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Earl Moore gets life for bombing attempt at Southwest Plaza on Columbine anniversary

When news broke last year that Earl Moore had been charged with a single count of arson for placing an explosive device in Southwest Plaza mall on the anniversary of the attack on nearby Columbine High School, locals feared he'd receive relatively light punishment. But no: Moore has been sentenced t ... More >>

Dave Logan linked by Mullen to recruiting violations at the school

The fallout from Mullen High School's firing of mega-successful celebrity football coach Dave Logan has been long, loud and contentious. And the chatter will likely ramp up again in the wake of a meeting last night at which Mullen officials accused Logan's staff of committing recruiting violations - ... More >>

Pepper-sprayed Carmody school bus: Cops say kids who carry cannisters need more education

Yesterday afternoon, pepper spray was discharged in a Carmody Middle School bus packed with about fifty students -- eight of whom required medical treatment afterward. At this point, according to Lakewood Police spokesman Steve Davis, the spritzing appears accidental and no criminal charges are anti ... More >>

Whitney Wonnacott, Jimmer Fredette girlfriend & Chatfield grad, gets love at ESPYs (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Our roundup of Coloradans at the ESPYs focused on Tim Tebow, Lindsey Vonn and expatriate LaLa Vasquez. But another prominent person with ties to the state received both an on-stage shout-out and some notable camera time: Whitney Wonnacott, girlfriend of super-shooter Jimmer Fre ... More >>

Charles Belter gun incident at Edge Ice Arena causes gazillionth S. Jeffco lockdown (VIDEO)

Big pic below.​Update: We're getting more information about yesterday's arrest of Charles Belter, who allegedly prompted a lockdown and a series of reverse-911 calls in the vicinity of the Edge Ice Arena. Why? According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Belter threatened his ex-wife w ... More >>

Earl Moore charged with arson, not terrorism, in Southwest Plaza bomb try near Columbine

Big pics below.​Update: At 2 p.m. this afternoon, Earl Albert Moore is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Denver to be advised of the charges against him in relation to an attempted bombing at Southwest Plaza mall on the twelfth anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High ... More >>

Southwest Plaza: Has business been down since April 20 bomb try on Columbine anniversary?

On April 20.​This past weekend, my twin daughters had planned to visit our neighborhood mall, Southwest Plaza, to shop for prom shoes. But after being locked down at Chatfield High School on April 20, the twelfth anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High School, due to a bombing at ... More >>

Stony Creek Elementary evacuation: Man's backpack, off-center ceiling tile lead to 911 call

Stony Creek.​Update: The evacuation of Stony Creek Elementary yesterday hot on the heels of a bomb threat at nearby Southwest Plaza mall on the twelfth anniversary of the Columbine shootings rattled plenty of nerves among residents and locked-down students at area schools -- yet the Jeffco She ... More >>

Jimmer Fredette and Tim Tebow in Denver together? God only knows...

Facebook Jimmer.​At 5:15 p.m. today, Jimmer Fredette will join his BYU teammates at the Pepsi Center to take on Wofford in the first round of the NCAA basketball championships -- and according to the Denver Post's Woody Paige, Tim Tebow may turn up to watch a baller with a reputation every bit ... More >>

Jimmer Fredette: Meet Whitney Wonnacott, BYU star's web-fave girlfriend & Chatfield grad

Big pics below.​BYU's Jimmer Fredette has become a bona fide b-ball star -- which means photos of cheerleader-girlfriend Whitney Wonnacott have started popping up on sites such as Frathouse Sports and The Big Lead. Find photo examples below. But what these posts don't mention is that Wonnacot ... More >>

American Idol, Emma Henry: Colorado produces another hopeful from Littleton

Egads. Just when you thought it was safe to peaceably ignore the new-and-nowhere-near-improved version of American Idol like the rest of the country, along comes another homegrown contestant to follow. Meet Emma Henry, a fifteen-year-old hopeful from Littleton, sophomore at Chatfield High School. ... More >>

John Suthers's anti-bullying event gives Chatfield students inside look at modern media

John Suthers.​Yesterday, my seventeen-year-old daughters, Lora and Ellie, helped sing the "Happy Birthday" song used at Red Robin restaurants to Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. And no, I'm not kidding. Suthers was the star attraction at a Monday press event at Chatfield High School int ... More >>

