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• Dr. Dave Hnida Shares COVID Checklist As Parents Send Their Students Back To Classrooms

  02-03-2021 23:36
  
  (CBS4) – More school districts are returning to full in-person learning as they get middle and high schoolers back in classrooms. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida said the current science shows schools have not really been vectors for the spread of coronavirus.
  (credit: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Hnida also said the number of teachers being vaccinated is increasing as the level of COVID-19 is decreasing in communities, but he did point out having stude
  
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• How Negative Stereotypes About Boys Affect Their Academics And Health

  02-03-2021 23:32
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  The negative stereotypes that boys face have a damaging effect on both their bodies and minds. Emma Brown, investigative reporter at The Washington Post, exposes these and more in her book “To Raise a Boy,” available now from Simon & Schuster (a ViacomCBS Company).“To Raise a Boy” is a searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men—and how we can do better. In this special selection from the book, Brown underscores
  
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• University Of Denver Triples COVID Testing On Campus With Spit Test

  02-03-2021 23:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The University of Denver is tripling the amount of COVID-19 testing on campus. That’s thanks to a new spit test. (credit: CBS)
  Researchers have discovered a saliva testing method that matches 98% of nasal swab results. That lab is processing 1,000 saliva tests a day with results in less than 18 hours.
  
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• Hundreds Of ‘Rock It Sock It’ Kits Going To Aurora Homeless Community

  02-03-2021 23:16
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The Aurora Police Department thanked to community for helping in its annual “Rock It Sock It” event. The department collected more than 700 kits, including 3,000 pairs of socks.
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  The socks were bagged with toiletries and given to people in need, such as those in the homeless community.
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  In 2020, right before the pandemic gripped Colorado, the department gathered enough items for 2,200 kits.
  
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• Child, Bus Driver Hurt In Colorado Springs School Bus Crash

  02-03-2021 22:57
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – One child and a school bus driver suffered some injuries after the bus crashed head-on with a tree in Colorado Springs. The crash happened Tuesday morning on Ridgeglen Road.
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  The child had a bump on their head, and the driver was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The rest of the children inside were okay, but scared.
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  KKTV spoke to one mother who rushed to the crash scene.
  “I know all of them, so I made sure they we
  
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• Denver Public Library Reopens 9 Branches Nearly 1 Year After Pandemic Closure

  02-03-2021 22:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Public Library will open nine branches to the public next week. This will be the first time in nearly a year that people can visit their local library and go inside.
  While the buildings have been closed, the libraries have been serving patrons online and with curbside pickup and returns.
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  The nine branches that will open on Tuesday, March 9 are the Bear Valley Branch Library, Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library, Rodolfo Corky Gonzales Branch Library, Gre
  
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• New Photos Show Crawl Space Jonathan Crossley Hid In Before Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend Eilish Poe

  02-03-2021 22:18
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators released new photos of the crawl space of a Fort Collins home where Jonathan Crossley hid for over 24 hours before attacking his ex-girlfriend.
  Jonathan Crossley (credit: CBS)
  According to police records, Crossley, 25, broke in to Eilish Poe’s home while she was at work on Nov. 3, 2020.
  (credit: Fort Collins Police Services)
  The photos show a backpack and a jug of water Crossley brought with him.
  Investigators say Crossley also brought snack
  
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• Plan To Make Axton Ranch A New Denver Mountain Park Move Forward, But Foothills Neighbors Have Concerns

  02-03-2021 22:14
  
  (CBS4) – It’s being billed as the next Denver Mountain Park, the first in 80 years, but not everyone living near Axton Ranch, which is in the process of being donated, is looking forward to a public park in their backyard.
  (credit: CBS)
  “450 acres goes right up this mountain here,” Joel Furnace pointed to land behind Axton Ranch.
  The ranch sits on beautiful land, and that’s part of the reason why Denver Mayor Michael Hancock thinks it would make a great place for a
  
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• Arvada Center Using Technology To Reimagine Its Theater Productions

  02-03-2021 22:09
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – With most live performances still shutdown due to coronavirus, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities has found new ways to perform.
  “We knew that we didn’t want to stop engaging with our patrons, so we looked around. ‘What can we do?’ ‘What can we do that would be virtual, that we could afford, that was not going to be too risky?’ Because, of course, we, like everyone else, were suffering a lot of lost revenue from lost ticket
  
