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• More Anti-Semitism Discovered At Troubled School In Conifer

  08-12-2018 20:49
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Parents at West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer received an email telling them swastikas were painted on a school playground over the Thanksgiving holiday break.In 2017, anti-Semitic activity at the same school prompted complaints to the Jeffco School Board. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found a “hostile environment” existed at the school.
  In January, a student appeared before the Jefferson County School Board&
  
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• Group Makes Headway On Plan For More Wildlife Crossings

  08-12-2018 20:33
  EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A group in Eagle County is working toward a goal to save wildlife by creating highway crossing zones in the area. Safe Passages for Wildlife hopes to build the crossings similar to one along Highway 9 north of Silverthorne.
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  The Vail Daily reports the group met with county commissioners about their goals earlier this week. Their next step is to raise enough money to build the crossings.
  
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• Credit Elway/Russell, credit Joseph, but mostly credit the kids

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• History Colorado Center Opens Exhibit Of Tribe That ‘Maybe Has Been Forgotten’

  08-12-2018 20:04
  DENVER (CBS4) – After four years of planning and preparing, the History Colorado Center is ready to open its “Written on Land” exhibit. It gives visitors an in-depth look at the Ute Tribe.
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  “It shows people the history of an area that maybe has been forgotten, or hasn’t been realized. You know the Ute people have been here from time in memoriam, and we have a lot of newcomers who have come into the area, and it’s a way to get that information
  
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• Donations Open Doors To New Down Syndrome Education Center

  08-12-2018 19:50
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Global Down Syndrome Foundation based in Denver received a large donation which will allow them to serve more people with down syndrome. The $750,000 donation will help build a new education center for the nonprofit.
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  Nonprofit officials hope the building can improved the lives of people of all ages, but also want it to be a place other nonprofits can use to provide skills needed for healthy and productive lives.
  “Our young adults need jobs and t
  
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• West Virginia QB The Latest To Sit Out Bowl Game, Prepare For NFL Draft

  08-12-2018 19:12
  (CBS SPORTS) — Will Grier has played his final college game. West Virginia announced Saturday that Grier will sit out of West Virginia’s bowl game against Syracuse to prepare for the 2019 NFL Draft.
  Will Grier of the West Virginia Mountaineers passes against the Oklahoma Sooners on November 23, 2018 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (credit – Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
  “Will and I spoke at length about the bowl game, and I am f
  
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• Rush Hour Fee: ‘Congestion Pricing’ Plan Proposed For LA Commuters

  08-12-2018 19:02
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – It’s no secret that Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic in the world, but now county leaders are considering a plan that would charge commuters for driving in traffic-congested areas during rush hour.
  Metro and several other groups are pushing for “Congestion Pricing.”
  “Congestion Pricing is basically a way to relieve traffic in heavily impacted areas during peak times,” said Art Yoon, Southern Californ
  
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• ‘Felt Like Snow White’: Squirrel Gives UPS Driver A Friendly Welcome

  08-12-2018 18:51
  CHICAGO (CBS2) – A Chicagoan’s Ring app caught an unexpectedly friendly moment on Wednesday when a squirrel jumped onto the back of a UPS driver as he made a delivery.
  Amanda Atkins, who lives in Lincoln Square, told CBS 2 she was having dental work done when she received a notification on her phone informing her someone had pressed the doorbell of her home.(Video credit: Amanda Atkins)
  When Atkins looked at the phone, she could not believe from eyes: at her front door
  
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• Latest Colorado Weather Forecast: Near Normal Conditions This Weekend

  08-12-2018 16:33
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’ll be a pretty typical weekend around Colorado with temperatures running fairly close to where they should be for this time of year.
  In the mountains we’ll see occasional snow showers due to the northwesterly flow of wind in the atmosphere interacting with the terrain.
  Any snow that falls in the high country this weekend will be light with most places seeing less than three inches. The best chance to pick up snow will be on west or northwest fa
  
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• Don’t Miss CBS4’s Toy Drive Collection Day Event

  08-12-2018 12:30
  CBS4 and King Soopers will hold a special collection day event where CBS4 newscasters will be on hand to collect toy donations, thank donors, and greet CBS4 viewers.
  CBS4’s partners at KOA NewsRadio and KBCO will also be on hand, broadcasting live, greeting listeners, and thanking donors.
  You never know who might stop by during the collection day, Scrooge has been known to show up around noon, this year he may even bring Tiny Tim. And, Denver Nugget Malik Beasley may even make an appearanc
  
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• Looking For A Home Buyer? Now Zillow’s In The Market

