News Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:59:49 +0000 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:59:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 What a trip! The 10 wildest conspiracy theories about Denver International Airport https://www.westword.com/news/10-wildest-denver-airport-conspiracy-theories-23546794/ https://www.westword.com/uncategorized/10-wildest-denver-airport-conspiracy-theories-23546794/ Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/news/10-wildest-denver-airport-conspiracy-theories-23546794/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:45:00 -0600 News

For more than 30 years, wild rumors have been flying about Denver's airport.

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Lumumba Sayers Sr. was sentenced to 48 years in prison for second-degree murder.

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"I'm moving and found a pack of strong ones behind my dresser, but I'm pretty sure they've been stuck back there since 2022."

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The arrest comes amid a dramatic uptick in immigrant detentions, with ICE reporting some 43,000 arrests in June of this year.

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A companion bill is going to Congress to help block mining expansion in Glenwood Springs that could affect the hot springs.

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Long-term risks were well managed by engineering practices, according academic research, but there were acute issues.

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Blue Surveillance is essentially a one-man operation, but it may be the state's most public accounting of law enforcement misconduct.

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Researchers hope that adding cannabis could spur honest dialogue with doctors and decrease opioid use.

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The list price of Enbrel, an autoimmune medication, has risen by more than 1,500% since 1998.

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Tetra Lounge has been open in RiNo since 2018.

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