Earlier today, we told you that Dan Maes had rejected a suggestion from Tom Tancredo that both of them drop out of the governor’s race to allow the state GOP to choose a fresh candidate. Tancredo says this offer shouldn’t be interpreted as proof he’s not wholly committed to beating…
In March, we told you about the search for and capture of Jacob Joseph Medina, sexually violent predator. Well, here we go again. Medina was supposed to register with the Denver Police Department on August 4, but didn’t — so a warrant has been issued for his arrest. And as…
Before a hurricane devastated the island nation of Haiti, Douglas Perlitz was a disaster for many of the boys who attended a school he founded there. Perlitz, who’d been living in Eagle prior to his arrest this past September, has pleaded guilty to one count of traveling with the intent…
Here are three Denver blog posts. They’d love to meet you. Colorado Pols notes that the New Hampshire Democratic Party is attacking Ken Buck, by putting him at a table with Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, etc. Bet he likes the company, you freakin’ lefties. Just try to read Jack Etkin’s…
The Broncos’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the first pre-season game proved that Tim Tebow is the best third-string QB in the National Football League — but maybe not for long. A Bleacher Report post offering 75 predictions for the 2010 NFL season argues that Tebow will start for…
At this writing, a delegation of Colorado lawmakers, including Representative Kent Lambert, is in Arizona to discuss how best to launch a version of the state’s controversial immigration law here. To Julie Gonzales, political coordinator for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, this quest is understandable but wrongheaded in the extreme…
This week’s feature, “The Asphalt Jungle,” examines how better policing, including surveillance cameras, helped to quell years of street violence during Let Out in lower downtown. But cameras are also capturing more Denver cops using dubious arrest tactics in dealing with intoxicated suspects. On the heels of the disturbing April…
Tom Tancredo’s latest suggestion for Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes: If Maes drops out of the race, Tancredo will, too, allowing the state GOP to choose a new candidate more likely to beat Democratic pick John Hickenlooper in November. To paraphrase Maes’s response: Fat chance…
In recent years, Air Force Academy climate surveys, in which cadets and staffers are asked about AFA life, have been made publicly released. For 2010, though, AFA superintendent Mike Gould nixed that, saying the surveys are meant to be tools for improvement, not public fodder. But leaked data troubles Military…
This week, Richard Straw, 56, received a 28-year sentence for second-degree assault and theft from a sixty-year-old woman identified as an at-risk adult due to multiple sclerosis. But the length and breadth of Straw’s crimes can’t be fully understood without a look at an arrest-warrant document — a parade of…
Yesterday, we wrote that Carmelo Anthony is as good as gone from the Denver Nuggets, and plenty of others agree, spurring speculation far and wide about where he might wind up. We’ve heard about New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, even New Orleans. But now, suddenly, a new possibility has jumped…
Back in April, newly introduced iPads were in high demand — so much so that Brandon Smith allegedly tore off the finger of customer Bill Jordan trying to steal one of the gadgets at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Smith’s actions made international news due to the crime’s novelty, but…
Not all stores and businesses in Colorado understand the state’s breastfeeding laws. But an increasing number of women here do, and they’re standing up for their rights. Example: Following negative publicity generated by Sandy Snow’s being asked to leave a Colorado Rockies game for breastfeeding, the Rockies wrote her an…
At a press conference today, Dan Maes announced Tambor Williams as his lieutenant governor choice — and according to Westword’s Johnny Molfetta, who attended the event and took the photos here and below, the tone was much more somber than at John Hickenlooper’s introduction of running mate Joseph Garcia. While…
Mosey on over to inspect these Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster agentj007 compares efficient Kyle Orton with playmaking Tim Tebow. He likes playmaking better. The Colorado Independent’s Andrew Restuccia looks into the cozy relationship between the oil and gas industry and regulators. Get comfortable. Denver Egotist takes…
In late July, Frontier Airlines announced it was discontinuing Denver to Aspen service. Well, never mind. The carrier is continuing the flights — good news to local skiers on a tight schedule, not to mention Frontier’s Colorado staffers, who’ll see this decision, along with the extension of the airline’s DIA…
A video of Michael DeHerrera being attacked without apparent provocation by a Denver cop has gotten plenty of attention, with Mayor John Hickenlooper calling for the FBI to review the case after his manager of safety declined to sack the officers involved. But another video — of Marvin Booker, who…
Early Sunday morning, the body of Ken Rose, a man in his fifties, was found on the property of a medical marijuana farm in Pueblo County, where he is said to have worked as a watchman. But thus far, authorities don’t know if foul play was involved — and neither…
Greetings from Denver! They don’t call it the Mile High City for nothing. Even Mother Nature agrees that Downtown Denver is the proverbial pot of gold. And, not just once, but twice! See how the double rainbows to the left of the photo above balance so nicely with the Highland…
Update below:Dan Maes will announce his lieutenant governor pick at noon today — and the choice will reportedly be Tambor Williams. In some respects, Williams fits the lieutenant governor wish list of Northern Colorado Tea Party director Lesley Hollywood, given her experience as a four-term state representative from Greeley. But…
Which medical marijuana patients deserve financial assistance — and how long should they wait for it? This question arose during debate over House Bill 1284, part of the state’s new package of medical marijuana laws. Now, the health department’s new medical marijuana advisory group is trying to come up with…
Yesterday, we told you about a disagreement between the Office of the Independent Monitor’s Richard Rosenthal and Manager of Safety Ron Perea over the April 2009 Denver Police beating of Michael DeHerrera. A video seems to show DeHerrera being attacked by Officer Devin Sparks while he’s talking on a cell…
