Curtis Thomas: Deputy fire marshall tased while holding knife to throat in...
Curtis Thomas, reportedly a deputy fire marshal with North Metro Fire Station 64 in Broomfield, really, really didn't want to be arrested on outstanding warrants for domestic violence and h...
View ArticleTim Tebow returns to Broncos practice a little bit wiser -- and his ribs a...
We found these three Denver blog posts, and put them here. Max Denver's Andrew Mason reports that Tim Tebow returned to practice for the first time in a week, joined by LenDale White and o...
View ArticleVideo: CU Prof Peter McGraw tries his humor theory at the Squire, Denver's...
This week's cover story, "The Nutty Professor," profiles Peter McGraw, a CU-Boulder professor who believes he's discovered the answer to what makes things funny -- a conundrum that's stumpe...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony lights up China: "The MoCap is for a movie I'm filming. This...
You may be wondering whether or not Carmelo Anthony is going to sign a contract extension with the Nuggets, or if Melo's as good as gone from Denver. But he's got other things on his mind -...
View ArticleTeacher tenure bill: Controversial lineup takes on law that didn't help state...
Reeves Whalen didn't mean to touch a nerve when he organized tonight's panel discussion on Senate Bill 191, the controversial "teacher tenure bill" drafted by Senator Michael Johnston and ap...
View ArticleLindsey-Flanigan Justice Center is new, but Denver civil court's still booked...
Denver's new Lindsey-Flanigan Justice Center, which opened July 6, has 35 courtrooms, 48 conference rooms and modern art installations spread across its 317,000 square feet. And while it wi...
View ArticleAron Ralston meets James Franco: 127 Hours trailer skips the surgery
The first trailer for 127 Hours, director Danny Boyle's much-anticipated movie about amped-up Colorado climber Aron Ralston, is now making the rounds of websites and moviehouses. It's sure...
View ArticleRon Perea, ex-Manager of Safety, no longer star of tonight's Citizen...
The Citizen Oversight Board -- the seven-member group set up as a watchdog for the city's Safety Department -- had already changed the venue for tonight's quarterly public forum to a large...
View ArticleFasTracks: Webcast this morning of DIA groundbreaking (and possible Anubis...
It's hard not to be excited about the 10:30 a.m. groundbreaking today of the FasTracks East Corridor rail line at DIA. After all, that means in a few short years folks will be riding the rai...
View ArticleRon Perea's resignation letter as Manager of Safety: "Respectfully" times two
As Patricia Calhoun noted earlier this morning, Ron Perea won't be headlining a Citizen Oversight Board forum tonight as planned -- because Perea resigned on Monday amid controversy over th...
View ArticleGun left in kindergartener's backpack: Did dad try to shoot someone with a...
With kids all over the metro area returning to classes this week, and parents trying to re-establish morning routines, mix-ups over what to bring to school are to be expected. But a gun acc...
View ArticleAndrew Romanoff's debt retirement party: Was selling his house really a good...
Andrew Romanoff, who came up short in his bid to defeat Michael Bennet in the Democratic Senate primary, is the guest of honor tonight at a party (details below) to celebrate his 44th birth...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: $9M to plug budget hole proof MMJ's getting normalized,...
Yesterday, Cannabis Therapy Institute's Laura Kriho criticized Governor Bill Ritter's proposal to use $9 million in medical marijuana fees to help make up for a budget shortfall. But Colora...
View ArticleNed Calonge on leaving as CO's chief medical officer & the "distraction" of...
Dr. Ned Calonge, the Chief Medical Officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, is leaving his post in November to serve as president of The Colorado Trust. Below, C...
View ArticleBill Ritter announces new home for moon rock: Colorado School of Mines'...
Yesterday, Governor Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines President Bill Scoggins revealed the new permanent location for Colorado's "Goodwill" moon rock. From now on, you'll be able to...
View ArticleIfiok Etuk is suburban superhero Aurora Wraptight: Kenny Be's Hip Tip
Aurora Wraptight Real name: Ifiok Etuk; Occupation: Soul feeder; Suburb of operations: Aurora; Eyes: All-seeing; Hair: All-growing Suburban superhero skill: After years of thankless toil i...
View ArticleDan Maes "ad" portrays John Hickenlooper as Evil Comrade of Bicycling/United...
The Dan Maes campaign may think his comments about Denver's B-Cycle program being a United Nations plot have been overblown by the media -- but they aren't going away, as our slideshow of t...
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensary review: VIP Wellness Center not very important
In "Mile Highs and Lows," Westword offers a no-holds-barred look at what goes on behind the locked doors of marijuana dispensaries, whether they resemble swanky bars or a dope dealer's colle...
View ArticleOur updated medical-marijuana directory
This just in: William Breathes's latest medical marijuana dispensary review, of VIP Wellness Center -- which didn't leave him feeling very important. You may have better luck at other center...
View ArticleJames Chavez allegedly left loaded gun in 4-year old's backpac, then sent her...
Earlier today, we told you about a gun found in a kindergartener's backpack in Lakewood. And it hadn't been brought to school for show and tell. Now, more details: The person who allegedly...
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