  08-12-2018 06:17
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4)– If you are thinking about selling a home, you may have a new option when it comes to the process thanks to the online real estate giant, Zillow. Teresa Chipps is one of the first in the Denver metro area to take advantage.
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  “The home is a home that my parents had lived in, so we had moved them to a new location, started cleaning out the house and getting it ready for sale,” she said.
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  Instead of prepping the home for wee
  
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• Gamers Have More E-Sport Options Thanks To New Localhost Arena

  08-12-2018 06:10
  By Jeff Todd
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The Denver metro area is now a bigger star on the map for video game players and fanatics. Localhost Arena opened in Lakewood on Friday providing more than 100 specialized seats for gaming.
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  “E-sports means competitive gaming. An e-sports arena is where you play those competitive games. We provide the equipment, all of the necessary structure and infrastructure needed to run a tournament,” said John Fazio the CEO of N3rd Street
  
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• Missing Air Force Academy Cadet’s Parents Call For Pres. Trump To Help With Search

  08-12-2018 05:37
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4)– The parents of missing Air Force Academy Cadet Micah Tice are pleading for President Trump to get involved in the search for their son. Tice, 20, was last seen on Thanksgiving Day.
  Micah Tice (credit: Rocky Mountain National Park)
  Search crews say hikers told them they saw and hiked with Tice for about 20 minutes on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day. Tice was wearing sweatpants and tennis shoes.
  Snow and strong winds in the extreme mountain terrain made finding
  
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• Missing Air Force Academy Cadet Candidate’s Parents Call For Pres. Trump To Help With Search

  08-12-2018 05:37
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4)– The parents of missing Air Force Academy Cadet Micah Tice are pleading for President Trump to get involved in the search for their son. Tice, 20, was last seen on Thanksgiving Day.
  Micah Tice (credit: Rocky Mountain National Park)
  Search crews say hikers told them they saw and hiked with Tice for about 20 minutes on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day. Tice was wearing sweatpants and tennis shoes.
  Snow and strong winds in the extreme mountain terrain made finding
  
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• CU Professor Don McKinney Nominated For Grammy Award

  08-12-2018 05:09
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– A music professor from the University of Colorado has been nominated for a Grammy Award. Don McKinney’s nomination was announced on Friday.
  RELATED: Grammy Nominations 2019: Full List Of Nominees
  McKinney was nominated as a producer for the Dallas Winds recording of “John Williams at the Movies.” It’s in the category of best classical compendium.
  You can watch the Recording Academy’s 61st annual Grammy Awards live on Sunday, Feb. 10, 201
  
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• Gas Prices Down 11 Cents A Gallon In Denver

  08-12-2018 04:48
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gas prices have dropped to their lowest level in a year. That’s part of the reason why OPEC decided on Friday to cut production.Gas prices in Denver are down 11 cents per gallon in just one month, according to Triple A. The average price is $2.44, which is also the national average. Gas pump (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
  In Colorado, Denver has the lowest gas prices with the highest average in Vail at $3.06.
  
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• ‘Do Everything’: WWII Veteran Reflects On His 100th Anniversary

  08-12-2018 04:34
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– December 7, 1941, known as the day that will live in infamy. The day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii bringing the United States into World War II.
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  For Jim Burghardt, Dec. 7, 2018 will be remembered as the celebration of his 100th birthday at the Holly Creek Retirement Community in Centennial. He is also a World War II veteran.
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  “Japan never should have bombed Pearl Harbor. They shouldn’t have awakened the sl
  
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• Hornets Snap Nuggets’ 7-Game Win Streak

  08-12-2018 04:14
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba Walker had 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds, fellow point guard Tony Parker added 19 points off the bench and the Charlotte Hornets snapped the Denver Nuggets’ seven-game win streak with a 113-107 victory on Friday.
  Marvin Williams chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who ended a three-game losing streak.
  Denver came in the with the best record in the Western Conference, but shot 39 percent from the field and 23 percent from
  
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• Man Who Rammed Car Into Crowd In Charlottesville Convicted Of First-Degree Murder

  08-12-2018 03:49
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Vir. (CBS4)– A man who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder for killing a woman in an attack that inflamed racial and political tensions across the country. Jurors convicted James Alex Fields Jr. of eight other charges, including aggravated malicious wounding and hit and run.
  Fields, 21, drove to Virginia from his home in Maumee, Ohio, to support the white nationalists. As a lar
  
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• ‘Now You Have A Home’: Family Complete After Home Renovation

  08-12-2018 03:23
  By Michael Abeyta
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – It was a life-changing home renovation for one Colorado family that came as a total surprise. Now, this Westminster family will be able to live with their father for the first time in six years.
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  Radio station KBPI heard their story and knew that they would be the perfect candidates for its “Hammers and Angels” project. For the past 6 years, it has been asking listeners to nominate deserving families who would benefit f
  
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• Klis List of keys for the Broncos to defeat the 49ers

  08-12-2018 03:08
  Will the Broncos have enough remaining talent to beat the weak teams left on their schedule? Sure, it they follow this Klis List of keys:        
  
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• ‘Together With Karen Leigh’ Show, 12/7 & 12/9

  08-12-2018 02:30
  SHARE YOUR STORY: Share A Together 4 Colorado Story Idea With CBS4
  Every day Coloradans are working together to make our communities even stronger. CBS4 is committed to telling those people’s stories. “Together With Karen Leigh” highlights what Coloradans are doing to make the communities where we live even better!
   
