Former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa will be retried in relation to four corruption charges on which a previous jury was unable to reach a verdict. Selection of a new jury is scheduled to get underway on October 3, the same day that Undersheriff Paula Presley, a former romantic partner of Maketa’s, will be put on trial for accusations that emerged from the sexy scandal.
So many streets are experiencing lane shutdowns or complete closures because of construction in the Denver area right now that getting from one point to another without sprouting an epic migraine is practically impossible. If a team of experts spent months trying to create the perfect formula for inspiring road rage, they couldn’t do better than this.
Herbal Imports, a retail shop selling kratom and other imported herbs, has doubled down on Denver’s need for leafy remedies by opening a second location in Glendale.
Attorneys representing Austin Holzer, who killed Deputy Derek Geer last year after allegedly warning him, “Dude, you’re gonna get fuckin’ shot,” have filed paperwork suggesting that they may claim self-defense in the case.
Does smoking marijuana hurt or help your acid reflux? Our Stoner answers.
A Castle Rock child with autism, Logan Thompson, is facing serious charges stemming from a schoolyard tiff almost two years ago, when Thompson retaliated against a former student – an alleged bully and the son of a high-level Denver Broncos staffer – with a slap in the face.
The Colorado Court of Appeals set a new precedent on July 13 when it ruled that signals from a drug-sniffing dog was not enough to warrant officers searching a vehicle without permission…all thanks to cannabis.
Today, Jacob Magee was sentenced after pleading guilty to one invasion-of-privacy-for-sexual gratification count for taking an upskirt photo of a woman at a Broncos game. His punishment: eight years of sex-offender supervised probation and thirty days in county jail. He’s also required to register as a sex offender for life. Continue for our previous coverage.
Imagine my astonishment when I tried to switch my home Internet service to Century Link and was told to get in line and wait for an indeterminate period of time — possibly a few months.
Noel Ginsburg, a successful Denver manufacturer whose decades of public service work have mostly taken place behind the scenes, is running as a Democrat for governor of Colorado in 2018. In the following in-depth interview, he argues that he’s the best person for the job because of his business experience, outsider’s perspective and a moderate philosophy that he thinks will appeal to voters across the political spectrum.
Less than a year after Denver Broncos receiver Cody Latimer was busted following an incident during which he said his girlfriend assaulted him, footage has surfaced of him getting into an altercation with employees at a strip club; Latimer was pepper sprayed and his uncle wound up up flat on his back after getting punched by an employee at the nightspot. Because Latimer wasn’t taken into custody this time around, he won’t add to the list of Broncos arrests since the year 2000, which currently stands at forty; get the details below. But the latest embarrassment definitely calls his future with the squad into doubt.
Teague Bohlen has been offering tips for transplants to Denver all year, advising them on how to prepare for each new month in their own home. And here’s another tip: Whenever we publish one of his lists, including his July Tips for Transplants, natives and newcomers alike are quick to respond.
Marijuana needs an image makeover, this reader suggests. Is it time for the Don Draper of pot? For cannabis advertisements at Denver International Airport?
Jason Flores-Williams, an attorney suing Denver over its homeless policies, is also defending three protesters arrested in Washington, D.C., last fall. Here he writes about their case and what it says about the rise of facism.
Colorado’s cannabis industry continued to churn in May, the twelfth consecutive month in which marijuana sales topped $100 million in this state.
Over 100 guests gathered at Lone Hawk Farm in Longmont on July 13 for the latest Mason Jar Events seasonal cannabis-pairing dinner, where chef Jamey Fader whipped up a gourmet family feast paired with a variety of pot products. Everything consumed at the dinner was sourced locally, including the cannabis
On July 15, one of Colorado’s more famous (and some might say masochistic) bicycle races is set to take place on the highest paved road in North America. The annual Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb sends cyclists 27.4 miles straight uphill from an elevation of 7,500 feet in…
Zinke’s order came as a concern to leaders of the recreation industry as well as conservationists, who say that the Trump administration is putting oil and gas interests first and foremost – even though the BLM leased the second most land in Colorado of any state during the 2016 fiscal year — and threatening public lands just as many are citing Colorado’s conservation efforts as the reason behind Outdoor Retailer’s relocation from Salt Lake City.
Name.com, a domain/host registrar that got its start in Denver in 2003 and today serves clients around the globe, on July 12 joined hundreds of Internet companies in a Day of Action protest of the Federal Communication Commission’s proposed rollbacks of Obama-era internet regulations.
John Oates, one-half of the iconic singing duo Hall and Oates, is selling his sprawling, rustic Aspen-area ranch for $6 million. Take a photo tour of the property here to see if it will make your dreams come true.
Denver is one of the best cities in the country for job seekers, and the employment market in the state as a whole remains red hot in 2017. But that doesn’t mean finding the perfect gig is as easy as announcing you’re available and waiting for a line to form outside your door. Indeed, a local employment expert stresses that understanding Colorado’s unique culture is key to landing a job that’s right for you.
The media critic who’s been encouraging Colorado officials and politicians to promise not to share fake news online is making progress, but his successes haven’t been bipartisan. So far, seven elected Democrats have signed the no-fake-news-pledge, while the Republican count stands at zero.
