This Triple Homicide Hit Close to Home for Connie Jones
The three victims were all homeless, but there’s much more to their story.
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How One of U.S.’s Most Conservative Colleges Bloomed in Liberal Denver
Denver is widely regarded to be among the more liberal major cities in the United States. But it’s also home to Colorado Christian University, which the research website Niche just ranked the seventh-most-conservative American college — and it’s among the fastest growing, too.
Op Ed: Fair Facts on the Fairfax Street Park
The real story revolves around the city’s role in creating a split in the surrounding neighborhood favoring gentrification and ignoring the value of community.
Ranking Marijuana Industry Jobs by Paycheck
Interested in working in legal weed? It pays to know which positions to pursue.
Rabbi of Colorado’s Largest Synagogue Starts Performing Interfaith Marriages
A rabbi for 32 years and the head of Denver’s largest synagogue for nine, Joe Black would only marry two Jews, and if someone in the faith wanted to wed a gentile, he or she would have to convert before he presided over the wedding.
Where’s Walker? Dems Stage Presser on Stapleton’s Statehouse Parking Spot
Today, September 7, Democratic leaders and gubernatorial hopeful Jared Polis’s campaign hosted a press conference on the GOP state treasurer’s parking spot at the State House to make a point about Stapleton’s supposed regular absences from work.
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Is the DA Threatening to Bring in the Feds in the Sweet Leaf Case?
The defense attorney accuses the DA of trying to “do the bidding of the Trump Administration.”
Police Department Wants to Know Where Your Surveillance Cameras Are
More often that not, those of us who live in Denver and other sizable communities in Colorado and beyond are being watched by cameras maintained by each municipality and mounted in busy public areas. Now, cops in one Front Range community want to expand the network by supplementing their own surveillance gadgets with privately owned ones.
So, What’s Going to Happen to Electric Scooters Come Winter?
Between all the snow and ice, sidewalks in Denver can be slippery nightmares come winter. Which got us thinking: What’s going to happen to electric scooters, the newest mode of rentable transportation to hit the streets, in the winter?
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Denver Black TV Journalists Limited by One In, One Out Quota, Host Says
“Denver is becoming more diverse, but that is not reflected on TV and in our TV news departments in front of the camera — and perception is reality.”
Congress Pressures EPA to Establish PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level Standards
House Democrats are pressuring the EPA to establish a maximum contaminant level for PFAS chemicals.
Alt-Right GOP Hopeful David Reid Ross Drops Out After Racist Blog Exposed
David Reid Ross became the official Republican nominee for state representative in House District 12 after winning the primary in June. But after Westword revealed racist and homophobic content from Ross’s personal blog, The House of David, the Colorado Republican Party has tried to distance the organization from him. That’s left Ross with intestinal distress.
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Talking Pot Politics With State Representative Jonathan Singer
“Minorities and people of color haven’t benefited from legal marijuana as much as I’d hoped.”
Suspect Arrested in Connection to August Triple Homicide on South Broadway
The Denver Police Department has arrested and named a suspect in the shooting deaths of three individuals experiencing homelessness whose bodies were found in early August near the South Broadway and I-25 interchange.
L’Eagle Sponsors RiNo Mural as Part of Crush Walls
Artists Patrick Kane McGregor, Mike Giant and Jason Garcia are creating a massive piece at 35th Street and Chestnut Place.
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Could 14-Year-Old DSST Cole Shooting Suspect Still Be Charged as an Adult?
The Denver District Attorney’s Office has announced that the fourteen-year-old suspect in the August 28 shooting of a student outside the DSST Cole Middle School has been charged with felony first-degree assault and a misdemeanor gun-possession count in juvenile court. But with the victim still in critical condition more than a week after the incident, a spokesperson for Denver DA Beth McCann is non-committal about a possible transfer to adult court should the situation change.
What Happens When You Drink Too Much at Mile High Stadium?
At this year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown, fans showed up hours before the game, took out their grills, and started drinking. Typical for a college football pregame, some fans drank a bit too much.
Colorado Is the Best State for Rich People, Study Says
A new study ranks Colorado as the top state in the country for high earners and affluent families, also known as rich people.
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Candidates Fight for Immigrant Support in the 6th Congressional District Race
The fight for the 6th Congressional District is one of the increasingly rare American political races where both Democrats and Republicans are actively, openly and successfully courting votes from immigrant communities.
Inside Alt-Right Colorado GOP Candidate’s Racist, Homophobic Blog
The Colorado Republican Party now wants nothing to do with House District 12 candidate David Reid Ross after being informed by Westword about The House of David, a personal blog populated by well over a decade’s worth of posts that include rants and musings most sentient humans would regard as racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and more, more, more.
Ask a Stoner: How Can I Find a Good Dispensary Caregiver?
If you can’t find a medical marijuana caregiver, start with medical-only dispensaries.
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Cheba Hut Settles With City Over 4/20 Consumption Violations
Cheba Hut will remain open and its liquor license will remain active, as long as the restaurant pays a $1,000 fine before October 1 and stays out of trouble for one year from today, September 5.