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• Blind 97-Year-Old Man Sets Record At Turkey Day 5K

  23-11-2017 23:07
  By Makenzie O’Keefe
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – A 97-year-old Colorado man has set a world record at the annual Turkey Day 5K in Highlands Ranch.
  (credit: CBS4)
  Bob McAdam finished the 3.1 mile run in 48 minutes and 33 seconds, on Thanksgiving morning.
  This makes him the fastest runner in his age group, 95 and older, to complete a 5K race.
  McAdam said he wasn’t always a runner. This goal began one day when the fitness coordinator at his retirement home asked him to run on t
  
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• What Each MLB Team Is Thankful For

  23-11-2017 23:00
  Ryan Mayer
  Thanksgiving is here, which means that it’s the time of year to stuff our faces with lots of food, but also, to think about all the things that we’re thankful for in our lives. Since we each do this personally, we figured it’d be fun to take a guess at what some of our favorite professional sports teams are thankful for as well at this time of year. We’ve been rolling out lists for each of the four major sports that give thoughts on what each team should be tha
  
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• Thanksgiving Day Shooting: 3 Shot Near Denver High School

  23-11-2017 21:28
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Three people were shot near Denver’s Manual High School on Thanksgiving Day.
  Denver police were called to the school at 1700 East 28th Avenue around noon. The school is a few blocks northwest of Denver’s City Park.
  (credit: CBS)
  One person was shot multiple times, according to the Denver Police Department. Another was hit in the leg and a third was shot in the arm.
  (credit: CBS)
  A white sedan at the scene had multiple blue crime scene markers on
  
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• What Each NFL Team Is Thankful For

  23-11-2017 21:00
  By Matt Citak
  Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means that it’s the time of year to stuff our faces with lots of food, but also, to think about all the things that we’re thankful for in our lives. Since we each do this personally, we figured it’d be fun to take a guess at what some of our favorite professional sports teams are thankful for as well at this time of year. Over the next several days, we’ll be rolling out lists for each of the major sports that gi
  
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• Coffee Shop Vandalized After Posting Gentrification ‘Joke’

  23-11-2017 20:20
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) — A coffee shop in Denver’s River North neighborhood was vandalized after posting a controversial sign.
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  The sign that was displayed outside the shop at 2851 Larimer Street stated “Happily gentrifying the neighborhood since 2014.”
  (credit: Kasey Learned/CBS4)
  CBS4 received multiple calls, emails and messages about the sign in the days before the vandalism occurred.
  Gentrification is a sensitive issue for many long-time residen
  
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• ‘Fog Bow’ Appears On Thanksgiving

  23-11-2017 20:10
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A misty fog bow formed in Steamboat Springs on Thanksgiving morning.
  Erika Luthy captured several images of the sight.
  (credit: Erika Luthy/Shannon Lukens)
  According to CBS4 Meteorologist Chris Spears, fog bows form much like regular rainbows but the colors are faint due to the small size of cloud droplets compared to raindrops.
  (credit: Erika Luthy/Shannon Lukens)
  Luthy captured the photos in the Strawberry Park area of Steamboat Springs.
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• What Each NBA Team Is Thankful For

  23-11-2017 18:00
  Ryan MayerThanksgiving is here, which means that it’s the time of year to stuff our faces with lots of food, but also, to think about all the things that we’re thankful for in our lives. Since we each do this personally, we figured it’d be fun to take a guess at what some of our favorite professional sports teams are thankful for as well at this time of year. We’ll be rolling out lists for each of the four major sports that give thoughts on what each team should be thankf
  
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• What WWE Fans Should Be Thankful For

  23-11-2017 16:30
  By Chuck Carroll
  As we gather around our dinner tables on Thursday, we should take stock in what we are truly grateful for. For wrestling fans, that has to be the WWE. Yes, there is a great deal of room for improvement. In fact, the promotion is kind of like a Thanksgiving dinner, in that you want so desperately to get along with everyone at the table but inevitably someone does something stupid and infuriates you. It’s just the way it is and how it’s always been. But even though we
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 12 Starts And Sits

