For each of the past four years, we’ve spotlighted the top ten White Elephant gifts as chosen by the folks at ARC Thrift Stores; click for picks from 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. But this year’s collection may be the weirdest yet — and as a bonus, it’s supplemented by…
Richard Tababi’s vehicle appears to have broken down along E-470, and when he attempted to cross the highway, he was hit again and again. The Colorado State Patrol believes that at least five vehicles struck Tabibi — and that’s only an estimate. Additional details and more below. See also: Did…
If I had to sadistically pick my favorite death trap on a Denver highway, the now-defunct westbound Bryant exit from Sixth Avenue would take the cake. Trying to exit the freeway on this short ramp was near-impossible, and entering the roadway there was just as deadly, since traffic heading to…
Talk about one comment spawning more: A Comment of the Day in which a reader argued that too many Denver men are still boys living the full-blown stoner life resulted in hundreds of responses. Some of those weighing in agreed, others didn’t — and some offered a defense against the…
Denver blog posts are hip to hipsterism. At our Show and Tell blog, Amanda Moutinho shares nine ways to have a happy hipster Christmas. Denver PR Blog remembers longtime Denver public relations executive, journalist and professor Fred Hobbs. Coyote Gulch: There’s still plenty of time to build snowpack in the…
This past March, Loveland Police Officer Garret Osilka was shot and seriously wounded during a routine traffic stop. Cody Powell was busted for the crime, and he’s now received a forty-year sentence — one not long enough for many of Osilka’s colleagues. Photos, videos and more below. See also: Garret…
This week’s cover story, “The Coldest Case,” looks back at the still-unsolved 1996 murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey — and the long, lonely battle waged by Fleet and Priscilla White, former friends of the Ramseys, to learn how the investigation got so badly derailed. The case had a devastating impact…
Update: As we noted in a December 12 post, Gregory Kilcollins’s Facebook profile photo featured him wearing a hat whose inner brim is emblazoned with the term muerte, the Spanish word for death. Two days later, witnesses say Kilcollins shot up an apartment complex, seriously injuring one man in the…
Platinum 84, a strip club in Federal Heights, has gotten some negative publicity in recent months owing to a pair of incidents: an August shooting that hurt two and the injury of a cop in a September assault following an appearance by 2 Live Crew. But with the holidays approaching,…
Yesterday, we told you about an $11 million verdict for Ken McGill, who suffered a stroke while in Jefferson County Detention Center. But the McGill incident isn’t the only jail-related tragedy to spur a multi-million dollar settlement this week. Colorado’s Department of Corrections has reportedly agreed to pay $3 million…
Stephen Colbert isn’t going anywhere — other than CBS, where he’s been chosen to take over the Late Night franchise from David Letterman. But tonight, he’s scheduled to broadcast his final episode of his signature show, The Colbert Report, on which he’s given Colorado a lot of (hilarious) love over…
In recent months, officials and marijuana activists alike have been calling for cannabis users to make sure their stash isn’t accessible to children. Alysia Lombard and Mario Hollerway are accused of ignoring that advice and a lot more in relation to their three-year-old daughter, who tested positive for THC after…
“Myth or Miracle?” JoeL Warner, December 4 A Tangled Web I have to commend you on Joel Warner’s article: thorough and well-presented. People needed the facts to make their own decisions. The more evidence they have, the better chance they have at helping and not harming their loved ones.Kathleen ChippiNederland…
Dear Stoner: I saw something the other week about marijuana not being good for creativity. It seems like it should have come from The Onion or National Report, since pot seems to help people be more creative — but it was real. WTF?P. Nutbag Dear Nutbag: We thought it was…
Medical marijuana patient numbers continued to climb in recent months, increasing from 115,710 people at the start of September to 117,239 by Halloween night. And those patients spent quite a bit of money on pot, with medical sales outpacing recreational sales in September and October as well. See also: “Sue…
When we shared our item breaking down a poster showing what all fifty states are worst at, we asked what readers see as Colorado’s biggest problem area — and the response was passionate. Here’s the take of a person who sees disparities on the roads…and that’s not all. See also:…
Denver blog posts are always hungry for deals. At our Cafe Society blog, Gretchen Kurtz touts six of the best weekly restaurant deals in Denver. At Mile High Mamas, Elissa Sungar asks: “Is Natural Childbirth All It’s Cracked Up to Be?” Colorado Pols notes that Politifact has named Senator-elect Cory…
This could get ugly. Hot on the heels of huge City of Denver payouts in cases involving Jamal Hunter and Marvin Booker, Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher blasted the Denver Sheriff’s Department for a lack of transparency regarding his office’s efforts to audit jail operations overseen by the DSD. A key…
Update: Earlier this week, the Boulder City Council voted unanimously to allow dispensaries to sell branded merchandise, so long as clothing and other items aren’t offered in children’s sizes. Continue to see our preview coverage about the issue, which spotlights favoring the change espoused by Colorado NORML. See also: DIA…
Update: We finally know the identities of the victims in the Adams County triple murder for which Furmen Leyba and Gabriel Flores have been formally charged: They are Johnny Angel Gutierrez, eighteen, Jason Albert Quizada, 37, and Jayson Antonio Figueroa, seventeen, Moreover, one person is said to have survived the…
In our April 2013 cover story, Joel Warner wrote about Ken McGill, who had filed a lawsuit against Jefferson County for what he saw as shabby care after he suffered a stroke while incarcerated. A jury has now agreed and awarded McGill $11 million. Continue for the details, plus a…
Update: Our post last week about the discovery of a body in a Xenia Street alley (see our previous coverage below) noted the arrest of two men, Yer Zit and Zar Yar, both thought to be natives of Myanmar. Now, the pair have been charged, but not for murder. Instead,…
