It’s one of those phrases that gets tossed around after a school shooting, like how the shooter “seemed like a nice, quiet boy” and “didn’t fit the profile” — never mind that there is no profile for school shooters, other than seeming to be nice, quiet boys. From the moment…
We’ve all had days where it seemed as if everyone was out to get us — but they generally haven’t ended with us behind bars. Unfortunately for 47-year-old Charles Cline, his did. But there were extenuating circumstances. Not only was he allegedly fearful that the area was under attack by…
When it comes to our annual mug shot roundup, it’s ladies first. Below, we’ve collected the 25 most memorable booking photos of women who’ve gotten cross-ways with the law — enough to have been scheduled for a portrait you can bet all of them would have preferred to avoid. Check…
The timing of Sports Illustrated’s announcement of Peyton Manning as the venerable mag’s Sportsman of the Year isn’t great. After all, the Broncos’ most recent game was a crushing home defeat at the hands of the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night. But there’s no doubt that Manning is deserving…
Update: Last night, the Littleton School District announced that Arapahoe High School, where a Friday shooting left student Claire Davis fighting for her life (see our previous coverage below), will be closed through winter break. We’ve got the full schedule for students wishing to retrieve their belongings below. In the…
Karl Pierson, who has been identified by 7 News as the student behind the Arapahoe High shootings, was reportedly targeting a librarian who had kicked him off the debate team when he brought a shotgun to the Centennial school on Friday. Instead, he ended up wounding two other teenage students,…
This week over at Ask a Stoner, we uncover a few truths behind some Jamaican folk remedies using cannabis, including its purported use as a cure for asthma and glaucoma. But did you know that cannabis can be a cure for corns on your feet? No? Don’t feel bad. Neither…
Our followup post about Hunter Yelton, a six-year-old suspended for kissing a classmate, focused on the girl’s mom, Jade Masters-Owney, a teacher who felt the boy’s actions fit the definition of sexual harassment. (The school has now dropped that label.) This contention fired up plenty of readers, including this one,…
Denver blog posts put it all out there. Our Cafe Society blog lists the 25 most promising new restaurants, from Acorn to Udi’s Pizza Cafe & Bar. South Stands Denver’s John Reidy about last night’s Broncos loss and the site’s podcast: “What a shit show.” Colorado Pols has a pic…
In what’s being praised as a significant step toward reform, the Colorado Department of Corrections is now instructing staff to no longer consign mentally ill prisoners to administrative segregation. In a memo to prison wardens issued earlier this week, a DOC official explains that the “major mentally ill” must be…
In the wake of Amendment 64’s passage, the always-robust Colorado pot scene has become even more vibrant — and Westword photographers have been on hand to capture it every step of the way. Below, check out a sampling of their shots over the past twelve months, and click to see…
Update: The Denver Police Department has just released more information — including a video — about a stabbing that took place outside Mile High Stadium following the Broncos’ loss to the San Diego Chargers last night; look below to see our previous coverage. Of the three original suspects detained in…
Yesterday, Benjamin Gilmore, a former Occupy Fort Collins protester who makes his living as a beekeeper, was sentenced to eight years behind bars for a 2011 fire in Old Town that caused $10 million in damage. At the sentencing hearing, Gilmore repeatedly denied wrongdoing, and he’s got many supporters behind…
With the January 1 kickoff for recreational marijuana sales in Colorado drawing ever nearer, we’re hearing more and more people within the cannabis community complaining about the city’s approach. A common perception is that Denver mayor Michael Hancock’s personal opposition to pot legalization is filtering down to city agencies and…
Each Friday, we feature our choice for the Schmuck of the Week. So, with the year winding down, how did we determine the top ten? We let you do it. The following Schmucks starred in the ten most popular Schmuck of the Week posts published over the course of 2013…
Want proof that driving a junker can have its advantages? You’ll find it in the following Denver Police Department list of the most stolen cars in the city. Not all of the rides that made the cut are super-pricey and luxurious, but they’re all solid and dependable, with two brands…
When medical pot shops first started popping up in Colorado four years ago, most tried hard to differentiate themselves from their competition, whether it was through a crafty spin on cannabis-related words, a dispensary with a theme or even just a personal touch to the decor. Conversely, Metropolis Medical –…
Our post yesterday about the arrest of Dione Warren after her toddler son shot himself got people talking in part because Warren is a proud gun owner and Second Amendment advocate. Many readers felt the tragedy resulted from neglect, not the presence of an accessible handgun, including this one…
Denver blog posts geek out regularly. At our Show and Tell blog, Cory Casciato offers a very geeky holiday gift guide, complete with unicorn poop and alien sex toys. Colorado Peak Politics thinks Angela Giron precipitated her recall by going “Denver.” Denver Egotist: Here’s what it’s like to ski in…
This week’s cover story, “Bullet. Proof.,” tells the story of Karina Sartiaguin Vargas, who was shot three years ago outside Aurora Central High School. The bullet wasn’t meant for her, but it hit her anyway, paralyzing her from the belly button down. Because Karina was undocumented, she had a hard…
This week, Aurora’s Traci Cunningham was formally charged with murder in the death of her adoptive mother, Penelope, in Eagle County. But while there seems little doubt that she pulled the trigger, the circumstances of the case practically guarantee an unusual defense. According to her arrest affidavit, Traci says she…
In a post last month, we told you about a new website called CommunityCam, which planned to use crowd-sourcing techniques to document and map all the security cameras in public areas throughout Denver and other nearby areas. The site’s founder mainly portrayed such surveillance devices as good things — no…
