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• Broncos 3, Raiders 7 At The Half: DeMarcus Ware Injures Back, Return Questionable

  11-10-2015 23:37
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos trail the Oakland Raiders 7-3 at the half.
  OAKLAND, CA – OCTOBER 11: Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos throws during pregame against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on October 11, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
  The Broncos opened up scoring in the game with a Brandon McManus 25-yard field goal early in the second quarter but then gave up a huge chunk of yards on a David Carr to
  
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• Tegna Stations Return To Englewood’s Dish After Blackout

  11-10-2015 23:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – TV station operator Tegna and Dish Network said Sunday they resolved their contract dispute, and that Tegna stations would return to Dish effectively immediately.
  Tegna had cut off Dish subscribers’ access to its local channels Friday evening in more than three dozen markets because of a contract dispute. The dispute affected 46 TV stations operated by Tegna in 38 markets across 33 states. On Sunday, the two sides said they reached a multi-year agreement, but did not
  
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• Grass Fire Claims 3 Structures, 12 Vehicles In Arapahoe County Near Bennett

  11-10-2015 23:10
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters from eight different agencies battled a grass fire that broke out in Arapahoe County Sunday morning near the town of Bennett.
  According to Julie Brooks with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the fire, burning on property located at 7147 Kincaid Street, claimed two sheds, a guesthouse and a dozen vehicles.
  Crews now have the fire under control and were working to put out hot spots. Two fire fighters were treated for minor injuries.
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• Broncos 0, Raiders 0 After 1st: Denver Blocks Field Goal To Keep Opponents Scoreless In 1st Qtr.

  11-10-2015 22:50
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – Thanks to a blocked field goal the Denver Broncos still haven’t given up any points in the first quarter yet this season.
  With just under 3 minutes left in the quarter the Broncos blocked what would have been a Sebastian Janikowski chip shot.
  On the very next play Peyton Manning connected with Emmanuel Sanders on a 45 yard bomb and flipped the field.
  1st Quarter1Q 15:00 OaklandDEN 35
  8-B. McManus kicks 74 yards, 26-R. Helu returns for 27 ya
  
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• High fire danger and record heat

  11-10-2015 22:37
  
  As a cold front approaches Colorado, winds are increasing and elevating the risk for wildfires.        
  
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• Oct. Heat Breaks Denver Record, Ties All-Time Records In Colorado Springs & Pueblo

  11-10-2015 22:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The calendar says it should be fall but it felt more like mid to late summer across Colorado this weekend.
  At 2 p.m. Sunday the temperature hit 86°F at Denver International Airport which set a new record high for the date.
  The old record was 85°F set in 1996.
  It was even hotter on the eastern plains where several communities saw highs above 90°F.
  Pueblo has reached 94 degrees today which is a new record high for the day, and ties the record high for the month.#c
  
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• Nuggets Exercise Options On Harris, Nurkic

  11-10-2015 22:14
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Nuggets exercised the third-year options on guard Gary Harris and center Jusuf Nurkic for the 2016-17 season.
  Harris, the 19th overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft, averaged 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game as a rookie in 2014-15. He is averaging 11.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.67 steals while shooting .500 (5-for-10) from beyond the 3-point arc through the Nuggets’ first three preseason games.
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• Man Drowns While Attempting To Swim Across Marshall Lake

  11-10-2015 22:04
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies are investigating a drowning at Marshall Lake in Boulder County.
  The lake is located near 66th Street and Coal Creek Drive in unincorporated Boulder County.
  Deputies got a call that a man was trying to swim across the lake but hadn’t been seen for approximately 6 or 7 minutes. Search and rescue crews recovered his body.
  The 58-year-old man’s identity will be released once all family members are notified.
  
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• PHOTOS: Museo de las Tres Colonias

  11-10-2015 22:01
  
          
  
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• Lerentee McCray, Lorenzo Doss among Broncos inactives

  11-10-2015 21:53
  
  Broncos inactives include Ty Sambrailo, Cody Latimer        
  
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• Brewery Managers Say Victims Of Hit & Run Had Been Sleeping In Alley For Months

  11-10-2015 21:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The search continues for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident.
  Two people were hit in an alley Friday night near Denver’s River North Art District. The alley is right behind a popular brewery and staff who work there say they had just shut down for the night when a woman came banging at their door.
  “She didn’t know what was going on at first,” Epic Brewery manager Julianna Hood said.
  “She was very shocked,” manager Taylor
  
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• Brush fire burns structures

  11-10-2015 21:39
  
          
  
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• Woman Who Tried To Save Shooting Victim’s Life Watches Him Die

  11-10-2015 21:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are searching for a suspect or suspects in a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon.
  The shooting occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. near East Dartmouth Avenue and South Parker Road at an apartment complex.
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  CBS4’s Howard Nathan spoke with a woman who tried to save the man’s life. The woman worked with several others at the other end of a parking lot doing what they could to save the man’s life.
  Police were sorting t
  
