What would the immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday mean for undocumented immigrants who are already in deportation proceedings — such as those featured in our cover story, “Out of the Shadows”? According to the office of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, who is one of the “Gang…
Update below: We’ve just received word from a knowledgeable source that Rick Barber, a longtime KOA overnight talk-show host whose program could be heard across much of the U.S. and into Canada prior to his 2012 dismissal, has passed away. No cause of death has been released at this point,…
Terry Ballowe definitely isn’t the dumbest criminal to win coveted Schmuck of the Week honors. After all, it took two separate trials over a span of four years to finally convict him of torching Creek Side Bed & Breakfast in Black Hawk, presumably for the insurance money — which he…
Yesterday’s post about a dog shot by a police officer generated a lot of comments, much of it negative toward law enforcement. But one reader’s take represented a notable exception — and was critical of the media in general, and Westword in particular, for the way cop news is covered…
Two high-profile crimes took place at metro-area light-rail stations within days of each other earlier this month — and while several suspects have been busted in one of the cases, a robbery, the trio wanted for a stabbing at the other remain on the loose. Do these incidents reveal flaws…
How many second chances does a person deserve? This question is apt in the case of Roy Seagraves, age 52, who’s just been busted in relation to an attack on a teenager in Boulder. His alleged weapon of choice: a pair of scissors. Seagraves should have grown accustomed to dealing…
Last year we shared a collection of the goofiest Facebook photos by Denver TV personalities. But there’s been plenty of social-media silliness since then, with assorted anchors, reporters and weather forecasters from 9News, 7News, CBS4 and Fox31/CW2 proving that serious journalism can’t get in the way of mugging for the…
Editor’s note: Peter Boyles didn’t make his debut on 710 KNUS July 1. For more details, read, “Peter Boyles Not on the Air at KNUS, Offers No Comment About Why.” Continue for our previous coverage. Earlier this month, KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles was fired after an incident involving his…
Update: Yesterday brought the terrible news that Dylan Redwine, the thirteen year old who went missing in the Vallecito Lake area last November, was dead. Authorities confirmed that bones found during a recent search were part of his remains; see our previous coverage below. Now, doubt has been removed about…
BotanaCare doesn’t seem like a dispensary. And not in the “Oh, neat, look how they made it seem like something other than a place to buy medical marijuana” kind of way. No, it’s more like, “Oh, damn, I must have walked in the wrong door.” Imagine the boss of an…
Jef Otte’s piece about how not to be a dickhead on Bike to Work Day didn’t single out drivers for criticism — but plenty of the dozens of commentators on the post certainly did. Here’s one that stands for many…
Denver blog posts are innocent until proven guilty. Mile High Report’s Scotty Payne on possible Pats interest in a Bronco’s tight end after Aaron Hernandez’s murder bust. Coyote Gulch shares the June drought update. Denver Frank: Here are some useless but awesome facts you absolutely need to know…
Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act is being lauded as a major step in the march toward true equality for gay men and women in America. But did the rationale for rejecting DOMA grow from Colorado’s Amendment 2, a 1992 measure that nixed legislation…
Leaving the safely charted waters of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado for the great unknown — the nascent MMJ industry in Connecticut — sounds a little crazy, right? Well, it would be if you owned a medical marijuana business in Colorado — which is something Ethan Ruby has reportedly…
On recent Wednesdays, the Denver Cruisers Ride has taken Mad Max beyond Thunderdome and showed off Bible belts and panties. How could riders top these extravaganzas? By getting their Macklemore on for the Thrift Shop Fashion Show ride — a sartorial display on two wheels. Our Kyle Huninghake hit the…
As we’ve reported, Magpul is a weaponry business based in Erie that’s so aghast at new gun-control laws about to go into effect that it’s pledged to leave Colorado. Before folks at the firm pull up stakes, though, they’re doing everything they can to protest what they see as an…
Incidents in which police officers have shot dogs while on duty have made plenty of news in these parts. Note the November killing of a pooch named Chloe, which resulted in felony charges against Commerce City Officer Robert Price — an incident that contributed to passage of legislation mandating dog-related…
Editor’s note: We’ve updated our original post, first published on June 27, to include a flurry of additional cancellations — well over a dozen. Find the additions listed in alphabetical order. Fourth of July fireworks are an American tradition. But given the fire danger in Colorado, more and more communities…
Ever rush to Denver International Airport only to spend hours waiting for your flight to arrive and/or take off? You’re not alone — but which carriers do the best job of preventing such problems? Fox31 analyzed the 232,174 flights that departed from DIA last year, then measured the performance of…
Dear Stoner: Why does my weed sometimes smell like pine trees, other times like oranges, and other times like hay? Sniff Test Dear Sniff: I’m going to get a little cosmic here. The cannabis plant actually has elements of other plants and living organisms in it called terpenes. Okay, all…
Imelda Valenzuela Gonzalez stands before the revolving door of the downtown Denver skyscraper that houses the federal immigration court. It’s a chilly morning in early April, and the 43-year-old mother of three has come here for a hearing in her deportation case. But she’s far from alone. About fifty supporters…
“The Insider,” Alan Prendergast, June 13 Frack Addict Fracking for hydrocarbons is what it is: a dirty, messy, environmentally disastrous defilement of the biosphere. There is no getting around that. Trisha Schuller — her somewhat incredulous, rather threadbare “environmentalist” credentials notwithstanding, the high-salaried mouthpiece of the oil-and-gas industry — needs…
