Littleton, CO|News|
Colorado STEM School Shooting Vigil Turns Chaotic, Emotional
Students from the STEM school in Highlands Ranch marched out of a vigil, then returned and took the mic in an emotional scene.
Jean Lotus, Patch Staff
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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Denver|News|
Denver National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners Announced
The 2019 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday. Here are the Denver winners.
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Boulder, CO|News|
2 Boulder National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners Announced
The 2019 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday. Boulder students from Fairview HS are among the winners.
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Littleton, CO|News|
Littleton National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners Announced
The 2019 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday. Littleton students were among the winners.
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Golden, CO|News|
Golden National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winner Announced
The 2019 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday. A Golden High School student is a winner.
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Broomfield, CO|News|
Broomfield National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners Announced
The 2019 National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners were announced Wednesday. Broomfield students are on the list.
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Denver|News|
Ivanka Trump Holds Private Meeting With Douglas Co. Sheriff
The first-daughter cancelled a public speaking engagement at Lockheed-Martin and tweeted support for students of the STEM school shooting.
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Littleton, CO|News|
Colorado Shooting Victim Kendrick Castillo Died Saving Classmates
Slain Highlands Ranch STEM School senior Kendrick Castillo lunged at shooter, taking a bullet and letting his classmates flee, they said.
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Golden, CO|News|
2 Juvenile JeffCo Escapees Caught Near Lookout Mountain: Police
Two inmates who escaped from the Lookout Mountain Youth Detention Center on Monday morning were nabbed by police Tuesday.
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Littleton, CO|News|
Colorado School Shooting Suspect Appears In Court: Watch
Devon Erickson, 18, the accused shooter, is being held on no bond in connection with Highlands Ranch school mass shooting.
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Lakewood, CO|News|
Lakewood Property Assessments Up By 14 Percent: JeffCo
The median home in JeffCo is being assessed at $402,123, the JeffCo Assessor's office said.
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Arvada, CO|News|
Arvada Property Assessments Up By 15 Percent: JeffCo
The median home in JeffCo is being assessed at $402,123, the JeffCo Assessor's office said.
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Golden, CO|News|
Golden Property Assessments Up By 13.2 Percent: JeffCo
The median home in JeffCo is being assessed at $402,123, the JeffCo Assessor's office said.
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Denver|News|
Denver Votes To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms
In stunning turnaround, final vote tallies showed voters approve of making psilocybin mushrooms a "lowest law enforcement priority".
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Denver|News|
Denver Mayor Election Results Runoff: Hancock To Face Giellis
Results: Denver Mayor's Election 2019 Hancock to face Jamie Giellis in June runoff. Voters approve decriminalizing magic mushrooms.
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Arvada, CO|News|
New Arvada Police Substation To Open Next Week
Arvada police's "Delta Sector" officers will host an open house for the new $4.26 million Whisper Creek police substation on May 16.
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Denver|News|
Burning Man Drug Runner Sentenced After Being Nabbed In Colorado
Alexander Zelyakovsky, 46, was caught by a Colorado State Patrol officer with illegal drugs including Ecstasy, LSA, mushrooms and cocaine.
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Littleton, CO|News|
Surprise Your Mom By Sharing A Photo On Patch For Mother's Day!
We are celebrating Mother's Day by inviting readers to share their favorite mother-daughter or mother-son photos and sentiments on Patch.
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Denver|News|
Colorado Cities Among Best For Bikes, New Study Shows
The advocacy group PeopleForBikes has released its 2019 city ratings. See how Denver fared.
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Lakewood, CO|News|
Machete Menacer, Shot By Lakewood Cops, Is In JeffCo Jail
A man who was Tasered and shot after refusing to drop a machete on a Lakewood street is now out of the hospital and in jail.
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