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• A Day For Wednesday’s Child: Thanks For Helping The Adoption Exchange

  18-04-2019 23:31
  (CBS4) – Last week’s blizzard arrived like an unwanted guest who thankfully did not stick around for long. Now we are all embracing warmer weather, and we hope we warmed your hearts on Wednesday! This week we resumed coverage of one our favorite days of the year: A Day for Wednesday’s Child. It is a day dedicated to raising money and awareness for children who need parents, those kids in Colorado’s foster care system.
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• Denver’s Top 4 Bookstores To Visit Now

  18-04-2019 23:13
  (HOODLINE) – Looking to visit the best bookstores in town? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bookstores in Denver, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re in the market for bookstores.
   
  City Stacks Books and Coffee (credit Tommy T./Yelp)
  Tattered Cover Book Store
  Topping the list is Tattered Cover Book Store. Located at 1628 16th St. in Lower Downtown, the bookstore, which offers coffe
  
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• Facebook Collected 1.5 Million Users’ Email Contacts Without Their Knowledge

  18-04-2019 23:10
  (CNN) — Facebook has admitted that it collected up to 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their consent, in the latest privacy issue to hit the giant tech firm. The world’s biggest social network said Wednesday night that the email contact lists had been “unintentionally” uploaded to Facebook following a design change almost two years ago, and the company was now in the process of deleting them.
  Facebook said the issue began three years ago when it m
  
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• More Work Needed On Colorado Health Reinsurance Bill

  18-04-2019 22:49
  DENVER (AP) — Democrat Kerry Donovan says she thought agricultural and water issues would be her top priority when she was elected a Colorado state senator representing a central Rocky Mountain district in 2015. But Donovan says that district has become the nation’s most expensive individual health care market — and health care is her constituents’ top concern.She is co-sponsoring a bill designed to have an almost immediate impact on reducing those premiums by having the
  
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• Colorado Man Admits Exhibiting Extreme Rage After Hunter Killed Bear

  18-04-2019 22:47
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man has admitted to taking extreme measures when he retaliated against a hunter who legally killed a bear on a neighboring ranch. Thomas Andersen, 69, was accused of yelling profanities at the hunter’s young sons and dousing the property owner’s driveway with gasoline, the Aspen Daily Times reported.
  File photo of a black bear. (photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
  The hunter had a bear tag and permission from the caretaker of the ranch, the pape
  
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• AP Prediction: Expect John Elway To Draft A Defensive Stud Again In First Round

  18-04-2019 22:32
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – So many mock drafts continue to portray John Elway as having fallen for Missouri’s Drew Lock even though the Denver Broncos boss hasn’t spent nearly as much time scouting this year’s crop of quarterbacks as he did last year’s superior group that included Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold.
  Picking fifth last year, Elway passed on first-round QBs Josh Rosen, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson to draft pass rusher Bradley Chubb.
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• More US Troops Likely To Be Sent To Southern Border, Acting Defense Secretary Says

  18-04-2019 22:17
  (CNN) — Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said Friday that the Pentagon has yet to receive a formal request for additional support from the US military on the southern border but he expects that his department will be providing additional support.
  Shanahan also wouldn’t say if troops will be involved in detaining migrants or running detention facilities for migrants — only adding, “We haven’t received any details on that, but I expect an increase in suppo
  
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• Evergreen Lake Experiencing Latest Ice-Out In Over A Decade

  18-04-2019 21:48
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a few years with delayed winter sports due to a lack of ice the conditions were much different at Evergreen Lake this past winter. As of April 18 some sections still had ice on the surface, including where the infamous ‘barrel’ sits.
  A picture of the barrel on Evergreen lake in 2018. (credit: Evergreen Ice Melt)
  The barrel is part of Evergreen Ice Melt which began during the winter of 2006/2007 as a fundraiser to benefit the Mountain Foothills Rotary Club,
  
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• Heightened Security In Place At Schools Across Denver Metro Area

