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OneRepublic Drummer Busted for Assault

Rob Quinn — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:19:00 CDT

The drummer for alternative rockers OneRepublic was arrested after losing it in downtown Denver early yesterday morning. Eddie Fisher, 38, was busted on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property, and disturbing the peace, AP reports. "Things just got out of hand, and he snapped," the alleged victim, girlfriend Lona...

And America's Greenest Cities Are...

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:46:05 CDT

As part of the annual America's Favorite Cities survey, Travel + Leisure readers ranked 35 metropolitan areas on a variety of travel-friendly qualities, from cleanliness to great public parks, which offset that urban asphalt and improve air quality. Without further ado, the top 20 greenest cities in America: Portland : One-fourth...

Prison-Bound Blagojevich Gets Lost, Grabs Lunch

Matt Cantor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:10:00 CDT

As Rod Blagojevich's car headed to prison from the Denver airport yesterday, it didn't stop at the entrance of the correctional facility. Then it passed by again. Turns out the former Illinois governor and his lawyer got lost, then opted to grab Blago's last lunch before serving his time, according...

Pair Sentenced for Taking Dead Pal on Bar Crawl

Rob Quinn — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:33:00 CST

Denver's Weekend at Bernie 's duo are going to be spending a lot of weekends doing community service for taking a dead friend on a night out —and letting him pick up the tab. Robert Young and Mark Rubinson put their pal, 43, in the back of a car after...

Winter Storm Pounds Colorado

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:48:28 CST

Heavy snowfall in Colorado has shut down sections of I-70 and I-25 amid a number of accidents, as snow piled up at two inches per hour on the Eastern Plains. An area near Denver has already seen a foot and a half of snow, and another foot is likely in...

United Flight's Engine Shuts Down in Mid-Air

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:35:00 CST

A United airlines flight en route from Denver to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado when one of its two engines shut down. The Boeing 757 experienced trouble shortly after takeoff and was diverted to a Grand Junction facility typically used by much smaller airplanes....

Occupy Denver Elects a Leader: Shelby the Dog

Kevin Spak — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:23:59 CST

The Occupy movement has been pretty adamant about remaining leaderless, but Denver’s mayor has been pushing them to name one to deal with city officials. So the protesters put democracy to work and elected a leader: a Border Collie mix named Shelby. Shelby is “a smart and fun dog,” organizer...

'Occupiers' Arrested Across US; Rome Tallies Damage

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:10:41 CDT

Police arrested hundreds of "Occupy Wall Street" protesters today who endured chilly nights outdoors in Chicago, New York, Denver, and Arizona, the New York Daily News reports. As the Chicago Tribune has it, officers rounded up about 175 demonstrators who refused to clear Congress Plaza after 1am. The arrests were...

Guys Take Dead Buddy for Night Out

Matt Cantor — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:58:05 CDT

A Denver man wasn’t going to let a dead roommate ruin his night. When Robert Young, 43, arrived home to find his roommate unresponsive last month, he called on a still-living friend—and the two of them hauled Jeffrey Jarrett’s body into the backseat of a car, police say. Young...