Beware the single guy who’s a little too eager to babysit your male children — at least if he resembles the description emerging of Anthony Ganter. Colorado Springs authorities have charged Ganter with sexual assault on a child, plus failure to register as a sex offender, in relation to as…
Update: Congrats to Ryan (“I’ll cheer louder than vuvuzela!”) With that kind of claim, how could we not give you the four tickets. And you got to see a Rapids victory! Thanks for reading and playing along; there were some very good entries. ________ At 7 p.m. on Thursday night,…
Update:It took over a week for the Denver coroner’s office to identify the man found dead in a car on the 1100 block of South King Street on October 17. The information came around the same time Paul Cortez was ID’d in a homicide near Bruce Randolph and York. The…
Update: More information has begun to filter out in relation to a murder that took place near the intersection of Bruce Randolph Avenue and York Street. The Denver coroner’s office has identified the victim of this crime as Paul Cortez. Look below to see the release revealing this information:…
The Republican-heavy state Board of Education is going after a $3.2 million abstinence-only education grant that Governor Bill Ritter’s administration passed up in favor of a $3.9 million grant that pays for sex ed that teaches kids about birth control, too. So… if Colorado wins the grant, will school districts…
Fidel Ramos was a criminal and a drug addict. He was also a smart and fearless man who had a central role in forcing the State of Colorado to transform its prisons from hellholes into something more humane. Ramos, who died of a brain hemorrhage at Sterling Correctional Facility last…
This week’s cover story, “The Damage Done,” details the Denver-based Justice Initiative for Drug Endangered Families, a unique approach to drug treatment that employs cops in their off hours to mentor addicts they usually lock away. The feature focuses on sisters Audrey and Katie and their recovery through the program,…
Westword photog Johnny Molfetta gets around. On the same day he took snaps of a drug-free-pledging kids at the Chatfield corn maze, he captured a tribute to civic obedience by Colorado Progressive Coalition and other groups at the Webb Building. The idea: to encourage folks to vote against ballot measures…
Lookit these three Denver blog posts. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein links to a Marc Spears piece in which Carmelo focuses on change. The guy’s mentally packing. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna wonders: Can WiFi reduce your chances of having a baby? At Colorado Education News, Paul Teske requests fair and balanced…
Yesterday, Colorado online students and their families gathered at the Botanic Gardens corn maze near Chatfield Reservoir to mark Red Ribbon week. There, they were rewarded for making a pledge to stay drug-free with a National Guard helicopter flyover and more. Get a feel for the festivities by checking out…
This dispensary has closed. Stone Mountain Wellness first caught my eye months ago when it took home prizes for top buds at a Boulder cannabis cup. Since that time, the shop has come under new ownership as a member of the Canna Club dispensaries. Among other things, this means the…
Fans angered by the Broncos’ 59-14 loss to the dreaded Oakland Raiders — and by the destruction of the team by Coach Josh McDaniels — will relate to this video, in which a kid responds to a [correction] Chargers loss by wailing, “I hate the Raiders!” over and over again…
Various polls show the U.S. Senate race between Michael Bennet and Ken Buck to be among the nation’s deader heats. That means turnout will likely determine the winner — a situation seemingly to Buck’s advantage, since Republicans are perceived to be more enthusiastic this year and estimates show more GOP…
Earlier this month, attorneys filed a lawsuit against a medical marijuana business ban on the El Paso County ballot — but yesterday, 4th Judicial District Judge Timothy Simmons refused to grant a preliminary injunction preventing the vote from being counted. Not that Bob Hoban, the lawyer heading up the suit,…
Our post about David Sirota’s South Park-inspired poll to determine if Michael Bennet and Ken Buck are a giant douche and a turd sandwich or vice versa brought more serious responses than humorous ones. Today’s featured comment definitely fits into the former category…
Update: The Pitkin County District Attorney’s Office reportedly has no interest in hauling Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen back to Aspen on a charge of violating his probation, even though there are plenty of indications he did so during a hotel-room-trashing NYC bender. But his alleged companion,…
When it came to taking advantage of his employees, Opas Sinprasong, who owned several Boulder-area Siamese Plate restaurants, appears to have been an expert. Sinprasong pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens and failing to pay taxes — offenses likely to result in prison time, a $766,000 fine and deportation to…
Update: From the beginning, John Marks Jr. was the top suspect in the death of his common-law wife, Kathy Adams, better known as Psychic Kay, whose body was found near an Estes Park ravine. But now, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has formalized the search for Marks, issuing an arrest…
Thanks to Josh McDaniels’ success at destroying the Broncos, exemplified by the team’s 59-14 loss to the Raiders, Denver’s on ESPN’s radar right now. On Tuesday, Pardon the Interruption’s Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon suggested that McDaniels stay in London after this weekend’s San Francisco 49ers matchup, since he won’t…
President Barack Obama’s extended interview on last night’s episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show had some unexpected Colorado flavor. Not only did he specifically mention Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who’s in a difficult fight against Cory Gardner, but he also referenced former FEMA boss turned Denver talk-show host Michael Brown,…
A lot of us find the experience of waking up and facing the light to be physically painful — although probably not as agonizing as what Boulder’s Sanford Rothman went through the other day. According to the Boulder Police Department, Rothman suffered a gunshot wound while unconscious. And apparently, he…
So you’re happily listening to your custom-made MGMT station on Pandora Radio when suddenly a dude starts talking to you about elections and stuff and a photo of an earnest-looking guy pops into your track listing. What gives? Welcome to the brave new world of political advertising. Secretary of State…
