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• New Metal Detectors At Broncos Games To Increase Flow Of Fans

  24-08-2015 23:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Sports Authority Field at Mile High is getting ready for the Denver Broncos’ first preseason game and has installed just under 100 metal detectors.
  (credit: CBS)
  The metal detectors replace the hand wand and pat-down systems. Unlike airport security checkpoints, fans won’t need to remove shoes, belts or wallets.
  (credit: CBS)
  “The reason that we’re really going to this technology is … one, to increase the security of the building and the safet
  
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• Brush Fire In Byers Canyon In Grand County Grows To 200 Acres

  24-08-2015 23:42
  
  BYERS, Colo. (CBS4) – A brush fire in Grand County has forced the closure of U.S. 40 in Byers Canyon.
  The fire broke out Monday morning at the Byers Canyon Shooting Range and is estimated at 200 acres. The shooting range is about 4 miles west of Hot Sulphur Springs.
  (credit: Grand County Sheriff’s Office)
  U.S. 40 is closed from mile marker 198.5 to 201.5.
  The Grand County Sheriff’s Office, Hot Sulphur Springs/Parshall Fire Protection District, Kremmling Fire, Grand Fire, Grand
  
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• Pat Bowlen’s Son Pleads Not Guilty To Domestic Violence Charges

  24-08-2015 23:31
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – John Bowlen, the 29-year-old son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, pleaded not guilty Monday to domestic violence charges stemming from a June 3 altercation with his girlfriend.
  He’s due in Arapahoe County District Court again Oct. 27 for a motions hearing. County prosecutors told The Denver Post a jury trial was set for Dec. 15.
  The younger Bowlen was arrested this summer after allegedly pushing his girlfriend during an argument in Glendale. He was arreste
  
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• Back To School: DPS Is Fastest Growing Big City District In The Country

  24-08-2015 23:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s back to school for students at Denver Public Schools and CBS4’s Rahel Solomon visited Bryant-Webster Dual Language School Monday morning to see what the morning was like.
  It was a very exciting morning with lots of young smiling faces with fresh stationery, and greeting them was the school’s prized mariachi band.
  (credit: CBS)
  Bryant-Webster is a dual language K-8 school. Parents and students alike heard from school administrators, but also special gu
  
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• Back To School: Denver Public Schools Is Fastest Growing In The Country

  24-08-2015 23:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s back to school for students at Denver Public Schools and CBS4’s Rahel Solomon visited Bryant-Webster Dual Language School Monday morning to see what the morning was like.
  It was a very exciting morning with lots of young smiling faces with fresh stationery, and greeting them was the school’s prized mariachi band.
  (credit: CBS)
  Bryant-Webster is a dual language K-8 school. Parents and students alike heard from school administrators, but also special gu
  
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• IndyCar Driver From Longmont Fighting For His Life After Being Hit By Debris

  24-08-2015 23:04
  
  LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Justin Wilson always understood the danger that lurked behind the wheel for an IndyCar driver.
  “When it goes wrong,” Wilson said following his 2012 return from race injuries, “it can get messy.”
  It went terribly wrong for Wilson on Sunday.
  The British driver who has lived in Longmont since 2006 was in a coma in critical condition after sustaining a head injury when he was hit by a large piece of debris that broke off another car in the crash-fi
  
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• Wildfire Haze Prompts Smoke Advisory For Northern Colorado

  24-08-2015 22:47
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4) – A wildfire smoke health advisory has been issued for northeastern Colorado until at least 4 p.m. Monday.
  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the warning for east of the Divide and north of Interstate 70.
  Haze and smoke from Pacific Northwest wildfires are to blame.
  The department recommends limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present, especially for vulnerable groups.
  Cities affected by this advisory include Denver, Fort
  
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• Ex-Coach Barnett Returning To CU As Football Radio Analyst

  24-08-2015 22:35
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Gary Barnett is returning to the University of Colorado as a football radio analyst.
  The school and KOA announced Friday that Barnett will join the broadcast team for two games this fall and he will replace Larry Zimmer as full-time analyst in 2016.
  Barnett will broadcast CU’s game at UCLA on Oct. 31 and the Buffs’ home finale against USC on Nov. 13. That will be Zimmer’s last game at Folsom Field as he wraps up a 50-year broadcasting career, includi
  
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• Authorities ID Man Killed During Fall At Red Rocks

