Thunder on the hoof! Again! Today, a runaway bull reportedly wreaked a bovine brand of havoc throughout the morning in Fort Collins before being shot with three tranquilizer darts and led, dazed, into a waiting trailer. Pretty impressive — at least until the bull’s performance is compared to that of…
The warrant out for Ari Misha Liggett’s arrest didn’t mention anything about potentially explosive chemicals. According to Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office bureau chief Bruce Williamson, the Centennial man was wanted for illegal weapons possession — specifically, a silencer. But Liggett’s arrest at a UPS office yesterday afternoon led to a…
You don’t have to be from Denver to read Denver blogs. They don’t discriminate. The Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic offers up a YouTube video in which Betsy Markey explains and celebrates her health-care vote, despite alleged threats made against her and the enmity of Tea Party groups. At this point,…
For the past eight years, Miles Moffeit has been one of the most consistently outstanding reporters for the Denver Post. “Trashing the Truth,” a series co-written with now-columnist Susan Greene that documents the failure of law enforcement agencies in regard to DNA evidence, and related stories about Timothy Masters, who…
So …I love city and state rankings. I even wrote a whole ode to them once. I’m fully aware that they’re complete bullshit, just bait for us desperate blogger-types to suck down and spit out in the form of free publicity for whichever company pulled the alleged statistics out of…
Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Catholic church and school that was recently the subject of national headlines for its refusal to teach the children of a same-sex couple in Boulder, has now become the target of an abortion doctor in Colorado’s liberal metropolis. He says they’re harassing his patients. As…
It would be unfair to ask older residents to pay for the $30 million Colorado Capitol dome repair bill, because they won’t even be alive long enough to enjoy the improvements. If Colorado’s kids love the damn gold dome so much, let them pay for it’s upkeep. Americans have a…
American kids are born capitalists — capable of understanding that they can make some folding green from another kind of green just lying around the house. Example? A teen in Carbondale was busted for bringing some of his dad’s medical marijuana to middle school and selling it to students. Tony…
Yesterday, we told you about a rally to save the Frontier animals, as well as the airlines’ name, which could be changed by its new owner, Republic Airways Holdings as early as April despite the popularity of wacky ads like its latest, in which a cougar asks, “Who wouldn’t like…
The medical marijuana industry in Colorado has been booming since at least last year, with plenty of ganjapreneurs coming up with concepts intended to help them grab a piece of the pot profits. But despite the competition, Chad Bardon thinks he has a unique approach — one that revolves around…
The rumor mill around the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall is cranking at a feverish pitch — and the latest reports about possible interest from the New York Jets provide a primer in how speculation builds in the current media age. The starting points for these whispers were two sentences near the…
The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, the focus of a 2008 Westword feature, has proven again and again that nicknaming thugs is among the most powerful weapons in its arsenal. If not for them, alleged scofflaws such as the Hoppin Hooded Bandits and the $83 Bandit would be merely…
Don’t try to fight it: Baby monkeys are the most adorable. Like, six-exclamation-points adorable. Like, OMG!!!!!! THAT BABY MONKEY IS EFFING ADORABLE!!!!!! In light of that proven fact, say hello to Denver’s newest baby monkey, Kanani…
The question of whether Denver Roller Dolls fans would follow their derby league to Broomfield has been answered with a resounding, “Hell yes!” The Dolls report that a record 4,429 fans attended the league’s first bout of the season last Saturday at the newly revamped, 6,500-seat 1st Bank Center in…
Those of you who thought indecent exposure and child enticement were a young man’s game need look no further than the sketch seen here to be disabused of that notion. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office suspects that a man in his sixties or seventies may have been responsible for two…
On Monday, we shared Dakota Ridge High School student Conner Cordova’s account of his dream date with UFC ring girl and May Maxim cover model Arianny Celeste. Now we offer video highlights proving that Cordova, who wooed Celeste with a persistent (and successful) YouTube campaign, wasn’t kept at arm’s length…
Denver blogs are popping up all over the place. Here are three we plucked. In a Mile High Report fan post entitled “CSI: Dove Valley,” super7 tries to solve some Broncos-related mysteries. In the first item, he writes, “There is no empirical evidence that Brandon Marshall’s going anywhere,” adding, “It’s…
As noted earlier today, Representative Betsy Markey has requested that Fort Collins Police Department keep a closer eye on her home. The presumed reason? Reported threats made against at least ten members of Congress who voted in favor of the controversial health-care bill. However, FCPD public-information officer Al Brown says…
Our “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews, recently referenced in the Wall Street Journal, are a weekly feature on The Latest Word. Our most recent entry? The Wildflower Seed tastes Fresh Baked Dispensary, which specializes in edibles, not smokables. But for those who prefer other delivery methods, we’ve also updated…
As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes…
Last week, Denver-based MediaNews Group, owner of the Denver Post and dozens of other newspapers around the country, officially emerged from bankruptcy — and it didn’t take long for boss Dean Singleton to make significant changes in the organization. A source reveals that Mark Winkler, former division vice president and…
Since her compelling story touches on all of America’s hot-button issues, from giving birth to an illegal immigrant’s son to on-line Al-Qaeda chats, Terrorist Mom could really be an economic boon to this tiny mountain town… Inspired by Jihad Jamie Paulin-Ramirez’s love of wearing Islamic dress to her son’s soccer…