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• Grass Fire Claims Structure And 9 Vehicles In Arapahoe County Near Bennett

  11-10-2015 20:54
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters are battling a grass fire that broke out in Arapahoe County near the town of Bennett Sunday morning.
  According to Julie Brooks with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the fire, burning on property located at 7147 Kincaid Street, has claimed a secondary residence and nine vehicles.
  Crews now have the fire under control and were working to put out hot spots.
  Another fire broke out near the town of Wellington in Larimer County but it appea
  
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• Man Found Dead In Tent In Rocky Mountain National Park

  11-10-2015 20:04
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) – The National Park Service says a man has been found dead in his tent in Rocky Mountain National Park.
  The agency says the body was discovered Saturday night in a backcountry camping site on the west side of the park in northern Colorado.
  The body was brought out Sunday morning and taken to the Grand County Coroner’s Office.
  The man’s name and age were not released until positive identification can be made and relatives notified.
  The Pa
  
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• Sanders Stresses Gun Control, Calls For Assault Weapon Ban At Boulder Rally

  11-10-2015 19:59
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday called for an assault weapons ban in his second straight day of talking about an issue – guns – where he has sometimes deviated from the Democratic Party’s consensus.
  In a campaign appearance ahead of next week’s Democratic presidential debate, Sanders cited two shootings Friday at universities in Arizona and Texas as well as last week’s slayings at an Oregon community college.
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• Walsenburg Has Big Hopes For Tiny Homes

  11-10-2015 19:56
  
  WALSENBURG, Colo. (AP) – It’s been years since the old high school football field in Walsenburg, Colorado, saw much action. There’s still an old score board and a boarded-up concession stand, but otherwise it’s just a big patch of dry weeds.
  Soon though, it will be a neighborhood unlike almost any other in the country. Later this month, a developer will break ground on the first of 28 tiny houses planned on the three-acre lot.
  Walsenburg Mayor James Eccher played football
  
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• Police Identify Suspect In Subway Robbery In Boulder

  11-10-2015 19:51
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for an armed robber who targeted a Subway restaurant in Boulder.
  The robbery happened Saturday morning at the Gunbarrel Shopping Center.
  Police have identified the suspect as 26-year-old Daniel Edward Romano. They say he used a knife to threaten employees and rob the store.
  Romano is also wanted on warrants out of Maryland.
  Additional Information From The Boulder Police Department
  Anyone with information is asked to call the Boulder Police
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In Subway Robbery In Boulder

  11-10-2015 19:51
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have arrested a suspected armed robber who targeted a Subway restaurant in Boulder.
  The robbery happened Saturday morning at the Gunbarrel Shopping Center.
  Police have arrested Daniel Edward Romano, 26, in connection with the robbery. They say he used a knife to threaten employees and rob the store.
  Romano is also wanted on warrants out of Maryland.
  
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• Body found in tent at RMNP

  11-10-2015 19:42
  
  A man's body was discovered in a tent in a backcountry camping site on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park        
  
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• Turnovers Hurt Buffaloes In 48-23 Loss To Arizona State

  11-10-2015 19:35
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – A forced fumble by the Colorado Buffaloes might have been a turnover instead went for an Arizona touchdown. A blocked punt led to a Sun Devils field goal, and an interception produced another touchdown for Arizona State.
  Those three calamitous plays, plus a fumble that set up another ASU touchdown drive in the third quarter, made Saturday night an unsuccessful evening for Colorado in a 48-23 loss to Arizona State in the desert.
  Mike Bercovici tied a career high with fiv
  
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• No. 25 Boise State Cruises Past Colorado State 41-10

  11-10-2015 19:28
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Thomas Sperbeck caught two long touchdown passes and sophomore Jeremy McNichols scored his 13th and 14th TDs of the season, leading No. 25 Boise State past Colorado State 41-10 Saturday night.
  Among Brett Rypien’s 339 yards passing was a beautiful 85-yard TD to McNichols, who also caught a 53-yard touchdown pass from fellow wide receiver Shane Williams-Rhodes on a trick play.
  McNichols, who leads the FBS in TDs, scored on a 56-yard scamper but was knocked f
  
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• Trends of Broncos running game, Peyton Manning

  11-10-2015 19:08
  
  Broncos running game follows league trends; Peyton Manning trends        
  
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• Southwest Airlines Experiencing Computer Problems At DIA

  11-10-2015 18:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Passengers traveling on Southwest Airlines out of Denver International Airport were experiencing delays Sunday morning due to computer problems.
  According to Southwest Airlines, passengers should allow extra time for checking in due to the computer problems. The computers were down but the kiosks were still working.
  The airline was tweeting to each passenger with an apology and asking them to arrive at the airport at least two hours before their flight.
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• Davern, Defense Help Air Force Beat Wyoming 31-17