  23-11-2017 16:30
  By Matt Citak
  Only two weeks remain before the start of the fantasy playoffs. If your league is anything like mine, then playoff spots are coming down to the wire, with numerous spots up for grabs. You never know how close your playoff race will actually be come the end of Week 13, so every point counts in your push to the postseason. Let’s get right into it.
  Here are CBS Local Sports’ Week 12 Fantasy Football Starts and Sits.
  Starts
  QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
  Roethl
  
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• Latest Forecast: Near Record Warmth For Thanksgiving

  23-11-2017 14:18
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Plan on dry and unusually warm weather for Thanksgiving. Temperatures will be near record highs with lower 70s along the Front Range.
  The record for November 23 in Denver is 73 set in 1915. The record for Thanksgiving (regardless of the date) is also 73 and was set a few years earlier in 1909. Obviously we’ll be close to at least tying both records.
  Similar weather is expected on Friday but with some noticeable wind at times. Southwesterly winds
  
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• Leader of Colorado sex trafficking ring gets 472-year term — the longest human trafficking sentence ever given in the country

  23-11-2017 07:28
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A Colorado man convicted of running a prostitution ring involving children and young adults has been sentenced to 472 years in prison.
  KUSA-TV reports that 31-year-old Brock Franklin was sentenced by Arapahoe County Judge Peter F. Michaelson on Tuesday.
  Franklin was convicted Friday on 30 counts, including human trafficking of a minor and kidnapping.A 2015 grand jury indictment alleged Franklin used drugs and violence to assert control over young women and girls. At tri
  
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• Uber customers torn between scandals and service

  23-11-2017 06:18
  
  DETROIT — Uber has managed to hold the title of world’s largest ride-hailing service despite its seemingly endless string of scandals.
  Its latest misbehavior involving a data breach cover-up revealed this week could be the impetus for people to ride elsewhere — or keep looking the other way.
  Hackers were able to steal data for 57 million riders and drivers, and Uber concealed it for a year after paying $100,000 in ransom for the stolen information to be destroyed.
  Riders and bu
  
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• Black Friday: A guide to when bigger retailers are opening and what deals they’re offering

  23-11-2017 06:15
  
  NEW YORK — With Black Friday having stretched into a November full of deals, stores will be stepping it up as holiday shopping begins in earnest.
  It’s been a tough year for many retailers. Several well-known chains have filed for bankruptcy protection and thousands of stores have closed. Amazon is going into the holiday season with its largest ever store presence, and plans to offer deals online every day from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday. Stores are trying to step up their game onli
  
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• What happens once “net neutrality” rules bite the dust?

  23-11-2017 05:59
  
  NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission formally released a draft of its plan to kill net-neutrality rules , which equalized access to the internet and prevented broadband providers from favoring their own apps and services.
  Now the question is: What comes next?
  “RADICAL DEPARTURE”
  The FCC’s move will allow companies like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to charge internet companies for speedier access to consumers and to block outside services they don’t like
  
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• Once again, Nathan MacKinnon wins it for the Avalanche

  23-11-2017 05:49
  
  Behind a penalty-free effort through two periods and another outstanding play-making performance by center Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche rolled past the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center.
  In a festive environment on the night before Thanksgiving Day, MacKinnon had three assists to extend his scoring spree to 20 points in 10 games and Colorado improved to 7-1-1 at home and 11-8-1 overall. The Avs won just 13 times in 41 home games last season en route to a league-low 48 po
  
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• Ferguson leaders wonder if monitor team overseeing police, court reforms is worth cost

  23-11-2017 05:49
  
  FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson, Missouri, has paid nearly a half-million dollars to the monitor team overseeing its police and court reforms, but city leaders question what they’ve gotten for their money, especially after the departure of the original lead monitor.
  Washington attorney Clark Kent Ervin resigned in September after serving a little over a year as lead monitor overseeing the consent agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb where Micha
  
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• Last Chance to Play Fitzsimons Golf Course Before it Closes

  23-11-2017 05:48
  By Dominic Garcia
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado golfers only have a few weeks left to tee it up at one of the state’s oldest courses.
  The city of Aurora recently announced that On Dec. 15 the Fitzsimons Golf Course will close to the public. The city of Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department has operated this golf course since 1998, even though the land belongs to the Fitzsimons Redevelopment Authority (FRA). A development project is planned for the sit
  
