Cherry Robertson says fourteen-year-old Niela Coleman was bullying her daughter — a claim Coleman denies. But even if Robertson is right, prosecutors still feel she could have handled the situation better…since she allegedly responded by shooting the girl. Continue for photos, a video, the police report and details about a…
This week, the Colorado Rockies lost another player to injury, gave up a game-winning home run to a rookie (the Cubs’ Javier Baez) making his major league debut and misspelled another of its star player’s names in the latest poorly edited promotional effort. In other words, it was just another…
Ricky Thompson, a 49-year-old homeless man, was panhandling in Aurora last year when he was punched so brutally that he eventually succumbed to his injuries. Now, Daniel Rice has been convicted of causing Thompson’s death. Continue for photos and details of this brutal crime. See also: Homelessness Being Criminalized in…
“Moving Ghost Town Tortoises,” a new exhibit at the Aspen Art Museum, hasn’t even launched yet. It’s slated to debut on Saturday amid the unveiling of a new building at the facility. But it’s making national and international headlines thanks to a petition claiming animal abuse as a result of…
If you’re like us, you immediately perk up when you’re watching a movie and you hear a reference to Denver — something that’s happening more and more often these days. So, in the tradition of not one but two 2012 roundups of weird movie references to Colorado, we present ten…
At 7 p.m. tonight, the Broncos kick off their preseason schedule at home with a game against the Seattle Seahawks — the very team that crushed the D-towners in this year’s Super Bowl. And as if that’s not bad enough, yet another rematch is slated for the regular season, on…
Mere hours ago, gunfire erupted near 22nd and Arapahoe, injuring one man. Fortunately, he’s expected to survive — but he wasn’t able to provide much assistance to Denver police when it comes to tracking down the person who shot him. Photos and more details below. See also: Photos: Shooting at…
“Continental Divided,” July 31 State Secrets I loved “Continental Divided.” Unfortunately, it was all too true. Colorado is a beautiful state, but it’s also very schizophrenic. Heather Powell Denver I am a resident of the Automan Empire, held hostage by kids and pets and responsibilities. The only pool I’ve seen…
State and federal biologists have been trying to protect the greenback cutthroat trout ever since it was included on the first-ever Endangered Species Act list in 1973. But in 2007, a University of Colorado study cast doubt on whether the fish they’d been saving were actually greenbacks at all. Another…
Dear Stoner: I know that an ounce of weed is legal for adults 21 and up, but what happens if you have more than that amount on you? Are you going to jail?Green Pockets Dear Green: The answer? Maybe. You’re right: You won’t face any fines, penalties or jail time…
Aside from the Supermax in Florence and the U.S. Mint in Denver, few places in this state are as heavily secured as medical marijuana dispensaries. To burglarize one after closing is usually a waste of time, as Colorado law says weed has to be locked up and owners often keep…
Our post about an anti-pot legalization ad that many viewers may see as being in favor of pot legalization went viral, with plenty of folks weighing in about it. And while most saw the situation through a humorous lens, this reader isn’t laughing due to fear that the marijuana industry…
Denver blog posts can look backward and forward at the same time. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies writes a love letter to the Denver she used to know. Big Media’s Jason Salzman: “Coffman’s fact-free attack on a judge deserves media scrutiny.” Colorado Peak Politics offers a look…
Jennifer Reali gained a lot more notoriety as the so-called Fatal Attraction killer of her lover’s wife than she has for the gospel singing on self-released albums that she recorded while doing time at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. Hear a sample of her song stylings below. Now, however, she’s…
These are the tools you’ll need to extract sperm from some of the rarest trout in the world: a towel, a small glass dish like those used on cooking shows to hold chopped ingredients, gloves, fish tranquilizers and your thumb. On a recent day, no fewer than ten biologists, staff…
UPDATE: The accolades just keep rolling in for Thorpe. After People highlighted Soldier Girls as its book of the week in August, Time named the volume its non-fiction book of the year in December. Plenty of people associate Helen Thorpe with her time as Colorado’s first lady; she and Governor…
Could it be the beginning of the end for Justin Bieber? The diminutive Canuck heartthrob has spent the last year-plus making more idiotic headlines than hits — and now, even Olympic gold medalist and self-confessed superfan Missy Franklin is distancing herself from him. Oh, how times have changed. See also:…
On numerous occasions, Boulder has been named the happiest city in America. So naturally we assumed Boulder would top Movoto’s list of happiest mid-sized cities — a category for which Boulder qualifies. But no: While one Colorado place made the cut, it’s not called Boulder. Which community from this fair…
Update: Earlier this morning, we posted an update about a SWAT team standoff in Keenesburg that ended tragically. Turns out a similar standoff was in the past of another person at the center of a Tuesday post: Adrian Chavez, 22, the accused owner of a gun a five-year-old used to…
Update: Yesterday morning, we told you about two violent deaths following a SWAT team standoff in the small community of Keenesburg; see our previous coverage below. Now, we know the identities of the dead: Shawn Kilker, 42, and his son Keith, fourteen, who Shawn apparently killed in a murder-suicide. Reports…
Five years ago tomorrow, on August 6, 2009, Jason Lauve was acquitted in a high-profile medical marijuana case decided on the cusp of the MMJ boom. Since the conclusion of the landmark trial, Lauve is astonished by everything that’s happened on the Colorado pot scene. But while he’s optimistic about…
Our post about the shooting death of David Ludewig, who was killed by a security guard after pointing at Airsoft gun at him, inspired readers to look at this tragic incident from a variety of angles. Here’s the take of a professional security guard. See also: David Ludewig Killed by…
