The Colorado Springs attorney who was the subject of a post yesterday about his refusal to admit a disabled woman and her seeing-eye dog into his office — a decision that ultimately cost him $50,000 — now says he did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Law Week Colorado…
Both Andrew Pogany and Nic Gray went to Iraq to serve their country — and both found themselves in a heap of trouble when they returned. Pogany suffered a mental breakdown; Gray was arrested for acts he committed during a black out. But now, the two soldiers turned advocates have…
Update, 3:20 p.m.: Two arrests have been made in this case, with a third suspect sought. Photos of the eighteen-year-old suspects, plus more information from the Lakewood Police Department, are on view after the original item, published at 11:20 a.m. Grudges against colleges, high schools and even middle schools aren’t…
Last month, we told you about two marijuana-related busts in Broomfield, as well as North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters’ revelation that his unit had at least 23 active marijuana investigations. Don’t know if the latest bust — of alleged marijuana grower Brian Joseph Strick, 32 — was…
Denver produces blogs on a pretty regular basis. Here’s proof. Yesterday, following the Nuggets’ dispiriting 1-4 road trip, Carmelo Anthony tweeted, “To all the nuggets fans and my fans no need to panic. so just calm down and relax. lol.” Problem is, Andrew Feinstein’s Nug news roundup at Denver Stiffs…
On Monday, Senator Chris Romer argued in favor of requiring those under 21 to do more in order to qualify for a medical marijuana card than those over that age — and he also predicted that there’d be a backlash and a potential dispensary ban if members of the medical…
#14 of the 22 Major Arcana: Betsy Markey, Death…..
Early this morning, members of the Northglenn Police Department were called to the 11600 block of Grant Street. They soon came upon blood. A lot of it. The NPD says a male adult and a male juvenile were found stabbed nearby; they’ve been transported to Denver Health. So, too, was…
Yesterday, we let you know that an upcoming trial in which Boulder’s Carol “Chay” Burdick would face off against the landlord who told her to remove a marshmallow Peeps Easter display or face eviction had been delayed until June 22. Why? The attorney representing Burdick’s landlord filed a trial brief…
Garage cleanups can lead to strange discoveries — but seldom ones as bizarre as what Arvada’s Sam Eastman found: Hiding behind his toolbox were the cremated remains of a woman entirely unknown to him — Doris Dunkelberger, who died in 1984. Oh yeah: They were in a Tupperware bowl. Presumably…
On Monday in this space, ex-Congressman and former presidential candidate Tom Tancredo called for Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border following the murder of rancher Rob Krentz, presumably by an illegal alien. His plea has now been echoed by none other than…
Like many nonprofits, Colorado Public Radio has suffered financial bumps and bruises in recent years. Back in 2008, Standard & Poor’s lowered the rating on CPR’s 2002 series bonds — the ones used to fund its two-channel, news-and-classical-music network — to BBB-, from BBB. Then, in January, S&P downgraded the…
Another day, another cold case belatedly moved forward by DNA. Yesterday, we told you about Kevin LeWayne McKinney, who’s been charged in the 1998 murder of Diane Caldwell. Today, it’s Roderick Elias, formally accused of murdering 22-year-old Kristen Kay Swanson in 1980 — so long ago that she’d waitressed at…
Update, 4:16 p.m., March 30: The Thornton Police Department has now formally identified Liberty Ledezma as the victim in the Star Point condo complex fire. See the TPD release after the original item, published on March 29. Authorities have not yet confirmed the identity of the young woman who died…
A Colorado Springs attorney accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities act by not allowing a disabled woman and her seeing eye dog into his office will have to shell out $50,000 as part of a consent decree approved by a federal court today. A November 2009 complaint accused Patric…
Cynthia Buschagen isn’t leaving Castle Rock’s Faith Lutheran Church quietly. On Friday, the 66-year old filed a lawsuit against her former employer — as well as its parent organization, Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Faith Lutheran’s pastor, Reverend Michael Knauff — alleging age discrimination. According to…
“That Fireman Who Wants Your Drugs May Not Be a Fireman,” published back in February, noted that drugs had been stolen from ambulances at two Westminster fire stations, along with uniforms. Similar burglaries were reported at another eight metro-area stations. This crime wave was hot — but Westminster Police think…
Welcome to a Denver blog roundup. Rope ’em and tie ’em. In a fan post on Mile High Report, oc60 presents his arguments in favor of the Broncos keeping Brandon Marshall before asking readers to vote to give him another chance or send him packing. The results at this writing?…
Yesterday, ex-Congressman and former presidential candidate Tom Tancredo decried the murder of Arizona rancher Rob Krentz and called for troops to be placed on the U.S.-Mexico border — a wish the Obama administration is extraordinarily unlikely to grant. But Tancredo, who spoke on Saturday at a well-attended Tea Party rally…
Update, 12:34 p.m.: Channel 31 reporter Julie Hayden has responded to an interview request on this subject. Look below the original item to read what she has to say. In an age of shrinking newsroom resources, media organizations are borrowing from each other more than ever before — and that’s…
#13 of the 22 Major Arcana: Josh Penry, the Hanged Man…..
Last week, we told you a story involving Carol “Chay” Burdick, a Boulder resident going to court against her landlord after she was told to remove an Easter display featuring marshmallow Peeps or face eviction. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait before this sure-to-be-a-landmark legal case is resolved. A two-day trial…