  18-04-2019 21:40
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – More than half a million Colorado students returned to school Thursday after a “credible threat” forced campuses to shut down. As a result, school districts in Denver and surrounding counties all re-opened with heightened security in place.
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  Parker is no exception; police are amping up the number of officers on school sites there. One of those officers is Penny McLean. McLean is an almost 20-year veteran of the Parker Police Department.
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• Investigators So Far Think Gun Sale To Sol Pais Was Legal

  18-04-2019 21:37
  DENVER (CBS4) – Gun laws are complicated. That’s one thing for certain in the effort to figure out whether the young woman who caused fear and school cancellations Wednesday before her apparent suicide by gun, legally bought that weapon in Colorado.
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  Investigators say Sol Pais flew into Colorado Monday and ended up at a gun store in unincorporated Jefferson County where she purchased a shotgun. Wednesday afternoon, the owner of the Colorado Gun Broker store, said he beli
  
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• Cold Case: Police Hope Public Can Identify Man Found Dead In 1993

  18-04-2019 21:01
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — Investigators are hoping new images will help solve a cold case. The skeletal remains of a man were found near Gregory Canyon in Boulder County in 1993.
  An examination indicated the man was Caucasian, aged 25-45, and was about 5-foot-5. He was wearing Levi blue jeans, a white shirt and white tennis shoes. He had shoulder-length dark blond to light brown hair. His teeth were in poor condition. He may also have been suffering from anemia, investigators stated.
  
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• George Lucas Stuns Fans By Revealing His Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Character

  18-04-2019 20:11
  (CBS4) — Director George Lucas stunned many fans with an announcement at an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.’
  “It’s one of my favorite movies and of course Jar Jar is my favorite character,” Lucas said in a video message to fans.The amphibious alien has been widely ridiculed critics and fans — and Jar Jar Binks came in dead last in a Huffington Post ranking of 93 Star Wars characters.
  A figure of
  
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• Target Recalling Half Million Christmas Toys Sold In Bullseye’s Playground

  18-04-2019 20:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS Sacramento) – Target is recalling nearly a half million Christmas-themed toy cars sold in its Bullseye’s Playground due to a choking hazard.
  The little wooden cars feature Santa in a sleigh, a firetruck, a taxi, a caboose, an ice cream truck, a train, a police car, and a digger. The eight cars were sold both individually and as an 8-pack in stores and online from October 2018 through November 2018. Each car cost about $1, with the 8-pack costing $8.
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• DIA Says Financial Impacts Of Growing Terminal Construction Delays Unknown

  18-04-2019 19:34
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver International Airport Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications says the airport does not know the potential financial impact yet of the latest delays in the expansion of the terminal, known as the Great Hall project.CBS4 reported earlier this week that the construction delay, which was ten months as of February, has now nearly doubled to about 18 months, and could grow even more.
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  “We don’t know the financial implications, if any to DEN,
  
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• WWE Injuries Include Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Amid Superstar Shakeups

  18-04-2019 19:31
  By Chuck Carroll
  (CBS New York/CBS Local) — Post-WrestleMania is a quiet time for WWE, as the company takes a collective deep breath in the wake of its biggest event and reassesses where it stands. It’s also a good time to plan for the year ahead, with RAW and SmackDown continuing and Money In The Bank just a month away. With that, we look at injuries, roster changes and various other goings-on across the WWE universe.
  Daniel Bryan has been absent from television since losing the WWE
  
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• Driver Charged In Death Of State Trooper Daniel Groves During March Blizzard

  18-04-2019 19:16
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – John Carpenter, a Centennial man, has been formally charged with causing a deadly crash that killed a Colorado State Patrol trooper during a blizzard last month. On March 13, Corporal Daniel Groves was assisting a stranded motorist on Interstate 76, halfway between Brighton and Fort Morgan, when he was hit and killed by a passing vehicle.
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  CSP officials said Groves drove to an area where he knew people would need his help during the unprecedented blizza
  
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• NFL Schedule-Makers Did Broncos No Favors With 2019 Docket

