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🌱 4M Sign Petition + CO Auto Fees Going Up + Van Life Rental

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Rise and shine, Lakewood! Here's what you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

Monday's weather: Mild with plenty of sunshine. High: 60 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories in Lakewood today:

  1. Over 4 million people have signed the petition to commute truck driver's sentence. More than 4 million people have signed a petition on Change.org asking Colorado Governor Jared Polis to grant clemency or commute truck driver Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos' prison sentence. The Cuban immigrant was sentenced last week on 27 criminal counts for his involvement in a 2019 crash on I-70 in Lakewood. (People)
  2. Outdoorsy, a van life rental company, booms during the pandemic. The company rents out their vans so that people can test out the the van life for a few days. (Westword)
  3. New Colorado license plate replacement program expected to raise registration costs. The new License Plate Expiration or Change of Ownership Act, license plates from Class C motor vehicles and includes passenger vehicles, motorhomes and motorcycles. (7News)
  4. Fire destroys several homes near Roxborough Park on Sunday morning. Three homes were damaged in an early morning blaze, but fire authorities believe the fire was accidental. (FOX31)
  5. Front range weather looks like it will be dry this week, but chance of light mountain snow for Christmas. (CBS4)

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Today in Lakewood:

From my notebook:

  • Lakewood Area High School Games coming up this week. (Lakewood Patch)
  • Lakewood Police Department's Christmas Cheer for Children: This program is something LPD takes a lot of pride in. All year they gather donations throughout the department and within the community to serve families in need. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you bright and early on Tuesday morning with another edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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