Tag: Highlands Ranch
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Highlands Ranch Main Event shooting suspect requests change of venue
The suspect in a February shooting at a crowded Highlands Ranch entertainment center appeared via video conference in Douglas County court on Monday and requested her trial be conducted elsewhere because of pre-trial publicity. Nevaeha Crowley-Sanders, 23, of Denver, is suspected to be involved in a shooting at the Highlands Ranch Main Event on Feb.…
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Littleton man found guilty of assault on officer in King Soopers Pride balloon popping incident
A Douglas County jury on Friday found a Littleton man guilty of assaulting a peace officer while vandalizing two grocery store Pride displays in June 2024. Corbin Klein, 31, faces 10-to-32 years in prison after threatening Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a Highlands Ranch King Soopers on June 6, 2024, according to a 23rd…
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Douglas County commissioners approve Wildcat land transfer to Highlands Ranch
Douglas County commissioners Tuesday approved to transfer 202 acres of land to Highlands Ranch, a move paired with the county spending $3.5 million for a 10-mile public trail network there and beyond. In the northeast Back Country Wilderness area south of Highlands Ranch Metro District homes, developers once envisioned heavy development featuring a large park,…
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Largest road project in Douglas County history finishes months ahead of schedule
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s a weekday morning and traffic appears a bit lighter than usual along a section of highway between Denver and Castle Rock. But it’s not Interstate 25. A $100 million infrastructure project has expanded a section of U.S. 85, or Santa Fe Drive, in northwest…
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Former STEM Highlands Ranch school student addresses mental health struggles after shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back home for summer break, former STEM School Highlands Ranch student Ellie Wyse first saw the new street signs along the renamed Kendrick Castillo Way, a reminder of what she described as a tedious mental health recovery process after the tragic 2019 school shooting. The…
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In Highlands Ranch a custom home built for Avs executive drops $100,000
Highlands Ranch was once demeaned by early critics as a “sea of rooftops.” But it started earning kudos in later years, including a nice one in 2006 from the Los Angeles Times, as its 22,000 acres began sprouting parks and 70 miles of interconnected trails. Now Highlands Ranch is an archetype move-up area, at a…
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Douglas County residents reject ‘home rule’ proposal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County voters have rejected “home rule,” a move county officials had hoped would provide more local control, according to the initial, unofficial tally on Tuesday night. The “no” votes led by 43 percentage points, 71.16% to 28.84%, with 93,175 votes counted, according to the…
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Douglas County election on ‘home rule’ status underway
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County voters are hitting the polls to decide whether to grant its county “home rule” status, something rarely seen in Colorado. With a home rule charter, commissioners in the Republican stronghold would seek more local control regarding state policies they oppose. Voters will face…
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Free Link on Demand rides now available in Highlands Ranch. Here’s how to snag a lift
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Anyone living in or visiting Highlands Ranch can now reserve a ride anywhere within the metro district and neighboring Lone Tree – for free. That’s right, free shuttle rides anywhere in Highlands Ranch. On Tuesday, Douglas County commissioners and community members gathered at a Highlands Ranch…
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Sante Fe Drive paving to cause major delays in Highlands Ranch this week
U.S. 85 widening project paving to cause up to 20 minute delays between County Line Road and Highlands Ranch Parkway.