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Douglas County

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Gaylord hotel project: Meet the locals in love with it (and one guy against it)

    Frank Gray is president of the Castle Rock Economic Development Council in Douglas County. Yet at a public hearing yesterday on six projects vying for big-bucks state tourism incentives, Gray eschewed his county's own project and, like many of the 23 people who testified, spoke in favor of Gaylord E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    4/20: Teen volunteer program aims to take day back from marijuana, Columbine

    April 20 is simultaneously a day of celebration and a day of mourning -- claimed by both pro-marijuana activists and those impacted by the 1999 Columbine shootings. But this year, the Substance Abuse Coalition of Douglas County is looking to reframe these associations. The coalition is organizing "T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Ten Colorado companies strut their stuff at the Consumer Electronics Show

    otterbox.com​ The Consumer Electronics Show, that yearly technology bacchanal, kicks off today in Las Vegas. It's an orgy of smartphones, tablets, Justin Bieber and ... gospel singers belting out tweets? You better believe it. A host of Colorado companies are there, showing and telling and (ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Lora Thomas: Ethics complaint highlights bitter feud between coroner and sheriff

    Any way you slice it, the very, very, very strained relationship between Douglas County Coroner Lora Thomas and Sheriff Dave Weaver can't be good for homicide investigations in the county. Both sides have accused the other of interfering with and jeopardizing their work, and now a backer of the sher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    12-year-old sexual abuser moves back home after treatment, victims' families not notified

    Roxborough.​When child sexual abusers return to their old neighborhood, the families of young victims are supposed to be notified in advance, so they have some time to ready themselves and prepare their kids. But that didn't happen in the case of a twelve-year-old who came home just seven mont ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Kick Loose at Freedom Fest

    Roxborough.​When child sexual abusers return to their old neighborhood, the families of young victims are supposed to be notified in advance, so they have some time to ready themselves and prepare their kids. But that didn't happen in the case of a twelve-year-old who came home just seven mont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Burning Tree Fire near Franktown: 95% contained, livestock can't return yet (VIDEOS)

    Videos below.​Update: Wow, that was fast. Almost as quickly as the Burning Tree fire near Franktown flared up, crews supplemented by aircraft borrowed from the Indian Gulch fire in the Golden area have knocked it down. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, containment currently sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Phillip Abernathy & Connor Greenwall: Teens allegedly just old enough to distribute child porn

    Big pics below.​There's something more than a little creepy about suspects barely beyond childhood accused of distributing child pornography. But that's what the Douglas County Sheriff's Office accuses Phillip Abernathy and Connor Greenwall of doing in separate cases. Below, see full size boo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Suicidal man prompts standoff with SWAT team on 9600 block of Maribou Court in Littleton

    Near the scene.​Last night, residents living on or near the 9600 block of Maribou Court in Littleton were asked not to leave their houses for several hours -- except for those police escorted out. The reason? A standoff between the Douglas County SWAT team and a suicidal man who barricaded hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Thanksgiving decorations struggle for freedom: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

    Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through lawn ornaments... Figure 88a. Country Club: Cross-dressing goose behind bars.​ In Douglas County, the imprisoned pilgrim pictured above might actually have constituted a political statement about our founding fathers and the current state of Ameri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Fifteen-year old allegedly robs convenience store at gunpoint to steal... a pack of cigarettes?

    Flickr​Cigarettes are extremely pricey these days -- but has the cost gotten so high that they're worth risking an armed robbery beef? That's one way to interpret the story of a fifteen-year old from Castle Rock, who avoided paying for smokes by pulling a gun.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Today: Food festivals in Douglas County and Beaver Creek

    A Flickr photo​It's not yet ski season, but you can get a taste of Beaver Creek at the annual Beaver Creek Wine & Spirits Festival. Closer to home, you can get a Taste of Douglas County. Keep reading for details:

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Richard Anderson identified as gunman in officer-involved shooting in Douglas County

    Richard Anderson.​Yesterday, we told you about an officer-involved shooting on Bayou Gulch Road in Douglas County that left a deputy slightly wounded and a suspect in critical condition. The latter has now been identified as Richard Anderson, 51. He's likely to face charges of attempted first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Medical marijuana dispensary ban to be on some (and maybe all) Douglas County ballots

    DougCo commissioner Jack Hilbert.​HB 1284, the measure designed to regulate the medical marijuana industry, contains a provision allowing municipalities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries either by a vote of city councils and the like or via ballot initiatives. Aurora has already taking th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    David Dolan, Colorado State Patrol officer, arrested for investigation of driving drunk in squad car

    A 9News image of CSP's David Dolan getting busted.​Usually, Colorado State Patrol officers respond to reports of erratic driving. But this morning, things worked the other way around. Motorists complained about problems relating to a CSP vehicle, leading to a stop by Douglas County Sheriff's O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Douglas County Republicans ramp up the rhetoric in school board fight

    John Ransom.​School board races are typically nonpartisan, but not this year in Douglas County. The Republican party there has endorsed a slate of four candidates -- an unusual move the Denver Post took note of in an October 20 article that focused more on conflicts and complaints from the lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    OMG! Douglas County teens face horrors of sexting

