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• ‘Schools Need Musicals’: Rival Schools Team Up On Stage

  19-04-2018 23:52
  By Michael Abeyta
  DENVER (CBS4)– In the theater at North High School in Denver, it’s starting to come together. The set, the costumes, and the music. It’s the final countdown until opening night for the student production of “Rock of Ages.”
  Student Anda Marshall says, “I’m trying not to be nervous.”
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  It’s a large production, and it took more than just one school to pull this off. In fact it took two rivals coming together to make
  
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• Day Of Service, No Walkout At Columbine On 19th Anniversary

  19-04-2018 23:10
  DENVER (AP) — A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won’t include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings.
  Just as it has done every year since the April 20, 1999, shooting killed 12 students and a teacher, Columbine High School will be closed, and students there will stick with their tradition of holding a day of service to commemorate the tragedy in a community
  
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• 911 Operator Jailed For Hanging Up On Thousands Of Callers

  19-04-2018 22:58
  HOUSTON (CBS Local) – A former 911 operator in Houston is headed to jail after an investigation revealed that the emergency center worker hung up on thousands of people who were calling for help.
  Crenshanda Williams was sentenced to 10 days in prison and 18 months on probation for interfering with emergency telephone calls. According to KHOU, the 44-year-old was working as an emergency operator in Houston from 2015 to 2016. During that time, Williams registered thousands of 
  
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• Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Students In Colorado For ‘Vote For Our Lives’ Rally

  19-04-2018 22:54
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are in Colorado this week to join a group of teenagers for the “Vote for Our Lives” rally.
  The rally at Clement Park near Columbine High School in Littleton is at 6 p.m. Thursday with students from Parkland, Florida and Columbine. Their message is to encourage students to register to vote and join the effort to end gun violence.
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  The students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  
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• Woman Killed In Tuesday’s Windstorm Identified

  19-04-2018 22:51
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman who died after being struck by a falling tree branch during Tuesday’s windstorm on Colorado’s Front Range has been identified.
  Lucinda Spencer, 62, was outside on the 400 block of Walnut Street near downtown Louisville when the tree landed on her in the early afternoon.
  Louisville (credit: CBS)
  Spencer had lived in Lafayette recently but was in the midst of moving to an apartment in Louisville when the tragedy occurred.
  Wind gusts in Loui
  
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• Last Caribou Herd On U.S. Mainland ‘Functionally Extinct’, Experts Say

  19-04-2018 22:37
  HELENA (CBS Local) – Another species is about to disappear from the American wilderness. The last herd of southern mountain caribou – known as gray ghosts – has reportedly dwindled down to the point where wildlife experts are calling them “functionally extinct” in the U.S. mainland.
  The Selkirk herd – the last group of caribou living in the lower 48 states – has gone from a population of around 50 in 2009 to just three females currently. “It&r
  
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• Yahoo, AOL’s New Privacy Policy Allows Them To Read Your Emails

  19-04-2018 22:08
  CBS Local — Oath, the media division of Verizon that runs both AOL and Yahoo, is finally unifying the privacy policy of its two giant legacy Internet brands. That means an updated set of privacy terms and policies for hundreds of millions of users. And in an online world where privacy expectations have been radically reshaped in light of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess, it’s more important than ever to read the fine print on those splash screens.
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• Google Creates App That Teaches Adults How To Code

  19-04-2018 21:44
  CBS Local — For many children computers have become the biggest resource when it comes to learning, socializing, and entertainment. With computer science becoming a bigger part of the world, some children are overtaking their parents in their knowledge of computer coding.
  Google is now trying to help adults keep up with their tech-savvy kids by introducing an app designed to teach people how to code. The tech giant has launched an app called Grasshopper which turns learning how t
  
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• Elway Pleased With Picks Broncos Hold In Next Week’s Draft

  19-04-2018 21:22
  By Michael Spencer
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway addressed the media Thursday for his annual pre-draft press conference.
  The topics ranged from the upcoming NFL Draft to the decision to release C.J. Anderson.
  “We will take the best player (regardless of position),” said Elway of what the Broncos will do with the 5th pick.
  John Elway (credit: CBS)
  Elway also said the Broncos are open to trading the 5th pick in the draft.
  The
  
