littleton
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Two Arapahoe County cities contribute millions into Douglas County road project
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Two Arapahoe County cities are pouring millions of dollars into assisting Douglas County’s estimated $34.3 million County Line Road reconstruction project. The project, which is currently accepting bids from construction companies, plans for improvements along County Line Road from Broadway to University Boulevard. The road separates both Littleton and Centennial in Arapahoe County from Douglas…
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Downstairs meth lab case has Colorado justices evaluating duty to preserve evidence
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When an Arapahoe County judge awarded a woman and her daughter $10.5 million for their injuries, finding their landlord had not reasonably responded to allegations of toxic exposure from a downstairs meth lab, he also concluded the landlord willfully failed to preserve evidence. Last week, before the Colorado Supreme Court, the now-bankrupt Terra Management Group sought a…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Jeffco, assisted living facility over man’s drowning
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A federal judge agreed last week that Jefferson County, two sheriff’s deputies and the operators of an assisted living facility may be held liable for the death of a man in crisis who drowned in a nearby reservoir. On New Year’s Day 2021, Graham Hebert twice wandered away from Berry House in Littleton, a supervised…
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Judge grants immunity to officers who killed, wounded vehicle occupants in car chase
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A late-night vehicle pursuit through Littleton, Englewood and Denver that left a driver partially paralyzed and a passenger dead has now culminated in a federal judge’s decision to grant immunity to the police officers involved. There was no caselaw, Rodriguez concluded, labeling the officers’ use of force unconstitutional “in the context of a car chase…
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University of Colorado names Todd Saliman sole finalist for president
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University of Colorado Interim President Todd Saliman is the sole finalist in the school’s presidential search. The nine-member board of regents voted unanimously Tuesday to advance Saliman as finalist. The search started with 39 candidates. Saliman, a CU Boulder alumnus, has worked in higher education and public service for 30 years. He was named interim president…
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NASA spacecraft built near Denver arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex pulled within 12 miles of the diamond-shaped space rock. It will get even closer in the days ahead and go into orbit around Bennu on Dec.…
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GOP primary race turns ugly in Jeffco House district
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A Republican primary race for a state House of Representatives seat in south Jefferson County has turned ugly, with candidate Colin Larson sending out campaign literature referring to opponent Frank Francone’s “arrest for dealing cocaine base” nearly three decades ago as well as tax problems, and Francone calling Larson a “swamp creature.” The GOP primary…
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In crucial state Senate race, Doty and Kagan pitch the middle
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On the front porches of Colorado Senate District 26, people want to talk about the presidential election pitting Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton, of course. Many of the residents don’t know that the race to fill the seat of outgoing Democratic state Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, could well decide whether Democrats win a majority in the state’s…
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Littleton City Council denies will of majority of voters (again)
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Littleton’s city council once again denied the will of its voters when they killed a proposal last night to lift the city’s three-year ban on retail marijuana sales inside city limits. The shocking 1-5 vote followed the second reading of draft ordinance 4-2016 before a standing room only overflow crowd that packed the chambers. The…
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Tax revenue from marijuana one step closer to reality in Littleton
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The old saying goes, “If at first you don’t succeed then try, try again.” Proponents of recreational marijuana know the definition well. More than three years after the passage of Amendment 64 and more than two years living under a municipal ban of recreational marijuana in Littleton, proponents of pot – and the tax windfall…