Tomorrow night’s episode of the CBS true-crime show 48 Hours will tell the story of Brittney Brashers, a 21-year-old Air Force member who was beaten and choked to death by her boyfriend, Robert Walters, in November 2009. Walters tried to cover up the murder by making it look like a…
Denver blog posts make a good afternoon snack. South Stands Denver’s John Reidy wonders if the Broncos’ 2-3 start isn’t generating some second thoughts by Peyton Manning about inking with Denver. Plants & Animals Denver’s Gelseigh on calcium and dairy. At Education News Colorado, Michael Kiley explains why he’s against…
Update: Yesterday, we reported that a total of fourteen people were removed from Colorado voting rolls following an extensive effort by Secretary of State Scott Gessler to potentially illegal voters; see our original post in its entirety below. Since sharing these results, we checked with Gessler’s office to find out…
You’ve just escaped from jail. Where you gonna go? Probably not a community described as “a town in the middle of nowhere with 36,000 souls and thirteen prisons, one of which is Supermax, the new ‘Alcatraz’ of America. A prison town where even those living on the outside live on…
Update below: Prosecutors say victims of the Aurora theater shooting are “severely concerned” about their own safety and for that reason, the names of all victims and witnesses in the case should be kept secret. The argument came in response to a request from several media outlets to release the…
The Aurora Police Department has made an arrest in the October 2 death of a man later identified as 24-year-old Darius Norris. Tisihia Allen, 26, is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder. Get more details below…
In August, Secretary of State Scott Gessler ran the names of 1,416 individuals through a federal database in hopes of weeding out illegal immigrant voters. Months later, a total of fourteens voters have been removed from voting rolls in Colorado. But the story doesn’t end there. As it turns out,…
In a web extra for this week’s feature article, “On a Roll,” Sam Levin looked at Denver bicycle v. cars accident statistics. The latest numbers suggest that cars are responsible for such crashes slightly more than 50 percent of the time. But one reader thinks blame is equal in many…
In the final weeks of the election, one thing is clear: A very small margin of voters will ultimately determine the victor in Colorado, which has become one of the most important battleground states in the country. That was part of the message from First Lady Michelle Obama, who rallied…
Ken Feinberg, the “special master” of the Aurora Victim Relief Fund, stood Thursday night in a suit and tie before a couple dozen theater shooting victims at the Aurora library and explained his idea for doling out the more than $5 million in donations to the fund: The “bulk of…
Given all the attention being paid to the disappearance of Jessica Ridgeway, it’s easy to forget that there are other missing children out there. Indeed, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists a shocking 38 in Colorado, most (but not all) of them family abductions or endangered runaways…
Back to the Garden is in a cool spot on South Broadway, well north of the epicenter but still situated in the funky confines of Antique Row. Unfortunately, someone has apparently had their back to the garden instead of being back in the garden…
In this week’s feature, “On a Roll,” we explore the rising tensions between cyclists and drivers in Denver. The number of bikes on roads originally built for cars is rising, and so are the number of collisions and conflicts — sometimes with devastating consequences. Do Denver residents know the rules…
Denver blog posts shoot…and score! Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons isn’t exactly surprised that former Nuggets big man Nene is dealing with injuries and fears of declining productivity. Miss him? Colorado Pols: Maybe Romney’s post-debate lead over Obama in Colorado isn’t as big as suspected. The Grazing Mind’s Jarod Ballentine shares…
Could the X-Men and other characters created by Stan Lee belong to a Colorado company? That’s the contention of a lawsuit filed here by locally based Stan Lee Media, Inc. against The Walt Disney Company. The suit claims SLMI is entitled to “billions of dollars of profits” from movies and…
Had 35-year-old Consuela Zavala crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in the fifteen years since he was accused of brutally gunning down a man in a Weld County onion field? No one’s saying right now. But his attempt to enter Arizona last month triggered a Colorado arrest warrant that led to Zavala’s…
Earlier this week, we shared a Mormon writer’s contention that Ann Romney wasn’t wearing Temple garments in a photo taken at the Denver presidential debate. Afterward, readers debated whether he was correct or not. Here’s a post from someone who provides a credible theory while taking the media to task…
In this week’s feature, “On a Roll,” we take a look at the growth of cycling in Denver and the potentially fatal consequences. As more Denver residents are hopping on bikes, tensions on the road seem to be at an all-time high — and collisions between bikes and cars certainly…
Mimi the Denver Zoo elephant is now eating bagels in heaven. Mimi was euthanized Tuesday after what the zoo describes as “a natural decline in health.” At 53, she was the oldest elephant at the Denver Zoo and the seventh oldest zoo elephant in the entire country. Mimi had been…
Art is all around us. For proof, look no further than the Denver graffiti category on Instagram, which features hundreds of shots in which buildings, railroad cars and plenty more are transformed into impromptu canvases. Below, see twenty that caught our eye — and be sure to click on the…
Very early on July 22, thirty-year-old Dan Peterson left his home near Washington Park and hopped on his red Raleigh road bike. It was around two o’clock Sunday morning, and Peterson, who’d spent Saturday night celebrating a friend’s birthday, was off to visit another friend. He hadn’t been to her…
“Fare Treatment,” Melanie Asmar, September 27 The Bus Stops Here Thank you for the thorough article about RTD Board of Directors candidate Claudia Folska. Although I don’t often use public transit, it was good to learn more about issues related to the transit system, as well as to be reminded…
