Earlier this week, we reported on what may have been the first Colorado drowning death of the year — a 23-year-old Fort Morgan resident who lost his life while kayaking in the South Platte River. Thus far, he doesn’t appear to have been identified. Then came word about the drowning…
Earlier this week, we told you about the search for Kenneth Bastidos, a suspect in a May 4 murder outside an Adams County motel. At this writing, there have been no reports about Bastidos’s capture. But a second man, Jose Ocampo, has been formally charged with first-degree murder after deliberation,…
Two of the topics that rile up Westword readers the most are the cost of rent in Denver and marijuana legalization in Colorado. In “Rent vs. Home Right Now in Denver,” a post shared in the “Rants and Raves” section of Denver Craigslist, they come together in memorable fashion. The anonymous author talks…
In recent weeks, the Denver Broncos cheerleaders finalized their 2016-2017 squad. But the members aren’t just waiting around for the season to begin. Instead, the group headed to Cancún, Mexico to pose for shots that will appear in the 2017 swimsuit calendar. The Broncos have released a preview video of the shoot…
The parents of mass murderers often refrain from speaking publicly about their homicidal children for long periods of time. Note that Sue Klebold, son of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold, waited for nearly seventeen years after the 1999 attack to sit for TV conversations in conjunction with a book, A Mother’s…
South Broadway and north Denver attract all the attention with their concentration of pot shops, but the herbal haven along a certain stretch of Evans Avenue is nothing to scoff at, either. The area has eight or nine dispensaries — including Cross Genetics, Sacred Seed and Sante — sprinkled on…
Alan Prendergast’s post about a satirical public notice announcing that “your presence is not valued” in developing Denver continues to generate online conversation. No surprise, since buildings are going up at a rapid pace in many Denver neighborhoods, be they trendy or transitioning. The designs of these structures, and the way…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation writes about a Rosenberg’s Bagels and Deli pop-up at the RiNo Yacht Club on Sunday in the wake of a fire in its building that may have been set to scorch evidence in the murder of Shane Richardson, found in…
“If we build it, they will come,” said Downtown Denver Partnership CEO Tami Door at the 2016 State of Downtown briefing at the Hyatt Regency on May 10. “And they are coming.” And coming, and coming, turning Denver’s downtown into one of the most successful in the country – and…
Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge Gilbert Martinez has found that Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Dear is incompetent to stand trial for a clinic attack that killed three people and injured twelve others in November 2015. Instead, he’ll be interred at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo for reasons that are…
Earlier this month, we told you about a provision hidden within the so-called Sunset bill that, in practical terms, would let marijuana tourists purchase four times as much cannabis during a single purchase than is currently allowable under Colorado law. That legislation, known as House Bill 16-1261, has now passed both houses…
In 2015, the Denver Police Department began spreading the word about sexually violent predators in the city via YouTube. As we noted in our original post and an update in January, the use of social media to inform the community about SVPs — something required under Colorado law — has…
In January, we told you about the killing of Christa Benton by her boyfriend, David Fallon, who subsequently took his own life. We also highlighted Facebook posts Benton shared shortly before her death. They alluded to a physical fight, with one reading, “That a-hole tried to break my neck.” Now,…
The amount dispensaries charge for an ounce of cannabis in Colorado varies radically from place to place. As evidence, check out the latest Colorado numbers from PriceofWeed.com, which uses a crowd-sourcing approach to gathering its data. The priciest figures for high quality marijuana are more than twice as hefty as…
Students and staff at a Kansas military school are in shock right now. Jake Whitting, an eighteen-year-old graduate of St. John’s Military Academy in Salinas who was his class’ valedictorian, died in a Conifer-area crash alongside cadets John Yoder, and Akinwumi “AJ” Ricketts. A third cadet, Marshall Otter, survived but…
In today’s high-tech world, the idea of a police blotter — a roundup of law-enforcement actions that includes calls both minor and major — seems positively quaint. But these chronicles frequently contain tales that underscore humanity’s essential weirdness. Take an item in the Colorado Springs Police Blotter in which a man was…
Dear Stoner: I have a metal pipe that I can unscrew and clean, and the other day I had a great idea: What if I put a nug in there to get nice and sticky after smoking a few bowls? Will it be more potent? JustBlaze Dear Blaze: Now I…
A recent Alan Prendergast post highlighted a sign of the times — a satirical public notice telling “all low, middle and fixed-income residents of central Denver” that “your presence is not valued” because of rapid development. The item definitely struck a chord with our readers. But not everyone took an…
In case you missed it…. At Westword Food & Drink, Mark Antonation bids farewell to Julia Blackbird’s after sixteen years in Highlands Square — and hello to the new restaurant preparing to open in the space. Colorado Pols on alleged fraud in Jon Keyser’s Senate petitions. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz updates…
After years of watching similar efforts crash and burn, advocates for 48 Colorado prisoners serving life without parole for crimes committed when they were juveniles finally saw some major reforms pass in this year’s legislative session. Two bills that could lead to a significant reduction in sentences of juvie lifers…
Back in March, we reported about threats of doxxing and more from Anonymous. The organization targeted Denver mayor Michael Hancock and others over the city’s homeless policies. Now, in a newly released video, Anonymous says it’s running out of patience with Hancock to do the right thing by Denver’s homeless…
As we know, rents in Denver have been high over the past couple of years. Fortunately, prices have started to moderate of late — but not at the same rate for every type of place. That’s clear from the April Denver rent report by Zumper. The site offers data for…
