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• Anderson hoping advice from mom makes him better

  24-09-2015 23:51
  
  2014 was a breakout year for CJ Anderson, but this year was supposed to be even better.        
  
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• Man Charged In 2 Sex Assaults, Targeted Intoxicated Women

  24-09-2015 23:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a man in two separate cases on sexual assault in which he targeted young, intoxicated women.
  Randall Hoch has been charged with second-degree kidnapping and four counts of sexual assault.
  The charges allege that on March 16, Hoch, 35, befriended a 27-year-old woman who had become intoxicated and separated from her friends. He allegedly accompanied her home where he sexually assaulted her. The investigation led to
  
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• Two Charged In Uber Driver Robbery

  24-09-2015 23:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two people have been charged in connection with the robbery of an Uber driver that happened last December.Wenston Williams has been charged with aggravated robbery, first-degree assault and three counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender.
  A co-defendant, Kimberly Kovinchick, has been charged with aggravated robbery and first-degree assault.The charges allege that on Dec. 31, 2014 Williams, 50, and Kovinchick, 32, met the victim, a 55-year-old man working as an
  
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• Motorcylist arrested after pursuit through several counties

  24-09-2015 23:21
  
  A motorcyclist was arrested after leading law enforcement on a chase through several counties.        
  
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• Man Charged With Murder In Double Shooting

  24-09-2015 23:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has formally charged a man in connection with a double shooting outside an apartment building last week. Two people were shot and one man was killed.Officers rushed to reports of a shooting about 11:11 p.m. Sept. 16 in the 13800 block of Albrook Drive. When police arrived they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds.
  The juvenile female victim and an adult male victim were rushed to the hospital. Themale died a short time later
  
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• Undefeated Broncos Look To Keep Lions Winless Sunday Night

  24-09-2015 23:06
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Peyton Manning‘s still got a knack for winning.
  The 39-year-old, five-time MVP threw three touchdown passes, including one with 36 seconds left, last week at Kansas City to lift the Denver Broncos to a second straight comeback victory to open the season.
  Manning’s right arm doesn’t appear to be as strong as it was in the past. While Manning sounds as if he’s tired of hearing that observation, he’s not interested in addressing it.
  “I got ot
  
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• DIA Reports Nearly 53.5 Million Passengers In 2014

  24-09-2015 22:53
  
  DENVER (AP) — Denver International Airport says data compiled by an industry association show it was the nation’s fifth busiest airport last year.
  Airports Council International says DIA reported nearly 53.5 million total airline travelers in 2014. That’s a record for DIA and ranks Denver ahead of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, which reported nearly 53.3 million passengers.
  The Federal Aviation Administration, citing passenger departures only, reported this
  
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• Fire restrictions issued for unincorporated JeffCo

  24-09-2015 22:44
  
  The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office issued Stage 1 fire restrictions for all unincorporated areas of the county.        
  
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• Woman Who Ran Over Husband Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

  24-09-2015 22:37
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A woman who ran over her husband, killing him, was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday.Nancy Arias (credit: Westminster police)
  Nancy Jo Arias, 39, was convicted in June of manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of her husband Phillip Anthony Lobato last summer.
  Arias said she and her husband were having a heated argument in the car in which he hit her with his hand. She says she told him to get out of the vehicle but says he continued to hit her t
  
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• Postal Service Hiring 900 People Along Front Range For Holiday Season

  24-09-2015 22:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The U.S. Post Office is hiring 900 people along the Front Range for the holiday season. More than half those jobs have the potential to become careers or full-time positions. UPS is also hiring more than 1,000 positions across the state.
  Fewer people are mailing letters and cards but online shopping deliveries have the post office scrambling for more employees.
  David Rupert from the U.S. Post Office says package delivery is big business and the post office wants to grow its
  
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• Army Halts Chemical Weapons Destruction In Colorado

  24-09-2015 21:58
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Army has temporarily halted the destruction of chemical weapons at a Colorado facility to repair a small dent in the door of a chamber used to blow up shells containing mustard agent.
  The dent didn’t allow any chemicals to escape and no one was injured, Pueblo Chemical Depot spokesman Tom Schultz said Thursday.
  Crews discovered the damage Aug. 7 and repairs are underway. Schultz said operations could resume by Oct. 5.
  The Army uses the chamber to explode and neutral
  
