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• Broncos Lead Ravens 9-3 At Halftime

  13-09-2015 23:52
  
  DENVER (AP/The Sports Xchange/CBS4) – The Peyton Manning-Gary Kubiak merger has officially been unveiled in Denver as the Broncos lead the Baltimore Ravens 9-3 at halftime on three Brandon McManus field goals.
  Fans are curious if the 39-year-old quarterback and the guru of the zone blocking scheme can mesh their philosophies in a workable way.
  DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 13: Running back C.J. Anderson #22 of the Denver Broncos rushes against the Baltimore Ravens in the first quarter
  
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• Broncos Lead Ravens 6-0 After 1st Quarter

  13-09-2015 23:09
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos couldn’t find the end zone in the first quarter but managed to also keep the Baltimore Ravens off the scoreboard and lead 6-0 on two Brandon McManus field goals.
  DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 13: Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos passes against the Baltimore Ravens in the first quarter of a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 13, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) Th
  
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• Johnson Scores 3 TDs, Air Force Beats San Jose State, 37-16

  13-09-2015 22:52
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A late San Jose State turnover paved the way for D.J. Johnson’s fourth-quarter surge.
  Johnson ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns, all in the final quarter, as Air Force pulled away to beat San Jose State 37-16 on Saturday night.
  Quarterback Nate Romine added 116 yards rushing, running for a score and setting up another before leaving late in the game with a leg injury.
  Tyler Ervin ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and also caught a 17-yard scoring p
  
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• Report: Denver Company Has No Knowledge Clinton Server Was ‘Wiped’

  13-09-2015 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The company that managed Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email server says it has no knowledge that the server was “wiped,” which could mean that more than 30,000 emails Clinton says she deleted from the device could be recovered, according to a report in The Washington Post.
  Clinton has said that personal correspondence sent and received during the four years she was secretary of state were deleted from the server. About as many emails pertaining to ad
  
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• Birnbaum’s Goal Helps United Tie Rapids 1-1

  13-09-2015 22:38
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – Steve Birnbaum scored a late goal to help D.C. United tie the Colorado Rapids 1-1 on Saturday night.
  The United (13-10-6) had lost a season-high three consecutive games, yet pulled even with the New York Red Bulls atop the Eastern Conference with 45 points. The Rapids (8-10-10) remain at the bottom of the Western Conference, one point back of Real Salt Lake and Houston.
  Birnbaum scored on a header in the 87th minute off an assist from Fabian Espindola. Goalkeepe
  
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• Northern Colorado Pulls Away From Houston Baptist, 34-10

  13-09-2015 22:36
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – Trae Riek ran for 75 yards on 12 carries with a touchdown, and Ellis Onic added a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown to help Northern Colorado beat Houston Baptist 34-10 on Saturday night.
  Riek led Northern Colorado (2-0) in receiving with 50 yards on two catches. Jacob Knipp added 77 yards on 8-of-12 passing, including a 19-yard touchdown strike to Stephen Miller.
  Northern Colorado never trailed, taking a 13-3 lead at halftime, and a 27-3 lead after three quarters. The lon
  
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• Gag order sought in case of cutting fetus from womb

  13-09-2015 22:31
  
  Defense attorneys for the 35-year-old Colorado woman accused of cutting another woman's unborn baby from her womb are seeking a gag order on the Boulder District Attorney's Office, police and witnesses.        
  
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• Body Found In Boulder Reservoir

  13-09-2015 22:00
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – The body of man has been recovered from Boulder Reservoir.
  Boulder Police Department Sgt. Tom Dowd said a bicyclist saw the body floating in the reservoir near the dam around 12:15 p.m. Saturday.
  Dowd says police are trying to identity of the man, but he was over 50 years old.
  Police say the man was not associated with any watercraft in the reservoir, and there were no obvious signs of foul play.
  They aren’t sure how long the body was in the reservoir.
  The Bould
  
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• Fans Welcome Football Season ‘Like Christmas,’ Sport Defense Jerseys This Year

  13-09-2015 21:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Broncos take on the Ravens Sunday afternoon, and the fans are ready for the 2015 season.
  “I love it, lots of orange and blue,” said fan Carlos Montoya, at the Sportsfan store on Federal Boulevard.
  While jerseys are always a hot seller, manager Derek Friedman said this season has been unique so far.
  “New coaching staff, we are hearing a lot of excitement from folks about the new defense,” said Friedman.
  He added that defense jerseys are
  
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• 1 Killed In Shooting Outside Strip Club On East Colfax

