In the wake of numerous high-profile excessive-force allegations against the Denver Sheriff’s Department, Denver officials have made a showy effort to address the problem in ways meant to reassure the public. But has the city gone too far? That’s among the claims made by the Colorado’s Fraternal Order of Police,…
“This is the most hansome, amazing, sweet, loving and caring man in the entire world. And I am lucky enough to be his wife, through better or worse till death do us part.” The person being praised in this Facebook post by Gwen Devilbiss is Clifford Galley, aka CJ, who…
Jake and Kendra Warrum look a lot happier in this vintage snapshot than they do in their images below — and no wonder, since those pics are booking photos snapped after their arrest for allegedly conspiring to burn down their house for the insurance money — something they apparently didn’t…
How do you define the Denver Broncos? Urban Dictionary is of two minds about the team, which returns from a bye week to face the Arizona Cardinals this weekend: Roughly half the definitions are nice, while an equal number of others are nasty — and some represent a blend of…
Last night’s meeting of the Jefferson County School Board was a raucous affair, with many if not most public commenters blasting a proposed history curriculum committee tasked with emphasizing patriotism and downplaying civil disorder. But the board’s conservative majority was not swayed, approving the committee after adding a last-minute amendment…
Michael Floorwax’s announcement yesterday that he will not be returning to 103.5 The Fox, where he’d served as a morning-drive host for 24 years, due to health problems, prompted a big response from readers. Naysayers were outweighed by warm wishes from fans. Here’s a sampling. See also: Michael Floorwax Announces…
Denver blog posts have a lot of selfie confidence. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies writes that it’s a choose-your-own-personality world whatever your social media preference. Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger weighs in on Terrance “Pot Roast” Knighton saying he’d like to catch Peyton Manning’s 500th touchdown pass. Mile…
In late 2012, we told you about what was then the most dangerous block in Aurora — an area near the intersection of South Chambers Road and East Ohio Avenue in which three alleged sex crimes and burglaries took place over just a little more than a week. Now, Cameron…
Earlier this year, we told you about a hearing in western Colorado at which Leydy Trejo reluctantly admitted that her stepfather, Fredy Cabrera, had shot her and killed her boyfriend, Douglas Menjivar. Now, Cabrera, a successful restauranteur, has been given a hefty sentence for the crimes despite Trejo’s plea for…
We’ve been reporting about teacher sickouts and student walkouts at Jefferson County schools — a reaction to complaints over moves by the conservative Jefferson County School Board, including a proposed history curriculum committee charged with encouraging patriotism and downplaying civil disorder and a new compensation package to which teachers object…
Our recent post spotlighting CU Boulder Confessions is practically PG compared to the items we found on Colorado HS Confess, a Twitter feed on which sex, drugs and questionable behavior definitely don’t have an age limit. Below, find twenty tweets sure to freak out parents of students attending Colorado high…
This past April, we told you about I, Too, Am CU, a powerful tumblr and Facebook campaign that features photos of students from underrepresented groups posing with signs to both highlight and undermine the most prevalent stereotypes they confront on a daily basis. Since then, the messages have been amplified…
Is posting a humiliating Facebook video okay if it’s done by a mom trying to get her allegedly truant daughter to stay in school? That’s the question posed by a clip shared by Jeannie Crutchfield, a mom in Casper, Wyoming, that shows her trailing daughter Rickilee Durrant through her high…
In our coverage of the controversy over a proposed Jefferson County Schools history curriculum committee tasked with emphasizing patriotism and downplaying civil disorder, we shared school board member Julie Williams’s press release citing the Texas State Board of Education’s actions along similar lines. This suggestion didn’t thrill a number of…
Denver blog posts are all about socializing. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies tells the origin story of Ello, a new social network created right here in Colorado. Big Media: “Gardner cites nonexistent entity as backer of his contraception proposal.” Colorado Peak Politics charges Senator Mark Udall with…
Donna Gregory is just eighteen, but she’s already being called a mastermind, albeit of a crime that injured her own grandfather. Continue for details about the home invasion that led to Gregory’s arrest, as well as pending charges against her and three older cohorts who are said to be members…
Macyo January was four months shy of eighteen when he allegedly murdered David Dunlap and Whitney Butler; she’d recently married the Fort Carson soldier and was pregnant. Prosecutors ultimately decided to try January as an adult for the shocking crime — and now a jury has found him guilty on…
Is Denver Nuggets super-mascot Rocky a Republican? Signs point to “yes.” On Monday, @ColoGOP tweeted a photo of Rocky at an event for the Grand Old Party. Only problem: Ken Solomon, the man inside the Rocky suit, didn’t get an okay from his bosses about the gig — and afterward,…
For the majority of 2014, Michael Floorwax, veteran morning-show host on 103.5 The Fox, has been off the air for reasons that were never specified. Now, Floorwax has released a statement that was read to listeners by longtime partner Rick Lewis moments ago. In it, he reveals that he’s fighting…
Last week, we highlighted the top 25 Denver Public Schools as judged by the district’s School Performance Framework, which gathers data to determine the effectiveness of schools at every level of the DPS system. Today, we look at the flip side — the ten schools currently considered the furthest from…
Last week, we told you about 105.9 Alice afternoon-drive personality Slacker passing out on the air during a September 25 broadcast. The incident was serious enough to keep him away from the Slacker & Steve show Friday and Monday. But he returned to the fold yesterday, seemingly no worse for…
Once upon a time, most gubernatorial candidates shied away from the mention of marijuana unless they were pledging to crack down on it. But now, Glendale Mayor Mike Dunafon and medical marijuana advocate Anne Armstrong are putting pot front and center in their campaigns for the top office in Colorado…