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• Texas Governor Greg Abbott Ends Statewide Mask Mandate, Opens State 100%

  02-03-2021 22:07
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday afternoon that it’s time to open the state and end the mask mandate. “Under no circumstance can someone be punished for not wearing a mask,” he said during a news conference.
  By next Wednesday, March 2, all businesses of any time can open at 100%.  He made the announcement from Lubbock on the same day Texas reported a new one day record for the number of people receiving vaccines —
  
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• Colorado Senate Passes Bill Easing Child Abuse Lawsuits

  02-03-2021 21:24
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Senate has unanimously passed legislation that eliminates a statute of limitations for victims of child sexual assault to file civil lawsuits seeing damages from perpetrators. Supporters argued the six-year time period currently given victims to pursue claims effectively denied them the chance to seek justice after undergoing years of trauma and possible recovery.
  Democratic Sen. Jessie Danielson, who co-sponsored the bill with Republican Sen. Don Coram, note
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: When Could Another Economic Relief Payment Arrive?

  02-03-2021 21:19
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A third stimulus check is likely pending. The $1,400 direct payment is a critical part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package, which aims to ease the economic fallout from COVID and set the economy on better footing. It has support from both Democrats and Republicans and looks destined to end up in the American Rescue Plan’s final version. The broader package also includes higher unemployment benefits, an improved child tax credit, and m
  
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• COVID In Colorado: State Hits Goal Of Vaccinating 70% Of Residents 70+

  02-03-2021 21:18
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado has hit its goal to vaccinate 70% of residents 70 and older by the end of February, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The state expects to receive 45,500 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses this week. Delivery of the vaccine would come on top of 209,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, both of which require two shots.(credit: CBS)
  Starting Friday, anyone in the state 60 and older will be eligible to receive a vaccine. The expanded eligibility will also inc
  
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• Bracketology: CU Buffs No. 9, CSU Rams No. 10 In Latest CBS Sports NCAA Tournament Projections

  02-03-2021 21:03
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Last week both the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams needed wins to cement their footing in the NCAA Tournament. With the regular season winding down and the conference tournaments ahead, both teams are in prime position to lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
  Jerry Palm of CBS Sports has the Buffs as a No. 9 seed and the Rams as the No. 10 seed in his latest NCAA Tournament bracket projections. In this projection, Colorado would play the Louisville Ca
  
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• Colorado Parks & Wildlife Officers Check On Orphaned Bears Still Hibernating

  02-03-2021 20:40
  
  FAIRPLAY, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are checking on bears across the state. They’re making sure certain bears continue their hibernation for a little bit longer.
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  On Friday, CPW moved two bears into an artificial hibernation den south of Fairplay. The bears should sleep more before venturing out into the wild.
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  The orphans spent last summer in a rehab facility growing and getting healthy before
  
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• Spring Training Report: COVID Will Loom Over Baseball For Another Season

  02-03-2021 20:35
  
  (CBS Baltimore) — MLB has entered its second COVID spring training. Another COVID season isn’t far behind, and with any luck, this one will last 162 games rather than 60. While the pandemic has changed baseball, just as it’s changed everything else, the changes are now familiar. At the end of the day, it’s still baseball. And having games sure beats not having games.
  Welcome to the first installment of the Spring Training Report. Every Monday (or possibly Tuesday) we will
  
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• Tennessee Girl Missing Since 2019 Believed To Be In Colorado

  02-03-2021 20:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Tennessee man known to frequently travel to Colorado is believed to have kidnapped his 17-year-old daughter in October 2019. Authorities are asking people all over the state to keep an eye out for John Oliver Westbrook.
  (credit: Hamilton County TN District Attorney)
  Daphne Westbrook is 17 and never returned home to Chattanooga after a weekend visit with her father. John Westbrook is known to have spent several weeks in the Pueblo area in November 2020. The Hamilton County
  
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• Tennessee Girl Daphne Westbrook Missing Since 2019 Believed To Be In Colorado

  02-03-2021 20:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Tennessee man known to frequently travel to Colorado is believed to have kidnapped his 17-year-old daughter in October 2019. Authorities are asking people all over the state to keep an eye out for John Oliver Westbrook.
  (credit: Hamilton County TN District Attorney)
  Daphne Westbrook is 17 and never returned home to Chattanooga after a weekend visit with her father. John Westbrook is known to have spent several weeks in the Pueblo area in November 2020. The Hamilton County
  
