What qualifies as a blown forecast? Last month, no local weather pros foresaw a snowpacalypse for March 12 — and when one developed, 9News staffers pelted good sport Marty Coniglio with snowballs. Cut to the past few days, when prognosticators predicted that morning rush would look like the graphic seen…
Christopher Padgett, eighteen, is accused of being a busy boy. The Denver District Attorney’s Office is charging Padget with nine counts of arson related to blazes all set on the same night within three blocks of each other in the Park Hill neighborhood. The Denver Police Department account can be…
Last week, we noted that Boulder is the third least-obese city in the United States according to a new Gallup survey. Why? One reader floated a theory using a 2012 post about the high rate of eating disorders at CU-Boulder…
Denver blog posts are up to their neck in it. Whatever ‘it’ is…. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein makes an argument that the current model Nuggets have churned out the squad’s best regular season of all time. Mile High Mamas make a point about staying vaccinated. Denver Urbanism’s Ian Harwick explores…
The surviving victims of the Aurora theater shooting and their families have had well-documented issues with the charitable support coming from around the state and the country. The problems got so bad that Governor John Hickenlooper was forced to step in and appoint Ken Feinberg to serve as a “special…
Unfortunately, we hear all too commonly about middle school or high school coaches accused of sex crimes in these parts. But we can’t remember another allegation of a similar offense against a local referee before the arrest this week of Stephen Amador, 52, on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact, times…
Critics of 4/20 gatherings tend to dismiss them as pot-infused parties rather than political events — but the annual Denver 4/20 Rally, scheduled to take place at Civic Center Park on both April 20 and 21, suggests that this theory is too one-dimensional. In his latest release, organizer Miguel Lopez…
A bill to register hemp farmers with the state Department of Agriculture has been introduced at the State Capitol. As explained in our cover story, “Green Acres,” the marijuana-centric Amendment 64 also made it lawful to grow hemp, weed’s sober stepsister. The bill, known as SB 241, creates a process…
News that no charges would be made against the three police officers who nearly beat Alex Landau to death in 2009 has brought renewed scrutiny to the Denver Police Department, especially when it comes to the question of race. Jared Jacang Maher explored these questions in his 2008 feature “Target…
The Denver Police Department says that at this time, there’s no known local link to the horrific attack at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Yet the images currently blanketing news broadcasts can’t help striking a chord with local runners expecting to participate in the BolderBOULDER and Colfax Marathon next month. Will…
Each year, we’re reminded that April is one of the snowiest months in Colorado, and each year, we’re still surprised when lovely, temperate days are followed by big dumps o’ white stuff like the one that slammed the state yesterday. A bad thing? Hell no. The gallery of photos below…
The explosions at the Boston Marathon, which killed two people and injured dozens of others earlier today, represent a still-developing story about which we’ll learn much, much more in the coming days. Meanwhile, residents of metropolitan areas across the country are wondering if they have reason for concern — and…
Despite ramped-up pressure from national media outlets, the federal government still has not offered a response to the December 10 signing of Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana. Into this vacuum have stepped a number of legislators, including…
Last week, Judge Chris Melonakis sentenced Donald Scarlett to 42 years in prison for child abuse leading to the death of a 22-month-old boy — and in doing so, he blistered the Adams County human services department for what he saw as actions that could have prevented the tragedy but…
Denver blog posts are getting around just fine. Denver Stiffs’ Colin Neilson on Kenneth Faried’s ill-timed ankle injury and the continuing obstacles that could keep the Nugs out of the third playoff slot — including the Milwaukee Bucks. Coyote Gulch: Despite today’s moisture, Colorado’s drought outlook still looks grim. Colorado…
DUI treatment providers are once again pushing a bill that would bar Colorado private probation companies from also providing chemical dependency treatment to an individual client. The question of whether doing both, or having a financial interest in companies that do both, is a conflict of interest was the subject…
Back in 2010, we told the quirky tale of Leah Campbell, who blogs under the name Single Infertile Female. Her concept? Asking the online community which sperm donor she should choose. Unfortunately, this novel effort didn’t result in Campbell getting pregnant. But her journey ended in a happy place anyhow…
Last week’s Off Limits column noted that North Korea’s threats of nuking the United States initially omitted Colorado from its target list. Now, however, a video on Uriminzokkiri, a North Korea government Web site, puts Colorado Springs in the cross-hairs — sort of. As 7News notes, the clip mentions the…
Just a few short months ago, the Denver Broncos’ best season in years ended in disappointment. But hope springs eternal, and so do those wishing to become members of the Broncos cheerleading squad that will whip crowds into a frenzy at what we all anticipate will be even more victories…
In 2008, a woman was brutally raped by two men. But the case remained unsolved for years, until a DNA hit led to the arrest of Connie Liphford for the crime. Liphford was sentenced for the crime a year ago this month. Now, Domonique Huntington, charged with being the second…
Have you done your taxes yet? If not, we’ll have to be the bearers of bad news to those who prefer to put off this horrible task until the last minute. It’s Tax Day, April 15. Which means the last minute is less than 24 hours away. What to do,…
Last week, Denver mayor Michael Hancock advocated for tight regulation of marijuana in the wake of Amendment 64’s signing, including a ban on pot clubs. Another indication of the Hancock administration’s desire for tough regs? A new study from the Denver Office of Drug Strategy, which argues that marijuana shouldn’t…
