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• With Animas River Back Open, Durango Hoping Visitors Will Flock Back

  18-08-2015 23:59
  
  DURANGO, Colo (CBS4) – Durango locals and tourists alike welcomed the news that La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith opened the Animas River last Friday for recreational use after the devastating toxic mine spill. Now the small mountain city wants everyone to join them for end-of-summer fun and to help their local economy recover.
  The spill from the Gold King Mine in San Juan County brought the Animas River into the national and international spotlight. But now that the sheriff has decided t
  
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• Brandon McManus kicks 70-yard field goal in practice

  18-08-2015 23:54
  
  Brandon McManusdrills 70-yard field goal in practice; Connor Barth follows with 65 yarder        
  
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• Oddsmakers Not Overlooking Manning, Anderson & Thomas

  18-08-2015 23:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Oddsmakers are quite confident some Denver Broncos offensive players are going to do quite well in their respective positions this season.
  According to Bovada, an online sportsbook, the odds for Peyton Manning to lead the league in passing yards for the 2015 regular season are 7/1. That means if someone bet $100 they would win $700 if Manning were to make that accomplishment.
  Only Andrew Luck (7/2) and Aaron Rodgers (4/1) are ranked ahead of Manning.
  (Simple way to calculat
  
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• Kubiak says Peyton Manning will play against Houston

  18-08-2015 23:06
  
  No mystery thisweek asGary Kubiak confirmsPeyton Manning willplay at Houston        
  
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• My Favorite Course: Steve Stricker

  18-08-2015 23:04
  
  Steve Stricker is a long-time veteran of the PGA Tour. He has 12 wins to his credit, including three at the John Deere Classic. His most recent triumph came in 2012 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, where he bested Martin Laird by three strokes. Stricker has been ranked as high as third and found himself in the top 10 in the World Golf Rankings for much of the last decade, including 57 straight weeks from 2007 to 2008 and 157 straight weeks from 2009 to 2012. He is
  
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• Man Involved In Hours-Long Standoff With Deputies In Loveland Over The Weekend

  18-08-2015 22:18
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies in Larimer County responding to a domestic violence call in Loveland last Saturday ended up in an hours long standoff with the suspect before taking him into custody.
  According to David Moore with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 200 block of Blue Spruce Lane to investigate a domestic disturbance just after 8 p.m.
  “When they arrived, deputies learned a woman had been assaulted resulting in serious, but non-life thr
  
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• Startup Energy Brings Disney’s BB-8 Droid Toy To Life

  18-08-2015 22:10
  
  GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new “Star Wars” droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this holiday season.
  The robot — which looks like a mechanical head on a spinning ball — was the brainchild of filmmakers behind “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” who were unaware their puppetry-animated character could function in real life.
  But in July 2014, the CEO of Lu
  
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• Broncos Notebook: Aug. 18, 2015

  18-08-2015 21:58
  
  Denver Broncos Pro Bowl Cornerback Chris Harris took part in some team reps today.
  Harris has been nursing a hamstring injury during training camp and has missed several days of practice.
  Talib just picked off Manning AGAIN in the endzone. Has to be the 5th or 6th time this camp.
  — Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 18, 2015Harris did not dress for the Broncos first preseason game against Seattle and his status for this week’s game at Houston is still unknown.
  Shannon Sharpe (credit:
  
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• 500th DNA Hit Reached In Katie’s Law

  18-08-2015 21:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver District Attorney is celebrating Colorado’s 500th “hit” and the way the 2010 law has changed prosecuting criminals.
  Katie’s Law took effect in Colorado five years ago and requires biological samples to be taken from all the adults arrested for new felony offenses.
  The 500th hit resulted in a filed case in which Michael Hosier was identified as a suspect in a December 2014 burglary after his DNA was found at the scene. Hosier was formally ch
  
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• Idaho Replaces Mile Marker 420 With 419.9 To Thwart Stoners

  18-08-2015 21:27
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) – If you’re looking for milepost 420, you won’t find it in Idaho.
  Idaho transportation officials say the mile marker has been replaced with 419.9 signs to curb thieves eager to own a number associated with marijuana enthusiasts.
  Turns out, Idaho isn’t alone in this problem. States like Washington and Colorado have also replaced 420 signs with 419.9 after consistently having to replace them after thefts by supposed sticky-fingered stoners.
  Adam Rush of th
  
