The responses to our item about Mountain View High School teacher Courtney Bowles, found naked with a student, have mostly stopped shy of castigating her — something that may surprise many readers. Also posted: an observation about Bowles by someone who knew her as a very different kind of person…
The problem Ted Haggard is facing in his continuing effort to rehabilitate his image enough to become a national media star again is that the very thing he doesn’t want to talk about — his dalliance with male escort Mike Jones — is pretty much the only thing that intrigues…
At 9 a.m., Colorado’s Department of Revenue will begin two days of public hearings at the Jefferson County Justice Center, Hearing Room 1, about its draft regulations for the medical marijuana industry. Among those hoping to speak is MMJ attorney Rob Corry — but he’s already fired off a six-page…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has identified the woman who died in a shooting near Ninth and Sheridan on Tuesday night: Susan Wiggs, 58. In addition, the Denver Police Department has belatedly issued a press release on the incident, which notes that there was a struggle between residents of the…
As the Carmelo Anthony Trade Turns. Yesterday, we cited reports that the New York Knicks are back in the Melo mix following the collapse of a swap with the New Jersey Nets. Such rumblings are apparently shaking things up in NYC, and not for the better, with potential trade bait…
On December 30, 2009, Alisha Brown was found murdered in the Sixth Avenue West subdivision. The following February, her ex-husband, Daryll Glenn Brown was arrested for her death. Now, Brown has been convicted and sentenced to life without parole for a crime involving a sneak attack, blunt force and strangulation…
It was nighttime when the contractions started to come. Indra Lusero wandered from the bedroom to the living room to the bathroom as she labored in the Highland bungalow she shared with her partner, Allison Lusero Hoffman. The birth had been carefully planned: A portable hot tub was set up…
At this weekend’s X-Games in Aspen, all of Wes Selby’s competitors will be paid to race in the Snowmobile Snocross. Selby, however, is essentially paying to compete. Raised in Granby where he still lives, Selby is the only privateer racing in the Snocross Sunday…
Louis Hampers, the former Children’s Hospital ER doc charged with writing hundreds of phony prescriptions, now has one fewer lawsuit to worry about. Deborah Sherman, a reporter for 9News, has settled her civil lawsuit against Hampers, her lawyer says. The terms are private…
Our 2008 story “Father of Invention” told the tale of Timber Dick, a Denver inventor who died in a car accident but left behind a family that puts the Royal Tenenbaums to shame: eleven brilliant, home-schooled children who are taking the world by storm. There’s a new chapter to the…
Soon after Indra Lusero gave birth in the bedroom of her Highlands bungalow in 2003, she made a decision: She wasn’t going to be the typical midwifery client who had her baby and then never thought about midwives again. No, she was going to become an advocate for the centuries-old,…
With John Hickenlooper now Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will soon have a new mayor, and the race promises to be wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Thomas Andrew Wolf. “I’m the only businessperson running for mayor,” says Thomas Andrew…
We bring you three examples of Denver bloggery. Mile High Report fan poster BroncoPH thinks it’s time for the real Jay Cutler to please stand up. Denver Egotist shines a light on Dynamite Laser Beam. Colorado Pols’ State of the Union open thread is like a great DVD commentary track…
After just two weeks on the job as an elected official, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler says that he cannot live on the paltry $68,500 annual salary and plans to moonlight as an attorney at his old law firm. Imagine his ad campaign! Below, see how Scott can use…
We all know wacky relatives who slip kids sips of booze at parties. But the Denver District Attorney’s Office says eighteen-year-olds Skyler Dematteo and Tyrale Haselrig-Graham crossed the line from playfulness to child abuse on New Year’s Eve, giving a nine-year old so many vodka shots that she had to…
Yesterday, we shared reports that a Carmelo Anthony trade is unlikely to happen this week. Now, an organization source hints that with the collapse of a deal with the New Jersey Nets, the Nugs are now seriously looking at shipping Melo to his chosen destination, the New York Knicks, with…
Our medical marijuana coverage attracts lively and intriguing comments, some of which pop up long after the original publication date. As evidence, consider this observation affixed to an October post about Highlands Ranch’s Chris Bartkowicz, who was prosecuted for growing marijuana even though he thought he was following Colorado’s MMJ…
Shawn Merriman, aka the Mormon Madoff, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in December 2009, earning a twelve-year sentence for Ponzi scheming that allowed him to amass an amazing collection of classic cars and more. This Saturday, Merriman’s playthings go on the block. The photos of items up for bid –…
As part of the August 2009 launch of 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America, Michael Huttner, the book’s co-author, as well as founder and CEO of ProgressNow.org, promised to give away a trip to Hawaii to the person with the best idea to improve America. Over two years…
After Colorado beat Kansas State, we declared the team CU’s best since Chauncey Billups’s glory days. Of course, Kansas is a considerably tougher opponent than Kansas State, and the Buffs weren’t able to top the Jayhawks last night. But even those who don’t believe there’s such a thing as a…
“Dome Brew,” January 13, Kenny Be The Gang’s All Beer Was there a single page of the last issue that was not reeking of beer? From Kenny Be’s feature on our new governor to Patricia Calhoun’s reminiscences about John Hickenlooper to Laura Shunk’s review of Freshcraft, you could barely find…
Nearly a month after the Colorado Attorney General’s Office joined Facebook, the agency still has only fourteen “likes” — and it’s easy to understand why. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers hasn’t exactly been a friend to the social-networking site. Back in April, the AG warned other state agencies that their…
