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• Semi Strikes At Least 3 Bridges Along NB Lanes Of I-25, Keeps Driving

  27-08-2015 23:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Three lanes of northbound Interstate 25 were closed for a few hours Thursday afternoon after a semi struck at least three bridges and kept driving. Traffic was reduced to one lane and backups stretched for miles.
  A white semi hauling a yellow excavator or backhoe on a flatbed apparently struck four bridges in the northbound lanes along I-25 at 20th Street, 23rd Avenue, Speer and possibly the 84th Avenue bridge about 1:43 p.m. Thursday.
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• Semi Strikes 4 Bridges Along NB Lanes Of I-25, Keeps Driving

  27-08-2015 23:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Three lanes of northbound Interstate 25 were closed for a few hours Thursday afternoon after a semi struck the 23rd Avenue bridge and three others. Traffic was reduced to one lane and backups stretched for miles.
  A white semi hauling a yellow excavator or backhoe on a flatbed apparently struck four bridges in the northbound lanes along I-25 at 20th Street, 23rd Avenue, Speer and 84th Ave. about 1:43 p.m. Thursday.
  A semi truck hauling a yellow excavator struck four bridges a
  
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• NB I-25 Lanes Reopen After Semi Strikes Bridge, Traffic Delays Still Exist

  27-08-2015 23:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Three lanes of northbound Interstate 25 were closed for a few hours Thursday afternoon after a semi struck the 23rd Avenue bridge and three others. Traffic was reduced to one lane and backups stretched for miles.
  A white semi hauling a yellow excavator on a flatbed apparently struck the 23rd Avenue bridge about 1:43 p.m. Thursday. Several chunks of concrete fell from the bridge onto the lanes below.
  Copter4 flew over the 23rd Avenue bridge where northbound lanes were reduced
  
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• Thornton Teen Charged, Accused Of Bringing Gun To School

  27-08-2015 23:39
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– A Thornton high school student who allegedly brought a handgun to school last week has been formally charged.
  The 15-year-old was taken into custody on Friday after police said a loaded 9mm handgun was found in his backpack. He has been charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds, possession of a handgun by a juvenile and carrying a concealed weapon.
  The teen, who has not been identified because he is a juvenile, appeared in Adams County District Court for
  
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• Bear captured near Arvada school to be put down

  27-08-2015 23:38
  
  A bear was tracked down near the grounds of Ralston Valley High School Thursday morning.        
  
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• Ben Carson Visiting Colorado Springs Thursday, Steamboat Springs Friday

  27-08-2015 23:33
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will be in Colorado on Thursday.
  A campaign rally is scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. at America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs.
  Carson is also scheduled to attend an event late Friday morning in Steamboat Springs.
  The latest Quinnipiac University national poll shows Carson in second place behind Donald Trump among the GOP contenders.
  LINK: Ben Carson for President‎
  
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• Strange Man Found Inside Woman’s Apartment In Boulder

  27-08-2015 23:25
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Boulder are searching for a man after he broke into a woman’s apartment while she was moving in.
  The woman told police she was moving into her apartment on Aug. 17 about 4:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of 19th Street when she noticed the screens had been partially popped off and her two front windows were open.
  When she entered the apartment, she found a man inside and asked him why he was there. Shortly after the confrontation he left.
  The suspect is des
  
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• Greeley Woman Is Weld County’s First Human Case Of West Nile Virus

  27-08-2015 23:22
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Weld County on Thursday reported its first human case of West Nile virus this season.
  The patient is a 36-year-old woman from Greeley. The Weld County Department of Health says she was diagnosed with the more serious neuroinvasive form of the illness this month.
  The woman is now out of the hospital.
  State health experts say 17 people have gotten sick so far this summer from West Nile in Colorado. That includes four in Larimer County, three in Arapahoe County and two
  
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• Lutheran Medical Center Shows Off New Emergency Room

  27-08-2015 23:16
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Lutheran Medical Center showed off its renovated emergency room on Thursday. It’s one of the busiest emergency departments in Colorado.The $16 million renovation upgrades the level of service to more than 70,000 patients who go to the ER each year. Although the 52 bed count remains the same, the renovations expanded the space which is designed to make it more comfortable for patients needing emergency care.Major improvements to the facility include 50 indiv
  
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• Call About Suicide Turns Into Suspicious Death Investigation In Lakewood

  27-08-2015 23:10
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators in Lakewood are investigating a suspicious death.
  On Tuesday evening officers responding to a report of a possible suicide found the body of Jared Jacob Hoar, 22, inside a home on South Ingalls Street.
  “A female caller indicated that her boyfriend … Jared Hoar was deceased in the residence at that address,” police said in a statement. “Once on scene they located Hoar’s body and immediately began their investigation into
  
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• Bears Have Many Routes To Find Their Way Into Urban Areas

  27-08-2015 22:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A lot of people have called Colorado Parks and Wildlife encountering bears over the past few weeks.
  Parks and Wildlife has gotten 150 calls so far along the Front Range. In fact they’ve reported 54 bears getting into homes along the Front Range either through doors or breaking into them. They’ve got into 21 sheds or detached garages, and bears have broken into 23 cars.
  Bears make their way from the Highline Canal. Up the canyon the water diverts off the South Pl
  
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• Conjoined twins' mom requests prayers for surviving daughter

  27-08-2015 22:44
  
  The woman who gave birth to conjoined twins on Wednesday said that one of her daughters has survived.        
  
