Last year, we told you about the belated arrest of Markie Lee Peoples — “belated” because the kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl for which he’d been busted was committed in 1995. Now, Peoples has pleaded guilty for the crime, which is detailed below via photos, an arrest affidavit…
After we recently re-shared our list of the top ten speed traps in metro Denver, 2014 edition, a slew of readers checked in with their picks for ones we’d missed. We’ve assembled them here, complete with their original comments and interactive graphics showing the areas near the locations; if you…
At 4:53 a.m., the National Weather Service listed the official temperature for Denver at -14. That figure obliterates the previous record low for this date (-3 in 1916) even as it makes its mark on recorded Denver weather history, which stretches back more than 130 years. How does today’s low…
“Almost Home,” Kristin Pazulski, November 6 Home Run About ten years ago the federal government set out to end homelessness, but offering mortgages on the cheap without proper vetting. Remember how that worked out?Sean McManusDenver I appreciate your in-depth look at our homeless issues here in the metro area. Your…
Dear Stoner: How are recreational marijuana tax revenues being distributed within the state? Is this information made available to the public? I think if people see that the tax revenues are being used to help schools, fix the terrible roads and help the homeless, opinions may be changed.Money Bags of…
There is a difference between cannabis and a t-shirt. But the distinction doesn’t really matter much at Denver International Airport, which recently published the details for a public hearing at which it plans to ban the sale of marijuana-themed souvenirs. See also: Marijuana: Antique Row Backers Cool to “Green Mile”…
Our post about a lawsuit aimed at Nancy Grace by an innocent man she falsely implied was a “selfie-stalker” using the serial-killer playbook inspired plenty o’ vitriol from our readers. Here’s a sampling of comments about Ms. Grace. See also: Nancy Grace Sued by Benjamin Seibert for Falsely Implying He…
Denver blog posts are all-weather. At our Cafe Society blog, Kristin Pazulski counts down the ten best winter patios in Denver. Coyote Gulch spotlights a new paradigm in water management. Colorado Peak Politics can’t believe Jared Polis’s name is being floated to take over as head of the Democratic Congressional…
When security guards Christina Kolk and Cameron Rust heard the first gunshot, they headed toward the north hall of Arapahoe High School. Only moments earlier, a janitor had called them on the radio, saying something about a suspicious individual at the north entrance. Three more shots erupted in the next…
The Human Rights Campaign, which describes itself as “the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization,” has just released its third-annual Municipal Equality Index, in which it measured the state of LGBT equality in 353 communities across the country, including six in Colorado. The Colorado entrants all…
Today’s brutally cold weather prompted a perfect example of social media’s power. In a matter of minutes, a single photo of a dog curled up outside a metro-area home mobilized media throughout the city, as well as the Denver Police Department. Here’s the story. See also: Ten Things That Could…
As pretty much every Denver journalist with a Twitter account has already documented, this morning’s icy commute looks to be the most challenging of the season to date. So what driving sins will likely inspire us to use a phrase that rhymes with “Fuck you” during our travels? Here are…
Anyone who’s been out and about in the metro area over the past day or two knows how cold it’s been. So was reported transient Paul Felyk just trying to get out of the conditions when he burrowed his way into the wall of a Marshall’s store in Longmont? Or…
This morning, Denver looks like a scene from Frozen, but with a lot less Idina Menzel. After a couple days’ worth of chilly temperatures and fairly steady light snow, the Avs could skate on most of the highways. What will your drive look like? For answers, we turned to local…
In August, a number of people came forward to say they’d gotten sick after eating chocolate from the LivWell booth at the Denver County Fair. Turns out the sweets they’d ingested were actually marijuana edibles, which weren’t supposed to be handed out on fair grounds. A class-action lawsuit followed, with…
Our updated coverage about vandalism at the Colorado State Capitol during the Million Mask March included booking photos of the ten people arrested at the rally. Some of our readers castigated those responsible for the graffiti, while others suggested that larger issues were being overlooked. Here’s an example of the…
Denver blog posts are welcoming. At our Cafe Society blog, Mark Antonation reveals ten things visitors should know about the Denver restaurant scene. Colorado Pols: “Greg Brophy goes to Washington.” Mile High Report’s Bronco Mike weighs in on reports that the Broncos are working out controversial/widely shunned ex-Dolphin Richie Incognito…
This past Friday, IRIS Fire Investigations held a “Hash Oil Hazards Training for the Insurance Industry” seminar. The seminar focused primarily on the ways that making hash oil at home (typically using butane) can go terribly wrong, and what investigators at a suspicious fire should look for. But there was…
Late last month, we told you about rape allegations against Bill Cosby made by Barbara Bowman, who was raised in Denver and says her own negative experiences with the entertainer started right here. Bowman’s claims put renewed scrutiny on similar allegations lodged against Cosby over the years — yet inexplicably,…
Lee Riddle taught German at Widefield High School in Colorado Springs. But he’s been sentenced to jail for other lessons — ones involving contact with the genitals of his male students, allegedly via “cup checks” that allowed him to discern the size of their penis. Continue for the bizarre details…
9News, whose Kyle Dyer was bitten by a dog on the air a couple of years back, has just completed a thorough and wide-ranging report about dog bites in the Denver-metro area. Among the information compiled in conjunction with Rocky Mountain PBS: which breeds have registered the most and the…
Update: Yesterday morning, we told you about the death of a man near the Tamarac exit on Interstate 225; he’d died of a gunshot wound after allegedly passing deputies on a traffic stop too closely. (See our previous coverage below.) Now, police are reporting that Santamaria shot himself during the…
