Saturday night at Bender’s Tavern was dead in one way but very lively in others thanks to the third annual March of the Zombies. Westword photogs were on hand to capture the action there and plenty of other places, too. Check out Girl Talk at the Ogden, plus String Cheese…
This legislative session has already seen the arrival of proposals to tweak the state’s medical marijuana regulations and establish THC driving limits. It’s no surprise, then, that HB 134, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp, has been described as a ban of synthetic marijuana. But while the measure refers…
Back on February 7, we told you about the death of Camille Jackson, a 21-year-old whose body was found in an Aurora apartment. Her baby was there, too, and still alive. At the time, the Aurora Police Department described the case as “suspicious.” Just over a month later, the APD…
Given how wet our Marches tend to be, we don’t expect conditions dry enough to create fire danger — but there’s concern aplenty in Lefthand Canyon, where a blaze has consumed approximately 622 acres and caused evacuations of 223 homes. At this point, with the flames 80 percent contained, the…
Last week, we used the term “lock” in our post about the CU Buffs’ Big Dance chances after beating Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament, — and we weren’t the only ones certain that was true. But no: Marcus Relphorde and the rest of the squad were snubbed by…
Denver’s Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, the best roller derby team in the world, recently accomplished another feat: the passage of Joint Senate Resolution 11-021 by the Colorado legislature. The purpose of the resolution? To acknowledge the “leadership, development and empowerment of women that the sport of women’s flat track roller derby…
Weld County is undergoing an explosion in the number of oil and gas companies using a technique called “horizontal drilling” to get at deposits deep in the Denver Basin, according to the Greeley Tribune. Which puts us in mind of a certain Simpsons episode…
A second man, 29-year-old Shun Birch, has been convicted of murdering a witness named Kalonniann Clark in 2006. He was one of three men charged with Clark’s killing — and perhaps the least known. Reputed gang leader Brian Hicks was found guilty at a trial last month. Willie Clark, previously…
Statistics compiled by the Federal Trade Commission show that Colorado had the highest per-capita rate of consumer fraud complaints in the nation last year. According to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network report for 2010, Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs all ranked among the top 15 metro areas for…
Denver blog posts tripled. Mile High Report’s Troy Hufford oversees an open thread about the NFL lockout. Bad news on the way? Coyote Gulch dives into five new water issues. BigMedia.org’s Jason Salzman tells the tale of the midnight gerrymander. Scary…
Remember Ann Crall, the Lakewood cop’s wife who allegedly faked cancer in order to shake down folks — including police officers — for thousands in charitable donations? Well, take the “allegedly” out of the previous sentence, because she’s pleaded guilty to theft and charitable fraud. At her sentencing next month,…
Earlier today, we shared attorney Rob Corry’s objections to HB 1261, a bill to set THC driving limits. The measure passed out of committee 6-2. Now, here’s a look inside the hearing, with photos and captions courtesy of the Cannabis Therapy Institute…
Someone in the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver ordered that a mural of the Virgin Mary at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church be covered up two years ago. Or did they?…
Right now, National Public Radio is in turmoil, what with the resignation of CEO Vivian Schiller following anti-Tea Party comments from fundraiser Ron Schiller (no relation), not to mention the crusade by the likes of Doug Lamborn to cut federal funding for public broadcasting. So has Colorado Public Radio been…
The Nuggets never win in Phoenix: That appeared to be an immutable fact during the George Karl era. But with last night’s Nuggets victory in the land of the sun, there appears to be a new rule: With Carmelo Anthony traded, all bets are off — including the idea that…
Location: Outside of the Blockbuster on Colfax and Corona. Number: Unknown. Status: Operable. Cost: 50 cents for local calls. Photo taken: 2:35 p.m. on February 10…
Yesterday, HB 1261, Representative Claire Levy’s bill to set THC driving limits, survived its first legislative test, passing out of committee by a 6-2 vote. But medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry continues to argue against the bill — see his letter to legislators below. In his view, the measure won’t…
Alan Prendergast’s post about a new bill from Representative Evie Hudak looked at the Columbine effect — the inclination of many school officials to involve police in issues that might have been handled differently in a previous era. One reader noted how difficult it is to know which call is…
Edward and Linda Bryant have been accused of theft, forgery and several other related offenses. But are they also guilty of murdering two adoptive children, then continuing to collect aid checks in their names? That’s what El Paso County authorities are trying to figure out — and evidence is starting…
And then there were ten — Denver mayoral candidates approved to be on the ballot, that is. Doug Linkhart, the Teapot Party fave, wound up in the coveted first slot. And at least one of the hopefuls left behind plans to contest his exclusion…
After an exciting year-long run-up, Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Board of Trustees has announced its choice for the school’s new moniker. And the winner is…Denver State University! The crowd goes…meh. What’s that? Think we should stop bellyaching unless we have better suggestions? Actually, we do. We have suggestions that…
Former Senator Tim Wirth, a formidable opponent in the 1980s of the U.S. Army’s big plans for its training site in southeastern Colorado, views possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site as possibly a greater threat to the area’s environment and economy today than it was then. Now the…