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• Even After 2-10 Year, Buffaloes Thinking Bowl This Season

  18-08-2015 21:13
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Ever so gradually, the Colorado Buffaloes are becoming a first-rate program — in terms of facilities, anyway.
  On the field, there’s still plenty of work left to do.
  Coming off a 2-10 season, the Buffaloes have been picked to finish last in the Pac-12 South by just about everyone, including the league’s media poll.
  That hasn’t deterred third-year coach Mike Macintyre from discussing bowls with his Buffs. He’s unabashed in his belief the te
  
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• Colorado Launches Effort To Study Racial Profiling

  18-08-2015 21:09
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are starting to quantify the state’s racial profiling by law enforcement in the aftermath of high-profile clashes between the public and officers around the nation.
  A committee of lawmakers on Tuesday had the first of several meetings they’ll hold by year’s end. The goal is to propose legislation on how to collect demographic data on arrests, stops, and searches to determine if there are troublesome trends.
  Current state law bars police pr
  
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• Colorado Already Has Methane Curbs Tougher Than Proposal

  18-08-2015 21:08
  
  DENVER (AP) — An announcement Tuesday that the federal government plans to go after methane emissions won’t affect Colorado.
  That’s because the energy industry here already faces methane restrictions stricter than what is being proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it would follow through with plans to curb methane emissions from new oil and gas drills. Colorado last year applied methane controls to new and existin
  
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• Ben Carson Visits Colorado To See Mine That Spilled Waste

  18-08-2015 21:00
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson took a helicopter tour Tuesday of the southwestern Colorado river affected by this month’s mine wastewater spill and said the Environmental Protection Agency, which caused the spill, must be held accountable.
  From the air, Carson saw the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, where the spill originated, before he addressed about 2,000 people in a Durango park.
  Carson characterized the EPA as dominated by “a bu
  
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• Shooting Victim Identified, Police Ask For Help In Investigation

  18-08-2015 20:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The identity of the man who was found shot to death in a park on Saturday morning has been released while investigators ask for the public’s help in tracking down his killer.
  Police said Jose Frias-Olivas left his daughters home in southwest Denver to go for his morning walk on Aug. 15.
  Jose Frias-Olivas (credit: CBS)
  About 10:20 a.m. Frias-Olivas, 61, was found shot to death in Harvard Gulch Park West near the intersection of West Vassar Avenue and South Federal Boule
  
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• Grandfather Shot On Morning Walk Through Park, Police Baffled By Apparent Random Act

  18-08-2015 20:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The identity of the man who was found shot to death in a park on Saturday morning has been released while investigators ask for the public’s help in tracking down his killer.
  Police said Jose Frias-Olivas left his daughter’s home in southwest Denver to go for his morning walk on Aug. 15. He was visiting Denver to attend his daughter’s wedding.
  “He was a very kind man, we were very shocked by the news that somebody took his life. He had no problems wit
  
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• 200 cleats to be donated to kids in PAL football

  18-08-2015 20:44
  
  The Denver Broncos' Alumni, Sports Authority and Nike are donating 200 or more pairs of cleats to kids who play in the Denver Police Athletic League.        
  
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• Utah Lawmakers To Be Briefed On Massive Mine Waste Spill

  18-08-2015 20:27
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State lawmakers are expected to be briefed on a massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine that sent toxic wastewater flowing into Utah and at least two other states.
  Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is set to speak to the State Water Development Commission on Tuesday.
  He has said that Utah will make sure the Environmental Protection Agency is accountable for the spill accidentally set off by its workers on Aug. 5, though he hasn’t said whether the state
  
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• Former Lineman Kuper Likes What He’s Seeing From Young Broncos Offensive Line

  18-08-2015 20:00
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – This year’s Broncos offensive line may be young and inexperienced, but a former member of that squad liked what he saw from them in the team’s first preseason game.
  Former offensive lineman Chris Kuper says he’d give the unit a B grade for their performance in Friday night’s 22-20 win over the Seahawks in Seattle.
  “It was a solid performance,” Kuper told CBS4’s Vic Lombardi on Xfinity Monday Live. “It’s hard t
  
