Here are some of the top stories from The Denver Post for Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2015. to receive it daily in your inbox.
Consumers are complaining that marijuana retailers have been “misrepresenting their product when they say ‘organic’ or ‘organically grown,'” says a spokesman for the attorney general for Colorado, Cynthia Coffman, . Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law — and because the term “organic” is federally regulated — it’s not possible to certify a licensed marijuana business as such. And as a result, marijuana businesses can’t — at least technically — use the word in their business or in attempts to sell their product. The Denver Post checked and found examples of websites of businesses using the term.
Peyton Manning has lost but once, in 2004 while with Indianapolis, at Kansas City. Meanwhile, running back C.J. Anderson — a critical part of coach Gary Kubiak’s new offensive scheme — is expected to play in the game, set for a 6:25 p.m. kickoff on the road. Anderson, for the record, . Denver’s offense against the Ravens on Sunday was, shall we say, challenged, and they’re looking to show signs that they can deliver with a 39-year-old quarterback. But if , it probably won’t end well, writes Post columnist Mark Kiszla. Troy Renck and we’ve got .
A break in the murder case of 49-year-old Darren Bloomquist: Denver police said Thursday that they have arrested a juvenile male in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. Police aren’t releasing much information: no name or age of the suspect, but they said he was taken into custody on Sept. 10 on an unrelated warrant (without saying what the warrant was). A is Friday. The entire ordeal has .
Investigators on Thursday said they have interviewed roughly 500 people and ruled out 10 persons of interest in the case but , two of which were fatal.
Harold Henthorn , where prosecutors and defense attorneys rested their case Thursday. Henthorn is accused of pushing his wife off a cliff to her death in Rocky Mountain National Park to collect on her multimillion-dollar life insurance policy. His defense attorneys maintain the death was a tragic accident. On Wednesday, a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy testified that several attempts by causing a Jeep to topple off a vehicle jack.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has pledged t to make Colorado “the best state for biking.” The governor, who was speaking in Las Vegas at Interbike, the largest annual bike trade event in North America, unveiled a plan to develop a bike and pedestrian trail network, The Post’s Jason Blevins reports from the event. The plan will be funded by state agencies and federal programs. But is this the best use of money? .
Bark is peeling away while pine needles brown and tumble to the ground. Many trees . So what happened? Reporter Elizabeth Hernandez explains, and on DPTV, videographer .
A small startup named BlackCert launched quietly last month, but one of the biggest names in Internet security is backing it: John McAfee — the eccentric and paranoid man who made millions off of anti-virus software and recently went into hiding after Belize authorities wanted to question him for the 2012 murder of his neighbor (he was never charged). , who was reached in Australia. Oh, and he’s running for president, too.
In an unusually explosive exchange, the chair of the U.S. House oversight committee on Thursday accused the EPA of trying to sweep under the rug the damages the Gold King Mine disaster had done to the Navajo Nation. Reporter Mark K. Matthews in Washington and Jesse Paul in Denver .
When your public bathroom — which, no joke, is in its 14th year — you know you’ve made it. Bottoms up to you, Minturn.
