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As we wrote Saturday, the case of Jessica Gonzales against the City of Castle Rock was argued today in the Supreme Court. Gonzales is suing the police department because she had a restraining order against her estranged husband Simon at the time he killed their three children. She says the police were obligated to arrest him. If the Court rules in favor of Gonzales, the implications will be...
The Denver Post reports on the late-night tension between loft dwellers and revelers in LoDo. Here are the current rules: Rock Island owner David Clamage has a solution: Expand closing hour to 4 a.m. Under the plan, no alcohol would be served past the state- mandated 2 a.m., but snacks, coffee and soft drinks would be available. Dancing and entertainment would continue, but clubs would...
If you, too, spent a good part of the week drunk and/or hungover, here's a recap of what went on this week on 5280.com: Colorado Restraining Order Case Goes to Supreme Court Four-year-old OK After 30-Foot Fall From Chair Lift President Bush in Colorado Monday Colorado Lawyer Nabbed in Costa Rica Irish Eyes Are Smiling Best Bets for the week of March 16-23 Statewide Smoking Ban Gathers Steam...
The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo has a shortage of forensic beds. Those impacted the most are mentally ill inmates in need of evaluation and treatment. The situation is particularly frustrating to sheriffs and judges. CMHIP Superintendent Steve Schoenmakers says,"We're stuck with a specific bed capacity and the federal (Neiberger) lawsuit prevents us from going over that. We...
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Jessica Gonzales. Gonzales had obtained a restraining order against her estranged husband. It wasn't enough. He killed their three daughters. Gonzales sued, alleging the Castle Rock police hadn't done enough to keep him at bay.Jessica Gonzales contends police in the community of Castle Rock ignored her calls for help after Simon...
A four-year-old girl was miraculously unhurt after falling 30 feet from a chairlift at the Snowmass Ski Area on Friday.Milt Fuehrer, a Chicago resident, was riding in the chair behind the little girl's chair. He said she began slipping from the seat about halfway up the lift. She was seated on the end of the lift seat. Her instructor, who was seated at the other end of the lift seat, reached...
Sometimes wandering aimlessly leads to great discoveries. Last night's pub-hopping for St. Patty's Day was a mixed bag. I'm all about a good Irish pub any time of year, but last night it was particularly necessary, so I set out to find the best perch to watch the long-perfected Irish sport of drinking heavily. The lingering questions: how do I pick just one spot, with so many great choices at...
President Bush is on a whirlwind tour through many states to shore up support for his Social Security plan. Monday he arrives in Colorado. Bush has scheduled a "conversation on strengthening Social Security" at the Wings Over the Rockies museum at the former Lowry Air Force Base, White House regional spokesman Allen Abney said. His approval rating on the plan are nothing to write home about....
William Hunsaker, a Colorado lawyer who jumped bond last year on Larimer County sex assault charges, has been nabbed by the FBI in Costa Rica.William J. "Billy" Hunsaker, Jr. failed to appear in Larimer County Court last September on the six charges. He was accused of sexual assault against an 11-year-old Fort Collins girl and her 9-year-old brother, according to police. Hunsaker allegedly used...
A bill will be introduced in the Colorado legislature to ban smoking in bars and restaurants state-wide. In the past, the Denver City Council has rejected the ban, mostly because bars and restaurants fear that their customers will just go to a neighboring town that does not have a ban. If a state-wide ban is enacted, that reason falls by the wayside. The bill probably has a good chance of...
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