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• Firefighters Stop Spread Of Over 30 Blazes In Colorado

  18-08-2015 19:46
  
  CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters have been able to stop the spread of over 30 fires sparked by lightning strikes in northwestern Colorado in recent days despite stretched resources.
  Only two of the 34 blazes were still burning with partial containment Tuesday near Meeker.
  The largest of the fires sparked between Saturday and Monday, the 1,026-acre Four Mile Fire, was contained Monday. Regional fire spokeswoman Lynn Barclay says it forced the evacuation of a ranch house but crews were able
  
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• New Study Suggests Spicy Foods Will Help You Live Longer

  18-08-2015 19:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – An article recently published in the BMJ researched the relation spicy foods have with mortality. It studied nearly 500,000 men and women over seven years, across geographically diverse areas of China.
  The study says spices have been documented to improve health, from red pepper decreasing appetite to the antibacterial property in spices that positively affect gut microbiota.
  With this knowledge, researchers examined the effect of regularly consuming spicy foods in a d
  
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• Demolition Of Former Biomedical Research Building To Impact Traffic, Neighborhood

  18-08-2015 19:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Crews are preparing for the demolition of a big building on the former CU Hospital Complex later this month that will impact traffic and the neighborhood.
  The former Biomedical Reserach Building at 9th and Colorado will be demolished on Aug. 29 at 8 a.m.
  “Standard demolition of this building would take more than four months and require ongoing lane closures and disruption to the surrounding area,” said Continuum Partners Development Director Frank Cannon in a sta
  
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• Bad Fire Season Running Through U.S. Firefighting Budget

  18-08-2015 18:41
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Obama administration says wildfires have been so bad this season that the Forest Service will exhaust its firefighting budget within the next month and will again have to tap into other programs for more money.
  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, whose department includes the Forest Service, said Friday Congress needs to change the way it funds firefighting.
  In an interview with The Associated Press, Vilsack said firefighting costs are consuming an ever-greater share of th
  
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• Rockies Prepare To Take On Nationals In 3-Game Series At Coors Field

  18-08-2015 18:35
  
  Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams insists his team will bounce back from a losing streak that has matched its longest of the year.
  
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• Bobo Picks Nick Stevens As Rams Starting QB: ‘Help This Team Get Better’

  18-08-2015 18:25
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo says redshirt sophomore Nick Stevens brings more consistency to the team as a starting quarterback.
  Stevens succeeds Garrett Grayson, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round.
  Nick Stevens (credit: CBS)
  Stevens of Murrieta, California, backed up Grayson last season. In mop-up duty, he completed 15 of 25 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown, a 36-yard pass to Rashard Higgins against Tulsa.
  Stevens b
  
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• Ben Carson Visiting Colorado To See Mine That Spilled Waste

  18-08-2015 17:47
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is visiting Colorado to see the aftermath of the mining wastewater spill in the Animas River.
  Carson says he’ll be in Durango on Tuesday to address the 3 million gallon spill and the failures of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  An EPA-supervised crew doing investigation work at the Gold King Mine triggered the spill on Aug. 5. The spill temporarily closed the river to recreation and farmers stopped taking water fr
  
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• Police Help Out Bear Whose Head Gets Stuck In Protein Bottle

  18-08-2015 17:27
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Colorado Springs early Tuesday morning helped out a bear who got in a jam.
  The bear, described as a cub, was found on the city’s west side with a plastic protein powder bottle on its head. Police were called to 14th and Kiowa Street and tried to remove the bottle after arriving on scene.
  (credit: Colorado Springs Police)
  Officers were unable to get it off, so they brought the put the bear in the back seat of a patrol car and brought it to a
  
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• Money Magazine’s ‘Best Places’ Rankings Include 2 Colorado Towns

  18-08-2015 16:35
  
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A city on Colorado’s Front Range has once again been selected as one of the top places to live in the country.
  Money Magazine’s annual feature “Best Places to Live in America” ranks the top small cities in the country. The editors use a variety of statistics to come up with their rankings, including economic factors and educational options.
  This year Louisville was ranked No. 4 and nearby Erie came in at No. 13.
  In the past 10 years, Louis
  
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• Do you want an autograph from 26 Broncos cheerleaders?

