The growing outbreak of measles across the country is focusing new attention on the falling vaccination rates that appear to be exacerbating the problem. Anticipating the issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a nationwide survey of vaccination rates among kindergartners in states that require either one or…
Sometimes, serious crimes immediately attract a great deal of attention. On other occasions, they largely slip through the cracks. That’s what happened with the weekend discovery of 36-year-old Angela Howard’s bullet-riddled body in her Loveland home. But that’s likely to change, now that another corpse — that of Russell Woolman,…
Has limited access to legal marijuana created societal benefits in Colorado? Or has it caused a series of problems that are only getting worse? Depends on whether you’re talking to cannabis advocates or opponents of greater access to pot. Case in point: The Drug Policy Alliance’s upbeat status report about…
Denver blog posts linger on the palate. At our Cafe Society blog, Jonathan Shikes writes about Budweiser taking a shot at craft beer in its Super Bowl ad — which prompted some pumpkin-peach blowback. Colorado Pols: “Once Again, ‘Gunmageddon’ Fizzles At Colorado Capitol.” Denver Stiffs’ Evan Wheeler offers a truth-in-advertising…
Alan Prendergast’s revelation that Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold so-called basement tapes have been destroyed elicited strong reactions among reader. This one feels they could have been used for positive purposes. See also: Columbine Killers’ Basement Tapes Destroyed…
Yeah, yeah, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady just won another Super Bowl, his fourth — and Broncos QB (still, we hope) Peyton Manning’s got just one. But Peyton has kicked the crap out of Tommy on Saturday Night Live — one reason why he’s been named as a guest…
In a post about the death of Jessie Hernandez, seventeen, who was killed by cops while she was behind the wheel of a stolen car, we noted that it’s been more than two decades since the Denver District Attorney’s Office has prosecuted a police officer for a shooting that took…
The story of Kristen Braig, charged with neglect after her three-year-old daughter, Lileigh Kellenaers, died in a fire that broke out when Braig was only about 200 feet away, is among the most tragic stories we reported in January — and it also produced two of the month’s indelible images…
National Day of Johns Arrests is a bit of a misnomer. Rather than limiting their activities to a 24-hour period, law enforcers set aside the period between January 15 to February 1 to target johns — clients of prostitutes. A total of 37 agencies reportedly participated nationwide, including the Denver…
On May 31, 2014, a small plane crashed not far from Front Range Airport, killing the pilot, Aurora resident Amritpal Singh, and a passenger who hasn’t been publicly identified. Now, the National Traffic Safety Board has issued its report about the tragic accident, and the cause is highly unusual: Investigators…
Over the years, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has consistently accentuated the negative when it comes to marijuana — and its new report, “Monitoring Health Concerns Related to Marijuana in Colorado: 2014,” is no exception to this rule. The document, included below in its entirety, maintains that…
Hundreds upon hundreds of comments poured in after the publication of our post about sixteen-year-old Jessie Hernandez, a young woman who was killed by Denver police officers as she drove a stolen car. Readers disagreed passionately about whether the shooting was reasonable or unjustified. Here’s a couple of examples, followed…
Denver blog posts rock on. At our Backbeat blog, Jon Solomon marks the closing of Eck’s Saloon, one of the Denver area’s longtime bastions of hard rock. Predominantly Orange’s Adam Malnati writes an open letter to Peyton Manning. Denver Infill’s Ken Schroeppel writes about “The SkyHouse Denver Site: Looking Back,…
In recent years, the Denver District Attorney’s Office has put an emphasis on closing cold cases. Now, the office has announced that it’s solved the brutal 1997 slaying of Surle Goldfogel, 67, and while the family has expressed gratitude, the resolution isn’t complete. Jonathan Clinton, a heroin addict said to…
As a reality TV star (she’s currently appearing on the program Marriage Boot Camp), Colorado-born Heidi Montag makes her living by sharing her private life with the public. But thus far, she hasn’t directly commented on the arrest of her father, William Montag, in Aspen on charges that include aggravated…
Back in October, we counted down the first thirteen reasons Colorado is awesome according to AWSMColorado.com, a huge project undertaken by Chris Harrison and the staff at Video Blend to create one-hundred brief videos (about fifteen seconds in length), with each devoted to one of the state’s incredible attributes. The…
The Broncos weren’t even in Super Bowl XLIX, which (unfortunately) pitted the defending champion Seattle Seahawks against the eventually victorious New England Patriots. But Denver was namechecked plenty of times during the broadcast, mostly in reference to how much better this year’s contest was than last year’s blow-out — and…
On the afternoon of Thursday, January 29, Colton Wilson left his dorm on the Colorado Mountain College campus in Lake County, and he hasn’t been seen since. Now, both CMC and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office have put out alerts seeking information from anyone who might know his whereabouts. Continue…
Our post about a search for alleged cop assaulter Nicholas Damon generated plenty of comments, many of them about his self-identification as a Juggalo — a fan of the group Insane Clown Posse. Here’s one person who warns against what she sees as a form of prejudice. See also: Nicholas…
Denver blog posts will take your order now. Our Cafe Society blog picks the ten best hotel restaurants in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Bob Berwyn on Senator Cory Gardner’s decision to join with Democrats in a vote to protect public lands. Denver PR Blog on the launch of SativaCOMM, a…
Has marijuana legalization made our roads more dangerous? At least one report maintains that Colorado’s pot laws haven’t led to more highway fatalities. But the Colorado State Patrol remains concerned based on statistics showing that 12.2 percent of all DUI citations issued last year involved cannabis — although weed was…
The Denver Police Department has released crime statistics for 2014, and in comparison with the numbers from 2013, the news is mixed. Many of the most serious crimes have gone down, but plenty of others have increased in frequency — sometimes by a little, sometimes by a lot. Continue to…
