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• Official: Deputy's attacker arrested at White House in March

  25-08-2015 23:58
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A man fatally shot Tuesday after attacking a deputy sheriff at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse was arrested in March for climbing a perimeter wall at the White House, a prosecutor said.
  
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• Colorado troopers arrest 2 of 3 suspects after Adams County crash

  25-08-2015 23:57
  
  Colorado State Troopers have arrested two of three suspects who ran away from a car after it crashed following abrief chase, authorities say.
  
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• Denver police conducting manhunt at 14th and Verbena

  25-08-2015 23:52
  
  Denver police are asking people in the 1400 block of Verbena to stay indoors as they search for a shooting suspect.
  
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• Denver judge revokes bond for Albuquerque school leader facing abuse charges

  25-08-2015 23:45
  
  A Denver judge has revoked bail for a former Denver school leader who violated conditions of his bond in a child molestation case when he moved to Albuquerque to take a top position at the Albuquerque school district.
  
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• Bubba Caldwell may have hauled in another roster spot

  25-08-2015 23:45
  
  Thanks to his buddy Rahim Moore coming in, BubbaCaldwell got open deep        
  
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• Colorado man dies in hang gliding accident in eastern Utah

  25-08-2015 23:43
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Colorado man was killed in eastern Utah when strong winds dragged him off a cliff where he was going to take off to go hang gliding.
  
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• Traffic Alert: Emergency Rush Hour Pothole Repair Eastbound I-70 At Kipling

  25-08-2015 23:40
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Commuters who travel on eastbound Interstate 70 past Kipling Street should find an alternative route Tuesday evening.
  According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, a major pothole formed on the interstate that requires emergency repair during then evening commute.
  “CDOT anticipates the repair requiring a double right lane closure that will likely last through rush hour and into the evening. Motorists should expect delays and use alternate routes,
  
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• Traffic Alert: Emergency Rush Hour Pot Hole Repair Eastbound I-70 At Kipling

  25-08-2015 23:40
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Commuters who travel on eastbound Interstate 70 past Kipling Street should find an alternative route Tuesday evening.
  According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, a major pothole formed on the interstate that requires emergency repair during then evening commute.
  “CDOT anticipates the repair requiring a double right lane closure that will likely last through rush hour and into the evening. Motorists should expect delays and use alternate routes,
  
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• Man Accused Of Raping, Murdering Attorney Hyperventilates, Cries During Guilty Verdict

  25-08-2015 23:25
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A man with a long criminal history accused of raping and killing a family attorney has been found guilty on multiple charges.
  Prosecutors say Warren Watson killed 61-year-old Claudia Miller in her office in Lakewood back in March of 2013. A cleaning crew found her body in a storage room.
  Claudia Miller (credit: Miller Family)
  Watson has been found guilty on the following charges:
  – Three counts of first-degree murder– Three counts of felony sexual assau
  
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• Keidel: Mayweather-Berto Bout Still Clouded By Mayweather-Pacquiao

  25-08-2015 23:10
  
  By Jason Keidel
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  The boxing cognoscenti is scratching its head over Floyd Mayweather’s choice for his next opponent. 
  Andre Berto, a once-promising prospect who won his first 27 fights (22 by knockout), brought power and peril to his foes, and was exactly what you wanted from a fighter. He hit hard, and often, and also got hit. He wasn’t aesthetically pristine, but he was perfect for a sport on life support.
  Oddly enough, his first loss was to Victor Ortiz,
  
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• Chris Harris Takes It To Another Level With New Fashion Trend At Broncos Practice

  25-08-2015 22:58
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The new fad in sock apparel is to put a player’s face and number on your socks.
  Broncos Cornerback Chris Harris took it to another level on Tuesday at practice when he wore socks with his OWN face and and number on them.
  Chris Harris (credit: CBS)
  – By photographer Dave Wille
  
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• Cyclist Killed On Lookout Mountain By Suspected Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Wife, Son

  25-08-2015 22:57
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of man who was killed by a suspected drunk driver on Lookout Mountain last Friday.
  According to deputies, Tom Flanagan, 38, was riding his bike down Lookout Mountain when he was hit head-on by vehicle driven by Zachary Strnad, 20, who deputies believe had been drinking.
  Tom and Owen Flanagan (credit: GoFundMe.com)
  Strnad faces felony homicide and reckless driving charges. He also faces misdemeanor charges f
  
