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• Wildfire Burning Near Evergreen, Nearby Park Closed

  13-07-2020 23:46
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire sparked near Evergreen Monday afternoon. Firefighters say it’s burning on Upper Bear Creek Road west of the Evergreen Golf Course.
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  It is not clear how the fire started, or whether any structures are threatened.This is the fire I tweeted about. It’s near the 31000 block of Upper Bear Creek …. just the NW of downtown Evergreen. It’s burning in the vicinity of Elephant Butte I’m told. #COwx #4wx #COFire htt
  
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• Colorado Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Visa Rules For College Students

  13-07-2020 23:30
  
  (CBS4/CNN) – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined more than a dozen other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts on Monday, claims the administrations guidance to not allow foreign students to take online-only courses is “senseless.”
  The new visa rule will make it harder for those students to stay in the country if their classes are moved entirely online.
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  Weiser says the rule could impact more than 1,000 i
  
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• Colorado Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

  13-07-2020 23:30
  
  (CBS4/CNN) – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined more than a dozen other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts on Monday, claims the administrations guidance to not allow foreign students to take online-only courses is “senseless.”
  The new visa rule will make it harder for those students to stay in the country if their classes are moved entirely online.
  (credit: CBS)
  Weiser says the rule could impact more than 1,000 i
  
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• Police: Would-Be Burglar Passes Out From Blood Loss After Punching Window

  13-07-2020 23:19
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A would-be robber’s plan to break into a home landed him in the hospital instead. Police say Daniel Ramos punched a window of a Canon City home on Friday — and ended up passing out from blood loss.
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  Pamala Miles was home alone when it happened. She says Ramos knocked, then tried to push past her when she opened the door.
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  “God gave me the strength to be able to shut that door and get that door and call 911,” she s
  
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• More Colorado Mountain Towns Adopt Mask Mandates

  13-07-2020 23:13
  
  (CBS4) – More mountain towns in Colorado are now requiring masks be worn. Winter Park and Fraser both passed the emergency ordinances last week.
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  Breckenridge also passed a mask ordinance which requires coverings or masks be worn between the gondola and the Main Street station. There is a $50 fine for those who do not comply.
  The same fine will be applied in Winter Park and Fraser.
  (credit: CBS)
  Fines in those towns can go up to $500 for repeat offenses.
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• Colorado Mountain Towns Adopt Mask Mandates

  13-07-2020 23:13
  
  (CBS4) – More mountain towns in Colorado are now requiring masks be worn. Winter Park and Fraser both passed the emergency ordinances last week.
  (credit: CBS)
  Breckenridge also passed a mask ordinance which requires coverings or masks be worn between the gondola and the Main Street station. There is a $50 fine for those who do not comply.
  The same fine will be applied in Winter Park and Fraser.
  (credit: CBS)
  Fines in those towns can go up to $500 for repeat offenses.
  
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• Colorado Rapids Lose For First Time This Year

  13-07-2020 23:12
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Albert Rusnak scored on a rebound in the first half, Damir Kreilach added a goal late in the second half and Real Salt Lake extended its dominance of Colorado with a 2-0 win Sunday night.
  The Rocky Mountain showdown on the first night of action in Group D of the MLS is Back tournament remained one-sided. Real Salt Lake won for the 10th time in the past 13 matches against Colorado dating to 2015. The Rapids have managed just two wins and one draw against RSL du
  
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• Police Find Young Woman’s Body Shot To Death In Stolen Vehicle

  13-07-2020 22:51
  
   
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police say they found a 20-year-old woman shot to death inside of a truck on 8th Avenue near the South Platte River. Officers were called to a report of an abandoned vehicle on July 7.
  Officers say they found Kalani Hayter inside the 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche with gunshot wounds. They are calling her case a homicide.
  Vehicle depiction in West 8th Ave. homicide case (credit: Denver)
  Investigators say the truck was stolen the day before in the Montbello neig
  
