In recent days, President Barack Obama has proposed new gun control laws following the Sandy Hook shooting — and Colorado lawmakers such as Representative Rhonda Fields are backing similar measures. The trend clearly concerns Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, who’s now announced that his office won’t enforce gun laws he…
Our most recent post about the shooting of a dog by an Adams County deputy who’d gone to the wrong address has attracted plenty of posts critical of the officer. But one reader believes the amount of attention such cases have received is out of proportion with their importance…
The smell of buttered popcorn drifted into the parking lot as survivors of the July 20 shooting that killed twelve people and injured seventy made their way last night toward the front doors of the remodeled Century 16 theater in Aurora for its official reopening. Inside, they were greeted by…
For the third year in a row, High Times is throwing its 4/20 celebration in Colorado, returning to the EXDO Event Center for the annual Medical Cannabis Cup. This year’s event still carries the “medical” tagline on to it (so far), but High Times editor Dan Skye confirms that the…
Last night, the starters for the NBA All-Star Game were announced, and no Nuggets made the cut — and while Kenneth Faried could still be named as a reserve next week, he’s a long shot. Fortunately, though, Denver will still be represented…by Rocky, one of just four team mascots to…
Hard to believe that just over two years ago, Lance Armstrong was appearing at the State Capitol with then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the launch of what is now known as the USA Pro Challenge. His association with the race is long over, and so is his credibility following last…
Update: Monday’s shooting of border-collie mix named Ziggy by an Adams County deputy — see our previous coverage below — continues to spin off new developments. The latest? An attorney for deputy Wilfred Europe insists that his client shot the dog in self-defense, and denies that Europe and his fellow…
It wasn’t so much from paranoia as from years of conditioning. Walking into New Broadsterdam, I encountered a full-on police-issue Harley-Davidson with emblems still attached sitting in their front entryway. It almost made me turn around and run out the door and across South Broadway as fast as I could…
With President Obama unveiling sweeping gun control proposals and New York swiftly passing the nation’s toughest gun laws, it’s time for Colorado to push forward with its own legislation to curb violence. At least that’s the thinking of Representative Rhonda Fields, who next week will introduce a bill that requiring…
Denver blog posts make the grade. Roundball Mining Company’s Kalen hands out lotsa lousy marks to the Nugs in last night’s embarrassment — but he saves the lowest for George Karl. Denver Egotist: Karsh Hagan’s Colorado tourism ads prove beautifully lucrative for state. Denver PR Blog: Lance Armstrong is a…
Jeffrey Clawson looks like exactly what he was — a pharmacist. But Colorado Attorney General John Suthers believes he was also something more. Fifteen people have been charged in a three-state Oxycodone ring, and according to an indictment below, Clawson was a key player because of his willingness to fill…
Should marijuana pot shops in the state be limited to Colorado residents? This was one controversial debate to emerge this month as the governor’s task force began its work dedicated to implementing Amendment 64. But Mason Tvert, one of the law’s proponents, says there shouldn’t be a debate at all,…
Reports of an Adams County deputy killing a dog after responding to the wrong address undoubtedly caused a case of déjà vu for locals, since it followed a dog shooting by a Commerce City cop that was captured on video in November; see it below. That officer was subsequently charged…
Our post about the wife of an Aurora theater shooting victim suing Dr. Lynne Fenton, a psychiatrist who treated accused killer James Holmes, prompted posts that mixed compassion for her loss with doubts about the effectiveness of her legal actions. Here’s a representative example…
In Colorado, we know the term “hypothermia,” a condition denoting dangerously low body temperature. Less commonly heard in these parts is “hyperthermia” — suffering from an abnormally high body temp. But a coroner has determined that William and Tyler Jensen, ages two and four, died of the latter after being…
At 5 p.m. today, the Aurora Century 16, the site of the July 20 attack that killed twelve, officially reopens following a ceremony featuring Governor John Hickenlooper and many others. Some family members have called for a boycott of the event — an indication of the strong emotions stirred by…
Details are still emerging about a high-speed police chase yesterday that ended with one suspect dead, four others in custody, and a Denver police officer identified as Robert Motyka hospitalized after a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Speculation about what started the chase focuses on the death of an infant in Thornton…
Ben Affleck’s Argo surprised some film critics by taking home the Best Drama and Best Director awards at the Golden Globes last Sunday. The movie tells the little-known, mostly true 1970s story of how CIA agent Tony Mendez rescued six American embassy workers hiding from the Islamist militants who had…
Dear Stoner: I recently moved to the state and was denied the purchase of a firearm by a local dealer. I have no criminal record, and the only possible answer would be that the CBI is cross-checking the registry. Shotgun Willie Dear Willie: With a huge rush on gun sales…
The prisoners report to the officer at the desk, then head into a room awash in sunlight in the visitation area of the Limon Correctional Facility. They murmur soft greetings to each other, squint into the brightness streaming through the windows, quickly choose their seats. For men without prospects, they…
A Read-Letter Day This is just a little note from a former Denver (Capitol Hill) resident for fifteen years. I come back to Denver every 4/20, and Westword is by far one of the best publications to ever hit the presses. I have never seen such a fulfilling mag. Rich…
The list of books discussed in the Words Beyond Bars Project, a pilot program at the Limon Correctional Facility: Cooked, by Jeff Henderson (2007). The true story of a cocaine dealer’s transformation into a top chef in Las Vegas, after nine years of learning kitchen lore at a federal prison…