  24-08-2015 21:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The hiker who died after falling while climbing on rocks near Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday was a 29-year-old Vail resident.
  Spencer Cooke was at Red Rocks for a concert. He died after he and a friend fell during an illegal climb that night.
  It wasn’t until Saturday morning that Cooke’s friend was able to crawl out and find help. That man was seriously hurt, breaking several of his ribs. He has not been identified.
  A toxicology report on the incident will be
  
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• Judge In Theater Shooting Trial Gives Unusual Speech From Bench

  24-08-2015 21:28
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – The judge who oversaw Colorado theater shooter James Holmes’ trial gave an impassioned defense of the jury and the process Monday after the mother of one of the wounded said Holmes’ life sentence showed more concern for Holmes than for the victims.
  “You can’t claim there was no justice because it wasn’t the outcome you expected,” Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. said in an unusual speech from the bench during Holmes’ formal sente
  
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• Former Buffaloes Relive ‘The Pitch’: A Signature Play In A Magical Season

  24-08-2015 21:17
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Not many college football teams run the triple option anymore. It has become a dinosaur in big time college football. But 26 years ago, nobody ran it better than the CU Buffaloes.
  In 1989, the football rivalry between Colorado and Nebraska had gotten pretty lopsided. CU hadn’t beaten their neighbors to the east in more than 20 years at that point.
  Enter quarterback Darian Hagan.
  “When I came in here as a freshman, they told me we hadn’t beaten Nebr
  
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• Broncos prepare for practice week with 49ers

  24-08-2015 20:48
  
  Broncos topractice,play against 49ers        
  
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• Las Vegas improves Broncos' odds to win Super Bowl

  24-08-2015 20:46
  
  Broncos odds to win Super Bowl are now tied with New England for fourth best        
  
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• Peyton Manning Ditches The Glove For Now

  24-08-2015 20:40
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — No glove on his throwing hand. No feeling in his fingertips.
  Peyton Manning has ditched, at least temporarily, the sticky-feeling, orange-and-gray glove he’s worn on his throwing hand at times since 2012. He’s gone barehanded throughout training camp and also in his preseason debut at Houston over the weekend.
  He’s said not to read anything into it, that he’ll probably still need it in nasty weather.
  Manning even told Peter King of Sports Ill
  
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• Residents Hopeful New Plan For Highway 285 Will Lead To Fewer Wrecks

  24-08-2015 20:24
  
  CONIFER, Colo. (CBS4) – In recent years a hill and a curve on Highway 285 outside of Conifer have contributed to several accidents, many of which have been fatal.
  The location is on a stretch of the highway above Shaffers Crossing that is set to be under construction soon.
  In hopes of reducing crashes, the Colorado Department of Transportation is going to remove flexible yellow poles which divide the lanes and install metal wire dividers instead.
  Shaffers Crossing (credit: CBS)
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• Survivors Tell Of Deep Grief From Aurora Theater Massacre

  24-08-2015 19:57
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — In trembling, tearful voices, two daughters of a man killed in the Aurora theater shooting told a judge Monday his death shattered their lives and left them in a black hole of sorrow.
  They were the first of at least 100 victims and witnesses who are expected to testify about the July 20, 2012, attack’s impact on their lives during shooter James Homes’ formal sentencing hearing.
  “There’s no human language that can convey the pain I have witne
  
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• Family ‘Rides Through Grief’ By Teaching Biking To Youngsters

  24-08-2015 19:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – As the USA Pro Challenge rolled through much of Colorado this month, a Colorado family was right there each day to cheer on the racers and spread the word about their bike-centered foundation.
  Randy and Jen Charrette of Ridgway started a nonprofit called The Axel Project with two goals: helping children learn to ride bicycles and remembering their murdered toddler.
  “We mainly focus on the 2 to 5-year-old kids who are just getting into biking and introducing them into
  
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• Stephen Colbert Announces 1st Week’s ‘Late Show’ Guests

  24-08-2015 18:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert will open big when he begins his run as host of CBS’ “The Late Show” on Sept. 8, with previously announced guests George Clooney and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush.
  But according to the guest list announced Monday by the network, the rest of his first week will continue strong.
  On Sept. 9, actress Scarlett Johansson and SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk will appear, with Kendrick Lamar performing and being interviewed.
  The
  
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• Fort Collins teen named 2015 yo-yo champ

  24-08-2015 17:55
  
  FORT COLLINS - A 19-year-old from Fort Collins competed and won the World Yo-Yo contest in Tokyo, Japan.        
  