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• Police: Coyote Attacks Dog, Scratches Woman In Backyard In Erie

  13-07-2020 22:50
  
  ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) — A coyote attacked a dog in a backyard in Erie — and scratched a woman who tried to stop it. The Erie Police Department says it happened early Monday morning, at a home in the 200 block of Briggs Street.
  “The owner attempted to intervene and received a small scratch to her hand from the coyote,” investigators said.
  The coyote has not been located. The Erie Police Department’s Animal Control Officer is working with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and
  
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• Coyote Attacks Dog, Scratches Woman In Backyard In Erie

  13-07-2020 22:50
  
  ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) — A coyote attacked a dog in a backyard in Erie — and scratched a woman who tried to stop it. The Erie Police Department says it happened early Monday morning, at a home in the 200 block of Briggs Street.
  “The owner attempted to intervene and received a small scratch to her hand from the coyote,” investigators said.
  The coyote has not been located. The Erie Police Department’s Animal Control Officer is working with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and
  
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• Summit County Repeat Offender Gets 10 Years In Prison For Assaulting Officers

  13-07-2020 22:35
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A judge sentenced a man from Frisco for assaulting two police officers in November of 2019. Police were originally called to Robert Patton’s home because he had assaulted his roommate.
  Robert Patton (credit: Summit County)
  When police arrived, they asked Patton to sit down and talk to them. After refusing, Patton hit one officer in the head.
  He also punched another officer in the nose. Officers arrested Patton.
  Patton has a history of assaulting peace of
  
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• Repeat Offender Gets 10 Years In Prison For Assaulting Officers

  13-07-2020 22:35
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A judge sentenced a man from Frisco for assaulting two police officers in November of 2019. Police were originally called to Robert Patton’s home because he had assaulted his roommate.
  Robert Patton (credit: Summit County)
  When police arrived, they asked Patton to sit down and talk to them. After refusing, Patton hit one officer in the head.
  He also punched another officer in the nose. Officers arrested Patton.
  Patton has a history of assaulting peace of
  
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• Repeat Offender Gets

  13-07-2020 22:35
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A judge sentenced a man from Frisco for assaulting two police officers in November of 2019. Police were originally called to Robert Patton’s home because he had assaulted his roommate.
  Robert Patton (credit: Summit County)
  When police arrived, they asked Patton to sit down and talk to them. After refusing, Patton hit one officer in the head.
  He also punched another officer in the nose. Officers arrested Patton.
  Patton has a history of assaulting peace of
  
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• Gov. Polis Disputes Study Claiming Colorado Is No. 2 For COVID-19 Restrictions

  13-07-2020 22:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) — A recent study by WalletHub ranked Colorado No. 2 in the nation on its list of states with the most coronavirus restrictions. But Gov. Jared Polis disputes the scoring.
  WalletHub says their researchers compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics. They found Colorado was second only to California when it came to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  “Our data set ranges from whether child-care programs and restaurants have reopene
  
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• Women Attacked With Boards On High Line Canal Trail: 1 Suspect Arrested, 1 Victim Remains Hospitalized

  13-07-2020 21:53
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two women were attacked on the High Line Canal Trail in the past week — by a man who hit them with a 2X4 or some kind of board. The descriptions of the suspects don’t match so police were looking for two different men. On Monday, Aurora police announced they’d arrested one of the suspects.
  Julio Cesar Gonzalez (credit: Aurora Police)
  “Our investigators have identified Julio Cesar Gonzalez as a suspect in the attack from July 11,” APD sta
  
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• WNBA Season Opens July 25 With Weekend Dedicated To Black Lives Matter Movement

  13-07-2020 21:31
  
  (CBS Local/CBSNewYork)- The WNBA announced Monday the official schedule for its 2020 season that’s set to be played at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The WNBA Tip-Off ’20 gets underway July 25 with a tripleheader of games on ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports Network.
  During the league’s opening weekend, all aspects of the games featuring the league’s 12 teams will be designed to affirm the Black Lives Matter movement and honor the victims of police brutality and racial violenc
  