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• In Reversal, Silverton To Seek Federal Cleanup Help

  25-08-2015 22:27
  
  SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) – The Colorado town where a toxic mine leak earlier this month unleashed a torrent of heavy metals into Western rivers has decided to change course and request federal disaster funds to clean up the mine.
  The Silverton Board of Trustees and the San Juan County Commission approved a joint resolution Monday to seek the money. It’s a reversal for local officials who long feared that designation as a federal Superfund site would harm economic development.
  That decis
  
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• Theater Shooting Victims Speak Freely At Gunman’s Sentencing

  25-08-2015 22:20
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Scores of victims of James Holmes’ deadly attack on a Aurora movie theater, now free to vent their feelings before the judge, are describing haunting flashbacks, relentless survivor’s guilt and searing physical pain that endures three years later.
  Throughout Holmes’ three-month trial, if they were called to testify, survivors and family members were stifled by objections and court orders preventing them from veering off topic or saying too mu
  
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• Authorities Seek School Administrator Charged With Sex Abuse

  25-08-2015 22:08
  
  DENVER (AP) – A Denver judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for a former New Mexico school administrator who faces child sex abuse charges in Colorado and violated terms of his bail when he left the state.
  Jason Martinez resigned last week as deputy superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, where he was hired earlier this summer. He was arrested in Denver in July 2013 on suspicion of sexual assault involving two children – one who an affidavit says was assaulted while in Martin
  
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• IndyCar Driver Wilson From Longmont Saves 6 Lives By Donating Organs, Fans Pay Tribute

  25-08-2015 21:58
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP/CBS4) – IndyCar driver Justin Wilson is altering lives in death.
  His younger brother said Tuesday on Twitter that Wilson saved six lives by donating his organs.
  The 37-year-old Wilson died Monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. A British driver who lived in Longmont, Colorado, Wilson was hit in the head during Sunday’s race by piece of debris from another car. Wilson’s car veered into an interior wall at
  
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• Wildfire Haze In Colorado Could Stick Around For Weeks

  25-08-2015 21:51
  
  DENVER (AP) – The smoke and haze drifting from Pacific Northwest wildfires could hang around northern Colorado for weeks, the National Weather Service predicts.
  Meteorologists say the hazy conditions could last until the fires go out, which might not happen until October.
  “If anything, it will look hazy. I don’t know if we will see crystal clear skies for a while,” Kyle Fredin, a meteorologist with the Weather Service in Boulder, told The Denver Post.
  Skies may clear brie
  
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• Jeb Bush Campaigns In Colorado, Pokes Fun At Trump

  25-08-2015 20:56
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Jeb Bush held a town hall meeting at a VFW post in Colorado Tuesday, his first public campaign event in the state since announcing he was running for president in 2016.
  The Republican candidate started out talking about his experience reforming government as governor of Florida and also discussed immigration issues at length. He also poked fun at fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump, implying that the poll frontrunner talks a good game but might not be able to back i
  
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• Crews Break Ground On New Fire Station Near DIA

  25-08-2015 20:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Crews broke ground on new fire station in Denver on Tuesday morning.
  Denver Fire Station 35 will be located at 25365 East 75th Avenue. It’s near Jackson Gap and 75th Avenue and off Pena Boulevard, near Denver International Airport.
  The new station will help firefighters get to areas that are farther away from the airfield.
  Fire officials released the following details about the effort:
  – This will be the first station on airport property located off the airfield
  
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• Ronnie Hillman On The Move In Broncos New Offense

  25-08-2015 20:32
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Ronnie Hillman and the zone-blocking scheme are proving a perfect fit in Denver.
  The fourth-year running back has gashed opponents for 120 yards on 16 carries this preseason and leapfrogged Montee Ball as C.J. Anderson’s backup.
  “I feel like I fit in any kind of offense, but this one, especially in the zone scheme, it just fits my abilities a lot more than other ones would,” Hillman said Monday.Known more for his speed and his burst to the edge, Hi
  
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• Smartphones Continue To Be Targeted By Thieves In Downtown Bars

