At this writing, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released any photos of thirty-year-old Mackenzie Mavis, who was recently busted for burglary. But DCSO spokesman Sergeant Ron Hanavan describes her as having “a small frame.” Why’s her size important? Because investigators think she entered a Highlands Ranch house through a…
Over the years, we’ve written on numerous occasions about suicide-by-cop incidents, in which an individual who wants to die apparently tries to goad police officers into ending his life for him. Yet few situations seem as clear-cut as one involving Jamie Strickland, whose 911 call includes the line, “If they…
While a just-concluded storm brought less snow than originally forecast to Denver metro — but plenty of bone-chilling temperatures — the mountains were dumped on in a huge way, and the folks at Aspen/Snowmass couldn’t be happier. “OVER A FOOT OF POW and still coming down!” exclaims the intro to…
During Peyton Manning’s second season as a Denver Bronco, we’ve overheard quite a few conversations between guys that go something like this: “I’m not gay, but if I was, I’d really go for Peyton Manning.” Why have so many straight dudes in these parts developed a Manning crush — a…
At 5:53 a.m. this morning, according to the National Weather Service, the air temperature in Denver sank to -15 Fahrenheit. No denying that’s an incredibly bone-chilling number. But if you think it’s an all-time low for Denver in December, think again. The number actually ties the record for this date,…
The Denver TV market has always been competitive — but who’da thunk the competition would extend to snowy patio photos? Late last month, 9News Kyle Clark starred in a hilarious rant in which he discouraged viewers from sending in photos of their snowy patios after a storm. Yesterday, 7News responded…
In this week’s cover story, “The Sand Creek Massacre Healing Run honors the past, but is heading for the future,” Patricia Calhoun chronicles the fifteenth annual Healing Run, marking the November 29, 1864 massacre of 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho — most of them women, children or elderly men — by…
Denver blog posts are very choosy. On our Show and Tell blog, Byron Graham chats with comedian Roger Norquist about why sex is better with a well-read person. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin weighs in on Obamacare Rollout 2.0. If you haven’t read Dave Krieger’s BlitzKrieg interview with extremely frank…
Yesterday’s decision by the Denver City Council to reverse course on a front-porch marijuana smoking ban caught a lot of folks by surprise, including many of our commenters. Nonetheless, most were happy with the flip, including this reader, who punctuates his point with creative misspelling…
Ron Burgundy is back! Will Ferrell, obviously thrilled to be promoting a movie (Anchorman 2) that lots of folks actually want to see, has been everywhere lately, including ESPN, where he got Peyton Manning to come clean on the issues America’s most wanted to hear him address — like how…
Over the past couple of days, forecasts have predicted that Denver would get hit by a major winter storm, with snowfall totals up to nine inches in the city. But at this writing, the weather system seems to be bringing bitterly cold temperatures but not nearly as much of the…
Last month, 9News anchor Kyle Clark starred in a hilarious rant about viewers who send the station photos of their snowy patios during storms. And this morning, amid the first real snow event since then, viewers seem to have taken his criticism to heart — either that or 9News staff…
Melanie Asmar’s post about the final Colorado hemp regulations inspired a wide variety of comments: some celebratory, some accusatory. Additionally, one reader wondered why the state is bothering to test hemp when it has a negligible amount of the psychotactive ingredient in marijuana……
Denver blog posts are on top of the trends. At our Cafe Society blog, Samantha Alviani counts down Denver’s ten best hipster restaurants. Colorado Pols marks the start of War on Christmas season. Denver Frank is brave enough to check out the Chatroulette version of Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball.” Will…
The Denver coroner has ID’d the man stabbed to death late Sunday afternoon as Steven Perez, 38. Additionally, a published report says Perez was a member of the North Side Mafia, the venerable Denver street gang at the center of a 2010 episode of the History Channel’s Gangland series that…
It’s been nearly a week since three people were found shot to death in a Pueblo County home that had been set ablaze, presumably to cover up the terrible crimes. Yet the man who’s clearly a person of interest for investigators — Harry Mapps, 59 — remains at large despite…
As noted in its just-released semi-annual report (read the document below), Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor is “charged with working to ensure accountability, effectiveness and transparency in the Denver Police and Sheriff disciplinary processes.” And when it comes to inmate grievances, monitor Nicholas Mitchell and his staff find the…
Truth be told, most mug shots don’t capture their subjects at their best. But somehow, John Snorsky looks ready for a male-modeling gig in his booking photo. Too bad he was busted for allegedly kidnapping a child from her bedroom window. This pic is only one of the most memorable…
When last we checked in with Zonker Harris, a long-running character in the seminal Doonesbury comic strip, he dreamed of becoming either a local hemp farmer named Kevin Colorado Springs or a respected drug lord in Boulder. Now, he’s in Colorado, but he’s got a new professional goal: He and…
The headline on a post published around this time last Tuesday — “Marijuana: Denver City Council ban on front-porch smoking looks bound for victory” — reflected the conventional wisdom regarding an addition to the Denver pot ordinance that would have made smoking weed on front porches and front lawns an…
Are attorneys who work with marijuana businesses violating professional ethics by assisting folks whose actions are legal in Colorado but break federal law? According to the Colorado Bar Association, the answer is: Not always, but often. This conclusion concerns Warren Edson, an attorney who specializes in weed-related matters. But he…
Since we first posted about the ten driving tips non-Colorado natives forget before their second winter here, we’ve collected comments left by hundreds of folks, including many from other states who feel they’re at least as good behind the wheel as people from these parts, if not better. But some…