  18-04-2019 19:14
  By Zack Kelberman
  DENVER (247 SPORTS) – Thoughts and observations on the Denver Broncos’ 2019 regular season schedule, which was unveiled Wednesday evening:
  Murderer’s row: Whose Wheaties did the Broncos pee in to garner this? Holy cow. Never mind the fact they start the year on the road on Monday Night Football, giving them a short turnaround for their home-opener in Week 2. Never mind the fact they have the second-toughest strength-of-schedule. But consecutive matchups agains
  
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• Avs Defeat Flames In OT In Game 4

  18-04-2019 19:13
  Mikko Rantanen scored 10:23 into overtime after tying the game with a goal late in regulation and the Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 win over Calgary to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
  
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• Poaching Investigation: 3 Deer Shot And Left To Waste In Weld County

  18-04-2019 18:51
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for information about three deer that were illegally killed in Weld County. The deer were shot and left to waste just north of Milliken at Weld County Road 25 and the Big Thompson River around 3 a.m. on the morning of April 6.
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  CPW says a man driving a light gray, mid-2000s Dodge 1500 pick-up was reported in the area at the time. The man was reported to be driving erratically.
  If anyo
  
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• Brian Raftery On New Book ‘Best Movie Year Ever’, Reese Witherspoon & The Matrix

  18-04-2019 18:48
  (CBS Local)– 1999 was an all time great year for movies.
  “The Matrix”, “Fight Club”, and “Office Space” all hit theaters 20 years ago and author Brian Raftery believes it’s time to properly label this time period. His new book “Best Movie Year Ever” features interviews with people like Reese Witherspoon, Edward Norton, Kirsten Dunst and Mike Judge about the masterpieces they  created in 1999.
  “I originally started workin
  
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• It’s Legal For Your Meat To Have Trace Amounts Of Fecal Matter

  18-04-2019 18:33
  (CNN) — This product “may contain feces.” That’s the label that one consumer rights advocacy group wants for the government to require meat distributors put on the food they send out to grocery stores.
  The recommendation is tongue-in-cheek, Deborah Press, an attorney for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, tells CNN. The group represents 12,000 physicians whose mission includes promoting plant-based diets and ethical scientific research.
  But it gets at real
  
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• Man Dies After Being Stabbed On Colfax Avenue In Aurora

  18-04-2019 18:17
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – One person is dead after being stabbed in Aurora. It happened along Colfax Avenue, east of Dayton Street just before 8 p.m. Wednesday night.
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  Aurora police officers tried to give the man lifesaving measures until an ambulance showed up. The man died at the hospital.
  One person is being question for the crime.
  “While checking the area for evidence witnesses did locate a person of interest. This person of interest is currently being interviewed at ou
  
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• Warmer Temps Mean Denver Zoo Flamingo Flock Gets To Move Back Outdoors

  18-04-2019 18:01
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s getting warmer in Colorado and The Denver Zoo is releasing its flock of flamingos back into the habitat. A total of 70 Chilean and Caribbean flamingos have been spending the winter inside.
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  On Wednesday they got to go back outside.
  They got examined and then vaccinated by zookeepers before being carried one by one to Flamingo Island.
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  Flamingo Island will be their new home until November when the birds will be moved back in
  
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• Mark Kennedy, CU System Presidential Finalist, Faces Backlash Over Affirmative Action Comments

  18-04-2019 17:30
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – The lone finalist in the University of Colorado system presidential search is facing backlash for recent comments he made related to affirmative action. The Daily Camera reported Wednesday that in an interview on Colorado Public Radio’s Colorado Matters, University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy was asked: “What are your thoughts, in general, on affirmative action in college admissions?”
  Mark Kennedy (credit: CBS)
  Kennedy starts to say he has
  
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• Javier Edwards: ‘Trying To Model My Pass Rush Off Marcell Dareus’

  18-04-2019 17:23
  DENVER (CBS4) – The 2019 NFL Draft is stacked with defensive line prospects. As the game continues to evolve into more of a pass-first mindset, the guys in the trenches on the defensive side of the ball have become more important than ever. Of particular value are players who can collapse the pocket in the middle of the line, forcing the quarterback to get rid of the ball more quickly than they might like.
  Former Colorado Buffaloes defensive tackle Javier Edwards is hoping to do just that
  
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• Enter To Win Tickets To, A Symphonic Celebration Of Prince With The Colorado Symphony

  18-04-2019 17:01
  This contest runs from April 20-28.Enter now!
  
