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Jefferson County

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Fire bans in Boulder and Golden as Lower North Fork Fire blazes out of control

    The Lower North Fork Fire has already resulted in two fatalities and remains uncontained at this writing -- and the conditions that have fueled it are clearly not lost on officials in other communities. Below, see information about newly announced fire bans in Boulder and Golden, as well as a releas ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    The Poop Fairy program expands to Boise

    The Lower North Fork Fire has already resulted in two fatalities and remains uncontained at this writing -- and the conditions that have fueled it are clearly not lost on officials in other communities. Below, see information about newly announced fire bans in Boulder and Golden, as well as a releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Matt Townshend goes to jail because he didn't buy a dog license

    There are a lot of unlikely offenses that can land a person in jail -- like, for instance, referring to one of your college professors as "Junius Puke" online. But did you know that failing to buy a license for your dog could also win you a room in the Crossbar Hotel? Matt Townshend didn't -- until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Jefferson County's most wanted criminals: A mug shot gallery

    Many law enforcement agencies across the state compile and update their own most-wanted-criminals list -- and the one maintained by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office demonstrates the distressingly widespread and commonplace nature of domestic violence. All twelve people on its current list -- el ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Golden mayor Jacob Smith reveals how the Jefferson Parkway deal took a wrong turn

    After months of negotiations put in gear by Governor John Hickenlooper and Don Hunt, his head of the Colorado Department of Transportation, Golden has definitely put the brakes on a deal that would have had that town sign off on plans for the Jefferson Parkway -- in exchange for $57 million in trans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Bizarre classroom posters from the '70s, Part 2: Filling in the (very strange) blanks

    Around the time students were returning to school this year, we shared a collection of bizarre classroom posters from the '70s -- discussion starters that often asked existential questions like, "What can you do when no one seems to care?" Now, as we ready for Thanksgiving break, here's a sequel, st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    William Lornes: Cherry Creek mall kidnapping suspect now accused of 1st degree murder

    Big pic below.​Update: Earlier, we noted that William Lornes, 24, was being held for car theft but wondered if accusations related to a Cherry Creek Shopping Center kidnapping were on the way. Instead, such charges have been preceded by a first-degree murder beef linked to the homicide of Gera ... More >>

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    August 12, 2010

    NIGHT LIGHT

    Big pic below.​Update: Earlier, we noted that William Lornes, 24, was being held for car theft but wondered if accusations related to a Cherry Creek Shopping Center kidnapping were on the way. Instead, such charges have been preceded by a first-degree murder beef linked to the homicide of Gera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Coleadero Rodeo: After animal deaths, PETA wants event canceled, & Jeffco commish agrees

    From Channel 31 coverage.​Yesterday, we told you about the controversy over the Coleadero Rodeo, which is slated to take place at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday even though eleven animals were hurt, and two had to be killed, following an event at the same venue on July 18. Now, Peo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    Way to Grow

    From Channel 31 coverage.​Yesterday, we told you about the controversy over the Coleadero Rodeo, which is slated to take place at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday even though eleven animals were hurt, and two had to be killed, following an event at the same venue on July 18. Now, Peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Bruco Eastwood, accused Deer Creek Middle School shooter: Transforming forces, voices from a Nielsen television box

    Bruco Eastwood (transforming forces not pictured).​Jefferson County authorities didn't want to release the arrest affidavit for Bruco Eastwood, the man accused of shooting two students at Deer Creek Middle School last month. So kudos to the Denver Post and Channel 9 for going to court to force ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Medical marijuana moratorium in Jeffco: Sixty-year-old zoning code used to shut down dispensary

    The owner of Footprints Health made tracks -- to lawyer Lauren Davis.​The owner of Footprints Health & Wellness was confused by the rationale used by Jefferson County when it tried to shutter his dispensary, as he conceded in an interview last week. That makes sense to his attorney, Lauren Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    ACLU wins settlement with Jeffco sheriff's office over Nobama shirt student

    Blake Benson rocks his Nobama duds.​Conservatives like to portray the American Civil Liberties Union as a bunch of dangerous lefties with a decidedly progressive agenda rather than principles that transcend the politics of the moment. But that argument was dinged today, when the ACLU's Colora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Colorado Crimes: Try banging someone your age, teacher Linda Trabucco!