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• Colorado State basketball caps road trip with loss at New Mexico State

  23-11-2017 05:47
  Nearly a week after leaving Fort Collins, Colorado State’s three-game road trip finally came to an end.
  It’s safe to assume the Rams can’t get back home soon enough.
  CSU went 0-for-3 during its journey away from Moby Arena, capped by an 89-76 loss at New Mexico State on Wednesday night at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  Colorado State (2-3) had the game tied for a couple possessions in the first half but never had the lead. The Rams had the lead for just 2 mi
  
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• Sessions orders review of background check system for guns

  23-11-2017 05:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered a far-ranging review of the FBI database used to check the backgrounds of prospective gun buyers, after the Air Force failed to report the criminal history of the gunman who slaughtered more than two dozen people at a Texas church.
  The failure enabled him to buy weapons, purchases his domestic violence conviction should have barred.
  Sessions directed the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to deter
  
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• U.S. declares “ethnic cleansing” against Rohingya in Myanmar

  23-11-2017 05:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The United States declared the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar to be “ethnic cleansing” on Wednesday, threatening penalties for military officials engaged in a brutal crackdown that has sent more than 600,000 refugees flooding over the border to Bangladesh.
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson blamed Myanmar’s security forces and “local vigilantes” for what he called “intolerable suffering” by the Rohingya. Although th
  
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• Special Thanksgiving Message Greets Holiday Travelers on I-70

  23-11-2017 05:38
  By Kelly Werthmann
  MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Tens of thousands of people are expected to hit the road this holiday week and there was a special message waving at drivers as they made their way west on I-70.
  “When I get a wave or a honk, it means the world to me,” Curt Cook said.
  From a bridge over the interstate in Genesee, Cook spends hours waving the American flag, even on a windy Wednesday afternoon.
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  “I do this because I want the veterans and the acti
  
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• State attorneys general bash plan to hike national park fees

  23-11-2017 05:34
  
  A group of state attorneys general on Wednesday urged the National Park Service to scrap its proposal to more than double the entrance fee at 17 popular national parks.
  The top government lawyers from 10 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter saying the increase could put access to the parks out of reach for many Americans.
  “We cannot let the most popular and awe-inspiring national parks become places for the wealthy,” they said in the letter to the Park Service’s ac
  
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• Outdoor Store Urges Black Friday Shoppers To ‘Opt Outside’

  23-11-2017 04:12
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some people may already be camped out in front of their favorite stores for Black Friday deals, but one place they won’t be shopping is a camping store itself.
  REI, the outdoor retailer, will be closed for the third year in a row on Black Friday as part of their Opt Outside campaign. The company is paying their employees to get back to nature and urging others to join them.
  REI employees Chris and Megan Ulrich say this will be the first Opt Out day they&r
  
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• Mother And Baby Survive Serious Complications Linked To C-Sections

  23-11-2017 04:06
  By Kathy Walsh
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A mother from Thornton is especially grateful this Thanksgiving. Both she and her baby boy survived a life-threatening pregnancy condition.
  Now, Maya Fieweger is sharing her story to spread the word that multiple cesarean sections can put mothers at risk for this complication.
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  CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy Walsh met the Fieweger family at the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Colorado Hospital.  It’s not w
  
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• Arvada Police Search For Gnome Thief

  23-11-2017 03:33
  By Jeff Todd
  ARVADA (CBS4) – It was a 20-year-old relic, weighing in at 80 pounds, but now the search is on for the thief who took the concrete gnome from in front of an Arvada business.
  “He was so heavy I never moved him out of the way to clean behind him but this guy that came and took him, it was like nothing,” said Gart Williams said about the replica of one of the seven dwarfs.
  (credit: CBS)
  The statue was stolen from Tom Leeper’s insurance office, but Williams put t
  
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• Your Favorite Website Could Be Blocked Under Proposed FCC Change

