Medical marijuana: Mom Ann Marie Miller charged with felony for beef now a...
In June, medical marijuana caregiver Ann Marie Miller said she was being prosecuted in Adams County because authorities counted dead plants she'd thrown out to say she was over the state-a...
View ArticleTravis Anderson guilty of letting abused child die while he surfed Internet...
This week, Travis Anderson was found guilty of child abuse resulting in death and manslaughter in relation to the passing of his three-week old child -- and the evidence put forward agains...
View ArticleTurkey-carcass sled comic from 1984: Kenny Be's Hip Tip do-over
The turkey-carcass sled comic seen above advises that the leftover skeleton from the Thanksgiving dinner can double as an inexpensive toboggan. It sounds like a ridiculous idea, but it is...
View ArticlePeter Boyles on his new face lift, and why he's happy not to look like Kenny...
Face lifts get a bad rap thanks to people like Kenny Rogers, who regularly appears on lists of horrific, shield-your-eyes worst plastic surgery disasters. But KHOW talk-show host Peter Boy...
View ArticleGet away from your family, win free tickets to the Rocky Mountain Rod &...
Only kidding, of course! We know you want to spend every moment you can with your in-laws before they sadly will return home to another state at the end of this glorious Thanksgiving weeken...
View ArticleMark Schlereth, ESPN commentator: Should the Denver Broncos hire him as...
We invite you to sample these three tasty Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster gcman thinks former Bronco turned ESPN commentator Mark Schlereth would make a good Denver general...
View ArticleKristin & Candice Hermeler: Suicide-pact twins' Columbine fascination deeper...
It didn't make much sense that Candice and Kristin Hermeler would travel halfway across the world to enact a suicide pact at a local gun range -- until reports began to surface about the A...
View ArticleThanksgiving spent alone is better than watching Uncle Terry destroy...
Thanksgiving is a day of rest for The Latest Word. We hope you and yours enjoy the day -- and for those who are doing the holiday thing solo, here's a video that'll make you appreciate doi...
View ArticleKen Salazar gets roasted by Michelle Malkin as a political turkey by Michelle...
When Michelle Malkin moved to Colorado, Ken Salazar still represented this state in the U.S. Senate. But then Salazar left what would have been a safe seat (judging from Michael Bennet's v...
View ArticlePhil Anschutz stays silent through a Forbes feature -- but it says plenty,...
Phil Anschutz, labeled "one of the most secretive moguls in America" by Forbes, nevertheless was the focus of a major profile in the business magazine recently -- even if the author never ...
View ArticleCoolerado: Slate singles out Colorado AC company as poster boy of cleantech
Most locals know Coolerado, the Denver AC company, solely from noticing the factory name as they drive east on I-70. But according to Slate, Coolerado is more than a quirky name. It's also ...
View ArticleBlack Friday starts with a bang on Twitter
It was dark, it was twenty degrees outside, and some jerk took just bought the last half-price camera at Target. Welcome to #blackfriday. But maybe you're still home in bed? Well, here's a...
View ArticleReader: Tim Tebow's lack of NFL skills puts Josh McDaniels between a rock and...
Our post about Philip Rivers making Josh McDaniels and the Broncos his bitch generated an interesting post about a player who was hardly on the field during that debacle: Tim Tebow. Is he...
View ArticleNYT: All the alien news that's fit to print
The UFO Watchtower in Hooper (part of Westword's weird and wonderful Summer Guide from 2009) is many things: fascinating and disappointing, endearing and strange. There isn't much there -- ...
View ArticleMichael Lee Jones: Serial rapist's capture shows magic and limits of DNA...
At six-foot-two-inches and 314 pounds, Michael Lee Jones is one of the larger felons in Colorado's prison system. And now, thanks to a gripping account in the December Vanity Fair of the u...
View ArticleByers Junior High goes from failed school to the dogs: Kenny Be's Fotochop...
In spite of the best efforts of neighborhood activists, the Denver Public School Board has unveiled plans, shown in the photo above, to sell the abandoned Byers Junior High School buildin...
View ArticleThe Family Research Council's Tony Perkins serves with dishonor
Last week, Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council in Colorado Springs, said that if the United States ends the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military, it could bring...
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensary review: Alternative Wellness Center gives...
I can remember back in the day when having the option of a bag with or without seeds was about as much selection as I'd get when buying pot. Now I can walk into a shop that carries two-doze...
View ArticleB-cycle gets ready to hibernate for the winter
This is your second to last weekend to take a ride on a B-cycle before the bikes are pulled from the streets for the winter on December 6. The now-iconic red bikes made their debut last Apr...
View ArticleChris "Birdman" Andersen's neck tattoo inspires lovers, haters to sound off
Westword cover-boy (cover-turkey?) Chris "Birdman" Andersen has a badass new neck tattoo. It's so badass that it inspired us to post this photo gallery showcasing the Birdman's gratuitous...
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