    Linda Trabucco.​Why on earth would a female high-school teacher want to boink a male student? After all, teenage boys are typically terrible conversationalists, are prone to doing stupid things (and then doing them again), and have terrible skin. And who cares if a stiff breeze can give them a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Jefferson County wants to give you a jackass

    Courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office"My name is Sonar. Can I move in?"​Want a horse? How about sixteen of them -- plus a donkey? If so, representatives of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office would like to bend your ear. The JCSO has been awarded ownership of the animals, which w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 6 edition

    ​Would you like to sniff the cork? Today in Cafe Society: • Grapes and grilling tonight at Strings. • Guess where I'm drinking? • Martini Ranch and Hiccups III dry up. • And the new, New York Times restaurant critic is... • Tonight's shochu dinner at Elway's Cherry Creek could be th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    July 4: What you can blow up and where

    A Flickr photo So you want to set some shit off this weekend? Because different jurisdictions have different rules, fireworks that may be perfectly lawful on one block may be illegal on the next. Most items that neither explode nor leave the ground are permissible in Colorado. But in Wheat Ridge, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Major behind-the-scenes shuffling at the Denver Post

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. The just-published blog "Former Enemies Penny Parker and Bill Husted Finding Ways to Co-Exist at the Denver Post" describes the intriguing repercussions of changes at the broadsheet since the closure of the Rocky Mountain News -- and plenty more are on the way. Earlier tod ... More >>

  • News

    January 22, 2009

    From the week of January 22

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. The just-published blog "Former Enemies Penny Parker and Bill Husted Finding Ways to Co-Exist at the Denver Post" describes the intriguing repercussions of changes at the broadsheet since the closure of the Rocky Mountain News -- and plenty more are on the way. Earlier tod ... More >>

  • News

    January 15, 2009

    The rocky road to developing around Rocky Flats

    Photo courtesy of Flickr. The just-published blog "Former Enemies Penny Parker and Bill Husted Finding Ways to Co-Exist at the Denver Post" describes the intriguing repercussions of changes at the broadsheet since the closure of the Rocky Mountain News -- and plenty more are on the way. Earlier tod ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2007

    Poker Faces

    Table Mountain Animal Center fundraises in style.

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2007

    Hop Stuff

    Table Mountain Animal Center fundraises in style.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    Counting

    Table Mountain Animal Center fundraises in style.

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2006

    Provisionally Speaking

    Table Mountain Animal Center fundraises in style.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    Pollish Joke

    Table Mountain Animal Center fundraises in style.

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Off Limits

    An Open-and-Shut Case

  • News

    December 30, 2004

    Strange but True

    Rampaging bears! Rampaging Buffs! Criminals in the buff! It happened here... unfortunately.

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 19, 2004

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    Outfaxed

    His enemies thought they could use Mike Zinna's website to destroy him. Instead, they got caught with their fax down.

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2004

    Thigh High

    Imperial Challenge burns in Breckenridge

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Stripped of a Zip

    A few digits could cause a big shift for north Denver postal customers.

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    There Ought to Be a Law

    Ten questions for the legislature's Columbine committee.

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Swing Shift

    Unhappiness over a newsroom shuffle is only the latest sign of malaise at the Post.

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    Tower Failure

    Community groups and broadcasters widen their battle over proposed tower construction.

  • News

    December 6, 2001

    Naughty or Nice

    A year after a Yuletide protest, one alleged Santa vandal is indicted and an activist-spokesman is freed.

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Takin' It in the Pants

    In Jefferson County, vasectomies are quick, cheap and cool.

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Something in the Air

    Lookout Mountain is a hot spot in the battle over broadcast emissions.

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Sad But True

    And God said Ha! (Can you blame Him?)

  • News

    December 9, 1999

    Slow Burn

    Court hearings abound in the Ramsey case -- except one for the murderer.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Letters

    Court hearings abound in the Ramsey case -- except one for the murderer.

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    If the Shoe Fits

    Critics say the fix is in for Nike in Golden. But it won't be easy for the company to leave its imprint on a local landmark.

  • News

    May 8, 1997

    Letters

    Critics say the fix is in for Nike in Golden. But it won't be easy for the company to leave its imprint on a local landmark.

  • News

    February 6, 1997

    Class Warfare

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

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Strange but True

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

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Uh-oh, Wilderness

    Jeffco's plans to pave a short stretch of Colorow Road leave residents fuming.

  • Calendar

    November 29, 1995

    THRILLS

    Jeffco's plans to pave a short stretch of Colorow Road leave residents fuming.

  • News

    June 14, 1995

    HOT PROPERTY

    WITH DEVELOPERS RUSHING IN, ROCKY FLATS ISN'T GROUND ZERO ANYMORE.

  • News

    June 8, 1994

    LETTERS

    WITH DEVELOPERS RUSHING IN, ROCKY FLATS ISN'T GROUND ZERO ANYMORE.

  • News

    May 25, 1994

    SEPARATION ANXIETY

    WITH DEVELOPERS RUSHING IN, ROCKY FLATS ISN'T GROUND ZERO ANYMORE.

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