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• Upgrades To Underground Trains At DIA Will Mean Some Adjustments For Travelers

  17-10-2015 23:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some upgrades to the trams at Denver International Airport could impact air travelers over the next few weeks.
  The underground trains will be closed during the overnight hours on selected days for hardware and software upgrades.
  Closures will happen from about 1 a.m. until 4 a.m. on the following days:
  Oct. 20-23Oct. 27-30Nov. 3-6Nov. 10-13Nov. 17-20
  The airport says most overnight flights take off from the A concourse, so passengers will have to use the security checkpoint
  
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• Republicans, CNBC Come To Agreement Over Debate In Boulder

  17-10-2015 23:42
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The GOP presidential debate coming to Boulder this month is still a go.
  The Republican National Committe and host channel CNBC have agreed on a format for the Oct. 28 debate on the University of Colorado campus after leading candidates threatened to drop out .
  Donald Trump and others were upset at the length and the lack of opening and closing statements.
  The debate will now be two hours long, including commercials.
  Each candidate now gets to answer a single open-en
  
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• Colorado Red Cross Volunteers Head To Help Flood Victims In South Carolina

  17-10-2015 23:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross is sending local volunteers to help with flood relief in South Carolina.
  People in many areas of that state are still recovering from the flooding and severe weather that happened in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.
  An image of the flooding in South Carolina (credit: CBS)
  Christina Eyre is one of three Red Cross volunteers who will be traveling to the city of Columbia to help.
  “Whether it’s insurance forms, wheth
  
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• 2 vehicles, a motorcycle and a pedestrian involved in Denver crash

  17-10-2015 23:23
  
  The Denver Police Department is responding to an accident involving 2 vehicles, a motorcycle and a pedestrian.
  
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• Civil War Soldiers Finally Get A Proper Burial

  17-10-2015 22:00
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Gravestones have been dedicated to four Civil War soldiers who had been buried in unmarked graves at Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo and went unidentified for more than a century.
  The soldiers, including three African Americans born into slavery, fought for the Union in the Civil War and came to Colorado to make lives for themselves after being discharged from the military.
  They have been identified as Pvt. James W. Williams, born in 1844 and died in Pueblo in 1921; Pvt. G
  
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• Bakery Mocks Patriots With Cookies Featuring Ugly Brady Sketch, Smashed Cellphone

  17-10-2015 21:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Broncos still have some very tough games ahead on their schedule, including a home matchup with the New England Patriots on Nov. 29.
  In advance of that game, bakers in the Mile High City might pick up some good ideas by following the Twitter feed of a bakery in Indiana.
  Like everyone in Broncos Country, Taylor’s Bakery has no love for Tom Brady or his Patriots team.
  Tom Brady "monster" cookies now available! #ColtsNation http://t.co/nWTUIDf2Bz—Taylor's Baker
  
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• Young Driver Gets Minimum Sentence In 2014 Crash That Killed 2

  17-10-2015 20:54
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The driver in a deadly El Paso County accident that killed two teenagers has been sentenced to four years in the Youth Offenders System.
  Marshal Gregory was 17 in September 2014 when prosecutors say he had been drinking and using pot and crashed a car carrying Beau Begier and Ryan Pappas, both 17, and another passenger. It happened after a party on Labor Day weekend.
  Begier and Pappas were both killed.
  (credit: CBS)
  The judge said his decision to hand down
  
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• Police Search For 2 Cars After Firefighters Find Body In Home

  17-10-2015 20:11
  
  STRASBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Arapahoe County said they are searching for two vehicles after firefighters found a body inside a home in Strasburg.
  The discover was made early Saturday morning at the home on South County Road 157 near the intersection with East Quincy Avenue.
  (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters were called to the scene after a fire broke out at approximately 1 a.m.
  Parallel investigations occurring. One for the death and one for the fire.—Arapahoe Sheriff (@Arapahoe
  
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• Colorado High School Grad Christian McCaffrey Now In The Heisman Conversation

  17-10-2015 19:56
  
  STANFORD, Calif. (CBS4) – A former star Colorado high school football player is now playing so well at the next level that he is considered a contender for the Heisman Trophy.
  It’s still early in the season, but Valor Christian High School grad Christian McCaffrey is racking up yards and dropping jaws for the Stanford Cardinal.
  During a 56-35 win over UCLA on Thursday night, McCaffrey ran for a school record 243 yards, breaking Toby Gerhart’s school record. He also scored four
  
