Tag: Alcohol
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COLUMN: The science of drinking is evolving | Pius Kamau
Science, it seems, tarnishes national practices, pastimes, diets, and often seems unmindful of histories. The latest scientific target is alcohol: its ingestion causes cancer. For a large swath of humanity alcohol, or ethanol plays central roles in religious devotion and tribal ceremonial libations — parts of tradition and societal well-being. As a scientist I know where…
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Former Weld County girls basketball coach convicted of sexually assaulting players
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Weld County jury convicted a former girl’s basketball coach Friday on charges related to sexually assaults on three of his players over the course of a decade. George Sagner, 33, was found guilty of several charges including three counts of sexual assault on a…
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Rocky Mountain scientific survey reveals young adults have highest psychedelic substance use
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A report presented on Tuesday during the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety’s annual scientific meeting showed that young adults have the highest use of psychedelic substances of any age demographic. Nearly 8% of the adults who reported using at least one psychedelic substance in…
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Coroner unable to determine how Denver transgender hairstylist died
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jefferson County Coroner could not determine the exact cause and manner of Jax Gratton’s death in the autopsy report released Thursday morning. Coroner John Carver wrote that Gratton’s body had decomposed too much by the time the autopsy was completed to accurately prove or…
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Cyclist dies after being struck by SUV in Aurora
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An SUV driver could face charges after a cyclist was killed in a crash early Thursday morning in Aurora, according to Denver Gazette news partner 9NEWS. The crash happened around 2 a.m. on South Havana Street near East Exposition Avenue, according to Aurora Police. The…
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No, 16th Street isn’t going full Bourbon Street on alcohol. Here’s what’s allowed
16th Street won’t be like New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street when it comes to the open consumption of alcohol. It will continue to be illegal to drink alcohol while walking along 16th Street, a spokesperson for the city’s department in charge of liquor licensing said Thursday. While Denver is looking into expanding where it’s legal…
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State Supreme Court spikes trio of ballot initiatives seeking to loosen alcohol restrictions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three proposed ballot initiatives seeking to allow wine sales in food stores and third-party alcohol delivery may not move forward to the statewide ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices concluded the proposals contained more than one subject in violation of the…
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One dead in crash in Aurora
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One person is dead and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Aurora overnight. Police responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of North Airport Boulevard and East Sixth Avenue around midnight. Officers found two vehicles, a Nissan sedan and a Ford SUV at the scene, according to a release by…
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Increased impaired driving enforcement to start Friday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As we’ve reached the dog days of summer, the Colorado Department of Transportation is continuing its efforts to remove impaired drivers from Colorado’s roadways. In partnership with the Colorado State Patrol and a plethora of…
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Colorado lawmakers propose allowing to-go alcoholic beverages indefinitely
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado allowed to-go alcoholic beverages during the pandemic and now the state is one step closer to keeping take-out drinks around permanently. Lawmakers introduced a bill Feb. 16 that would allow to-go alcoholic beverages indefinitely. “What we’ve seen is that this is a tremendous lifeline…