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• DU Gymnast Lynnzee Brown Makes Incredible Return From Achilles Injury

  02-03-2021 20:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– In February of 2019, DU gymnast Lynnzee Brown earned the first perfect 10 of her career on floor in her sophomore season. That year she was named the NCAA co-champion of floor, marking the second NCAA title in DU gymnastics history.
  Lynnzee Brown (credit: CBS)
  Fast forward one year to February 2020. As Brown was wrapping up another fabulous floor routine, her career came to a sudden and shocking halt.
  “I was tumbling on floor and on my last pass, I went to punch and my
  
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• ‘It’s Truly Tragic To See All These Attacks’: MTV News’ Yoonj Kim On Rise In Anti-Asian Violence

  02-03-2021 20:09
  
  (CBS Local)– One of the biggest stories of 2021 has been the rise of violence against Asian Americans. Stories of hate crimes against Asian Americans are making national and local headlines after a video surfaced of an elderly man in Oakland, California getting shoved to the ground.
  MTV News’ Yoonj Kim has been covering this topic in depth and has used her platform to discuss many things like the destructive impact of xenophobic rhetoric around the coronavirus. She talked with C
  
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• Metro Caring Hosts COVID Vaccine Equity Panel Meeting, Tries To Encourage More Minorities To Get Vaccinated

  02-03-2021 20:00
  
  (CBS4) – Almost 1.4 million Coloradans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination, and the vast majority of them are white. Part of that is because of vaccine hesitancy among minorities. Metro Caring is trying to tackle that with a vaccine equity panel.
  Metro Caring spokeswoman Sheena Kadi said the problem dates back generations because of racism in public health care.
  “There are legacies of racialized health inequities which have contributed not only to disproportionate burdens
  
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• Support Denver’s Lowest Income Neighborhood With Sun Valley Youth Center Art Auction

  02-03-2021 19:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Bid on a piece of unique art and help support the lowest income neighborhood in Denver at the same time. The Sun Valley Youth Center is opening registration on its online art auction this week. Bidding begins on Thursday.
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  The Sun Valley Youth Center helps support the community by empowering youth and families. Funds raised during the auction will help provide healthy snacks, virtual and in-person programming and staff support for the childre
  
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• Hanging Lake Trail Expected To Reopen May 1

  02-03-2021 19:16
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) — Hanging Lake trail in Glenwood Springs is expected to reopen to the public on May 1, according to officials with White River National Forest. And this year, you may be able to drive right to the trail — instead of taking a shuttle.
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  “We are still working out some details including reservations and should have an announcement with more details soon,” David Boyd with the Forest Service told CBS4. Boyd said they&rsq
  
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• Check The List: Season-To-Date Snow Totals From Over 200 Locations Around Colorado

  02-03-2021 19:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado’s 2020-2021 snow season is entering the home stretch with March and April to go, which are historically two of the snowiest months in the state. Some years bring a few late snowfall events during May. The following snow totals are through the end of February for selected locations around Colorado.
  Source: National Weather Service
  Steamboat Springs (0.7 miles ESE) – 130.7″Silverthorne (1 mile NNE) – 73.5″Conifer (5 miles NW) – 70.
  
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• COVID In Colorado: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Adds To Arsenal In Coronavirus Battle

  02-03-2021 18:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– In the weeks ahead, Colorado is going to be in a different place on COVID vaccines. This month, the state is expecting 850,000 Pfizer and Moderna doses and 400,000 Johnson & Johnson doses adding the new vaccine to an arms race with the coronavirus.
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  The addition of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical, puts another tool to work. There are differences in the design of the vaccine as well as its effectiveness, but the measurem
  
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• 73rd Emmy Awards Will Broadcast Sunday, September 19th On CBS And Paramount+

  02-03-2021 18:23
  
  (CBS) – CBS and the Television Academy announced today that the 73rd Emmy Awards will broadcast live, Sunday, September 19th from 8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT, on CBS and streaming Paramount+.
  The last time the Emmy Awards aired on CBS was September 17th, 2017. Stephen Colbert served as the show’s host for its 69th edition that saw Donald Glover, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sterling K. Brown, Elisabeth Moss, Riz Ahmed and Nicole Kidman took home lead actor/actress victories.
  
