In July 2013, we told you about the arrest of Hector Bencomo-Hinojos for the brutal 1981 sex assault and murder of Patricia Beard — a bust made possible by a DNA hit scored by the cold-case project affiliated with the Denver District Attorney’s Office. We also noted that Bencomo-Hinojos tried to blunt…
Victoria’s Secret has announced the identities of its ten newest “angels” — models who’ll catwalk in the footsteps of women such as Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks. Among those named: Taylor Hill, a nineteen-year-old from Colorado. And not just anywhere in Colorado. Hill was raised near Granby and was discovered…
Back in 2013, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office declared Boobies Rock!, a purported breast-cancer charity in which hotties solicited customers at bars and clubs, to be nothing more than a scam. Its main beneficiary? Adam Shyrock, the outfit’s founder, who allegedly lived large on the proceeds. Rather than moving on…
We all know Denver has more than its fair share of bros. But which Denver neighborhood is the most bro-friendly? The metric assembled by the folks at FindTheBest.com looks at the neighborhoods with the combination of the most fitness centers, the most bars, the most casinos, liquor stores and adult…
Leonard Watkins is both a medical marijuana patient and a convicted child molester — and when he challenged the State of Colorado to court, arguing that he should be allowed to use MMJ while on probation, the state won. Earlier this year, a bill to reverse this decision was introduced…
Our post about a weekend murder that killed a mourner at the funeral of Abdul Muhammad, who was slain earlier this month, upset a lot of our readers. Police had earlier told community members that Muhammad’s killing wasn’t gang-related. But the latest death raised new questions in the mind of…
Denver blog posts do things by the book. At our Arts & Culture blog, Luke Leavitt counts down the ten best bookstores in Denver — and believe it or not, the top selection isn’t the Tattered Cover. Mile High Report welcomes you to NFL draft week. Colorado Peak Politics: “Even…
Back in June 2014, we declared a Denver Police Department video showing law-enforcement training for active-shooter scenarios to be the bloodiest public-service announcement ever. “The footage includes gunshots, explosions, hysterical screaming, open wounds, draining blood and bodies everywhere, supplemented by looks behind the scenes and one participant’s analysis of what…
Former Denver police officer Larry Stevenson has been known as a high-profile employee for the city’s Excise and Licensing Department, a personal friend of Mayor Michael Hancock, the creator of the anti-crime program known as Transportation on Patrol and developer of the Medina Alert system, intended to help catch hit-and-run…
Earlier this month, we told you the story of Christopher Bush, who was ruled to have shot himself to death rather than be arrested for a sex crime. A similar scenario reportedly played out over the weekend near the Colorado community of Olathe. The main difference: choice of weapon. In the…
What are the most family-friendly communities in Colorado? ApartmentList.com came up with a metric (explained in detail below) that factored in safety, housing costs, the quality of local schools and child-friendliness to determine the places that suit families best. Sorry, Denver: You didn’t land in the top ten, winding up at…
Kale O’Donnell has been arrested on suspicion of causing approximately $13,000 in damage by scrawling graffiti across Colorado Springs. Suspected number of tags: 245. But arguably more interesting than the case itself is the manner in which O’Donnell was caught — a social-media-heavy investigation that allegedly revealed him to be…
As we’ve reported, the Denver Police Department cited or jailed 243 people during 4/20 weekend — a number significantly higher than the one racked up the previous year. In addition, DPD officers conducted undercover raids at two pot clubs. Things were much, much quieter in Colorado Springs, where a grand total of…
In a recent Denver Blogs post, we featured a Bree Davies item about navigating the Sixth Avenue death trap and other Denver traffic hazards. The topic definitely struck a chord. Plenty of commenters weighed in with their picks for the most problematic areas in the metro area right now. As…
Denver blog posts are all about independence. At our Arts blog, Jenn Wohletz’s vintage list of five big reasons why you should move out of your parents house has gone viral again. Click to find out why. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic on Steve Fenberg’s climate-change candidacy for the Colorado Senate…
At this writing, the death toll from a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 is estimated at 3,800, and observers fear it will continue to grow. Among those confirmed dead is Tom Taplin, 61, a filmmaker and photographer from Evergreen who was at a base camp on…
This week, we’ve been posting about an April 11 homicide on the 1600 block of Bruce Randolph Avenue — an incident that cost the life of Abdul Muhammad, 61. In a tragic coincidence, Muhammad is the second person with his name to be slain in Denver since January. That month, 22-year-old Abdul…
Earlier this year, we shared a post highlighting the ten most famous CU Boulder attendees according to the Ranker website. We didn’t know everyone on the CU Boulder list, despite the “most famous” designation. That’s true for the Ranker list of the most famous Colorado State University attendees, too. But…
CU Boulder student Berry Allen, a twenty-year-old known to his friends as Tyler, reportedly sent a text last Thursday, April 16, that read in part, ““Oh, I’m alright, spent one night with a friend and one all nighter at library.” Since then, no one has heard from him — and…
In a recent Comment of the Day, prompted by a report that Denver houses are selling for well over list owing to the red-hot market in these parts, a reader acknowledged paying $7,000 over the asking price for a condo that’s gained $25,000 more in value in mere months. The observation prompted…
Denver blogs try not to have a regional bias, but it’s hard…. At our Arts blog, Lauren Archuleta offers a Colorado girl’s response to the ten reasons Colorado girls are way better than California girls. Denver Egotist highlights the 1Kick Canned Mule product launch via Denver’s Think to Make. Catherine…
In William Breathes’s account of the 4/20 rally at Denver’s Lincoln Park on Monday, he noted that the gathering was more about pot than talk, since most of the serious points delivered by speakers were ignored in favor of stoner celebrations. Now, videographer Kevin J. Beaty has captured that dynamic…