  25-08-2015 20:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thieves are striking all the time in Denver’s Lower Downtown, taking cellphones from pockets or purses, and victims often don’t even know they’re being targeted.
  In the most recent case, Jessica Guzinski’s purse was across her body when someone reached in and grabbed her cellphone in seconds.
  “Well I have a little magnetic buckle so my phone was right here under this buckle,” Guzinski said.
  Saturday night she was at the Ginn Mill in
  
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• Water Main Break Forces Portion Of Colfax To Close

  25-08-2015 19:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – East Colfax Avenue will be closed between Oneida Street and Niagara Street throughout Tuesday as Denver Water works to repair a burst pipe.
  The westbound lanes were closed just before 11 a.m. when a 12-inch water main broke at the 6700 block of Colfax Avenue.
  The cause is not certain, but the pipe was installed in 1890.
  Business, restaurants, and hotels along both sides of the street will be without water during the repair.
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• Cutting Corners With Contacts Could Lead To Blindness

  25-08-2015 18:59
  
  If you wear contacts, odds are at some point you’ve cut some corners when it comes to using and caring for them properly. In fact new research from the American Academy of Ophthalmology shows up to 80 percent of people don’t do a good job protecting their peepers when using contacts.
  (credit: Dr. Dave Hnida)
  The reason that even a small amount of “cheating” is a major problem is pretty simple. By their very nature, contact work by sticking to the cornea — and by doi
  
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• Cutting Corners Could Lead To Blindness

  25-08-2015 18:59
  
  If you wear contacts, odds are at some point you’ve cut some corners when it comes to using and caring for them properly. In fact new research from the American Academy of Ophthalmology shows up to 80 percent of people don’t do a good job protecting their peepers when using contacts.
  The reason that even a small amount of “cheating” is a major problem is pretty simple. By their very nature, contact work by sticking to the cornea—and by doing so, cut down the amount
  
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• This Week In Baseball: MLB Gets New Domestic Violence Policy Right

  25-08-2015 18:42
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  New Domestic Violence Policy
  Over the weekend, the MLB and MLB Players Association announced that they had come to an agreement on a new Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy for its players. While the league like its contemporaries is late in addressing these issues, the MLB seems to have instituted by far the most fair and comprehensive policy of any of the professional leagues.In case you haven’t had the chance to look at the policy it
  
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• Tuesday Is A Free Day At National Parks In Colorado

  25-08-2015 18:35
  
  BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – To celebrate the 99th birthday of the country’s National Park Service this week, entrance into all national parks in Colorado and across the country and is free on Tuesday.
  Rangers at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park celebrate the free day on Aug. 25, 2015. (credit: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park)
  In addition to a series of national historic sites, recreation areas, trails, heritage areas and national mo
  
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• National Parks In Colorado Are Free On Tuesday

  25-08-2015 18:35
  
  BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – To celebrate the 99th birthday of the country’s National Park Service this week, entrance into all national parks in Colorado and across the country and is free on Tuesday.
  Rangers at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park celebrate the free day on Aug. 25, 2015. (credit: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park)
  In addition to a series of national historic sites, recreation areas, trails, heritage areas and national mo
  
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• Broncos Cody Latimer ‘Coming In With More Focus’ In 2nd Season

  25-08-2015 18:03
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – What was it like playing football at a basketball school like Indiana University?
  “I get asked that question a lot,” Denver Bronco Cody Latimer told CBS4’s Vic Lombardi on Xfinity Monday Live. “It was a great feeling, just being in the Big 10 under a great coaching staff and great players. Our offense was fully loaded … I wish we would have made a bowl game when I was there but I feel like Coach (Kevin) Wilson is going to turn it ar
  
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• Jeb Bush Campaigns In Colorado, Takes Minor Jab At Trump

  25-08-2015 16:50
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Jeb Bush is holding a town hall meeting in Colorado, his first public campaign event in the state since announcing he was running for president in 2016.
  The Republican candidate started out talking about his experience reforming government as governor of Florida. He also took a minor jab at fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump, implying that he talks a good game but might not be able to back it up.
  “I’m a doer, not a talker. There’s a lot of talkers
  
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• Officer Says Chasing Bear Deep Into Denver ‘Really Cool To Be A Part Of’

  25-08-2015 14:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A juvenile bear was removed from the heart of Denver Monday night. Officers located the animal near Interstate 25 and South Colorado Boulevard in an alley off of Jewell Avenue.
  Neighbors said it was climbing fences and eventually got tired. The bear was tranquilized and then picked up by the Division of Wildlife.
  “I saw a commotion outdoors, and the neighbors said the bear was in the neighborhood, in my backyard!” said Russ Dale.
  “Police officer was tellin
  