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• Once Vaccinated, OK To Take A Vacation? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers COVID Vaccine Questions

  02-03-2021 18:01
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus-related medical questions.
  Dr. Mallika is offering her best advice, but as always, consult your personal doctor before making any decisions about your personal health.
  If you cannot get back for your second shot within the suggested time what do you do? Is there some way I do not have to start over? – Ray
  Even if your second shot is delayed by several weeks, you do not have to start over. Get your second shot as soon a
  
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• Colorado Buffaloes 2021 Football Schedule Released

  02-03-2021 17:45
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A tough stretch of games highlights the Colorado Buffaloes football schedule in 2021.Start the countdown2⃣0⃣2⃣1⃣
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  — Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) March 2, 2021The Buffs open on Friday, Sept. 3rd against Ed McCaffrey and the Northern Colorado Bears. Karl Dorrell’s team faces a 4-game gauntlet after the opener. The Buffs will play SEC power Texas A&M at Empower f
  
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• Residents In Gilpin County Share Concerns About Turning Axton Ranch Into A Denver Public Park

  02-03-2021 17:36
  
  (CBS4) – It’s being billed as the next Denver Mountain Park, the first in 80 years, but not everyone living near Axton Ranch, which is in the process of being donated, is looking forward to a public park in their backyard.
  (credit: CBS)
  “450 acres goes right up this mountain here,” Joel Furnace pointed to land behind Axton Ranch.
  The ranch sits on beautiful land, and that’s part of the reason why Denver Mayor Michael Hancock thinks it would make a great place for a
  
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• ‘I Am The Proof That God Exists’: Woman Beats Coronavirus 150 Days After Being Admitted To Hospital

  02-03-2021 17:00
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Isabel Pupo was all smiles, just days after she opened her eyes from a medically induced coma.
  Doctors, at times, were convinced it would not happen, as the 55-year-old was on the verge of death.
  “During that time, I actually told the family on numerous occasions, unfortunately, that she was going to pass away and we are going to have to stop,” said Dr. Steven DeBeer, a cardiothoracic surgeon.
  Pupo got admitted into Mount Sinai Medical Center back in July wit
  
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• Full In-Person Learning Could Be Coming Back Soon In Douglas County Middle And High Schools

  02-03-2021 16:57
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo.(CBS4) – Since the summer of 2020, Douglas County School District officials say they’ve been working to get students back into classrooms as safely and effectively as possible.“COVID-19 data and its impact on DCSD’s ability to offer full-time, in-person learning… has been continuously monitored and shared,” Interim Superintendent Corey Wise told district families in a letter. “We have listened to the diverse voices of staff, students,
  
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• Avalanche Start Strong But Wind Up Losing Big To Sharks In San Jose

  02-03-2021 16:45
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored for the first time this season during a four-goal third period that helped the San Jose Sharks roll past the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Monday night.
  “It seems like he’s got a good reset. He’s doing those things with the puck we’re used to seeing him doing,” San Jose coach Bob Boughner said. “That’s the Erik we’re used to seeing.”
  Rudolfs Balcers broke a tie early in the third, John Leonard sc
  
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• Nikola Jokic Scores 17 In 4th Quarter, 39 Overall As Nuggets Beat Bulls 118-112

  02-03-2021 16:42
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Jokic dominated with 39 points and 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112 on Monday night.
  Jokic finished with nine assists, just missing his 50th career triple-double. The three-time All-Star came up huge in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 to help the Nuggets come away with the win after blowing a 15-point lead.
  “That’s the luxury of having an MVP candidate,” coach Michael Malone said. “I see all these conversations
  
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• Aurora City Council Approves Letter To White House Supporting Push To End Private Prisons

  02-03-2021 16:27
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – President Joe Biden is clear about his desire to end the use of private prisons in the United States, and the Aurora City Council is backing that move. A letter to the president was approved Monday night.
  In their regular meeting on Monday, city councilors were largely split on the letter. The final vote approving the letter was 6-4, with council members Lawson, Hiltz, Johnston, Murillo, Coombs, and Marcano voting in favor.
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  Mayor Mike Coffman stood oppo
  
