As the Darrent Williams murder trial is getting underway, another high-profile trial has come to an end. A jury has found Francis Hernandez responsible for the deaths of three people in a 2008 crash at a Baskin Robbins. Among the victims: three-year-old Marten Kudlis, whose funeral the Rocky Mountain News…
Last week, we shared the story of Seth Brigham, who decided to speak at a Boulder city council meeting wearing just his boxer shorts — a comment on a proposal that threatened to criminalize nipples. The measure’s intended to throw a towel over annual events like the Naked Pumpkin Run…
#8 of the 22 Major Arcana: Terrance Carroll, the Chariot…..
At around 9 p.m. on Friday night, a former member of the military who uses medical marijuana to deal with pain from a back injury, stopped at the 24/7 Health Care Center, at 3535 Walnut Street. Upon his arrival, he saw an unmarked police car parked in the lot. Nearby…
Earlier this month, we told you about bathroom graffiti at Boulder High School that read “Everyone will die 2/12/10.” Fortunately, this threat proved empty — but hot on its heels comes another one almost identical to it. At Broomfield High School, graffiti found on a bathroom wall declared that everyone…
Earlier this month, we let you know about the impending departure of Channel 4 morning forecaster Stacey Donaldson, who’d been brought aboard with great hoopla just three years earlier. Well, Donaldson’s gone now, and the station’s latest team — holdovers Brooke Wagner and Lynn Carey are joined by newcomers Alan…
Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams isn’t shy about speaking plainly. Note that as other leaders were tip-toeing around the controversy involving Governor Bill Ritter and his U.S. Attorney nominee, Stephanie Villafuerte, Wadhams called them both liars. Neither does he mince words concerning Amendment 54, a voter-approved measure banning campaign…
One of the most prominent and controversial aspects of Representative Tom Massey’s medical marijuana bill is that it would require state dispensaries to become nonprofit centers. While it’s hard to say whether this part of the legislation will stick around — even the bill’s co-sponsor isn’t sold on the concept…
News that future Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson had been released by the San Diego Chargers immediately set off speculation about where he might land, with the Broncos among the many, many teams mentioned. Makes sense on a superficial level. Even in those good old days when Denver…
Update, 7:38 p.m.: Ten men and eight women were chosen today to sit on the jury in the Willie Clark case. Clark, 26, is accused of killing Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams in a drive-by shooting on New Year’s Day 2007. Clark’s trial starts tomorrow at 9 a.m…
It’s the start of the decade, and that means the U.S. Census Bureau is posting fliers everywhere, looking for temporary, part-time help to ring doorbells and glean data. Pay starts at $16.25 an hour in Denver, considerably less in Grand Junction ($12.50) and Pueblo ($11.00). You’d think in this economy,…
Former Family Ties cast member Brian Bonsall’s latest arrest would have made news even if he hadn’t claimed that the marijuana in his system during a positive drug test had been used for medicinal purposes (despite the fact that he doesn’t haven’t the required license). After all, his last booking…
We’ve gathered together three blogs about Denver topics for your perusal. In his recap of the Nuggets victory over the Boston Celtics yesterday, which immediately followed a humiliating defeat to the woeful Washington Wizards, Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons writes, “The players themselves are admitting the team is inconsistent at times.”…
Update, 1:21 p.m.: The Associated Press is reporting that Aurora’s Najibullah Zazi has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and counts of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization. See our original item below:…
Brandon Marshall has been sending out so many mixed signals about potentially signing a new contract with the Broncos that even he probably doesn’t know what he wants at this point. Note that during Pro Bowl week, he declared his love for Denver — but upon being busted for drunk…
Colorado’s Michael Bennet is widely seen as being among the most vulnerable Democratic senators in advance of the November 2010 election — hence President Barack Obama’s fundraising visit to Denver last week before a primary vote — timing that upset supporters of challenger Andrew Romanoff even as it brought some…
#7 of the 22 Major Arcana: Wendy Evans and Dick Wadhams, the Lovers…..
Denver’s John W. Johnson is a bowler — one serious enough to have flown with his wife to Reno to participate in this past weekend’s U.S. Bowling Congress open championship. And while he’s not among the winners at the event listed on the Bowl.com website, he hardly wound up in…
Dino Costa may have been the most divisive sports-media personality in Denver over the past several years. As we documented in a 2006 profile, he loves to stir things up, be it with his argument-generating takes or certainty about his own greatness. The demises of Raw Sports With Dino Costa,…
Many of the attorneys who specialize in medical marijuana issues in Colorado, including Rob Corry, Lauren Davis and Brian Vicente, speak openly about cases while they’re in progress. Joseph Saint-Veltri, lawyer for Chris Bartkowicz, the medical marijuana grower whose Highlands Ranch home was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration after…
Westword’s annual celebration of local art, fashion, music, food and booze went down Saturday, spanning, like, 47 venues on Broadway. See scores of photos on the slideshow page…
Last April, a jury found that controversial CU professor Ward Churchill had been fired from his job in part because of statements he’d made. But jurors like Bethany Newell only awarded Churchill $1 in damages — and in July, Judge Larry Naves declined to order that Churchill be reinstated. That’s…
