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An Arapahoe County resident has tested positive for hantavirus after rodent exposure; this is Colorado's second hantavirus case this year and is not linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship. Deer mice are the virus source, with no person-to-person transmission. Officials emphasize avoiding rodent exposure and waste; CDPHE notes 132 Sin Nombre cases since 1993 with 47 fatalities.
An 11-year-old in Centennial, Colorado, is in a juvenile facility facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his 5-year-old brother. The cause of death is under investigation, and formal charges are expected next week. Authorities say there is no danger to the community. Under Colorado law, 11-year-olds can be held criminally liable in the juvenile system; children younger than 10 cannot be charged, and those over 12 can be charged as adults in serious cases.
A Sunday-wide power outage hit the Denver area, leaving more than 180,000 customers without power across Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Adams counties; Core Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy reported large outages and crews were working to determine the cause, with restoration times not yet known. A separate outage at Denver International Airport disrupted trains as crews restore service.
The owner of a liquor store in Arapahoe County, Colorado, was shot in the leg during a robbery. Two suspects broke into the store using a rock to smash the windows, and when confronted by the owner, one of the suspects fired shots. The owner returned fire, but neither suspect was hit. The suspects fled the scene in a red vehicle and are currently at large. The owner was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to be released soon.
Mosquitoes in Arapahoe County, Colorado, have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the total number of affected counties in the state to five. No human cases have been reported yet, but health officials are urging residents to protect themselves against mosquitoes due to the increase in mosquito populations caused by the wet and cool spring. Symptoms of West Nile virus can range from mild to severe, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment recommends taking precautions such as limiting outdoor activities at dusk and dawn, wearing protective clothing, using insect repellent, and eliminating standing water.
Two males died in a car crash after their vehicle hit a parking garage while racing at over 100 mph on East Dry Creek Road in Arapahoe County. The driver died at the scene, and the passenger was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The crash remains under investigation, and all eastbound lanes of the road were closed for several hours.