Update, 7:38 p.m.: Ten men and eight women were chosen today to sit on the jury in the Willie Clark case. Clark, 26, is accused of killing Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams in a drive-by shooting on New Year’s Day 2007. Clark’s trial starts tomorrow at 9 a.m…
It’s the start of the decade, and that means the U.S. Census Bureau is posting fliers everywhere, looking for temporary, part-time help to ring doorbells and glean data. Pay starts at $16.25 an hour in Denver, considerably less in Grand Junction ($12.50) and Pueblo ($11.00). You’d think in this economy,…
Former Family Ties cast member Brian Bonsall’s latest arrest would have made news even if he hadn’t claimed that the marijuana in his system during a positive drug test had been used for medicinal purposes (despite the fact that he doesn’t haven’t the required license). After all, his last booking…
We’ve gathered together three blogs about Denver topics for your perusal. In his recap of the Nuggets victory over the Boston Celtics yesterday, which immediately followed a humiliating defeat to the woeful Washington Wizards, Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons writes, “The players themselves are admitting the team is inconsistent at times.”…
Update, 1:21 p.m.: The Associated Press is reporting that Aurora’s Najibullah Zazi has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and counts of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization. See our original item below:…
Brandon Marshall has been sending out so many mixed signals about potentially signing a new contract with the Broncos that even he probably doesn’t know what he wants at this point. Note that during Pro Bowl week, he declared his love for Denver — but upon being busted for drunk…
Colorado’s Michael Bennet is widely seen as being among the most vulnerable Democratic senators in advance of the November 2010 election — hence President Barack Obama’s fundraising visit to Denver last week before a primary vote — timing that upset supporters of challenger Andrew Romanoff even as it brought some…
#7 of the 22 Major Arcana: Wendy Evans and Dick Wadhams, the Lovers…..
Denver’s John W. Johnson is a bowler — one serious enough to have flown with his wife to Reno to participate in this past weekend’s U.S. Bowling Congress open championship. And while he’s not among the winners at the event listed on the Bowl.com website, he hardly wound up in…
Dino Costa may have been the most divisive sports-media personality in Denver over the past several years. As we documented in a 2006 profile, he loves to stir things up, be it with his argument-generating takes or certainty about his own greatness. The demises of Raw Sports With Dino Costa,…
Many of the attorneys who specialize in medical marijuana issues in Colorado, including Rob Corry, Lauren Davis and Brian Vicente, speak openly about cases while they’re in progress. Joseph Saint-Veltri, lawyer for Chris Bartkowicz, the medical marijuana grower whose Highlands Ranch home was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration after…
Westword’s annual celebration of local art, fashion, music, food and booze went down Saturday, spanning, like, 47 venues on Broadway. See scores of photos on the slideshow page…
Last April, a jury found that controversial CU professor Ward Churchill had been fired from his job in part because of statements he’d made. But jurors like Bethany Newell only awarded Churchill $1 in damages — and in July, Judge Larry Naves declined to order that Churchill be reinstated. That’s…
Last week, we told you how prominent pot advocate Mason Tvert, head of Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), wanted the mayor-appointed Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel, on which he sits, to expel one of its members: Lieutenant Ernie Martinez, head of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association (CDIA). Tvert called…
Tomorrow, a jury of eighteen Denver County residents will begin to hear evidence that Willie Clark killed Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on New Year’s Day 2007. They’ll also hear evidence that he didn’t, in a trial that’s expected to take two weeks and include testimony from convicted gang members,…
Back in December, Family Ties moppet turned accused assaulter Brian Bonsall made our Busted Former Child Star Mug Shot Hall of Fame thanks to the image seen here — and his arrest back then apparently whetted his appetite for even more interactions with law enforcement. On Friday, he was back…
Colorado’s medical marijuana industry has been compared to the Gold Rush of 150 years ago, but so far, there’s been no rush for dispensaries to get legal in Denver. Under Council Bill 34, a dispensary must have a city sales-tax license and also apply for a specific dispensary license by…
Do Denver police detectives hide evidence in secret folders? Lawyers for accused murderer Willie Clark say they do. Other defense attorneys agree. But prosecutors do not; they say attorneys regularly have access to police files. The issue came up yesterday at a pre-trial hearing in connection with Clark’s case. Clark,…
In an update published just over six hours ago about the murder of sixteen-year-old Nathan Bozonier — the item that concerned the discovery of an aluminum baseball bat covered with graffiti-like markings that may have been used in the crime — Thornton Police Department spokesman Officer Matt Barnes insisted that…
This week’s decision by the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commissionto allow casinos to pay 6-5 on blackjack isn’t exactly a shocker. The gaming regulators aim to please, and the casino operators know who their customers are and what they want. Their customers are rubes and feebs, and they want to…
One reason roller derby can seem campy is the nicknames the skaters give themselves, which are sometimes witty and sometimes cute and sometimes downright pee-your-pants intimidating. Though some ultra-competitive skaters have abandoned their silly derby names and eyebrow-raising uniforms when they compete for national rankings, a concept explored in this…
Three Denver blogs, handpicked for you. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein calls the Nuggets’ overtime victory over the Cavs in Cleveland, with Melo hitting the winning shot with only seconds on the clock, an “instant classic.” Bet it made George Karl feel better, too. Coyote Gulch brings us the latest snowpack…