  18-08-2015 15:15
  
  KUSA – If you clicked on this article, we're assuming you said to yourself "Yes!" upon reading the headline (or you're just curious and/or wanted to write an angry comment).        
  
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• Powerful Storm Does Damage In Eastern Colorado

  18-08-2015 14:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Damaging hail and funnel clouds swept through Colorado as severe weather threatened through Monday night.
  Parts of the state saw downed trees and other damage from strong winds and rain.
  A bit of that came through the Denver metro area briefly, but packed a punch as the storm moved east.
  Many viewers sent us pictures and videos of a storm that rattled Elbert County Monday afternoon.
  The view through Garcia Taylor’s window shows the powerful storm gusting through
  
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• Police Arrest Fourth Suspect In Kidnapping, Sex Assault Investigation

  18-08-2015 13:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police raided a home near West Mississippi Avenue and South Lipan Street on Friday, and arrested three men. On Monday, they picked up a fourth suspect who had been on the run, 27-year-old Steven Hillen.
  Denver police put out a crime bulletin for Hillen on Friday, who had been on the run for three days. He was found by police just after 2 p.m. Sunday thanks to a tip.
  (credit: CBS)
  A SWAT team broke through the windows and doors of the house, collecting bags of evidence
  
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• Two Suspects Still On The Loose After Robbing E-Cigarette Store, 7-Elevens

  18-08-2015 13:05
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – A band of thieves hit at least six businesses Monday morning in a crime spree targeting 7-Elevens and an e-cigarette shop.
  Two suspects have been arrested, but two more are still on the run.
  Surveillance video from Monday morning shows the beginning of a 3-hour crime spree that spanned three counties, several businesses, and five 7-Elevens.
  “That’s a lot of locations to hit in a short amount of time,” said Cheri Spottke from the Westminste
  
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• Bear Being Fed By Springs Woman Put Down After Returning To Home

  18-08-2015 05:36
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Officers euthanized a bear that was being fed by a woman in Colorado Springs.
  Last week Jo Ann Medina was arrested for leaving food for the animals in her backyard. Wildlife officers think she had been doing it at least five years.
  Jo Ann Medina (credit: Colorado Springs Police)
  Surveillance video caught six to 10 bears going to the house for food in the beginning of the month. One of them returned last week and was caught. It had previously been tagged so
  
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• Individual Leases Offer Benefits, Drawbacks To Renters

  18-08-2015 05:27
  
  BOULDER, Colo (CBS4) – In the last few years individual apartment leases have become popular in college towns. The benefit is that you’re not held responsible for the whole rent if your roommates move out, but the downside is you don’t always get to choose with whom you live.
  When Nicholas Warren transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder he decided to sign an individual lease.
  “I didn’t know anybody so when I was looking for a place I didn’t have anyon
  
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• Mother Of 11-Year-Old Who Was Shot: ‘She Was Really Brave’

  18-08-2015 05:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police investigating a shooting that wounded an 11-year-old girl say they still don’t have any suspects.
  The shooting happened early Sunday morning as the young victim was leaving a party a block from her home near 47th Avenue and Race Street. She is now recovering at home.
  Jazmine was with her aunt and uncle when she was shot. Her mother and the rest of her family were at a birthday party only a block away and heard the shots ring out.
  “You know actually
  
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• 2 Remain At Large Following Rash Of Brazen 7-Eleven Robberies In Metro Area

  18-08-2015 04:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A rash of brazen robberies throughout the Denver metro area targeted several 7-Eleven stores Monday morning.
  The stores that were robbed were in Denver, Westminster and Adams County. Arrests have been made but police are still looking for two more suspects.
  At least five convenience stores were robbed early in the morning. Now two teens are in custody but two adults are still at large.
  It’s believed the crime spree started at a store called Denver eCigs in a shopping
  
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• Black Bear Tagged, Released In Foothills After It’s Found Relaxing In Broomfield

  18-08-2015 04:26
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Wildlife officers released a black bear back in the foothills after it was found relaxing along a bike path in Broomfield.
  YouReporter Nina Bowling sent CBS4 a picture of the bear which was lazing off Berthoud Trail Road.
  State wildlife officers tranquilized the animal, tagged it and released it west of Boulder.
  It was the first time the animal had been tagged.
  