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• 3 Lanes NB I-25 Closed At 23rd Avenue After Semi Strikes Bridge

  27-08-2015 22:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Three lanes of northbound Interstate 25 were closed Thursday afternoon after a semi struck the 23rd Avenue bridge. Traffic was reduced to one lane and backups stretched for miles.A white semi hauling a yellow excavator on a flatbed apparently struck the bridge about 1:43 p.m. Thursday. Several chunks of concrete fell from the bridge onto the lanes below. Copter4 flew over the 23rd Avenue bridge where northbound lanes were reduced to one lane after a semi struck the bridge (c
  
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• I-25 Ranks As Worst Commute In Bumper 2 Bumper Survey

  27-08-2015 22:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– It’s a common complaint among drivers in the Denver metro area– the commute– but what ranks worst probably won’t come as a surprise.
  According to CBS4 partner 850KOA’s “Bumper 2 Bumper” traffic survey, Interstate 25 topped the list. In fact, it drew so many complaints they decided to expand the survey to include specific sections of I-25.
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  “One highway dominated the top five, we broke it up into stretches and we br
  
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• Driver pleads 'not guilty' to hitting DPD officers

  27-08-2015 22:10
  
  The man accused of running over multiple Denver Police officers who were doing crowd control for a protest is set to be arraigned on Thursday.        
  
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• Driver Charged With Hitting Denver Bicycle Officer Pleads Not Guilty

  27-08-2015 21:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A driver charged with hitting a Denver police officer with his car has pleaded not guilty.
  The black Mercedes driven by Christopher Booker that struck four Denver Police officers (credit: CBS)
  Christopher Booker entered the plea Thursday morning.
  Officer John Adsit’s bicycle (credit: CBS)
  Police say Booker lied or gave incorrect information about his medical condition to the Division of Motor Vehicles so he could keep his license.
  Officer John Adsit (credit: CBS)
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• Controversy surrounds proposed water project in N. Colorado

  27-08-2015 21:57
  
  Wockner said that instead of building more reservoirs, water utilities should focus on conservation.        
  
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• Defense Finishes Closing Arguments In Dexter Lewis’ Death Penalty Trial

  27-08-2015 21:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Defense attorneys wrapped up their arguments in the second phase in Denver’s death penalty case Thursday morning.
  Dexter Lewis, 25, faces death after the jury convicted him of the first-degree murders of five people. Those victims were in Fero’s Bar and Grill on Colorado Boulevard and Evans Avenue in October, 2012. Lewis and three other men went into the bar to rob them.
  The defense laid out what are called mitigating factors. They urged the jury to consider Lew
  
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• Wildfire contained near shooting range

  27-08-2015 21:24
  
  The Rifle Range Fire was declared 100-percent contained at noon on Thursday.        
  
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• No Stop-Sign Symbol Headed To Edible Pot In Colorado

  27-08-2015 21:11
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado has backed off a plan to require edible marijuana products to come with a stop-sign stamp.
  State marijuana regulators released an updated proposal this week detailing the state’s upcoming requirement that pot-infused cookies, brownies and other foods have a distinct look when outside the packaging.
  The Marijuana Enforcement Division originally proposed a red octagon marking with the letters THC inside. The updated proposal makes the octagon a triangle, still wi
  
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• ‘It’s Exciting … I’m On A Bear Chase’ Says Arvada Resident

  27-08-2015 21:07
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers tranquilized a bear roaming Arvada Thursday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  The bear at one point was on the grounds of Ralston Valley High School, which was put on lockout. Meiklejohn Elementary was also put on lockout. The lockouts have been lifted.
  (credit: Eddie Castro)
  Officers tranquilized the bear while it was in an irrigation canal along a greenbelt and had to pull the bear out of the water. At one point it appeared that the bear h
  
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• Rare Morning Rainbows Seen From Denver To Colorado Springs

  27-08-2015 20:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Rainbows are a fairly common sight around Denver and the Front Range in the summer, but they’re mostly seen during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
  It’s pretty rare to see a morning rainbow in Colorado, but such was the case on Thursday morning from Denver to Colorado Springs.
  A rainbow to start a beautiful morning in Glendale. pic.twitter.com/TyEQuGbs9e
  — Glendale CO Police (@Glendale_PD_CO) August 27, 2015Celebrating a beautiful day in Colorad
  
