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• Mysterious books dropped on highway baffles CDOT

  25-02-2015 23:56
  
  For the past two months, someone has been using the median of Highway 287 as a book drop.
  
  
          
  
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• From Germany to Wyoming to the NFL

  25-02-2015 23:46
  
  Mark Nzeocha is taking the long road to the NFL, all the way from Germany.
  
  
          
  
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• Denver Officer Accused Of Domestic Violence Posts Cryptic Status On Facebook

  25-02-2015 23:41
  
  A veteran of the Denver police force for more than 30 years faces charges of domestic violence in Adams County.
  
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• Man Ticketed For Gun At Colorado Springs Airport Security

  25-02-2015 23:10
  
  A man arrested for bringing a loaded gun through security at the Colorado Springs Airport has been cited with a misdemeanor.
  
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• Suspects Charged In Denver Police Memorial Vandalism

  25-02-2015 23:10
  
  The Denver District Attorney has formally charged two men in connection with vandalism to the Denver Police Department Fallen Officer memorial.
  
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• Colorado House Rejects Drill-Limit Penalties

  25-02-2015 23:04
  
  Democrats in the Colorado House have rejected a proposal to penalize communities that ban the drilling practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
  
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• Colorado Senate Rejects Drone Surveillance Limits

  25-02-2015 23:01
  
  A proposal to limit government drone surveillance in Colorado has failed in its first test.
  
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• Priest On Probation In Colorado Pleads Guilty In Michigan Porn Case

  25-02-2015 23:00
  
  A Catholic priest who worked at a Detroit high school faces at least 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a child pornography charge.
  
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• Colorado Lawmakers Consider Stricter Snow-Tire Requirements

  25-02-2015 22:57
  
  Colorado lawmakers are considering requiring snow tires or chains on noncommercial vehicles at all times during winter and spring months, an attempt reduce accidents and mountain traffic.
  
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• Ski Train Returns For 1 Day, Trip To Winter Park

  25-02-2015 22:22
  
  The ski train hasn't been running from Union Station to the mountains for six years but it will return for one day.
  
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• Top 8 Traditions In The NHL

  25-02-2015 22:14
  
  Where did the term "hat trick" come from? And what about Detroit Red Wings fans throwing octopi on the rink? There are some strange traditions that come from hockey.
  
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• Lockouts lifted at Denver schools after gunfire report

  25-02-2015 22:11
  
  Denver police are responding to a call of shots fired in the area between 28th Avenue and East 30th Avenue near Lafayette Street.
  
  
          
  
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• Couple pleads guilty to keeping child in cage

  25-02-2015 22:06
  
  A couple has pleaded guilty to keeping a 7-year-old in a cage outside their rural Wyoming home.
  
  
          
  
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• Man with Alzheimer's allegedly beats, kills other patient

  25-02-2015 21:54
  
  A man at an assisted living home has died after he got in a fight with another resident.
  
  
          
  
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• Longmont’s DigitalGlobe Has Satellite That Offers High-Resolution Images

  25-02-2015 21:47
  
  Satellite company DigitalGlobe Inc. says it has the technical ability and government clearance necessary to offer higher-resolution images.
  
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• Suspect In Explosion Near Springs NAACP Office ‘Is A Danger’

  25-02-2015 21:32
  
  A judge says a man accused of setting off a small explosion last month near a Colorado Springs NAACP office is a danger to the community and must stay jailed without bail.
  
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• Johnson & Wales to make record-breaking banana split

  25-02-2015 21:27
  
  Denver's Johnson & Wales University hopes to build the world's heaviest vegas banana split.
  
  
          
  
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• Suspected Colorado Springs bomber held without bond

  25-02-2015 21:21
  
  The man accused of placing a pipe bomb outside of a tax preparation company last month will be held without bond, according to the Department of Justice.
  
  
          
  
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• DPD officer arrested on domestic violence charge

  25-02-2015 21:20
  
  Commerce City police arrested a Denver officer Tuesday on suspicion of domestic violence.
  
  
          
  
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• Daily Digest: Blood, death, dementia, and 9 other stories

  25-02-2015 21:03
  
  Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the Denver weather forecast, Denver traffic information, and the stories that will be talked about on Wednesday, Feb.
  
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• Denver police seek man who impersonated undercover cop

  25-02-2015 20:24
  
  Authorities are searching for a man who impersonated an undercover Aurora police officer at a Denver gas station earlier this month.
  
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• Denver groups talk about two-way bike lane for Broadway, I-25 to I-70

  25-02-2015 20:10
  
  Commuters driving along Broadway downtown could soon see a car on one side and a bicycle on the other side.
  
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• Frisco Comes In At No. 2 In Coolest Town Rankings

  25-02-2015 20:00
  
  It's a quaint and quintessential Colorado mountain town, and according to at least one Internet list Frisco, Colorado, is the second coolest town in America.
  
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• Coroner IDs Aurora man stabbed to death Tuesday

  25-02-2015 19:42
  
  A 55-year-old man apparently stabbed to death in Aurora early Tuesday has been identified.
  
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• 5 Players Derrick Rose Can Look To For Inspiration

  25-02-2015 19:33
  
  After his latest injury Rose can still find hope by looking at these five athletes that have battled back from injuries too.
  
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• Ex-Guatemalan President Released From Colorado Prison In Bribe Case

  25-02-2015 19:22
  
  A former Guatemalan president who was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for accepting $2.5 million in bribes was released Tuesday from a U.S. prison in Colorado, a Guatemalan Embassy official said.
  
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• Nebraska Attorney General Visiting Western Regions To Discuss Colorado Pot

  25-02-2015 19:18
  
  Attorney General Doug Peterson is slated to meet with western Nebraska law enforcement to discuss the impact of Colorado marijuana on the region.
  