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• Elijah McClain Death: Hundreds Gather Over Weekend In Aurora For Celebration Of Life

  13-07-2020 20:58
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – For the first time in more than 10 months, the family of Elijah McClain was able to gather peacefully with the community to celebrate his life. McClain’s sister, Naomi, told CBS4 the gathering at Utah Park in Aurora on Saturday evening was their first time being able to solely focus on the life Elijah lived.
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  “It is giving some of us closure. At the same time, it is opening feelings for others,” Naomi McClain said.
  Hundreds gathered Sat
  
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• Golden Now Requires Masks In Public If You Can’t Stay 6 Feet From Others

  13-07-2020 20:23
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) — The Golden City Council passed an emergency ordinance which expands the requirements for wearing masks in public areas of the city. Now, people in Golden will be required to wear a mask inside public buildings and when outdoors.
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  “So if you’re outdoors on our sidewalks, streets, trails, parks, you have to wear a mask,” explained Jason Slowinski, Golden City Manager. “Unless you can maintain 6 foot of separation from folks.”
  
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• Surge In Youth Gun Violence In Denver, Could Coronavirus Be Partially To Blame?

  13-07-2020 20:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A shooting at a house party Saturday in Denver has left one young man dead and another injured. It’s the fifth young person in Denver to lose their life to gun violence in 6 days. 
  Since July 6, five 20-year-olds or younger have lost their lives to gun violence. It’s a shocking rise in crime that has left youth across the Denver metro area in disbelief.
  “Tayvion, he was my little cousin,” said Lumumba Sayers, Jr. 
  Sayers, a young man himsel
  
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• Women Hit With Boards On High Line Canal Trail: 1 Victim Released, 1 Remains Hospitalized

  13-07-2020 19:49
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two women were attacked on the High Line Canal Trail in the past week — by a man who hit them with a 2X4 or some kind of board. One victim has been released from the hospital. The second remains hospitalized with serious injuries, but is expected to survive.
  The descriptions of the suspects don’t match so police are looking for two different men.
  Police say a woman riding her bike with her children was attacked on Wednesday, July 8.
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  They say
  
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• Women Hit With Boards On High Line Canal Trail: 1 Suspect Arrested, 1 Victim Remains Hospitalized

  13-07-2020 19:49
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two women were attacked on the High Line Canal Trail in the past week — by a man who hit them with a 2X4 or some kind of board. The descriptions of the suspects don’t match so police were looking for two different men. On Monday, Aurora police announced they’d arrested one of the suspects.
  Julio Cesar Gonzalez (credit: Aurora Police)
  “Our investigators have identified Julio Cesar Gonzalez as a suspect in the attack from July 11,” APD sta
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ Rescheduled for 2022 Buell Theatre Performance

  13-07-2020 19:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – ‘Hamilton’ is not throwing away its shot at Denver, but it will have to wait a little while. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the hit performance will not run until 2022.
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  The rescheduled engagement for “Hamilton” will now happen from February 16th-March 27th 2022 at the Buell Theater.
  Ticket holders for the postponed 2020 show will get an email with their new dates.
  Information for new ticket purchases will b
  
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• Shooting On Pecos Street In Adams County Under Investigation

  13-07-2020 19:12
  
  (CBS4) – A suspect is in custody after a construction employee was shot in Adams County on Monday morning. It happened outside Adolescent Day Treatment Center on 7840 Pecos Street and the facility was put on lockdown.Update- Shooting occurred behind the Treatment Center at construction site not inside the facility. Construction employee was shot and transported .Positive ID on suspect in custody.
  — Adams Sheriff's Page (@AdamsCoSheriff) July 13, 2020(credit: CBS)
  
