Tag: Arapahoe County
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Arapahoe County awards $4.8 million for open space projects
Arapahoe County awarded $4.8 million to 11 open space projects in six communities across the county this year, according to a news release. The grants will fund various open space improvements, including new playgrounds, updated tennis courts, interpretive signage and accessible fishing docks, the news release said. Grant money comes from the Open Space Sales…
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Faced with recall threat, DA Amy Padden hopes for statewide judicial system changes
Faced with a public spotlight and a threat for recall, 18th Judicial District Attorney Amy Padden pointed to “misinformation” about a recent kidnapping case and called for changes in legislation for dealing with incompetent offenders. Several major recent cases — notably the death of 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver and attempted kidnapping by registered sex offender Soloman Galligan — in…
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Drunk man arrested for pointing handgun at a Core Electric worker
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Sheriff deputies arrested a man in Arapahoe County for allegedly pointing a handgun at an electric worker, according to a post on X from the Arapahoe Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, the suspect pointed the gun at the Core Electric worker, who knocked on his front door in order gain access to his backyard to check…
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Teen killed in Arapahoe County house party shooting identified
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Arapahoe Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking more witnesses to come forward after a teenager was killed at a house party Saturday. On July 12, 2025, just before midnight, deputies responded to a call of shots fired at a home in the 18900 block of East Crestridge Circle. When they arrived, deputies found a 19-year-old man…
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Teen arrested after 1 killed in Arapahoe County house party shooting
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A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a house party that killed one person, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded Saturday night just before midnight to the 18900 block of East Crestridge Circle, near the intersection of South Tower Road and East Smoky Hill Road, for reports of…
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1 dead in Arapahoe County house party shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what led to shots being fired at a house party, leaving one person dead late Saturday night. At 11:57 p.m., Arapahoe County deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a home within the 18900 block of…
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Tensions simmer between developer, residents on quiet Arapahoe County lane
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Christensen Lane, a one-lane concrete street, sits quietly among tall trees in Columbine, offering a peaceful place for cyclists and pedestrians to recreate and the occasional car to pass by. Under the surface, tensions simmer between a developer — with plans to improve the road…
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Next well pad in Lowry Ranch fracking plan approved by Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County approved the next well pad in the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, a contentious oil and gas plan that is moving forward as individual well site applications are approved. Oil and gas company Civitas is making way on the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, which will guide drilling in Arapahoe County — including…
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Arapahoe County sees 11% increase in homelessness
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County’s annual Point in Time homeless count shows a rise in homelessness, but officials say the county’s prevention efforts show “significant success” regardless. The county’s count of homeless people, which happens on a single day in January each year, showed an 11% increase to…
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Arapahoe County art competition opens for ‘I Voted’ election stickers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County officials are inviting residents of all ages to help design the county’s next “I Voted” stickers, with competitions opening for three categories of design. Interested participants must be Arapahoe County residents and have until July 31 to submit their entries through the ArapahoeVotes…