  13-09-2015 21:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A deadly shooting occurred Saturday night in the parking lot of a Denver strip club. It happened shortly before 1 a.m. outside Saturday’s on East Colfax Avenue near Yosemite Street.
  Police said one victim outside of PT’s All Nude 2 was rushed the hospital and later died.
  Neighbors say they’re seeing more and more violence in their community.
  “My kids grew up here, now my grandkids are here … You know, it’s bad when you have to fear
  
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• 1 Dead In Shooting Outside Bar, Police Investigate Homicide

  13-09-2015 21:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A deadly shooting occurred Saturday night in the parking lot of a Denver bar. It happened shortly before 1 a.m. outside Saturday’s on East Colfax Avenue near Yosemite Street.
  Police said one victim was rushed the hospital and later died.
  Neighbors say they’re seeing more and more violence in their community.
  “My kids grew up here, now my grandkids are here … You know, it’s bad when you have to fear for them going out in the yard to play,
  
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• ‘Pastels On 5th’ Covers Sidewalks With Art & Donates To Crime Prevention

  13-09-2015 20:49
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Sidewalk art took over downtown Loveland on Saturday as people created for a good cause.
  Founded in 2011, “Pastels on 5th” takes place on the second Saturday of September, on 5th Street by the Loveland Museum.
  Judges and visitors select their favorite works by professional, amateur, and student artists. The event benefits a group devoted to preventing crimes.
  “Alternatives to violence ends up getting about $20,000 from this event through spon
  
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• Skyrocketing Demand For Data Causes Lawmakers To Get Involved

  13-09-2015 20:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Senator Cory Gardner and FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai met in Denver on Saturday with communication and technology leaders to discuss the demand for data. Experts say with the high demand for internet, “spectrum” could run out.
  Spectrum refers to the invisible airwaves that computers and cellphones use to send and receive data. It’s a concern because mobile data traffic is predicted to increase seven-fold by 2019.
  The question is how to get the spectrum t
  
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• Suspicious Package At RTD Station Prompts Bomb Squad Detonation

  13-09-2015 19:50
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A suspicious package was found at an RTD station in Littleton on Saturday, prompting a bomb squad detonation.
  It was found around 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the light rail station at West Mineral Avenue and South Santa Fe Drive.
  Police said someone saw a suitcase with speaker wires coming out of it, and called authorities.
  The parking lot was evacuated as a precaution. The bomb squad arrived and detonated the suitcase.
  People wait for the scene to be cleare
  
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• Dry Conditions Spark Numerous Brush Fires Across Front Range In One Day

  13-09-2015 19:36
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Three brush fires broke out across the Front Range on Saturday, one forcing the closure of a major highway.
  Interstate 25 was shut down shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday due to a brush fire on private land in Larimer County near the Wyoming border. The road was reopened about 2 hours later, after several acres of dry grass had been scorched.
  (credit: Kevin Bommer)
  Another fire broke out on Fort Carson Saturday afternoon in a practice range, and reached 100 a
  
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• Missing 11-year-old boy found

  13-09-2015 15:34
  
  Police are looking for an 11-year-old boy who hasn't been seen since Saturda        
  
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• The Best Twitter Reactions To Mayweather-Berto

  13-09-2015 07:47
  
  Ross Kelly, CBS Local Sports
  As expected, Floyd Mayweather easily dominated Andre Berto to improve to 49-0. Floyd has touted this as the last fight of his career (sure Floyd) and he hand-picked someone he could easily defeat. The good folks on Twitterverse watched the fight (through legal or illegal means) and as always, they gave their two cents on the lack of action. Here is the best, or worst, of the reactions to the match and the outcome:
  We’ll get right into it. Boxing great Oscar De
  
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• Mayweather Dominates Berto, Moves To 49-0

  13-09-2015 07:09
  
  Ross Kelly, CBS Local Sports
  In a fight that went as many expected, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KO) defeated Andre Berto (30-4, 23 KO) by unanimous decision to move to 49-0. In the final fight of his Showtime contract, and what he has called the final fight of his career, Money May dominated throughout and won 117-111, 118-110, and 120-108.
  This fight mirrored most of the fights of Floyd’s career. Berto wasn’t really able to get much of anything against whom many consider to be th
  
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• Hillman Finds The New Broncos System Really Fits His Style

  13-09-2015 06:59
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – On the first episode of the CBS4 Football Blitz this season, running back Ronnie Hillman said he is much more comfortable with this Broncos offensive system than he was in previous years.
  Hillman was a guest on the show along with cornerback Chris Harris, and Hillman told CBS4’s Vic Lombardi he’s not sure how many carries he’ll be getting against the Ravens as a backup to starter C.J. Anderson.
  “To be honest, you’ll find out when I d
  
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• Parent group says district ignores aging schools

  13-09-2015 06:26
  
  A group called Douglas County Parents says the school district is ignoring $275 million in building repairs.        
  
