Earlier this year, we told you about the death of James Damon and arrest of Georgie Hand after the couple took a pair of hostages — a deputy and a Colorado Parks and Wildlife official. Now, the Moffat County District Attorney has reportedly deemed Damon’s killing justified — and new information offers more insight…
Earlier this year, we told you about an IUD funding bill that had received strong support in the Democrat-controlled Colorado House of Representatives — but we were uncertain about its odds in the Republican-dominated Senate. Sure enough, the Senate voted against continuing to fund the measure, which had achieved substantial…
As our recent collection of the fifteen funniest/most painful pothole memes makes clear, Denver-area drivers have been lamenting what many see as the terrible condition of local roads. But according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research group based in Washington, D.C., things could be worse. A…
Last night’s news brought horrifying flashbacks of the Aurora theater shooting. A man in Lafayette, Louisiana opened fire in a crowded movie theater showing the Amy Schumer comedy Trainwreck. Two people were killed and nine others were injured before the thus-far-unidentified gunman took his own life. Most reports immediately made…
It was recently pointed out to me that I don’t smoke enough of the everyman’s weed. Not in Denver, where shitty weed and light beer aren’t welcome, but in the Midwest, where words like “mids” still exist. My cousins in St. Louis and Chicago laughed when I asked them what…
In a post by Patricia Calhoun, marijuana researcher Sue Sisley suggested that the Colorado Board of Health’s decision not to approve cannabis for treatment of PTSD may have been influenced by Big Pharma. Sisley’s argument sparked some intriguing responses among our readers. Many decried the board’s decision, offering up testimonials about…
Denver blog posts are taste-makers. At our Food & Drink blog, Gretchen Kurtz writes that the open-minded will find a lot to like at Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Q. Mile High Report’s Tim Lynch tackles the question: Is Peyton Manning “done,” as some experts suggest? Mile High Mamas’ Amber Johnson post a…
A state inmate who was left a quadraplegic by police bullets during a bungled car-theft sting operation — and who subsequently filed a lawsuit against the officer who shot him — was quietly released from prison earlier this month on a special medical parole, after serving roughly one third of…
As we’ve reported, the Denver real estate market is so hot that many properties are being sold for more than the original list price. Is the story different for high-end properties in the Aspen area? It certainly seems to have been for acting couple Felicity Huffman, best know for her role…
We’ve written a lot lately about a phenomenon known as suicide by cop — scenarios in which suicidal individuals attempt to goad police into killing them. Now, Las Vegas police say Aurora’s Patrick Joel Stoltz flew to a hotel in that city with the intention of doing just that. And while…
The Denver District Attorney’s Office has charged Anthony Dennis, Michael Francis and Amber Groessel in separate incidents involving assaults on peace officers or first responders. But if this description makes the matters seem simple, police reports reveal oddities about each of them. The alleged weapons include scratching and spit —…
We love Ranker, since, as the website’s name implies, it ranks just about anything and everything. Moreover, the results are often surprising, as seen in our previous roundups of the ten most famous attendees of CSU and the University of Denver. That definitely proved the case with the site’s list…
The mother of five who was reportedly murdered in the Castle Rock home of her brother this past weekend hasn’t been officially identified yet. Neither has her estranged husband, who’s suspected of committing the crime and then attempting, unsuccessfully, to kill himself. However, 7News maintains that the victim was Kirsten…
What do you do if you think you’re about to die in a plane crash in 2015? Tweet a selfie of you wearing an oxygen mask, of course. A number of passengers on a United flight scheduled to fly from Denver International Airport to Los Angeles did just that. Included…
Dear Stoner: I heard Oregon just enacted recreational legalization. Alaska and D.C. both have, too, and we already know about Washington. Will potheads keep flocking to Denver after more states legalize weed? Kush Kramer Dear Kramer: We won’t know until the day comes, but as more parts of the country…
Medical marijuana patient Melanie Brinegar was arrested on an accusation of driving under the influence of drugs, and a blood test showed that her THC level was nearly four times the legal limit. Nonetheless, Brinegar decided to fight the allegation, arguing that THC lingers in the system for far longer…
At our Music blog, Lindsey Bartlett has details about the first Halloween show at Red Rocks, headlined by Mac Miller and Action Bronson. Colorado Peak Politics is psyched about the strong performance of GOP presidential hopefuls such as Scott Walker in a Colorado poll. Roundball Mining Company’s Charlie Yao notes…
Justin Marceau doesn’t eat animals. He represents them. And starting this fall, he will teach University of Denver law students to do the same, thanks to the school’s new Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) Professorship. Marceau is the first recipient of the professorship, which DU says is the only position…
Viva Colorado, a Denver Post publication aimed at the Hispanic community, will publish its last issue on July 31. The paper’s death is the latest indication that the Post is cutting back in a major way, and it isn’t stopping with personnel alone. Last month, we reported about the latest Denver Post buyout…
We all know that designating someone as a Facebook friend doesn’t necessarily denote friendship in real life. The story of Desmond Smith makes that abundantly clear. The fourteen-year-old was shot dead over the weekend in Colorado Springs — and now, one of his Facebook friends, eighteen-year-old Raymond Rogan, is among…
The story of a pit bull now known as Beefcakes is a crime — one for which Russell Middleton has been arrested. However, the tale has a happy ending that reveals the compassion of the folks at the Longmont Humane Society, not to mention the generosity of plenty of folks…
Locals know that Boulder housing prices are sky high. That’s why so many people who work within the city limits live outside them. But a common assumption about the community — that the pricier the neighborhood, the better the schools in them — doesn’t always prove to be the case…
