Taxicab regulations: Senator Ted Harvey introduces bill to deregulate industry
The November cover story "Mean Streets" revealed allegations of discrimination and abuse at Yellow Cab, the city's oldest taxi company, and detailed how attempts to launch alternative compa...
View ArticleJay Cutler hatred alive & well in Denver with Chicago Bears headed to NFC...
It's no holiday for these three Denver bloggers. Jay Cutler may be gone from the Broncos, but according to Mile High Report fan poster Taylor K, he's not forgotten and still hated. 5280'...
View ArticleMonica Broncucia-Jordan, Adams County coroner, begins term with firings aplenty
Plagued by massive turnover in recent years, the Adams County Coroner's Office is starting the new year with a clean slate -- really clean. Newly elected coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan, a ...
View ArticlePhotos: Martin Luther King Day Marade at Denver's City Park, January 17, 2011
On a comfortably brisk morning in City Park, thousands of people gathered to march in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We asked a few marchers of how to keep King's spirit and me...
View ArticleJacob Christenson, age ten, will have a tough time finding a jury of his...
Where there's smoke, there's ire. Parker's Jacob Christenson has been charged with second-degree arson that caused upwards of $195,000 in damages; he'll go on trial in Arapahoe County in ...
View ArticleMadison McKinley, The Bachelor's vampire girl, defangs herself, rejects Brad...
Colorado contestants didn't receive a rose on The Bachelor last night, with both Vail's Madison McKinley and Denver's Sarah Powell going flower-free. But McKinley, the renowned vampire gir...
View ArticleStock show apologizes for gay jokes, Brokeback Mountain banter at Saturday rodeo
Update: The spokeswoman for the stock show has responded to our post and acknowledged that mistakes were made. See her comments below our original item. I was sitting in the stands of the ...
View ArticleVicki Ferrari second Denver cop/American Gladiator contestant sued for...
Last September, we told you about a police brutality lawsuit targeting Denver Police officer Abbe Dorn, a former American Gladiator contender. Now, Vicki Ferrari -- a Dorn pal who's also a...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies outlines legislative...
Update below: Last week, Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies co-founder Vincent Palazzotto shared his relief that a health department advisory committee struck draft langua...
View ArticleReader: Ted Haggard's humanity is comparable to the Apostle Paul's
Word has it that Ted Haggard's TLC special, Scandalous, could lead to a regular reality series for the comeback-seeking pastor, who made national headlines for his dalliance with male esco...
View ArticleWin four Colorado Avalanche tickets for tonight's game, 1/18/10
Quick contest on the Latest Word today for you hockey fans. Four tickets to tonight's Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks game at the Pepsi Center are just waiting here for you to pick...
View ArticleGeorge Lindeboom homicide: Latest on arrests of Brighton's Evan Lawlor &...
George Lindeboom, 67, was the first victim of a homicide in Brighton since 2008, and there have already been two arrests in the case: Evan Lawlor and Ryker Schlitt. But even though the crim...
View ArticleJohn Fox's coaching career sees plenty of ink: Kenny Be's Tat-Tuesday
The newly hired head coach for the Denver Broncos has seen plenty of ink lately. The ink refers to the vast amount of press coverage used to tell John Fox's life story. But as seen below, ...
View ArticleBoulder dogs are on thin ice: Firefighters rescue three pooches in two days
Do we really need reminding that warmer weather softens up the surface of frozen lakes in dangerous ways? Apparently so, since Boulder firefighters have had to rescue three dogs in two days...
View ArticleKomen 3 Day for the Cure walk in Denver canceled for financial reasons
Each year, Denver's edition of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is among the country's most successful, with even furries joining the cause. But the same level of popularity hasn't been...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony trade: Melo edits Martin Luther King on Twitter, bitches...
As the Melo drama over a potential Carmelo Anthony trade to the New Jersey Nets intensifies, the man himself appears to be on a spin-control PR blitz. Hot on the heels of Anthony's guarded ...
View ArticleMark Udall's State of the Union Kumbayah club: John McCain's in, but not...
Three Denver blog posts hot off the cyber-press. 5280's Michael de Yoanna notes that John McCain likes Mark Udall's idea of Republicans and Dems sitting together at the State of the Union ...
View ArticleTop 10 things Stock Show guys can still make fun of now that gay people are...
Earlier today, a spokeswoman for the National Western Stock Show apologized for a series of tired gay jokes made by its rodeo announcing crew and clowns, and told a Westword reporter that t...
View ArticleCannabis Press Association launches: Calling all pot newshounds
In Colorado, where there's medical marijuana, there's media. So it was only a matter of time before someone attempted to organize all those newshounds on the weed beat -- and now that time ...
View ArticleHank Brown is out to save the dome on the State Capitol building -- but not...
Hank Brown could have had a big office under the gold dome -- back in the anyone-but-Dan Maes days, the former U.S. senator was urged to make a last-second run for governor. But while Brow...
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