Last week, as we reported, 104.3 The Fans’ D-Mac and Alfred Williams argued that the alleged rape committed by ex-Bronco Perrish Cox was actually worse than the actions of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, whose caught-on-video punching of his former fiancee/now-wife turned him into the NFL’s domestic violence…
Update: Earlier this week, we told you the strange story of 92-year-old Edwin Barfeld, who appeared to have blown himself up in a house whose location is commonly referred to as a ghost town; see our previous coverage below. Now, authorities have concluded that Bartheld took his own life in…
Our post about the comment barrage that greeted a CBS4 post about 524 non-citizens who were accidentally given the wrong drivers licenses led to a comment barrage on this site, as well. The discussion often touched on issues of race, with this reader making his point with an unusual observation…
At our Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies suggests ten things to do in Colorado before summer is officially over. Colorado Peak Politics celebrates a new poll showing Bob Beauprez leading John Hickenlooper in the governor’s race by a startling 10 percent. In contrast, Colorado Pols suspects the poll is…
Today at noon in Denver, the unveiling of a billboard inspired by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s unhappy experience with pot edibles will serve as the official launch of Consume Responsibly, a new campaign intended to counter decades worth of pot misinformation with practical facts about cannabis use. Included…
Fledgling broadcaster Jessica Ghawi was among twelve people who lost their lives in a July 20, 2012 attack by gunman James Holmes at the Aurora Century 16 theater. Another 58 people were injured. Now, Ghawi’s parents, Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, in conjunction with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,…
Last month, we told you about a class-action lawsuit accusing a Denver County Fair vendor of giving away pot-infused candy without informing patrons, reportedly resulting in a number of them becoming ill. Now, the figure is growing. Six more people have joined the complaint, which maintains that the total victims…
In 2013, Livability ranked Boulder highly on its list of most livable U.S. cities. How did the community score a year later? Pretty damn well, as you’ll see when you count down the photo-illustrated 2014 version, complete with Livability blurbs and the methodology used to come up with the order…
Denver’s police department isn’t the only one in the area to be besmirched with criminal allegations against officers. Jarett Branson has now been fired from the Fort Collins force in the wake of claims that he used police resources to stalk a woman with whom he had no prior relationship…
Was a man shot to death because Heather Neville was upset over a septic-tank hookup? That’s the motive floated in reports that followed the arrest of the 59-year-old Neville on suspicion of first-degree murder. The bizarre details below. See also: Ryan Ronquillo Shooting Deemed Justified, But Family Says Police Murdered…
The findings of some studies are surprising. Others, not so much. Quest Diagnostics data that shows a nationwide increase in positive marijuana results during workplace drug tests — with the numbers even higher in Colorado and Washington — qualifies as the latter. However, a closer look at the numbers suggests…
Denver’s finish among the twenty cities with the fastest-rising rent didn’t surprise a lot of our readers, who sprinkled stories about jaw-slackening increases with plenty of frustration. Here’s a prime example. See also: Photos: Twenty Cities With the Fastest-Rising Rents — and Denver’s Place on the List…
Denver blog posts are often fast and casual. At our Cafe Society blog, Jenn Wohletz enumerates the top five ways Olive Garden needs to get its act together. Colorado Ethics Watch formally requests that the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate Representative Mike Coffman. Predominantly Orange’s Kyle McKinnon discusses three major…
Each week throughout the summer, we’ve been documenting the Denver Cruiser Ride, which has become a Wednesday night tradition in Denver — including tomorrow night, when the scheduled theme is “Pirates, Sea Men & Mermaids.” Why do so many cyclists turn out week after week? To find out, videographer Anthony…
The announcement that the Denver Post is for sale hasn’t brought every new initiative at the paper to a grinding halt. In a memo to staffers yesterday, Post editor Greg Moore and news director Kevin Dale revealed the hiring of former CBS4 anchor Molly Hughes as director of Denver Post…
Colorado’s list of its 100 most wanted sex offenders has changed a lot lately: Of the most recent roster, sixteen have recently been busted. But that still leaves 84 sex offenders at large. Look below to count down all one hundred, including arrestees, complete with information about their alleged crimes…
If you were wondering why immigration reform has been so difficult to achieve, the response to a recent story on CBS4 should quell your questions. The story, about a snafu that resulted in 524 non-citizens, “including some illegal immigrants,” receiving improperly marked drivers licenses has resulted in an explosion of…
On Saturday morning, authorities in Boulder found a man’s body beneath some bushes near a shopping center, and while the victim hasn’t been identified yet, he’s thought to have been a transient. Unfortunately, this discovery is becoming practically routine in the city, where five other homeless people have died since…
A Comment of the Day post in which a reader floated his idea for pranking pot-obsessed Nebraska State Troopers was deemed inspired and hilarious by some readers, stupid and doomed by others. But it also prompted another tale of pot profiling of Colorado drivers in other states — in this…
Denver blog posts like it tangy. Our Cafe Society blog counts down the ten best barbecue joints in Denver. The Colorado Independent’s Tessa Cheek on Bob Beauprez’s focus on federal issues in the Colorado gubernatorial campaign. Mile High Mamas’ Amber Johnson on how to survive the dreaded “Mommy Clique.” See…
Last year, we told you about the tragic death of Philadelphia-based executive Natalie Egleston in a skiing accident on Aspen Mountain. No criminal charges were filed against Dr. Virginia Chen, the New York dermatologist who ran into Egleston. But now, Chen is reportedly the target of a lawsuit filed by…
According to a Denver Police Department podcast, calls have already started coming in from parents concerned that their kids will be slipped pot edibles while trick-or-treating on Halloween. Get details and hear the complete podcast below. Photos: Twenty Marijuana Edibles That Risk Copyright Lawsuits…
