Wrong-Way Crash|Oil Explosion|CO Opioid Deaths: Week In Headlines

ARVADA, CO -- Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's review the week:

Arvada Water Rate Hikes Coming in 2018 Water rates will go up by 2.5 percent, or about 90 cents per month for the average single-family home, Arvada's director of utilities said.

G-Line Delays Are A 'Train Wreck' Says Arvada Mayor Marc Williams said the PUC delay over "literally seconds in wait times" has kept the G-Line in limbo for 20 months: Denver Post editorial

6 Steps To Find A New Job In 2018: Arvada Job Board Is part of your New Year's Resolution to find a new Arvada-Area job in 2018? Check out Patch's jobs

942 Drug Overdose Deaths In Colorado During 2016: CDC The CDC reported that more than 63,600 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016.

Here's The Best Food and Drink In Colorado For 2018 The Daily Meal provided what it considers the "complete" food-and-drink guide for Colorado, naming the best places to go 20-plus categories

Wrong-Way Christmas Day I-70 Crash Caused By 86-Year Old Driver A Wheat Ridge 86-year-old driver, his 96-year-old passenger and another person were killed in a wrong-way crash.

New Laws In Colorado For 2018: Minimum Wage; Teen Sexting; Pot A minimum wage increase, new marijuana regulations and new laws for sexting and debt collection go into effect Jan. 1

Oil Well Explosion in Windsor Injures Worker Extraction Oil and Gas issued a statement Saturday that an employee had been hospitalized Friday night.

App Makes Statewide Colorado Bus Service Easier, Says CDOT Bustang riders between Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, and along I-70 will find ticket purchasing easier with new app, CDOT said.

New Chief Sought For Colorado State Fair Sarah Cummings, the State Fair's General Manager since 2015, is moving on to take a job in California.

911 Calls For Dummy Hanging From Boulder Home Boulder Police said they fielded emergency calls about a man hanging from a roof, but it was a mannequin in a humorous holiday display

Holiday Smile: Boulder Officers Pull Dog From Icy Ditch [WATCH] Boulder animal control officers rescued a black dog who had fallen through the ice

Dangerously Low On Supplies, Denver Women's Center Asks for Help As record numbers of women come in from the cold to Catholic Charities-run Samaritan House, the shelter needs supplies.

Golden HS Boys Basketball Coach Steps Down, Will Keep PE Job Head Boys Basketball coach John Anderson stepped down after allegations he mistreated student players, the district said.

Lakewood Escort Interview Attack: Police Seek More Victims Lakewood police said Anthony Julio Rios, 47, allegedly contacted a woman via Craigslist for an escort service job, then attacked her.

2010 Murder Suspect Arrested In Littleton Elbert Co. Sheriff's Deputies arrested Daniel Pesch, 34, who's charged with killing an Elbert Co. teacher 8 years ago.

Lakewood's ArtLine Coming To Life Near West Colfax Ave. An interactive biking and walking art and sculpture trail planned through the 40West Arts district in northeast Lakewood seeks public input

Siding Co. Helps Golden Trailer Park Residents With Hail Damage Christmas Miracle: Contractors from Westminster company Siding Repairs, LLC arrived Wednesday to help Golden residents facing eviction.

Murder, Shooting At Denver Cops: Man Sentenced To Life In Prison Darius Ratcliff got life in prison for a fatal shooting and another sentence for shooting at Denver officers, totaling 128 years.

Amazing Denver Pianist Christmas Video Gets 2 Million Views Deon Fisher, 20, has never taken a lesson and doesn't own a piano, but performs on 16th Street Mall.

Boulder Sex Offender Arrest: Woman Claims Attack At Gas Station Boulder Police arrested a convicted sex offender who allegedly attacked a woman at a gas station early Monday morning

Why Denver's Sidewalks Are Getting Facelift Denver residents love the outdoors and hiking, so why are Denver sidewalks so old, broken and nonexistent?

Hyperloop Arrivo Incentives Total Almost $1M in Colorado Commerce City approved $182,500 in rebates Tuesday and the state has offered $760K in performance-based incentives.

DIA Airport Shuttle Rollover: 9 Transported to Hospital Nine people were injured when an airport shuttle from The Parking Spot overturned on Pena Blvd., Denver police said.

Man-Bun Shooter At Nordstrom's: Denver Police Seek Couple Do you recognize these people? They are wanted by Denver Crime Stoppers for allegedly firing a gun at Nordstrom' during a shoplifting spree

Female South Metro Firefighter's First Shift On The Job [Watch] Ever wondered what it's like to start as a new firefighter? Follow Shannan Stensvad's first 48-hour shift with South Metro Fire's Tower 32.

Stapleton Foundation nixes S-word from its name Association with Denver's Klan history and 'KKKapleton' nickname leads to northeast neighborhood re-branding efforts

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