bulldog puppy — in self-defense, he insisted at the time. Now, Weatherspoon is back in the news — this time for mistreating a human being. According to the 18th Judicial District DA’s office, he was the first person to go…
Last year, Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill that made DUIs a class 4 felony under certain circumstances. Among them: The violation must occur after three prior convictions for DWAI, DUI or DUI per se and the offender’s blood alcohol content has to be at least .15 —…
The tragic death of Michelle Walters during this past weekend’s Ironman Boulder competition returned the spotlight to cycling safety — or the lack thereof. Fatal cycling accidents are a far-too-regular occurrence in these parts, and the risks cyclists face on a daily basis are magnified by bike rage, a phenomenon that…
Days after last year’s Ironman Boulder challenge, competitor Brian Godlove died of causes associated with the race, including dehydration. The latest Ironman Boulder, staged yesterday, brought a different kind of tragedy. McCook, Nebraska’s Michelle Walters, 34, was killed after being struck by a vehicle during the race. Thus far, the Colorado State…
Conejos County Sheriff’s Office The official search for Mr. Keller has been suspended but the investigation is continuing. We have exhausted the search resources available to us for the time being and have uncovered no information that would lead us to believe that continuing to search right now is the…
Last December, statistics showed that Colorado is the second fastest growing state in the country (behind only North Dakota) thanks to the addition of more than 100,000 new residents between July 2014 and July 2015. And a large percentage of them wound up in the Denver area. But where did they…
Two years ago, when Joseph Valverde was shot and killed by a Denver police officer in broad daylight at a public park, the incident got less attention than might otherwise have been the case — and for a very unusual reason. A short time after Valverde’s death, on the same July…
Oh what a difference a few months make. In early September, running back Montee Ball was a member of the Denver Broncos squad that would go on to win Super Bowl 50. Now, however, he’s a free agent without an NFL job, as well as an arrestee charged with battery…
“You,” says the Grand Junction woman in a Facebook video. “Your kind. You’re the ones that gives brown people the bad name. Just fucking want to get something for nothing. Well, get your ass a job if you don’t have one.” At that point in the clip, which is on view…
Today brings the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — and while many will be watching to find out if the games turn into a literal shit show (thanks to reports about water tainted by feces), those of us in Colorado have another reason to…
When recent CU Boulder graduate Josie Valadez Fraire made plans to take part in a July 1 demonstration against Donald Trump, the featured attraction for the Western Conservative Summit at the Colorado Convention Center, she expected merely to add her voice to those of fellow protesters unsettled by the presumptive Republican…
Frank Turner, who joins Flogging Molly at Red Rocks on Monday, August 8, doesn’t hide his feelings — and that makes some people uncomfortable. Over the course of his prolific solo career, launched after a memorable stint as lead vocalist for the incendiary act Million Dead, Turner has established himself…
On Sunday, your Denver Broncos will be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in a huge playoff game for everyone concerned, including standout wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. But the contest will be even bigger for Thomas if another possibility falls into place. That’s because it appears his mom, Katina Smith, will be in…
When most folks think about bad behavior at Rocky Mountain National Park, they picture the likes of Casey Nocket, who recently admitted to defacing the park with her art (she typically used acrylic paint rather than chalk) and then sharing photos of her vandalism on Instagram. But there are plenty of…
