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James Holmes case: DA brushes off call for sanctions, suing victims denied theater access
October 10, 2012 in The Latest Word
James Holmes.Today, three new documents were released in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes pertaining to a pair of controversies -- defense attorneys' call for sanctions against...
Reader: Medical marijuana centers oppose Amendment 64 due to price-drop fears
October 10, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana: Wanda James on closure of edibles business, MMJ banking, Obama and more
October 10, 2012 in The Latest Word
Wanda James.Simply Pure, one of the local medical marijuana industry's most prominent edibles companies, has suspended operations -- because, says co-owner Wanda James, the inability to get banking services makes...
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Nicole Ryan gets $750K bond after slashing throat of fiance with domestic assault history
October 10, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.The second-degree murder charge against Fort Collins' Nicole Marie Ryan will likely be a complicated one to prove. The facts on the surface seem simple: Ryan appears to...
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Insanity defense: Six notorious cases when it worked
October 10, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.One of the central questions in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes involves whether his attorneys will employ the insanity defense. The legal tactic has...
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Dennis Esquibel's Mom Says He's Not Guilty of Gruesome Hit and Run
October 10, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: The soon-to-be-engaged young woman's body was hurled 200 feet after being struck at around 65 miles per hour on a city street. But...
Victor Sanders Gave Teen He Was Pimping Little Food, Even Less Clothing
October 10, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Photos: Cirque de Cannabis goes from fire dancers to firin' up
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Is marijuana a performance-enhancing drug? This question springs to mind in connection with Cirque de Cannabis, a THC Magazine-hosted party on October 5 at Casselman's that combined Cirque...
Broncos' loss to Patriots part of AFC West's pitiful performance
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
Reader: Union Station re-purposing is great, but don't lose what's great about it
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana: More than 300 doctors endorsing Amendment 64
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
Opponents of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act are hyping a letter endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatric's Colorado branch decrying the measure. Backers responded with their...
Matthew Gianopoulos ID'd as victim in Green Valley Ranch homicide (35)
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Videos: Ten TV shows you didn't know were set in Colorado
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Quite a few well-known TV series have been set in Colorado over the years, from Mork & Mindy to Everwood to South Park. But what about more obscure Colorado-set shows?...
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Meet David Wineland, Boulder-based co-winner of the Nobel Prize for physics
October 09, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.The National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder needs some lessons in publicity. NIST's own David Wineland has just been named co-winner of the Nobel Prize for physics...
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Noel Bertrand Claim Airport Rape Was Just Rough Sex Doesn't Convince Jury
October 09, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: The victim missed a flight to a job interview at a convent. Bertrand insisted that their sex act in the middle of the...
Gary Lee Davis: I Volunteer For the Death Penalty
October 09, 2012 in True Crime Report
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Photos: Did Ann Romney forget her Mormon underwear at Denver debate?
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Most of the talk after last week's presidential debate in Denver was about how Mitt Romney had won according to most viewers. But another far more important topic...
Saturday Night Live's post-debate MSNBC satire almost as funny as the real thing
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana: Doctors face off over Amendment 64
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
Kunrath.The campaigns for and against Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, continue to engage in endorsement wars. The latest salvos? Opponents are hyping a letter decrying Amendment 64 connected...
Reader: Obama won the first debate by not being as big a jerk as Romney
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Michael Walker not charged in death of Aaron Bishop, first fatal RTD attack in decade
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
Pics, videos below.It was one of the most shocking stories of this past May -- Michael Walker's fatal stabbing of Aaron Bishop on an RTD bus in plain view of...
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Photos: Race for the Cure Denver's attendance down, but not the enthusiasm
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.When the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation ended its partnership with Planned Parenthood earlier this year, the result was a firestorm of criticism about politicizing Race...
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Photos: Top 25 mug shots of September 2012
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.As seen in our pictorial roundup below, September witnessed a slew of alternatively bizarre and startling crime stories -- and the images that accompanied them were just as...
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Videos: Peyton Manning, Broncos don't repay fans' faith in Patriots loss
October 08, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Not long ago, Broncos Nation was thrilled about the arrival of Peyton Manning -- even many Tim Tebow fans who opposed his trade to the Jets. But five games...
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Jimma Reat's Death Linked to Botched 911 Call
October 08, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Reat, two brothers and a friend were in a car that was attacked by another group, but they managed to escape. But the...