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• Red Light Camera Ban Up For Another Test In Colorado

  25-02-2015 19:15
  
  Red-light camera enforcement is back before Colorado lawmakers Wednesday, and the question of banning them is as divisive as ever.
  
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• Former Broncos Running Back Peyton Hillis Released By Giants

  25-02-2015 19:12
  
  The New York Giants have released former Denver Broncos running back Peyton Hillis.
  
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• Man Sought In Killing Of Former Springs Woman Caught At Santa Fe Shelter

  25-02-2015 19:07
  
  A 50-year-old drifter sought in the killing of a Taos County woman last summer has been arrested at a homeless shelter in Santa Fe.
  
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• Buffalo Cancer Hospital Doctor Dies After Skiing Accident In Colorado

  25-02-2015 19:05
  
  The head of the leukemia section at Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute has died from injuries suffered in a ski accident in Colorado earlier this month.
  
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• Priest On Probation In Colorado Likely To Plead Guilty In Michigan Porn Case

  25-02-2015 18:59
  
  A Catholic priest charged with secretly recording high school hockey players in the locker room is returning to Detroit federal court for a likely guilty plea.
  
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• Expert: Alzheimer’s Beating In Lakewood Shows Disease’s Unpredictability

  25-02-2015 18:50
  
  Mental health experts say the case of an 87-year-old Alzheimer's patient suspected of killing his roommate at an assisted living facility in suburban Denver is rare and shows the difficulty of caring for those with the unpredictable disease.
  
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• Denver Public Works Crews Filling Nearly Double The Potholes From Last Year

  25-02-2015 18:40
  
  It's a rough ride for Denver drivers this winter. If it's not the snow, it's the potholes -- and so far this year Denver has twice as many potholes as last year.
  
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• Player Style Files: Pro-golfer Erik Compton Talks About Life On The Green And On The Water

  25-02-2015 18:36
  
  Erik discusses his successful 2014 season, his favorite hobbies, and the essentials in every golf bag.
  
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• America The Beautiful (And Freezing)

  25-02-2015 18:35
  
  Many parts of the U.S. have already broken records for snowfall and below zero temperatures while other parts have seen unseasonably warm temperatures.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by vehicle, seriously injured in downtown Denver

  25-02-2015 18:33
  
  A pedestrian was seriously injured in downtown Denver on Wednesday morning after being hit by a vehicle near the Pepsi Center, police said.
  
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• Northglenn police tase, arrest man while responding to shots fired call

  25-02-2015 18:32
  
  Police in Northglenn arrested a man on Tuesday night after they say he fired a handgun, fled from responding officers, resisted arrest and was tased before he was taken into custody.
  
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• In Defense of Shoveling

  25-02-2015 18:22
  
  For CBS4's Alan Gionet, shoveling snow off his driveway in Evergreen always brings to mind memories of his older brother Dave who died from cancer in 2009.
  
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• Inmate Accused Of Assaulting 2 Deputies Who Were Trying To Move Him

  25-02-2015 18:18
  
  An inmate is accused of assaulting two Larimer County Sheriff's Office corrections deputies after being told he had to be relocated to another cell.
  
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• Teen Who Was Forced To Ride Along With Carjacker Still A Bit Shaken Up

  25-02-2015 17:47
  
  A Wheat Ridge teenager who escaped from a carjacking says he thought he was going to die.
  
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• Suspect In Blast Near Colorado Springs NAACP Office Due In Court

  25-02-2015 17:02
  
  A federal judge will decide whether a man accused of setting off a small explosion that rattled nerves because of its proximity to a Colorado NAACP office should stay jailed before his trial.
  
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• Larimer Sheriff: Jail inmate assaults deputies trying to move him

  25-02-2015 16:58
  
  Authorities in Larimer County say two jail deputies were injured earlier this month when an inmate being moved to another cell began kicking, punching and trying to bite guards.
  
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• Los Angeles-Area City Celebrates Kroenke Stadium Deal, Awaits NFL

  25-02-2015 16:56
  
  Inglewood approved a $2 billion stadium plan backed by Denver-based Stan Kroenke of Kroenke Sports Enterprises that clears a path for the NFL to return to the Los Angeles area for the first time in two decades.
  
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• Nuggets Hope To Avoid Longest Home Losing Streak In 17 Years

  25-02-2015 16:34
  
  Not surprisingly, the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets have continued to stumble after shipping out key players at the tradedeadline.
  
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• Bill Waugh, Casa Bonita founder, dies at 79

  25-02-2015 16:09
  
  Bill Waugh, founder of Denver's Casa Bonita Mexican restaurant and other eateries across the Southwest, died at the age of 79 on Tuesday.
  
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• 5 Possible Buyers At The NHL Trade Deadline

  25-02-2015 16:05
  
  We saw the NBA Trade Deadline pass last week in a blaze of glory and now the NHL will have it's chance to steal the spotlight on Monday.
  
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• Rio backpedals on key legacy projects before Olympics

  25-02-2015 15:40
  
  Rio's cleanup of Guanabara Bay is one example of lowering expectations as Games get closer.
  
  
          
  
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• 1 killed, 2 hurt in fiery, head-on crash in southern Colorado

  25-02-2015 15:27
  
  The Colorado State Patrol has identified the Colorado Springs man killed in a head-on, two-vehicle crash on Colorado 115 near Penrose on Tuesday night.
  
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• Missed Inspections Force Southwest To Ground Planes

  25-02-2015 12:54
  
  Southwest Airlines has grounded 128 planes after their backup hydraulic systems -- used to control the rudder if the main system fails, missed inspection -- according to CBS News.
  
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