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Boulder High School Wins State Title In Annual Vocabulary Bowl

BOULDER, CO — Boulder High School edged out all its local competition to come out on top in the state for Vocabulary.com's eighth-annual Vocabulary Bowl. Boulder High School, over the past seven months, was one of 33,000 schools across the United States and Canada competing digitally to see who could answer the most questions on Vocabulary.com, a news release said. After coming in second place in Colorado last year, Boulder High School took the state-wide victory this season, mastering more tha
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28 Colorado Landmarks With Indigenous Slur To Be Renamed

COLORADO — Twenty-eight geographic locations across Colorado will be renamed by a federal task force after Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland deemed a term used in each of the names to be derogatory. The specific term, which Patch won't publish, is an "offensive ethnic, racial, and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women." More than 650 locations across the country have been identified as containing this derogatory term and are part of the Secretary's review and name-replacement proce
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Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse 2022: This Weekend In Colorado

"The moon will plunge into darkness this weekend to create a celestial spectacle that has not been seen in the sky over the entire contiguous United States since the turn of the decade," AccuWeather said. The visibility of this lunar event depends, of course, on the weather. The National Weather Service forecast says that the weekend ahead will be mostly clear, which will make for optimal viewing conditions. Not everyone will see all three stages of the eclipse. People living in the eastern hal
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Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention Bill Moves To Governor's Desk

COLORADO — Colorado's bipartisan Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention bill, HB22-1326, passed the legislature Wednesday night and has moved onto Gov. Jared Polis' desk. The bill will expand funding for drug education and treatment programs across the state, but also crack down on anyone caught with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that doubles as both powerful prescription painkiller and illicit street drug. "The bill makes the unlawful possession of any material, compound, mixture, or preparatio
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Lakewood To Test Outdoor Sirens Wednesday

LAKEWOOD, CO — The city of Lakewood will be conducting a test of its outdoor siren system at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The test should be done by 11:30. The test will begin with a long wail, followed by a voice test message over the public address aspect of the system, across all 26 sirens, city officials said. The test will end with one long siren wail. During the test, if weather conditions require a tornado watch or warning to be issued for the area, the test will be canceled.
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State Drafts New Suncor Permit To Strengthen Environmental Protections

COLORADO — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has released a draft permit for Plants 1 and 3 at Suncor's refinery in Commerce City. The department is seeking public comment on this draft permit, which officials say will strengthen environmental protections. According to a news release, the permit will require new air pollution monitoring, testing, recordkeeping and reporting methods. Here are some of the protections state officials said are included in the permit: • The Ai
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Is Inflation Easing? See How Colorado Is Affected

Prices rose 8.3 percent compared to April 2021, and 0.3 percent compared to March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The April-over-March increase in the Consumer Price Index was the smallest monthly increase in seven months. The biggest increases were for shelter, food, airfares and new cars. Nationally, food prices were up 0.9 percent, including groceries, which rose a full percentage point. Of particular note, dairy prices increased for the 17th consecutive month, up 2
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'Sexually Violent Predator' Moves To Superior: Police

BOULDER, CO — The Boulder County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that a man convicted of a sex crime is moving to the town of Superior. The sex offense that Nathanal David Allan Lobato, 29, was convicted of — sexual assault of a child — requires registration with law enforcement. Officials determined Lobato is a "sexually violent predator" with a "high potential to re-offend," prompting community notification, according to a news release. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office reminded local
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The Safest Hospitals In Denver Metro Area: New Rankings Released

The latest ratings reflect care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Leapfrog Group said its and other groups' research showed the pandemic reversed years of progress in patient safety. The pandemic has had a negative effect on "health care delivery at every level and setting, from staffing shortages to increased infections to the very care patients receive," according to the Patient Experience During the Pandemic: Adult Inpatient Care report, also released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group. "The heal
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The Safest Hospitals In Colorado: New Rankings Released

The latest ratings reflect care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Leapfrog Group said its and other groups' research showed the pandemic reversed years of progress in patient safety. The pandemic has had a negative effect on "health care delivery at every level and setting, from staffing shortages to increased infections to the very care patients receive," according to the Patient Experience During the Pandemic: Adult Inpatient Care report, also released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group. "The heal
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Colorado Gas Prices Approach Record Highs Of 2008