  23-11-2017 03:26
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – The days of equal access to the internet may be over.
  The FCC is expected to lift its net neutrality mandate in three weeks, giving internet service providers full control over what you see and don’t see on the web. It would be able to weaken signals or block websites it doesn’t like or that can’t pay-to-play.
  Net neutrality essentially ensures that internet service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon treat all websites and content
  
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• Holiday Crime Wave Hits Douglas County

  23-11-2017 03:11
  By Tom Mustin
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to be vigilant after a series of vehicle and home break-ins.
  Deputies say roving gangs of crooks are looking for open cars and garages. The sheriff’s office’s message: “They’re fast, they’re organized and they’re here.”
  Flashing signs are warning residents of a crime wave sweeping through Highlands Ranch.
  “It makes you very nervous
  
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• Woman Shares Story Of Stolen Wallet Ahead Of Holiday Shopping Season

  23-11-2017 03:00
  By Jamie Leary
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman is hoping her story will remind holiday shoppers to be vigilant after thieves teamed up in a Lakewood Whole Foods and stole her wallet. 
  The trio, a woman, and 2 men, worked together to distract Lucrecia Birkhauser last Friday. They took her wallet and racked up more than $5,000 at a neighboring Best Buy. 
  “This guy approached me holding a cabbage,” Birkhauser said. 
  Lucrecia Birkhauser. (credit: CBS)
  She
  
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• Teen attacked on High Line Canal Trail near middle school in Aurora

  23-11-2017 02:59
  
  A teenage girl was attacked Tuesday on the High Line Canal Trail in Aurora.
  The incident happened about 6 p.m. just south of South Middle School, 12310 E. Parkview Drive, according to police.
  The 13-year-old victim was approached by a man, who was riding a bike, and was pushed to the ground, police said. She was able to fight off the assailant and flee.
  Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police at 303-739-6129 or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (S
  
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• A lifetime of partying left me out of shape and with bad coping skills. Then I decided to start running.

  23-11-2017 02:55
  
  On the list of stupid things I’ve done, running a 5K for my 40th birthday is either first or last.
  That’s because I mostly sat still for the last two decades as I drank and smoked my way out of healthy coping skills, which might have come in handy during the string of family deaths, medical emergencies and dark thoughts that followed the birth of my son five years ago.
  I just assumed I’d grow out of my bad habits and into better ones by virtue of aging, or that I’d snap i
  
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• Avalanche left wing Sven Andrighetto sits against Dallas Stars

  23-11-2017 02:47
  
  Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov missed Tuesday’s practice because of illness and wasn’t available to back up Jonathan Bernier on Wednesday against the visiting Dallas Stars, so the Avalanche made an emergency recall and flew in recently acquired Andrew Hammond from the East Coast.
  Hammond, who was obtained from Ottawa on Nov. 4 in the three-team trade that centered around Matt Duchene, boarded a 7:30 a.m. ET flight Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., where the Belleview Senators — O
  
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• Jason Day has late trouble, still among Australian Open leaders

  23-11-2017 02:41
  
  SYDNEY — Jason Day’s first tournament round in Australia in four years was a 5-under 66 to put him among the leaders early Thursday at the Australian Open.
  Day’s round came unhinged late with a double-bogey six on the par-4 eighth hole, his second-last of the day.
  But Day recovered quickly to birdie his last hole to sit three strokes behind fellow Australian and early leader Cameron Davis, who started on the first, had six front-nine birdies and shot 63 at The Australian Golf C
  
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• Rocky Mountain PBS president says Charlie Rose’s termination is an opportunity to start a dialogue

  23-11-2017 02:32
  
  In a letter sent out Wednesday afternoon, Rocky Mountain PBS president Amanda Mountain said the organization will use the termination of Charlie Rose, a longtime TV host accused by eight women of sexual harassment, as an opportunity for dialogue about sexual harassment.
  In the letter, Mountain said what appears to be years of harassment was sanctioned by a culture of tolerance. She said Rocky Mountain PBS has a “clear and consistent” policy on sexual harassme
  
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• Rough Start To Holiday Travel Season At DIA

  23-11-2017 02:29
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver International Airport estimates 178,000 passengers will travel through the airport each day this weekend.
  Travelers we talked to were cautiously optimistic.
  “So far so good, we’ll see how the rest of it goes,” Robin Ong, who is traveling to Detroit, said.
  Traveler Robin Ong speaks with CBS4’s Joel Hillan. (credit: CBS)
  “We usually end up cut it really close, not intending to so we are actually here early,” Ong said.
  
