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Eric Williams's bust in Texas DA murders nixes theory about Colorado white supremacy link

Earlier this month, speculation was rife that the killings of Texas prosecutor Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia, as well as an earlier slaying, might be linked to the March assassination of Tom Clements, who headed Colorado's Department of Corrections. The theory involved white supremacist prison ... More >>

Ten rockers who found religion

We all dream of finding fame and fortune in our chosen fields, but when people actually do get rich and famous, they often discover that money can't buy happiness, or love, or whatever it is the Beatles were singing about. What's the answer, then? God? Meditation? E-meter auditing? When musicians ge ... More >>

Mike McLelland second Texas prosecutor killed in two months: Tom Clements murder link?

The investigation into Evan Ebel, the man thought to have gunned down pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements, has taken another bizarre twist in a continuing series of them. On Saturday, Texas prosecutor Mike McLelland and his wife Cynth ... More >>

Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere sue after engagement pic used in Colorado hate mailers

In this year's campaign, Senator Jean White and state House candidate Jeffrey Hare, both Republicans, were attacked via mailers featuring a gay couple kissing and slogans suggesting that the image represented their version of family values. Turns out that the couple in question, Brian Edwards and T ... More >>

James Holmes: Five questionable reports about weird behavior

Even before his bizarre first court appearance, reports have circulated about alleged weird behavior by suspected Aurora theater shooter James Holmes. One of the most vivid has already been debunked, not that it's stopped the story from zipping around the web. Hard to believe all of them (or perhaps ... More >>

James Holmes is cute tweets earn well deserved Twitter backlash

The Aurora theater shootings have generated plenty of sympathy online -- but also some twisted responses on the fringes. Now, in the tradition of Facebook tribute pages to James Holmes, the man accused of murdering twelve people and injuring dozens more at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Ris ... More >>

Photos of James Holmes, medical school dropout and alleged Aurora theater shooter

We can now give you a look at James Holmes, the man in custody in the wake of a shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16 during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. This is a more recent shot, while one below is from a San Diego yearbook. Here it is:

Josephine Echols slaying: Killer Kiarron Parker's PCP-fueled past (47)

Update: Aurora Police have now identified the man who killed Josephine Echols outside a church service officiated by her son as Kiarron Parker, 29 -- and the off-duty Denver Police officer who put him down as six-year vet Antonio Milow, Echols's nephew. And the more info that comes out, the more lik ... More >>

Tim Tebow to become Times Square Tim in New York, says Focus on the Family

After the Broncos traded Tim Tebow to the Jets, televangelist Pat Robertson accused Denver of treating Tebow shabbily. But a spokesman for Colorado Springs' Focus on the Family, for which Tebow made a 2010 Super Bowl ad, doesn't echo this claim. Instead, he believes the events that led the Broncos t ... More >>

FDA-approved hangover pill hits the market

​'Tis the most wonderful time of the year, Denver. During the stretch of days between Thanksgiving and New Year's, it's totally socially appropriate to stay out too late on a school night, drink too much and show up to work griping about your subsequent hangover. Okay, maybe not totally social ... More >>

Rockies' Mike Jacobs becomes first U.S. professional athlete to test positive for HGH

Sky SoxJacobs.​So far, the most notable moment of the Rockies season was when management traded Ubaldo Jimenez, the best pitcher in team history. And now we have another notable -- but not positive event -- with which to mark the season: Mike Jacobs, first baseman for the Rockies' Triple-A te ... More >>

Gil Spencer, R.I.P.: Neil Westergaard remembers legendary Denver Post editor

Gil Spencer in a 1992 Denver Post photo.​Gil Spencer, former editor of the Denver Post, who died early this morning at the age of 85, was a rarity: a veteran journalist who was beloved by one and all -- and especially by the people with whom he once worked. That's certainly true of Neil Weste ... More >>

Courtney Bowles, teacher who got naked with student, cops a plea: No jail time possible?

Big pics below.​Courtney Bowles, a former teacher at Mountain View High School, got national exposure for exposing herself, in a manner of speaking. She was caught having sex with a student in a car, setting off a web frenzy spurred by her comely photos and hot-for-teacher fantasies of the sor ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: NY Knicks mull Melo price as pressure builds on Lakers to make move

Carmelo.​Reports that Amare Stoudemire's toe injury had ratcheted up pressure on the Knicks to make a Carmelo Anthony trade happen apparently weren't enough to get a Melo deal done yesterday. Meanwhile, the Lakers' alleged interest in Melo has been denigrated as a non-story -- but after the La ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: NY Knicks owner James Dolan reportedly negotiating with Stan Kroenke

Carmelo.​The prospect that Carmelo Anthony will be dealt before the February 24 trade deadline just got better. Following hot on the sneakers of reports about a possible three-team deal involving the Knicks, Nuggets and Timberwolves comes word that New York owner James Dolan is talking directl ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: Mark Warkentien to be groomed as general manager for Melo's Knicks?