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• Anderson Takes Fantasy Football Owners To Task

  24-09-2015 21:50
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — C.J. Anderson wonders if the guy running the craps table catches this much grief.
  A consensus top-10 pick in fantasy football this year after making the Pro Bowl last season, the Denver Broncos running back has gained just 56 yards on 24 carries so far.
  He’s taken plenty of flak from frustrated fantasy football owners wondering if they wasted their top pick on him.
  “My Twitter and my Instagram have been all negativity: ‘Hey, you (stink). You’
  
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• Get a bratwurst on demand from Uber at GABF

  24-09-2015 21:47
  
  If you are going to the Great American Beer Festival and find that you need someone in lederhosen to bring you a bratwurst, Uber can hook you up.        
  
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• Broncos Notebook: Talib Will Be Called On To Cover Lions’ Johnson

  24-09-2015 21:20
  
  Peyton Manning back practicing today after his rest day yesterday.
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  Aqib Talib also back practicing after being out sick yesterday. He will be called on to cover Calvin Johnson this week.
  Calvin Johnson (credit: Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
  Sunday will be the Broncos 18th prime time game since 2012 (Manning’s first year in Denver), that’s the most in the NFL and the Broncos 12 wins the most as well.Broncos are 6-5 all time vs. the Lions, 3-3 in Detroit. Broncos lost the onl
  
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• PD: Smoky Hill High School threat unfounded

  24-09-2015 21:16
  
  Aurora Police said a phone threat to Smoky Hill High School Thursday was not credible, and the school was not placed on lockdown.        
  
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• Man Suspected In Burned Car Murder Has Criminal History

  24-09-2015 21:08
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The man facing charges after a badly burned body was discovered in a car on Sunday has a criminal history that includes domestic violence and burglary charges.
  Shawn Geerdes, 46, made his first appearance in Jefferson County Court Thursday morning. He faces arson and murder charges in the death of Jason Dosa.
  Dosa’s body was found inside a burned car in a Deer Creek neighborhood on Sunday. The discovery was made by emergency crews some time after the car fire b
  
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• Race for the Cure: Breast cancer survivors share stories

  24-09-2015 21:06
  
  This week leading up to Race for the Cure we are focusing on amazing women who have conquered, are fighting, or who have been touched bybreast cancer.        
  
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• 4 Questions Heading Into Week 3 For CBS4’s Fantasy Football Pros

  24-09-2015 20:03
  
  Who will have big fantasy days when the Broncos take on Detroit?
  Peyton Manning – Everyone’s big question: will coach Kubiak loosen the reigns on Manning? Will we see more shotgun? I can’t see the Broncos banging their heads against a wall again this week by continuously pounding the ball for short gains. Expect more of a balanced attack and a strong performance from Peyton.
  Emmanuel Sanders – Sanders and Manning have chemistry. The depleted Lions defense won’t be a
  
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• Denver & Front Range Put On Drought Watch, Another County Adds Burn Ban

  24-09-2015 20:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s sometimes hard to comprehend how fast things can change in a place like the Front Range when it comes to weather and climate.
  Just a few months ago we were talking about record rain, flooding and the end of drought.
  Now, after a hot and dry end to summer and start of fall, we’re back on drought watch.
  On Thursday the US Drought Monitor released their weekly drought map of the United States and much of Colorado’s Front Range, including Denver, has been
  
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• Sentencing Takes Place Thursday Afternoon For Man Who Started Condo Fire

  24-09-2015 18:16
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who started a fire that destroyed a condo complex in Thornton will be sentenced Thursday afternoon.
  Last month a jury convicted Martin Espinoza of 10 counts of attempted first degree murder as well as arson, assault and reckless endangerment.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire at the the Corona Village condominiums took place in March 2014.
  
