Denver|News|
Jared Polis Sworn In As Governor Of Colorado [WATCH]
Jared Polis sworn in as Colorado's 43rd Governor watch live.
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Jean Lotus, Patch Staff
- Denver, CO
Jean Lotus is a Fort Collins native returning to NoCo. She has most recently been working in the Chicago area, where she wrote and edited for Chronicle Media, Pioneer Local and Wednesday Journal. In 2014, Lotus won the Chicago Headline Club Peter Lisagor award for best in-depth reporting. She also won two first prize University of Illinois Knight Awards for Investigative Journalism. She has a degree from University of Chicago and is a former daily reporter/night editor for the Lafayette, Ind. Journal & Courier (Gannett).
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Golden, CO|News|
Driver Pleads Guilty In Rollover Wreck That Killed Evergreen Teen
Daltyn Drake Hollon, 21, pleaded guilty to reckless driving in the rollover accident that killed Rachel Hern, 16, on Highway 74.
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Across Colorado, CO|News|
Colorado Among top States To Raise A Family: Study
Raising a family is hard no matter where you live, but some states are better for it than others.
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Denver|News|
Colorado's Killer Student Loan Debt More Than Doubled In 10 Years
Student loan debt has reached record levels, including in Colorado, but Americans are largely paying back their loans.
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Across Colorado, CO|News|
This Mountain County Is The Best Place To Retire In Colo.: Study
More and more people are retiring as Baby Boomers age out of the workforce. Here’s where retirees should consider in Colorado
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Denver|News|
Denver Boy's Body Was Encased In Concrete: Sources
Multiple news sources are reporting that the body of Caden McWilliams, age 7, was found encased in concrete in a Denver storage unit.
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Arvada, CO|News|
Arvada Mom Pocketed Charter School PTO Funds: Prosecutors
Jessica Kristina Tafoya, 36, was charged with allegedly stealing $58,000 from the Jefferson Academy PTO in Broomfield.
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Broomfield, CO|News|
Mom Pocketed $58,000 In Jefferson Academy PTO Funds: Prosecutors
Jessica Kristina Tafoya, 36, was charged with allegedly stealing $58,000 from the Jefferson Academy PTO in Broomfield.
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Denver|News|
Mom Of Dead Denver Boy, 7, Charged By DA
Elisha A. Pankey, 43, was charged Monday with child abuse resulting in death and abuse of a corpse.
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Denver|News|
50 Colorado Public High Schools With The Best Teachers For 2019
Need to know who the best teachers in Colorado are? Here's a ranking for the top 50 schools with the best teachers.
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Broomfield, CO|News|
High School Entrepreneurs Start-Up Help Offered In Broomfield
IdeaHQ Applications are now open through the Broomfield Library.
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Littleton, CO|News|
596 Hospitalizations For Influenza So Far In Colorado
The latest figures provided by the CDC show that flu activity continues to increase in the U.S.
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Lakewood, CO|News|
Federal Government Shutdown: Some Of The Ways Colo. Is Affected
With Democrats and President Trump apparently making little progress, here's a look at some of the ways that Colorado's affected.
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Golden, CO|News|
$11M John Denver Home For Sale In Aspen
Remodeled with fireplaces, 3 wet bars, 5-bedrooms on a 2.61-acre wooded lot.
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Denver|News|
Weather Alert: High Wind Advisory In Metro Denver
Expect gusts up to 55 mph, the National Weather Service says.
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Broomfield, CO|News|
Food Entrepreneur Workshops Offered By Dept. of Agriculture
Help for producers and foodie businesses to get started and grow is offered in Broomfield and Fort Collins.
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Golden, CO|News|
Inmate Dies In JeffCo Jail Cell: Sheriff's Office
Philip Thomas, 34, was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell early Friday morning, the sheriff's office said.
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Arvada, CO|News|
2019 Denver Guide To Meteor Showers, Lunar Eclipses, Supermoons
Quadrantids kick off 2019, which will have a trifecta of supermoons and a total lunar eclipse. Here’s what to expect in Denver.
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Golden, CO|News|
U.S. 6 Closed In Clear Creek Canyon For Falling Rock Repairs
Twelve miles of road on U.S. 6 west of Golden will be closed while CDOT remediates canyon walls.
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Denver|News|
Museum of Nature & Science Free For Furloughed Federal Workers
Through January, federal workers on furlough because the the U.S. government shutdown may visit the Denver museum free.
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