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• Man Stabbed To Death During Fight In Colorado Springs Identified

  18-08-2015 04:13
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a man who was stabbed to death during a fight in Colorado Springs.
  Police identified the victim Monday as 30-year-old Sean Michael Crescentini, of Colorado Springs.
  Investigators say Crescentini was stabbed during a fight with 33-year-old Fernando Rosales in southeastern Colorado Springs early Saturday morning. Rosales was arrested for second-degree murder.
  It’s unclear if he has hired an attorney.
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• Arapahoe County Inmate In Mental Health Program Dies

  18-08-2015 04:03
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – An inmate in an Arapahoe County program for the mentally ill was found dead over the weekend.
  The 29-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was found dead in his room Sunday night at a facility that houses the Arapahoe Diverts Mentally Ill to Treatment program, also known as ADMIT.
  He was serving a sentence for identity theft and had been participating in the program for about three and a half months with no problems. Investigators have not released a caus
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Former Bronco Chris Kuper

  18-08-2015 03:58
  
  See video from Monday night's CBS4 Sports show!
  
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• Dexter Lewis’ Defense Attorneys Indicate A ‘Horror Show’ Childhood

  18-08-2015 03:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Defense attorneys trying to save the life of Dexter Lewis told the jury in Denver on Monday why he should not face the death penalty.
  The jury convicted Lewis, 25, of stabbing five people to death inside Fero’s Bar & Grill on Oct. 12, 2012. Now they must decide if he will be sentenced to death or spend the rest of his life in prison.
  Dexter Lewis in court on Monday (credit: CBS)
  Lewis’ lawyers Monday morning called the childhood and life of Lewis a “ho
  
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• Decomposed Woman’s Body Found Near Eisenhower Tunnel By CDOT Worker

  18-08-2015 03:22
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Authorities are investigating a homicide in Summit County.
  The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says a female’s body was found along Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday by a Colorado Department of Transportation worker.
  (credit: CBS)
  The victim’s name, age and cause of death aren’t known.
  An autopsy has been scheduled and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death.
  “The body was d
  
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• Normandy Elementary Celebrates School Improvements With Rededication Ceremony

  18-08-2015 03:12
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Normandy Elementary School in Littleton held a rededication ceremony Monday morning as the school community celebrated many changes made over the spring and the summer.
  (credit: CBS)
  The changes include a remodeled library, better heating and air conditioning, and a new irrigation system for the school’s vegetable garden.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We’ve had a lot of school improvements, whether it’s new paint, new carpet, all new desks, all new swings
  
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• Wife Of Motorcyclist Who Survived Lightning Strike & Crash Says ‘It’s A Miracle’

  18-08-2015 02:08
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who survived being struck by lightning while riding his motorcycle showed CBS4’s Jennifer Brice the helmet that likely saved his life.
  Eugene Villines, 31, was hit Friday while driving on Interstate 25 near 136th Avenue. He was still recovering in the hospital Monday.
  Eugene Villines (credit: CBS)
  Lightning strikes are common in Colorado — so much so that the doctors at the University of Colorado Hospital say they see serious lightning injuries up t
  
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• Von on J.J. Watt: 'I want it to be about me this season'

  18-08-2015 01:57
  
  Von Miller on J.J. Watt: 'I want it to be about methis season'        
  
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• Bare-handed Peyton Manning throwing better than ever

  18-08-2015 01:54
  
  PeytonManning has taken the glove off in camp and isthrowing betterthan ever        
  
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• Denver Fires City Attorney In Hunter Case

  18-08-2015 01:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned that the Denver city attorney has fired Assistant City Attorney Stuart Shapiro more than a year after he was placed on “investigatory leave” for his conduct in the case of Denver jail inmate Jamal Hunter.
  Last year the city agreed to pay Hunter $3.25 million after he was beaten by other inmates while in the city jail in 2011. Hunter said Denver sheriff deputies either looked the other way or encouraged the cell block abuse to take place. Hunter
  
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