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• Denver Weather: Jet Stream Brings Wind On Thursday, Big Warmup Friday

  18-04-2019 16:00
  DENVER (CBS4) – The jet stream streaming across the country will be directly over the eastern half of Colorado on Thursday. This will cause significant wind in the atmosphere that will eventually mix down to the ground. Therefore winds will increase throughout the day and eventually gusts will top 30 mph in the Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins areas Thursday afternoon.The wind will be coming from the north so when the wind is noticeable on Thursday, it will make it feel much cooler than t
  
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• Mikko Rantanen Scores OT Winner, Avalanche Beat Flames 3-2 In Game 4

  18-04-2019 15:56
  DENVER (AP) — In the clear, Mikko Rantanen angled his stick back as he waited for the cross-ice pass to arrive. Once it did, he dropped to his left knee to give a little extra. His aim was true and his arms shot up before being mobbed by teammates along the boards.
  Members of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate their overtime win over the Calgary Flames during Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 17, 2019. (Photo
  
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• Manzanola Mom Suspected Of Stabbing Girls Before Crash Into River Arrested

  18-04-2019 15:42
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – Authorities have arrested a woman suspected of stabbing her young daughters before plunging her car into a river in southeast Colorado with the children inside. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says 33-year-old Christine Martinez was arrested Tuesday on charges of attempted murder, assault, child abuse and arson.
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  Otero County sheriff’s investigators say she’s suspected of stabbing her 8-year-old and 10-year-old daughters at their
  
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• 10 Los Angeles Locations For Movie Lovers

  18-04-2019 12:00
  Juliette Fay is the bestselling author of five novels, including the USA TODAY bestseller The Tumbling Turner Sisters. A graduate of Boston College and Harvard University, she lives in Massachusetts. Visit her at JulietteFay.com.
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Planning a trip to sunny California this year, or simply enjoy a good dose of history? Discover the 10 places that put Hollywood on the map! This original essay by author Juliette Fay coincides with the paperback re
  
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• Broncos 2019 Schedule Released: Broncos Start On The Road For First Time In 9 Years

  18-04-2019 07:16
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos regular season schedule has been released. The team faces one of the hardest schedules in the NFL with nine games against teams that finished 2018 with a winning record.
  Wide receiver Courtland Sutton nearly has a touchdown catch against the Texans at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on Nov. 4, 2018. (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  The season begins with a Monday night game on the road in Oakland and ends with a home matchup against those same Raiders.
  
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• Search for Kelsey Berreth’s remains in Colorado landfill ends

  18-04-2019 07:07
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS — Police have ended the search of a Colorado landfill for the remains of a woman thought to have been beaten to death by her fiance.
  ProvidedFrom left are Kelsey Berreth and Patrick Frazee.
  The Colorado Springs Gazette reports the search for 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth’s remains at a landfill about 90 miles south of Denver started in late February, and investigators sifted through nearly 40,000 cubic feet of trash.
  Berreth was last seen in public Nov. 22 with her 15-m
  
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• Military academies begin to follow Trump administration’s military transgender ban

  18-04-2019 06:55
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The elite academies that educate officers for the nation’s armed forces have begun to implement the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service members.
  The U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with the 2020 school year. The Defense Department confirmed that change to the Capital Gazette newspaper on Monday. The school in Annapolis, Maryland, currently accepts transgender students and retains midshipm
  
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• Weld deputies cleared after man dies following confrontation with stun gun

  18-04-2019 06:40
  
  GREELEY — Prosecutors have cleared four northern Colorado sheriff’s deputies who were involved in a confrontation with a man who died after he was shot with a stun gun.
  The Weld County deputies were called to a Greeley home Feb. 23 and found 33-year-old Isaias Rodriguez pacing, sweating excessively and making irrational statements.
  The Greeley Tribune reports that when deputies asked Rodriguez to come outside, he retreated into a bedroom occupied by two children. Three of the deputie
  