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• ½ Marathon Relay Offers Shorter Distances, Teamwork

  17-10-2015 19:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) The Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon hosts a 2-person ½-marathon relay allowing 2 runners to split the 13.1 mile course. Kelley Griego and Andrea Terrones collected medals at the end of the relay last year.
  “So just kind of fun,” Griego said referring to her medal.
  “Yeah, to add to the collection,” Terrones added.
  “And remember the day when you were there and you got it…you were like, ‘Yea, I did it!’,” Griego e
  
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• Broncos add RB Kapri Bibbs; release TE Richard Gordon

  17-10-2015 19:00
  
  Broncos promote runningback Kapri Bibbs to53-man roster; releasetight end Richard Gordon        
  
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• Gyrocopter tips over at Meadow Lake Airport; pilot, 80, unhurt

  17-10-2015 18:16
  
  A gyrocopter piloted by an 80-year-old man tipped over at Meadow Lake Airport in El Paso County on Saturday morning.
  
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• Broncos Add Running Back Kapri Bibbs To Active Roster

  17-10-2015 18:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Kapri Bibbs could see his first NFL regular season game action on Sunday when the Broncos face the Browns.
  The former CSU Rams running back was signed to the active roster off the practice squad on Saturday morning, and the team released tight end Richard Gordon.
  The move to activate Bibbs comes as the Broncos running game is struggling, with C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman splitting most of the carries and not racking up much yardage. Juwan Thompson is the Broncos third s
  
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• Man Suspected In Attempted Murder Case Captured

  17-10-2015 17:35
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office says they have arrested a 21-year-old man accused of attempted murder.
  Deputies had been looking for Zachary Zuchowski since Thursday.
  In addition to the attempted murder charge, Zuchowski is suspected of being guilty of robbery and menacing.
  The allegations stem from a disagreement about money owed.
  
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• Firefighters Find Body In Home In Strasburg

  17-10-2015 17:14
  
  STRASBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters found a body inside a home in Strasburg early Saturday morning.
  The discover was made at the home on South County Road 157 near the intersection with East Quincy Avenue, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office.
  (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters were called to the scene after a fire broke out at approximately 1 a.m.
  The fire is being investigated as suspicious.
  
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• Colorado Prosecutor Plans No Charges Against Kansas Voter

  17-10-2015 17:02
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Colorado prosecutor says her office does not plan to file any charges against a man who allegedly voted in Kansas after doing so Colorado.
  Yuma County District Attorney Brittny Lewton said Friday that Lincoln L. Wilson did not commit perjury or voter fraud because he voted first in Colorado. She says it did not become fraud until he went to Kansas several days later and cast a second ballot, and any perjury and double voting occurred in Kansas.
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• Denver Records Warmest September On Record, On Track For Warmest October

  17-10-2015 17:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – After ending the month of September as the warmest ever recorded in Denver, the city is on track to do it again this month.
  Through October 16 the average temperature at Denver International Airport has been 60.8°F, which is a full 7°F above normal.
  Extremes have ranged from a high of 87°F on October 11 to a low of 36°F the very next morning, on October 12.
  The average high in Denver for the middle of October is in the middle 60’s and the average low s
  
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• Firefighters Reach 90 Percent Containment On North Hogback Fire

  17-10-2015 17:00
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters in Jefferson County on Saturday are aiming to fully contain this week’s brush fire that led to an evacuation of horses from an equestrian center.
  The North Hogback Fire burn area is located near C-470 and Bowles. It covers about 30 acres, and came near the Ken-Caryl Ranch Equestrian Center.
  Horses were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon when the fire broke out, but they were allowed back on Friday.
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• Manning, Unbeaten Broncos With Shaky Offense Visit Browns

  17-10-2015 16:55
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — All these years later, Browns coach Mike Pettine still can’t shake the gnawing memories of a playoff matchup against Peyton Manning.
  It left a mark.
  “If I have to rank my toughest losses of all time — ones that people say, ‘You’ll get over it in time’ — I haven’t gotten over that one yet,” Pettine said. “I don’t think I ever will.”
  Pettine isn’t the only coach tormented by Manning, who has not li
  
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• Sporting Goods Store Puts Olympic Hopefuls To Work

  17-10-2015 16:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The fencer worked as a barista. One martial artist drove a prison truck, and the other went door-to-door selling pizza coupons. The paracyclist was also a starving musician. And as if five sports didn’t keep the modern pentathlete busy enough, she also worked part-time at a clothing store.
  One of the overlooked realities for Olympic hopefuls in the United States is that, in addition to grinding through a six-day-a-week, eight-hour-a-day training schedul
  
