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• Brent’s Place Celebrates Opening Of New Facility

  21-05-2017 23:55
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Brent’s Place on Saturday celebrated the opening of a new facility in Aurora.
  Brent’s Place is a nonprofit organization in Colorado that provides a safe, clean environment for children with delicate immune systems.
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  When recovering from illnesses patients will be able to stay there in one or two bedroom apartments. There’s even an indoor play area. It’s a new home away from home for patients.
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• Graduates Walk Out On Pence At Notre Dame Commencement

  21-05-2017 23:30
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Dozens of graduates and family members silently stood and walked out Sunday as Vice President Mike Pence began his address at Notre Dame’s commencement ceremony.
  Pence, the former governor of Indiana, was invited to speak after Notre Dame students and faculty protested the prospect of President Donald Trump being invited to become the seventh U.S. president to give the commencement address.Proud to address @NotreDame's 2017 Class. To the over 3,100 who graduat
  
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• Freeland Hits 1 Of Rockies’ 4 HRs In 6-4 Win Over Reds

  21-05-2017 22:43
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Rookie pitcher Kyle Freeland hit one of Colorado’s four solo homers off Bronson Arroyo on Sunday, leading the Rockies to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
  The Rockies extended the best start in franchise history by taking two of three from slumping Cincinnati. They have the NL’s best record at 28-17.
  Freeland (5-2) remained unbeaten on the road, giving up four runs – three earned – in 5 2/3 innings. Joey Votto and Scott Schebler homered off h
  
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• Curtain Falls On ‘Greatest Show On Earth’ After 146 Years

  21-05-2017 22:12
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus that has wowed crowds for 146 years with its “Greatest Show on Earth” is taking its final bow on Sunday.
  The circus’ last show at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, is sold out, and former circus performers will be in the audience. It’s something of a reunion — or a funeral — for a production that’s centered on bringing joy to the public.
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• Peruvian Who Took Sanctuary In Church Celebrates Stay Of Removal

  21-05-2017 21:44
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Ingrid Encalada Latorre gets to go home after months of seeking sanctuary in a Denver church.
  “I’m very excited; I’m really happy,” Latorre said.
  Immigration officials have granted a stay of removal for the Peruvian mother of two American children.
  Ingrid Encalada Latorre (credit: CBS)
  “I’m so full of emotion because I’ll finally get to be with my family again,” Latorre said.
  She moved into Mountain View Frien
  
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• Another Illegal Immigrant In Sanctuary Gets A ‘Stay’

  21-05-2017 21:44
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Ingrid Encalada Latorre gets to go home after months of seeking sanctuary in a Denver church.
  “I’m very excited; I’m really happy,” Latorre said.
  Immigration officials have granted a stay of removal for the Peruvian mother of two American children.
  Ingrid Encalada Latorre (credit: CBS)
  “I’m so full of emotion because I’ll finally get to be with my family again,” Latorre said.
  She moved into Mountain View Frien
  
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• 4/20 Rally Organizers Not Surprised About Civic Center Park Ban

  21-05-2017 21:11
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4) – The City of Denver has banned the organizer of the annual Denver 4/20 rally after citing several violations at the 2017 event.
  The city told CBS4 a similar rally could still take place in the coming years at Civic Center Park. However, it would have to be conducted by another applicant.
  Miguel Lopez, the rally’s former priority event status holder, said he learned his rally had been banned for three years after receiving a call from CBS4.
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• Two Everest Climbers Dead, Another Missing, As Colorado Men Continue Toward Summit

  21-05-2017 21:09
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP/CBS4) – An American climber has died near the summit of Mount Everest and an Indian climber is missing after heading down from the mountain following a successful ascent, expedition organizers said Sunday.
  The New York Times is reporting a third climber, Vladimir Strba, from Slovakia, who was part of a separate expedition, also died. Mr. Strba, 48, died at a camp at an elevation of about 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), according to an official with the Nepal Departmen
  
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• Transgender woman pens letter

  21-05-2017 18:21
  
  DENVER - A transgender woman has penned a letter explaining why she chose to ask an unlicensed Colorado man to remove her testicles in what she called a "back-alley" procedure.       
  
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• 3 found dead inside Erie home ID'd

  21-05-2017 18:14
  
  An investigation is underway after three people were found dead inside a home in Erie on Saturday morning.       
  
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• Man Shot To Death In Colorado Springs

  21-05-2017 18:03
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Colorado Springs police say a man has been shot to death in a residential area.
  Police say they responded to a call around 7 p.m. Saturday and found the victim inside a home. The man was taken to a hospital where he later died.
  Police said there is no threat to the community, and they are interviewing a person of interest. Officers are also working to establish the circumstances of the shooting.
  The name of the victim was not immediately released.
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• Man hopes for pardon decades after crime

  21-05-2017 17:30
  
  A 37-year-old man, who says he has built a new life since committing crimes 20 years ago, is hoping a pardon will bring closure, especially now that Governor Hickenlooper has issued his first-ever pardon to Rene Lima-Marin.       
  