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• Mother Accused Of Putting Baby In Trash Can Charged With Attempted Murder

  02-03-2021 16:18
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – A mother accused of dumping her newborn baby in a Dorchester trash can appeared in court Monday afternoon. Marie Mercier is charged with attempted murder and the reckless endangerment of a child.
  Prosecutors said the 33-year-old was cooking or cleaning at a home in Dorchester on Friday and was pregnant when she arrived.
  Witnesses told police she went into the bathroom for more than an hour and they heard a baby crying. She allegedly came out with a leather bag and refused he
  
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• Denver City Council Formally Approves Acquisition Of Axton Ranch In Block Vote

  02-03-2021 16:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver is getting a brand new mountain park. Denver City Council formally approved the acquisition of Axton Ranch as part of a block vote at their regular meeting Monday night.
  (credit: Denver Mountain Parks)
  The 450-acre ranch, donated to the city by the Axton Family, is Denver’s first new mountain park in more than 80 years.
  RELATED: Axton Ranch To Be First New Denver Mountain Park Acquired In 80+ Years
  Axton Ranch is located within Jefferson and Gilpin counties and
  
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• Weld County Joins ‘Meat-In Day’ Supporters Following Colorado Governor’s Controversial Announcement

  02-03-2021 16:01
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Weld County commissioners are coming together to declare a “Meat-In Day” on March 20 in support of Colorado farmers and ranchers. The announcement comes after Gov. Jared Polis announced a “Meat Out Day,” also taking place on March 20.
  (credit: CBS)
  The goal was to support a plant-based diet for the day. This is just the latest fuel in the fire following the proclamation. Some say it stands against rural Colorado and the state’s
  
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• ‘An Insult To Hunters Who Follow The Rules’: Iniki Kapu Banned From Hunting In Colorado, Most Of U.S., After Poaching Spree

  02-03-2021 15:40
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A 28-year-old Colorado Springs man who had already pleaded guilty to illegally killing wildlife in three Colorado counties has been banned indefinitely from hunting in Colorado and 47 other states. A permanent suspension of Iniki Vike Kapu’s hunting privileges was issued last week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Monday.
  Kapu pleaded guilty to misdemeanor poaching charges in Teller, Fremont and Chaffee counties beginning in late 2019 t
  
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• ‘They Left Her For Dead’: 14 Year Old & 18 Year Old Charged With Murder Of Pamela Cabriales On Colfax

  02-03-2021 15:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A 14-year-old male and 18-year-old Neshan Johnson are both being charged with the murder of 32-year-old Pamela Cabriales, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Cabriales was shot on Feb. 20 while she was in her car on Colfax Avenue near Interstate 25.
  Pamela Cabriales (credit: Cabriales family)
  According to the medical examiner, she suffered at least one gunshot wound to the head and died several days later at the hospital.
  Neshan Johnson (credit: D
  
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• Orthodontist Kept Children In Braces Longer Than Necessary, Massachusetts AG Alleges In Lawsuit

  02-03-2021 15:15
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office filed a lawsuit against an orthodontist who is accused of using “young patients as pawns to steal millions of dollars” by keeping children in braces for longer than medically necessary.
  According to Healey, Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah fraudulently submitted millions of dollars in false claims to MassHealth. In addition to keeping children in braces for too long, Rizkallah is also accused of deceptively billing f
  
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• Without Active Spring Snow, Colorado’s Snowpack On Track To Be Below Average

  02-03-2021 14:54
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo (CBS4) – Colorado’s high country is just weeks away from its average peak snowpack date. Current measurements are on the fast track to coming up short.
  “Our snowpack has been struggling. We’re close to average, but not quite to average so the likelihood of getting average snowpack is pretty low at this point. It’s most likely that most areas of our state will have a little bit below average snowpack when we end the season,” said Becky Bolin
  
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• Denver Weather: Spring Style Storm Set To Bring Slushy Snow On Thursday

  02-03-2021 14:32
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – March averages more snow than any other month in Denver and the first storm of the month could bring 1-2 inches of slushy accumulation on Thursday. Much higher snow totals are expected in the mountains.
  A fast moving storm that was off the coast of Southern California Tuesday morning will race toward Colorado on Wednesday and will spread snow over the mountains by Thursday morning. As moisture reaches Denver and the Front Range Thursday afternoon, temperatures will be too w
  
