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Colorado recorded the lowest number of adults with obesity in 2020 compared with all other states, according to new CDC data.
By the numbers: 24.2% of Colorado adults reported having obesity last year.
A parking meter in downtown Denver. Photo: Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post via Getty Images
If Mayor Michael Hancock has his way, Denver residents will pay twice as much as the current rate at city parking meters starting next year.
Driving the news: The mayor's 2022 budget proposal, unveiled last week, aims to raise rates citywide from $1 to $2 per hour, marking Denver’s first increase in two decades.
Gabby Petito. Photo: FBI
Human remains found in Teton County, Wyoming, are "consistent with the description of" missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, FBI Denver official Charles Jones said at a news conference Sunday.
Details: The cause of death had yet to be determined, but Jones said: "Full forensic identification has not been completed to confirm 100% that we found Gabby, but her family has been notified of this discovery." Authorities said they're continuing the search for her fiancé, Brian Laundrie.