We’ve been reporting about the death of Naeschylus Vinzant, a wanted felon shot and killed by police on a street near an Aurora elementary school even though he wasn’t armed with a weapon at the time Click here for more details. Vinzant had a lengthy record that included violent crimes. Yet…
If you think the impact of cannabis legalization in the state hasn’t altered how people choose to recreate after work, look no further than the parking lot of Options Medical Center in Wheat Ridge during that time of day. Before I got out of my car, two people parked and…
A recent list in which Denver was ranked as one of the ten worst places to live in Colorado inspired plenty of readers to stand up for the Mile High City on the original post and a subsequent Comment of the Day. However, there was also a fair amount of criticism…
Denver blog posts are always cautious when sitting on a casting cast. At our Arts blog, Keith Garcia introduces you to five Colorado actresses who hit it big in Hollywood, from Felicity to Foxy Brown. Roundball Mining Company’s Court Zierk celebrates the Nuggets’ surprising win over the Atlanta Hawks —…
The bullet that paralyzed Karina Vargas wasn’t meant for her. In 2010, Karina, then sixteen, was standing outside of Aurora Central High School. Her classes were over for the day, and she was hanging out with a group of friends, showing off her new puppy. A passing car made a…
Many observers assumed that the amount of taxes and fees generated by marijuana sales would begin falling in the second year of limited legal sales. Nope. Just-released figures from January show that the state collected a record amount — just over $8.8 million. This total includes a windfall for school…
Today, a funeral will be held for Jennifer Lobato, a 38-year-old mother of seven who died in Jefferson County jail. She needn’t have. In a highly unusual admission, Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader is now publicly admitting that had she received timely medical care for what attorney David Lane, who is…
Denver is one of the most photogenic cities in the country. But what are the top spots in the Mile High City for photo opportunities? VISIT DENVER, the city’s tourist bureau, has picked out its top ten. Check out the agency’s photo-illustrated picks, featuring VISIT DENVER text. CONFLUENCE PARK 2250…
Overnight house fires are fairly commonplace in any metropolitan area. But there was nothing typical about the blaze that struck a residence in one Arvada neighborhood. That’s because the burning home was marked in multiple spots with graffiti announcing, “My wife is a cheater.” We’re going out on a limb…
A five-year effort to prosecute a hunting-guide operation responsible for the illegal killing of close to fifty bobcats and a dozen mountain lions came to a muted close in federal court in Denver yesterday, as the last defendant in the case was sentenced for his part in the scheme. Nicholaus…
America wants to legalize cannabis. That’s the gist of a poll conducted by General Social Survey, touted as the nation’s most reliable public-opinion survey group, which recently found that 52 percent of this country’s population feels that cannabis should be legalized. The poll asked 1,687 Americans whether they “think the…
The bedbug horror stories keep coming. Inspired by Melanie Asmar’s recent post asking how much landlords need to tell tenants about bedbug problems, readers aplenty have recounted tales of fighting against these voracious pests. The one that follows is one of the worst — and it was so traumatizing that…
Denver blog posts are big and meaty. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Patricia Calhoun shares some reader dissatisfaction with the five Best of Denver nominees for the Mile High City’s finest hamburger. Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger on whether a newly signed trio of tight ends can make up for…
On January 25, Lindsay Lowery posted a picture of herself on Facebook. The photo showed her in an Army uniform, carrying a rifle, in front of a Humvee. Below the photo she wrote about her experience leading an all-male infantry unit during her deployment in Iraq. The response was fast…
Don’t go quietly. If the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is right, Charles Kettering not only lives by this maxim, but he’s capable of taking it to a whole new level. One that includes kicking, urination, defecation and a complete disregard for sprinkler systems. The photo gallery on Kettering’s Facebook page…
Sky Wodraska’s name suggests peace and love — but the latest offenses he’s been accused of committing are among the most hateful imaginable. They include attempted murder, assault, kidnapping and child abuse, with one of the victims being a fourteen-year-old girl who continues to fight for her life at this writing…
At a press conference today, three prominent U.S. Senators — Kentucky Republican (and likely GOP presidential hopeful) Rand Paul and two Democrats, New Jersey’s Cory Booker and New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand — unveiled a sweeping medical marijuana bill. The legislation would firmly establish state’s rights when it comes to cannabis policy,…
Denver blog posts love to get their brunch on. At our Food & Restaurants blog, Lauren Monitz writes about Denver’s seven best themed Sunday brunches. Mile High Report compiles the latest Broncos free agent rumors. Colorado Peak Politics writes about bipartisanship when it comes to the Aurora VA hospital. Really…
Dear Stoner: How does one go about winning the heart of a dispensary worker? The weed workers are always interesting, cool and, of course, down with the herb. What’s not to like? Madly in Love Mario Dear Mario: I’m happily married, so I can’t tell you much about how to…
There was a lot of reader push-back to lists from the real-estate blog Movoto. The first purported to identify the ten best places to live in Colorado. In the second, we highlighted the ten lowest-ranked Colorado communities according to the site. To put it mildly, this reader disagrees with the…
On January 9, Sharod Kindell, a 23-year-old Denver native who’d had repeated run-ins with the police, was shot in his vehicle and severely wounded by Denver police officer Jeffrey DiManna. Kindell’s story, which we told in “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” our February 5 cover piece, has helped inspire growing discontent…
The firings of Denver police officers for excessive force are seldom simple and easy. Consider the case of officers Ricky Nixon and Kevin Devine, who were fired over an excessive force claim at the Denver Diner in 2009, only to be reinstated in 2012, then fired again — a decision that…
