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Boo! 375 DUI Arrests in Colorado Over Halloween Weekend

By Michael RobertsNovember 9, 2017

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, 375 drivers in the state were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence throughout Halloween weekend. That’s a huge increase from the same weekend last year. And the numbers are also way up for for busts over what CDOT refers to as its “Fall Festivals DUI Enforcement Period,” with law enforcement agencies averaging a staggering 47 driving-under-the-influence arrests per day during that span.

Aspen Cop Kicker Contained — for Now

By Michael RobertsNovember 9, 2017

Since early 2015, authorities in Aspen have sought to make Landin Smith pay for two separate incidents in which he kicked members of the local police department. But in the end, Smith received no jail time for giving officers the boot, even though he’s committed similar acts so often that he was nicknamed the Aspen Cop Kicker. Moreover, Smith has spent plenty of time behind bars for his previous actions.

Why at Least 168 Bears Have Been Euthanized in Colorado This Year

By Michael RobertsNovember 9, 2017

Approximately 168 bears have been euthanized by Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel in the state during 2017 to date and another 107 or so have been relocated, usually because of problematic interactions with or near human beings, including multiple break-ins to homes and cars. According to one CPW administrator, these numbers have been growing steadily of late for reasons that are both wide ranging and intertwined, forcing wildlife officers to take actions they’d much prefer to avoid.

“Fatal Attraction” Killer Jennifer Reali Finally Granted Parole

By Michael RobertsNovember 8, 2017

Jennifer Reali, popularly known as the “Fatal Attraction” killer, has reportedly been granted parole following a bumpy ride through the criminal justice system. In 2011, her sentence for murder was commuted by then-Governor Bill Ritter, but the state parole board subsequently rejected three appeals centered largely on the depth of her Christian faith.

Claim: If Trainer at Denver Jail Isn’t Removed, “More Inmates Will Likely Die”

By Michael RobertsNovember 8, 2017

Mere day after the City and County of Denver agreed to pay $4.65 million and change some jail policies to settle claims involving Michael Marshall, who died in a Denver detention center circa 2015 during a mental-health episode, a Career Service Board hearing officer has tossed out minor suspensions against Carlos Hernandez and Bret Garegnani, two deputies who took part in the incident.

Remembering Roy Halladay, Ex-Arvada West Pitcher Turned Baseball Legend

By Michael RobertsNovember 8, 2017

News that two-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Roy Halladay had died on Tuesday, November 7, after a plane crash into the Gulf of Mexico shook the Major League Baseball community. After all, Halladay, who retired in 2013 after sixteen years of sparkling play for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, was widely considered a lock for the MLB Hall of Fame, and his reputation as a human being was just as impressive. But Halladay’s death was felt with particular shock in the Denver area, where he was born forty years ago and first came to the attention of scouts as a hurler for Arvada West High School.

Election Results for Denver and Beyond

By Michael RobertsNovember 8, 2017

With no statewide ballot issues, the election in Colorado yesterday, November 7, was hyper-local, with voters determining the fate of proposals that will directly impact them. Here are the latest numbers for Denver and other municipalities in the metro area in regard to the biggest issues.

Why Colorado Tokers Love Strawberries & Dream

By Herbert FuegoNovember 8, 2017

Although very similar in lineage and name, Strawberries & Dream and Strawberry Dream are different strains. Strawberry Dream is bred from Strawberry Cough and Blue Dream, while its highfalutin’ cousin demands an ampersand and is bred from Pipe Dream — a hybrid of Blue Dream and Bio-Diesel — instead of Blue Dream.

Lyft, CDOT and Pot Industry Giving Ride Discounts to Decrease Stoned Driving

By Thomas MitchellNovember 7, 2017

To help combat the risk of driving a car while under the influence of cannabis, three organizations at the center of the issue are giving out ride-sharing discounts for users across Colorado. Lyft, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Marijuana Industry Group have teamed up again to encourage users to plan ahead for a sober ride through their collaborative 320 Movement program, offering monthly ride discounts through April 2018.

Lt. Governor Donna Lynne on Why She Should Become Governor in 2018

By Michael RobertsNovember 7, 2017

Donna Lynne, a Democrat who’s both Colorado’s lieutenant governor and the state’s chief operating officer, is running for governor in 2018. In the following in-depth interview, she touts her experience in both the public and private sectors and her intimate understanding of policy under her current boss, Governor John Hickenlooper, as reasons voters should choose her from among a very crowded field bidding for Colorado’s top elective office.

Denver’s Ten Most Dangerous Intersections Right Now

By Michael RobertsNovember 7, 2017

The ten intersections with the most accidents in Denver right now include plenty of well-traveled roadways in the metro area. If you live and work in the Mile High City, there’s a good chance that you’ve driven through one or more of these danger zones this week.

Michael Moore: Columbine No Longer in Top Ten of Worst U.S. Mass Shootings

By Michael RobertsNovember 7, 2017

The day after former Colorado resident Devin Kelley murdered 26 people at a Sutherland Springs, Texas church on November 5, filmmaker Michael Moore tweeted that this tragedy has pushed the April 20, 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, the subject of his 2002 Oscar-winning documentary Bowling for Columbine, from the list of America’s ten worst mass shootings.

Top Tweets About Who Sucks Harder as Broncos QB: Brock, Trevor or Paxton

By Michael RobertsNovember 6, 2017

You’ll have a hard time understanding the local sports pundits who predicted that your Denver Broncos would defeat the fast-rising Philadelphia Eagles during their face-off on Sunday, November 5, because they’ll be choking on crow feathers all day long. The final score of the contest was 51-23, but the actual game wasn’t that close. Moreover, the Twitter debate about who should start at quarterback for Denver as this already lost season moves forward focused less on whether Brock Osweiler, the man under center yesterday, is better than Trevor Siemian, the hurler he replaced, and more on which of them sucks harder.

Here’s the Colorado Place Where Texas Church Killer Devin Kelley Once Lived

By Michael RobertsNovember 6, 2017

On Sunday, November 5, just over a month after Stephen Paddock killed more than fifty people at a Las Vegas country music concert, and less than a week since Scott Ostrem gunned down three at a Thornton Walmart, a man named Devin Patrick Kelley murdered at least 26 parishioners at a church in tiny Sutherland Springs, Texas. We’ve subsequently learned that Kelley is a former member of the Air Force and a onetime resident of Colorado Springs who appears to have been fueled by strong feelings about religion, as were at least two killers who shook the community in the past.