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• ‘Is That Bad Guy Gone?’ Teachers Prepare To Answer Questions After Threat Closes Schools

  18-04-2019 06:18
  DENVER (CBS4)– More than a dozen school districts in Colorado canceled class on Wednesday after the FBI and local law enforcement announced they were investigating a credible threat. The manhunt ended Wednesday morning for Sol Pais, the 18-year-old Florida woman who flew from her home state to Colorado this week, then bought a gun and made credible threats against schools.
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  When third grade teacher, Bridget Stephenson-Mckee got the call they would not be in the classroom, she
  
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• North Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided weapon

  18-04-2019 06:17
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” its first such test in nearly half a year, and a possible sign of its displeasure with deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States.
  The test, which didn’t appear to be of a banned mid- or long-range ballistic missile that could scuttle negotiations, allows Pyongyang to show its people it is pushing ahead with weapons development while also reassuring domestic
  
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• ‘Chick Cam’ Showcases CSU Extension Programs, Promotes Poultry Project

  18-04-2019 06:17
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– For the second year in a row, Colorado State University Extension in Douglas County is sharing its “Chick Cam” with the world. The 24/7 live stream of hatching chicks is not only fascinating to watch, those running it hope it will also peak some interest when it comes to sustainable living.
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  “The Chick Cam teaches people you can actually raise animals is your backyard. In addition it helps kids learn how to do feeding, taking car
  
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• Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship

  18-04-2019 05:59
  
  WASHINGTON — After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller — but not before President Donald Trump’s attorney general has his say.
  The Justice Department on Thursday is expected to release a redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and Trump’s campaign, opening up months, if not years, of fights over what the document means in a deeply divided country.
  Even the planned release o
  
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• Gambler sets another 1-day winnings record on ‘Jeopardy!’

  18-04-2019 05:49
  
  LOS ANGELES — A professional sports gambler from Las Vegas has broken his own single-episode winnings record on “Jeopardy!”
  James Holzhauer won $131,127 during a show aired Wednesday night, breaking the record that viewers saw him set last week.
  Due to the game show’s taping schedule, the records were actually set one day apart, with Holzhauer’s new high score occurring on Feb. 12.
  Wednesday’s win marks the 10th consecutive win for the 34-year-old Holzhauer. B
  
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• Children Enjoy Easter Egg Roll At Governor’s Mansion

  18-04-2019 05:26
  DENVER (CBS4)– It was an early Easter celebration at the Governor’s Mansion in Denver on Wednesday. Families of service members who are deployed were the guests of honor.(credit: CBS)
  Gov. Jared Polis and first gentlemen Marlon Reis hosted their first Easter egg roll. (credit: CBS)
  Children also enjoyed an Easter egg hunt as well as crafts and games. (credit: CBS)
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• Reds’ Joey Votto pops out to first for 1st time in career

  18-04-2019 05:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A remarkable baseball streak ended Wednesday when Joey Votto innocuously popped out to first base.
  The slugger somehow had made 6,827 plate appearances over 13 seasons with the Reds without ever popping out to first. He finally did it in Cincinnati’s 3-2 loss at Dodger Stadium, fouling out to Cody Bellinger to end the eighth.
  Votto had played 1,591 games in a career that began in late 2007 without ever popping up to first.
  The six-time All-Star first baseman is a career
  
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• Schools Announce Plans To Reopen Thursday After Threat Closes Hundreds In Metro Area

  18-04-2019 04:54
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– JeffCo Public Schools, Denver Public Schools and Douglas County Schools were among the first school districts in the Denver metro area to announce Wednesday they will reopen schools on Thursday. This comes after learning there was no longer a threat to schools across the Front Range on Wednesday morning.
  There was a Denver metro area wide school closure of 19 school districts and 500,000 students out of school on Wednesday due to a threat. Schools will have extra secu
  
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• Suspects In Lake Christine Fire Want Trial Moved Out Of Eagle County