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• Shots fired in downtown Denver

  21-05-2017 15:41
  
  Denver Police are correcting information sent out early Sunday morning about a shooting in Denver.       
  
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• DA questions validity of pardon

  21-05-2017 15:17
  
  George Brauchler, the 18th judicial district attorney, says Governor Hickenlooper’s pardon of Rene Lima-Marin may not be valid because, Brauchler says, the governor did not properly notify the D.A.’s office about the pardon in advance.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Showers And Thunderstorms

  21-05-2017 14:58
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado is caught between high pressure moving in over the southwest and the big snow-producing storm of last week which is lumbering across the mid-west. This will keep a northwest flow over the central Rockies there is a small disturbance in that flow that will bring added moisture of the region on Sunday. This should be enough moisture for some early light rain and high elevation snow for some of the mountains of the state. By afternoon showers and
  
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• Lynch must start chasing down Siemian

  21-05-2017 14:28
  
  KUSA—Vance Joseph declared the Denver Broncos' quarterback competition wouldn't begin until training camp.       
  
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• Police search for teen murder suspect

  21-05-2017 05:00
  
  The Denver Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a suspect wanted for first-degree murder.       
  
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• Rockies Can’t Hold Lead, Fall To Reds 12-8

  21-05-2017 04:26
  CINCINNATI (AP) – The Reds pulled off their biggest comeback in a year to finally end their pesky losing streak.
  Scott Schebler’s homer completed Cincinnati’s comeback from a five-run deficit on Saturday, and the Reds ended a seven-game losing streak – their longest in a year – with a 12-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
  Cincinnati’s losing streak was its longest since it dropped 11 straight last May. Also, the Reds hadn’t overcome a five-run deficit
  
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• The 2017 Boys State Swim & Dive Finals

  21-05-2017 03:29
  
         
  
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• Rebuttal From The 420 Rally

  21-05-2017 03:20
  
  The 420 Rally disagrees that it committed any substantial or intentional violations and will promptly appeal this finding, although we realize this “appeal” is to Happy Haynes, the same person who already wrote this letter. The next appeal above her will be to the courts.
  We understand that the City political structure disagrees with our message, and is using this process as a pretext to silence the message. Every Civic Center event has similar features and none of these issues were
  
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• DU Pioneers Destroy Notre Dame To Advance To Lacrosse Final Four

  21-05-2017 03:02
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CBS4) – The last four times the University of Denver lacrosse team has played Notre Dame the Pioneers won the final shot of the game either in overtime or at the buzzer. That was not the case on Saturday.
  The teams played in the NCAA quarterfinals. Notre Dame scored first, but it was all DU after that.
  Freshman Ethan Walker scored a hat trick and the Pioneers had an 8-1 lead at halftime. And the pioneers did not let up.
  Sophomore Austin French had also had four goals.The
  
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• Big help to build tiny homes village

  21-05-2017 02:37
  
  A big group of volunteers are working together to build Denver's tiniest, new community.       
  
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• ‘Man in Crisis’ Shoots Denver Police Officer

  21-05-2017 02:18
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – A Denver police officer is recovering after he was shot by a reportedly suicidal man.
  Police spent hours Saturday searching a home on South Quitman Street near Bates Avenue in Denver’s Harvey Park South neighborhood.
  Neighbors went out Saturday to find an entire block taped off as police investigated a shooting involving one of their own officers in a driveway.
  “This doesn’t surprise me,” said Olga Ollis, a neighbor. “I
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Responds To Pardon Criticism

  21-05-2017 01:59
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Gov. John Hickenlooper is responding to criticism that his pardon of a Colorado convict was illegal and misinformed.
  Friday afternoon, the governor pardoned Rene Lima-Marin, 38, who was convicted of several counts of armed robbery and kidnapping in 2000. Lima-Marin was mistakenly released from prison due to a clerical error, spent nearly six years as a free man and used that time to build a family in Aurora, but was incarcerated in 2014 when the state rea
  
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• Lakewood neighbors clear broken branches

  21-05-2017 01:54
  
  If you live near Lakewood, chances are you have a lot of broken tree limbs after the past couple weeks.       
  