Carmelo.​As predicted in our post about Carmelo Anthony's awful play versus the 76ers, Melo went off last night against the New Jersey Nets, who pulled the plug on a deal when he balked at signing a contract extension -- yet the Nugs still lost handily. Not that it matters, since New York Knic ... More >>

Courtney Bowles: Fort Collins teacher busted naked with student getting national exposure

Big pics below.​The most common reaction to student-sex-abuse reports about the likes of Travis Masse, Gary Wegner and other men featured in our collection of 2010 accused teachers and caretakers mug shots is revulsion. But when an attractive female teacher is similarly targeted, the response ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: Are Nuggets stalling trade because they want Nets to keep losing?

Carmelo.​Yesterday, we told you that a blockbuster three-team deal to send Nuggets Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the New Jersey Nets had hit a roadblock, reportedly because the Nugs wanted the Nets to take relatively new acquisition Al Harrington off their hands, too. But is that the ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: New Jersey Nets owner signals that team is still interested in Melo

Carmelo.​The deal to send Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets is supposedly dead -- but don't schedule the funeral just yet. Last week, a Nuggets scout was in New Jersey watching Derrick Favors, reportedly a centerpiece of a potential transaction. And now, comments from the Nets' owner ind ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: Nuggets scout watches Derrick Favors gets schooled by Kevin Garnett

Carmelo.​We keep being told that the four-way trade to send Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets is dead -- but it may have some life in it yet. Why else would a Nuggets scout be eyeballing Nets rookie Derrick Favors, reportedly one of the keys to a possible deal?

Carmelo Anthony is La La Vazquez's bitch on reality show: She shoulda been Nuggets GM?

La La Vazquez.​Basketball fans everywhere have been debating where Carmelo Anthony is likely to land, with Chicago and New Jersey being the most rumored locations of late. Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri insists Denver's still in the running, but few believe he has a shot. If only he had t ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony not thinking about basketball as Chicago Bulls wonder if he'd hurt chemistry

Carmelo.​The Carmelo Anthony trade winds continue at hurricane strength, and while he insists he's not concentrating on basketball right now, plenty of other people are. Indeed, the rumors about him heading to Chicago are already at a level where observers are worried about whether an Anthony ... More >>

Ladies' night all right with New York judges

Roy Den Hollander,feminist foe​Here in Colorado, ladies' nights have survived Steve Horner's repeated attempts to shut them down, and a New York appeals court has just ruled that ladies' nights are all right with them, too. The Manhattan-based Second Court of Appeals rejected Manhattan attorn ... More >>

Andrew Romanoff gets boost from White House job controversy

"It's nice to feel wanted."​In recent weeks, senatorial hopeful Andrew Romanoff has been under increasing pressure to talk about alleged job offers from the White House if he wouldn't challenge Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet in November, especially in light of similar claims made by Penns ... More >>

Dino Costa: Sorry, haters, but he's kicking ass in New York -- and leaving Denver behind

Photo by Anthony CameraDino Costa loves you, Denver. Why didn't enough of you love him back?​Dino Costa may have been the most divisive sports-media personality in Denver over the past several years. As we documented in a 2006 profile, he loves to stir things up, be it with his argument-genera ... More >>

Tom Tancredo slaps Obama administration for offering temporary protected status to Haitians in U.S. illegally

Photo by John JohnstonTom Tancredo accuses the Obama administration of exploiting the Haitian crisis.​Last Friday, Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano granted temporary protected status to undocumented Haitians living in the United States -- a move that deep-sixes deportations to the ... More >>

New York Giants, like everyone else in America, think their Thanksgiving plans suck

The Giants aren't happy at all about spending their T-Day here.​ Next Thursday, just as you're waking up from your turkey-induced coma and reaching for your fourth piece of pie, the Broncos will welcome the New York Giants into their homes and then try to slaughter them. (Just like the pilgrim ... More >>

The Denver connection to the Queens terror raids

The FBI conducted a number of high-profile raids in Queens yesterday -- high-profile enough to have prompted the CBS report above (beware; you have to watch a commercial before the story actually runs). Along the way, correspondent Bob Orr mentions a man "from the midwest" whose recent travels to A ... More >>

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Take Two

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The Sunday Denver Post is one of America's most widely circulated newspapers. Does it deserve to be?

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Shuck and High Five

New York baseball nostalgia hits Denver.

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All the News That Fits

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See Dick Run. Run, Dick, Run!

The looniness of Colorado's long-distance runner.

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