  11-10-2015 17:41
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) – Safety Brodie Hicks was a little modest about his big turnover night.
  The two interceptions? Fortunate to be in the right place on both. The fumble recovery? Happened to be crawling on the ground and there it was.
  But he was downright boastful about his defense, proclaiming it the “best in the country.”
  On this night, against this team, it was hard to argue. The Air Force defense caused four turnovers and had four sacks in a 31-17 win over winles
  
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• Rapids Fall To Montreal 1-0

  11-10-2015 16:46
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Didier Drogba scored on a 30-yard free kick, Evan Bush made a late diving save and the Montreal Impact beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Saturday.
  Drogba bent it around the wall and inside the right post for his team-leading ninth goal in nine appearances this season. It came immediately after the Impact’s Andres Romero left the game on a stretcher because of an apparent right knee injury.
  The Impact (13-13-6, 45 points) ended a two-game losing streak and in
  
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• Avalanche With Their Own Style Of Comeback Against The Stars

  11-10-2015 12:56
  
  The Colorado Avalanche fell apart in the third period of their season opener but wrote a different ending against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
  
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• Anderson, A Former Raiders Fan, Says Going Into Enemy Territory A Good Test For Broncos

  11-10-2015 07:00
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – According to Broncos running back C.J. Anderson, the NFL is just more fun when the Oakland Raiders are playing well.
  That hasn’t been the case for many years of course, but things seem to be turning around this year under Raiders new head coach Jack Del Rio, and the dreaded Raiders fans are as ruthless as ever.
  “There’s a play on film that I’ve watched. Baltimore scores a touchdown with their backup running back. A fan throws a towel at hi
  
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• Meet the 'Human Calculator'

  11-10-2015 06:20
  
  Scott Flansburg set the world record for mental calculation.        
  
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• Bernie Sanders campaigns in Boulder

  11-10-2015 05:44
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders finished his appearance at CU-Boulder's Potts field Saturday accompanied by a roaring crowd and Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World."        
  
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• Summer weather in Summit County

  11-10-2015 03:33
  
  In previous years, ski areas like Loveland and Arapahoe Basin have been open by now. But this year, with temperatures in the upper 60s, the weather has been more like summer.        
  
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• Denver Zoo lion cubs to get names soon

  11-10-2015 02:06
  
  Denver Zoo's newest African lion cubs still don't have names, but that will change very soon.        
  
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• Bernie Sanders Focuses On Wealth Inequality During Boulder Rally

  11-10-2015 02:01
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke to a large crowd of discontents at a political rally in Boulder on Saturday afternoon.
  “This is a people’s campaign, and you brothers and sisters are part of a political revolution,” said Sanders.
  Sanders, a self-declared socialist, stoked the populous rebellion that’s fueled his campaign. He was met with a cheering crowd of about 9,000 supporters in Boulder at Potts Field on Saturday.
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• Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Device In Aurora

  11-10-2015 01:20
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews with the Arapahoe County Bomb Squad investigated a suspicious device left in a field on Saturday morning that turned out to be a false alarm.
  The device was found by a man as he was walking through the field near Idalia and Mississippi. He picked it up and then called police.
  The bomb squad was called in to investigate. They X-rayed the device and then cut it open to investigate.
  The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad investigated a suspicious device in Aurora (credit:
  
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• Father Of Colorado Man Killed In Arizona Shooting Decries Gun Violence

  11-10-2015 00:52
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The latest on the shooting at Northern Arizona University:
  2:28 p.m.
  The father of a Northern Arizona University student who was fatally shot in a campus shooting says something needs to be done about gun violence in the U.S.
  Doug Brough, of Castle Rock, Colorado, visited a makeshift memorial Saturday in the parking lot where his son, Colin Brough, was killed.
  Brough told The Arizona Republic that he didn’t understand why an 18-year-old would have a pistol in
  
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• ‘Lives Will Never Be The Same’: Parents Of Teen Who Overdosed On Molly

  11-10-2015 00:24
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Two people have been arrested in connection to a teen’s death after she overdosed on the street drug known as molly. The victim’s parents are finding some resolution the accused dealers are in custody.
  Megan Pacheco, 18, died in July after she was rushed to Children’s Hospital from Colorado Springs.
  The Pacheco family (credit: Pacheco family)
  The drug “molly” is similar to ecstasy. It comes in the form of powder or a pill. Docto
  
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• New Sponsors Needed After USA Pro Challenge’s Main Sponsor Drops Out

  11-10-2015 00:08
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– The USA Pro Challenge is looking for new sponsors after the cycling race’s primary sponsor backed out.The Schaden family announced last week they would step down as financial backers of the race after they suffered recent financial downfalls.According to the Fort Collins Coloradan, race officials are hoping to attract a large pool of investors instead of just one to give the race long-term viability. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO – AUGUST 17:during Stage One
  
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