“UFO hunting and sighting are always an awe-inspiring experience. A few sightings have left us wondering WTF was that?” So writes Thor3and9 on a video from his YouTube channel, which is filled with clips of alleged UFOs over Denver — with several posted in just the past week or two…
Over the weekend in Lyons, Patrick Ward, 69, was arrested on a series of charges, including suspicion of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol, in the death of cyclist Michel Van Duym. Now, we’re learning that Ward appeared at a series of public meetings in Lyons circa…
Dear Stoner: With the recent passing of the five-nanogram driving limit for THC, I’m worried that even while sober, as a regular smoker I’ll technically be over the limit. Should I sell my car and resign myself to public transportation? 16L4Life Dear Sixteen: The new five-nanogram law is unscientific bullshit…
“The Dogs of War,” Alan Prendergast, May 9, 2013 Little Louse on the Prairie Prairie dogs are amazing animals, especially if you’ve taken the time to study and understand their awesome and unique niche in the development of a healthy prairie ecosystem. But there’s a bigger picture here: When do…
It’s nearly 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and the Denver Roller Dolls have just finished a punishing scrimmage. The warehouse where they practice smells like a damp locker room as the skaters peel off their knee and elbow pads, wrist guards, bandages and braces. While a few discuss a…
It’s been a big week for Dave Liniger, who founded RE/MAX with his wife, Gail, in the Denver area in 1973. Last Thursday, Liniger was told that his motivational book, My Next Step, An Extraordinary Journey of Healing and Hope, had carved out a chunk of real estate on the…
During a conference call shortly after the November 2012 passage of Amendment 64, Governor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers encouraged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to make announcing the federal government’s response to the bill a priority. Then, in March, Holder said the feds’ decision would be…
At DenverBroncos.com, Andrew Mason analyzes what former Heisman Trophy winner turned Green Bay Packer Charles Woodson could bring to the Broncos. Colorado Pols on the meeting of GOP legislators and the father of an Aurora theater shooting victim. Colorado Peak Politics on a local tie to the IRS’ alleged targeting…
Update: On Monday, we told you about a double stabbing in south Jeffco stemming from a domestic incident involving a couple said to be in their sixties. One person died, while the other was hospitalized. We’ve now got the names of the pair involved, and one of them — Michael…
Our most recent post about quadruple murderer Nathan Dunlap featured a letter from a former Chuck E. Cheese worker who survived the 1993 massacre at the restaurant because she took the night off to babysit. Her words inspired one reader who was a friend of someone who wasn’t so fortunate…
While Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey wasn’t a fan of a 7News rape-kit story, he likely feels better about another report offered by the station on a similar subject. To whit: Thirty-year-old Dony Salazar, in jail for stabbing a pregnant victim, among other things, has now been charged with kidnapping…
Reporter Keli Rabon’s 7News story about the rate at which Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey declines to prosecute sex assault cases would attract attention under any circumstances. But at least as interesting are several videos featuring Morrissey, including an uncut, nine-minutes-plus clip in which he rips Rabon and suggests that…
Update: Late last month, we shared the latest about the search for Kelsie Jean Schelling, a Denver woman missing since February. Her family revealed that she’d just learned she was pregnant and had driven to Pueblo to see her boyfriend when she vanished. Months later, her loved ones show no…
How often do social-media users in Colorado feature hate speech in their tweets? The Geography of Hate, overseen by Humboldt State University’s Dr. Monica Stephens, puts the answer in graphic terms via heat maps that show the best and worst areas of the country when it comes to tweets sporting…
As a member of the Amendment 64 task force who is deeply troubled by the possible repercussions of legalizing marijuana, as well as a central figure in the national anti-pot organization Project SAM, Dr. Christian Thurstone is controversial in the marijuana community. But he hasn’t backed away from warning about…
The phrase “suicide by cop” remains in the common lexicon because incidents that seem to fall under it happen on a fairly regular basis. This 2010 post and another from 2011 are cases in point. Something similar happened last night on the 2600 block of Federal — and chillingly, some…
Last week, William Breathes updated us on the efforts by residents of Nederland to come up with their own marijuana ordinance, rather than waiting for the state to do so for them. The final version of the ordinance is currently circulating, and among the interesting elements of the text are…
Last week, Byron Graham wrote about the upcoming transition of Byers junior high from an unofficial dog park to a Denver School of Science and Technology charter school. One pet lover sees that as good news, even though it means finding a new place for her pooch…
Denver blog posts know what you mean. Mile High Report’s Ian Henson reports that Bears legend/free agent Brian Urlacher is talking to the Broncos. A good thing? Big Media’s Jason Salzman on why the world looks upside-down if you take the wrong talk-radio show too seriously. The Denver PR Blog’s…
We’ve been covering a clemency bid by Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese in 1993; see our previous coverage below. Yesterday, we shared a letter to Governor John Hickenlooper by a woman who was scheduled to work at the restaurant on the fateful evening but…
Following the Boston Marathon bombing, runners looking forward to participating in this year’s BolderBOULDER quickly spoke out about participating despite increased fears about terrorism and “soft targets.” Nonetheless, security for the event has been beefed up. CU-Boulder Police spokesman Ryan Huff has the details. See them below, along with vintage…
Is changing a diaper in public a criminal offense? This question arises in relation to a recent incident involving Alex and Ruth Burgos, who had to face questions from police after an incident that followed their decision to change their baby’s diaper in the public area of a Denver Starbucks…