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• Bear cub spotted near Parker Walmart capured

  24-08-2015 17:50
  
  A bear that was spotted Sunday night in the Walmart and Home Depot parking lots has been captured.        
  
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• Housekeeper Loses Part Of Lawsuit Against Aspen Skiing Co.

  24-08-2015 17:27
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -€” A housekeeper suing Aspen Skiiing Co. for discrimination has lost her age-discrimination claim. But her claim that the company violated disability protections will proceed.
  The Aspen Times reports that housekeeper Arcelia Rojo claims the company fired her because of her age and a nagging elbow injury she received on the job.
  Rojo injured her elbow in 2011 while cleaning a shower at The Little Nell Hotel.
  The fall left Rojo with chronic “tennis elbow,”
  
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• Shooting leads to Lakewood SWAT situation

  24-08-2015 16:54
  
  Police say a shooting late Sunday night lead to a standoff situation.        
  
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• Formal sentencing for theater shooter starts Monday

  24-08-2015 16:33
  
  The man found guilty of shooting 12 people dead in an Aurora movie theater and wounding 70 others will be formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibly of parole during a hearing that starts Monday.        
  
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• Stocks Plunge As Fears Rise Over China’s Slowing Economy

  24-08-2015 16:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stock markets plunged in early trading Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks.
  The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell into correction territory, that’s Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 percent or more from a recent peak.
  Treasuries surged as investors bought less risky assets.
  Growing concerns about a slowdown in China had already shaken markets around the world on
  
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• Manning, Offense Appeared Disjointed During 1st Half In Houston

  24-08-2015 16:25
  
  HOUSTON (CBS4) – Peyton Manning took the Broncos new offense for his first test drive Saturday night.It wasn’t much of a trip.
  On 4 possessions, the blend of Gary Kubiak and Manning’s styles looked disjointed and out of sync.All four possessions ended with punts.
  Manning actually opened the game running what sure looked like the Broncos old offense. No huddle and out of the shotgun.
  But after just 3 plays, Manning and the offense were back on the sideline. The middle two posses
  
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• Best of Matt Renoux at the USA Pro Challenge

  24-08-2015 15:59
  
  Editor Nico Goda pulled together the best of our man on the mountain.        
  
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• A look at the new CU 'Champions Center'

  24-08-2015 15:35
  
  When the Buffs take the field this fall,they'll have a new look, and we're not just talking about the football team.        
  
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• Mumford and Sons member talks about Salida stopover

  24-08-2015 15:07
  
  Don't you dare call it just a music festival        
  
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• Ready To Play: How Rodger Saffold Gets Ready For The NFL Season

  24-08-2015 14:58
  
  It’s a long and tough road to get to the NFL for most players, but it might be an even more difficult task to get yourself mentally and physically “Ready To Play” in the NFL week in and week out. As we work our way towards the start of the NFL season, we’re speaking with a different NFL player each week and getting a first-hand account from them on how they get themselves ready for all of the rigors that come with competing at the NFL level. Here’s St. Lou
  
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• Traffic Alert: Multiple Crashes Slow Westbound I-70

  24-08-2015 14:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Traffic on Interstate 70 near Quebec Street began to pile up Monday morning around 5:30 a.m.
  A semi-truck crashed into the guardrail causing it to blow a tire and the gas tank to rupture. About 35 gallons of fuel spilled onto the road, and another 200 gallons must be off loaded.
  Two lanes of westbound I-70 are shut down, and one lane of eastbound is closed. Drivers are advised that delays could take up to three hours.
  Another accident occurred on westbound I-70 at
  
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• Semi crash with leaking fuel closes I-70

  24-08-2015 14:16
  
  Semi crash with leaking fuel closes I-70        
  
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• DPS returns to school Monday

  24-08-2015 13:53
  
  Monday marks a new school year for more than 80,000 Denver Public School students.        
  
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• 3 escape Centennial house fire

  24-08-2015 13:37
  
  Firefighters say three people escaped without injury after their home in Centennial caught fire early Monday morning.        
  
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• Owners of oldest Italian restaurant unearth history

  24-08-2015 05:53
  
  Owners of Patsy's Inn find pieces of restaurant's past buried in building's basement.        
  
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• Driver who allegedly hit, killed cyclist had open container

  24-08-2015 05:51
  
  An Aurora man faces vehicular homicide charges after crashing head-on into a bicyclist Friday night on Lookout Mountain Road in Golden.        
  
