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Happy Tuesday, people of Lakewood! Here's the news you need to know to get this day started off right!

Tuesday's weather: Mostly cloudy and cold. High: 40 Low: 26.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

  1. Boulder Police Chief reflects on last year's King Soopers shooting. It's been one year since 10 people lost their lives at the South Boulder King Soopers. Police Chief Maris Herold reflects on the incident, and how Boulder is healing from the tragic loss of life. (9News)
  2. Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley's memorial grows outside police headquarters. A year after Eric Talley was killed in the line of duty, the memorial that honors the life and legacy of the officer continues to be visited and more items left in his memory. (9News)
  3. The Camp Amache site is officially part of the National Parks system. President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation to add the site of a World War II-era Japanese American internment center in the southeast corner of Colorado to the National Park System. About 600-acres near Granada, Colorado, will now officially be a national historic site. (Axios)
  4. Lakewood Cultural Center and Performances of 1776. The City of Lakewood's Cultural Center is hosting the Tony Award-winning musical "1776," March 18 through April 3. The play is the Broadway hit that brings American history to life in this most beautiful and unconventional presentation. (Broadway World)
  5. What are they building in there? Colorado's curious case of a crypto mine that may or may not exist on the Western Slope in Montrose County. (CO Sun)

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Today in Lakewood:

  • Women in Business: West Metro Chamber of Commerce. (8 a.m.)
  • Café para padres/Parent coffee: Edgewater Collective. (9 a.m.)
  • Spring Break Crafts: Columbine Library. (3 p.m.)
  • Equine & Agriculture Heritage Commission: Virtual Meeting. (5:30 p.m.)
  • Great Decisions: Russia and the U.S. (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Top 5 most-read stories last week in the mountains: Skier death, mobile home agreement and employee recruitment. (Summit Daily)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! See you all Wednesday morning for another edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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