The 5 Biggest Littleton Stories Of 2018

LITTLETON, 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 Littleton Patch readers were most interested in.

Teen Killer Of Englewood Chef Sentenced To Life In Prison Raheem Benson, now 18, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Nick Lewis, 33, with another teen in a random attack in 2016.

Audition For CBS's 'Amazing Race' In Littleton: $1 Million Prize Denver-area residents lined up to try out to race around the world for several weeks on a reality television show.

Tour 1960s 'Space Age' Homes In Arapaho Hills Historic District Littleton readers wanted to know about the modernist home Open House walking tour of "Adventures In Space" homes built for 1960s rocket scientists and aerospace engineers.

Get Your Oom-Pah On At Schatzi's Oktoberfest In Littleton Wiener-dog races, mustache competitions and Schuhplattlers – and beer, lots of beer at this yearly festival.

Sen. Jack Tate Intern Accuser's Complaint Found Credible: Report Centennial GOP State Sen. Tate was accused of flirting with an 18-year old in an elevator and touching her 'seven or eight times.' One of five state lawmakers accused of sexual harassment, Tate later announced he would not run for re-election in 2020.

Littleton Patch At 1 Year: Thank You Readers! (Well, OK, this is story number 6). Littleton Patch celebrated its first anniversary in 2018. This year we were grateful for you, the readers of Littleton 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 Littleton in 2019. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at littleton@patch.com

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

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