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• Colorado Lawmaker Proposes Renaming Part Of I-25 The ‘Barack Obama Highway’

  19-04-2018 20:55
  DENVER (CBS4) — Lawmakers in Colorado will consider a proposal to rename part of Interstate 25 the Barack Obama Highway.
  House Joint Resolution 18-1016 was proposed by Rep. Dan Pabon.
  If it passes, the portion of I-25 that passes through the city and county of Denver would be renamed after the 44th president of the United States.
  The House Transportation and Energy Committee was scheduled to hear the resolution on Thursday.
  “If successful, Colorado would be the first state to ho
  
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• Denver To Use Library To Provide More Access To City Services

  19-04-2018 20:01
  DENVER (CBS4) – The City of Denver wants to make it easier for people and businesses to use city services by setting up a resource center in a library.
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  The North Denver Resource Center at Valdez-Perry Branch Library will give residents in the Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods a place to connect with City and County of Denver resources.The resource center takes different agency services and combines them under one roof for easy access.
  People will be able to come to
  
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• Former WWE Star Pete Gas Talks Undertaker-Rusev Situation

  19-04-2018 19:44
  By Chuck Carroll
  The world of pro wrestling is pretty much unlike any other. It floods our televisions and arenas with colorful, larger-than-life, loud-mouthed characters who captivate our imaginations. The funny thing is many of the people who portray those characters are themselves also colorful and loud-mouthed. Pete Gas knows this very well.
  As a member of the short-lived but memorable Mean Street Posse during the Attitude Era, he traveled up and down America’s highways and byways whil
  
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• CSU Sells Naming Rights For On-Campus Football Stadium

  19-04-2018 19:40
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado State University announced on Thursday that they have sold the naming rights for their new on-campus football stadium in Fort Collins.
  The university has sold the rights to Public Service Credit Union in a $37.7 million deal.
  CSU Rams running back Dalyn Dawkins crosses the goal line the Rams’ new stadium. (credit: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  The stadium’s official new name won’t being revealed for a few weeks, but the
  
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• Medical Transparency Bill Dies In Colorado Legislature

  19-04-2018 19:22
  DENVER (CBS4) – Three years ago Kelly Walters did her homework before undergoing a medical procedure.
  “I was scheduled for a pre-planned surgery and having heard the horror stories about unexpected bills I believe I asked all the right questions,” she told Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday.
  Walters chose a hospital that was in network and a surgeon who was too.
  (credit: CBS)
  When when she got a bill from an out-of-network doctor who assisted in her surgery without her approving i
  
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• No Charges Filed In Overdose Death Of Prince

  19-04-2018 18:52
  (CNN) — Carver County Attorney Mark Metz announced Thursday that no one will be charged in connection to Prince’s death in April 2016.Prince, whose full name was Prince Rogers Nelson, was found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park, his home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The cause of death was an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s office. He was 57.
  “The evidence suggests Prince thought
  
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• Miguel Diaz-Canel Replaces Raul Castro As Cuba’s President

  19-04-2018 18:43
  HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on Raul Castro’s handover of Cuba’s presidency to Miguel Diaz-Canel (all times local):
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  Raul Castro says he sees new Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel as his eventual successor as head of the island’s powerful Communist Party.
  Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana on February 1, 2018.
  (credit: ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
  Castro made his first speech since handing the presidency over to Diaz-Canel, and used the opportunity to give his vision of
  
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• Target Offering Car Seat Discounts For Trading In Your Old One

  19-04-2018 18:38
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS Local) – Target’s annual car seat trade-in event starts Monday, April 22 and runs through May 5.
  Parents can bring an old car seat into any Target and get a coupon for 20 percent off the price of a new one. The coupon can be used to buy car seats, booster seats, car seat bases, travel systems, or strollers. Customers will get one coupon per item brought into Guest Services. The coupon expires on May 19 and purchases can be made in store or online.
  Target will recycle
  
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• What To Expect From Friday’s Massive National School Walkout

