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Antoine Wallace gets sixty years for brutal attack on prison workers
October 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Antoine Wallace was in the midst of serving a 218-month sentence at the United States Penitentiary in Florence when he stood before a judge earlier this month. Now,...
Miguel Medrano ID'd as victim of West Cedar Avenue murder (45)
October 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana: Amendment 64's new ad features veteran Denver cop attacked by opponents
October 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Video below.Last month, opponents of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act dismissed retired Denver Police Lieutenant Tony Ryan as a "pro-pot rent-a-cop." But being personally attacked clearly didn't...
Reader: Shocking Denver-area crimes a good argument for the death penalty
October 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Nicole Ryan Slashes Throat of Fiance With Domestic Assault History
October 18, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Ryan told police that she'd injured her fiance, but that was the understatement of the year. She had a police record, while he...
James Rodgers, Sex Offender, Busted for Groping a Blind Woman
October 18, 2012 in True Crime Report
Philip Rivers fail video memorializes worst night ever versus Broncos
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Photos: Wind storm snaps majestic Cheesman Park tree
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana: Amendment 64 supported, attacked by religious leaders in ongoing endorsement war
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Reverend Emerson.As we've been reporting, the proponents and opponents of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, have been engaging in PR-generating endorsement wars. Now, in the wake of...
Lawrence Scherer confesses to 1991 murder, then tries to un-confess
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Reader: Peyton Manning gives Broncos fans more reasons to believe than Tim Tebow did
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Aurora theater shooting: New lawsuit charges Century 16 owner Cinemark with negligence
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Marc Bern.Last month, three survivors of the Aurora theater shooting filed lawsuits against Cinemark, owner of the Century 16, where the July 20 massacre took place. Cinemark has filed to...
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Videos: Obama cites Aurora theater shooting in second debate with Romney
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Earlier this month, families of Aurora theater shooting victims urged Jim Lehrer, moderator of the presidential debate in Denver, to raise the issue of gun policy in quizzing President...
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Jessica Ridgeway predator search: Could killer have attended her memorial service?
October 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Update: More than 2,000 people attended a memorial service last night for Jessica Ridgeway, a ten-year-old Westminster girl who was found murdered in an Arvada open-space area a...
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Eleven Year Old's Miraculous Survival Story After Kidnapping, Sex Assault
October 17, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: The girl was coaxed into an SUV by a man saying he had lost his puppy. He then put a bag over her...
Edward McMorris's Dog Torture Felony Tossed By Judge
October 17, 2012 in True Crime Report
Mitt Romney on cusp of winning war for women in Colorado?
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Video: Broncos' Eric Decker on living through school shooting, helping Aurora theater survivor
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
Video below.Eric Decker had some ups and downs in the Broncos' win over the Chargers last night -- catching a sure touchdown pass before inexplicably falling down, and later scoring...
Reader: Denver police brutality is a good argument for staying in the suburbs
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Alan Smith: Guilty plea in plan to drug friend so he could molest his young daughters
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.Today's nominee in the tightly contested "Worst Friend Ever" category is Alan Glen Smith, who has a very good chance of a hefty stretch in the hoosgow for...
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Videos: Peyton Manning's fourth disaster's the charm, thanks to Philip Rivers's implosion
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Admit it: When the Broncos went into a 24-0 hole versus the Chargers, you thought the squad would mount a second-half redemption effort that would fall short, just as...
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Jesse Paul Speer's alleged kidnapping victim saw photos of other naked girls before assault
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
Video below.Update:Yesterday afternoon, Jesse Paul Speer, a photographer with Colorado ties who's accused of kidnapping and assaulting an eleven-year-old Cody, Wyoming, girl, waived his right to fight extradition during a...
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James Holmes is Innocent Facebook group no threat to survivors, administrator says
October 16, 2012 in The Latest Word
James Holmes.At the most recent hearing in the case of Aurora theater shooter, a prosecutor maintained that attack survivors need anonymity because of potentially frightening interest in them by online...
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Albert Abeyta Sues Prison Over Allergy to Latex Gloves
October 16, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Abeyta, a sex offender, has such a severe latex allergy that being touched with prison workers' gloves put him into a coma. Prison...
Welcome to the Drunk-Walking Capital of the World
October 16, 2012 in True Crime Report