COLORADO — In some places across the state, gas prices are higher than they were in 2008, the previous record at the gas pump. The state average, at $4.055, has jumped closer to the previous record high of $4.093, which was recorded on July 17, 2008. That current state average represents a small jump compared to last week's average of $4.027 and last month's average of $3.958. But prices are up more than a dollar compared to last year's state average of $3.011. This statewide increase comes ami
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Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse 2022: When To See It In Colorado

The visibility of this lunar event depends, of course, on the weather. The National Weather Service forecast says that the week ahead will be mostly clear. Sunday will be clear and sunny, which should make for optimal viewing conditions. Not everyone will see all three stages of the eclipse. People living in the eastern half of the country and all of South America will see every stage of the lunar eclipse, according to NASA. People in other parts of the United States will see totality but will m
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Man Sentenced After Conviction For 2019 Double Murder

LAKEWOOD, CO — Vicente Enrique Orozco, 22, was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences by the First Judicial District Court after being convicted of a 2019 double murder, according to the District Attorney's office. He was found guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree, one count of felony murder and two counts of aggravated robbery by a jury on March 10. The families of Orozco's victims — 61-year-old Stevan Sandvick and 19-year-old Ivan Rodriguez Rivera — addressed the cou
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Woman Found Dead In Boulder Canyon: Police

The Boulder County Communications Center responded to a call about a car in the area around the 33-mile marker of Boulder Canyon just before noon Thursday, officials said. The vehicle reportedly belonged to a 27-year-old Colorado woman who was reported missing in Boulder on Tuesday. A Sheriff's deputy, in addition to the Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Unit, responded to the call and confirmed that the car belonged to the missing woman, a news release said. Authorities searched the area and
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Arvada Begins City Manager Recruitment

ARVADA, CO — With City Manager Mark Deven retiring in October, Arvada has begun a national recruitment process to find his successor. The application period for the position opens Friday and is listed on the city's website . Arvada is working to incorporate community engagement into the recruitment process, according to a news release. As the first component, Arvada has launched a survey on Speak up Arvada to allow locals to express the kind of qualities they want to see in the next City Manage
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Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In Fentanyl Death Of Colorado Teen

AURORA, CO — An Arapahoe County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of manslaughter, among other charges, after officials said he gave fentanyl to a 16-year-old girl who later died of an overdose. Jorge Alexander Che-Quiab, 26, supplied alcohol, marijuana and fentanyl to a group of underage girls at his home on Aug. 6, 2020, according to a news release from the district attorney's office. Noticing that the girl was not breathing, someone called 911 the next morning, and Che-Quiab flushed the rem
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Colorado Air Force Academy Cadet Dies After Skateboard Accident

Cadet 4th Class Ryong Adams, 23, from Adams, Tennessee, had been hospitalized with severe injuries since April 23 following his accident, according to a news release from the Academy. "With heavy hearts, we share the loss of C4C Ryong Adams who died after suffering a head injury in a skateboarding accident," the Air Force Academy tweeted. Adams served in the Air Force before being accepted into the Academy and attended its prep school before becoming a cadet, according to the Academy. "Ryong wa
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Denver Deputy Fired After Inmates Smuggled Drugs Through Uber Eats

"First and foremost, I would like to state that I made a mistake. I made a mistake and realize that I have violated the Department's policy, and I take full responsibility for my actions," Peterson said during his contemplation of discipline meeting on April 11. "I was in the wrong and went against my better judgment, and for that, I apologize." The incident began when the deputy hired an inmate as a porter — a prison cleaner — who, like Peterson, was a former military veteran, according to a le
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Severe Hepatitis In Children: What Colorado Parents Need To Know

COLORADO — Although Colorado is not among the 10 states reporting confirmed cases, there has been a mysterious outbreak of severe hepatitis — or inflammation of the liver — among children across the country. The 10 states reporting this type of pediatric liver inflammation are Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin, where one child died. Some 200 children, ranging in age from 1 month to 16 years, have suddenly become il
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