The inclusion of the photo at right in a 9News story about a blaze that broke out overnight near Boulder raised concerns of another runaway conflagration like last year’s Fourmile Canyon fire. But no: This one consumed just an acre or so before being contained. Before this status was achieved,…
The talk of a blockbuster Carmelo Anthony trade to the New Jersey Nets continues to build, and with it the pressure on Melo. Throughout the process, he’s been cautious with his public comments — but in the past day or so, posts on his Twitter feed have grown increasingly whiny…
Update: Given the information contained in the arrest affidavit for Theodore Madrid, it’s no surprise that he’s now been charged with first-degree murder in the death of two-year-old Caden Rodgers. According to the document, Madrid was well over the legal limit for drunkenness behind the wheel — .177 blood alcohol…
Update, January 20: Westword published today a much longer cover story on Landau, his lawsuit and life. Read it here: “Black and Blue: Alex Landau was pulled over for making an illegal left turn and ended up beaten bloody.” ___________ On the night of January 15, 2009, nineteen-year-old Community College…
The November feature story “Mean Streets” detailed how frustrated taxi drivers had been attempting to launch company of their own, Mile High Cab, since September 2008. The process culminated in a Public Utilities Commission ruling two months ago that rejected the attempt — but the drivers weren’t ready to throw…
Gruesome video footage taken at a Colorado federal penitentiary of two inmates taunting guards and mutilating the corpse of their cellmate won’t be released to the news media any time soon — even though the videos were shown in open court to two juries in a failed effort to obtain…
Now and then, local companies show us medical marijuana-related products. Enough, actually, that we decided to showcase our Colorado Stoner MacGyvers in quasi-regular product reviews. The latest is below…
In the pilot episode of the cult series The Tick, the title hero promises to deliver “one steaming hot cup of justice.” That’s exactly what’s needed in Aspen, where a coffee shop is suing a former employee for turning off the espresso machine on his last day of work…
Update below: An item on the DenverRadio.net message board reveals that last week, veteran KOA radio host Mike Rosen used a variety of racial slurs on the air — and claimed that his new boss, Greg Foster, head of AM programming for Clear Channel’s Denver cluster of stations, gave him…
Just found these three Denver blog posts. Colorado Independent’s Scot Kersgaard: Ed Perlmutter hopes to continue holding grocery store meetings despite the Gabrielle Giffords tragedy. Big Media’s Jason Salzman chats with 9News’s Adam Schrager, who’s trading Denver for Wisconsin next month. Inside the Rockies’ Steve Foster considers what the Rockies…
The most-asked question that new Denver mayor Bill Vidal has heard since it became clear he was going to be the 44th leader of the city has been this: What is he going to do about the cop problem? Allegations of police brutality among the ranks of the Denver Police…
The Denver Broncos’ decision to post videos of head coaching candidates has bemused NFL observers league-wide. Take an item by the Washington Post’s Cindy Boren, in which she says the team has turned its coaching search into a “reality show,” albeit a notably sanitized one. No hot tub threesomes yet,…
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through lawn decoration… Denver is home to the National Western Stock Show, so it should come as no surprise that horses are a popular choice of yard decoration. For many city slickers, horse yard art suggests strength and freedom, but the manner in which…
Meth makes people do some desperate things — like, according to a grand jury indictment aimed at Tiffany Nicole Weaver and seven others, steal vehicles from seventy different victims. Of the 103 counts, Weaver is named in 83 of them. Page down below to see mug shots of the suspects…
Our item yesterday about a potential trade that would send Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the New Jersey Nets prompted a strong take from a reader known as “lala.” No, it’s probably not that LaLa, judging by what she had to say about Melo…
That was fast. Last week, MMJ advocates represented by attorney Andrew Reid petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the state’s medical marijuana laws. But the Supremes have already rejected this bid, forcing Reid and his clients to take a much slower path through lower courts…
Yes, Oxycontin is expensive, and getting a prescription for it isn’t easy — but that doesn’t mean it’s okay to tell a pharmacist you’ve got a weapon and swipe as much of it as possible. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, a thief recently did just that. Look below…
Think you’re good at suspending disbelief? The latest story from Phil Hill, aka UFO Phil, will put you to the test. The vigorous self-promoter, who says he’s been abducted by aliens “my whole life,” now has a plan to generate free electricity for all by building a giant pyramid on…
In January 2010, Mile High NORML staged a pro-cannabis rally across the street from the State Capitol in conjunction with the opening day of the legislative session. But when advocate Miguel Lopez filed a permit to repeat the feat this year, his application for the same location was denied. Although…
John Hickenlooper officially became Colorado’s governor at today’s inauguration. As the drawing above illustrates, I crowned King John nearly a decade ago in a comic prediction. Look below to see the full comic, as well as the ten-year evolution of Hick as a political cartoon character…..
The Lakewood Police Department has issued the booking photo of David Thomas Orton, who is accused of precipitating a SWAT team standoff that stretched from Friday night into Saturday morning. The charges against him include attempted murder. Below, get details from an LPD release, and see a larger version of…
November’s “Mean Streets” detailed how politicians with ties to existing taxi companies — Mayor John Hickenlooper among them — stymied attempts to start new operations such as Mile High Cab. Now, Metro Taxi, which opposed Mile High Cab, has donated $10,000 to Hickenlooper’s inauguration…
