SEAL Team 6 didn’t retire after leading the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The elite squad continues to get the toughest assignments imaginable, and even when they’re successful, there can be serious collateral damage. Case in point: A rescue operation in Afghanistan saved a Colorado Springs physician, Dr. Dilip…
Last week, Melanie Asmar shared an immigration report estimating the cost of Colorado’s “show me your papers” law at $13 million. But the price tag on porous borders and a flood of illegal immigrants depleting American resources is much higher, maintains one particularly passionate commenter. Here’s what he had to…
If the Jefferson County DA’s office is right, some of the sixteen people indicted in a drug ring bust weren’t satisfied with dealing meth and cocaine. They were also allegedly involved with an illegal cockfighting operation featuring seventy roosters plus accoutrements that allowed the birds to slash the hell out…
When we assemble our various mug shot roundups each year, trends emerge. Last year, for example, there were a slew of baby-face booking photos. This year, in contrast, there were an unusual number of mugs featuring guys who would probably (or definitely, in many cases) qualify for the senior discount…
Yesterday, Governor John Hickenlooper quietly signed Amendment 64. But the reaction from major players who oppose the new pot law has been considerably louder. U.S. Attorney John Walsh and the Colorado State Patrol both issued terse warnings calculated to harsh the buzzes of celebrants. And a prior message from CU…
The passage of Amendment 64, which became law earlier today, presents challenges for Colorado colleges, since lotsa students are as confused about the measure as many members of the public. That likely explains why the University of Denver chose last week to send enrollees a copy of its drug policy…
In our latest feature, “Bed Check,” we take a close look at the day-to-day challenges homeless women in Denver face when navigating the emergency shelter system. This is just one piece of the available-services puzzle, and the city says it is dedicated to long-term solutions. So what is Denver doing…
Prolonged drought and a rising population have put the squeeze on Western Slope water supplies. But Colorado River activists have something to celebrate in their long battle with Front Range development interests — a hard-won agreement that will help limit the impact of the Windy Gap Firming Project, a further…
The Colorado Secretary of State’s office may have certified election results last week, but that doesn’t mean the battle is over. At least not from the perspective of Republican candidates in Boulder and Pueblo, who are considering pursuing recounts. While the races there weren’t close, supporters argue a recount would…
Ever since voters approved Amendment 64, Governor John Hickenlooper’s office has been evasive about saying when he would ink the measure. But this morning, he quietly signed A64 into law — an action followed by a strangely worded announcement on view below…
Update:Consumer advocate Tom Martino, who filed for bankruptcy last year, has been unhappy with our coverage of a lawsuit taken out against him by a former friend he dubbed a “waste of skin;” get details about a dare regarding my balls below. However, he was kind enough to let us…
Our posts about last week’s layoffs at Clear Channel Denver (and affiliated stations across the country on what became known as “National Firing Day”) prompted laments about pink-slipped personalities like KBCO’s Keefer with reflections on what’s happened to the radio biz. The comment here falls into the latter category…
Update: Since last week, we’ve been documenting the latest batch of layoffs at Clear Channel Denver stations — a nationwide action referred to by affected staffers as “National Firing Day;” see our previous coverage below. Among those canned was Andy Torri, engineer for KBCO’s acclaimed Studio C sessions; his walking…
The University of Colorado has released 1,500 e-mails from accused Aurora theater shooter and former student James Holmes’s e-mail accounts. (They didn’t release 1,200 others, deeming them privileged.) Most of the released e-mails are mass messages, though there are a few notes authored by Holmes. CU also released e-mails sent…
Today, we begin our six-part roundup of 2012’s most memorable mug shots, culled from our crime coverage throughout the year. And given what’s happened in these parts over the past almost-twelve months, it’s only appropriate that we’re starting out with the weirdest images — frequently with weird allegations to go…
A colleague of the CU-Boulder history professor hospitalized after pranksters fed her a pot brownie stressed the seriousness of the incident by noting the bad things that could have happened if the prof had driven afterward. But this scenario wasn’t hypothetical in the case of two Boulder cops recently busted…
In doing research for our feature on the history of cannabis in Colorado, we came across some amazing old news stories from local papers about marijuana arrests and more. We’ll share the most memorable of them in our quasi-regular feature, Colorado Cannabis Time Capsule. Today’s item, from December 20, 1934:…
Denver blog posts were tired yesterday. Denver Stiffs’ Colin Neilson is frustrated that Ty Lawson isn’t progressing into the ranks of elite NBA point guards despite being showered with cash during the off-season. WhoSaidYouSaid’s Tom Intorcio has more on election-integrity questions at a Scott Gessler hearing covered by our Sam…
Pretty much everyone in these United States understands that smartphones are essentially tracking devices. Even photos taken with them include GPS coordinates, as fugitive antivirus king John McAfee learned when authorities tracked him down in Guatemala this week. An iPhone led to the busts of Michael Hawkins and James Ward,…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler is touring the state this week, soliciting feedback from voters on the election. But in the meantime, attorneys for Gessler, who is facing both criminal and ethics investigations into the alleged misuse of public funds, are asking for more time to respond to the complaint…
In “Bed Check,” this week’s feature, we take a close look at the challenges homeless women face when trying to find safe places to sleep in Denver. Incidentally, Denver’s Road Home, the agency that oversees homeless issues, has just released an assessment of the city’s shelter programs — a report…
Colorado spends about $13 million a year to enforce a 2006 state law that requires local cops to report to federal immigration authorities arrestees who they suspect are undocumented immigrants, according to a report by the Colorado Fiscal Institute. Those reported to the feds spend an average of 22 days…
