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Today's News

  • Chatfield grad Rogers making his pitch in the Twins’ organization

    Taylor Rogers won’t say that he’s a creature of habit, but he does like having a routine. That fits who he is. And while the bus rides from city to city are what they are, it’s the job that fits the personality of the 22-year-old laid-back left-hander.

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  • Sheriff's Calls

    It’s a competitive business, after all

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  • Suspect in Jeffco slaying, on FBI's Most Wanted list, turns self in

    A suspect in a 2011 Jeffco homicide that had been on the FBI's Most Wanted list has turned himself in and is back in the U.S.

    Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, 29, is a suspect in the August 2011 slaying of Richard Limon, 69. The FBI said Gracias turned himself in voluntarily.

    Gracias was transported from El Salvador by FBI agents in coordination with the Salvadoran government and the FBI's San Salvador legal attache office. He is currently in custody in Jefferson County.

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  • Party for Parks will be open to all on April 5 at Red Rocks

    Three organizations are joining forces to produce a public fund-raiser to support programs that connect children and families to nature. The Party for Parks will be held at the Red Rocks Visitor Center from 6 to 10 p.m. April 5. Tickets are $50 at www.jeffcooutdoors.org.  

    The Jefferson County Outdoors Foundation, the Denver Mountain Parks Association and Great Outdoors Colorado are sponsoring the gala, which celebrates multiple anniversaries. Proceeds benefit nonprofit Jeffco Outdoors,  formerly known as the Jeffco Open Space Foundation.

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  • Jeffco school officials eye School Finance Act

    A bill at the state legislature that would revamp how school districts receive funding for the first time in 20 years is still too murky for Jeffco school board members to endorse.

    “There are many moving parts,” said Lesley Dahlkemper, president of the Jeffco school board. “There are a lot of promising aspects of the bill, but there are some pieces that are very complex.”

    Ed Bowditch, Jeffco schools’ lobbyist, said he expected the bill to be amended several times, and that substantive discussions should start in three weeks.

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  • Council OKs controversial longevity incentive for city manager

    The Littleton City Council has approved a measure designed to encourage the city manager to stick around long term, but some council members complained that the move violates the spirit of the city charter.

    At its regular meeting March 19, the council voted 4-3 to add a longevity bonus scheme to the contract of City Manager Michael Penny. Penny’s $155,000 yearly salary will be augmented with a month’s salary, to be paid when he leaves the job, for every year he remains in the position, with the bonus capped at 11 months’ pay. 

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  • Littleton police chief candidates narrowed to five

    The search for Littleton’s new police chief has been narrowed to five candidates. 

    Littleton has released the names of the five finalists to replace Police Chief Heather Coogan, who announced her retirement Jan. 18. Coogan’s retirement takes effect April 1. 

    The list of five was narrowed from 45 applicants. 

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  • Bill gives spouses, kids of GIs in-state tuition

    The state House has approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Justin Everett, R-South Jeffco, to give spouses and children of military personnel stationed in Colorado in-state tuition.

    It’s the first bill by the first-term legislator to win House approval. 

    Everett said that during his campaign, he was approached by a serviceman stationed in Colorado Springs. The man had just been transferred from Georgia, but his wife and daughter stayed behind because his daughter wouldn’t have qualified for in-state tuition here.

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  • Council OKs zoning changes for Breckenridge Brewery

    Littleton is officially poised to join the world of craft beer. 

    On March 19, the Littleton City Council unanimously approved a zoning change to allow Breckenridge Brewery to build a 12-acre facility at South Santa Fe Drive and Briarwood Avenue next to the South Platte River. The brewery, which should be completed by the fall of 2014, will include a distribution center along with a restaurant and gift shop.

    Breckenridge has described the project as a destination brewery, one easily accessed by bikers from the nearby Mary Carter Greenway Trail. 

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  • Shhhhh! Alamo Drafthouse has arrived

    It’s going to be a whole lot easier now to go out for dinner and a movie in Littleton.

    The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema opened in Aspen Grove this week, marking the Austin, Texas-based company’s first foray into Colorado. And the chain is bringing its unique brand of movie-going experience.

    The concept of the Alamo is simple enough: dinner and a movie all rolled into one. Yet it’s in the execution that Alamo distinguishes itself. 

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