It didn’t make much sense that Candice and Kristin Hermeler would travel halfway across the world to enact a suicide pact at a local gun range — until reports began to surface about the Australian twins’ obsession with the Columbine shootings. While police have tried to downplay that angle, a…
We invite you to sample these three tasty Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster gcman thinks former Bronco turned ESPN commentator Mark Schlereth would make a good Denver general manager. What say you? 5280’s Michael de Yoanna notes that Denver doesn’t rank worst in crime in Colorado. That…
Face lifts get a bad rap thanks to people like Kenny Rogers, who regularly appears on lists of horrific, shield-your-eyes worst plastic surgery disasters. But KHOW talk-show host Peter Boyles emerged from the process as an extremely satisfied booster of the procedure. “I really recommend it,” he says. “This is…
The turkey-carcass sled comic seen above advises that the leftover skeleton from the Thanksgiving dinner can double as an inexpensive toboggan. It sounds like a ridiculous idea, but it is based on a true-life childhood experience of a Westword co-worker…..
This week, Travis Anderson was found guilty of child abuse resulting in death and manslaughter in relation to the passing of his three-week old child — and the evidence put forward against him could hardly have been more damning. Authorities say he stole some tools and then looked up info…
In June, medical marijuana caregiver Ann Marie Miller said she was being prosecuted in Adams County because authorities counted dead plants she’d thrown out to say she was over the state-approved limit. The latest twist? She’s charged with a felony for what’s now a misdemeanor…
Alan Prendergast’s post about Pueblo’s Philip Greaves, author of The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure, which was belatedly dumped by Amazon, has attracted some extraordinarily angry and vitriolic comments. Consider the following, which is written entirely in capital letters…
Midday on Monday, Aurora Police say, the body of Terence Scott George was found in an apartment on East Kepner Place. He’d been shot, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Durst, was missing; she hasn’t been seen since last week. At this point, authorities haven’t identified Durst as a either a suspect…
Rumors about a Carmelo Anthony trade continue to swirl — and it’s becoming increasingly clear that if such a deal is made, Melo won’t be the only one impacted. Indeed, there’s a good chance that a number of dominoes could fall, with one of them being hometown hero Chauncey Billups…
It’s one of the busiest travel periods of the year, and you’re already worried about having your junk irradiated or fondled by TSA agents. But the stress isn’t guaranteed to end once you’re on the plane, as shown by the story of Brian Robert Dougal, who was allegedly assaulted by…
Update: The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance footage and photos of Kristin and Candice Hermeler, Australian twins who acted out a suicide pact at the Family Shooting Center; Kristin died, while Candice was gravely wounded but survived. The footage certainly gives no indication of what was to follow…
The last Weld County deputy to die while doing his job was Earl Bucher way back in 1940 — until yesterday, that is. Deputy Sam Brownlee was allegedly slain by Reuben Reyes, twenty, following a chase that reached speeds topping 100 miles per hour. Afterward, Reyes himself was killed by…
Denver-based Dixie Elixirs & Medibles has been producing medical marijuana-infused sodas since 2009, but recently the company decided it was time for a facelift. Last month, the company unveiled seven new flavors of its THC bubbly: Sparkling Pomegranate, Sparkling Mandarin, Sparkling Grapefruit, Sparkling Blueberry, Sparkling Red Currant, Sparkling Peach and…
This afternoon, a group of about thirty Catholics from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in North Denver marched into the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Denver. Their mission? To deliver a letter asking the archbishop for a third time to restore the church’s mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which…
In the face of 100,000-plus medical marijuana registry applications over the past year, the state’s MMJ identification verification process slowed to an agonizing seven- or eight-month turnaround, triggering outcry from the marijuana community. Now, the health department says the backlog is gone and applicants are finally getting their cards within…
Three Denver blog posts: Better late than never. Big Media’s Jason Salzman believes that a lot of Ken Buck comments that came back to bite him were caught on video by backers who liked his extremes. Colorado Pols wonders: Was Walker Stapleton’s 1999 hit-and-run as bad as thought? Denver Egotist…
At last, Chris “Birdman” Andersen is fully healed and back on the floor, and he made a huge difference in the Nuggets’ 106-89 spanking of Golden State last night. To celebrate his return, we’ve collected a batch o’ photos from the Birdman’s Facebook page, including some choice looks at his…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to emphasize that it’s focusing on arresting so-called criminal aliens — and it’s lassoed plenty in these parts of late. In September, ICE busted 78 people — and of the 6,617 folks grabbed in the Denver area during fiscal 2010, 4,447 were said to be…
Colorado’s health department has been trying to catch up on its tremendous backlog of medical marijuana applications amid persistent rumors that it’s been doing so with the help of a private company, thereby violating patient confidentiality. Turns out that’s not true, although there’s a logical reason why it seems that…
From the Kenny Be vault. Originally published on November 18, 2004. The U.S. Department of Energy’s refusal to provide funds for a Cold War museum at Rocky Flats is a true blessing. What is needed at the site is a tourist-friendly attraction that is completely funded by corporate dollars…..
In September, 84-year-old Zona’s Tamales namesake Zona Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft by receiving. And now, her son, Saalim Muhammed, and a third person, Renee McKinnon, have done likewise in relation to charges about trafficking in cigarettes and other stolen goods. Below, find details from the…
As my wife loves to tell me at awkward moments, size matters. By that standard, the following note from our “Knee-jerk reactions to the debate between Tom Tancredo and ‘Ask a Mexican’ Gustavo Arellano” post is impressive indeed. Check out the note that prompted it, and the loquacious reaction…