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• Bear Wanders Into Denver, ‘Just Going All Over’

  25-08-2015 14:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A juvenile bear was removed from the heart of Denver Monday night. Officers located the animal near Interstate 25 and South Colorado Boulevard, in an alley off of Jewell Avenue.
  The bear was tranquilized and then picked up by the Division of Wildlife.
  Neighbors said it was climbing fences and eventually got tired.
  “I saw a commotion outdoors, and the neighbors said the bear was in the neighborhood, in my backyard!” said Russ Dale.
  “Police officer was
  
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• Cannabis Journalism Class At DU Tackles A Trailblazing Trend

  25-08-2015 06:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – I instantly feel a laid back vibe when sitting in on this unique class at the University of Denver. The college course is called Cannabis Journalism: reporting and covering the new normal. Students feel as though they can pitch ideas and ask questions without feeling judged.
  Economics major Kevin Bartlett says he is taking this class to better understand a trailblazing trend. The 23-year-old soon-to-be graduate says “it’s still very taboo around the rest of coun
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Broncos Wide Receiver Cody Latimer

  25-08-2015 05:26
  
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• ‘Spice’ Kingpin Gets 5 Years In Federal Prison

  25-08-2015 05:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A U.S. District Court judge in Denver has sentenced a man accused of distributing synthetic marijuana — or spice — around the country.
  Prosecutors say John Bowen’s drugs sent more than 220 people to the emergency room in Colorado in the fall of 2013. The majority of the victims were between the ages of 12 and 29.
  Bowen was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
  Seven other people were convicted and sentenced in relation to the investigation.
  
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• Denver-Based Chipotle To Attempt To Hire 4,000 Employees On 1 Day

  25-08-2015 04:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver-based Chipotle says it will try and hire 4,000 employees in just one day.
  Sept. 9 will be the company’s Career Day. Every U.S. location plans on interviewing up to 60 people.
  Chipotle CEO Steve Ells says more restaurants are opening but there are fewer job applicants. He wants to both attract and retain new employees.
  
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• CarGo Leaves Game, Braves Beat Rockies 5-3 In Atlanta

  25-08-2015 04:35
  
  Jonny Gomes drove in three runs with two hits, including a two-run homer in the first, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Monday night to end their seven-game losing streak.
  
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• Rescued Performing Bears Adjusting To The Good Life At The Wild Animal Sanctuary

  25-08-2015 04:31
  
  KEENESBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – Four bears have found a new home at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg.
  The four were rescued from a defunct roadside zoo in Pennsylvania. The bears were taught to perform tricks. When they weren’t performing they were forced to live in tiny cages.
  The sanctuary says the bears are adjusting to their new home. They have since been released from the temporary cages and are now free to walk and explore their new 15-acre habitat.
  LINK: The Wild Animal
  
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• Vandalism At Church In Fort Collins May Be Connected To Others

  25-08-2015 04:08
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Vandals targeted a church under construction in Fort Collins early Sunday morning.
  The criminals spray-painted construction machinery and drove a construction vehicle into a pillar at the Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the 2100 block of Majesty Drive.
  The site of the new church (credit: CBS)
  Investigators believe the crime may be connected to other church vandalisms in Fort Collins.
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• This Week In Golf: Davis Love III Gets The Greensboro Hat Trick At Wyndham

  25-08-2015 03:50
  
  By Ron Patey
  The 51-year-old Davis Love III proved on Sunday that age can be just a number. He posted the lowest score of the day, 6-under 64, to zoom up the leaderboard and win the Wyndham Championship trophy at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. Love III, who won the tournament in 1992 and 2006 (when it was called the Kmart Greater Greensboro Open and Chrysler Classic of Greensboro respectively), became the third oldest player to win a PGA tournament. The 2016 U.S. Ryder Cup capt
  
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• New metal detectors to make lines faster at Broncos games

  25-08-2015 03:45
  
  New walk-thru metal detectors at Sports Authority Field should make getting into events faster.        
  