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• Elaborate Marijuana Grow Scheme Busted

  23-11-2017 02:15
  By Rick Sallinger
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – 24 people have been indicted in what’s described as an elaborate series of illegal marijuana grows in which the product was sold out of state.
  (credit: CBS)
  The investigation began slowly with Greenwood Village police answering an ad of pot for sale on Craigslist. It netted a suspect who turned into an informant.
  A million dollar house in a high-end Greenwood Village Neighborhood was identified in the indictment. It claims a registere
  
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• ink! Coffee’s brag about gentrifying Five Points turns bitter on Twitter

  23-11-2017 02:07
  
  A local coffee chain’s sign appearing to celebrate the gentrification of one of Denver’s historically black neighborhoods sparked a backlash on social media Wednesday afternoon and calls for a boycott. 
  A sandwich board sign reading “Happily gentrifying the neighborhood since 2014” was photographed outside the ink! Coffee location near 29th and Larimer streets. The picture began circulating on Twitter Wednesday afternoon after being included in a tweet by local write
  
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• Surprise Meeting Between Bronco, Cancer Survivor Leads To Man-To-Man Health Talk

  23-11-2017 02:00
  By Alan Gionet
  (CBS4) – Tyler Swanson is a pretty tough guy. A former defensive lineman in college, he went into coaching at Mead High School. But the hit Tyler took from his health was a hard one; brain cancer.
  Tyler Swanson (credit: CBS)
  He delayed a little getting checked before it was found.
  “I did, you’d probably call it the guy thing, where I brushed it off, it’s just a phase, I’ll be OK,” said Tyler.
  We were sitting at the Drip coffee shop on Lincoln. T
  
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• Hooded man robs bank in Jefferson County

  23-11-2017 01:55
  
  A man wearing a hooded jacket and sunglasses robbed a bank Wednesday morning in Jefferson County and fled on foot.
  The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the sheriff’s office released surveillance photographs of the robber Wednesday afternoon in hope of generating tips on a suspect.
  The robbery happened about 10 a.m. at the Bank of the West, 6775 Ken Caryl Ave., according to a news release.Please call (720) 913-STOP if you have information on the Littleton bank robbery thi
  
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• Broncos RB Devontae Booker saw his workload increase last week and “deserves more” vs. the Raiders

  23-11-2017 01:51
  
  Devontae Booker will be making a homecoming of sorts Sunday when the Broncos visit Oakland, less than 100 miles from his hometown of Sacramento. And the second-year running back could be in line for a bigger role in front of some familiar faces.
  “‘Book’ has really been playing some good football,” interim offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave said Wednesday. “I think Book deserves more touches. Obviously, we’ll see how the game goes.”
  Booker, who miss
  
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• Convicted sex offender gets possible life sentence for sexually assaulting three children

  23-11-2017 01:50
  
  A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to a possible life sentence in prison for sexually assaulting three children who lived in a home where he was staying.
  John E. Cornell, 41, pleaded guilty Oct. 20 to four counts of sex assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, according to the Douglas County district attorney’s office.
  The children’s mother, Amanda Perea, 41, lost custody of her children and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 50 hours of community service and tw
  
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• Broncos hand the reins to Paxton Lynch with two primary goals

  23-11-2017 01:49
  
  On Aug. 21, Vance Joseph announced what most folks by then had already expected. Trevor Siemian would be the Broncos’ starting quarterback after beating out Paxton Lynch in an offseason competition. Siemian was “the best guy for our team,” Joseph said that day, and Lynch, with only two NFL starts in his career, needed more time.
  “He’s a young player, so in a year or two he may be ready to take over the reins,” Joseph said. “But right now, he’s
  
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• 13-Year-Old Girl Attacked On Highline Canal Trail

