Jefferson County

Ken McGill left jail behind, but he can't escape the stroke he suffered there

See also: Read the lawsuit from the inmate who suffered a stroke in jail and wasn't treated for 24 hours

Wanted: Jeffco shoplifter specializing in weight-loss pills, Rogaine, condoms

Given the number of serious crimes that are committed in these parts, shoplifters don't typically get a great deal of attention. But a man wanted in Jefferson County is an exception to this rule, thanks to the volume of thefts he's allegedly committed, but also for what he's accused of snatching. T ... More >>

A new RTD light-rail station is "convenient to nothing"

Operation Blood Sport: Meth and coke ring bust leads to discovery of cockfighting operation

If the Jefferson County DA's office is right, some of the sixteen people indicted in a drug ring bust weren't satisfied with dealing meth and cocaine. They were also allegedly involved with an illegal cockfighting operation featuring seventy roosters plus accoutrements that allowed the birds to slas ... More >>

What has the National Renewable Energy Lab done for the public good?

See also: Top fifteen inventions and innovations of the National Renewable Energy Lab

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 >>

The Poop Fairy program expands to Boise

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

NIGHT LIGHT

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 >>

Way to Grow

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

From the week of January 22

The rocky road to developing around Rocky Flats

Poker Faces

Table Mountain Animal Center fundraises in style.

Hop Stuff

Counting

Provisionally Speaking

Pollish Joke

Off Limits

An Open-and-Shut Case

Strange but True

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

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 19, 2004

Stripped of a Zip

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

There Ought to Be a Law

Ten questions for the legislature's Columbine committee.

Tower Failure

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

Naughty or Nice

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

Takin' It in the Pants

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

Something in the Air

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

Sad But True

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

Letters

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.

Letters

Strange but True

Uh-oh, Wilderness

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

A SWEET DEAL

NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

HOT PROPERTY

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

STRANGE BUT TRUE

DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.

LETTERS

SEPARATION ANXIETY