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Waste not, want not: South...

For Preston Robertson, the story begins with a Scholastic News magazine.

While reading the curriculum-connected nonfiction publication last school year at Normandy Elementary School, Preston learned a lot about food waste and became fascinated with discovering ways he could help prevent it.

“I read about how much food waste there is in America, and then I found out how much there was wasting in our school,” said the 9-year-old, who is a fourth-grader at the South Jefferson County elementary school.

Dahlkemper announces bid for...

Former Jeffco school board president Lesley Dahlkemper is running for the District 3 seat on the Jeffco Board of County Commissioners.

Publicly announced last Friday, Dahlkemper’s campaign comes nearly two and half years after she said she wouldn’t seek a second term as president of the Jeffco school board.

In an interview Monday, Dahlkemper, a Democrat, said her decision to re-enter politics was not unexpected and stems from a desire to increase her own community involvement.

Man dies in deputy-involved...

A man has died after a confrontation with a Jeffco deputy in South Jeffco, according to the Jeffco Sheriff's Office. The deputy wasn't injured.

The Sheriff's Office received a call at 3:42 p.m. from a motorist concerned about a car driving erratically westbound on C-470. The car reportedly was speeding and passing cars on the shoulder of the road.

Overheated brakes cause semi...

Overheated brakes are to blame for a semi-truck fire that shut down U.S. 285 in both directions near Highway 8 for several hours Tuesday afternoon.

According to State Patrol Sgt. Rob Madden, the semi carrying 41,000 pounds of watermelons was traveling northbound on U.S. 285 when it caught fire at 11:49 a.m. The Lakewood Police Department, West Metro Fire and State Patrol responded to the incident, and assisted with extinguishing the fire and directing traffic during cleanup.

While the driver of the semi was not identified, Madden said he was uninjured.

Clement Park project nearing...

The Clement Park improvement project is expected to be completed by the end of September.

The $6 million project, which began last December, included:

• Construction of a splash park.

• Construction of a new concessions space and restroom at the ball fields.

• Multi-purpose field renovations.

Ron Hopp, executive director of Foothills Park and Recreation, said the district is shooting for an Oct. 1 opening of the splash park.

Columbine’s Killeen sisters...

 

In just its second meet of the season, the Columbine High School gymnastics team fared well at the Green Mountain High School competition on Sept. 5, beating out Standley Lake High School for a second-place team finish behind Green Mountain.

As a team, the Rebel girls finished with a 160.275 score, while Green Mountain won with 164.950 and Standley Lake took third at 152.725.

Ex-child welfare worker indicted...

A former Jefferson County Human Services worker has been accused of falsifying information in 12 child abuse and neglect complaints.

Task force works in Florida to...

Just days after wrapping up work during Hurricane Harvey in Texas, members of Colorado Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue now are in Florida helping with Hurricane Irma.

The hurricane, which hit Florida last weekend, has since been downgraded to a tropical depression, according to a Monday update from the National Weather Service. As it moved inland toward Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas, it was considered a tropical storm. Some minor tidal flooding may happen this week in the southeast, but the NWS predicts that the worst of the storm is over.

D’Evelyn and Columbine girls...

By Alissa Noe

LITTLETON — In a cross country meet of grand proportions that saw nearly 100 teams from around Colorado and Wyoming, two local high school teams held their own amid stiff competition at the Liberty Bell Invitational 5K at Heritage High School on Friday.

For D’Evelyn High School, the girls dominated much of the competition in their field as they notched a second-place finish (69 score) in Division III, whereas the boys struggled a bit with a score of 238 at 11th place.

Suspect sought in connection...

 The man suspected of seriously injuring a Littleton toddler on Sept. 11 turned himself into the Jeffco Sheriff's Office Sunday night.

Joshua James Gonzales, 21, is believed to have beaten the 2-year-old daughter of a woman authorities say he was romantically involved with at a home in the 1400 block of South Pierson Street last Monday. The victim and her mother were later discovered outside of a Denver school on Thursday afternoon, and the toddler was transported to Denver Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.