Deer Creek Middle School: No news is good news -- especially after last week

A peaceful day at Deer Creek Middle School.​A Channel 9 report from Deer Creek Middle School about the first day of classes since a shooting last week injured two students is brief and uninformative -- and I couldn't be more relieved. As I pointed out in a blog about how close to home the Dee ... More >>

Topless fashion show in teen hangout? Art Cormier-owned Mr. Biggs may be in big trouble

The Lucky Strike Bar at Mr. Biggs, in a photo from the center's website.​Art Cormier's name has popped up plenty of times in Westword over the years. Take this 2005 piece about the Regency Hotel, a once-elegant joint turned into a nexus for neighborhood complaints under Cormier's ownership. N ... More >>

Art Cormier's Mr. Biggs could be in big trouble

Lucky Strike Bar at the Mr. Biggs in Littleton​Art Cormier's name has popped up plenty of times in Westword -- in our stories about the Regency Hotel ,and most recently in a post about Amazing Jake's, the funplex in Aurora where Cormier tried to revive the scene he had going in northwest Denve ... More >>

Is CU's cupboard less bare than we thought?

At least you didn't get blown out this time, Dan.​If moral victories mattered at this point (which they don't), CU's 31-28 loss to Oklahoma State last night would definitely qualify. Yes, I know: OSU was without starting quarterback (and Chatfield High School alum) Zac Robinson, and the squad ... More >>

Fort Collins Coloradoan looks to hire days after layoffs

​Last night, I attended back-to-school night at Chatfield High School (home of the evacuation-prompting mystery smell -- which turned out to be mace). Amid a presentation by the teachers of the journalism class my twin daughters are taking, a parent said his son loved newspapers so much that h ... More >>

Inconsistencies in Chatfield High mystery smell story

An image from 9News' coverage of the Chatfield High School evacuation on Friday.​It's always fascinating for members of the media to get a glimpse of reporting from inside a story -- and that's what I've experienced in recent days regarding the evacuation of Chatfield High School on Friday; an ... More >>

Chatfield High School smells really bad right now

The Chatfield High School logo.​Just got a call from one of my daughters, who attends Chatfield High School in unincorporated Jefferson County. She wanted me to know that the school had been evacuated amid freshman orientation today (she's a junior, but she served as a freshman mentors) due to ... More >>

Test-driving the Colorado Department of Education's new SchoolVIEW website

A graphic from the new SchoolVIEW website.​On Friday, the Colorado Department of Education unveiled SchoolVIEW.org, a new website that aims to make it easier than ever for parents to check on the standardized-testing achievements of a specific school and district -- and it does just that. For ... More >>

Breathe Carolina's Kyle Evans discusses the joys and dangers of the Warped Tour

Q&A with Kyle Evans of Breathe Carolina

Those Breathe Carolina boys sure are colorful. It started out as a simple phone interview for a feature commemorating Breathe Carolina's participation in this year's Warped Tour, which rolls into Invesco Field at Mile High on Sunday, August 9. But it turned into something considerably more unexpect ... More >>

Over the Weekend: KS-107.5's Summer Jam

Luda. KS-107.5 Summer Jam Fiddler's Green June 12 By their very nature, hip-hop radio station festivals like KS-107.5's Summer Jam (the station's twelfth consecutive sell-out) tend to promise more than they can deliver. The lineups are generally stellar -- proof that despite changes in the music i ... More >>

Were photos of grieving mom in the Post and the Rocky intrusive -- or great journalism?

My twin daughters are taking a journalism class at Chatfield High School, and yesterday, their teacher talked about a series of scenarios that touched on ethics. In one example, the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News each captured photographs of grieving parents standing by a body bag contain ... More >>

Over the Weekend... Warped Tour @ Invesco Field at Mile High

A Kid's First Broncos Game

Lockdown at Chatfield High School Receives Minimal Coverage

On Deck

More Messages: Sweepings

Pollish Joke

Naming Rights

Best Non-Random Act of Kindness -- Parental

Caitlyn Craig Memorial Fund

Exquisite Corps

Drums Along the Rockies is more than a convention of band nerds. It's a way of life.

Class Warfare

As they battle for bigger budgets, Colorado educators get a crash course in fundraising.

NATURAL BORED KILLERS

WHEN SUBURBAN GANGSTER WANNABE CHERYL ARMSTRONG WANTED HER BOYFRIEND DEAD, SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK FAR FOR HELP.GIRL TALK INSIDE THE CHILLING DIARY OF CONVICTED TEENAGE MURDERER CHERYL ARMSTRONG.

SEPARATION ANXIETY