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Steffan Tubbs on His Return to Denver Radio at KNUS: “I Feel Incredibly Lucky”

By Michael RobertsFebruary 5, 2018

At 4 p.m. today, February 5, Steffan Tubbs will begin his first show as afternoon-drive host for KNUS, at 710 AM. The gig offers a career-rebirth opportunity for the longtime host of KOA’s Colorado Morning News, who was dismissed by management at iHeartMedia, the outlet’s owner, following his August 2017 arrest on suspicion of domestic violence by telephone and then not rehired even after the charge was dropped and his accuser was arrested for allegedly stalking him.

Montbello Block Tied to Third Murder in Eighteen Months

By Michael RobertsFebruary 5, 2018

As we’ve reported, Montbello, which was recently named Denver’s fastest growing suburb, has been fighting a reputation as a magnet of crime and recently scored a success on that count when a Sav-a-Lot grocery store opened in a neighborhood previously been a food desert. But this weekend brought a far less happy development. On Saturday night, February 3, a double homicide occurred on the same Montbello block where the body of another murder victim was dumped approximately eighteen months earlier.

Denver’s Affordable Housing Committee: We Deserve a C-

By Chris WalkerFebruary 2, 2018

The city’s main response to the housing crunch is a five-year plan called “Housing an Inclusive Denver,” which utilizes a $15 million a year fund that was approved by City Council in 2016. But now that amount of funding, and the urgency with which it’s being deployed, is being heavily criticized.

Why 69 Coloradans Asked for and Got Medical Aid in Dying Prescriptions

By Michael RobertsFebruary 2, 2018

In 2017, according to a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report accessible below, 69 terminally ill Coloradans received a prescription for medication under the End of Life Options Act, a measure originally known as Proposition 106 that was approved by voters in November 2016 and went into effect the following month. Fifty of those patients obtained their prescriptions from Colorado pharmacies, and while the CDPHE doesn’t know how many used them, the department received death certificates for 56 of them.

The Surprising Reason Boobies Rock! Cancer Scammer Is Going Back to Jail

By Michael RobertsFebruary 2, 2018

Back in 2013, we told you about Boobies Rock!, which sent hot girls into bars to sell merchandise emblazoned with the company’s name that supposedly raised money to fight cancer — although many if not most of the proceeds allegedly went into the pocket of the organization’s founder, Adam Shryock. Over the years that followed, Shryock went to jail several times for reasons related to this and other scams, and now, he’s headed back again, for failing to file a tax return in regard to his ill-gotten gains.

Ten Worst Super Bowls of All Time and How Many the Broncos Were In

By Michael RobertsFebruary 2, 2018

The Super Bowl LII match-up between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, which hits American screens on Sunday, February 4, has generated little interest among folks not living in those cities, since most observers expected the Pats and rightfully hated quarterback Tom Brady to clobber a backup-QB-helmed Philly squad without breaking a sweat. But Denver Broncos fans pissed that their team didn’t get anywhere close to the big game after winning it just two short years ago should feel better after checking out the following list of the worst Super Bowls ever. After all, the Broncos played in four of them, including three of the bottom six.

Potential Antifa v. Neo-Nazi Clash Looms Over CSU

By Michael RobertsFebruary 2, 2018

At 5:30 p.m. tonight, February 2, at Colorado State University, members of an anti-fascist organization are expected to come face to face with alleged neo-Nazi recruiters from the Traditionalist Worker Party, which has been identified as a hate group fueled by white supremacist views. The potential for trouble has led CSU president Tony Frank to send out a campus-wide denunciation of the TWP that makes prominent mention of a safety plan developed in the hope of preventing violence.

DA Beth McCann on Trump Immigration Scheme Hurting Denver Crime Victims

By Michael RobertsFebruary 1, 2018

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has signed on to an amicus brief regarding The City of Los Angeles v. Jeff Sessions, a lawsuit in which L.A. is taking on the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump over a policy to base grants from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) in part on whether or not municipalities aid with federal immigration enforcement. McCann says she added her name to a list of 33 prominent prosecutors and law enforcement officials nationwide despite the possibility that Sessions and company could target Denver for retaliation as a result.

Where in Colorado You’re Most Likely to Die on Road, Be Killed by Drunk Driver

By Michael RobertsFebruary 1, 2018

According to new data released by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado traffic fatalities are up 29 percent since 2014, with casualties last year reaching their highest total since 2004. In addition, CDOT has shared data about the counties and cities in the state with the most traffic deaths overall and separate statistics about the incidents that involved an impaired driver. Many but not all of the places with the worst figures can be traced to the Denver metro area.

Kratom Raid: Myxed Up Protests Order to Destroy Product Under Denver Ban

By Michael RobertsFebruary 1, 2018

Hours after Denver Environmental Health announced a ban on the sale of kratom for human consumption in the city late last yeaer, DEH representatives allegedly stormed into a local business selling the herbal substance, which has gained popularity for its pain-relieving effects, and ordered stock valued in the thousands of dollars to be destroyed on the spot. A lawyer for the shop managed to stop that from happening, and he’s now preparing for a February 8 appeal hearing over what went down.

Deadline for Free Equifax Credit Freeze Extended to June

By Nora OlabiJanuary 31, 2018

Since the Equifax data breach, where more than 143 million Americans had their personal data hacked, consumers have been urged to freeze their credit to ensure that their identities were protected. Now, the deadline for free credit freezes are up. Here’s what you need to know.