🌱 Crime Spree Ends At Belmar + Long Testing Lines + Grass Fire

Lakewood CO

28 December, 2021

7:17 AM

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Hey, neighbors! Brad K. Evans here with a fresh edition of the Lakewood Daily. Tuesday's weather: Intermittent clouds and sun. High: 38 Low: 17. Rent this space: Are you a local business owner or marketer in Lakewood? We want to start connecting local businesses with our amazing readers. Learn more about how it works. Here are the top stories today in Lakewood: Denver shooting spree ends in Lakewood shopping district. Five people were killed after a series of shootings across the Denver metro area Monday night that ended when the suspect was killed by police in the Belmar shopping center. (FOX31)Long COVID-19 testing lines in Colorado as omicron variant spreads. Several community sites in the metro area reached capacity on Sunday, and stores are running short on home test kits. (CBS4)Grass fire near C-470 and Kipling slows, evacuation orders lifted: Ken Caryl Valley and a nearby apartment complex were briefly put under mandatory evacuation orders, but those have since been lifted as winds pushed the fire in another direction. C-470 was closed in both directions as crews worked to put out the flames. (9News)Two ejected in single-vehicle crash on I-70 near Colorado Mills Parkway. One person dead after they were ejected from vehicle in I-70 crash in Lakewood on Sunday evening. (9News) Hearing set for judge to reconsider trucker's 110-year sentence. On Monday, at the request of District Attorney Alexis King, Judge Bruce Jones scheduled a hearing on Jan. 13 to reconsider Rogel Aguilera-Mederos' sentence. (CO Sun) Today's Lakewood Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Ring, the home security company. Ring does a lot more than doorbells: check out their full suite of smart home products at Ring.com. And thank you Ring for helping to make local news happen in Lakewood! Today in Lakewood: Resume Concepts: Tips to Get the Interview (9 a.m.)The Artists Choice 2021: A juried show, Lakewood Cultural Center (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Chromebook Basics: Jeffco Business & Workforce Center (9 a.m.) Tuesday Teen Hang Out: Edgewater Library (3:30 p.m.) Play & Build: Golden Library (4 p.m.) Lakewood Events Calendar: See What's Happening This Week (Patch) From my notebook: Cripple Creek institutes a nine-month moratorium on new short-term rentals. Local governments across the state are scrambling into action in hopes of easing the growing housing shortage as more homeowners put their properties on short-term rental sites. In Cripple Creek, many of the visitors are coming up to the casinos, and creating housing issues for locals and workforce housing. (CPR)Legislation proposed to support a hub of services for veterans. Colorado Reps. Joe Neguse and Doug Lamborn join forces to co-sponsor the Helping Unleash Benefits and Services for Veterans Act of 2021. (Patch)New Job Openings: in and around Lakewood. (Patch) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Ring In the New Year With 15 Percent Off Beautiful Blooms From FTD! (Dec. 31) Add your event Loving the Lakewood Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business showcased in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! I'll see you tomorrow morning for another edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans