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• Police Take To Social Media For Fight Against Auto Thefts

  22-10-2016 23:50
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The Aurora Police Department is taking to social media to help fight against auto thefts.
  More than 1,100 vehicles were stolen in the city so far this year, which is up nearly 15 percent from last year.
  Aurora police are now posting all reports of stolen cars to a new Twitter and Facebook page. It lists the vehicle description and plate number. The goal is to get that information out the public so they can help police find the stolen cars.
  “It is hoped that by
  
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• Teen Sought In Shooting That Hospitalized Man After Argument

  22-10-2016 22:39
  
  FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is wanted in connection with a shooting in Federal Heights.
  The shooting happened Thursday morning at a mobile home park on Federal Boulevard near 100th Avenue.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators say Julian Jose Richards, 19, shot another man after an argument.
  Julian Jose Richards (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The victim was hit in the hand and leg and had to be hospitalized.
  The gunman left the scene before police arrived and is still on the run.
  
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• Teen Arrested After Shooting That Hospitalized Man During Argument

  22-10-2016 22:39
  
  FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Federal Heights.
  The shooting happened Thursday morning at a mobile home park on Federal Boulevard near 100th Avenue.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators say Julian Jose Richards, 19, shot another man after an argument.
  Julian Jose Richards (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The victim was hit in the hand and leg and had to be hospitalized.
  The gunman left the scene before police arrived abut was later arreste
  
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• ‘Scream Scram’ Raises Big Money For Boys & Girls Clubs Of Metro Denver

  22-10-2016 22:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds got into the Halloween spirit Friday evening at the Scream Scram in Washington Park.
  The event featured a 5K run and walk as well as trick or treating and a costume contest.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Scream Scram 2016
  Scream Scram was expected to raise more than $50,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s important because it hones into one of our three key areas, and that’s helping kids to live healthy lives. So this 5K ru
  
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• Tack Strips Found On Popular Mountain Bike Trail Ahead Of Championships

  22-10-2016 21:57
  
  EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Eagle County are checking local trails after tack strips and barbed wire were found on a popular mountain biking trail.
  (credit: Eagle County Sheriff’s Office)
  A cyclist took pictures of the dangerous obstacles. They’ve since been cleaned up now crews also checked nearby trails.
  The Colorado High School Mountain Bike League state championships are in Eagle County on Sunday.
  
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• Students Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus

  22-10-2016 21:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Several people were injured following a crash involving a school bus in Denver on Friday.
  Two cars collided at 39th Avenue and Fox Street and one of them careened into the bus.
  (credit: CBS)
  There were 34 students were on the bus. Five of them and the driver of one of the cars went to the hospital, but police say the injuries are not serious.
  It’s not clear who was at fault and no names have been released.
  
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• Hickenlooper Appoints Interim Higher Education Director

  22-10-2016 21:23
  
  DENVER (AP) – Diane Duffy, the chief operating officer at the Colorado Department of Higher Education, has become the department’s interim executive director.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper made the appointment Friday.
  Diane Duffy (credit: linkedin.com)
  Duffy also has served as chief financial officer at the department.
  Hickenlooper’s office is searching for a permanent replacement for Joe Garcia, the former lieutenant governor who also served as higher education chief.
  Garcia left off
  
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• Police Arrest Man Accused In Fatal Stabbing

  22-10-2016 21:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver have arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing that occurred last Monday night.
  Lorenzo Mark Simental (credit: Denver Police Department)
  According to police, Lorenzo Mark Simental, 21, is accused of stabbing Jordan Valdez, 23, to death near the intersection of West Mexico Avenue and South Raleigh Street.
  Simental remains in custody on first-degree murder charges.
  
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• Police Release Sketch Of Unlawful Sexual Contact Suspect

  22-10-2016 20:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver would like the public’s help identifying a suspect in an unlawful sexual contact case.
  According to police, the incident happened on Oct. 16 at approximately 5 p.m. in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Beeler Street.
  The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, 6 feet tall with an athletic build. He has thick brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing turquoise athletic shorts.
  Additional Information From The Denver Police Departmen
  
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• Northern Colorado Holds On For 27-19 Win Over Sacramento St.

  22-10-2016 20:07
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – Jamie Falloon kicked field goals of 27 and 42 yards to give Northern Colorado just enough cushion to hold off Sacramento State 27-19 on Saturday.
  The Hornets drove to Northern Colorado’s 10 with 11 seconds remaining in the game. Bryan Stansbury sacked Nate Ketteringham on fourth down to stop Sacramento State and secure the victory.
  Northern Colorado’s (4-3, 2-2 Big Sky) Ellis Onic II started the scoring when he slipped down the sideline for a 79-yard touch
  
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• Nuggets Exercise 4th-Year Options On Harris, Nurkic

  22-10-2016 18:44
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets exercised their fourth-year options on guard Gary Harris and center Jusuf Nurkic on Friday.
  The team also exercised their third-year option on point guard Emmanuel Mudiay in moves announced by general manager Tim Connelly.
  Jusuf Nurkic #23 of the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets celebrate during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on April 8, 2016 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty I
  
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• Colorado ‘Ballot Selfie’ Ban Sparks Opposition

  22-10-2016 18:35
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado ban on so-called “ballot selfies,” where voters share photos of their completed ballots, is sparking opposition.
  Republican state Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs tells The Gazette that he opposes the law, which makes it a misdemeanor to disseminate a completed ballot.
  (credit: CBS)
  The 1891 law was intended to prevent voter coercion. Hill calls the law outdated.
  The little-known law gained attention last week when Denver District Att
  
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• Colorado’s Constitutional Rewrites Are Bitter Ballot Issue

  22-10-2016 18:10
  
  DENVER (AP) — Jerry Sonnenberg’s state Senate district encompasses 11 counties and 91,000 voters in Colorado’s northeastern plains. When it comes to statewide ballot measures on issues such as water rights in faraway cities, he wants his rural constituents to have a say.
  So Sonnenberg has joined a well-funded coalition of Republicans, Democrats, business, energy and agricultural interests in supporting Amendment 71, an initiative that would make it tougher to change Colorado&rs
  
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• Latest Forecast: Fire Danger Surging With Heat And Wind

  22-10-2016 16:31
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wow! It’s going to be a very nice weekend! The only problem is with all the dry and warm weather the fire danger will be surging up again for a few communities. High pressure over the southern Rockies will bring in a warm, down slope breezy over the eastern side of the Continental Divide as a result Denver may warm to just a few degrees below the record high for Saturday.
  There is a Red Flag Warning for the northern Front Range Foothills and mountain
  
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• Racketeering Laws Used To Indict 8 Gang Members

  22-10-2016 03:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of dollars in cash, drugs and guns were all confiscated during a collaborative forensics-led investigation to stop gang members in Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  A deadly shootout at a car wash with rival gangs confronting each other was part of the evidence used to indict and arrest the violent suspects. Eight of them are now off the streets.
  Local and federal officials announced Friday that those eight people arrested were organized and their business was violence &
  
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• Theft At Liquor Store Turns Dangerous For A Witness

  22-10-2016 02:46
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Jefferson County are searching for a group of thieves who hit a liquor store and then opened fire on a witness.
  The crime happened just before noon at the Woodmar Plaza near the intersection of Peakview Drive and Wadsworth Boulevard.Three men and one woman stole alcohol and after the robbery they shot at a witness.
  “Somebody outside the store at the time saw them go in, they looked suspicious, he became concerned and tried to get a vehicle a
  
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• Teen’s Participation In Cross Country Meet Marks Remarkable Recovery

  22-10-2016 02:12
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The participation in a school cross country race by a teen injured in a crash marked a giant milestone in the brave girl’s recovery.
  Alyssa Sanchez was seriously injured when a suspected drunk driver crashed into her car over the summer. Doctors told Sanchez it might be a year before she would be able to walk again.
  The news was a crushing blow for the member of the Thornton High School cross country team.
  Alyssa Sanchez before the crash (credit: CB
  
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• Sunny And Warm Through The Weekend

  22-10-2016 01:47
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – As we began the ski season with the opening of Arapahoe Basin, Denver saw sunshine and blues skies with an official high of 78 degrees out at the airport – 15 degrees above normal – and 79 degrees downtown! Saturday looks a though it could be even warmer: llok for a high getting into the low 80s with plenty of sunshine. Not quite as warm Sunday, but still well above normal as we see a high in the mid 70s.
  Then very little change in the forecast
  
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• Latest Forecast: Sunny And Warm Through The Weekend

  22-10-2016 01:47
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – As we began the ski season with the opening of Arapahoe Basin, Denver saw sunshine and blues skies with an official high of 78 degrees out at the airport – 15 degrees above normal – and 79 degrees downtown!Saturday looks a though it could be even warmer: llok for a high getting into the low 80s with plenty of sunshine.Not quite as warm Sunday, but still well above normal as we see a high in the mid 70s.
  Then very little change in the forecast as
  
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• Driver Returns To Scene Of Hit & Run Crash, Is Arrested

  22-10-2016 01:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A 52-year-old man is under arrest and suspected of causing a crash that injured a motorcycle rider and then leaving the scene.
  It happened on Friday morning at East Iliff Avenue and South Valencia Street in unincorporated Arapahoe County.
  The driver suspected of causing the wreck was driving a gold sedan. Police say about two hours after the crash, he returned to the scene and was arrested.
  Juan Chavez now faces charges.
  The name and condition of the 33-year-old victim so f
  
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• 26,000 Missing Mail Items Found; Ex-Postal Worker Charged

  22-10-2016 01:18
  
  STERLING, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say they recovered more than 26,000 pieces of undelivered mail in northeastern Colorado and arrested a former Postal Service worker.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday the recovered mail was addressed to people in Sterling and Fort Morgan. Authorities haven’t said where or how they found it.
  Twenty-two-year-old Tayson Adam Hidalgo of Sterling is charged with delaying or destroying mail between October 2014 and April 2016.
  He didn’t i
  
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• Arrest Made In Beaver Creek Fire Investigation

  22-10-2016 01:07
  
  WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A juvenile is being charged with starting a wildfire that burned 38,000 acres near Walden over the summer.
  The Beaver Creek Fire broke out on June 19 near the Colorado-Wyoming border.
  One residence was destroyed.
  Authorities announced in August that the fire was human-caused.
  Wildfire Resources
  – Visit CBSDenver.com’s Living With Wildfire section.
  Wildfire Photo Galleries
  – See images from the most destructive wildfires (Black Forest, Waldo Canyon,
  
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• Threat Was Made With Broken Glass In Bullying Case

  22-10-2016 00:57
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The Evergreen Cougars will be playing without two players at Friday night’s football game against the Conifer Lobos after a bullying case came to light this week.
  Deputies arrested the 15- and 16-year-old Evergreen High School sophomores on Wednesday on felony menacing and misdemeanor harassment charges. The students have been kicked off the team and are currently suspended.
  Evergreen High School (credit: CBS)
  School district officials sent out a letter on T
  
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