This could get ugly. Hot on the heels of huge City of Denver payouts in cases involving Jamal Hunter and Marvin Booker, Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher blasted the Denver Sheriff’s Department for a lack of transparency regarding his office’s efforts to audit jail operations overseen by the DSD. A key…
Update: Earlier this week, the Boulder City Council voted unanimously to allow dispensaries to sell branded merchandise, so long as clothing and other items aren’t offered in children’s sizes. Continue to see our preview coverage about the issue, which spotlights favoring the change espoused by Colorado NORML. See also: DIA…
Update: We finally know the identities of the victims in the Adams County triple murder for which Furmen Leyba and Gabriel Flores have been formally charged: They are Johnny Angel Gutierrez, eighteen, Jason Albert Quizada, 37, and Jayson Antonio Figueroa, seventeen, Moreover, one person is said to have survived the…
In our April 2013 cover story, Joel Warner wrote about Ken McGill, who had filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County for what he saw as shabby care after he suffered a stroke while incarcerated. A jury has now agreed and awarded McGill $11 million. Continue for the details, plus a…
Update: Our post last week about the discovery of a body in a Xenia Street alley (see our previous coverage below) noted the arrest of two men, Yer Zit and Zar Yar, both thought to be natives of Myanmar. Now, the pair have been charged, but not for murder. Instead,…
Last week, Mark Antonation at our Cafe Society blog told you about a man who’d been living in the ceiling of the downtown Yard House becoming trapped in a wall amid flooding that forced the restaurant to temporarily close. Now, that man, Stephen Graves, has been formally charged with several…
One of the most popular arguments among marijuana-legalization critics is that greater cannabis accessibility for adults will lead to more use by teens. But a new study from the University of Michigan calls that assumption into question. Michigan researchers found that teen pot use actually declined this year despite legalization…
A recent survey listed Denver among the top fifteen cities for single women — and when we shared our post about it, we asked if the idea that Denver is actually “Menver” qualifies as reality or hype. We received a wide variety of interesting responses, including this one. See also:…
Denver blog posts are into go-go gadgets. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz counts down the five coolest foodie gizmos of the year. Predominantly Orange’s Tylor Walden runs through Denver Broncos playoff scenarios. Colorado Peak Politics on what it sees as “the real lie of Colorado’s year.” See also:…
Yesterday, our Kristin Pazulski provided an overview of a new report on hunger and homelessness released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which examined the topic based on numbers from 25 cities, including Denver. As Pazulski, noted, Denver was in the middle of the pack in many areas, leaving plenty…
The Westboro Baptist Church is at it again. The vile, virulently homophobic assembly has announced a planned demonstration on December 29 in Pueblo, “where they foam at the mouth to marry fag dogs” according to a release on view below. In response, multiple Facebook pages have popped up to organize…
What does Google think about certain celebrities? As we noted this past summer, a quick way to find out is to type the word “is” and a famous name in the query box. Before you even hit enter, you’ll typically be offered a list of the most popular searches for…
At first, police thought the fatal crash that took place near West Harvard Avenue and South Hazel Court had come as a result of a street race like the one that killed Regis University student Rachel Neiman within recent weeks. But family members of the victim, young mom Leann Najera,…
Regular readers of The Latest Word know that Laura Kriho of the Cannabis Therapy Institute and activist Kathleen Chippi are two of the area’s most vocal and passionate marijuana loyalists. Now, with the holidays approaching, they’re offering a new angle on their advocacy — Kriho via a wide range of…
Ana McKenzie’s post about high rent prices in Denver and what $1,000 per month will get you continued a conversation that’s been among the most popular of late on the Latest Word. Here’s a post from a reader who thinks it’s time to spread the pain. See also: High Rent…
Denver blog posts generally subscribe to the notion that the more, the merrier. Our Cafe Society blog asks the question: “Does The Source Have Denver’s Biggest Bathroom?” Colorado Pols on the Jeffco commissioner vacancy. Roundball Mining Company’s David Walker grades the undermanned Nuggets’ losing performance versus the champion San Antonio…
Last week, we reported about what appeared to be the first Colorado ski area death of 2014-2015, on an Eldora run called Jolly Jug. The person who died in the accident has now been identified as a CU Boulder student, Robert Miles. And now, another death has been revealed: Snowboarder…
“What is your state worst at?” That’s the question posed by a hilarious poster on Motifake.com, which describes itself as the “original demotivational poster community.” And while we don’t know how much research the Motifake folks put into the terrible qualities chosen for each state, they’re pretty damn funny –…
In recent weeks, plenty of Broncos fans have been worried about how lousy Peyton Manning has looked even in victories. But Denver boosters got a reality check on Sunday against the Chargers, when a flu-stricken Manning went out with an injury and his replacement, Brock Osweiler, stunk up the joint,…
A new report shows that Colorado is America’s least obese state but doesn’t do as well in a number of other health categories, including rates of chlamydia and binge drinking. Several of our readers had fun making connections between these results. Here are four examples. See also: Colorado Is the…
Denver blog posts have the music in them. At our Backbeat blog, Isa Jones highlights the fourteen best music festivals in Colorado during 2014. Coyote Gulch on the Hickenlooper administration’s water plan for the state. At Denver Egotist, Peter Yesawich Jr. asks: “What’s Happened to You, Colorado?” See also: Reader:…
Late last month, we shared allegations against a Denver police officer caught on video punching a suspect six times in the face and tripping a pregnant woman. In addition, officers were accused of deleting the video, which was later said to have been recovered from a cloud-based storage system. After…