  18-04-2019 04:52
  EAGLE, Colo. (CBS4) — Two people who pleaded not guilty to starting a wildfire in western Colorado last summer want their trial moved out of Eagle County. They started the fire by firing incendiary tracer rounds at a shooting range.
  Lake Christine Fire (credit: Sander Olson via Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District)
  Allison Marcus and Richard Miller, both of El Jebel, face felony arson charges related to the Lake Christine fire.
  Richard Miller and Allison Sarah Marcus (credit: Ea
  
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• ‘We Take Care Of Each Other’: Former Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis On Upcoming Anniversary

  18-04-2019 04:32
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The timing of the threat hit particularly close to the Columbine community. Saturday marks 20 years since the shooting at the school.
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  The manhunt ended Wednesday for Sol Pais, the 18-year-old Florida woman who flew from her home state to Colorado this week then bought a gun and made credible threats against schools.
  There are still about a dozen staff members at Columbine who were at the school when gunmen killed 12 students and a teacher.
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• Manzanola woman accused of trying to drive into Arkansas River with her 2 daughters inside vehicle

  18-04-2019 04:14
  
  A Manzanola woman is accused of trying to kill her two daughters by driving off a road with the children in her SUV and crashing the vehicle into the Arkansas River.
  Colorado Bureau of InvestigationChristine Martinez
  Christine Martinez, 33, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, child abuse and arson, according to a Colorado Bureau of Investigation news release.
  Martinez was arrested Tuesday and is being held at the Otero County jail. Her bail is $
  
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• Kiszla: LaMarcus Aldridge finally gives Nuggets fans what a too-polite basketball city needs, a villain to boo

  18-04-2019 04:01
  
  They’re tough Nuggets to crack, as LaMarcus “Low Blow” Aldridge and all those basketball bullies down in San Antonio have discovered.
  In this NBA playoff series, have the Spurs come undone?
  Now, we all know the Nuggets have nowhere near the championship pedigree of a proud San Antonio franchise and haven’t even won a game in the Alamo City since way back in 2012. But there were indications during Denver’s 114-105 victory in Game 2 the Spurs know they must try to bul
  
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• Two workers who died in Windsor trench collapse identified; investigation ongoing

  18-04-2019 04:00
  
  Two workers killed in a construction trench collapse in Windsor have been identified.
  Cristopher Lee Ramirez, 26, of Boulder, and 41-year-old Jorge Baez Valadez, 41, of Denver, were installing sewer pipe, in the 900 block of Camberly Drive, for new housing when the 15-foot deep trench collapsed Tuesday, according to the Weld County Coroner’s Office. The pair were buried in soil and rock.
  An investigation, by federal, state and local authorities continues.
  The formal cause of their deaths i
  
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• RBC Heritage: Can Dustin Johnson Adapt To Harbour Town?

  18-04-2019 03:36
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Miami/CBS Local) — The RBC Heritage has the misfortune to sit in the shadow of the Masters. And much of the golf world is still recovering from Tiger Woods’ fifth green jacket at Augusta. That won’t stop players from stepping up to the tee on Thursday at Harbour Town Golf Links.
  While Woods will not be traveling to Hilton Head for the 51st edition of the tournament, many of the top finishers on last week’s leaderboard will be. That includes runners-up X
  
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• Broncos 2019 Schedule Released: Broncos Start On The Road For 1st Time In 9 Years

  18-04-2019 02:16
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos regular season schedule has been released. The team faces one of the hardest schedules in the NFL with nine games against teams that finished 2018 with a winning record.
  Wide receiver Courtland Sutton nearly has a touchdown catch against the Texans at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on Nov. 4, 2018. (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  The season begins with a Monday night game on the road in Oakland and ends with a home matchup against those same Raiders.
  
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• Former Wednesday’s Child Begins Adulthood Without A Parent, Beats The Odds

  18-04-2019 02:15
  You can support The Adoption Exchange and help them find loving families for children living in foster care by tuning in to CBS4 for A Day for Wednesday’s Child all day Wednesday. Anchor Britt Moreno is helping raise money and awareness for The Adoption Exchange.
  (CBS4) – Gabby never had a mom or dad scrapbook for her as a child, so she learned to save the few pictures she has of her childhood on her own. She shuffles through a folder of photos and school awards to show CBS4’s
  
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