Recently declassified documents reveal that Colorado computers were amount the earliest targets in the first confirmed intergovernmental cyberwarfare campaign: a two-year-long operation carried out by Russia against the U.S. in the late ’90s that was dubbed “Moonlight Maze.”
On July 15, one of Colorado’s more famous (and some might say masochistic) bicycle races is set to take place on the highest paved road in North America. The annual Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans Hill Climb sends cyclists 27.4 miles straight uphill from an elevation of 7,500 feet in…
In March, we reported that the local activist Dezy Saint-Nolde, who goes by Queen Phoenix, pleaded not guilty to five felony and three misdemeanor charges related to her “gifting” marijuana in exchange for donations. Queen Phoenix says that since March, when she entered her plea, the Denver County District Attorney…
Red Fawn Fallis, a member of Denver’s indigenous community, has been in jail in North Dakota ever since she was arrested at Standing Rock on October 27, 2016; she is the most seriously charged water protector, having been accused of possessing and discharging a firearm as she was being restrained…
Since Westword ran a cover story on May 23 about the “sovereign” movement — in which adherents generally reject statutory laws in favor of common law and believe that the U.S. government is corrupt — we’ve been receiving calls, letters and e-mails concerning eight individuals who were arrested along the…
When immigration lawyers with the Meyer Law Firm first captured video evidence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting arrests inside the hallways of the Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse in February, it caused panic in Denver’s immigrant communities. Within weeks of the video’s release, Denver City Attorney Kristin Bronson announced that at least…
As the climber pulled himself onto a rock shelf nearly 250 feet above the base of Eldorado Canyon, he would have looked as small as a speck to anyone below looking skyward at the imposing Bastille, a 350-foot natural formation named after the famed medieval French fortress. The climber, a…
On Wednesday, June 21, Cristina Rodriguez became the latest instance of someone in Colorado who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while reporting to a scheduled ICE check-in. According to ICE spokesman Carl Rusnok, Rodriguez was deported to Mexico on Friday, June 23; her family and immigrant-rights advocates…
The Onion, the satirical publication that calls itself “America’s Finest News Source,” features edgy and humorous takes on everything from pop culture to politics. On June 22, it took on Frontier Airlines.
2017 is turning out to be a breakout year for Roy Wood Jr.
Today, June 15, a coalition of immigrant rights organizations debuted the Colorado Rapid Response Network, a 24-hour hotline that people can call to report, track and verify enforcement operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Organizers say they already have over a hundred volunteers lined up to staff the…
Since March 31, when the City of Denver approved a zoning application for a tiny home village consisting of eleven units and a shower facility to be built in RiNo, at 38th and Walnut streets, Mayor Michael Hancock and his new housing czar Erik Solivan have repeatedly cited the project…
The Continental Divide Trail, which stretches 3,100 miles through five states from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada, is considered one of the toughest thru-hikes in the United States. The trail meanders through some of the most extreme, remote and weather-prone terrain in the Rocky Mountains, and…
The Narrators, the storytelling show founded in Denver, is headed to Tijuana.
Killmer, Lane & Newman, a well-known civil rights law firm, has joined a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of homeless persons suing the City of Denver over its sweeps of homeless encampments. David Lane, a partner of the firm, calls the case an “extremely uphill battle” but is…
Known for its large population of refugees and immigrants (roughly 70,000 people), the city of Aurora is also home to a number of nonprofits, such as Project Worthmore, that help arrivals from around the world settle into life in Colorado. Soon, Aurora’s international community will have another resource at its…
On Friday, June 2, Mayor Hancock accepted an invitation to visit a tiny home village that’s being constructed at 38th and Walnut streets, in RiNo. During his visit, which was closed to the media, the Mayor donned a construction hat and engaged in candid conversations with villagers who voiced concerns…
The Roger Waters concert at Denver’s Pepsi Center was a politically incorrect jab at Donald Trump, whom the Pink Floyd singer likened to Nazis and Klansmen. The message of the show was simple: “Resist.”
Back in 2003, the City of Denver convened the 45-member Commission to End Homelessness, a coalition of service providers, business people and politicians tasked with creating solutions and advising the city on the complicated issue. But the commission has been plagued with problems, especially after the group concluded its “ten…
Yet another survey confirms what we already know: Denver is the most popular place to move to in the United States. At least, so said 1,000 respondents in a recent nationwide survey compiled by the real estate website homes.com. Choosing between six major U.S. cities — Denver, Los Angeles, New York City,…
Tommy Caldwell, one of the world’s best rock climbers and a native of Estes Park, became a media sensation in January 2015 when he, along with climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson, became the first to complete a free climb of the Dawn Wall route on El Capitan in Yosemite. Caldwell had…
At the City of Denver’s annual housing summit that took place on May 19, Denver’s new housing czar, Erik Soliván, announced that the city would take on thirty short-term initiatives by the end of 2017, including actions aimed at assisting Denver’s homeless population. The city is already following through on…