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• Crews Hope To Make Progress On Rifle Range Fire In Grand County

  27-08-2015 20:26
  
  GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Crews are hoping to gain more containment on a wildfire burning in Grand County on Thursday.
  The Rifle Range Fire near Granby is now 80 percent contained. The fire started at a shooting range.
  Flames have burned an area about 600 times the size of a football field.
  Wildfire Resources
  – Visit CBSDenver.com’s Living With Wildfire section.
  Wildfire Photo Galleries
  – See images from the most destructive wildfires (Black Forest, Wald
  
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• Broncos Notebook: Aug. 27

  27-08-2015 20:20
  
  Second day of Broncos and 49ers joint practices. Teams not in pads today. A few VIP fans back on the hill today.
  New left guard Evan Mathis dressed today. Not yet working with the first team offense, but doing some drills. He won’t play Saturday.
  Not practicing: Emmanuel Sanders (Kubiak had hoped he might practice by end of week) Chris Harris (hamstring issue again? Rest day? Find out after practice)
  Nick Ferguson, Brian Dawkins and Todd Helton watching practice today.
  – Update from
  
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• Boulder Moving Forward With Controversial Bike Lanes Project

  27-08-2015 19:59
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Boulder City Council wants to move forward with controversial plan for bike lanes on Folsom Street, according to the Daily Camera.
  The lanes went in last month. The so-called “right-sizing” plan aims to make the streets safer for cyclists and cut down on traffic for drivers.
  Critics say the city didn’t do enough research before expanding the bike lanes. One councilman says the project needs more time to see if it accomplishes its goals.
  
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• New Metro State Athletic Director Dr. Anthony Grant Impressed With Facilities

  27-08-2015 19:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A new athletic director was introduced Wednesday at Metro State University.
  Dr. Anthony Grant has 10 years experience in college athletics, but he’s never seen a Division II school with such great facilities.
  Dr. Anthony Grant (credit: CBS)
  “There’s a huge commitment to athletics here. I mean this huge complex that we’re sitting in is absolutely outstanding. It is definitely like none other that I’ve seen in Division II, and also rivals some Di
  
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• EPA Workers Had No Way To Get Word Out After Toxic Spill

  27-08-2015 19:43
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Documents show it took more than 90 minutes for members of a federal cleanup crew to issue a warning about a toxic spill because they were initially trapped and scrambling to escape the flood they had accidentally unleashed from a Colorado mine.
  The documents released Thursday by the federal Environmental Protection Agency contained new details on the 3 million-gallon spill on Aug. 5 that fouled downstream rivers in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
  The EPA is facing in
  
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• Arrests made in serial scooter thefts

  27-08-2015 19:42
  
  DPD said about a dozen people will get their scooters back.        
  
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• New emergency department hopes to serve Wheat Ridge well

  27-08-2015 19:28
  
  Lutheran Medical Center showcased its brand-new, remodeled Emergency Department Thursday morning.        
  
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• Would You Trust A Sleepy Surgeon?

  27-08-2015 19:27
  
  If someone is going to cut on me, I want to make sure they are full of vim and vigor. Sharp as a fresh scalpel. And that they had a perfectly, wonderful, full night’s sleep before they go to work on me. And I don’t care if it’s for a hangnail or clogged artery. I want a full level of alertness.
  Yet a new study out of Canada in the New England Journal of Medicine says sleep deprivation among cutters isn’t that big a deal. Lots of sleep. Little sleep. It really makes no dif
  
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• A look inside Lutheran Medical Center's new ER department

  27-08-2015 19:26
  
          
  
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• Wildfire Danger Continues To Grow In Colorado

  27-08-2015 19:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado’s Front Range has been hot in the past few days, and if the pattern sticks around, it could mean dry conditions leading to higher fire danger.
  When a mechanical malfunction triggered a tanker fire along Interstate 25 on Wednesday, Mother Nature took the reins and pushed the flames into the dry brush.
  Copter4 flew over the brush fire caused by a tanker that burst into flames on I-25 (credit: CBS)
  “The wind actually very exacerbated this problem,” S
  
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• Bear Spotted In Tree In Evergreen, Wanders Off On Its Own

  27-08-2015 19:17
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A bear showed up in Evergreen Thursday morning.
  The bear briefly hung out at the Wulf Recreation Center before wandering off.
  The photo was taken by Tim Wulf and posted on the rec center’s Twitter account.
  A bear also showed up in Arvada Thursday morning. That bear was roaming near a school and had to be captured to be released back in the wild.
  