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• Family Of 6 Reeling After Thieves Steal Both Their Cars

  24-09-2015 17:32
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A Centennial family is left to figure out how to get around after not one, but two of their vehicles were stolen.
  “I don’t think anyone expects to have one car stolen let alone both in the same night,” Lacey Quilhot said.
  Lacey and her husband Mike say reliable transporation is a must when it comes to raising their four children.
  Last Monday they learned from Arapahoe County deputies that both their suv and minivan were missing.
  “They want
  
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• A-Basin Tests Snow Guns In Preparation For Snowmaking

  24-09-2015 16:57
  
  ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4) – Arapahoe Basin welcomed autumn by testing their snow guns on Tuesday.
  Typically, A-Basin begins making snow in the first week of October, and opens the slopes after 10-14 days of snowmaking.
  Early testing ahead of snowmaking weather is necessary to ensure that the equipment works properly, and that the team is well trained.
  In a few weeks, when the weather is right, a team of 10 snowmakers will begin the process to cover the slopes in snow.
  Last season,
  
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• Public’s Help Requested In Search For Woman Missing Over A Week

  24-09-2015 16:22
  
  EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are asking the public for help in their search for a woman from El Paso County who has not been seen since she left home over a week ago.
  22-year-old Laynee Madison Blair left her home in Ute Pass on September 16 at 4:30 p.m., in a blue Honda Civic with Colorado license plate 481-QRW.
  The sheriff’s office said she often travels between Woodland Park and Colorado Springs along Ute Pass.
  Blair is described as a white female, 5-foot-9, weighing
  
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• Woman To Be Sentenced For Running Over Husband In Fight

  24-09-2015 16:21
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A 39-year-old woman is set to be sentenced Thursday in Brighton for running over her husband and killing him during a fight.
  Nancy Arias (credit: Westminster police)
  Nancy Jo Arias was convicted in June of manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of her husband Phillip Anthony Lobato last summer.
  Arias said she and her husband were having a heated argument in the car in which he hit her with his hand. She says she told him to get out of the vehicle but says h
  
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• Hollister Co. To Make Entrances Wheelchair Accessible

  24-09-2015 16:20
  
  DENVER (AP) — Hollister Co. has agreed to remodel entrances to dozens of its beach-house style stores across the country to make them wheelchair accessible as part of a proposed settlement agreement.
  A Denver federal judge is expected to approve the settlement Thursday, marking the end of a long court battle between the clothing store chain and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, which accused it of discriminating against wheelchair users.
  The organization argued in a class-action law
  
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• Gray Will Have To Wait Until 2016 To Get His First Win With The Rockies

  24-09-2015 15:49
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The season is over for Jon Gray.
  Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss announced that the 23-year-old right-hander has thrown his last pitch of the year.
  “He got to his innings limit, so that’ll be it for him,” Weiss said Wednesday before the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Rockies 13-7. “It was pretty black and white. There was a limit. He got to it. No plans of extending him.”
  After being promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 4,
  
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• Broncos Volunteering To Share Blame For Offensive Troubles

  24-09-2015 15:07
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson refuses to blame the offensive line for the struggles of the run game.
  “You have to blame yourself. I won’t put anything on those big boys (offensive line). It’s on me. That’s just how I feel personally,” he said after enduring a frustrating two weeks in which he gained just 56 yards on 24 carries and suffered a toe injury in Week 1.
  But Anderson isn’t the only runner whose
  
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• TNF Fantasy Starters: Redskins Vs. Giants – Who To Play, Who To Pass

  24-09-2015 15:00
  
  By Stephen Dolan
  The NFC East has been struggling so far this season. The Cowboys are 2-0, but lost quarterback Tony Romo and wide receiver Dez Bryant to injury; the Eagles fell to 0-2 and looked dreadful in the process; the Redskins attempted to overcome the Robert Griffin III drama to start 1-1; and the Giants blew two late fourth-quarter leads to start 0-2. Thursday Night Football features an always exciting match-up between the Redskins and Giants to see who can inch closer to the top of a w
  
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• Harvest Moon eclipse Sunday night

  24-09-2015 13:37
  
  Clear conditions statewide to view Sunday evening's lunar eclipse.        
  
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• Pirates Rough Bergman Up, Rockies Fall To Pirates

  24-09-2015 13:36
  
  The Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year by emphatically taking matters into their own hands Wednesday night.
  
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• Tale Of The Tape: Washington Redskins At New York Giants

  24-09-2015 09:45
  
  This is a very crucial season for the current Giants regime.
  
