We’ve been reporting about the murder of two-year-old Donnie Ro’Mello Romero Jr. at the Lakewood apartment where he lived, allegedly by his cousin, Roman Morales. Donnie was laid to rest this past Friday in a superhero casket that reflected his love of costumed characters. Now, an arrest affidavit has been released…
In recent weeks, we’ve reported about numerous high-profile crimes on the 16th Street Mall. Included among them — a beating by a group of teens, a stabbing and the arrest of Jerry Odell, who allegedly committed four sexual assaults within minutes of each other. Now comes word of another sex assault…
In 2013, after two failed attempts, Colorado approved a stoned-driving standard of 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood. Critics of the proposal pointed out that there was an almost total lack of scientific evidence to suggest that this limit would be accurate for the vast majority of people, as…
It’s not often that a reader picks a Comment of the Day for us. But that’s what happened after a strongly worded take on our article about Boulder City Council eliminating protected bike lanes along a four-block stretch of Folsom Street because, according to one local, the elimination of one lane…
Denver blog posts raise a glass to the people who make this community great. At our Music blog, Isa Jones shares sad news about the passing of Gary Lee Bomar, owner of Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub. Colorado Peak Politics weighs in on John Hickenlooper’s decision to take his…
Among the highlights of yesterday’s Broncos win over the Minnesota Vikings was Von Miller’s latest sack dance, in which he seemed ready to repeat a Key& Peele inspired feat that resulted in a fine by the NFL — only to psyche out the bean counters, who would no doubt have lightened…
We recently shared data from Trojan Condoms about how much Coloradans like to have sex outdoors — even when it’s raining. Now, the company is talking about covering up…but in a good way. The company has sponsored what it describes as “the first annual State by State Safer Sex Index…
Plenty of disturbing crimes made the headlines in September. Among them: the arrest of Audra Moquist, who’s accused of conspiring with her brother, Jarrod Moquist, to kill her former boyfriend, who’d become the subject of a long and emotionally devastating search. The booking photos of both Moquists are included in…
If the average person had looked at Twitter during or after the Broncos’ game against the Minnesota Vikings yesterday, he might have assumed the team was 0-4 instead of 4-0 — because the attacks on Peyton Manning were coming fast and furious. Granted, the 23-20 Denver win wasn’t pretty. Manning…
The bloodshed continues. The warm early fall weather has brought with it a rash of shootings in the metro-Denver area, with a number of them having fatal results. Two more took place early Sunday morning, September 27, in Aurora. The first left a man dead. The second resulted in a serious…
The Denver Police Department recently cited seven marijuana shops for selling to persons under age 21. When we shared our report on the topic, we noted that bars, restaurants and other establishments that are found to have sold alcohol to minors get far less media notice than did the dispensaries…
Denver blog posts expect the unexpected. At our Music blog, Oakland L. Childers writes about the Colorado record store named one of America’s 21 best — and it’s not Twist & Shout or Wax Trax. Colorado Pols: Even David Harsanyi can’t defend the GOP’s “show trial” aimed at Planned Parenthood…
The hour was late, the gunfire was loud, the victim is in critical condition and the crime scenes represent a pair of very public locations. Late last night, a man was found in the King Soopers parking lot near Sheridan and Dartmouth after being shot. Police don’t believe the shooting…
Right now, the biggest controversy in the National Football League — a matter far more important than trivia such as Deflategate — involves concussions. A recent study showed that 87 of 91 former players who donated their brains to science after their death tested positive for CTE, a disease linked to…
In recent months, the hack of Ashley Madison, a website that promotes extramarital hookups via slogans such as “Life is short, have an affair,” revealed the personal data of as many as 70,000 users in the Denver area. Has this breach reduced the number of metro-area cheaters? Not according to…
Yesterday, we told you about the firing of Denver Fire Department Captain Harold Johnson, who allegedly committed thirteen code-of-conduct violations. A termination letter on view below includes accounts of him ordering firefighters not to douse a dumpster fire near an apartment while he conducted a personal cell-phone conversation and using…
Earlier this week, we updated you about the death of Jayvion Johnson, a 23-month-old who died under allegedly abusive circumstances despite Denver Human Services having been alerted numerous times in the past about potential problems in the home. The story is much the same in the case of Kinyaita Davis. She’s…
From the beginning, it was a bizarre case. As we reported in May 2014, Charles “Chuck” Sattler, a former semi-professional mixed-martial arts fighter, was accused of punching to death a much larger man: six-foot-nine-inch Blake Bostic, a popular chef who worked restaurants in Summit County. The argument was reportedly spurred…
Our semi-annual roundups of local Texts From Last Night are among our most popular posts. This week’s salute to the top texts out of the 970 area code was no exception. As a bonus, the piece inspired one reader to share the tale of a strange text he received from someone who…
Denver blog posts track comings and goings. At our Food and Drink blog, our Cafe Society crew tracks unexpected Denver restaurant closings and more in our monthly eatery roll call. Big Media’s Jason Salzman wonders if Dudley Brown will become senatorial hopeful Tim Neville’s cash cow. Denver Stiffs’ Zach Mikash…
Yesterday, we told you about the Boulder City Council’s decision to scrap protected bike lanes along a four-block section of Folsom Street. The elimination of a traffic lane had caused commute times in the area to double in some instances, resulting in plenty of complaints from drivers. Lots of cyclists liked…
The firing of Denver Fire Department Captain Harold Johnson raises a slew of questions and concerns. The termination letter issued to Johnson this week — see it below — lists thirteen different code-of-conduct violations, as well as vivid descriptions of allegedly problematic behavior. In one instance, Johnson is said to…