  19-04-2018 18:32
  (CNN) — If you think students are done protesting gun violence, get ready for the National School Walkout.
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  On Friday morning, students from more than 2,500 schools across the country will stream out of class to demand lawmakers take action.
  While the theme is familiar, this event is different. Here’s what you need to know about Friday’s student-led movement:
  Why is this happening Friday?
  April 20 is the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Col
  
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• Pete Prisco Mock Draft: Giants Take Darnold

  19-04-2018 18:30
  By Pete Prisco
  (CBS Sports)- We are one week away from the NFL Draft, and there is still so much uncertainty.
  Who will go first overall to the Cleveland Browns? How many quarterbacks go in the top 10? How many trades will we see?
  With that as a backdrop, here is Mock Draft No. 6 from me, which might be my final one depending on any late information.
  In it, I have the four top quarterbacks going off the board with the first four picks — including the Buffalo Bills making a move up to the No
  
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• Peyton Manning Inducted Into Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame

  19-04-2018 17:46
  DENVER (CBS4) – Peyton Manning said he’s “honored and humbled” to now be a member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
  Dave Logan onstage with Peyton Manning during Wednesday night’s banquet. (credit: CBS)
  Manning was inducted as part of the Class of 2018 on Wednesday night along with the late Rashaan Salaam, Joe Glenn, Sam Pagano, Tracy Hill and Alex Burl.
  Manning joined the Denver Broncos as a free agent in 2012 after 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.
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• Kenny Johnson On Working With His Daughter & S.W.A.T.

  19-04-2018 17:27
  There is nothing like a father daughter relationship. For actor Kenny Johnson, his relationship with his eight-year-old daughter Angelica is even more special because the two get to work with each other on screen. Kenny and Angelica have been in a few movies together and tonight will get the opportunity to appear together on “S.W.A.T.”
  Johnson chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about his daughter, tonight’s episode and his career.
  DJ Sixsmith: You and your daughter
  
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• Manning Offers Praise For Broncos QB Case Keenum

  19-04-2018 17:14
  DENVER (247 SPORTS) – When he takes his first snaps under center for the Denver Broncos, newly-minted quarterback Case Keenum will seek to pick up on the winning ways that Peyton Manning left the Broncos with at the end of the 2015 season. Given that he and the two-time Super Bowl Champion are already in-contact, he may very well be on the right track.
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  On Wednesday night, an evening where he was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, Manning stated that he has been c
  
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• Hundreds Of Minors Caught Using Fake IDs To Try To Buy Pot

  19-04-2018 16:32
  By Matt Kroschel
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Hundreds of minors have been caught trying to use fake IDs at dispensaries in Colorado’s high country.
  According to the town of Breckenridge, they have confiscated 117 fake IDs since January 2017. That’s compared to 16 related to alcohol sales establishments during the same time period.
  Garrett Neale is the retail sales manager Alpenglow on Airport Road in Breckenridge. He says his employees are on the front lines combating the fake
  
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• Corey Chavous: Bradley Chubb Is The Top Prospect In The Draft In My Evaluation

  19-04-2018 16:00
  Ryan Mayer
  We’re just one week away from the NFL’s biggest off-season event rolling into Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Over the last few months, there’s been plenty of debate about the top prospects, how many QBs will go in the first round, who are the sleepers, etc. As always, there are plenty of places to turn for draft information, but one of the best we’ve found is former NFL safety and current CBS Sports Network analyst/founder of Draft Nasty Magazine, Corey C
  
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• CBS Announces 11 Series Renewals For 2018-2019

  19-04-2018 15:56
  Demonstrating strength, stability and depth across the schedule, CBS has announced the renewals of 11 more primetime series for the 2018-2019 season.
  Combined with previously announced pickups, CBS has now renewed 17 series for next year, including its entire Tuesday and Friday night lineups.
  Wednesday’s announced renewals featured the following shows: Blue Bloods, Bull, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, MacGyver, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, Survivor, The Amazing Race, 48 Hours and
  
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• Latest Forecast: Wind Set To Kick Up More Dust Ahead Of Friday Storm

