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• Cigarette Blamed For Fire At Auto Shop In Denver

  20-09-2015 23:32
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A cigarette is to blame for a fire that tore through a Denver auto shop Sunday afternoon.
  The fire happened at Saul’s Automotive located at 2130 South Bellaire Street. A worker was draining gasoline from a vehicle into a bucket when someone lit a cigarette nearby and the worker’s pants caught on fire.
  The worker ran inside to get an extinguisher but accidentally spread the fire to the building.
  Incredibly, the man did not he suffer any burns but the shop and sev
  
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• 2 Women Found Dead In SUV In Frying Pan River

  20-09-2015 22:53
  
  BASALT, Colo. (CBS4) – Two women from Columbus, Ohio are dead after an apparent car accident in Eagle County.
  The crash happened Saturday in the Frying Pan River near Basalt.
  The women had been on a sightseeing tour through Colorado. A cyclist spotted their SUV underwater Saturday afternoon. The women’s bodies were inside.
  The victims have been identified as 64-year-old Kristina Herron and 71-year-old Yvonne Honeybrink. Their vehicle went down a steep embankment about 70 feet before
  
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• Help Low-Income Kids Stay Dressed At The ‘Blue Jean Bash’

  20-09-2015 22:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Blue Jean Bash, a fundraising event for Clothes to Kids of Denver, is happening next Saturday. It’s an organization that provides new and quality used clothing in a store-like setting to school children from low-income or in-crisis families in the Denver Metro area.
  Joyce Meyers and Jo Ann Wickens, co-chairs of the event, stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about the event that is sponsored by CBS4.
  “We are a great charity that supplies clothing to children in n
  
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• Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting In Broomfield

  20-09-2015 22:10
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Broomfield are investigating a deadly shooting.
  Officers were called to a home in the 800 block of Lotus Way near Kohl Park on Saturday. They say Matthew Britton, 33, shot a 54-year-old man but it’s not clear how they knew each other.
  Matthew Britton (credit: Broomfield Police Department)
  The victim’s name has not been released.
  Britton is facing murder charges.
  
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• Former Boulder Detective Guilty Of Interfering With Sex Luring Sting

  20-09-2015 21:59
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A jury has found former Boulder police detective Jack Gardner guilty of interfering with an Internet child luring case.
  A man had planned to meet up with a 13-year-old girl he thought he’d been talking to on-line but Gardner sent the man an email warning him the meeting was actually a police sting.
  Garner’s attorney argued his client’s mental state had been impaired when he sent the email because Gardner had been upset about not being more involved
  
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• Rockies Spoil 2015 Debut Of Padres’ Robbie Erlin, Win 10-2

  20-09-2015 21:46
  
  The Colorado Rockies spoiled the 2015 debut of Robbie Erlin and routed the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Saturday night.
  
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• ‘Amazing Feeling’ Says Buffs Kicker About OT Game-Winning Field Goal

  20-09-2015 21:38
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado linebacker Kenneth Olugbode’s 60-yard interception return for a touchdown against rival Colorado State was an “amazing birthday present.” His teammates’ overtime heroics Saturday night allowed him to celebrate the big 2-0 in style.
  Tedric Thompson blocked Wyatt Bryan’s 27-yard field goal attempt in overtime and Diego Gonzalez atoned for a miss at the end of regulation by hitting a 32-yarder, powering the Buffaloes past the Rams 27-24 in
  
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• Southern Utah Overpowers Northern Colorado 30-3

  20-09-2015 21:31
  
  CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) – Ammon Olsen passed for 250 yards and ran for two touchdowns to lead Southern Utah to a 30-3 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday night.
  Keita Calhoun kicked three field goals, including a 36-yarder to end the first half, as Southern Utah (1-2, 1-0 Big Sky) rebounded from last week’s 55-10 loss to South Dakota State with five interceptions to thwart Northern Colorado and hand the Bears their first defeat of the season.
  Olsen scored on a 19-yard run in the fir
  
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• Pot Products Recalled, Pot Shop Fires Employee For Unapproved Pesticides

  20-09-2015 21:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Jeremy Kilbourne dropped off a box of jars filled with marijuana. The marijuana could sell for thousands of dollars, but not now.
  The inventory from Kilbourne’s marijuana shop on Evans Avenue, Sacred Seed, is being tested to make sure it does not have unapproved pesticides in it. A company called Mahatma tested another batch last Monday and discovered it had unapproved pesticides.
  (credit: CBS)
  Mahatma received its pot for the purpose of turning into hash oil and then
  
