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Week in Headlines: Exonerated Denver Inmate Sues|State out-migration|JeffCo crime spree|K9 Attack|Elderly man disappears in Golden

ACROSS COLORADO -- Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's review the week:

Self-Reported Pot Use Among Colorado Teens Dropped: Study Federal data released by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed a drop to 2007-8 levels of teen regular pot smoking.

Colorado Flu Cases Uptick, What You Need To Know The total number of influenza hospitalizations in Colorado this season is 438, with 68 Coloradans hospitalized last week.

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List Of Retailers Closing Colorado Stores In 2018 Many Colorado stores closed in 2017 and a number of major retailers in the country have announced plans to close store locations in 2018.

Top Dog Names In Denver Researchers sniffed out the top dog names in Denver

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France Lures Away 5 Colorado Climate Scientists Climate scientists from Boulder and Golden are among 18 chosen to receive 3-5 year stipends up to €1.5 million each from French Government

Out-Migration From Colorado Reached Record in 2016 Number of people leaving the state increased to 193,000, meanwhile, 223,000 people moved in to Colorado.

Lawmaker Gun At DIA: Charges Dropped Against Rep. Lori Saine The Boulder DA's office dropped charges because they said Saine "forgot" she had a loaded 9mm semi-auto handgun in her bag.

Holiday Chuckle From Colorado State Patrol: Watch Heart-warming video from Colorado State Patrol reminds drivers Santa isn't the the only one watching when you're naughty.

Wine Cellars, Pools And Horse Barns: Colorado WOW! Houses Take a look at the properties that will have you living in the lap of luxury in Colorado.

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Elderly Arvada Man Still Missing In Golden, Possibly Endangered James Mitchell, 87, of Arvada, is still missing after Golden police found his abandoned, bloody pickup crashed into a railcar Friday

Arvada Police Warn Of Fake Xcel Energy Scams Scammers call Xcel energy customers threatening to turn off electricity or offering employment to get ahold of private data, police said.

Lakewood Mom Allegedly Assaulted Son, 8, On Airplane: Complaint Cherice Dawn Klipfel was allegedly seen slapping, kicking and trying to smother her son on a JetBlue flight from Boston to Salt Lake City.

School Up-Skirt Videos: $5K Bond For Castle Rock Charter Staffer Police arrested Steven Michael Jenkins, 55, after videos of Renaissance Secondary students' underwear and buttocks were found on his phone.

Denver Police Arrest 13 Bud Tenders In Pot Shop Raids The licenses of 26 Sweet Leaf locations, including medical, grow and recreational were suspended by the Dept. of Excise and Licenses

Denver Stolen Cancer Donations: Man Pleads Guilty, Repays Funds A man who pocketed the cancer treatment donations of a female colleague in 2013 was arrested in Montana and agreed to pay back funds.

UCHealth Acquires Broomfield Hospital And 17 Free-Standing ERs UCHealth will run stand-alone emergency rooms in across the state, and 2 boutique hospitals in the Springs and Broomfield.

Fatal I-70 Semi Crash Driver IDed, From Canton, OH The driver of a semi that crashed into an I-70 bridge was identified as Sean Bello. His wife, Judith Bello, 41, was hospitalized.

K-9 Attack: Colo. Springs Cop Allegedly Targeted Wrong Man: Suit A man sued a Colorado Springs officer for allegedly siccing a K9 police dog on him, although officers were searching for a different suspect

Lakewood Runaway, 14, At Risk Of Sexual Exploitation: Police Westchester police asked for help from the public to find Isabella Garcia, 14, who disappeared in October.

Exonerated Denver Prisoner Files Suit Clarence Moses-El, who spent 28 years in prison for rape until he was released, retried and released again, has filed a lawsuit.

Boulder Joins Denver In Vision Zero Traffic Fatality PlanTransportation Master Plan calls for awareness campaign to reduce serious traffic crashes

Addiction Treatment Network To Close In Metro Denver Safety-net drug treatment provider Arapaho House will close 13 Metro-Denver locations Jan. 2, the CEO announced Friday

Broomfield Rents Spiked Over 5 Years: U.S. Census US Census reports show median rent increased by 28 percent in Broomfield over the past 5 years. The trend is region wide, said an economist.

Crime Wave Suspect IDed After Littleton Spree JeffCo Sheriff's Office IDed Edward Roy Barron, 31, who allegedly participated in carjackings and armed robberies in Littleton Sunday

Baby Christmas Trees: Littleton Assn. Wants You To 'Keep It Real' The Littleton-based Christmas Tree Promotion Board hopes millennials will choose real Christmas trees instead of plastic ones

Bomb Threat: Suspicious Device On Denver Train Halts RTD Denver Police and Bomb Squad officers were investigating a 'suspicious device' found on an RTD train at 17th and Stout.

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