Author: Dennis Huspeni The Denver Gazette
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Judge ups Barry Morphew’s bond to $10 million
Even if the suspect facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his wife posts the bond, he’ll be confined to his home An Alamosa County district judge on Tuesday agreed to increase the bond on a murder suspect alleged to have killed his wife to $10 million. Twelfth Judicial District Judge Amanda Hopkins…
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Boulder sheriff’s deputies arrest Barry Morphew
Deputies arrested murder suspect Barry Morphew on an allegation of failure to comply, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday. Morphew, 59, faces a first-degree murder charge in Alamosa County in connection with the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew. She disappeared Mother’s Day weekend in 2020. Deputies arrested Morphew at 9:11 p.m. Thursday “on…
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Judge orders home confinement for Barry Morphew
An Alamosa County district judge has ordered home confinement for Barry Morphew, who is accused of murdering his wife. Barry Morphew, 59, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared Mother’s Day weekend in 2020. District Judge Amanda Hopkins had ordered Morphew to remain at home “at all…
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Colorado offers millions to keep big ski company in Denver
In an unconventional move, the Colorado Economic Development Commission responded quickly early Monday to help land an outdoor recreation retailer’s headquarters for downtown Denver. Alterra Mountain Co., creator of the Ikon Pass, is considering moving its office from the River North Art District to downtown Denver. Commissioners voted to approve almost $4 million in grants…
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Longtime Colorado political journalist Lynn Bartels dies at 69
Lynn Bartels, described by some as “Colorado’s most respected political journalist,” died Thursday. She was 69. Bartels worked for the Rocky Mountain News starting in 1993, after moving to Colorado from New Mexico. She joined the Denver Post in 2009, after the Rocky Mountain News closed, and covered politics and government — racking up numerous…
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Colorado Springs woman jailed after triple-fatal crash in Idaho
Two of the three victims, motorcycle riders, were from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office A Colorado Springs driver has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of vehicular manslaughter after a fatal crash in Idaho Tuesday. The Idaho State Police reported the crash happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 12, just east of Kooskia.…
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Gazette editor Jim Trotter inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame
The Denver Press Club on Saturday will induct Denver Gazette and The Gazette in Colorado Springs Associate Editor Jim Trotter into its Hall of Fame. “Jim Trotter is being inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame because of what he has done across 50 years in newsrooms, and what he has given to…
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Vail Resorts, Alterra face class-action lawsuit over season passes
Three Colorado residents who bought either Ikon or Epic ski area passes have filed a class-action lawsuit against Vail Resorts Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co., alleging that season passes are part of an “anticompetitive scheme” that “violates the antitrust laws.” The lawsuit, which includes a fourth plaintiff from Massachusetts, was filed March 23 in the…
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Vail Resorts, Alterra face class-action lawsuit over season passes
Three Colorado residents who bought either Ikon or Epic ski area passes have filed a class-action lawsuit against Vail Resorts Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co., alleging that season passes are part of an “anticompetitive scheme” that “violates the antitrust laws.” The lawsuit, which includes a fourth plaintiff from Massachusetts, was filed Monday in the U.S.…
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Vail Resorts, Alterra face class-action lawsuit over season passes
Three Colorado residents who bought either Ikon or Epic ski area passes have filed a class-action lawsuit against Vail Resorts Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co., alleging that season passes are part of an “anticompetitive scheme” that “violates the antitrust laws.” The lawsuit, which includes a fourth plaintiff from Massachusetts, was filed March 23 in the…