  23-11-2017 01:48
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — A 13 year-old girl was attacked while walking on the Highline Canal Trail at about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
  The girl told police she was just south of South Middle School when a man pushed her to the ground.
  (credit: Aurora Police Department)
  “The victim was able to quickly fight the suspect off and he fled the scene,” according to a statement released by the Aurora Police Department.
  “The male’s motive is unclear at this time,” police state
  
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• Latest Forecast: Close To Record Highs For Thanksgiving

  23-11-2017 01:45
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy conditions in Colorado didn’t keep us from hitting the upper 60s in Denver on Wednesday. We soared back to well above average temperatures after a quick plummet on Tuesday.
  Overall it was a dry day in Colorado, but we did see a little snow along the Continental Divide.
  Get ready for even warmer temperatures for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Thanksgiving Day will be mostly sunny, dry, and remarkably warm statewid
  
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• Close To Record Highs For Thanksgiving

  23-11-2017 01:45
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy conditions in Colorado didn’t keep us from hitting the upper 60s in Denver on Wednesday. We soared back to well above average temperatures after a quick plummet on Tuesday.
  Overall it was a dry day in Colorado, but we did see a little snow along the Continental Divide.
  Get ready for even warmer temperatures for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Thanksgiving Day will be mostly sunny, dry, and remarkably warm statewid
  
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• Mystery ‘Boom’ Explained…?

  23-11-2017 01:18
  LOCHBUIE, Colo. (CBS4) – After much research and speculation, we may have an explanation for the loud noise multiple people reported hearing Monday night in Colorado.
  A loud boom rocked several neighborhoods just northeast of Denver Monday night, sparking some wild theories about what may have caused it.
  But on Wednesday afternoon, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission released a statement that might explain the cause.
  The COGCC said they received a report of an “overpress
  
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• Thanksgiving Day Safety Tips: Avoid Cooking Fires

  23-11-2017 00:46
  By Britt MorenoDENVER (CBS4) – Before you start baking pies or whipping up that turkey, know this: Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment.
  (credit: Thinkstock)
  “Thanksgiving is a busy time. It’s always more chaotic at home. Multiple people have family members and the most important thing to keep in mind is to really concentrate on the cooking,” said Darcy Martin, director of injury prevention at Swedish Medical Center. She spoke with CB
  
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• FCC May Scrap Net Neutrality Rules Next Month

  23-11-2017 00:36
  (CNN Money) — Ajit Pai may go down as one of President Trump’s most effective, and controversial, regulators.
  Pai, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, has moved fast to eliminate regulations for large internet service providers and broadcast media conglomerates.
  In the process, Pai, a former lawyer for Verizon who was appointed to the FCC job by Trump, has earned the praise of the telecommunications industry and the contempt of tech companies and consumer ad
  
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• Chiefs Sign Veteran CB Darrelle Revis To Help Pass Defense

  23-11-2017 00:25
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs needed help in their leaky defensive backfield.
  Darrelle Revis was ready to provide it.
  So the AFC West leaders signed the seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback on Wednesday, a surprising midseason move involving a big-name player. Revis played for the New York Jets last season, but his massive salary cap number combined with a decline in performance led to his release in late February.
  Still, the Chiefs were desperate to find a cornerback to play op
  
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• How To Handle Those Uncomfortable Personal Questions At Thanksgiving

  23-11-2017 00:21
  NEW YORK (WCBS-TV) — While some people are busy preparing their Thanksgiving feast, others are concerned about the conversation during dinner, gearing up for an onslaught of intrusive or even rude questions from loved ones.
  Thanksgiving is supposed to be about gratitude, family, and food but for some people, it turns into an unpleasant game of 20 questions.
  From “Are you dating anybody?” to “When are you getting married?” to “When are you having children?&rdqu
  
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• CU Buffs Mike MacIntyre went from national coach of the year to possibly missing a bowl in tumultuous 2017

  23-11-2017 00:16
  
  BOULDER — It was 48 hours before Thanksgiving Day when Mike MacIntyre opened his final weekly news conference of the Colorado football regular season with some holiday perspective: “This is always a time you can reflect, but it’s also a time you definitely should be thankful.”
  At no point during MacIntyre’s nearly eight full seasons between San Jose State and CU has he encountered a personal roller coaster similar to what has taken place over the past 12 months. CU
  
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