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• Deputies Arrest Man In Connection With Body Found In Burned Out Car

  24-09-2015 07:56
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies in Jefferson County have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in a burned out car.
  (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  According to Jacki Kelley with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Shawn Geerdes, 46, for the murder of Jason Michael Dosa from Parker.
  Dosa’s body was found inside a burning sedan down a steep embankment near the 9500 block of Cougar Road in the D
  
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• Wild Horses Roundup Divides Ranchers In Northwest Colorado

  24-09-2015 07:10
  
  RANGELY, Colo. (CBS4)– The roundup of wild horses in northwest Colorado has divided ranchers in the rural area of the state.
  The Bureau of Land Management conducts the operation south and west of the rural town of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, along the Utah border.
  The BLM uses helicopters to roundup the horses from the land and into temporary pens.
  “This is horrible what they are doing to these horses,” said wild horse advocate Maggie Cason.
  “We watched a baby roped and
  
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• CU Denver Students Designing ‘Hyperloop’ Pod That Will Travel Faster Than A Bullet Train

  24-09-2015 07:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Think less light rail and more airplane. That’s the idea behind Hyperloop, proposed by Elon Musk of SpaceX, as a low-pressure tube designed to move people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in about 30 minutes.
  “This thing is going to be like a bullet train but even faster,” University of Colorado Denver senior engineering student Ben Cooper said.
  Cooper and seven other seniors are working on creating a pod for the Hyperloop as their senior project.
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• FDA Holds Hearing On Permanent Birth Control

  24-09-2015 06:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) Women who say their lives have been destroyed by a popular form of permanent birth control are getting a chance to testify before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is taking a closer look at a wide range of problems reported with the permanent birth control implant called Essure. The problems include chronic pain, bleeding, headaches, and in some cases unwanted pregnancy.
  “We’re finally being heard. It’s been a long battle.. years.. of trying to be h
  
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• Neighbors Still Very Angry At Man Who Caused Apartment Complex Fire With Fireworks

  24-09-2015 05:45
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – “If he’s guilty, I’d give him the maximum penalty,” said Trey Gray.
  Residents of Westminster’s Skyview Apartments have little sympathy for the man accused of torching their building.
  “That’s not cool. Definitely the maximum penalty should be handed to him,” said Gray, a resident of the apartment complex.
  Christopher “Tex” Meyer, 34, will be in court Thursday to learn the charges against him. He’s
  
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• Thomas Chasing Johnson’s Mark But Focused More On W-L Record

  24-09-2015 05:10
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Demaryius Thomas still thinks he can break Calvin Johnson’s single-season yardage record, slow start and all.
  He’s just going to have to pick up the pace, that’s all.
  Thomas is averaging 88 yards and will have to increase that figure by about 40 yards a game to have a shot at Johnson’s record of 1,964 yards set in 2012.
  The record Thomas has his sights set on right now though is the 2-0 mark that Denver will take into Sunday night’s sho
  
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• Band To Finish Album In Memory Of Teen Member Who Died From Peanut Allergy

  24-09-2015 04:29
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A high school community in Littleton is heartbroken after a teenager died on Monday night. His father says he died because of an allergic reaction to peanuts.
  Chatfield High School brought in extra counselors to help students cope with the loss of 16-year-old Simon Katz, who was rushed to the hospital after eating s’mores containing peanuts at school.
  Simon Katz’s father, David Katz, told CBS4’s Shaun Boyd one of Simon’s favorite treats was
  
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• Reality Show’s Ghost-Hunting Pair Found Dead After Standoff

  24-09-2015 03:55
  
  SPARKS, Nev. (AP) – The bodies of a man and woman found in a barricaded apartment by police investigating an earlier Reno homicide were an estranged husband and wife who appeared as ghost hunters in the television show “Ghost Adventures.”
  Reno police continued their investigation Wednesday but released few new details about the chain of events that led to Tuesday’s deaths of Mark and Debby Constantino in the Sparks apartment several hours after the killing of another man
  
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• Deputies Make Arrest Man In Connection With Body Found In Burned Out Car

  24-09-2015 03:16
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies in Jefferson County have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in a burned out car.
  (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  According to Jacki Kelley with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Shawn Geerdes, 46, for the murder of Jason Michael Dosa from Parker.
  Dosa’s body was found inside a burning sedan down a steep embankment near the 9500 block of Cougar Road in the D
  
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• Colorado Teacher Residency Programs Join Forces For Better Teacher Retention

  24-09-2015 02:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a new effort to get more new teachers in Colorado. On Wednesday two of the state’s biggest teacher residency programs announced they are joining forces.
  Nationwide about half of all new teachers quit the profession within three years. Teacher residency programs try to keep their careers going. They provide a year of in-classroom training for aspiring teachers while they are still in college.
  Now the Boettcher Teacher Residency and the Stanley Teacher Pre
  
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• Swathmore Mine Spilled Thousands Of Gallons Into Boulder County Creek

  24-09-2015 02:50
  
  ELDORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A mine leak in Boulder County ended up dumping thousands of gallons of orange water into a creek.
  The spill in Eldora was spotted Monday. Officials say 4,500 gallons of the contaminated water spilled from the Swathmore Mine.
  Officials don’t believe the water was toxic and say the pH balance of the water is normal.
  
