Did a woman break the law by giving a newborn babies to strangers in a Walmart parking lot, even if the couple then safely delivered the infant to a nearby fire station? Or did the pair actually know the woman in question — and if so, were their actions legal?…
It’s been almost two years since Denver’s Kelsie Jean Schelling vanished in Pueblo shortly after learning she was pregnant. But despite the passage of time, her family, friends and loved ones remain dedicated to finding out what happened to her and whether she met with foul play — and they’ve…
The weather we’ve been enjoying this week has been simply glorious, particularly for January in Colorado — but that doesn’t mean rushing the season fashion-wise is a good idea, especially since a cool-down is predicted for the coming days. Courtesy of a vintage post, here are twenty warm-weather looks it’s…
Marijuana is the fastest growing industry in the U.S. So says a new report by California’s Arcview Market Research. And while the study, spotlighted in a summary on view below, doesn’t exactly qualify as an objective third-party report (it was largely funded by cannabis-biz outfits, including several in Colorado), the…
Plenty of readers were exorcised by William Breathes’s post about Wyoming’s possible lawsuit against the federal government for failing to stop Colorado’s pot laws. Here’s one particularly memorable example. See also: Marijuana: Wyoming Won’t Sue Colorado Over Pot Laws, but Might Take on Feds…
Denver blog posts are all about looking ahead. Our Backbeat blog offers up twenty predictions for the 2015 Denver music scene. Mile High Report’s Kyle Montgomery that Wade Phillips could return to Denver as the Broncos’ defensive coordinator. Big Media’s Jason Salzman has some tips for reporters covering teen-pregnancy prevention…
Update below: Did Colorado Springs landlord John Lorenz text a photo of pointed gun to a man living at his place — and then use the weapon to kill him later in the day? That’s among the assertions in a police report naming Lorenz, who’s currently in custody on suspicion…
Yesterday, we told you about the death of an eighth grader at Crested Butte ski resort during a school-club ski outing this past Friday. And now comes word of another fatality on the Colorado slopes over the weekend: Eighteen-year-old John “Jack” Lindsey, a Cadet 4th Class at the Air Force…
The State Integrity Project, created by the Center for Public Integrity and several other organizations, set out to discover which states are most at risk for corruption — and the news wasn’t good. Researchers didn’t hand out a single “A” grade, and more than half the states received a “D”…
The recently repaired Facebook outage shouldn’t have been that big a deal in Colorado, given that it mainly took place overnight. Nonetheless, local press figures took to Twitter anyhow to express their shock/prompt some laughs, as did social-media addicts on the other side of the planet, who had it far…
Editor’s note: To read an update about the Jessie Hernandez shooting, including information about a witness who says officers fired before one was struck by the car she was driving, click here. Original post, 5:44 a.m. January 27: Yesterday, Denver police officers shot and killed the driver of a car…
In recent years, Kansas has accused Coloradans of trafficking marijuana in that state on a regular basis — and its attorney general is reportedly still considering the possibility of joining a lawsuit against Colorado over the pot laws here, as filed by AGs in Nebraska and Oklahoma. Amid this tension,…
We recently published a Comment of the Day in which one reader described why she thinks Denver men suck — and seconds later, comments began to accumulate in a big way. Some folks agreed, others didn’t, and this writer divided dudes up into a handful of categories, not all of…
Denver blog posts straddle the line between nutty and well-nutted. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz tells you about five more insane (or maybe sane) new food products — including drinkable peanut butter. Colorado Peak Politics on reports that Senator Michael Bennet might be on Hillary Clinton’s short-list of…
Many of the photos on Spencer Pannwitz’s Facebook page show the twenty-year-old from Parker engaged in adventurous activities: jumping, flipping, diving and contemplating nature from great heights. These images only make Pannwitz’s premature death seem that much sadder: He appears to have fallen from a fourth-floor dormitory window. More photos,…
Last week, we counted down the ten Colorado counties with the highest average income, based on data collected by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Today, we’re look at the subject from a different angle: the ten Colorado counties with the lowest average income. Continue for the photo-illustrated roster, featuring Gazette data…
The Denver Nuggets’ latest lost season just got a little more embarrassing. Ty Lawson, the alleged leader of the team, was busted for DUI (again), causing him to miss one game the team should have won — and he also missed a shot in his return to the lineup last…
Juggalos — fans of the group Insane Clown Posse — have long decried attempts to portray them as violent. But amid their ongoing efforts to establish a new reputation, self-described Juggalo Nicholas Damon is on the run, wanted for a slew of felonies, including assaulting a police officer. Photos and…
See editor’s note below: Online conversations can morph in unexpected ways. A case in point can be found among the comments on a post that asked the question, “Would Higher Beer Taxes and Legalizing Pot Cut Down on Campus Rapes?” Before long, readers began debating whether the way young women…
Denver blog posts are full of surprises. At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies shares ten things you didn’t know about Lakeside Amusement Park. Coyote Gulch updates Colorado’s spot on the U.S. Drought Monitor. At Denver Urbanism, Peter Bird asks: “Bikes on the 16th Street Mall?” See also: New…
Nederland’s Cody Cox was already known to local law enforcement when a Clear Creek County Deputy tried to pull him over just under a year ago — and Cox ultimately led him and a colleague on a mini-chase of sorts. But did that mean his subsequent shooting, which left him…
In recent weeks, an aide for the Obama administration said the president plans to do nothing new about marijuana policy during his final two years in office — a stance that frustrated a national cannabis advocate, the Marijuana Majority’s Tom Angell. But Angell is pleased by Obama’s prediction, included in…
