The 5 Biggest Arvada Stories Of 2018

ARVADA, CO – A lot happened in 2018, both nationally and locally. It's hard to single out just one story that captured our readers this year. So instead, we picked the five stories that Arvada Patch readers were most interested in.

New Outlet Mall To Present Music, Fireworks, Dog Show - Even though the Denver Premium Outlets are officially located in Thornton, Arvada readers wanted to know everything about the new mall, from its announcement to stores added to the pre-opening job fair.

First Transgender State Rep-Elect has Slim Lead In Arvada The Nov. 8 2018 election brought many new faces to Colorado politics, including Democrat firefighter and geologist Brianna Titone, a first-time candidate who won a nail-biter race in the State Rep. District 27 race against GOP APEX board member Vicki Pyne.

'Meth-Binge' Driver Gets 36 Years For Death of Arvada Pedestrian A driver who fell asleep at the wheel post-meth-binge and lost control of his car, killed Arvada pedestrian Nathan Osburn, 42, a father of four children and member of Arvada's Shrine of Saint Anne Community. Community members stepped up and donated more than $30,000 to the family through GoFundMe.

G-Line Rail Testing To Arvada Begins Arvada readers were thrilled to read that empty trains would be testing the G-Line in 2018. A year later, after multiple delays, local Arvada T-shirt printers created T-shirts celebrating the "Ghost Train" line to nowhere.

Body Of Missing Arvada Man, 87, Found In Golden Five months after 87-year-old James Mitchell disappeared with his truck, his body was found in a Golden ravine by public works staffers. Mitchell, who suffered from dementia, disappeared from his home in December, 2017 causing a massive manhunt. His body was found miles away from his abandoned truck. Investigators believe he may have died of hypothermia in a culvert and was swept further downstream later in the year.

Arvada Patch At 1 Year: Thank You Readers! (Well, OK, this is story number 6). Arvada Patch celebrated its first anniversary in 2018. This year we were grateful for you, the readers of Arvada Patch. My name is Jean Lotus, field editor of Patch.com in the Denver area. I grew up in northern Colorado and I'm back to cover the Mile High state that I've always called home. I look forward to reporting about Arvada in 2019. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at arvada@patch.com.

What were your favorite stories of 2018? Let us know in the comments or on Facebook!

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