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• Renaming Stapleton: Denver Neighborhood Group Announces 9 Options, Including ‘Peterson’, ‘Concourse’ & ‘Tailwinds’

  13-07-2020 18:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Stapleton residents now know the choices for a new name for their neighborhood. A list that started with more than 300 options has been narrowed down to nine options:Mosley
  Meadowlark
  Concourse
  Peterson
  Central Park
  Skyview
  Randolph
  Park Central
  Tailwinds(credit: CBS)
  Stapleton was named for a former Denver mayor who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, residents will vote on a more inclusive name.
  Voting will be conducted over three weeks, each week the list will be shor
  
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• Will You See A Second Stimulus Payment?

  13-07-2020 18:37
  
  (CBSNewYork) — Will Americans be receiving a second stimulus payment in the near future? The answer remains uncertain. But what seemed unlikely in late March, after the first stimulus passed, seems much more likely three months later. And developing economic (and political) conditions add to the likelihood with each passing day.
  According to Murillo Campello, professor of Finance at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, the likelihood of a second stimulus paymen
  
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• Weather School With Chris Spears: Why Is Colorado So Prone To Hail?

  13-07-2020 18:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hail is a big part of the severe weather season in Colorado and it is responsible for tens of thousands of dollars in damage each year to crops, homes, businesses and vehicles. Sometimes so much hail can fall during a thunderstorm that snowplows are called out to clear the roads.One reason we are so prone to hail is our altitude. Because Colorado has such a high average elevation we are closer to the freezing level in the atmosphere. This allows strong updrafts to tap in to
  
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• Renaming Stapleton: Neighborhood Group Announces 9 Options, Including Peterson, Concourse And Tailwinds

  13-07-2020 18:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Stapleton residents now know the choices for a new name for their neighborhood. A list that started with more than 300 options has been narrowed down to nine options:Mosley
  Meadowlark
  Concourse
  Peterson
  Central Park
  Skyview
  Randolph
  Park Central
  Tailwinds(credit: CBS)
  Stapleton was named for a former Denver mayor who was a member of the KKK. Now, residents will vote on a more inclusive name.
  Voting will be conducted over three weeks, each week the list will be shortened bas
  
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• ‘Shorter Races, More Exciting Formats, Bring To Life Driver Personalities’: CBS To Air Superstar Racing Experience In 2021

  13-07-2020 18:04
  
  (CBS Local)- CBS Sports announced a new partnership on Monday with Superstar Racing Experience, a new sports property that will combine with CBS Sports to produce a six-race, short-track series that will air Saturday nights on CBS Television Network and CBS All Access beginning in the summer of 2021.
  Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) is the brainchild of The Montag Group, NASCAR Hall of Famers Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart and investor George Pyne. It will feature sprint races with no pit stops
  
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• Severe T-Storms Produce Two Tornadoes, Large Hail On Colorado’s Eastern Plains Sunday

  13-07-2020 17:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A round of severe thunderstorms pounded eastern Colorado late Sunday with large hail, heavy rain and strong wind gusts. Two weak tornadoes were also reported.
  Large hail pounds the small town of Laird in Yuma County. (credit: Mary Ann Carlock)
  In the small community of Laird, just east of Wray along Highway 34 in Yuma County, the hail reached over two inches in diameter. Mary Ann Carlock sent us pictures of the large stones.Just before 6 pm, this was spotted a few miles NE
  
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• ‘Environmental Illness Will Be The Defining Disease Of The 21st Century’: Oliver Broudy On ‘The Sensitives: The Rise Of Environmental Illness And The Search For America’s Last Pure Place’

  13-07-2020 17:38
  
  (CBS Local)– There are over 50 million people in the United States living with environmental illness.
  As Oliver Broudy discovered in his Simon & Schuster book “The Sensitives: The Rise Of Environmental Illness And The Search For America’s Last Pure Place,” chemicals can impact people who suffer from EI in many different ways. Some people with this illness are smell sensitive to things like perfume and bleach, while others need to live in the woods in order to avo
  
