Chauncey Billups gets apology from Nuggets, Josh Kroenke -- but will fans...
For fans, the most painful part of the Carmelo Anthony trade was watching Chauncey Billups, a hometown hero who made no secret of his desire to stay in Denver, get dragged to New York in or...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Council's new grow rules will push ops out of Denver,...
Despite a threatened lawsuit aimed at councilwoman Judy Montero and developer Mickey Zeppelin, the Denver City Council approved new medical marijuana grow operation regulations last night wi...
View ArticleEleven-year old arrested, cuffed for threatening stick-figure drawing: Police...
Denverites take school-related threats seriously, since we know warning signs associated with the Columbine killers were overlooked until it was too late. But even taking that into consider...
View ArticleAron Ralston on Minute to Win It tonight: 127 hours plus 15 more minutes of...
Suck it, Andy Warhol. Colorado's own Aron Ralston, who amputated his own arm in 2003 following a bizarre climbing accident, has already gone well beyond your universal fifteen-minutes-of-fa...
View ArticleReader: Denver International Airport's Blue Mustang & other freaky public art...
Our recent post about Denver International Airport soliciting feedback on public art like the infamous Blue Mustang and other conspiracy-inspiring DIA exhibits sparked some impassioned defen...
View ArticleBest of Denver 2011: Your voice will be heard above the chatter
Westword isn't always the nicest media outlet in town, which is why we hope you read us. For our bullshit detectors, if not our looks. But for a shining few weeks each year, we root and dig ...
View ArticleMario McDonald charged along with "grandma" Edna Iddings in horrific child...
Abuse meted out against a ten-year old back in September was so horrific that people are still being charged in the case. The latest? Mario McDonald, the boy's father. McDonald's not accus...
View ArticleTea Party miniature patriot pet fits in your palm: Kenny Be's Hip Tip
This Tea Party patriot makes an adorable pet and companion. Almost human with its howling screams and non-stop temper tantrums. Your family will love it. These palm pets will grow about tw...
View ArticleRaymond Allen Davis: Feds asked 9News not to mention CIA link in Pakistan...
Update below: The story of Raymond Allen Davis, the Highlands Ranch man accused of murder in Pakistan, has made international news due to the U.S. government's claim of immunity on his beha...
View ArticleTracy Lee Ottaway gets probation (but is banned from Cherry Creek) for trying...
Did Tracy Lee Ottaway receive the justice he deserved? You be the judge. Ottaway pleaded guilty to two counts of menacing with a deadly weapon after yelling "fucking Arab" at a valet and tr...
View ArticleChamp Bailey is the anti-Carmelo Anthony, takes small pay cut to stay in Denver
Denver blog posts are popping up all over. Like here. Predominantly Orange's Kim Constantinesco cheers the Broncos for inking Champ Bailey, and Bailey for taking a little less to stay in o...
View ArticleDoug Linkhart, Denver mayoral candidate, is pro-pot legalization & he's got...
The other night a pothead friend was complaining to me about the lack of any candidate he could support in the Denver mayor's race. I noted that Doug Linkhart, the Denver city councilman wh...
View ArticleLeaked documents show Army's bold plan to acquire 10,000 square miles of...
Artillery ranges and tank maneuvers on fragile grasslands. Depopulated farm towns, suitable for urban warfare exercises for thousands of troops. A military installation the size of Massachus...
View ArticleFunnyPoliceReports.com: Humor professor Peter McGraw gets into the online...
As described in the August cover story "The Nutty Professor," Boulder professor Peter McGraw is hard at work trying to crack the humor code. He and his team at the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) ...
View ArticleDenver Zoo's new elephant exhibit, Asian Tropics, is halfway finished (PHOTOS)
Asian Tropics, the Denver Zoo's biggest-ever project, is halfway finished. When it's fully completed in the spring of 2012, it will be home to several species, including up to eight male Asi...
View ArticleDouble homicide investigation at home on Marlin Way in Keene Ranch: Two...
Update: What originally looked like a murder-suicide at a home on the 2400 block of Marlin Way in Keene Ranch may in fact be something quite different. Despite earlier reports that no third...
View ArticleAllen Rose: Tow-truck driver reportedly killed after being dragged for a mile...
Update: The Colorado Springs Police Department has now positively identified the tow-truck driver dragged to death by a sports-utility vehicle as Allen Rose. Thus far, we know the person be...
View ArticleMatt Arnold for Republican Party chair: Will he succeed Dick Wadhams with...
Matt Arnold, the man behind Clear the Bench Colorado, has announced his intention to succeed Dick Wadhams as Colorado Republican Party boss -- and it promises to be a take-no-prisoners bid....
View ArticleOperation Fortune Cookie: Why did alleged prime suspect Dante Carbone get...
As we reported on Tuesday, a new court filing suggests the prime suspect for the implosion of Operation Fortune Cookie, the person many people suspected of tipping off restaurateur and appa...
View ArticlePinon Canyon Maneuver Site on horseback and by tank: 2 views of region under...
Locals fighting the Army's plans for increased training on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site -- the subject of this week's cover story, "The War Next Door" -- have a basic public relations prob...
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