On May 17, 2009, The Latest Word launched Mile High Murder, an archive devoted to the most serious Denver-area crimes. Today, on MHM’s third anniversary, we’ve culled interactive graphics from crime scene locations or videos connected to the 49 cases that wound up in this repository this past year. While…
Earlier this week, we interviewed the Denver Post’s sole current metro columnist, Tina Griego, who’s accepted a severance deal originally designed to reduce the paper’s copy-editing staff by two-thirds and will soon be moving with her family to Virginia. Her replacement? Our interpretation of the guild contract, on view below,…
OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher likely didn’t have “humiliating mug shot” on his rock star bucket list. But he posed for one anyhow this week owing to his bust on suspicion of assault and more related to an incident involving his model girlfriend, Lonnie Weygant, aka Loni Rae. Yesterday, he pleaded…
“Water World,” Westword staff, May 10 Liquid Asset Kudos to the Westword staff for some excellent writing on one of city’s overlooked assets. As a regular user of the Platte bike trail, I’m excited about the prospect of what these improvements will offer. Max PlanckDenver Great article! I’ve been observing…
Behind his glasses, Jack has a sweet face. It’s the face of a kid who’s been hurt by the very people who were supposed to protect him. A kid who’s carefully creeping toward learning to trust adults and to believe that they won’t manipulate him or abandon him like his…
9News broke the story last night of a group of burglars who broke into Riverside Wellness early Monday morning, walking out with a whopping $8 in cash and leaving hundreds of live marijuana plants just weeks from maturity untouched. It wasn’t exactly the work of criminal masterminds…
Should abused and neglected boys be allowed to live at a facility for juvenile delinquents? That’s the question explored in this week’s cover story, “Bad Company.” The facility in question is Ridge View Youth Services Center in Watkins, which can hold up to 500 boys and prides itself on its…
Denver blog posts are a mile high — naturally. Big Media’s Michael Lund on President Barack Obama’s exclusive interview with Fernando Sergio on KBNO. DenverUrbanism’s Derek Berardi visits Laundry on Lawrence. Purple Row’s Jeff Aberle: The Rockies need to pick a plan and stick to it. Which is okay as…
Kim Atencio is new to the streets, and for two weeks now, she has kept a secret from the city, the Denver Police Department and her six children: At night, when they are asleep, so is she — hidden inside Civic Center Park. She knows that the city’s parks come…
“This is certainly not the first issue we’ve ever disagreed on,” says Montrose businessman Dee Coram about the stance staked out by his father, Representative Don Coram, in regard to the now-defeated civil unions bill. “But this is certainly the most public issue we’ve disagreed on.” No kidding: Their disparate…
The fallout from the protest at Snooze over the now-approved urban camping ban continues to rumble through our comments section. Here’s a prime example — a response from a reader who feels those targeting the eatery are only feigning homelessness…
We opened our early April post about the murder of Jimma Reat with the following question: “Did a Denver 911 operator accidentally contribute to the slaying of twenty-something Jimma Reat?” The answer hasn’t been determined in a court of law, but here’s one key piece of evidence: The dispatcher in…
The debate over whether the Denver Nuggets should make retaining the services of JaVale McGee a priority is already raging. Our view: Hell yes, since he’s highly entertaining on court whether he’s putting up big numbers or making a moron of himself. And after the whistle blows, he’s pretty damn…
Update: As we reported below, the much-debated THC driving bill died because Senator Nancy Spence, whose vote made the difference between passage and failure, was on vacation. But even as opponents of the measure celebrate this left-field victory, Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML, which issued an action alert…
Posts like our collection of the top ten “You know you’re from Colorado when….” punchlines celebrate life in our fair state. But what about the opposite side of that coin? Turns out the last breath of many memorable folks was of our thin air. We’ve assembled a roster of the…
Datha Nation, age 64, apparently gambled on short memories and employee turnover when she returned to a bank she’d allegedly robbed before — by telling staffers she’d infect them with AIDS — to stick it up again. And again. If so, she lost that bet. Longmont Police spokesman Commander Jeff…
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming! But they (allegedly) won’t be taking over Denver International Airport, as conspiracy theorists have been claiming for the past month after word got out that twenty Russian soldiers would visit the Fort Carson Army base near Colorado Springs next week to train…
The Colorado Department of Education is conducting an investigation into possible cheating at two schools in Denver where a review of state test results showed “statistical irregularities,” according to a press release just sent out by Denver Public Schools. DPS doesn’t identify the schools, but Education News Colorado reports that…
In March, the Colorado medical marijuana patient registry grew for the fourth month in a row in March. According to statistics released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the total number of Coloradans with red cards stands at a healthy (and getting healthier) 93,393…
At noon, a day after Republican lawmakers defeated a bill to legalize civil unions in a special legislative session, conservatives rallied on the steps of the Capitol building. The event had been planned days in advance, but due to the demise of civil unions, the tone was celebratory. House Speaker…
Thanks to a certain Time magazine cover photo, breastfeeding is a hot topic — one 7News localized with the story of a Metro State student who said her grade was docked for taking time out of class to pump breast milk. But a Metro spokesman says the school was tackling…
Denver blog posts are feeling frisky. Mile High Report: Is Knowshon Moreno among the biggest first-round busts in recent memory? Discuss. Denver Egotist: Check out Josh Holland’s grabby graphics for Paper Tiger. They’re grrrreat! Plants & Animals Denver: Want to go out for some vegan drinks? Make sure and order…
