Michael Alan McDougall shot his pregnant wife in the stomach because "she had...
Littleton's Michael Alan McDougall didn't hide from the lights and lenses of TV cameras after being accused of murdering his pregnant wife, Jennifer, in a Houston suburb by shooting her in ...
View ArticleImmigration may lower crime rate, says CU prof Tim Wadsworth
University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most con...
View ArticleSarah Palin called rude by Ken Buck? He says "no," Jane Norton says "maybe"
Republican senatorial candidates Ken Buck and Jane Norton are fighting over Sarah Palin in the strangest kind of way. During a Monday radio appearance on KRAI radio in Craig,, Buck seemed ...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: What the new laws could mean for you
Colorado rolled into the history books last week as the first place to codify a statewide marijuana distribution system, thanks to the passage of House Bill 1284 and Senate Bill 109. Both l...
View ArticleCharlie Blosten, suburban superhero: Kenny Be's Hip Tip
Littleton Leaf Blower Real Name: Charlie Blosten Occupation: Public Services Director Suburb of Operations: Littleton, Colorado Hair: Steel Blue Eyes: Cupola Cams Super powers: The Little...
View ArticleMarijuana grow raids in Colorado Springs: Cops say timing wasn't political...
MMJ advocates have greeted the passage of HB 1284, a bill to regulate the medical marijuana industry, with cheers (from CMMR's Matt Brown), boos (courtesy of Cannabis Therapy Institute's La...
View ArticleSean Griffin and Staci Griffin, Nos. 1 & 2: Rob Montgomery ID'd as shooter in...
On May 17, 2009, Westword launched Mile High Murder, a blog category tracking homicide in the seven-county Denver/Boulder metro area. Over the next year, we wrote about ninety different mur...
View ArticleTim Tebow fourth on the Broncos' QB depth chart -- for now
Denver blogs specialize in mile-high items. Climb up and take a look at these. At MaxDenver.com, Andrew Mason notes the quarterback pecking order at the Broncos' ongoing passing camp: "Fi...
View ArticleAssociated Content acquired by Yahoo!
When most observers consider Denver's most powerful websites, they frequently overlook Associated Content -- and that's a mistake. The project, which got its start in former Westword prof...
View ArticleM.E. Sprengelmeyer, ex-Rocky writer, saves NM paper by expanding (& killing...
In February 2009, the Rocky Mountain News died just shy of its 150th anniversary, and even though the surviving Denver Post has picked up more of the tabloid's audience than anyone other th...
View ArticlePaolo Bacigalupi wins Nebula for The Windup Girl
Paonia's Paolo Bacigalupi, profiled in Westword as "the hottest writer in sci-fi" a couple of weeks ago, just got hotter. His first novel, The Windup Girl, just won the 2010 Nebula Award f...
View ArticleJarrad McKay and Matthew Baker paint themselves into a criminal mischief...
Jarrad McKay, 21, and Matthew Baker, twenty, haven't been accused of committing the perfect crime. Instead, they've been charged with taking part in a really stupid one -- and then making ...
View ArticleOperation Cock Block target Bill Sullivan shows up on DontDateHimGirl.com
So, your ex-boyfriend was a jerk. Maybe he was even one of the fine specimens on our Top 10 Bad Boyfriends list. After putting up with his crap for far too long, you kick him to the curb....
View ArticleKarle Seydel scored with Denver's Ballpark Neighborhood
I headed up to the 2000 block of Larimer Street last night -- an area dubbed "NoDo" two decades ago, not just because the map put it right above LoDo, but because of its distinct lack of fun...
View Article"Takeover-style" robbers hit Bank of the West in Northglenn
Usually, the FBI doesn't highlight bank robbers until after the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has given them a nickname -- like the H1N1 bandit, the Tom Thumb Bandit, the Band-Aid ...
View ArticleDIA-style stadium in Denver? Not quite...
The folks at FantasyHumor.com have turned their attention to Denver -- but they're a little behind the times with the May 18 post headlined "Denver's New Stadium Bums Out Kickers." We're wi...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper homeless?: No, but Cableland, mayor's official residence,...
It's a tough real estate market -- but somehow, the City of Denver has managed to unload Cableland, a spectacular mansion donated by the late cable magnate Bill Daniels to serve as the offi...
View ArticleFBI Denver's most wanted criminals: A photo gallery
Back in March, we shared a photo gallery of criminals with Colorado connections who landed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List during the roster's sixty-year history. But the FBI's Denver br...
View ArticleTom Tancredo denies Nazi tie accusations from fellow immigration-reform advocate
As the immigration issue continues to heat up, Tom Tancredo is finding himself in one controversy after another. Remember his call for civics literacy tests? Former House majority leader ...
View ArticleJewish squirrel spotted on Downing Street: Kenny Be's Sign Language
Had the truck in the photograph above not been in motion, I would have asked the driver about the Star of David and the squirrel. These are not the kind of window stickers that a person car...
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