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• 2 Thornton city workers hurt in accident

  13-09-2015 06:07
  
  Two city workers from Thornton were injured after a woman hit a message trailer, causing it to spin into their direction.        
  
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• Miss Colo. ditches glitz for scrubs at Miss America pageant

  13-09-2015 05:58
  
  Kelley Johnson, a Windsor native and Colorado's contender in the Miss America pageant, took an unusual route in the competition Wednesday night.        
  
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• Global Village Academy opens new immersion school campus

  13-09-2015 05:57
  
  Global Village Academy wants students to learn Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or French.        
  
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• Air Force Academy to help recover downed Black Hawk

  13-09-2015 05:56
  
  The U.S. Air Force Academy is supporting Fort Carson's recovery efforts their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Saturday.        
  
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• Why Cory Gardner wants to repeal net neutrality

  13-09-2015 05:55
  
  Despite Net Neutrality regulations passing in February and taking effect in June, Republican Sen. Cory Gardner as well as one of the two commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission who voted against the rules say they still have hopes it will be repealed.        
  
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• I-25 reopens south of Wyoming border

  13-09-2015 05:54
  
  A wildfire closed Interstate 25 from Wellington to the Wyoming state line for multiple hours Saturday evening.        
  
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• CSU Falls To Minnesota 23-20 In Overtime

  13-09-2015 05:52
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Colorado State coach Mike Bobo saluted his players for giving it their all against the Minnesota Gophers, saying “they played hard, and I mean hard, for 60 minutes.”
  The problem was the 61st.
  Defensive tackle Scott Ekpe stripped running back Dalyn Dawkins on the first play of overtime and Ryan Santoso kicked an 18-yard field goal as Minnesota escaped Colorado State with a 23-20 win Saturday.
  “He’s the toughest guy on this football team pou
  
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• Missing mentally disabled man found safe

  13-09-2015 05:10
  
  As of late Saturday, a 58-year-old mentally disabled man who was last seen at Hughes Stadium was missing in Fort Collins.        
  
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• Glowing balloons released during Glimmer of Hope

  13-09-2015 04:53
  
  Many viewers called and emailed us Saturday night about numerous lights they saw in the sky over Greeley.        
  
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• Dad and Dudes tailgating foods

  13-09-2015 04:36
  
  Dad and Dudes have some delicious ideas for that Broncos tailgating party.        
  
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• Best Of Twitter Live From Mayweather-Berto In Las Vegas

  13-09-2015 04:27
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  Nobody knows exactly what to expect when Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto meet in the ring this evening, but we definitely knew that the scene surrounding Mayweather’s final bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas would be a raucous one. Celebrities, athletes and boxing royalty alike have been arriving at the MGM Grand Arena for the fight all evening long. Here are some of the best tweets from those arrivals and folks at the arena for the final fight of Floyd
  
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• PHOTOS: Wildfire closes I-25 near Wyoming border

  13-09-2015 04:10
  
          
  
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• Former Denver radio host files lawsuit against Taylor Swift

  13-09-2015 03:41
  
  A former Denver radio personality has filed a lawsuit against singer Taylor Swift, saying he lost his job after being accused of inappropriately touching Swift during a photo session.        
  
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• Suspicious package found near Mineral light rail station

  13-09-2015 03:17
  
  Authorities investigated a suspicious package near the Mineral light rail station on West Mineral Avenue and South Santa Fe Drive Saturday evening.        
  
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• CSU breaks ground on new football stadium

  13-09-2015 02:35
  
  Construction formally began Saturday on CSU's new on-campus stadium with a groundbreaking "celebration," even as a couple of dozen protesters just outside the venue continued to voice lingering dissent.        
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 09/12/15

  13-09-2015 02:20
  
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• Fall fun in Summit County

  13-09-2015 02:16
  
  Janet Roll knows a thing or two about what to wear when you're kicking up your heels at Oktoberfest.        
  
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• Denver Water: Stop trying to take selfies with bears in Waterton Canyon

  13-09-2015 02:04
  
  WATERTON CANYON - A well-traveled recreation and hiking area outside of Denver is closed because people were spotted with selfie sticks trying to capture the perfect photo... with wild bears.         
  
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