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• Swathmore Mine Spilled Thousands Of Gallon Into Boulder County Creek

  24-09-2015 02:50
  
  ELDORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A mine leak in Boulder County ended up dumping thousands of gallons of orange water into a creek.
  The spill in Eldora was spotted Monday. Officials say 4,500 gallons of the contaminated water spilled from the Swathmore Mine.
  Officials don’t believe the water was toxic and say the pH balance of the water is normal.
  
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• Case Against Winter Park For Avalanche Death Heads To Colorado Supreme Court

  24-09-2015 02:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A lawsuit involving the death of a skier at Winter Park Resort is headed to the Colorado Supreme Court.
  An avalanche killed Chris Norris in an inbounds area of the resort in 2012. Norris’ wife is suing, accusing the resort of negligence.
  The case was first dismissed by a Grand County judge who said the resort was immune from liability under the Ski Safety Act. The Court of Appeals upheld that ruling.
  The state Supreme Court will hear the case next week.
  
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• Vivitrol Injection Could Be Best Shot at Beating Alcohol Or Drug Addiction

  24-09-2015 02:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – There is now a Food and Drug Administration-approved, monthly injection to treat addiction to alcohol, heroin and prescription pain pills. It’s called Vivitrol. They prescribe it at Arapahoe House Treatment Centers in Colorado and they say it is working.
  (credit: CBS)
  John, who didn’t want to reveal his last name, told CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy Walsh he is an alcoholic.
  “Wake up in hospital rooms. Wake up in jail. Wake up in detox,” John said, and
  
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• Broncos notebook: Talib goes home sick

  24-09-2015 02:15
  
  Broncosnotebook: Aqib Talibgoes home sick        
  
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• UCD Students Designing ‘Hyperloop’ Pod That Will Travel Faster Than A Bullet Train

  24-09-2015 02:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Think less light rail and more airplane. That’s the idea behind Hyperloop, proposed by Elon Musk of SpaceX, as a low-pressure tube designed to move people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in about 30 minutes.
  “This thing is going to be like a bullet train but even faster,” University of Colorado Denver senior engineering student Ben Cooper said.
  Cooper and seven other seniors are working on creating a pod for the Hyperloop as their senior project.
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• Fire Bans Being Issued As Colorado Dries Out

  24-09-2015 01:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s the first day of fall but it still feels like summer across Colorado.
  An abnormally dry and warm weather pattern that has dominated for the past few weeks is expected to last several more days and that has fire managers concerned.
  (credit: CBS)
  Fire bans are now in effect for several areas along the Front Range including Larimer County, Boulder County along and west of Highway 36, and unincorporated Arapahoe County, including the City of Centennial and Cherry Cre
  
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• No Release Of Video/Audio Depicting Judge’s Behavior

  24-09-2015 01:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver County Court administrators say they will not be releasing audio or video recordings taken in a public courtroom that may show a Denver judge acting erratically and inappropriately saying that releasing the recordings is “not in the public interest.”
  CBS4 first reported on the behavior of County Court Judge Kerry Hada, a respected jurist, who sources say acted so erratically in a courtroom Friday, Sept. 11, sheriff’s deputies were eventually summone
  
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• ‘Lookingglass Alice’ Is The Kind Of Show Critic At Large Greg Moody Lives For

  24-09-2015 01:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s part circus, part fantasy — and all amazing fun. Critic at Large Greg Moody reviewed “Lookingglass Alice,” a show based on “Alice in Wonderland” that includes elements seen in Cirque du Soleil.
  “It is unlike any ‘Alice in Wonderland’ you have ever seen,” Moody said. “And yet somehow the madness fits perfectly with the Lewis Carroll vision of Wonderland.”
  Lookingglass Theater director David Catlin s
  
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