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• Governor pardons Rene Lima-Marin

  21-05-2017 01:50
  
  Governor Hickenlooper announced a pardon for Rene Lima-Marin Friday afternoon, his first pardon in his six years in office.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Chances For Storm Return Sunday

  21-05-2017 01:38
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – As our moisture packed storm system pulls away from the Central Rockies an area of high pressure is forming over the west coast for the weekend. This will keep Colorado in a north-northwest flow. Initially, giving our state a gradual warm up from Friday.
  The Flood Advisory for the South Platte is still in place for high water through Sunday morning. That advisory stretches from Greeley through Morgan and Logan counties.
   
  At this point there is mo
  
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• Chances For Storm Return Sunday

  21-05-2017 01:38
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – As our moisture packed storm system pulls away from the Central Rockies an area of high pressure is forming over the west coast for the weekend. This will keep Colorado in a north-northwest flow. Initially, giving our state a gradual warm up from Friday.
  The Flood Advisory for the South Platte is still in place for high water through Sunday morning. That advisory stretches from Greeley through Morgan and Logan counties.
   
  At this point there is mo
  
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• Investigators Try To Figure Out Why Man Got Disruptive On Flight

  21-05-2017 01:06
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Soon after they boarded a flight to Honolulu, Mark and Donna Basden found a laptop computer in a seat pocket in front of them.
  The couple assumed someone on a previous flight left it there. But a flight attendant said it probably belonged to a man who was in the bathroom.
  A man Donna Basden described as a “disheveled looking fellow” emerged and Mark Basden gave him the laptop. The man scowled, took the laptop and opened it and closed it and then tried to sit in
  
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• Investigators Try To Figure Out Why Man Disruptive On Flight

  21-05-2017 01:06
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Soon after they boarded a flight to Honolulu, Mark and Donna Basden found a laptop computer in a seat pocket in front of them.
  The couple assumed someone on a previous flight left it there. But a flight attendant said it probably belonged to a man who was in the bathroom.
  A man Donna Basden described as a “disheveled looking fellow” emerged and Mark Basden gave him the laptop. The man scowled, took the laptop and opened it and closed it and then tried to sit in
  
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• One suspect in Tuesday murder surrenders, one still at large

  21-05-2017 00:46
  
  One of two teenage murder suspects who were identified Friday surrendered Saturday to Denver police but the other remained at large.
  Police said on Twitter that Zjiahnni Tarralle Lacour, 15, had turned herself in but that they were still looking for Dmarco Jaquise Blake, 17.
  Both are wanted on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to the Denver Police Department.
  Police described Blake as a black male, 5-foot, 7-inches tall and weighing 130 pounds.
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• Family of Jack Jacquez reaches settlement with ex-cop James Ashby and city of Rocky Ford

  21-05-2017 00:40
  
  The family of 27-year-old Jack Jacquez, who was fatally shot in the back by an on-duty officer, has reached a settlement with the city of Rocky Ford, according to The Pueblo Chieftain.
  The lawsuit, filed by Jacquez’s mother, his estate and the mothers of his children against former officer James Ashby, the city and former Chief Frank Gallegos, sought an unspecified amount of money for excessive force and violations of constitutional rights, the Chieftan reports.
  On Oct. 12, 2014,
  
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• English wedding: Pippa Middleton marries as royals look on

  21-05-2017 00:37
  
  ENGLEFIELD, England — Two likely future British kings were there, along with one of the world’s most photographed women, the often-adorable Prince Harry, a multilingual tennis legend and a brash TV reality star.
  But all eyes were on Pippa Middleton on Saturday as she walked down the aisle of a 12th-century church wearing a custom hand-embroidered gown with a tiara and long veil to marry hedge fund manager James Matthews.
  Reporters, photographers and camera crews invaded the small vil
  
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• Saunders: Rockies’ bullpen has changed spirit, mood of entire team

  21-05-2017 00:11
  
  CINCINNATI — Entering Saturday’s game here at drizzly Great American Ball Park, the Rockies were 23-0 when leading after six innings.
  Call those morale victories. Not moral victories, morale victories; the kind of victories that lift a team up and keep its spirits high over the long season.
  “It’s kind of a new feeling, that’s for sure,” Nolan Arenado said. “It’s been great. This is what good teams do, and I think we are a good team. Our bullpen has
  
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• Kiszla: Are the Rockies legit World Series contenders? Believe it. Now they need to act like it.

  21-05-2017 00:02
  
  Nolan Arenado said it first. And he said it best.
  “The time to win is now,” Arenado declared, way back in February.
  It’s May. The Rockies are in first place of the National League West. That’s not a misprint. Or a dream.
  These Rockies are for real. And the time to win is now.
  During 25 seasons of major-league baseball, Colorado has never had a better chance to win the World Series. And, yes, that includes Rocktober, the magical mystery tour of 2007 that had entire familie
  
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