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Students at a Douglas County elementary school were evacuated Thursday morning after an iPad exploded and set off a fire alarm, district officials said. The device exploded in…
Read more iPad explosion sparks evacuation at Douglas County elementary schoolDOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Sterling Ranch, one of Colorado’s master-planned communities, has become the center of a heated debate over school land. The controversy centered on whether John…
Read more Sterling Ranch residents, developers debate charter school land dedicationA middle school health teacher in Douglas County was arrested Monday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child, according to the sheriff’s office. Teresa Whalin, a 28-year-old woman…
Read more Douglas County middle school teacher accused of sexually assaulting childA former Douglas County School District high school teacher and coach pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation Monday, court records show. Christen Cassic, 55, of Parker was arrested…
Read more Former Douglas County teacher pleads guilty to child sex exploitationOne person was cited after accidentally firing a gun and hitting the door of a Highlands Ranch middle school Wednesday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.…
Read more Bullet hits Highlands Ranch middle school after neighbor accidentally fires gunHIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — At $490 million, the Douglas County School District’s 2024 bond request pales in comparison to surrounding districts asking for nearly a billion dollars. The…
Read more Douglas County School District asks voters to pass $490 million bond