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Photo: Colorado Boulevard reopened after car-taxi accident that killed one, injured five
April 15, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.Only hours prior to the start of the Monday morning commute, a fatal accident took place at one of Denver's busiest surface-street intersections: Colorado Boulevard and 17th Avenue. One...
Kevin Braney, High School Principal: Domestic Violence or Payback in Ugly Divorce?
April 15, 2013 in True Crime Report
Introducing Aluboo Bicycles, made of aluminum and...bamboo?
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
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Wilson King identified as DU student hit and killed by car near campus
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Video below.The Denver coroner's office has identified the University of Denver student killed in an overnight auto-pedestrian crash as Wilson King, twenty. He's originally from Winnetka, Illinois, and his LinkedIn profile...
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Marijuana: Kaleb Young suing for pot plants improperly seized and killed by Larimer County
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Photos, documents below.Back in December 2011, we told you about Kaleb Young, a marijuana caretaker who'd been acquitted of three felonies. But while the Larimer County Sheriff's Office gave back...
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Rick Barber, longtime KOA overnight icon, in brave struggle with ALS disease
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Rick Barber.In January 2012, Rick Barber, who began hosting KOA's overnight shift thirty years earlier, found himself out of a job, replaced by syndicated programming amid budget cuts and sinking...
Reader: In praise of Smiley's, no longer the world's largest laundromat
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
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Thomas Guolee, white-supremacist-of-interest in Tom Clements killing, busted in Springs
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos, video below.Update: The El Paso County Sheriff's Office recently issued an alert for two alleged white supremacists thought to have been in touch with Evan Ebel shortly before...
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Photos: Top ten Passive-Aggressive Notes from Colorado, 2013 edition
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Last year, we paid tribute to the ultra-funny Passive-Aggressive Notes website with a collection of our ten favorite Passive-Aggressive Notes from Colorado. But a year later, Coloradans have...
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Donald Scarlett guilty of killing toddler but system deserves blame, too, judge says
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos, videos below.Unfortunately, instances of child abuse resulting in death happen far too frequently -- especially considering that "once" qualifies as "far too frequently." As a result, the sentencing...
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Matthew Mann, who prompted Denver Health lockdown: "Survival instruction" background
April 12, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos, video below.The Denver Police Department has announced that Matthew Mann, 38, had prompted a "modified lockdown" yesterday at Denver Health Medical Center, where he used to work. At this...
John Vigil's Mental Hospital Stay Prevents Fatal Child Abuse Conviction for Years
April 12, 2013 in True Crime Report
Scott Smith Goes to Movie, Brings Goodie Bag -- Full of Weapons
April 12, 2013 in True Crime Report
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Alex Landau on the decision not to charge cops who nearly beat him to death
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Last week, Denver Manager of Safety Alex Martinez announced that there would be no charges against the three Denver police officers who nearly beat college student Alex Landau...
Tea Party's rise leading to Republican party's decline?
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana clubs: Mayor's call for a ban blatantly unconstitutional, advocate says
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
Photos, video below.This week, Mayor Michael Hancock appeared before a Denver City Council subcommittee to talk marijuana. And during his time in the spotlight (see a video of his chat...
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Photos: Here's why Boulder is the least obese American city for third year in a row
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Do you think people in Boulder get tired of having the city ranked the best this or the top that? If so, they must be relieved to discover that...
Reader: It's good news if assholes think Colorado is overrated
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
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Photos: Five most expensive properties for sale in Aspen
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.In recent months, we've shared photo posts of the most expensive homes for sale in Denver and Boulder. But they're practically shacks compared to the priciest properties available...
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Photo: Alexander Heit's final text message -- which he was sending when he crashed and died
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.A Colorado ban against texting while driving went into effect in 2009 -- not that Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle thought it would make a huge difference. At...
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Gary Sheats Kills Nearly Full-Term Baby in DUI, Then Commits Suicide
April 11, 2013 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Sheats had a horror show of a driving record when he plowed into a young mother to be only days before she was...
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Felix Trujillo, escapee, surrenders amid claims family of deputy who helped him was threatened
April 11, 2013 in The Latest Word
Big photo, video below.Update: Felix Trujillo, the first-ever escapee from Denver's new jail, slipped away in a deputy's jacket and alleged help from law-enforcer Matthew Andrews; see our previous coverage...
Jessica Rocha's Kids Steal, Bully -- and She Wants Them to Wear T-Shirts Admitting It
April 11, 2013 in True Crime Report
Reader: Snooze boycotters are douchebags, so why cave in to them?
April 10, 2013 in The Latest Word
Wilson Chandler may start for Nuggets against Spurs -- but who is else healthy enough to play?
April 10, 2013 in The Latest Word