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• Man Dies While Hiking Near Estes Park

  20-09-2015 19:44
  
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) – A 61-year-old man from Austin, Texas, died Saturday while hiking near Estes Park.
  The man was hiking with a friend when he collapsed about 4 miles up a trail that goes to Twin Sisters Peaks.
  The trail is on a popular route that tops out at 11,400 feet and offers stunning views of nearby Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.
  Bystanders performed CPR and tried to resuscitate the man, but they were not successful.
  The man has not been identified.
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• Pat Bowlen’s Daughter Leads Alzheimer’s Walk

  20-09-2015 07:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– More than 10,000 people filled Denver’s City Park on Saturday in a fight to end Alzheimer’s. This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s featured Pat Bowlen’s daughter, Beth Bowlen-Wallace, as master of ceremonies.
  “I was so honored,” Bowlen-Wallace said.
  Her father, Pat, has been battling the disease for several years and stepped down as owner of the Broncos in 2014.
  “My dad is going through the disease like any other person with Alzh
  
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• Demonstrators Protest Deadly Police Shooting Outside DA’s House

  20-09-2015 06:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Protesters demonstrated outside Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey’s home after he announced his decision that a police officer was justified in the shooting death of a man who was holding a knife and refusing to comply with officers’ instructions.
  “If Mitch Morrissey won’t bring justice to us, I think it’s appropriate that our neighbors bring justice to him,” said concerned citizen Elisabeth Epps.Surveillance video released by the D
  
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• CU Wins Rocky Mountain Showdown In Overtime, 23-20

  20-09-2015 05:22
  
  The CU Buffs kicked a field goal in overtime to victory over the CSU Rams during the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday.
  
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• CU Wins Rocky Mountain Showdown In Overtime

  20-09-2015 05:22
  
  The CU Buffs kicked a field goal in overtime to victory over the CSU Rams during the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday.
  
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• Giovinco Scores Twice, Toronto FC Beats Rapids 3-1

  20-09-2015 02:08
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Sebastian Giovinco scored two goals and set up a third in Toronto FC’s 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
  The game began in sunny conditions and ended with sheets of rain billowing in off Lake Ontario.
  Giovinco has 19 goals in 28 games in his first MLS season.
  Damien Perquis also scored for Toronto ((3-6-1).
  Dillon Powers scored for Colorado (8-11-10).
  (© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, b
  
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• Take A ‘Beer Flight’ At DIA

  20-09-2015 01:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– While you’re waiting to board your regular flight, why not stop by the beer garden at Denver International Airport and take a “Beer Flight?”
  The Beer Garden at the center of the Jeppesen Terminal at DIA returned on Saturday and will be serving brew to passengers through Sept. 27.
  The Beer Flights coincide with worldwide Oktoberfest celebrations and the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Our inaugural beer garden brought together pe
  
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• Loveland police investigating fight, shooting Saturday morning

  20-09-2015 00:33
  
  A man was shot and injured during a Saturday morning disturbance in Loveland, officials said.
  
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• Man Shot In Torso, Loveland Police Investigate Fight

  20-09-2015 00:32
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Loveland investigated a fight between two groups of people that left one man with a gunshot wound to the torso. Police said no one was taken into custody.
  Officers rushed to the 3500 block of Butternut Drive in Loveland about 9:17 a.m. Saturday on reports of a physical disturbance. When officers were on their way a shot was fired at the scene by a member of one of the groups.Police believe those involved in the disturbance knew each other. When officers ar
  
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• Game by game look at Broncos 13 road division win streak

  20-09-2015 00:22
  
  Game by gamelook at the Broncos' NFL record, 13-game AFCWest road win streak        
  
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• Pat Bowlen’s Daughter Leads Alzheimer’s Walk ‘I Was So Honored’

  20-09-2015 00:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– More than 10,000 people filled Denver’s City Park on Saturday in a fight to end Alzheimer’s. This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s featured Pat Bowlen’s daughter, Beth Bowlen-Wallace, as master of ceremonies.
  “I was so honored,” Bowlen-Wallace said.
  Her father, Pat, has been battling the disease for several years and stepped down as owner of the Broncos in 2014.
  “My dad is going through the disease like any other person with Alzh
  
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