Channel 31’s story about Travis Masse, a former Broomfield High School teacher and wrestling coach, may be a bit ahead of itself. The text version of the piece, which can be watched below, says that Masse “is under investigation after being accused of sending inappropriate text messages to underage female…
Amid all the peculiar anniversaries this week, ranging from the Oklahoma City bombing and Columbine to the annual obliteration of the 4/20 rituals, it’s easy to forget that this is also the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. A soggy gathering of the faithful will converge at Civic Center Park today…
As noted in a just-published blog, the Cannabis Therapy Institute has called on Boulder DA Stan Garnett to forgo prosecuting anyone ticketed for smoking weed at CU’s annual orgasm of cannabis consumption. If Garnett decides to go ahead anyway, despite the prospect of alienating pro-weed voters otherwise likely to support…
Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett recently announced his intention to challenge John Suthers for the Colorado Attorney General gig — and his comparatively progressive views on marijuana presumably meant he could count on support from pro-weed voters. Maybe not. Yesterday, Laura Kriho of the Cannabis Therapy Institute, a strong supporter…
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff, accusing him of illegally detaining a man for 47 days for the suspicion that he was an illegal immigrant. Sheriff Ted Mink, the group says, kept Luis Quezada in Jefferson County jail in the summer…
Qwest, the Denver-based company founded in 1966 by Phil Anschutz, is being acquired by CenturyTel in a deal that involves the swap of $10.6 billion in stock. The impact of this mega-merger on Denver’s economy will be the subject of much debate in the coming days. As for Anschutz, he’s…
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the warped Colorado-bred minds behind South Park, are the target of threats from a Muslim group for showing the prophet Mohammad in a bear suit in a recent episode. Maybe that’s why the latest full show available for viewing on South Park’s Comedy Central site…
“Down on the Farm,” Kristen Hinman, April 15 The Humane Event The very thought about how most of our farm animals are treated angers me! As if there is anything wrong with real, free-range grown on organic land, water and feed. Who’s the real villain here? Ignorant sellout farmers and animal-rights activists afraid…
Fred Phelps may think God hates fags, but the Phelps-a-Thon has found a way to turn the activities of the hated Westboro Baptist Church into a lovely cause. Created in 2009 by Boston-area college student Chris Mason, the Phelps-a-Thon asks people to donate small amounts of money for every minute…
On the night of April 1, 1995, Alan Sudduth’s mother was out, again, leaving the sixteen-year-old and his fourteen-year-old brother alone in their bleak two-bedroom apartment in Aurora. There was a world of ways in which they could get into trouble — and trouble soon knocked on the door. Nicholas…
It’s not likely that officials at All Nippon Airways would forget that the folks at Denver International Airport dearly want to make a deal for a nonstop flight to Tokyo; DIA’s been chasing that brass ring for a decade. But that didn’t stop a few locals from flying to Japan…
Last week, we told you about a search for Marco Antonio DeLeon, identified by the Aurora Police Department as a person of interest in the shooting of a woman subsequently identified as Dakota Fresh, nineteen. Unfortunately, Fresh died of her wounds — and DeLeon, who was captured after the APD’s…
You know what people everywhere love to read? Wacky crime stories. And sometimes, a wacky crime from Colorado catches the world’s eye. Like the threesome from hell that shook up Niwot. Or the guy who robbed a 7-Eleven in Colorado Springs with a Klingon bat’leth. Or the sad (and kinda…
In an interview last week, Ken Buck campaign consultant Walt Klein said he thinks Jane Norton, the well-heeled frontrunner for the Republican senatorial nomination, is running scared. Shockingly enough, Josh Penry, the minority leader of the Colorado Senate and former gubernatorial candidate, who’s just agreed to take over as Norton’s…
Denver blogs are blogs about Denver. For more details, see these three examples. John Bena at Mile High Report thinks the Broncos would be smart to trade down from the number eleven pick in Thursday’s NFL draft — if Rolando McClain’s gone by then, that is. If he’s still there,…
Our cover story this week recounts the tale of Alan Sudduth, a juvenile who was sentenced to seventy years in prison in 1996 for the murder of a cab driver — even though a recent hearing showed that the prosecution’s case was full of holes, earning Sudduth a new trial…
In a blog published earlier today about changes in a major MMJ bill, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation’s Matt Brown called Senator Chris Romer “the last big bogey factor we have to plan for and work with” due to recent comments that “seem designed to get us worked up.” They…
If you were hoping to get a rebate for buying an energy efficient washing machine, dishwasher or refrigerator, you’re probably too late. RechargeColorado.com, the state website that serves as the starting point for the federally funded rebates, still says they’re available at this writing. But Todd Hartman, spokesman for the…
Angry scrawls are pinned and plastered to immovable objects all over town, creating an environment of screaming trees and wailing walls. Here are six signs to help you know if it’s normal Denver disgruntlement — or a symptom of more serious trouble. #1. Cry for help. Karen’s offer in the…
The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn’t usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they’re understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Pham sold liquor to an underage teen who subsequently got into a crash — one that took…
As Denver’s annual 4/20 pot bacchanal was taking place at Civic Center Park yesterday, members of the Colorado House were once again amending House Bill 1284, a measure designed to regulate the state’s medical marijuana industry. Matt Brown, frontman for Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation, isn’t sure if one event…
When Dan Hawkins was retained as CU’s head coach last November, despite a 2009 performance that provided plenty of reasons for his sacking, fans were left to hope that he’d at least try not to repeat past mistakes. No such luck. One of his biggest errors during his CU tenure…