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• Wheelchair-Bound Veteran Stuck Indoors For 2 Years Finally Leaves Home After Volunteers Build Ramp

  02-03-2021 14:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (KTVT-TV) – A wheelchair-bound, retired Coast Guardsman who had been holed up inside his home, finally got outside Sunday for the first time in two years! It was all thanks to volunteers who made this incredible moment possible.
  For Chuck Wood, it was the sweet sound of success as he rolled down his new wheelchair ramp and onto the sidewalk. Wood said he loves being outside and it was a moment he could only dream about until now.
  “I’m great now because I can get
  
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• Disabled Veteran Stuck Indoors For 2 Years Finally Leaves Home After Volunteers Build Wheelchair Ramp

  02-03-2021 14:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (KTVT-TV) – A wheelchair-bound, retired Coast Guardsman who had been holed up inside his home, finally got outside Sunday for the first time in two years! It was all thanks to volunteers who made this incredible moment possible.
  For Chuck Wood, it was the sweet sound of success as he rolled down his new wheelchair ramp and onto the sidewalk. Wood said he loves being outside and it was a moment he could only dream about until now.
  “I’m great now because I can get
  
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• Most Expensive Basketball Card Ever! Luka Doncic Autograph Sells For Record $4.6M

  02-03-2021 13:30
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The sports card industry is marveling at a record sale that took place over the weekend. At $4.6 million, the most expensive basketball card ever sold is now a signed Luka Doncic rookie card featuring the NBA Logoman patch from a game-worn Dallas Mavericks jersey.
  Collector Nick Fiorello bought the 1-of-1 card on Feb.28, which is second in all time in sports cards to a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that sold for $5.2 million. It was first sold for $2.8 million in
  
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• Weld County Joins ‘Meat In’ Day Supporters Following Polis’ Controversial Announcement

  02-03-2021 05:51
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Weld County commissioners are coming together to declare a “Meat-In Day” on March 20 in support of Colorado farmers and ranchers. The announcement comes after Gov. Jared Polis announced a “Meat Out Day,” also taking place on March 20.
  (credit: CBS)
  The goal was to support a plant-based diet for the day. This is just the latest fuel in the fire following the proclamation. Some say it’s stands against rural Colorado and the state
  
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• Golden Cancer Patient Calling On State To Include More Patients In Next Vaccine Phase

  02-03-2021 05:37
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado’s cancer patients still must wait weeks and will be in a vaccine phase with millions of others before they can get a life-saving chance. While other states have made cancer a priority, Colorado continues to push back potential vaccines for patients.
  “Getting the vaccine would mean seeing my family again and having dinner with friends again, going to the grocery store without fear,” said Nancee Pronsati who is living with stage IV lung cance
  
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• ‘They Left Her For Dead’: 14 Year Old & 18 Year Old Charged With Woman’s Murder On Colfax

  02-03-2021 05:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A 14-year-old male and 18-year-old Neshan Johnson are both being charged with the murder of 32-year-old Pamela Cabriales, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. Cabriales was shot on Feb. 20 while she was in her car on Colfax Avenue near Interstate 25.
  Pamela Cabriales (credit: Cabriales family)
  According to the medical examiner, she suffered at least one gunshot wound to the head and died several days later at the hospital.
  Neshan Johnson (credit: D
  
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• Colorado Bill Mandating Secure Storage Of Guns Passes First Committee

  02-03-2021 04:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dozens of people weighed in on a bill at the Colorado State Capitol that would require gun owners securely store their weapons. Opponents of the bill say most gun owners already do what the bill requires, but supporters say, just last week, a 14-year-old Lafayette boy accidentally shot and killed a friend.
  Dr. Martha Middlemist, a pediatrician, told lawmakers one of her patients was also involved in a deadly accidental shooting. She says the 8 year old found his dad’s
  
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• COVID In Colorado: Officials Identify 822 People Infected Twice During Pandemic

  02-03-2021 03:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado health officials have identified 822 people who were infected twice with COVID-19 during the pandemic. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment added the case data to the state’s dashboard on Monday.
  The second-infection cases were reported between Aug. 20 and Feb. 28 and involve people ranging in age from 1 to 101. For a case to be considered a second infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requires two positive molecular am
  
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