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• Colorado State Patrol Prepares For High Enforcement Weekend

  17-10-2015 16:13
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado State Patrol will be stepping up enforcement this weekend with the goal of no fatalities and no tolerance for dangerous driving.
  Patrol chief Col. Scott Hernandez says troopers will be looking for drunk drivers, speeders and people who are driving while distracted using cell phones and other devices.
  Hernandez says there will be more than the usual number of troopers on the road this weekend.
  Violators can expect warnings, citations, or even jail time, depending
  
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• Von Miller Gives New Meaning To Term ‘Takeaway’

  17-10-2015 15:57
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Of the 14 turnovers caused by Denver’s top-ranked defense, one can be counted as a true “takeaway,” Von Miller’s takedown of Derek Carr last week.
  Miller snatched the football from the quarterback’s grasp on their way to the ground. It wasn’t anything he saw on film, the way the Oakland QB holds the ball or anything like that.
  “Yeah, in just that split second” Miller said he saw his opportunity. “I’m just t
  
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• Berra Shuts Out Ducks In First Start Of The Season In Net For Avalanche

  17-10-2015 15:49
  
  Reto earned his second career shutout as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Friday night in front of 17,174 at the Honda Center.
  
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• Person found dead in 'suspicious' Strasburg fire

  17-10-2015 14:28
  
  A deadly fire broke out in Strasburg Saturday morning and investigators say it's very suspicious.        
  
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• Colo. ranked 3rd in fatal lightning strikes, training planned

  17-10-2015 14:03
  
  Mass casualty incident training will take place Saturday morning at Castlewood Canyon State Park.        
  
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• New Denver sheriff Patrick Firman takes oath, gets to work

  17-10-2015 12:01
  
  Denver's new sheriff began his tenure Friday with his family on his right and the department's top brass on his left as he took his oath of office.
  
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• No charges filed in dehydration death of inmate at Adams County jail

  17-10-2015 12:00
  
  No criminal charges will be filed in the death of an inmate at the Adams County Detention Facility, officials said Friday.
  
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• El Paso County double shooting followed domestic issues, divorce

  17-10-2015 11:59
  
  El Paso County authorities say the FBI has arresteda man wanted in aBlack Forest double shooting early Friday morning that left one person dead.
  
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• Denver father charged with child abuse in shaking of 3-month-old twins

  17-10-2015 11:59
  
  Denver prosecutors have formally charged a young fatheraccused of shaking and seriously injuring his 3-month-old twins.
  
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• Jefferson County school board recall transparency claim difficult to check

  17-10-2015 11:58
  
  One of the central complaints citedin the effort to oust three Jefferson County school board members is the claim the members lack transparency in making major policy decisions — but testing the claim is difficult.
  
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• Denver school board candidate Kristi Butkovich used others' words in questionnaire

  17-10-2015 11:57
  
  Denver school board candidate Kristi Butkovich on multiple occasions used the words and work of others in filling out a Chalkbeat Colorado election questionnaire without crediting the sources.
  
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• Early Christmas: Toys for Tots scores scarce Denver warehouse space

  17-10-2015 11:54
  
  Marine Sgt. Phillip Sena, the Denver regional coordinator for the Toys for Tots program, had one thing on his Christmas list, and a kind-hearted "Santa" delivered it Friday.
  
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• Derek Wolfe bares soul about his time away from Broncos

  17-10-2015 10:11
  
  Broncos defensive end DerekWolfe bears his soul regarding time away fromteam        
  
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• Southwest flight returns to Denver after unfounded smoke report

  17-10-2015 07:13
  
  A Seattle-bound Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver International Airport shortly after takeoff Friday night after a smoke smell was reported in the cabin.
  
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• Colorado Casinos Have Some Concerns About Fantasy Sports Betting

  17-10-2015 06:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Casinos in Colorado will soon discuss whether they should take a stance on fantasy sports betting. A meeting is planned next week to discuss whether they will call for regulation and taxation.
  On Thursday Nevada’s Gaming Control Board announced that type of betting will no longer be allowed without a license.
  Rep. Diana DeGette, the Democratic Congresswoman who represents Denver, told CBS4 on Friday she wonders if a loophole in the law needs to be plugged when it come
  
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• 4-acre fire breaks out near Greeley West HS

  17-10-2015 05:54
  
  The Greeley Fire Department said a fire near Greeley West High School is now under control.        
  