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• Evacuations Lifted After House Fire Near Glenwood Springs Spreads To Surrounding Brush

  13-07-2020 17:21
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A house fire outside of Glenwood Springs prompted brief evacuations late Sunday after it spread to the surrounding brush. It happened on 3 Mile Road which is south-southwest of the downtown.
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  According to the Post Independent the fire burned two acres before it was brought under control. When fire crews arrived they reported 20-foot tall flames in the brush surrounding the home.
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  The evacuation orders were l
  
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• Denver Weather: Another Threat For Severe Storms On Monday

  13-07-2020 16:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Similar to Sunday, a round of severe weather is expected during the afternoon and early evening in Colorado. The highest threat is east of Fort Morgan, Limon, and La Junta.
  Strong and potentially destructive wind is the greatest concern on Monday although there is also a chance 1 inch or larger hail along with the typical danger that comes along with lightning.
  For Denver and the Front Range, the overall severe weather threat is smaller compared to the Eastern Plains. Any s
  
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• Singer Ryan McPhearson Suffers Brain Injury While Trying To Break Up Fatal Arvada Motorcycle Gang Fight

  13-07-2020 16:06
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Ryan McPhearson, the lead singer in the Colorado band Nightwolf, was critically hurt when a fatal fight broke out over the weekend between two motorcycle gangs at an Arvada restaurant. The violence broke out Saturday night outside Jake’s Roadhouse on Lamar Street.
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  Investigators said the fight started in the parking lot between members of the Hells Angels and the Mongols. Soon afterwards dozens of shots flew across a stretch of four blocks of Lamar
  
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• Sunday Event At Bandimere Speedway Appears To Follow Temporary Restraining Order

  13-07-2020 01:39
  
  MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Bandimere Speedway in Morrison held another event on Sunday while it remains under a temporary restraining order by the Jefferson County Public Health. The car show on Sunday was called a bug in.
  (credit: CBS)
  The restraining order limits the crowd to 175 people. Health officials say Bandimere failed to enforce the order during a July 4th event.
  Admission to Sunday’s event ranged from $20-$40.
  Representatives from both Bandimere and the health department met
  
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• Motorcycle ‘Gang’ Shootout In Arvada Leaves Good Samaritan In Critical Condition

  13-07-2020 01:01
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – It was Saturday night and “Nightwolf” had just finished up their first set at Jake’s Roadhouse since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lead singer Ryan McPhearson and drummer John Akal went outside to smoke a cigarette while lead guitarist Jay Halpern hung out inside.
  “We heard something that sounded like fireworks,” Halpern said.
  (credit: CBS)
  Soon they learned it wasn’t fireworks. Arvada police say one person died and
  
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• Idea For ‘Museum For Black Girls’ Growing In Park Hill

  13-07-2020 00:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s hard to miss the only house left on the 3400 block of Albion Street. With its purple trim and lights strung across the front, it has a lot of character.
  “The house itself is a historical landmark,” said Charlie Billingsley. She and Keisha Marie Fadeyi helped usher groups in and out of the home with excitement on Sunday morning. It’s the new site of their Museum for Black Girls.
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  “We’re shocked every day. Like we really h
  
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• Bear Rescue: Firefighters Help Wildlife Officers Lower 350 Lb. Bear From Tree

  13-07-2020 00:07
  
   
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Wildlife officers and firefighters managed to come up with a solution after a bear fell asleep in a tree after being tranquilized. Colorado Parks and Wildlife first responded to a home on Alameda Parkway and Bear Creek Road at 9 a.m. on Saturday for a call about a bear in a tree.
  (credit: West Metro)
  Twelve hours later, the 350 lb. bear moved down the tree enough for officers to tranquilize it. That’s when the hard work started.
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