  19-04-2018 15:30
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Winds will gust to around 40 mph Thursday afternoon ahead of a storm set to bring rain and snow on Friday. The wind will cause areas of blowing dust and will elevate the risk for grass fires. A Red Flag Warning has been issued through 8 p.m. on Thursday for the entire Western Slope of Colorado, most of the central mountains including Chaffee County, and all of the Denver metro area.
  Snow will spread into the mountains late Thursday night and will then
  
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• Avalanche Look To Regroup After Game 4 Loss

  19-04-2018 13:44
  DENVER (AP) – Now that was more of the start Nashville was looking for. The finish? Not as much.
  Filip Forsberg scored another creative goal, Pekka Rinne rebounded from a rocky performance with 31 saves, and the Predators withstood a furious rally by the Colorado Avalanche for a 3-2 win in Game 4 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.
  “I guess probably some teams, every once in a while, can say everything is perfect. Everything is awesome,” Predators c
  
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• CU Students Donate Laptops To Future Buffs

  19-04-2018 07:01
  By Shawn Chitnis
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Students from Denver’s North High School traveled to the University of Colorado Boulder on Wednesday for a chance to experience college life and classes in person and receive a gift of laptops for KidsTek collected by business majors that raised the money for the trip and the computers.
  (credit: CBS)
  “What prevents them from taking that step is money and how to pay for it,” explained Esmeralda Gutierrez, 17, a senior at North High
  
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• Woman Dies During Tuesday Windstorm

  19-04-2018 07:00
  By Ben Warwick
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman has died after being crushed by a falling tree in Louisville on Tuesday afternoon.
  Louisville Police report that around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a tree fell on a woman outside on the 400 Block of Walnut in Old Town Lousiville.
  The woman was outside moving, and was taking a short rest when the tree fell.
  She was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
  An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. Her identity has not yet been released, pending not
  
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• Falling Tree Killed Woman During Windstorm

  19-04-2018 07:00
  By Ben Warwick
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman has died after being crushed by a falling tree in Louisville on Tuesday afternoon.
  Louisville Police report that around 2 p.m. on Tuesday a tree fell on a woman outside on the 400 Block of Walnut in Old Town Lousiville.
  (credit: CBS)
  The woman was outside moving, and was taking a short rest when the tree fell.
  She was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
  An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. Her identity has not yet been released, p
  
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• Photographer Recreates Old Pictures of Red Rocks

  19-04-2018 06:30
  By Dominic Garcia
  MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – A new, free exhibit is opening at Red Rocks that shows patrons the past and present of the park. “Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre Coming of Age/A Photo Exhibit from Yesterday and Today” by author and photographer Larry Johnson is a breathtaking exhibit of 101 large matched up photographs from the park’s past and today.
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  “Red Rocks is special to me, it brings something special out of me. It’s l
  
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• Denver City Council President Optimistic After Second Cancer Diagnosis

  19-04-2018 06:30
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver City Council President Albus Brooks is battling cancer once again.
  Brooks, 39, was first diagnosed in July 2016 with chondrosarcoma, a rare skeletal cancer, after experiencing muscle stiffness while running a road race. After surgery, he spent more than a year ‘cancer-free,’ until doctors found a new tumor during a routine checkup this month.
  “Last time it was 16 pounds, the size of a cantaloupe,” Brooks told CBS4&rsquo
  
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• CU Astronomer Works On Satellite That Searches For Exoplanets

  19-04-2018 06:30
  By Stan Bush
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS4) – NASA needed 30 seconds of perfect weather, and got it, to launch a telescope into space that could answer one of humanities biggest questions – is there another planet out there like Earth?
  “What TESS is giving us is a map to the closest planets in the galaxy,” says CU Boulder astronomer Dr. Zach Berta-Thompson.
  (credit: NASA TV)
  The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, commonly referred to as TESS, will scan the entire ga
  
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• Calmer Winds Won’t Last Long