    ​I am back from the front lines of the kiddie porn wars with some shocking news: The prosperous, sprawling suburbs of Douglas County conceal a steamy underbelly of underage sexual exhibitionism. Youth are being exploited right and left. Usually by each other. Sexting -- the insidious, techno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Another marijuana-grow operation is uprooted in Pike National Forest

    Assorted agencies took down a marijuana-grow operation on Sugarloaf Mountain in July.​As smoke continues to gather over medical-marijuana operations in Colorado, local law-enforcement agencies continue to find weed-growing operations in remote locations -- and Pike National Forest appears to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 2 edition

    Busdriver deals with negativity.​Better late than never. Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Regan "Busdriver" Farquhar. • Flier of the Week: Dressy Bessy at the Gothic, September 5. • Win stuff in our random midweek contest! • Dulcinea's to re-open as Pete's Monkey Bar. • Single F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Colorado Crimes: The disadvantages of robbing someone you know

    Brandon Gaitan. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Brandon Gaitan and Keith Paris II, both 19, had what must have seemed like a good idea at the time: break into the apartment of someone on vacation and do whatever for as long as they wanted. Problem is, said vacationer returned home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    This just in: Newspaper lovers still exist

    The conversation took place at Parker's Warhorse Inn. Covering the troubles in the newspaper industry can be mighty dispiriting: I sometimes feel like I spend my days writing the obituary for my own career. No wonder I felt such trepidation when accepting an invitation from the folks at the Douglas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Isaac Slade on the meaning of "You Found Me"

    We started off the day talking about the Fray's new album, which hit stores today, and posted a link to its performance on Good Morning America. So it seems fitting to end the day with another clip that Ron Patrick from Douglas County Television brought to our attention of Isaac Slade giving more in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Mental health benefit and submachine guns -- the perfect combination

    We started off the day talking about the Fray's new album, which hit stores today, and posted a link to its performance on Good Morning America. So it seems fitting to end the day with another clip that Ron Patrick from Douglas County Television brought to our attention of Isaac Slade giving more in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    Parade of Homes Developer Pleads Guilty to Theft

    We started off the day talking about the Fray's new album, which hit stores today, and posted a link to its performance on Good Morning America. So it seems fitting to end the day with another clip that Ron Patrick from Douglas County Television brought to our attention of Isaac Slade giving more in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2007

    Ollie!

    Littleton brings out its skaters, singers — and the Fray.

  • Calendar

    July 26, 2007

    Shakespearing It Up

    Littleton brings out its skaters, singers — and the Fray.

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2007

    Heavy Exercise

    Littleton brings out its skaters, singers — and the Fray.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2006

    Colorado Gypsy For Hire

    Littleton brings out its skaters, singers — and the Fray.

  • News

    July 7, 2005

    A Tale of Two Buildings

    Are political ties getting one Douglas County property owner a tax break?

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2004

    Uplifting Charity

    Bras for the Cause raises money for breast cancer

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2004

    Teen Spirit Rocks

    'Burbs bust out Battle of the Bands

  • News

    May 6, 2004

    The Next Bad Thing

    Creeping traffic. Strained schools. Dwindling water. Commuters are flocking to Elbert County for a little bit of country, but there isn't much country left.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best Defense of Nature

    Douglas County Open Space

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2004

    Pajama Party

    Swallow Hill makes it easy for kids to jump into dreamland

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Swallow Hill makes it easy for kids to jump into dreamland

  • News

    May 29, 2003

    The Waiting Game

    Justice will be served in the 18th Judicial District -- eventually.

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    A Gopher in Your Pocket?

    Douglas County's very own gopher is the latest endangered-species hopeful.

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Follow That Story

    Employee Benefits

  • Summer Guide

    June 13, 2002

    Running Birds

    Don't bury your head in the sand for the Rocky Mountain Ostrich Festival.

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Branching Out

    A bold plan to bring downtown to the suburbs takes root in Lone Tree. Just add water.

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Even if one community turns them down, developers always know they can get what they want from another.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Little Grouse on the Prairie

    Even if one community turns them down, developers always know they can get what they want from another.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Fortress of Solitude

    Two new county justice centers are high-tech, high-security--and designed to keep prisoners and the public in their place.

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Plugging In to D.C.

    How Washington lobbyists--and some politicians--cash in on Colorado's local governments.

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Strange but True

    How Washington lobbyists--and some politicians--cash in on Colorado's local governments.

  • News

    February 6, 1997

    Class Warfare

    As they battle for bigger budgets, Colorado educators get a crash course in fundraising.

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Carrying Their Water

    Douglas County's lawmakers jump to the defense of home builders, kill water-use warning measure.

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    Letters

    Douglas County's lawmakers jump to the defense of home builders, kill water-use warning measure.

  • News

    February 7, 1996

    DRY COUNTY

    ON THE FAR SIDE OF COUNTY LINE ROAD, DEVELOPMENT IS BOOMING--AND THE WATER LEVEL IS SINKING.WELL WISHERS DOUGLAS COUNTY IS RUNNING OUT OF GROUNDWATER--BUT ITS RIVER OF DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IS FLOWING STRONG.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    A SWEET DEAL

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

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