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🌱 BOCO Fires Wreck Havoc + Trucker To Serve 10 Years + MJ Pardons

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Happy New Years Eve, Boulder! It's been a rough week for Metro Denver, these fires, the shooting spree and the omicron variant are definitely are creating a difficult end to a challenging year. We're glad you're here, and hope you and yours have a safe holiday.

Friday's weather: Snow late in the afternoon. High: 36 Low: 11.

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Here are the top five stories in Boulder today:

  1. "Everything is gone," says mom who fled her Superior home with two sons and two dogs . Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said during a news conference Thursday evening that 370 homes were destroyed in the Sagamore neighborhood and more than 200 additional homes may have been lost in Old Town Superior and many more in Lousiville. (CO Sun)
  2. Truck driver in I-70 crash prison sentence reduced to 10 years instead of 110. Gov. Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of the truck driver that crashed into traffic on Interstate 70 in 2019 that killed four people. Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos will now serve 10 years in prison instead of his original sentence of 110. (CPR)
  3. Friends and family remember victims killed in Monday's shooting spree. Following multiple shootings Monday evening that ended with six people dead, including the suspect, and three injured in Denver and Lakewood, family and friends are starting to share their memories of the victims. (7News)
  4. As year closes, Colorado Governor grants 1,351 pardons for marijuana possession. The individuals who received these convictions did not need to apply for pardons, but these pardons do not impact convictions for marijuana possession on the federal or municipal levels. (Westword)
  5. Rolling blackouts in Mountains and San Luis Valley due to Boulder County wildfire.
    Xcel said the outages in Summit, Grand, Lake, Eagle, Saguache, Rio Grande and Alamosa counties will last about 60 minutes. (CO Sun)

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Today in Boulder:

  • End of 2021 Open House: Crunch Fitness. (5 a.m. -11:59 p.m.)
  • The Crystal Method with GODLAZER: Fox Theatre. (9 p.m.)
  • New Years Eve Bash: Super Moon. (9 p.m. - 2 a.m.)
  • Boulder Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Weekend. (Patch)

From my notebook:

  • How to help the fire victims in Louisville and Superior. Several organizations are collecting donations to help people affected by Thursday's devastating wildfire in Boulder County. (9news)
  • How to help the shooting victims in Denver and Lakewood. The community is coming together after five people were killed and several others were injured, including a Lakewood police officer, in a shooting rampage in Denver and Lakewood Monday night. (7News)
  • Where to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination is one of best ways to protect against serious illness and death from COVID-19. Anyone who is five and older can get vaccinated and anyone who is 18 or older who is due for a COVID-19 booster should make a plan to get one. (BOCO)
  • Boulder's Housing and Human Services year in review. The city's Housing and Human Services Department's mission is to provide resources and community connection so everyone can experience Boulder as a just, inclusive and equitable community. In 2021, that mission came to life in many ways. (Boulder)

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That's a wrap for 2021. See you next year for another edition of the Boulder Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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