Today's News

SOUTH JEFFCO — In what was perhaps an odd attempt by pranksters to act out the popular TLC television show “Trading Spaces,” a man reported June 10 that somebody had switched all his patio furniture, potted plants and his welcome mat with those of his neighbor. He said he went to bed June 9 with everything in place, and when he woke up June 10, everything had been switched. His neighbor told deputies that one of her potted plants was broken during the prank — the only casualty of the incident.

If Tom Tancredo gets his way, all cars produced in America after 2018 will have to be capable of running on more than just gasoline.

Tancredo — the five-term Littleton Republican representative in the twilight of his congressional career — introduced federal legislation June 10 that would mandate that every car in America produced after the 2018 model year either run on alternative fuels or be a flex-fuel vehicle capable of running on gasoline and other fuels.

Jefferson County commissioners have voted 2-1 in favor of a proposed subdivision near C-470 and U.S. 285 that will bring 230 homes to land near the scenic Dakota Hogback.

The final hearing was June 10.

The 284-acre parcel, owned by Colorado Christian University, will be sold to Shea Properties, which will complete the project. Abandoned buildings at the location from a former college campus will be torn down by December, a Shea representative said.

Commissioner Kevin McCasky led the vote in favor of the development, with Commissioner Jim Congrove also approving it.

The Exempla Family and Occupational Medicine clinic at The Peak Community and Wellness Center may be on its way out.

Yannick LeRolland, director of IT services for Foothills Park & Recreation District, said a deal may be in the works to let Exempla vacate the space it occupies in The Peak in exchange for forgiveness of nearly $50,000 Foothills owes Exempla.