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• 1 killed in rollover crash near Eisenhower Tunnel

  24-08-2015 05:23
  
  Eastbound Interstate 70 closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel Sunday night after a fatal single-vehicle rollover crash.        
  
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• EB I-70 reopens at Lookout Mountain after wreck

  24-08-2015 05:16
  
  Eastbound Interstate 70 closed at Lookout Mountain Sunday night after what the Colorado Department of Transportation is calling a "serious accident."        
  
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• Large bear killed by car in Fort Collins early Sunday

  24-08-2015 04:56
  
  A large black bear was fatally struck by a vehicle in south Fort Collins just after midnight Sunday.        
  
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• Bear Cub Wanders Into Wheat Ridge

  24-08-2015 04:11
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – There was another bear sighting in the suburbs Sunday morning.
  A bear cub wandered into Wheat Ridge. It was spotted just north of Interstate 70 near Marshall Street.
  Officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife tranquilized the animal and moved the cub from the area.
  It was one of a handful of recent bear sightings in the past week. Experts say the bears are trying to pack on the pounds for winter which can lead them closer to humans.
  
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• Teen who drowned in Green Mountain Reservoir ID'd

  24-08-2015 04:08
  
  A Summit County teen is presumed dead after chasing a ball into Green Mountain Reservoir and going underwater.        
  
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• Historic Elitch Gardens Theater Has Come Back To Life

  24-08-2015 03:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time in decades actors are performing on the famous stage at the Historic Elitch Gardens Theater.
  “The first live performances in this theater since 1991,” David Nehls with the Historic Elitch Gardens Theater Foundation said.Nehls says the Shakespeare-inspired building was abandoned in 1991 after spending nearly a century employing some of show business’ best and brightest.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Historic Elitch Gardens Theater
  “Edward G.
  
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• Another bear sighting in Fort Collins

  24-08-2015 02:46
  
  Two days after a man shot a bear at his Fort Collins home, bear sightings are likely to continue around Fort Collins.        
  
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• Bear cub found in Wheat Ridge

  24-08-2015 02:45
  
  A cub bear was found wandering in Wheat Ridge Sunday morning.        
  
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• Suspect in stolen car shot by DPD officer

  24-08-2015 02:43
  
  A carjacking suspect who was shot by officers Saturday evening after pointing a handgun at them is in critical but stable condition.        
  
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• Small plane crashes in Douglas County

  24-08-2015 02:41
  
  No one was injured in a small plane crash Sunday morning in Douglas County.        
  
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• WIldfire Near Pagosa Springs 70 Percent Contained

  24-08-2015 02:34
  
  PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Little Devil Fire burning near Pagosa Springs is now 70 percent contained.
  Crews expect to have the fire fully contained by Sunday evening.
  (credit: San Juan National Forest)
  Lightning caused the fire. So far it’s burned about 50 acres in the San Juan National Forest.
  Wildfire Resources
  – Visit CBSDenver.com’s Living With Wildfire section.
  Wildfire Photo Galleries
  – See images from the most destructive wildfires (Black Fo
  
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• Pilot Survives Small Plane Crash In Franktown

  24-08-2015 02:13
  
  FRANTOWN, Colo. (CBS4) – A pilot walked away from a small plane crash in Franktown Sunday morning.
  YouReporter Phil Curry sent CBS4 the pictures of the wreck. It happened around 9:30 a.m. in the Bannock Burn neighborhood.
                                                  (credit: Phil Curry)
  Curry told CBS4 there were strong winds when the pilot tried to land on a grass air
  
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• ‘It Gets Your Adrenaline Going’ Says USA Pro Challenge Fan On Final Day

  24-08-2015 02:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of people in Denver celebrated the grand finale of a 7-day race through Colorado as cyclists in the USA Pro Challenge crossed the finish line near Civic Center Park Sunday afternoon.
  The eyes of the cycling world have been on Colorado this week and there was a lot of excitement leading up to the finish. Fans lined the streets in Golden for an exciting finale in the women’s race. USA Pro Challenge race director Sean Petty says the first year of the women&rsqu
  
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• Rockies Lose 5-1, Get Swept By Mets

  24-08-2015 01:50
  
  Logan Verrett stepped into Matt Harvey's spot and earned his first major league win in his first start, pitching eight impressive innings and leading the New York Mets over the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Sunday.
  
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