Earlier this month, Senator Linda Newell, sponsor of two controversial bills intended to clarify the definition of a drug-endangered child, refuted claims that the measures could criminalize any parent who legally smoked marijuana. Nonetheless, the measures failed this week after a tricky political maneuver. They actually passed before a reversal…
The American Lung Association’s massive State of the Air report for 2014 is out, with the organization grading places all over the country in terms of air pollution, including Colorado. Ozone-pollution figures for fourteen Colorado counties were available, and the ALA’s judgments are harsh: Eight of the counties get grades…
This is Desiree Gallimore, who goes by “Dez” — and it’s appropriate she’s got a nickname of her own, since she’s been charged alongside the Packer brothers, aka “Chrome” and “Jazz,” in a disturbing child prostitution case. Chrome is only one of the alleged lawbreakers featured in our April mug-shot…
Justin Wayne Lamb, 29, has the sort of ink that makes him an unlikely candidate for an office job. Not only do his tats cover the majority of territory on his head and neck (as well as his chest, which provides home for a swastika) — but the one on…
The comments continue to pour in regarding Patricia Calhoun’s post about the Ballpark Neighborhood Association’s opposition to a new day center for the homeless. This reader sees those who object to the project as a problem rather than the solution…
Denver blog posts are feeling salty today. Our Cafe Society blog notes that Benny’s is raising its beer and margarita prices — and puts the blame on a shortage of limes. Coyote Gulch reveals that watering restrictions are off the table in Colorado Springs this season. Big Media’s Jason Salzman…
Members of the armed services face enough threats on the job that their home life should be a safe haven. But that certainly doesn’t appear to be the case for one Fort Carson soldier. A criminal complaint against her civilian husband, Mitchell Gibson, documents years of abuse and punishment capped…
This past October, we told you about sex-assault charges against Bojan Vuckovic and Dennis Hanson, a pair of Fort Collins men accused of getting two girls drunk and violently raping them. Vuckovic was subsequently convicted, but only of supplying alcohol to minors — an outcome so shocking that a group…
Earlier this week, an effort to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions legally treatable by medical marijuana in Colorado failed — a development cannabis advocate Brian Vicente described as “shameful.” Veteran Sean Azzariti offered emotional testimony in favor of the bill and admits to being frustrated that…
Earlier this week, we posted about the ten Denver neighborhoods where you’re most likely to get your car stolen, using Denver Police Department data from 2009 to 2013 obtained by Fox31. But that was only one of several offenses for which figures are available. Today, our focus is aggravated assault,…
Fox31 has discovered a list of passwords being circulated among government employees in charge of driver’s license suspension hearings. They include such gems as SuckFail, CuzUDrnk (“Because You’re Drunk”) and URSkrood (“You Are Screwed”). At this point, it’s unclear whether the passwords, designated for each month from 2011 through 2014,…
In 2010 and again in 2012, Commerce City police officers shot and killed dogs. The incidents were mired in controversy — and a lawsuit is still pending in the latter, involving a dog named Chloe whose death helped inspire a bill signed into law last year that requires police to…
Patricia Calhoun’s post about the Ballpark Neighborhood Association’s opposition to a day center for the homeless triggered literally hundreds of comments, with readers on every conceivable side of the issue sharing their views with passion. Here’s an example…
Denver blog posts obey all posted speed limits. At our Show & Tell blog, Bree Davies gives advice about how to deal with Denver traffic, including the street where you can always count on finding a photo-radar van. Colorado Peak Politics thinks the Democratic Senate President is suffering from end-of-session…
As you may have heard, 4/20 is kind of a big deal in Denver on an annual basis — but this year, the first since recreational pot sales were legalized, it reached an even higher place. No wonder our regular month-in-photos slide-show roundup is devoted to all things herbal. Check…
While the State of Colorado and the City of Denver are still refusing to use marijuana legalization for promotional purposes, lotsa operations with no direct ties to the pot industry have been much more receptive to the idea — including Hotels.com, which touted increased Denver searches prior to 4/20, and…
Earlier this month, we examined two controversial bills about drug-endangered children that “could arguably make all cannabis-using parents criminals” according to our William Breathes. Senator Linda Newell, who sponsored the measures, passionately disagreed with this interpretation. But yesterday, both measures failed after the state senate reportedly approved them only to…
U.S. News & World Report recently set out to determine the best high schools in America, as well as the finest in each state. And while the top ten Colorado finishers didn’t set any records on the national stage (the top finisher is ranked at number 66 overall), they’re more…
There’s one fewer entry on the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office most wanted list. Earlier this week, Jason Sullivan, 32, was reportedly busted while in possession of a stolen car. But that leaves plenty of other wanted suspects on the loose. Look below to count down the top twenty, featuring mug…
Last November, we told you about marijuana raids conducted at multiple cannabis businesses, including VIP Wellness — which (update) was reportedly raided again yesterday — by law enforcers from the DEA, IRS and Denver Police Department. This morning, Hector Diaz, a 49-year-old from Colombia, is due in court to be…
Yesterday, as we reported, a bill calling for post-traumatic stress disorder to be added to the conditions approved for treatment by medical marijuana came before the House committee on State, Military and Veterans Affairs. But it was rejected by a 6-5 vote. Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, attorney and co-author of…
Denver blog posts are working up an appetite. At our Cafe Society blog, Juliet Wittman counts down thirteen ways to know you’re a real foodie against the backdrop of the Boulder Farmers’ Market. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin on winning the coveted Cliven Bundy vote. Denver Egotist shares the 2014…