  19-04-2018 05:36
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) –
  Still a bit windy on Wednesday, but drastically better than Tuesday’s damaging wind event. That system has moved on, bringing snow to the midwest.
  Temperatures were much cooler on Tuesday, with highs only in the mid 50s.
  A quick warm up on Thursday, with highs soaring back to the upper 60s. Some areas on the plains will head into the low 70s. Our calmer winds won’t last long, however when they pick up again on Thursday they won’t be
  
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• CU Students Donate Laptop To Future Buffs

  19-04-2018 04:01
  By Shawn Chitnis
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Students from Denver’s North High School traveled to the University of Colorado Boulder on Wednesday for a chance to experience college life and classes in person and receive a gift of laptops for KidsTek collected by business majors that raised the money for the trip and the computers.
  (credit: CBS)
  “What prevents them from taking that step is money and how to pay for it,” explained Esmeralda Gutierrez, 17, a senior at North High
  
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• Woman Dies During Tuesday Wind Storm

  19-04-2018 03:29
  By Ben Warwick
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman has died after being crushed by a falling tree in Louisville on Tuesday afternoon.
  Louisville Police report that around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a tree fell on a woman outside on the 400 Block of Walnut in Old Town Lousiville.
  The woman was outside moving, and was taking a short rest when the tree fell.
  She was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
  An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. Her identity has not yet been released, pending not
  
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• Victim’s Family Urges “No Contact” Hit And Run Driver To Come Forward

  19-04-2018 03:24
  By Jamie Leary
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Police continue to look into leads in a “no-contact” hit and run that occurred on Easter Sunday on Peña Boulevard.
  Witnesses told police a woman driving a newer model, white Subaru Crosstrek with brewery and ski stickers on it, made a last minute lane change near Tower Road causing a chain reaction.
  Several drivers were forced to dart out of the way including Kimberly Murray, 49, who sustained the most serious injuries. Murray&r
  
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• Program Provides Free Boots For Colorado Trade Works

  19-04-2018 03:23
  DENVER (CBS) – Colorado is growing fast, and Coloradans are coming together to make sure their workforce can keep up.
  A new program called “Project Bootstrap” is helping prepare the next generation of skilled trade workers.
  Project Bootstrap is the result of a partnership between the Colorado Homebuilding Academy, and work-wear company Wolverine Worldwide.
  They held an event on Wednesday to celebrate skilled trade workers, and donate a new pair of work boots to those who a
  
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• Latest Forecast: Calmer Winds Won’t Last Long

  19-04-2018 01:36
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) –
  Still a bit windy on Wednesday, but drastically better than Tuesday’s damaging wind event. That system has moved on, bringing snow to the midwest.
  Temperatures were much cooler on Tuesday, with highs only in the mid 50s.
  A quick warm up on Thursday, with highs soaring back to the upper 60s. Some areas on the plains will head into the low 70s. Our calmer winds won’t last long, however when they pick up again on Thursday they won’t be
  
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• WATCH: NASA Launches Planet-Hunting Satellite ‘Tess’ Into Space

  19-04-2018 00:50
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Calling all planets that orbit around bright, nearby stars: NASA’s new Tess spacecraft is looking to do a head count.The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — Tess for short — took off Wednesday on a two-year quest to find and identify mystery worlds thought to be lurking in our cosmic backyard. The spacecraft aims to add thousands of exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system, to the galactic map for future study.
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• Flags At Half-Staff To Honor Former First Lady Barbara Bush

  19-04-2018 00:33
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags across Colorado to be flown at half-staff in honor of former First Lady Barbara Bush.
  The flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of her burial, Saturday.
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  Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92 following a series of hospitalizations. She was the wife of former President George H.W. Bush and the mother of former President George W. Bush.
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• Tree Falls On Man’s Home After He Makes Final Payment

  19-04-2018 00:26
  By Joel Hillan
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– Many Coloradans spent the day assessing the damage and cleaning up the mess left behind from the wind storm that hit the Front Range Tuesday afternoon.
  “As I look up I can hear the trees cracking and I was just praying to God that I wasn’t going to hear the snap of the tree and sure enough I did; it landed on my house,” said homeowner Ed Escobar.
  (credit: CBS)
  Escobar said he felt powerless as the winds pounded his house at the Fro
  
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