Carla Madison is still on ballot, with two dozen eyeing her empty Denver City...
Carla MadisonDenver ballots arrived in mailboxes across town this past weekend -- and those that went to residents of District 8 still include the name of incumbent councilwoman Carla Madison,
View ArticleWilliam Lornes: Cherry Creek mall kidnapping suspect now accused of 1st...
Big pic below.Update: Earlier, we noted that William Lornes, 24, was being held for car theft but wondered if accusations related to a Cherry Creek Shopping Center kidnapping were on the way. I
View ArticleGerald Schwartzman: Dumpster homicide victim allegedly slain by William...
Schwartzman.Update: In our last post about the murder of Gerald Schwartzman, 73, on view below, we pointed out that we didn't know much about the victim other than the most basic information. W
View ArticleNuggets vs. Thunder, Game 1: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, ref Stevie...
Nenê.Two weeks back, we wrote that the Nuggets-Thunder playoff series would be a war, and that prediction was certainly borne out by last night's 107-103 OKC victory. Credit for the Thunder win
View ArticleCarol Boigon dropping out of Denver mayor's race, endorsing Michael Hancock
Carol Boigon.Denver City Councilwoman Carol Boigon has run one of the more aggressive mayoral campaigns to date -- but it's over. According to campaign spokeswoman C.L. Harmer, Boigon is dropp
View ArticleKrystal Kurcz, Megan Cassidy latest arrests in Amara Wells, Robert Rafferty...
Big pics below.The alleged conspiracy that led to the Keene Ranch murders of Amara Wells and Robert Rafferty Jr. has just grown larger. Already arrested were Christopher Wells, Amara's ex, plus
View ArticleFashion First opening night at Suite 200: Do clothes make the woman? (PHOTOS)
Do clothes make the woman or vice versa? Photographer Kate Levy's gallery of shots from Fashion First's opening night at Suite 200 should help you decide -- and there are plenty of other arrest
View ArticleReader: CU regents didn't vote to kill journalism education when they set end...
Bruce Benson.Our post last week about University of Colorado at Boulder regents voting to shutter the CU journalism school on June 30 featured comments from assorted dissenters. But rather tha
View ArticleWarren Edson, District 8 candidate, says he's 1st politician born of medical...
Warren Edson.The list of candidates hoping to win the District 8 City Council seat that opened up due to councilwoman Carla Madison's death is a long one -- more than twenty to date. Among the
View ArticleMake my day case, self-defense or homicide in 136 South Julian shooting that...
Fox31The Friday night shooting at 136 South Julian Street had one inarguable result: a man was killed, and Denver Police say the homeowner pulled the trigger. What's still unclear, though, is
View ArticleGreg Mortenson: Jon Krakauer calls out Three Cups of Tea author on 60 Minutes...
Jon Krakauer.Greg Mortenson is the mega-selling author of Three Cups of Tea, and he's a big supporter of education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But are all the stories he tells about
View ArticleMichael Hancock wears Webb's shoes in Denver mayor's race: Kenny Be's Speed...
Ballots for the 2011 General Municipal Election were mailed out to voters late last week. With ten candidates running for Denver mayor, voters will need to keep a "cheat sheet" handy. My Speed
View ArticleShannon Johnson gets 10 years after infant son drowned in bath as she played...
Big pic below.The story of Shannon Johnson, accused of letting her infant son drown while she played a Facebook game, has been reported in such far-flung locations as Australia and China becaus
View ArticleTHC blood test: Pot critic William Breathes nearly 3 times over proposed...
Last week, in advance of today's Senate debate over a bill that would set THC driving limits, I had blood drawn (for a second time) to see just how much active THC was in my blood even after a
View ArticleTheron and Teague Harrison, Manual High top debaters: How did they do at...
Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High School's top debaters and the subjects of our recent feature, "Say What?", were in New York City this past weekend for the Urban Debate National Champio
View ArticleCarla Madison's District 8 City Council seat opening attracts a whopping 39...
Carla Madison.Thirty-nine. That's how many people had registered with the Denver Elections Division by last night's deadline as write-in candidates for the District 8 seat previously occupied b
View ArticleKaren Escobar victim of fatal street stabbing that led to Marcello Ochoa...
9NewsUpdate: The Denver Police Department is releasing little information about an incident of domestic violence that turned deadly last week on the 5000 block of East Donald Avenue. But the De
View ArticleMike Keefe wins Pulitzer Prize -- and Denver Post deserves prize for keeping...
Mike Keefe.Yesterday, the Denver Post's Mike Keefe won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning -- an honor that will cheer those of us who've enjoyed his work for years. But the Post deser
View ArticleTop 5 most bizarre Colorado-related deaths
According to the Denver coroner's office, Rajeev Sharma, 33, was the man who committed suicide Sunday at 1600 Glenarm Place, reportedly by using hydrogen cyanide that forced the evacuation of t
View ArticleTHC driving bill on hold: William Breathes blood test results a factor,...
FlickrYesterday, shortly before a senate committee took on a bill to set THC driving limits, Westword published the results of medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes's blood test, which sh
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