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• Cyclist injured in Boulder County hit-and-run

  17-10-2015 05:50
  
  A hit-and-run crash left a 54-year-old bicyclist seriously injured Friday afternoon.        
  
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• Father accused of shaking twin babies

  17-10-2015 05:43
  
  A young father has been formally charged with shaking his 3-month-old twins, causing serious injury.        
  
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• Key and Peele donate to Von Miller's charity

  17-10-2015 05:28
  
  It was only two pumps … but it cost Denver Broncos pass rusher Von Miller $11,567.        
  
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• Firefighters Reach 70 Percent Containment On North Hogback Fire

  17-10-2015 05:27
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters in Jefferson County are getting a better handle on a brush fire that broke out Wednesday and led to an evacuation of horses from an equestrian center.
  The North Hogback Fire burn area is located near C-470 and Bowles. It covers about 30 acres, and came near the Ken-Caryl Ranch Equestrian Center.
  Horses were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon when the fire was raging, but they were being allowed back on Friday.
  
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• 2 state pursuit in stolen vehicle ends with 2 in custody

  17-10-2015 05:21
  
  Two Colorado residents are in custody after leading police on pursuits through two states in a stolen BMW on Friday.        
  
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• Hockey Team Helps ‘Color Out Cancer’

  17-10-2015 05:16
  
  Kearney, NE — Fans of two rival hockey teams in central Nebraska set aside their differences Thursday for a special tribute to those affected by cancer. More than five hundred people bundled up and hit the rink to paint the ice with messages of love and support ahead of Friday night’s big game between the Tri-City Storm and Lincoln Stars. In its second year now, the “Color Out Cancer” benefit aims to raise money and awareness in the fight against cancer.
  “This event
  
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• Denver police ID, seek suspect in deadly double shooting Thursday

  17-10-2015 04:57
  
  Denver police aresearching for an "armed and dangerous" man wantedin a shooting Thursday night that left one person dead and another critically wounded.
  
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• Man Found Not Guilty Of 1st Degree Murder In Fatal Drunk Driving Case

  17-10-2015 04:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man accused of driving drunk and killing a young mother was found guilty Friday on all but one charge — first degree murder.
  Johnny Gilbert (credit: Denver police)
  Johnny Gilbert was convicted of several other felonies though, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a deadly accident, vehicular assault and second-degree assault for the death of 35-year-old Dora Gaytan-Esparza. Gilbert was also convicted of misdemeanor third-degree assault and DUI for the
  
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• Stolen Car Tracked Across State Lines Using GPS, Suspects Captured

  17-10-2015 04:45
  
  LARAMIE, Wyo. (CBS4) – Police captured two people who were driving a stolen car thanks to technology.
  The car, a BMW, was taken from the Denver metro area and the thieves drove it to Wyoming.
  Police were able to track the vehicle throughout the course of the attempted getaway because it has a security feature that allows for GPS tracking.
  Whenever the driver was pursued by police they started speeding, and a deputy in Laramie was finally able to put down stop sticks, which ended the chase.
  
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• Peyton Manning Makes Contribution To Jeb Bush’s Campaign

  17-10-2015 04:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Peyton Manning is showing his support for one of the Republican presidential candidates.
  The latest campaign filings show Manning contributed $2,700 to Jeb Bush’s campaign. That amount is the maximum an individual can donate to any campaign committee.
  Jeb Bush in Englewood on Aug. 25, 2015 (credit: CBS)
  Manning’s brother Eli already donated the same total to the Bush campaign earlier this year.
  
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• Hit-and-run driver jailed for crash that paralyzed teen

  17-10-2015 04:34
  
  The Fort Collins man who left the scene of a crash that paralyzed a Poudre High School student earlier this year was sentenced on Friday to serve 6 months in jail and three years of supervised probation.        
  
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• Prescribed burn becomes wildfire near Walden

  17-10-2015 04:19
  
  Highway 14 closed in both directions past Poudre Canyon Friday afternoon because of a wildfire, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.        
  
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• At the crossroads of Europe's migrant crisis

  17-10-2015 04:19
  
  These events have the potential to impact the United States -- from Main Stree to Wall Street, Brussels to Brush, and Dresden to Denver        
  
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• Fire destroys garage in Shawnee

  17-10-2015 03:20
  
  Platte Canyon Fire responded to a garage fire that quickly spread to consume ¼ acre of nearby vegetation on Thursday afternoon.        
  
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