Louis Hampers, the former pediatric ER doc who pleaded guilty to prescription drug fraud, was sentenced today to five years of supervised probation. Hampers must serve the first six months of that probation in home detention. He must also pay a $30,000 fine, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Jeff…
Denver blog posts are lovin’ it. Mile High Report links to a Gang Green Nation Jets blog that explains “why many logical Bronco fans will be rooting for the Jets this year more so than their own team.” The Denver PR Blog weighs in on the state of public relations…
As witnessed by a Westword item from October, Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver’s business and outreach communities have spent months discussing and debating a push to ban overnight camping on public property. Now that the issue is reportedly scheduled to be addressed in a City Council committee meeting on Tuesday,…
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is seeking loving homes for more than sixty animals that were rescued from what Pueblo County authorities see as a terribly neglectful one. Their past owner, Valerie Harris, has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals — an accusation of the sort…
Our posts about a video showing a Fort Collins Police officer shoving a man in Old Town Square has generated plenty of comments, and not all of them back the person on the other end of the forearm shiver. Here’s an example from a Fort Collins business operator…
An unusual event will take place today on the University of Denver campus — one prompted by another unusual event. At 4 p.m., students and administrators will gather near a tepee on Driscoll Green as representatives of two Greek Life organizations publicly apologize for a Cowboys and Indians theme party…
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is currently in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act. But in his absence, his office registered his objections to Senate Bill 12-163, which would, among other things, make possession of meth a misdemeanor rather than a class-six felony. However,…
We’ve recently offered tours of college meme pages keyed to CU Boulder, Colorado State University, UNC, Colorado College, DU, Metro State, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines and the University of Wyoming. Now, some high schoolers are getting into the act, led by Greeley West students. How do their…
Denver lucked out when it was named host city for the 2012 Women’s NCAA Basketball Final Four. While the men’s tourney looks to be a walkover (can anyone stop Kentucky?), the women’s competition is absolutely killer, with four number one seeds — Baylor, Stanford, Connecticut and Notre Dame — all…
At the New York Jets’ Tim Tebow-introduction press conference yesterday, The Chosen One made it clear he was excited. Oh man, did he ever. Someone with plenty of time on his hands has created a clip documenting how many times Timmy used variations on the word “excited” during the event…
The Lower North Fork Fire has already resulted in two fatalities and remains uncontained at this writing — and the conditions that have fueled it are clearly not lost on officials in other communities. Below, see information about newly announced fire bans in Boulder and Golden, as well as a…
Denver blog posts dress to impress. After watching the Nuggets dismantle a strong (albeit Derrick Rose-free) Bulls squad after looking lame versus the woeful ‘Wolves, Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein asks: Who are these guys? Mile High Mamas’ Gretchen: When is the best season to have a baby? Things to Do…
Earlier this month, attorney Rob Corry shared correspondence between him and U.S. Attorney John Walsh over seizure-threat letters sent to 23 dispensaries near schools. His latest gambit: A Freedom of Information Act request intended, in part, to determine if the actions are as popular as Walsh has implied…
Whether you think Christo is a genius or a hack, he is inarguably a patient man. After first conceiving of “Over the River” in 1992, today he became one step closer to realizing his vision. This morning, Fremont County Commission voted unanimously to approve his temporary use permit. This permit…
Kelsey Whipple’s post about the recent Occupy Denver rally against police violence prompted not one but two posts from a reader who thinks the media is part of a conspiracy to misrepresent not only the Occupy movement, but the Tea Party as well. Here’s his argument that these seemingly strange…
Laurie Fitzgerald tried to tell her grandson about Trayvon Martin, about his hoodie, about his family, but it’s hard. So she taught him the basics. When asked why he’s carrrying a poster of the seventeen-year-old Florida student’s face, four-year-old Royce Edwards answers only, “Because Trayvon is dead and his daddy…
Hello, Denver sports noobs. Perhaps you’ve heard of a new man-about-town named Peyton Manning. No, no — he’s not the guy who won Project Runway All Stars. He’s a football player. A quarterback. In other words, Peyton Manning is the new Tim Tebow. Except less overtly Christian and better at…
Just over a year after he was arrested in the bizarre death of his mother, Rita Redford, Adam Raszynski was found not guilty by a Boulder jury. But while that’s good news for him, it concerns a Florida woman he was convicted of stalking several years ago…
Update: The Fort Collins Police Department’s investigation into a YouTube video apparently showing an officer shoving Matt Hefferon without provocation — and Hefferon then being arrested — is continuing at this writing. (The video can be seen below.) But Hefferon has now issued a formal complaint about the incident, which…
Reports about Stylios Trachanas’s court appearance on Friday led with his role as a medical marijuana caregiver, as did a U.S. Attorney’s Office release. But while his MMJ work will contribute to his sentence, he may not have been arrested at all if he hadn’t used and possessed weapons forbidden…
Welcome to our Best of Denver 2012 issue. Below is a quick guide to our classic Best Of categories, updated with new awards every year. There are more than 475 winners this year, so what are you waiting for? Check out our picks for 2012 Best of Denver People &…
Dear Jets and Jets fans, As you know, Tim Tebow was introduced as a Jet today, which is funny, because you just gave your starting quarterback a $40 million extension and your coach is one of the most boisterous and profane personalities in the league. But that’s another issue. We’re…
