The police-brutality controversy spurred by the attack on Michael DeHerrera — which spawned yesterday’s press event decrying violence against LGBTQ community members (to see photos, click here) — has increased pressure on Denver Chief of Police Gerry Whitman. He defends himself and his force in today’s Denver Post. But is…
Last Friday, AM 760 afternoon-drive host Mario Solis-Marich spent part of his broadcast talking up Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Randy Parraz, who’ll be facing John McCain in November. Indeed, he even encouraged Colorado listeners to contribute to Parraz’s campaign, for which Solis-Marich said he’s been paid to work. Anything hinky…
While most ganjapreneurs have been focused on dispensaries and grow facilities, Vincent Palazzotto stands out for focusing on the needs of struggling patients. He’d already helped to start the non-profit Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies (MMAPR) to provide low-cost services for indigent patients. Now he’s launched a new…
A couple of weeks back, when allegations arose about Benjamin Janicki allegedly licking and tickling the vagina of children at a Park Hill day-care center where he worked, his mug shot wasn’t released due to a continuing investigation — and that remained the case when an additional child-abuse charge against…
Because Tim Tebow didn’t play in the last Broncos preseason game — the one that earned Kyle Orton reams of (dubious) praise — we don’t have additional information to help us predict whether he’ll eventually live up to the hype or prove to be a better underwear model than NFL…
Tomorrow, members of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board are scheduled to travel to Denver to talk about safety recommendations prompted by the investigation into a 2007 accident at Xcel Energy’s Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant, which cost five workers their lives. And they’ll have a powerful audio-visual aid — an animation…
Welcome to our daily collection of Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster McBeth149 considers why he’s remained a Broncos fan through thick and (lately) thin. Face the State’s Jared Jacang Maher reveals that Denver is reconsidering its pit-bull ban twenty years later. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein points out…
Earlier today, we shared info about a press conference sponsored by the reps of the local LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community regarding publicity generated by the police attack on Michael DeHerrera and his partner, Shawn Johnson, as well as the resignation of Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea…
Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Matt Weber in a fatal stabbing at Broomfield’s Night Owl Lounge. The victim has now been identified as Matias Mondragon, 31, of Taos, New Mexico, whose family suspects that he may have been targeted because he was a homosexual. And indeed, the…
An unusual land swap deal on the Western Slope orchestrated by Representative John Salazar, one that would benefit his largest campaign contributor, is starting to draw scrutiny well beyond disgruntled hunters and activists in Gunnison County, who claim the public is getting the short end of the transaction. The Wall…
The resignation of Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea has hardly dulled the uproar over a series of incidents critics see as police brutality. Most prominent among them: the brutal 2009 beating of Michael DeHerrera, who is seen on video making a cell-phone call just prior to being sapped. But…
Fellow artists often confess to me that they have a difficult time drawing hands. I like to remind them that artists are not cameras, and then I encourage them to completely accept their artistic limitations as the only true form of personal expression. I am happy to see that the…
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride: Colorado will not receive any money in round two of Race to the Top, President Obama’s federal education-reform grant contest. Though Colorado was one of nineteen finalists, several news sources are reporting that a U.S. Department of Education spokesman says Colorado is not a…
Did you know that the Supreme Court Nominating Commission is interviewing candidates today to fill the vacancy on Colorado’s top court to be left by retiring chief justice Mary Mullarkey? Even if you did, which is doubtful, you couldn’t attend, since the process is closed to the public and so…
Earlier today, Patricia Calhoun told you about American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo choosing former state rep Pat Miller as his running mate. How does previously announced lieutenant guv hopeful Doug “Dayhorse” Campbell feel about that? Very good, thank you…
At 8:30 a.m. this morning, a preliminary hearing is scheduled in the case of medical marijuana caregiver Joseph Lightfoot, who’s charged with child abuse simply for growing pot in his home. Riah McBee can identify with Lightfoot’s situation. Last year, he faced similar accusations, and had to fight for months…
Last month, we told you about the horrific death of 22-year-old Air Force vet Brittney Brashers, allegedly slain by Robert Walters following a topless photo shoot. Walters is also accused of faking a car crash to cover up his crime. Now, a new charge has been leveled against him: attempting…
Update, 5 p.m., Monday: We’ve picked our winners, so congrats to Latest Word readers Anne Vickman, Josh and Jazzy. You’re so funny you win a prize! As part of an upcoming Westword story detailing the topsy-turvy world of scholarly humor research, we have a very important question for you, dear…
Hesty, the Denver Zoo’s new effing adorable baby Sumatran orangutan, is ready to see and be seen. Born on June 19 to mother Nias and father Mias, she made her public debut on exhibit this past Saturday. (No word on whether the zoo’s other baby animals were insanely jealous or…
Did he jump or was he pushed? That’s question one sparked by word that Denver Manager of Safety Ron Perea has resigned amid mounting negative publicity about alleged police brutality. Perea, you’ll recall, found nothing wrong with the brutal 2009 beating of Michael DeHerrera, who could be seen on video…
A 48-year-old violent inmate somehow walked away from the Sterling Correctional Facility last night, putting area law enforcement on high alert. The last time Douglas J. Alward busted out of a Colorado prison, nearly twenty years ago, he kidnapped a citizen and shot at a police officer before being recaptured…
In July, attorney Rob Corry outlined his appeal on behalf of Frank Marzano, who was convicted of marijuana charges in 2007 after a search for a fugitive turned up medical marijuana. Two weeks ago, the Colorado Court of Appeals tossed the Marzano case on illegal-search-and-seizure grounds. But John Suthers isn’t…