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• 1st human case of West Nile Virus in Weld County

  27-08-2015 19:10
  
  "Most people with this type of West Nile Virus disease recover completely, but fatigue and weakness can last for weeks or months" Wallace said.        
  
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• Gray hair is a marketing advantage in these professions

  27-08-2015 19:09
  
  You have heard a business or profession described as a young person's game. We live in a culture where youth is venerated.        
  
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• Car2Go shrinking Denver service area

  27-08-2015 19:06
  
  Car2Go, Denver's largest car share operator, said it's shrinking its service area.        
  
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• How much does traffic congestion cost Denver each year?

  27-08-2015 18:57
  
  Those traffic backups on I-25 and I-70 each morning and evening? They're expensive.        
  
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• Johnson & Wales completes $32M in campus renovations

  27-08-2015 18:55
  
  Johnson & Wales University has reopened the long-dormant Centennial Hall building at the heart of its east Denver campus, creating new space for classrooms and faculty offices as the college continues to expand both its undergraduate and graduate course offerings.        
  
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• Minnesota Woman Gives Birth To Conjoined Twins In Colorado

  27-08-2015 18:54
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) – A woman who gave birth to conjoined twins in Colorado told a TV station Thursday that one of her daughters has survived.
  Amber McCullough delivered the twin girls by cesarean section on Wednesday, KARE-TV in Minneapolis reported. The mother is a Hastings, Minnesota, native and has been talking to the station about her ordeal.
  McCullough told the station Hannah is alive but in critical condition. The TV station did not report on the fate of twin Olivia, who was not
  
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• Minnesota Woman Gives Birth To Conjoined Twins At Children’s Hospital

  27-08-2015 18:54
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) – A woman who gave birth to conjoined twins in Colorado told a TV station Thursday that one of her daughters has survived.
  Amber McCullough delivered the twin girls by cesarean section on Wednesday, KARE-TV in Minneapolis reported. The mother is a Hastings, Minnesota, native and has been talking to the station about her ordeal.
  McCullough told the station Hannah is alive but in critical condition. The TV station did not report on the fate of twin Olivia, who was not
  
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• Presbyterian/St. Luke's adds liver-transplant program

  27-08-2015 18:50
  
  Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, which has performed kidney transplants for almost three decades, announced Wednesday that it has added a liver transplant program.        
  
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• Former Denver School Administrator Accused Of Sex Assault Due In Court

  27-08-2015 18:48
  
  DENVER (AP) – A former administrator for major school districts in Colorado and New Mexico is due in a Denver court in a child sexual abuse case.
  A hearing for Timothy Jason Martinez is Thursday.
  Martinez was arrested in Denver in 2013 on sexual abuse charges and his trial is pending. He was hired by Albuquerque Public Schools in June but resigned after the charges came to light.
  He was re-arrested Wednesday after Colorado officials learned he left the state to take the Albuquerque job, a
  
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• Colorado Bail Increased For Ex-School Official Accused Of Sex Assault

  27-08-2015 18:48
  
  DENVER (AP) – A judge has increased bail for a former New Mexico school administrator facing separate child sexual abuse and assault cases in Colorado.
  Denver District Judge Brian Whitney on Thursday set Timothy Jason Martinez’s bail at a total of $200,000 and ordered him to wear an ankle monitor.
  Whitney expressed surprise that Martinez wasn’t previously ordered to wear an ankle monitor.
  Bail had been $100,000 total.
  Martinez was hired by Albuquerque Public Schools in June but
  
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• CO senators worried about Iran deal, EPA ozone regulations

  27-08-2015 18:46
  
  In a wide-ranging discussion Wednesday, Colorado's two U.S. senators said they have concerns about the Iran deal and regulations coming from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that could affect the state's oil and gas industry.        
  
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• Dish Network, Sinclair channel blackout ends

  27-08-2015 18:43
  
  The massive nationwide TV channel blackout for Dish Network subscribers didn't last long.        
  
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• Report: Colorado home prices hit all-time highs in July

  27-08-2015 18:40
  
  Median prices for sales of homes in the Denver-Aurora, Boulder and Colorado Springs home markets hit an all-time highs in July.        
  
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• Encana, Erie reach agreement on oil and gas operations

  27-08-2015 18:37
  
  After months of negotiations, Erie town officials and Encana Corp., one of Colorado's biggest energy companies, have reached an agreement governing how oil and gas operations will be conducted in the northern Front Range town.        
  
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• Bear captured near Arvada school campuses

  27-08-2015 18:28
  
          
  
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• The Oxford Dictionary has added 'awesomesauce' new words

  27-08-2015 18:24
  
  The fine folks at Oxford Dictionary have added new words to its August update.        
  
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• Myths and realities of down payments, credit

  27-08-2015 18:10
  
  Two thirds of people surveyed believe they need "very good" credit in order to get a home loan.        
  
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