There’s one mug shot that will forever be associated with Colorado crime in 2012 — and yes, you’ll find it below. But before and after the dreadful events of July 20, plenty of other folks allegedly did wrong — or were found guilty for doing so. Check out the twenty…
On Monday, accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was charged with 142 counts, including attempted murder allegations involving 116 people. Among them is Carli Richards, who was wounded in the attack. Now, Richards is publicly calling for Holmes to get the death penalty — and not by lethal injection…
As the Aurora theater shooting was taking place, the sound system at screening room nine at the Century 16 was playing the music of Hans Zimmer, who composed the score of The Dark Knight Rises. Now, as our Backbeat blog has reported, Zimmer wants his music to help with healing…
This week’s feature story, “Will the real Rick Strandlof please stand up?,” explores the identities of a Denver college student who pretended to be a decorated Marine veteran. Although the Supreme Court overturned the Stolen Valor Act last month, effectively nixing any charges against him, Strandlof left quite a paper…
At long last, Denver has a new head watchdog. After more than six months of searching, Mayor Michael Hancock offered Nicholas Mitchell the independent monitor spot vacated by Richard Rosenthal in December. Provided the city council confirms the mayor’s choice, Mitchell will be the second in city history to hold…
Denver blog posts make perfect sense if you think about them. Mile High Report’s John Bena on the switch that puts Ed McCaffrey in the Broncos broadcast booth alongside Dave Logan, as Brian Griese gets more ESPN college-football face-time. Denver Urbanism’s John Hayden touts upper Larimer bike lanes. Denver Egotist…
An all-white bicycle with a bouquet of yellow flowers is now locked to a street pole on Lincoln at 6th Avenue — an intersection where a cyclist collided with a car whose driver allegedly stole the bike and fled from the scene. The memorial, put up by local bike advocates…
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and his wife, journalist and author Helen Thorpe, have just issued a joint statement revealing that they are separating. The announcement notes that their parting isn’t acrimonious and stresses their devotion to their young son, Teddy. Here’s the statement:…
Denver has ten sister cities, each with its own customs and priorities. Among them is Nairobi, Kenya. City Councilman Albus Brooks, so much a fan of Kenya that he named his daughter after the nation, recently led a trip of Manual High School students (and one teacher), plus private sector…
The thorny political territory of gun control can be especially challenging for President Barack Obama’s cheerleaders in Colorado, where debates about access to guns have great local significance after James Holmes shot seventy people in an Aurora movie theater. Since the attack, Obama has called for a “common sense” approach…
Kelsey Whipple’s coverage of Occupy Denver’s Anaheim solidarity march on Sunday noted protesters’ claim that four people were arrested at the rally. Shortly after the piece went live, we heard from one person who says she was among those taken into custody — and her account suggests she’s been shaken…
Update: On Sunday, as we note in our original coverage below, Wayne Lufkin, 74, disappeared from an assisted-care facility, after which authorities discovered he had warrants on him in Colorado and Oregon. Now comes word that Lufkin has been found in Denver and is currently cooling his heels in another…
Update: As we reported last week, Yousef Gharbi, sixteen, was among the most seriously wounded victims of the Aurora theater shooting, having been struck by a bullet that may have to remain in his head for the rest of his life. Since our post, Yousef’s mom has been regularly updating…
Local teen-queen-of-the-pool Missy Franklin has won her first gold medal, in the 100 meter backstroke — and pretty much no one thinks it’ll be her last. Now the question: Which means more to her — that medallion or the congratulatory tweet she received from Justin Bieber?…
Last week, we told you about the first lawsuit filed after the Aurora theater shooting, by a Beverly Hills lawyer representing an uninjured young man who didn’t wind up on the list of people James Holmes is accused of trying to kill. Now come reports of a possible second lawsuit…
Yesterday, suspected Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was officially charged with 142 allegations, including 25 murder accusations and 116 counts of attempted murder. The latter list, which includes people who were wounded or managed to evade injury, is so long that many of the names will be unfamiliar even to…
In the immediate aftermath of the Aurora theater shooting, President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney backed off politics for a few days. But the pair are back to going after each other hammer and tongs, as are their supporters — like a group in Idaho that…
Last week, we told you about the proliferation of James Holmes Facebook tribute pages, with the largest of them — featuring bad-taste jokes, memes and images like the one seen here — having collected more than 400 likes. That particular page has been taken down, but a good many remain,…
Fewer than 10 percent of registered medical marijuana patients in Colorado designate someone else as their primary caregiver. That’s according to stats compiled for Westword last week by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials — and if you think this number is very different than past ones, you’re…
Marking one hundred days before Election Day, Barack Obama’s campaign held thousands of events across the country on Saturday, asking supporters to take at least one action for the President through an initiative called “It Takes One.” As part of that effort, his Colorado team brought not one, but two…
Denver blog posts aren’t fooling around. Mile High Report fan poster broncoplanet shares a new music-video parody: “Peyton Manning Time,” sung to a Katy Perry tune. Denver PR Blog shares Poynter’s report about how pool coverage changes how Denver TV stations tackle the news. People’s Press Collective shares Dr. Paul…
Update below: At a hearing this morning, the 18th Judicial District DA’s office formally informed suspected Aurora theater shooter James Holmes of the charges against him — and there are 142 of them. Westword was in this courtroom this morning and will provide detailed coverage of the hearing shortly. But…
