In January 2014, we shared a pot entitled “The ABCs of Denver’s Unregistered Sex Offenders,” which offered an overview of the issue in the city. Since there were more than 100 unregistered sex offenders on Denver’s most wanted list, we featured a representative sample: one from each letter of the…
Anthony Martinez looks mighty benign in the Facebook photo above. But investigators with the Colorado Springs Police Department, as well as law enforcers in at least six other states, fear he’s anything but. Martinez, 25, has been arrested on suspicion of what the CSPD describes as “an unlawful, sexual relationship…
Once again, a Comment of the Day has birthed a very interesting conversation. This time around, the conversation was prompted by a reader who stressed that drivers should watch out for motorcyclists, but bikers have responsibilities, too. Plenty of replies focused on those crotch-rocket riders who zoom in and out…
Denver blog posts have it covered. At our Music blog, Jessie Schiewe writes, “I wore pasties at EDC and it wasn’t that bad.” The folks at Colorado Peak Politics think the Bernie Sanders attendance numbers are a slap to Hillary. Roundball Mining Company finds Cody Russell playing the NBA draft…
Sex, blackmail and Republican politics make for a potent brew, which explains why a story involving an alleged attempt by Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (and former Congressman Tom Tancredo) to force Colorado GOP chair Steve House to resign or else face exposure over a supposed affair continues to gather…
Over the past month or so, numerous drivers in northern Colorado have had their windows shattered — and one driver, Cori Romero, was shot in the neck as she motored down Interstate 25 in Larimer County. These incidents remain unsolved — and now, John Jacoby, 48, is dead after having been…
Abigail Cozad had a tough life, owing to a traumatic brain injury suffered as a result of an accident involving a drunk driver when she was just fifteen. Now, Cozad is dead, victim of a homicide. Her body was found in an Adams County motel. Now, the Adams County Sheriff’s…
According to Project Know, an organization that specializes in alcohol and drug rehabilitation and treatment, Colorado has one of the highest DUI arrest rates of any state in the country. And by at least one recent metric, the numbers in Denver are even higher than they are for Colorado as…
Have you seen a black 2006 Toyota Tacoma like the one above, sporting Colorado license plate 966-MFH? If so, call the police in Denver or Aurora and get the hell out of its way, because the driver of the vehicle was allegedly at the center of multiple crimes yesterday, including a…
Police responded when Donna Mount died in April. But there were no criminal charges in the immediate aftermath of her death — only tears. More than two months later, however, a most unlikely suspect — Lee Keyser, 67 — has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the case. Why?…
Have you noticed that your cannabis dollar is going further than it did this time last year? According to a new analysis by Convergex, which describes itself as “an agency-focused global brokerage and trading-related-services provider,” you should. Since last June, the report notes, “the average price of an 1/8th ounce of…
A recent Comment of the Day in which a reader maintained that he smokes pot wherever he wants and most people probably don’t realize it attracted a slew of interesting commentary. Some folks argued that the author was on point. Others maintained that he was only fooling himself. The first three posts…
Denver blog posts offer inside looks. At our Food & Drink blog, Jonathan Shikes shows off Breckenridge Brewery’s twelve-acre, $36 million Littleton campus. Colorado Peak Politics doesn’t think the health department spending $12,000 on treadmill desks is a good idea…. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons listens as Melvin Hunt reflects on…
Last December, we told you about the arrest of Gregory Kilcollins for shooting up a Wheat Ridge apartment complex and seriously injuring a man in the process. Turns out, though, that the only crime for which Kilcollins was guilty was possessing a weapon as a previous offender. Prosecutors now believe…
The Tinder phone app has helped bring a lot of couples together. But not every right swipe is, well, the right swipe. The arrest affidavit naming Darren Auger — it’s on view below in its entirety — is a case in point. What began as a perfectly pleasant get-together ended…
Last month, we shared a roster of the ten best U.S. cities for tech jobs — including one city from Colorado. But what are the best places for tech jobs within Colorado? The folks at FindtheBest.com have the answers, with specific data on the nine Colorado counties that placed highest, plus a heat map…
On Friday, June 19, Taylor Goodboe, 25, and her daughter, three-year-old Emma Williamson, headed off on a shopping trip. They haven’t been seen since. Now, the Colorado Springs Police Department has put out an alert for the pair, noting that the person who reported them missing views the circumstances as…
Advocates of marijuana reform and folks who feel changes like limited legalization of recreational sales in Colorado and elsewhere have already gone too far seldom agree on anything. Let alone federal cannabis policy. Now, however, a move by the Obama administration to make it easier to test medical marijuana’s medical…
We recently posted about the seventeen Aurora traffic fatalities that have taken place thus far in 2015. Among them were a number involving motorcycles, including one that took place earlier this week. One of our readers focused on the number of accidents involving motorcyclists here in the metro area —…
Denver blog posts are into painting the town red — and other colors, too. At our Arts blog, Lindsey Bartlett highlights the ten best places to see street art in the area — and some are definitely off the beaten path. Colorado Pols: “Coffman-Gate Scandal About to go Nuclear.” Predominantly…
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the ongoing Fight for 15 campaign, a series of events in Denver and beyond featuring low-wage workers calling for payments of $15 per hour. A rally of fast-food workers in April drew hundreds of passionate supporters, and the group has another event scheduled…
Jake Lloyd, who starred as the young Darth Vader in 1999’s Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace, hasn’t acted for years, but he remains one of the most Googled celebrities with Colorado ties. Last December, we featured Lloyd on this subject and noted that most people searching for Lloyd wanted…