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• Tossed Cigarette Believed To Have Caused Grass Fire Near Golden

  25-08-2015 03:43
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters think a driver caused a grass fire right in the middle of Interstate 70 Monday morning.
  The fire burned in the median at the U.S. 6 exit in Golden. Firefighters closed one lane of traffic in both directions until they could get it under control, which took about 30 minutes.
  Investigators believe it started after someone tossed a cigarette out of their window and into the median.
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• IndyCar Driver Justin Wilson From Longmont Dies Of Head Injury

  25-08-2015 03:34
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. He was 37.
  IndyCar made the announcement on Monday night at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  Wilson is a British driver who lived in Longmont, Colorado. He was hit in the head during Sunday’s race by piece of debris that had broken off another car. Wilson’s car veered into an interior wall at the track, and he was swiftly taken by helicopte
  
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• People With Celiac Disease Can See Doctor Upon Doctor Before Diagnosis

  25-08-2015 03:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – More and more children are coming down with a serious disease, and for patients with celiac disease, going gluten-free isn’t a fad — it’s a necessity.
  Doctors say one in every 100 people has celiac disease, which means they can’t eat anything with gluten. The increase of celiac patients may be why more stores are filling the shelves with products that are gluten-free.
  Mia Brierly, 15, was sick for five months before she finally found out what was cau
  
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• Alumni Join School Of Mines Freshman For Yearly Tradition On Mount Zion

  25-08-2015 02:48
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – New students at the Colorado School of Mines took part in a yearly tradition on Monday.
  (credit: CBS)
  The students each brought a 10-pound rock from their hometown to add to the “M” that sits atop Mount Zion. They were joined by some alumni, including 76-year-old Ed May.
  (credit: CBS)
  “This was on my bucket list. I never did it 55 years ago and I thought I better get it done now or I’m not going to get it done,” said May from the Class o
  
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• Theater Victim’s Grandfather Questions Motive Of Holdout Juror

  25-08-2015 02:45
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – The grandfather of the youngest victim in the Aurora theater shootings suggested Monday that one juror might have improperly blocked the death penalty for James Holmes by being untruthful about her beliefs, drawing a forceful rebuke from the judge.
  “That’s unfair and that’s improper,” Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. told Robert Sullivan after Sullivan suggested the sole juror who voted against the death penalty might have intended all along
  
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• Brush Fire In Byers Canyon In Grand County Grows To 568 Acres

  25-08-2015 02:26
  
  BYERS, Colo. (CBS4) – A brush fire in Grand County has forced the closure of U.S. 40 in Byers Canyon.
  The Byers Range Fire broke out Monday at approximately noon at the Byers Canyon Shooting Range and is estimated at 568 acres. The shooting range is about 4 miles west of Hot Sulphur Springs.
  (credit: Grand County Sheriff’s Office)
  The fire started during public target practice. As of 6 p.m. it was 30 percent contained. One residence was evacuated but no other structures are thre
  
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• Some Say Man Justified In Shooting Bear That Was Attacking His Dog

  25-08-2015 02:04
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who shot and killed a bear in his Fort Collins backyard is expected to face charges.
  The shooting happened last week in the Fossil Creek Meadows neighborhood. The man says he was trying to protect his dog from the bear. It’s illegal to kill wildlife, even if a pet is in danger.
  The fact that he fired a weapon in a neighborhood with others nearby is what investigators with Colorado Parks and Wildlife say accounts for the third charge he faces, allegi
  
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• Broncos Ronnie Hillman is still young but growing up

  25-08-2015 01:58
  
  RonnieHillmanis growing up and coming on as Broncos running back        
  
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• Wall Street Fallout: Financial Experts In Colorado Say Don’t ‘Panic And Sell’

  25-08-2015 01:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average dove more than 580 points as the closing bell ended a chaotic day on Wall Street on Monday. At one point the average was down more than 1,000 points right after the market opened. It climbed up and down the rest of the day before closing down 588 points.
  The fallout is making news headlines around the world, including in Denver’s Financial District. One of the causes is a plunge in Chinese markets and some experts in Colorado say we ne
  
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• Moose Tranquilized After It’s Found Wandering Westminster Neighborhood

  25-08-2015 01:47
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Wildlife officers tranquilized a moose in a neighborhood in Westminster Monday morning.
  The moose was located in the 9800 block of Westcliffe Parkway.
  The crew was checked the moose out before moving it to more appropriate habitat and said the animal was in good health.
  
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