Eric Montiel still being sought in El Torito bar shooting of Jose...
Although Eric Montiel, 37, the primary suspect in the January 4 murder of El Torito bartender Jose Beltran-Galindo, remains at large as of this writing, but the Lakewood Police Department ...
View ArticleReader: John Elway's return to the Broncos will keep good head coaches from...
Plenty of locals were excited when the Denver Broncos' braintrust decided to make Super Bowl-winning former quarterback John Elway an executive with the team following the Josh McDaniels d...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Did Boulder's publication of a map showing grow locations...
"Boulder Accidentally Discloses Secret Marijuana Grow Sites," published by the Boulder Daily Camera, reveals that the city put a map on its website showing the whereabouts of sixty cannabis...
View ArticleTheodore Madrid to face more serious charge now that 2-year-old Caden Rodgers...
Earlier this week, Theodore Madrid, thirty, was booked on suspicion of felony child abuse after a toddler in his care was found in critical condition. Last night, the child, Caden Rodgers,...
View ArticleStock Show visitors greeted by shadowy Globeville figures: Kenny Be's Yard...
The cowboy and cowgirl figures seen in the photograph above have "cut out" from the National Western Stock Show and have been seen in multiple locations in and around the Globeville neig...
View ArticleMarijuana bust: Richard Caleel among group accused of using MMJ as cover for...
North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters has long argued that criminals are abusing Colorado's medical marijuana system -- and now he's got more evidence go back up his contentio...
View ArticleTed Haggard reality show on the way? Praise the Lord and pass the collection...
Let's end our Denver blog post collections for the week with this triumvirate, shall we? 5280's Michael de Yoanna muses about the prospect for a Ted Haggard reality series on TLC. Maybe K...
View ArticleParrish Wright, who sold crack to homeless addicts, is a Shmuck
There's low, and then there's really, really slimy-low. And selling crack to homeless addicts who are going through drug rehabilitation is about as low as it gets. Parrish L. Wright, a lo...
View ArticleBest American Nonrequired Reading highlights Denver Voice story by William...
Some people surely pay for the Denver Voice simply because the money goes to the homeless and hardly glance at it before tossing it -- although that would be a mistake. Not only does the V...
View ArticleMike Corona, "America's Sheriff," headed for Littleton federal prison
Disgraced ex-lawman Michael Corona, a former hot property in California Republican circles and once dubbed "America's Sheriff" by an admiring Larry King, has lost his appeal on corruption ...
View ArticleRick Griffith: If Denver's letter connoisseur were a typeface, what type...
This week's cover story, "Extra Bold," details local designer Rick Griffith's love affair with everything having to do with letters. It made sense, therefore, to ask his friends, family and...
View ArticleBed bugs: How bad is the infestation in Denver?
Are bed bugs a big problem in Denver? Missy Henriksen, spokeswoman for the National Pest Management Association, which is currently hosting its inaugural National Bed Bug Forum in nearby ...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper for president? First, he has to get to the State Capitol
John Hickenlooper has not yet been inaugurated as Colorado's next governor, and the city of which he is still mayor -- for another 26 hours or so -- is buried in the sort of snowstorm that...
View ArticleSnowplows seen in Denver metro during fifty-minute commute this morning: Zero
Watch local TV news and you'd be under the impression that snowplows are everywhere this morning -- but I sure as hell can't confirm it. I left my home in the Ken-Caryl Ranch area at 5:15 a...
View ArticleJared Loughner's attack on Gabrielle Giffords stirs Brit press to cite...
Update below: Nearly a dozen years later, the shootings at Columbine High School continue to be a go-to reference point whenever mass killings such as Jared Loughner's murderous attack in ...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony & Chauncey Billups trade to NJ Nets hitting roadblock over Al...
We're hearing conflicting reports about the long-rumored trade of Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets. Some sources suggest that a deal for Melo and Chauncy Billups is imminent, while a...
View ArticleNSFW Go-Go dancer try-out slideshow? Depends on where you work...
NSFW: Not Safe For Work. The designation differs from workplace to workplace, with Westword photog Jonathan Shoup's slideshow of images from Beta's Go-Go dancer try-out being a good way to ...
View ArticleReader: Domino's pizza not exactly worth risking your life
Our post last week about Isaiah Pickens, accused of robbing a Domino's delivery man at gunpoint (but only stealing pizza and wings, not cash), prompted some amusing comments. Still, none ...
View ArticleMarijuana busts: Arrestee Laura Vanwormer co-owns Colorado CHRONIX, MMJ website
Update below: On Friday, we told you about multiple arrests in an alleged drug ring in which participants are accused of using medical marijuana documents as cover. Among those busted was ...
View ArticleStormtroopers trying to break into cars in Centennial? May the Force not be...
Plenty of thieves have active fantasy lives. Remember the guy who robbed a 7-Eleven using a Klingon battle weapon called a bat'leth? Or the teen who reportedly deployed a sword to steal Oxy...
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