DPS English-language program for parents is back with a goal to reach 5,000...
Last year, we wrote about a new radio series sponsored by Denver Public Schools to teach English to Spanish-speakers. More than 3,000 tuned in and 220 completed the course. Now it's returning
View ArticleDonny Andrews & Andrew Matson: Two friends doing "dumb things," two different...
Donny Andrews."Hello, my name is Donny Andrews. I am a first-time, non-violent offender who has been in prison for 23 years on an 80-year sentence... I came to prison at 20 years of age in 1989
View ArticleWillow, the prodigal cat: Where we suspect she spent her five lost years
Willow the cat.Meet Willow, a six-year-old calico who has gained five years, one and a half pounds and surprisingly little gray hair since she was lost from her Broomfield home half a decade ag
View ArticleRobert Walters guilty of murdering girlfriend Brittney Brashers, not of...
Robert WaltersA jury has found Robert Walters, 25, guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Brittney Brashers, in November 2009 by beating her to death. The jury found him not guilty, however, of so
View ArticleDenver boot patrol gives booted bride unwanted wedding gift on no-longer-safe...
Does the City of Denver boot vehicles on weekends? For years, scofflaw drivers felt safe parking their too-many-ticket cars all over town on Saturday and Sunday. But we recently learned from th
View ArticleDenver Broncos' glass isn't half-full despite gutsy 24-22 win over Cincinnati...
Kyle Orton.CBS4 has been touting the Broncos' 24-22 win over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday by noting that the team is tied for first place in the AFC West -- which is technically true but do
View ArticleShotgun Willie's offers corpse discount in wake of Weekend at Bernie's...
Photo by Nick LucchesiRobert Young and Mark Rubinson face charges for allegedly reenacting Weekend at Bernie's with the body of Young's pal -- but at least they provided a punchline for Shotgun
View ArticleRam This T-shirts confiscated at CU-CSU game, but shirts preferring AIDS to...
The CU Buffs' 28-14 victory over the CSU Rams during Saturday's Rocky Mountain Showdown didn't feature the kind of bad fan behavior (including a 1999 riot) that's marred past contests. But did
View ArticlePirate booty of every description on view at BrethrenCon II (PHOTOS)
Eye patches, peg legs, bad teeth and good times! All were on the hook this weekend at BrethrenCon II, and Taryn Kapronica survived to tell the tale in photos. And that's only the beginning of t
View ArticleReader: Why would anyone think medical marijuana and massages go together?
In his latest medical marijuana dispensary review (of Boulder MMC), William Breathes expressed reservations about the kind of massage services offered by many centers by way of proving they're
View ArticleUFC 135 in Denver: Jon Jones & "Rampage" Jackson show fans love before bout...
Big pics below.In July, we previewed UFC 135 in Denver -- "back... where the first one started," UFC President Dana White said at a press conference here. We're now just days away from the Sept
View ArticleMarquez Jones identified as victim in shooting near 8th and Lincoln (27)
Graphic below.Update below: This weekend was a bloody one in downtown Denver. Early Saturday morning, a woman was slain near the Denver Rescue Mission. Then, just over 24 hours later, Marquez
View ArticleMarijuana plants "like trees" found in garden of home owned by ex-Rep....
Dorothy Butcher.Former state representative Dorothy Butcher, a Democrat, represented Pueblo's District 46 for three terms, adding to an impressive résumé that also includes a stint on the Puebl
View ArticleKatrishay Quarles died of gunshot to throat in homicide near Denver Rescue...
Graphic below.Update: The Denver coroner's office has identified the woman who was shot and killed near the Denver Rescue Mission early Saturday morning as Katrishay Quarles, eighteen. Cause of
View ArticleProposition 103: Are opponents' claims of job losses tied to education tax...
Rollie Heath.The Denver blog post cooperative is open for business. Colorado Pols notes that the author of a study saying Rollie Heath's Proposition 103 would cost 119,000 jobs doesn't exactly
View ArticleWeCar: DU sustainable-transportation program surpasses expectations in first...
Courtesy of Chase SquiresOne of DU's shared cars.In the little more than a week since the University of Denver's most recent sustainability effort began, it has surpassed the national average f
View ArticleTim Tebow: ESPN's Outside the Lines examines why he's so polarizing
Several NFL teams don't even list a third-string quarterback on their depth charts. The Broncos, however, have the most and least popular third-stringer in the history of the league. Over the
View ArticleTom Boasberg: Friends of Education org surveys parents about superintendent's...
Tom Boasberg. Tom Boasberg, Denver Public Schools superintendent, is a much-scrutinized man. In addition to often serving as the target of petitions and publicly aired grievances, he's also eva
View ArticlePrison rape: Sheriff compares it to UFO sightings, other "cultural delusions"
Corrections officials are understandably defensive about a controversial Bureau of Justice Statistics survey that indicates a high incidence of prisoner sexual abuse in their facilities. But is
View ArticleWill Stillman to talk about the house of horrors -- and how boys are abused, too
Will Stillman was a prisoner here.Last September, I told the story of Kristen Stillman. She'd survived incredible horrors while imprisoned in a home in northwest Denver, where her mother had le
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