The Gazette family of newspapers — The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics — earned 46 awards, including 24 first-place honors, in the Colorado Press Association’s Better News Media contest on Saturday.

Hundreds of entries for the 2022 contest were judged by the New York Press Association, and the awards were presented Saturday at the CPA annual convention.

In the contest’s Sweepstakes awards, Colorado Politics and Denver Gazette were named best newspapers in the editorial category. The Gazette in Colorado Springs was honored in the advertising category.

Earlier this year, The Gazette group earned dozens of journalism awards, including 11 first-place finishes, in the Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies contest.

On Saturday, The Gazette in Colorado Springs won the following:

First Place, Best Advertising Campaign: Amber Borata, Giuliana D’Agostino, Rudy Vasquez: “Empty Stocking Fund”

First Place, Best Advertising Special Section: Gina Pietramale: “The Cultural Office Guide to Arts Month”

First Place, Best Print Ad: Alexis Sands: “Louie’s Pizza”

First Place, Best Editorial Special Section: OutThere Summer/Fall Guide

First Place, Best Environmental Story: Marianne Goodland: “The struggle to save the Colorado River stalls, but potential solutions emerge”

First Place, Best News Photograph: Jerilee Bennett: “Cat survivor”

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Second Place, Best News Media/House Ad Production: Amber Borata, Kelly Speiker, Rudy Vasquez: “The Gazette Turns 150”

Second Place, Best Agriculture Story: Mary Shinn: “Colorado River Basin farms stunted by megadrought, as more sacrifice lies ahead”

Second Place, Best Data Journalism Reporting: Evan Wyloge: “’Non-survivable’ evacuation routes threaten some of Colorado’s most wildfire-prone areas”

Second Place, Best Editorial Collaboration: Christopher Osher, Susan Green: “State of Colorado hid findings of ‘life-threatening’ errors at troubled mental health center”

Second Place, Best Editorial Special Section: OutThere Winter Guide

Second Place, Best Environmental Story: Stephanie Earls: “Climate change is punishing the Colorado River — and fueling devastating wildfires on the basin”

Second Place, Best Headline Writing: Sara Marquardt, Stephanie Earls: “Climate change is punishing the Colorado River — and fueling devastating wildfires on the basin”

Second Place, Best News Story: Debbie Kelley: “Powerhouse preacher Ted Haggard faces new allegations of illicit behavior”

Second Place, Best Serious Column Writing: Vince Bzdek

Second Place, Best News Photograph: Parker Seibold: “Shooting service”

Second Place, Best Photography Portfolio: Jerilee Bennett

Second Place, Best Sports Photograph: Jerilee Bennett: “Leaping Football”

Denver Gazette won the following:

First Place, Best Arts & Entertainment Column Writing: John Moore

First Place, Best Breaking News/Deadline Reporting: Carol McKinley: “Accused Club Q shooter changed name at 15; dad was MMA and porn star, mom had arrest record”

First Place, Best Crime & Public Safety Reporting: Julia Cardi: “Homicides in Denver”

First Place, Best Health Enterprise/Health Feature Story: Carol McKinley: “Colorado’s 462 faces of fentanyl”

First Place, Best Data Journalism Reporting: Evan Wyloge: “’Non-survivable’ evacuation routes threaten some of Colorado’s most wildfire-prone areas”

First Place, Best Investigative Story Package: Christopher Osher, Julia Cardi: “Parental Evaluators”

First Place, Best Series or Sustained Coverage: Carol McKinley, John Moore, Alex Edwards: Marshall fire

Second Place, Best Series or Sustained Coverage: David Migoya: Judicial Discipline

Second Place, Best Sports Column Writing: Paul Klee

Second Place, Best Sports or Sports Event Story: Danielle Allentuck: “‘Baseball saved me’: Yonathan Daza’s journey from Venezuela to the Colorado Rockies”

Colorado Politics won the following:

First Place, Best Agriculture Story: Marianne Goodland: “The struggle to save the Colorado River stalls, but potential solutions emerge”

First Place, Best Breaking News/Deadline Reporting: Ernest Luning: “Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters faces arrest warrant on obstruction charge after fracas in bagel shop”

First Place, Best Crime & Public Safety Reporting: Hanah Metzger: “Crime”

First Place, Best Education Story: Hannah Metzger: “Bill advances to protect Colorado educators from doxing”

First Place, Best Environmental Story: Marianne Goodland: “Inflation, water, energy are all big issues — but what rural Coloradans most want is to be heard”

First Place, Best Humorous Column Writing: Ernest Luning: “Trail Mix”

First Place, Best Politics Reporting: Hannah Metzger: “ELECTION 2022 | The ‘unrealized potential’ of Latino voters in Colorado elections”

First Place, Best Investigative Story Package: Marianne Goodland: “COVER STORY: DEADLY CARE | Scrutiny mounts as 14 Coloradans die under care of Office of Public Guardianship”

First Place, Best Serious Column Writing: Ernest Luning: Trail Mix

First Place, Best Social Justice or Equity Reporting: Hannah Metzger: “Colorado lawmakers move further left, but will the laws follow suit? | COVER STORY”

First Place, Best Public Service Project: Hannah Metzger: “Colorado ends free DMV driving tests, forces drivers to spend hundreds at private companies”

Second Place, Best Headline Writing: Ernest Luning: “’Lies, lies and damn lies’: Boebert’s GOP challenger swings back at ads alleging hemp scheme”

Second Place, Best Health Enterprise/Health Feature Story: Hannah Metzger: “Colorado bill aims to create reporting requirements for health care sharing ministries”

Second Place, Best Humorous Column Writing: Marianne Goodland: Capitol M

Second Place, Best Politics Reporting: Ernest Luning: “El Paso County GOP mulls punishing Republicans deemed insufficiently Republican”

Second Place, Best Public Service Project: Michael Karlik: “Failure to train: The 7 minutes that cost Boulder $3.41 million”

Second Place, Best Social Justice or Equity Reporting: Michael Karlik: “Racial discrimination in jury selection”

Second Place, Best Crime & Public Safety Reporting: Hannah Metzger: “Colorado House advances bill to protect sex workers from violent crime”

Gazette newspapers nab multiple Society of Professional Journalist Top of the Rockies awards