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James Holmes's attorneys, prosecutors argue about the word "cooperate"

2013-05-23 17:01:08

A hearing today in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes dealt with one question: If Holmes, who has indicated that he'd like to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, does not ...

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Medical marijuana dispensary review: Pure Medical Dispensary in north Denver

2013-05-23 16:20:00

It's been almost three years since I checked out Pure's original location, on Bannock just south of the Denver Art Museum. Since then, the shop has expanded to two other locations quietly selling...

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Reader: Second Amendment meant to fight tyranny, not kill burglars

2013-05-23 14:57:37

A post yesterday featured the Independence Institute's Dave Kopel talking about a lawsuit targeting Colorado's new gun-control laws -- and featuring the support of Larimer County Sheriff Justin S...

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The undercover animal cruelty videos that spurred Big Ag's censorship crusade

2013-05-23 14:30:27

This week's story, "The Ag Gag War," goes behind the scenes of the guerilla fight between animal rights groups and Big Agriculture. For years organizations like the Humane Society and Mercy for ...

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Is Mike Coffman really a moderate, blogger asks

2013-05-23 13:57:40

Denver blog posts are putting their back into it. Big Media's Jason Salzman thinks the press in general, and the National Journal in particular, has no justification for calling Congressman Mike...

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Nathan Dunlap or number 89148: Was Hickenlooper right not to use killer's name?

2013-05-23 12:50:50

When Governor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday that he's offering a reprieve to Nathan Dunlap, who was convicted in 1996 of killing four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, he never ut...

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Fox31 admits it was fooled by source on gun story -- but why did she do it?

2013-05-23 11:53:13

By now, just about everyone admits that the Fox31 story of the cab driver fingering an Italian businessman with the Perazzi gun company as a terrorist was a fake, including the station, grudgingl...

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Photos: Do you recognize the Trick or Treat Bandits?

2013-05-23 10:50:30

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has dubbed a crew of bank robbers the Trick or Treat Bandits because surveillance footage shows one member holding a pillowcase like a goodie bag. ...

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Sugar daddies really are sexy and rich, says dating website CEO

2013-05-23 09:50:12

We recently shared a study by University of Colorado academics whose results contradicted sugar-daddy-and-cougars stereotypes. Their analysis suggested that people who marry much older or younger...

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Tom Tancredo announces he's running for governor...again

2013-05-23 08:27:57

Moments ago, during an appearance on Peter Boyles's KHOW talk show (and while surrounded by TV cameras), former Congressman Tom Tancredo announced that he's running for governor...again. "I anno...

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Photos: Top ten movies filmed in Colorado

2013-05-23 07:50:09

Our Melanie Asmar has been reporting about efforts to attract more moviemakers to Colorado -- and one great selling point is to check out the classics that have been partly filmed here over the y...

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Photos: Ten prisoners whose death penalties were switched to life

2013-05-23 06:53:58

Yesterday's decision by Governor John Hickenlooper to grant murderer Nathan Dunlap a reprieve from the death penalty -- one that will stand as long as Hickenlooper is in office but can be reverse...

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Video shows Evan Ebel shooting Texas deputy

2013-05-23 05:58:09

Yesterday, in announcing a reprieve for quadruple murderer Nathan Dunlap noted that Lisa Clements remains against the death penalty even after what happened to her husband, the late Colorado pris...

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Marijuana minister files injunction against THC driving law

2013-05-22 16:20:00

Reverend Brandon Baker, leader of Colorado's Greenfaith Ministries -- a cannabis-centric congregation out of Nunn, just east of Fort Collins -- thinks that not only is the new pot-driving law unn...

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John Hickenlooper gives Nathan Dunlap reprieve from death but doesn't grant clemency

2013-05-22 15:04:32

Moments ago, Governor John Hickenlooper announced his decision regarding the scheduled execution of Nathan Dunlap, who was convicted in 1996 of killing four people and seriously wounding a fifth ...

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Reader: Comparing Obama administration to Nazis shows smarts, not schmuckiness

2013-05-22 14:57:36

We love it when folks comment on older posts -- especially when their takes are timely. A case in point: A March 2012 item in which Patricia Calhoun deemed state Senator Tim Neville the Schmuck o...

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Colorado film office soliciting entries for database of local crew, filming locations

2013-05-22 12:50:56

In order to make a movie, you need a crew. To that end, the Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media has launched an online tool called Colorado Reel-Crew, which will "enable the state's fil...

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Fracking documentaries square off in Boulder tonight

2013-05-22 12:29:31

Filmmakers Josh Fox and Phelim McAleer are having quite an argument, but mostly on film and not in the same room. Both men will be in Boulder tonight at the same time to present documentaries that...

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Date rape drugs and DU: Three incidents under investigation

2013-05-22 11:50:22

Earlier today, we told you about guilty pleas from high-fashion photographer Orin Fryson, who was charged with indecent exposure and masturbation at the University of Denver. But this isn't the on...

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Marijuana training: What Colorado's new pot laws mean to you

2013-05-22 11:09:00

Last November's passage of Amendment 64 was greeted with joy by many members of the cannabis community. But what followed was a confusing flurry of bills that will be further refined by rules and ...

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