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• Deputies kill man who pulled gun at grocery store

  December 2, 2012 1:04 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says deputies shot and killed a man who pulled a gun on them at a Littleton grocery store. Deputies were called to the King Soopers near the intersection of West Belleview Avenue and South Kipling Parkway at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday... more »

• Littleton man arrested on child porn charges

  November 21, 2012 1:12 AM

  DENVER - A Littleton man was arraigned in federal court Tuesday on charges that he kept and shared child pornography images on his computer. Calvin Dawdy, 51, was arrested last week after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. ... more »

• Two-year-old dies in parking lot accident

  November 18, 2012 1:50 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - A two-year-old boy died when he was struck by an SUV in a shopping center parking lot in Littleton. Littleton police are releasing few details about the accident that happened Saturday morning. A Denver television station reports that witnesses say the boy was at the Aspen... more »

• 1 teen killed, 1 injured in Littleton shooting

  October 20, 2012 1:49 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say one teenager is dead and another is injured after a shooting in Littleton. Police spokeswoman Kelli Narde says in a news release that officers responding to the 5400 block of South Fox Street just after 11 p.m. Friday found an 18-year-old man and a... more »

• Ann Romney set to speak in Littleton on Tuesday

  September 30, 2012 12:34 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is set to speak in Littleton on Tuesday. The Denver Post reports her appearance at the Hudson Gardens and Event Center marks her first public rally for her husband in Colorado this year. The rally is scheduled... more »

• Conductor collapses during Littleton concert, dies from heart attack

  March 10, 2012 1:00 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Longtime Arapahoe Philharmonic conductor Vincent LaGuardia collapsed during a concert in front of an audience at a suburban church and later died. His wife of 25 years, Tracy LaGuardia, said her husband died at a hospital Friday night following an apparent heart attack at Mission Hills... more »

• Family member accidentally stabbed to death

  January 16, 2012 4:46 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a family member who was mistaken for an intruder has been stabbed to death at a suburban Denver home. Littleton police say the man died at a hospital after he was stabbed late Saturday. Few details have been released. The victim has not... more »

• Colorado pot legalization petition nearing end

  December 17, 2011 11:21 AM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Colorado's decision on becoming the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use appears certain for 2012 ballots. Activists backing a petition to put the question on ballots say they've far cleared the 86,000 signature threshold to make ballots, and could have petitions to state officials... more »

• Health officials suspect norovirus at a Colorado school

  December 6, 2011 12:58 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Colorado health officials suspect norovirus after a quarter of the students at a Jefferson County elementary school got sick. The children all attend Normandy Elementary. The school has stayed open throughout the ordeal. The virus causes vomiting and diarrhea. According Denver news outlets, steps... more »

• Arrested former sheriff has Arapahoe Co. rethinking building naming

  December 6, 2011 12:45 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Arapahoe County commissioners will consider a new policy prohibiting naming buildings, parks or streets after someone who's still alive following the incarceration of a sheriff in a jail named after him. In a statement, Commission Rod Bockenfeld says the county owes it to their citizens... more »

• Colorado man drowns while rafting in Utah

  July 1, 2011 8:45 PM

  MOAB, Utah (AP) - Authorities say a 47-year-old Colorado man has died after falling from a raft in the Colorado River near Moab. The Grand County Sheriff's Office says Jaymond Brasher was on a rafting trip with three others when the boat capsized in a rapid on Thursday. All... more »

• Phone issue leads to more than 50 false 911 calls

  April 23, 2011 3:27 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - A problem with phone service has led to false 911 calls to Jefferson County sheriff's officials. Deputies responded to more than 50 false 911 calls after the problem surfaced Friday. Qwest Communications International Inc. said Saturday its technicians were working around the clock to solve... more »

• More photos released in Littleton incident

  April 22, 2011 12:22 PM

  The FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force has released three additional pictures of a possible suspect in an incident that happened at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Jefferson County on Wednesday. A pipe bomb and two propane tanks were found on the anniversary of the Columbine school shootings, which happened... more »

• FBI has "person of interest" in pipe bomb situation

  April 21, 2011 1:53 PM

  The FBI are looking for "a person of interest" in what they are calling a case of domestic terrorism in Littleton. A pipe bomb and two propane tanks were found at Southwest Plaza Mall after a fire started just before noon on Wednesday. Police released surveillance photos of... more »

• Alleged Colorado middle school shooter in Pueblo

  July 13, 2010 8:30 AM

  A man accused of shooting and wounding two Colorado eighth-graders outside their school has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Thirty-two-year-old Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood entered his plea on Monday in Jefferson County District Court. He was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation at the state Mental Health... more »

• Hero of Colorado school shootings to receive honor

  June 3, 2010 8:54 AM

  A teacher who tackled a suspected shooter outside a Colorado school is being honored by a group of school resource and drug use prevention officers. David Benke is credited with knocking down Bruco Stong Eagle Eastwood outside Deer Creek Middle School after two students were shot and wounded Feb.... more »

• Littleton Republican is Colo Senate minority chief

  May 3, 2010 11:50 AM

  Republicans have elected Sen. Mike Kopp of Littleton to be their new minority party chairman. Kopp was chosen Monday to replace Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, who is stepping down at the end of the legislative session next week. Penry, of Grand Junction, says he is stepping down to... more »

• Hearing in Colorado school shooting case postponed

  April 6, 2010 12:47 PM

  A preliminary hearing for a man accused of shooting two students at a Colorado middle school has been postponed to give defense attorneys more time to review evidence. Public defenders for Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood said Tuesday they were reviewing 2,000 documents, including copies of his journals. A new... more »

• Boy hurt in Colorado school shooting thanks teacher

  March 5, 2010 10:56 AM

  A boy hurt in last month's Colorado school shooting is out of the hospital and praising the teacher who saved his life. Matt Thieu of Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton was shot in the back Feb. 24 when a gunman fired shots at students with a hunting rifle.... more »

• Classes resume at Colorado school where gunman shot 2

  March 1, 2010 1:16 PM

  School is back in session at a suburban Denver school for the first time since a gunman wounded two students in the parking lot last week. Monday was the first day of classes at Deer Creek Middle School since a man with a hunting rifle opened fire last Tuesday.... more »

• Teen shot at school "not afraid"

  February 26, 2010 8:36 PM

  The teenage boy shot in the back at his Colorado middle school earlier this week talked to reporters from his Denver hospital bed with a smile on his face. Matthew Thieu was outside Deer Creek Middle School Tuesday when investigators say a man pulled out a high powered rifle and... more »

• School gunman had grown increasingly erratic

  February 25, 2010 8:34 AM

  The father of the man accused of shooting and wounding two middle school students in Littleton says his son had become increasingly erratic in recent weeks. Investigators are trying to figure out why 32-year-old Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood allegedly showed up at his old school and started firing at... more »

• Sheriff: Suspect entered, left school on his own

  February 24, 2010 4:42 PM

  Investigators say a man suspected of shooting and wounding two students outside a suburban Denver school had entered and left the building on his own earlier that day, without being told by school officials to go. Jefferson County investigators say 32-year-old Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood signed in at a... more »

• Teacher being called a hero in school shooting

  February 23, 2010 10:11 PM

  Littleton school teacher Dr. David Benke is being called a hero for stepping in when a man shot two children Tuesday at his school. Witnesses say the 7th grade math teacher Benke tackled the gunman first and other teachers piled on top of him. A girl and boy were... more »