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  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Tahlia Perea busted for smuggling 104 pounds of marijuana in quinceanera plaques

    Big photos below.​A quinceanara is an important rite of passage for fifteen-year-old young women. But for Tahlia Perea, a passage she allegedly attempted at age eighteen proved problematic. She was busted for trying to cross the Mexico-U.S. border with more than a hundred pounds of marijuana ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Medical marijuana: Ft. Collins PD returns Frank Marzano's seized grow gear (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

    Corry and Marzano.​Update: Yesterday, the Fort Collins Police Department returned growing equipment and other property seized from medical marijuana grower Frank Marzano way back in 2007, during a hunt for a fugitive that turned into a pot raid. Last year, a Colorado court ruled that the searc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Marijuana critic William Breathes's Jamaica travel diary, Part 2: Weed, weed everywhere

    William Breathes.​Editor's note: Medical marijuana critic William Breathes just returned from a honeymoon in Jamaica. Read his first trip diary entry here, and check out part two below. The minute you get off the plane in Negril, someone is there to sell you herb.

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Food and place porn: Pizzeria Locale's opening night

    Laura Shunk​"There's no other style of pizza in the world that's as geeky as the Napolitano style," chef Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson said last night, as the pace started to pick up at Pizzeria Locale during its first official dinner service. "And we're trying to do it exactly right." "Makes o ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    Return to Sender

    What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Cyber Monday ripoffs: See 7 Colorado website domains seized for selling counterfeit goods

    ​Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don't need to visit -- because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justic ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Asylum Denied: Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

    ​Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don't need to visit -- because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justic ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    Inside America's kidnapping capital of Phoenix, Arizona

    ​Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don't need to visit -- because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justic ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    ​Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don't need to visit -- because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Ken Gorman's "Asshole of the Week" tirades mobilized the stoned masses

    Ken Gorman and his daughter, Valency, shortly before his murder.​Ken Gorman, the emphatic pot crusader featured in this week's cover story, "High Times," had a talent for attracting trouble. In fact, those who knew him said it was among his favorite things -- behind pot, of course. Trouble ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Cory Voorhis, ex-ICE agent, loses initial bid to get his job back

    Cory Voorhis has lost round one.​Former ICE agent Cory Voorhis's 2006 decision to access a restricted database and give materials to gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez wound up having unexpected repercussions years later. Some observers feel fallout from this action contributed to Governor B ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    A report from Juarez, the bleeding front line of the war on drugs

    Cory Voorhis has lost round one.​Former ICE agent Cory Voorhis's 2006 decision to access a restricted database and give materials to gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez wound up having unexpected repercussions years later. Some observers feel fallout from this action contributed to Governor B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Friday Rap-Up: Apostle, Lil Wayne, The Game, Prodigy

    Cory Voorhis has lost round one.​Former ICE agent Cory Voorhis's 2006 decision to access a restricted database and give materials to gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez wound up having unexpected repercussions years later. Some observers feel fallout from this action contributed to Governor B ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    Big Brothers

    The Ibarra brothers are watching you.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2007

    The Big Chill

    The Ibarra brothers are watching you.

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    Guest Wishes

    Helen Krieble wants to end all the horsing around over illegal immigration.

  • News

    February 9, 2006

    Anime Attraction

    Local businesses want to give animation bootleggers the boot.

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    A Bulky Blue Line

    Some police find the lure of strength-enhancing drugs impossible to ignore.

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    What's the Beef?

    Brawny juicers keep pumping steroids, so why aren't more serving time.

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Trial by Wire

    There's lots of cash and carrying on over First Data's south-of-the-border business.

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Off Limits

    When dinosaurs ruled the earth

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2004

    Global Howl

    Ginsberg’s “Howl” gets a global birthday tribute.

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    The Chiva Game

    American hunger for black-tar heroin has made downtown Denver the land of opportunity for immigrant dealers.

  • News

    September 25, 2003

    Russian Roulette

    The bride says she married for love; her mother-in-law suspects it was money. The only person who can settle the dispute is dead.

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2003

    Pony Up

    American tall tale gallops across these pages

  • Film

    June 5, 2003

    Cut to the Chase

    2 Fast 2 Furious is custom-made for box-office success.

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Follow That Story

    Hemp Burns Out

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    Be Seeing You

    He refused to spy for Uncle Sam. Is the FBI spying on him?

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Call Her Madam

    Kwang Suk Campbell Walker wasn't just looking for a handout.

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Vanishing Point

    Millionaire pot king Robert Golding's biggest deal was with the DEA agents who let him walk.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Welcome Home

    A fugitive makes her way back to Denver.

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Hemp Takes a Hit

    The feds just might drive this growing industry out of its head.

  • News

    September 23, 1999

    Bargain Hunters

    Mile High Flea Market vendor Suki Brow may go to jail. If only she’d been a Wal-Mart associate instead.

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    A Mile High and Rising

    The drug trade in Denver and the surrounding area is getting worse -- much worse.

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Wise Gal

    Anne Slemmons took Michael Wise's money and ran for the border.

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    Taking a Hit

    A maker of "water filtration systems" for smokers gets more publicity than he bargained for.

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOWS

    THIS DUD'S FOR YOU...AND THIS DUD...AND THIS DUD...

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    STRANGE BUT TRUE

    THINGS YOU DID IN DENVER WHILE YOU WERE STOPPED DEAD IN TRAFFIC ON THE WAY TO DIA.

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    NORTH OF THE BORDER

    A MEXICAN AIRLINE PURSUES ITS EX-CHAIRMAN TO A VAIL CONDO.

  • News

    July 6, 1994

    A MOUNTAIN OF TROUBLE

    FOR YEARS THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE TAYLOR RANCH PITTED THE LOCALS AGAINST A WEALTHY OUTSIDER. NOW THEY'RE FIGHTING THE STATE--AND EACH OTHER.THIS LAND IS MY LAND FOR SALE: 77,000 ACRES. COLORFUL HISTORY. EASY ACCESS TO LOCAL RANGE WAR. INQUIRE WITHIN.

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