  
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• Drug Rehab Workers Give Back While Recovering From Own Addictions

  08-12-2018 02:30
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – A group of professionals in Denver who are recovering from their own addictions are coming together to fight the opioid epidemic. Urban Peaks Rehab, located at Lafayette Street and Colfax Avenue, started a new outpatient clinic in October in an effort to save lives.
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  Staff members know the struggles of addiction personally.
  “Everybody that works here is in recovery for one thing or another, and has been specifically affected by the opioi
  
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• Finally! A Warm Up Ahead

  08-12-2018 02:25
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – The official high temperature in Denver on Thursday stayed below freezing – we only reached 31°! Friday made it to 43° in the Denver!
  For the weekend, almost all of Colorado will be mostly sunny and dry.
  A few light snow showers may persist over some of the higher peaks and passes mainly north of I-70 including Berthoud and Rabbit Ears. Meanwhile the metro area will continue a slow warming trend this weekend with highs in the mid 40s followed
  
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• PT Helps Xanadu Cast Skate Through Performances

  08-12-2018 01:30
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4)– Remember the cult film “Xanadu” with Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly? Now, Xanadu is a musical comedy on stage at the Garner Galleria Theater at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
  Just five actors play multiple characters. It can be physically challenging, especially since some of the scenes are on roller skates.
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  Xanadu follows the journey of a beautiful, magical Greek muse who comes down from Mount Olympus to Venice Beach,
  
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• Salvation Army Bell Ringer Arrested, Accused Of Stealing Red Kettle Donations

  08-12-2018 01:15
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police have arrested the Salvation Army bell ringer accused of stealing $400 in Red Kettle donations. Nicholas Rosselis-Freeman was arrested less than a week after the kettle was stolen.
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  Police say that Rosselis-Freeman, 27, stole the kettle and donations on Nov. 30 from the King Soopers located at 2602 S. Timberline Road in Fort Collins.
  Nicholas Rosselis-Freeman (credit: Fort Collins Police)
  Rosselis-Freeman was arrested for theft and booked into
  
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• Texts Reveal Shanann Watts’ Marital Unhappiness With Chris Watts

  08-12-2018 00:27
  By Ben Warwick and Logan Smith
  FREDERICK, Colo. (CBS4) – Newly-released texts detail an unhappy marriage, sharply declining intimacy, and even Shanann Watts’ desire to not have their unborn baby alone.
  The texts, released Friday, log a conversation that Shanann Watts had with a friend about her anxiety about her growing family and a lack of connection with Chris Watts.
  Phrasing Shanann used includes “I can’t do this alone,” “I’m not happy,&rdqu
  
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• Local Clergymen Accused Of Past Sex Abuse

  08-12-2018 00:27
  By Rick Sallinger
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– The Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church has released a list of names of Jesuits with credible accusations of sex abuse against them in the past. That list includes several from Regis Jesuit High School.
  Regis Jesuit High School (credit CBS)
  All the accusations are decades old. They involve Mark Clark and Father Paul Pilgrim, whose accusations against them directly involved their time at Regis.
  Also on the list is Father Aruthur Verdieck who served at
  
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• 1 Killed In School Bus Crash

  08-12-2018 00:26
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– The driver of an SUV that was involved in a crash with a school bus early Friday morning died from her injuries. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. in Castle Rock.Emergency responders rushed to the crash scene involving a school bus and an SUV. The school bus was carrying six passengers ages 14-17.Castle Rock Fire and Rescue crews were able to quickly extricate the driver of the SUV and rush her to the hospital. She later died of her injuries.The passengers an
  
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• 2 Newcomers Set To Play For Denver On Sunday

  08-12-2018 00:19
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos didn’t bring cornerback Jamar Taylor and wide receiver Andre Holmes on board this week just to fill in at practice.
  “They’re both dressing” Sunday at San Francisco, coach Vance Joseph said. “You’re going to see Andre out there playing (special) teams and playing on the offense. Jamar is going to be our fourth corner this week.”
  With cornerback Chris Harris Jr . (fractured fibula) and wide receiver Emmanuel
  
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