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StandUp For Kids founder Richard Koca's child-sex-assault bust: Maybe more victims, cops fear
September 19, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Since we first wrote about the arrest on child-sex-assault charges of Richard Koca, who founded StandUp For Kids, a nonprofit devoted to helping homeless youth (see our original...
Rickey Servine, Private Probation Worker, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Client
September 19, 2012 in True Crime Report
Stephen Ludwig's ex-wife endorses him, but only for CU Regent
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Video: Dan Daru makes horrified child cry on live TV
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Video below.Westword has shown a lot of love to Fox31's Dan Daru over the years, including a 2000 profile and a Best of Denver award that same year in the...
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Gary Haney, killed by SWAT team, was sex-mag publisher, former Big Daddy of Denver nightlife
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.On August 26, Gary Haney, forty, was shot and killed at a Wheat Ridge Ramada Inn after a long standoff with a SWAT team. Afterward, accounts like this...
Reader: Weeds' Starbucks pot shops a plot twist, not reality
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Photos: Craziest place you've ever had sex? Here are ten Colorado answers
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.One of the most popular online chat queries is, "What's the craziest place you've ever had sex?" In an attempt to get a local take on this important question,...
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Photos: Michael Hancock tells Rick Reilly about his past as Broncos mascot Huddles
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Hancock. Really.During ESPN's pre-game build-up to last night's error-filled Broncos loss to the Falcons, past Westword profile subject Rick Reilly hosted a segment featuring Denver mayor Michael Hancock talking in...
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Taveuan Williams on Facebook During Police Standoff: "Swear to God Ima Die"
September 18, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Williams and a friend tried knocking over a store, but things went terribly wrong, leading to a six-hour hostage standoff. And when not...
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Videos: Bronco Peyton Manning's march to Super Bowl intercepted by Falcons
September 18, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Peyton Manning's amazing Denver debut versus the Steelers got citizens of Broncos Nation ahead of themselves. As PM demonstrated in spectacularly shocking fashion during quarter number one of last...
Taylor Rose, Bicyclist, Accused of Waving Knife at Trucker on Way to Methadone Clinic
September 18, 2012 in True Crime Report
Peyton Manning's Broncos haven't convinced NFL experts yet
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Marijuana: Amendment 64's lead in poll won't lead to complacency, campaign says
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
A new poll shows Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, with majority support among likely voters -- the first time that's happened in the campaign. Opponents of the...
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Joseph Nelson, who allegedly cut out dog's organs, eyeball: Plea-deal do-over
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.It's not often that a judge tells prosecutors that a plea deal is too generous and they need to start over. But that's what happened in the case of...
Reader: Who says the Sleeper House can't be both pretty and a little ugly?
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Weeds finale imagines marijuana stores owned by Starbucks: Colorado's future?
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Video below.Last night marked the finale of Showtime's Weeds, a series about cannabis selling that's sparked love and hate among local tokers. (Recall its satire of the Colorado pot industry...
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Photos: Boulder's most wanted
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.The Boulder Police Department has just updated its most wanted list, with the men on it accused of crimes ranging from assault to bike theft. And then there's Thayne...
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Anthony Ortolani wants dog he left on a mountain to go to one of her rescuers
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.Last month, Anthony Ortolani insisted he wanted to retain custody of Missy, a dog he left on a mountain to die -- a prospect that spurred Facebook outcry...
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Seth Brigham, annoying Boulder critic: Indecent exposure arrest and more
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.The latest developments in the Seth Brigham saga are sad but not exactly shocking. Known as Boulder's most annoying critic, Brigham recently won a court case blocking a...
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Police Chief, Illuminati Behind Theater Shooting, Says Bizarre Court Filing
September 17, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: The document claims to have been filed by a victim of the theater shooting -- except that she claims she was actually shot...
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ESPN's Chris Fowler and Twitter Nation on CU Buffs' humiliating loss to Fresno State
September 17, 2012 in The Latest Word
Tweets below.Chris Fowler, the host of ESPN's college football coverage, is a proud CU-Boulder alum -- or at least he was proud until Saturday, when the Buffs followed two desultory...
Medical Marijuana Edibles Robbery the Cure for the Munchies or the Cause?
September 17, 2012 in True Crime Report
Broncos cheerleaders tournament: Who'll win your vote?
September 14, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Ward Churchill case: Did he really only want $1 in lawsuit against CU?
September 14, 2012 in The Latest Word
Ward Churchill.Update below: Earlier this week, we wrote about the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling against Ward Churchill, despite an earlier verdict in which a jury agreed CU-Boulder had violated the...
Reader: Officials' timidity on Amendment 64 explains why we need citizen ballot process
September 14, 2012 in The Latest Word
