🌱 Cold And Snow Today + Starbucks Union + LPD Agent Speaks Publicly

Happy Friday, people of Lakewood! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on the right foot.

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Friday's weather: Rain mixing with snow. High: 42 Low: 30.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. Snow and cold temperatures could impact your gardens and trees. Denver metro area braces for several inches of heavy, wet snow on the heels of Thursday's dangerous fire weather fueled by temperatures in the upper 80s. Make sure you take precautions to protect your plants. (FOX31)
2. More Colorado Starbucks employees vote to unionize. Employees at three more Denver and Colorado Springs-area Starbucks locations have voted to unionize. That brings the total number of organized locations to five in the state. (CPR)
3. Lakewood officer who shot shooter in last year's killing spree speaks publicly for the first time. Lakewood Police Agent, Ashley Ferris, insists she's not a hero, but hundreds of complete strangers have sent her cards and letters claiming otherwise. (9News)
4. With less moisture forecast for the state's future, will Coloradoans go with artificial turf? For some folks in Lakewood are turning to alternatives to water hungry lawns, in part because artificial turf requires no grass seed, no fertilizer, no water, nor the weekend ritual for many, of mowing. (CBS4)
5. Millions of Colorado structures could be threatened by wildfire. Climate change modeling indicates that over the next 30 years, 19 percent more buildings, including residential homes, in Colorado that could be impacted by wildfire – the largest increase in the U.S. (CO Sun)

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Today in Lakewood:

• AmeriTowne Entrepreneurial Fair: Littleton. (7:30 a.m)
• Things to do in Denver: This weekend, May 20-22. (9News)

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From my notebook:

• Illegal dumping on public lands. BLM Law Enforcement Rangers are constantly fighting to prevent illegal dumping on Colorado's public lands. They routinely encountered sites where household items, including televisions, clothes washers, and hazardous materials, have been dumped. It's sad. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Brad K. Evans

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