Details remain sketchy regarding two deaths yesterday afternoon in Fort Collins. But preliminary information suggests that Gene Kapperman, 73, killed his grandson, 26-year-old Brandon Kapperman, before shooting himself to death. No information about the subtext of this tragedy has surfaced at this writing. But Brandon’s final Facebook post before his…
Our post about a new pot-edibles education campaign noted that the idea was inspired in part by the reaction to New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s account of a bad edibles experience in Denver. Many of our readers were directly critical of Dowd for not following serving-size recommendations — but…
Denver blog posts know when to say when. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies reflects on the wonderful and terrifying reality of an alcohol-free life as she marks eight years of sobriety. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin on Ted Cruz’s humanitarian crisis. At Denver Infill, Ken Schroeppel offers…
Back in April, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ripped the quality of life in Colorado due to marijuana legalization — a statement that prompted Governor John Hickenlooper’s office to come up with a list of eight ways Colorado tops New Jersey. Yesterday, Christie was in Colorado to stump for Bob…
What began as a trickle is now a flood. Mere weeks after an Adams County judge ruled Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Raymond P. Moore issued a similar finding. However, Moore stayed his order (on view below) until 8 a.m. on August 25 and Colorado Attorney General…
Colorado continues to have a reputation in some quarters as a bad-weather state. But anyone who lives here knows that’s a gross exaggeration whether or not the state’s 300-days-of-sunshine claim is a myth or not. More evidence comes via a new study by the folks at WalletHub to determine which…
Yesterday in Arizona, convicted murderer Joseph Rudolph Wood was executed…very slowly. Wood reportedly gasped for breath for nearly two hours as witnesses watched before finally expiring. This is hardly the first botched execution, as is clear from the following roster, first published last year. It highlights nine startling stories assembled…
Steve Jackson is singularly qualified to recap at least part of a crazy Jefferson County crime spree involving a couple busted on charges including robbery, vehicle theft, burglary and attempted murder. A former Westword staff writer (here’s his author page), Jackson is a crime-book author of national renown — and…
Our post featuring one hater’s thirteen reasons why Colorado sucks elephant balls riled up readers in a big way, with most dismissing the complaints about our fair state. But this reader saw a few good points among the bad ones. See also: Photos: One hater’s thirteen reasons why Colorado sucks…
Denver blog posts wouldn’t mind chilling for a while. At our Show and Tell blog, Jamie Siebrase lists the ten best free fountains to cool off on a hot Denver day. Colorado Peak Politics says liberals are panicking over polls showing statistical ties in the gubernatorial and senatorial races. An…
In a recent airline quality survey that hammered Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines finished in the middle of the pack. But Minnesota’s Duff Watson would no doubt rank the carrier much lower. He says he was asked to deplane prior to a flight home from Denver because he criticized a Southwest…
Could women with a sexy Facebook profile photo be hurting their chances to be hired for a job by another female? That’s among the implications of a new study by Elizabeth Daniels, currently an assistant professor at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. The analysis, entitled “The Price of…
Of late, the Denver Post has been making news in addition to covering it thanks to significant layoffs at parent company Digital First Media, damaging revelations from an ex-DFM staffer and continuing rumors that the Post is on the block. The Post recently laid off two employees, too — and…
There’s no shortage of gorgeous spots in Colorado. But where are the top places to see Colorado’s state animal, state bird or even state insect — and what’s the finest Denver mountain park? The scribes who helped assemble Best of Denver’s 2014 edition have the answers to those questions and…
Denver is trying to change the subject away from troubles at the city’s sheriff’s department. But doing so is costly. A day after Sheriff Gary Wilson resigned (and news broke that interim chief Elias Diggins has a criminal record), City Attorney Scott Martinez announced a deal to pay $3.25 million…
It’s not the kind of news that typically breaks overnight — but longtime Broncos owner Pat Bowlen has always done things his own way. A short time ago, the Broncos released a statement through NFL.com revealing that Bowlen, seventy, is formally giving up control of the team — something that…
Last month, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd shared a bad experience with a marijuana edible during a visit to Colorado, joking (maybe) that such items be stamped with a “stoned skull and bones.” The Dowd piece, coupled with other negative news stories linked to edibles use, is among the…
The frustration with your Colorado Rockies that was captured in our recent collection of the twenty most memorable Colorado Rockies suck memes flowed into a Comment of the Day in which a reader argued that hot women on the party deck were the best reasons to go to games. Here’s…
Denver blog posts are game for just about anything. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz counts down the five weirdest new fetish foods, including (we’re not making this up) Gummy Bear sausage. Big Media’s Jason Salzman thinks the intensifying personhood debate should put the spotlight on senatorial hopeful Cory…
Animal lovers who’ve considered becoming an animal control officer may have had their minds changed by a tweet-along staged yesterday by the Arvada Police Department’s animal management department. Incidents in what appears to have been a normal day included a roadkill pickup, a corpse recovery, a neglected pet that couldn’t…
Denver Water is known for its wacky conservation campaigns — and its latest, dubbed “Don’t Be That Guy,” is definitely an attention-getter thanks to its portrayal of assorted comic archetypes as water-wasting doofuses. Problem is, one of the images was inspired by photos of Russian leader Vladimir Putin riding a…
Around here, we like to think Colorado is the best state in the U.S.A. But not everyone agrees — including some people who live here. We recently stumbled across a video from earlier this year entitled “Reasons Why Colorado Sucks Elephant Balls” in which its creator, who says he’s lived…
