As we noted on Monday, the bust of three men trying to burglarize a Colorado Springs dispensary was an example of clever police work — but the excuse used by arrestee Ramone Hollins was even more inventive. Hollins — a Fort Carson soldier, as were his alleged accomplices — claimed…
Dear Arizona, How are things? We haven’t talked much lately, what with all of the craziness you guys got into with the feds. But I wanted to congratulate you on (barely) passing your MMJ laws!…
On Sunday, the Denver Post published “Notice to Readers About Denver Post Copyright Protections” — although readers weren’t really the target audience. The piece is actually a bellicose warning to content thieves who reproduce Post stories or photos without permission. So… what prompted the Post to rattle this saber? Are…
Animal activist Walter Bond is a man so devoted to his cause that he wears a giant “VEGAN” tattoo on his neck. So it’s no surprise he showed zero remorse when officially pleading guilty to arson related to a fire at Glendale’s Sheepskin Factory in April — a crime for…
Colorado’s medical marijuana population continues to swell. According to the state health department, 113,000 people are now on the medical marijuana registry, meaning the total MMJ population here may soon surpass the population of Thornton, the state’s sixth largest city…
The $1 million-plus allegedly swiped from clients by Michael Mendenhall can’t compare to the $71 million allegedly stolen by Ponzi schemer Sean Mueller. But Mueller pleaded guilty to ripping off the likes of John Elway, while Mendenhall is accused of stealing from elderly people of much more modest means…
Drummer Crawford Philleo is the Foursquare mayor of the bathroom at Gabor’s on Thirteenth Avenue because he was mad that another user, Colfax J, took over the mayorship of Gabor’s itself. Funny. But not as funny as some of the other places with Foursquare mayors…
Three Denver blog posts on the march… Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco predicts an air war between Kyle Orton and Philip Rivers during Monday’s Broncos-Chargers game. And I predict that Rivers will act like a dick. What did Secretary of Education Arne Duncan say to knock the socks off Ben DeGrow…
This dispensary has closed. It’s my favorite strip of pavement in this town, but I don’t make it to East Colfax nearly enough. It’s always so amazingly weird there. Where else can you get offered everything from street tacos, hookers and crack at a food truck (true story) to coffee…
Five years into Mayor Hickenlooper’s ten-year plan to end homelessness, the Road Home program has been honored for its success by the El Pomar Foundation. Hick’s a penny-pinching genius and found that by doing something rather than nothing, he could reduce Denver’s annual cost per homeless person from $40,000 to…
You might have heard rumblings of the invite-only quasi-private Web Awards party we’re having tonight at Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street, to celebrate the best of the local web in Denver. But do you think we’d forget about you, faithful news-readers of Latest Word? Of course not. Find out how you…
With John Hickenlooper having been elected Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor next year, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Michael Hancock. “It’s not about control,” says Michael Hancock. “It’s…
The controversy over student Kate Cohn’s “marriage is so gay” T-shirt, which was banned but then allowed after the ACLU complained, prompted an interesting post from one reader, who wishes we could create a thought-provoking environment for learning without risking the ire of various individuals and interest groups…
While rumors continue to swirl about Carmelo Anthony being traded to the New York Knicks or other squads, his wife, La La Vazquez, who appears to be pushing a move outta Denver, is in the mood to celebrate. She stars in an Us magazine clip in which she gives party…
The Denver Police Department wants Craig Anthony Rodriguez — really wants him. The DPD has asked for the public’s help in tracking down the fugitive, who’s said to be part of an ongoing criminal case and may be armed. Look below to see additional photos and get more details from…
Last January, Mile High NORML staged a pro-cannabis rally across the street from the State Capitol to correspond with the opening of the legislative session; see photos below. But advocate Miguel Lopez’s attempt to stage a sequel has hit a stumbling block. The state has denied him a permit for…
This week, Brenda Stewart was indicted on charges related to tax evasion, racketeering, money laundering and more in relation to Denver Players/Sugar, a notorious escort business. A former escort known to her staff as “Katrina Carter” or simply “Carter,” Stewart potentially faces decades in jail and six-figure fines. It’s a…
Gustavo Arellano and Tom Tancredo didn’t find much common ground in their debate about illegal immigration Tuesday night, but they did agree that the war on drugs has been a very costly failure. A new report seeks to quantify that costby looking at the long-term effects of adding increasing numbers…
It looks like I missed the worst of it. Just four months ago, I sent in my application to renew my medical marijuana card and have been waiting on the edge of my seat to see if they would reject me for some trivial minutia ever since…
You have just located three Denver blog posts. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco notes that just-cut Broncos draft bust Jarvis Moss made five tackles this season. Thanks, pal! Coyote Gulch tracks the Channel 7-Denver Water scrap. Face the State’s Greg Campbell reveals that $22,000 of stimulus money went to a party…
On the surface, it seems like a perfect scam. Approach a stopped vehicle, flash a bogus police badge, confiscate the driver’s keys and wallet, then hop into the car and drive off. But what happens if the car won’t start? For Jerry John Gallegos, the answer to that question is…
Update: This post originally said Cruisin’ Oldies would be moving from 950 AM to 103.1 FM, rather than being simulcast on the latter. The headline and copy below has been corrected: Back in September 2008, we told you about oldies radio moving to KRWZ/950 AM, with veteran jocks Randy Jay…
