I-70 & Wadsworth mystery crash culprit: Organic soil from EDS Waste Solutions
Video below.Update below: One minute, drivers were zipping along I-70 near Wadsworth with no problem. The next, they were sliding as if an ice storm had just struck. Now, however, Wheat Ridge P
View ArticleHateful tweet of the day: National Organization for Marriage attacks Jared...
Jared Polis.In June, Congressman Jared Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, announced that they were expecting -- and on Friday, they welcomed Caspian Julian to the world. But Caspian's welcome
View ArticleJohn Elway softening about Tim Tebow? Could he overrule John Fox and bench...
Tim Tebow.Denver blog posts love you. Mile High Report fan poster Waldo wonders if John Elway and John Fox disagree with the QB situation -- and if Elway may be listening to Tim Tebow fans. C
View ArticleYouth Risk Behavior Survey: Keeping tabs on U.S. students since 1991
If you've ever wondered how Colorado knows, say, that its youth are more likely to smoke on school campuses than the average U.S. student, the answer is that it asks them. Every other year sinc
View ArticleWestword's Denver #WebAwards are back for 2011
The 2011 version of Westword's Denver Web Awards are back again, after a hasty first-run last year. This time, we're introducing new categories to recognize Denver-Boulder's creative and forwar
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Denver almost ready for dispenary applications to begin.
The dispensary application process seems a lot like a visit to the DMV. You show up knowing that it's going to be a pain in the ass, go through line after line, each time praying it will be the
View ArticleIcelandair has a cool photo contest to launch its Denver International...
Who put the "international" in Denver International Airport? Not just the Martians living in those underground tunnels at DIA. Next May, Icelandair will introduce non-stop flights from Denver t
View ArticleTop 37 mug shots of September 2011
Big pics below.Our September 2011 mug shot roundup features looks at horrific criminals -- such as Travis Forbes, who confessed to murdering Kenia Monge -- and the wackier kind, like the two gu
View ArticleRachel Maddow takes on Scott Gessler over voting lawsuit against Denver (VIDEO)
Video below.Secretary of State Scott Gessler's suit against Denver, intended to prevent Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson from sending ballots to any voter he considers inactive (meaning they di
View ArticleNPR celebrates Colorado as thinnest state -- but one that's getting fatter...
Ryan Van Duzer.Why would Colorado be spotlighted in National Public Radio's ongoing series about obesity? Because while our fair state is currently the leanest in the U.S., we're still packing
View ArticleMedical marijuana: CO Supreme Court asked to review Jason Beinor case about...
At first, medical marijuana patient Jason Beinor thought losing a court fight over unemployment benefits withheld from him because he failed a drug test was no big deal. But it now looks as if
View ArticleReader: Businesses against Paid Sick Leave might have fought minimum wage...
The rhetoric over the Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative is already at boiling temperature. Kelsey Whipple's recent post about a rally opposing the measure drew this response from an impassione
View ArticleDenver Police Department tweets survey about fairness of Fox31, 9News photo...
Folks at the Denver Police Department are frustrated at what they perceive to be biased media coverage -- and they're using the DPD Twitter feed to do something about it. The department tweeted
View ArticleCity Park considers selling naming rights -- sort of -- for new regional...
Denver Parks and Recreation has unveiled the beginning stages of a plan to overhaul City Park's Dustin Redd playground and replace it with a newer, larger model. The project comes with an end d
View ArticleJoe Sandoval, city council candidate, when stopped for DUI: "Don't you know...
Joe Sandoval.Former cop and current state investigator Joe Sandoval is still a candidate for city council in Commerce City, according to the city clerk's office. But if he stays in the race, he
View ArticleTim Tebow inspires Biggest Loser contestants: Can he do the same for the...
Tim Tebow.Denver blog posts? Three just came in! Predominantly Orange's Kim Constantinesco on Tim Tebow's Biggest Loser appearance last night. And you thought the Broncos were the biggest lose
View ArticleThomas Silverstein: Judge rules conditions at supermax not "extreme"
Silverstein.Federal judges in Denver are of two minds about the kind of punishment doled out at the supermax penitentiary in Florence. While one is allowing a Tanzanian terrorist's complaint ab
View ArticleEcoCAR2: CSU gets $44.5 million software donation to design a hybrid/electric...
Thirty students at Colorado State University have been thinking a lot about the future recently. For the next three years, CSU has tied itself to the future of the automotive industry as a part
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Edibles company owner told packaging not compliant even...
Twirling Hippy Confections owner Jessica LeRoux says a Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division inspector with the state has been telling shops that her packaging doesn't meet state regulations,
View ArticleDispensary owner Jim Rice starting to make moves on Survivor, week four
Tonight's episode of Survivor got off to a quick start for local medical marijuana dispensary owner Jim Rice, who crafted some pretty big shake-up moves for his tribe within the first two minut
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