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A Heritage High School (HHS) student has been taken into custody after allegedly making threats of violence against the HHS community. 

As Coloradans search for ways to be more sustainable, infrastructure to increase sustainability efforts throughout the state has begun to pop up, supporting sustainability in a concrete way. One of the latest pieces of sustainability infrastructure has found a home in Jefferson County: an organics transfer station. 

Republic Services recently opened Colorado’s first organics transfer station in Jefferson County, at the Foothills Landfill. The station will help process organic material, replacing a multi-step transfer process with on-site processing to allow for up to three times the amount of material to be processed and hauled to the East Regional Landfill Organics Center for processing into nutrient-rich compost. 

A former Lakewood Police Department (LPD) officer has been arrested by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office for multiple counts related to alleged misconduct committed between July 2023 and July 2025, while employed as an Agent of LPD. 

Christopher Gearhart has been booked on ten counts, including six counts of First Degree Official Misconduct and four counts of Cybercrime. Gearhart worked for LPD as a patrol agent from 2019 until he resigned during an investigation in 2025. 

As towns grow and evolve into the modern era, important pieces of history like local legends and memorable days can fade from a town’s memory. However, Englewood is trying to keep history alive — through art. 

The walls of the Englewood Civic Center have gotten a historic makeover, as murals depicting the city’s history have gone up in the center’s atrium. Three murals currently cover the walls, with a fourth on the way.

While shopping sprees can be a fun way to pass the time, wandering through local shops and picking up a new book or spice to try out, the Downtown Littleton Merchants Association is taking the fun to the next level this summer, with monthly Wine Walks. 

Downtown Littleton Wine Walks, hosted by the merchants association, will take place on the last Friday of each month, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with tickets on sale now online. Tickets are $30 in advance, or $35 day of. 

Littleton Public Schools (LPS) students now have a new pathway to continuing their education at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), with a new guaranteed admission partnership for eligible students. 

The admission partnership, solidified by a recently signed memorandum of understanding between the two institutions, means that eligible LPS graduates will receive guaranteed admission to CU Denver, allowing them to secure an educational future. In order to be eligible, students must maintain a cumulative weighted or unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

As people age, something as simple as getting around the house can turn into a difficult task. A simple trip can turn into a major injury, taking months to recover from, which can change everyday life dramatically. However, Arvada Fire and Intermountain Health are partnering to try to help stop falls before they even occur. 

The duo has created new fall prevention kits to give to older adults looking to make their homes safer and prevent falls. The kits are filled with resources and a few items to help make daily life easier and safer.