There’s no faster way to ruin your day than getting a speeding ticket — but traffic stops like these are more expensive in some cities than others. The folks at NerdWallet.com recently set out to discover the true cost in Colorado of a ticket for going more than twenty miles…
This year’s NFL draft takes place on Thursday, with the Broncos selecting in the 31st slot — a tough place to find an impact athlete. We hope John Elway and company beat the odds — or at least make a better choice than the ones on the following list. Here’s…
When a juvenile commits a crime, the press typically refrains from naming him. But some of the most prominent mainstream news agencies are identifying thirteen-year-old Kai Kelly, likely due to the shocking nature of his alleged crime and the fact that he’s been formally charged with first-degree murder. The teen…
As we’ve reported, the legalization of recreational marijuana sales that kicked in on January 1 has prompted a boom in pot tourism despite the continuing refusal by the State of Colorado and the City of Denver to embrace and promote the cannabis industry. More indications of this phenomenon can be…
We recently shared the concerns of Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area director Tom Gorman, who’s worried that Mexican cartels losing money due to higher-quality Colorado pot will force their way into the local marijuana business using extortion and threats of violence. Most of our readers didn’t buy Gorman’s…
Denver blog posts are a thrill a minute. At our Show & Tell blog, Bree Davies argues that Lakeside is the best amusement park in Denver, while Byron Graham thinks Elitch’s is the winner. Discuss. South Stands Denver’s Jennifer Eakins: “Wes Welker Handed Out $100 Bills at the Kentucky Derby…
Update below: The two-month period during which Colorado farmers could register to grow hemp for the 2014 growing season closed on May 1. As of 4:30 p.m. that day, state records show that 42 people or businesses were approved to grow hemp and another 53 had applied but were not…
In November 2012, we covered the murder of Loretta Barela, allegedly at the hands of her husband, Christopher Perea — and we also reported about a delayed 911 response that prompted the same sort of criticism as in last month’s killing of Kristine Kirk, who was on the phone with…
Update: Of three bills aimed at addressing the dearth of condo construction in the metro area, only one still survives. That bill, Senate Bill 220, would push homeowners and builders toward arbitration rather than litigation in cases where the homeowners’ units suffer from construction defects. State Senator Jessie Ulibarri introduced…
In recent days, we’ve posted about the ten Denver neighborhoods where you’re most likely to get your car stolen, as well as the ten Denver neighborhoods with the most aggravated assaults, drawing from Denver Police Department data as compiled by Fox31. Today, we examine the ten most dangerous neighborhoods in…
It was plenty weird enough when a plane crashed into a house in a suburban neighborhood in Northglenn yesterday. But even stranger is word that pilot Brian Veatch, who survived the incident (no one on the ground was hurt, either), once owned the house he struck…
After the Broncos’ humiliating Super Bowl defeat in February, QB Peyton Manning laid low for a while. But he’s back on the national stage in a big way, thanks in part to retirement-bound pal David Letterman, who devoted a huge chunk of last night’s show to PM and showed his…
A reader posting about Ballpark neighborhood objections to a homeless day center definitely struck a nerve. His contention that hipster yuppies are killing Colorado triggered a gusher of additional commentary, with some folks agreeing with him and others rejecting his dire assessment, as in the following take…
Denver blog posts come with everything. At our Cafe Society blog, Patricia Calhoun shares a comment from a reader who thinks that when it comes to cheeseburgers, simpler is better. Colorado Peak Politics ballyhoos a poll showing Republicans in better shape for 2014 than they were prior to the 2010…
Dixie Elixirs, a Denver-based marijuana edibles company, recently announced that it has settled a dispute with a California company with which it previously partnered to produce Dixie Botanicals, a line of hemp oil products that includes tinctures and balms. Under the terms of the settlement, the California company, Medical Marijuana…
As you know, Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday this year — but why waste a perfectly good weekend leading up to it? That was the mindset of the folks who gathered on Saturday and Sunday at Civic Center Park to mark the occasion early. Our Brandon Marshall was…
Last week, Hector Diaz was formally charged by federal prosecutors with using more than $500,000 in Colombian cash to invest in the Colorado marijuana industry. Others indicted along with Diaz insist that none of the targeted transactions had any connection with foreign drug gangs. But a longtime investigator says he’s…
Last month, we posted about the top eight ways Colorado kicks the sh*t out of New Jersey based on surveys compiled by Governor John Hickenlooper’s office in which our fair state crushed NJ after the latter’s guv, Chris Christie, made negative comments about the impact of the local marijuana industry…
In November 2012, thirteen-year-old Dylan Redwine disappeared near the southwestern Colorado home of his dad, Mark Redwine. His remains were found in June 2013, with La Plata County investigators launching a homicide investigation — and while Mark has never been officially named as a suspect, he’s been under relentless pressure…
Hit-and-run drivers are well known for leaving strangers hurt or killed by their actions — but did Alton Kirkland also abandon his significant other and two of his children after a crash that left them injured as well? That’s among the possibilities in the latest hit-and-run in a season full…
Here’s an article that actually ran in several papers over the years, though we’ve singled out the version from the September 1890 Aspen Daily Times. Basically, it’s a “correspondence” with an unnamed doctor who lists ten dangerous drugs and the fates that befall the users of each. The drugs, in…
We recently posted about the ten Denver neighborhoods with the most aggravated assaults, according to 2009-2013 Denver police data. Afterward, many residents of these and other neighborhoods shared their experiences. But few were as harrowing as the one that follows, as shared by a resident who still lives in and…
