Update: Shortly after the publication of a post about the terrible injuries suffered by snowmobiler Caleb Moore at the X-Games in Aspen, we received word that he died earlier this morning. ESPN has already released a statement expressing condolences to the family for what is the first death in the…
Melanie Asmar’s “The Meaning of Life” feature explores the contradictions of a Catholic hospital defending a lawsuit by arguing that a fetus isn’t a person. On a follow-up blog post about bishops reviewing the hospital’s legal approach, a reader from outside Colorado weighs in about the far-reaching impact the case…
A judge has postponed until April 1 a hearing at which attorneys for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes hope to question a reporter about who, if anyone, “leaked” her information about a notebook Holmes sent to a psychiatrist. Originally scheduled for February 4, Holmes’s attorneys asked to delay the…
Break.com is one of the most popular humor sites on the web in part because of its huge number of contributors — who can include pretty much anyone on the planet. Below, we’ve picked out our ten favorite Colorado photos from the site, including two flipped birds, one full moon…
Overland High math teacher Carly McKinney became a newsmaker this week after flirty photos and dope-themed tweets on her now-deleted Twitter account led to her suspension and an investigation into her actions. Now, however, Twitter Nation is rising up in her defense, with a high-profile personality leading the charge: DJ…
Update: A surprising twist in the story of a once-missing Johnstown teen who said she’d been kidnapped and held against her will. David Calderon, the 38-year-old man busted in connection with the case, is not being charged with a crime at this time — although he’s not entirely off the…
Dear Stoner: I am a registered nurse, and I plan to continue being one. I also enjoy lighting up and would like to get a medical card — but not at the expense of my job. I have been clean for any job testing, and I realize that the need…
“The Meaning of Life,” Melanie Asmar, January 24 Pray As You Go I think the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) is wrong about when personhood begins. I think the RCC is wrong about contraception. I think the RCC is wrong about abortion. But I absolutely agree with this RCC hospital’s current…
The colorful, campy neon signs that were once common along Colfax Avenue may not have been anyone’s idea of art when they were made — and even less so now that most of the remaining examples are just flickering reminders of the once-great street’s decades-long descent into destitution. But nostalgia,…
If laughter is the best medicine, then Jason Mewes is quite healthy these days. Mewes, best known as best known as the talking half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, will be in Boulder this Friday with cult-film-god Kevin Smith to record an episode of their wildly successful weekly…
Here at the Wild-Urban Interface Desk, we’re puzzling over the new logo just unveiled by Rocky Mountain National Park in celebration of its centennial, chosen two years early from close to a hundred entries. As you can see, it’s a highly retro design, strong on pine cones and columbines and…
Denver blog posts know just how you feel. South Stands Denver’s Colin D. wonders if Tim Tebow would be a first-round draft pick in 2013 — and thinks that with his college productivity and the new openness to running quarterbacks, he’d have plenty of suitors. The Redheaded Slut celebrates the…
According to a press release from the In Defense of Animals organization and a corroborating story in the Boulder Daily Camera, $3,000 has been raised to put toward a memorial for an elk — known as Big Boy to some Boulder residents — shot by a Boulder cop on New…
Update: Yesterday, we shared Florida-based comedian-filmmaker Adam Hartle’s frustrated reaction after ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo welched on a bet to smoke legal pot together after the passage of Amendment 64; see our original coverage below. Now Hartle tells us that he’s had to edit Tancredo out of a trailer created to…
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission’s proposed transportation rules have Uber shifting gears for a fight. Uber’s main concern is an amendment to section 6309, which makes it illegal for any luxury limousine carrier to be within 200 feet of a hotel, restaurant or bar without a chartered order, effectively making…
In sharing preliminary 2012 crime states, the Aurora Police Department faces an interesting dilemma — how to process the July 20 massacre at the Aurora Century 16, which led to a dozen deaths and scores of injuries. APD data shows major crimes in the community went up slightly if the…
For the past month, members of the Governor John Hickenlooper-appointed Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force have been meeting to discuss how they would like to see the state’s recreational cannabis industry proceed. Early on, the task force was divided into five working groups, all charged with examining issues ranging from…
Yesterday, we updated you on the search for Colorado Springs’ Kara Nichols, missing since October, and her mother’s revelation that she was involved in drugs and prostitution. One reader knows such obstacles can be overcome from the personal experiences of a relative…
In cover stories like “Welcome to Arapahell,” Alan Prendergast has written about Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers’ frequent use of the “big bitch,” aka habitual criminal charges that can double or triple an offender’s sentence. Chambers is now gone, replaced by Dave Young, but she landed a big-bitch trophy…
Update: As we reported yesterday, a fetal homicide bill sponsored by Republican Representative Janak Joshi was defeated along party lines, with Democrats saying they plan to bring forward a measure that accomplishes similar goals without being a “Trojan horse” for personhood; see our original coverage below. After our post was…
CU-Boulder student government leaders began talking about moving the 2012 version of the infamous 4/20 rally off-campus the previous July, and worked closely with the administration for months prior to a visitor ban and Norlin Quad closure on the big day. In contrast, the current student administration has kept a…
Visit Flickr Creative Commons and you’ll be reminded within seconds how many great photographers are out there, be they professional or gifted amateur. Of course, it helps if you’ve got a great subject — like, for instance, Colorado wildlife. And the folks featured below picked some excellent examples. Check out…
