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Some Colorado homeowners reaped the benefits of skyrocketing home prices in recent years, selling homes for much more than they paid to buy them. But for those who stay put, there’s a drawback: When home prices rise, so do families’ property tax bills.

Three years after a deadly shooting, STEM School in Highlands Ranch is installing a controversial weapons detection system.

In a public meeting punctuated by loud interruptions from the audience, several area residents spoke against what they say is unjust treatment of one of Douglas County’s elected leaders by her two colleagues, pointing to a rift accentuated by personal attacks.

A bill that would allow local governments to temporarily reduce property taxes without having to ask their voters permission won unanimous approval from a Senate committee on Thursday.

Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas called on reporters and cameras Wednesday to help tell her side of a story that involves alleged vote-trading, name calling and criminal allegations against her.

Commissioner Lora Thomas called a press conference and called-out fellow commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal, saying they have bullied, intimidated and harassed her for more than a year.

While two of the three Douglas County Commissioners continue to look favorably at a project that would siphon water out of the San Luis Valley, an attorney the commissioners hired

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos, opened an expansion office in Highlands Ranch Friday.

The Douglas County board of commissioners said Tuesday that it will work with Castle Rock Pride on future events after a PrideFest "costume malfunction."

A Douglas County, Colorado, commissioner is looking to ban all future Douglas County PrideFest events on Douglas County Fairgrounds after an accidental “costume malfunction” revealed a fake nipple on a performer’s silicone breastplate, but other commissioners aren’t necessarily on board.