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• Broncos Waive Former CSU Running Back Kapri Bibbs, Sign TE Richard Gordon

  19-10-2015 23:51
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos on Monday announced they have signed tight end Richard Gordon and waived former Colorado State star running back Kapri Bibbs.
  The Broncos signed Gordon last week but released him on Saturday.
  Richard Gordon #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs scores a touchdown against Ray-Ray Armstrong #57 of the Oakland Raiders in the third quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on December 14, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
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• Mother Of Shaken Infant Twins Needs Help With Their Recovery

  19-10-2015 23:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man is behind bars, accused of abusing his infant twin sons. With the man now out of the picture, the mother is having a hard time financially and needs help with her twins’ recovery.
  Last week the Denver district attorney charged Thamien Vasquez, 20, with two felony counts of child abuse after doctors at Children’s Hospital helped find out what was happening to the twins.
  Destinee Reynolds told CBS4’s Jeff Todd she’s a new mother and has made seve
  
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• Broncos notes: McManus battled tricky wind; Ray update

  19-10-2015 23:16
  
  Broncos notebook: Brandon McManus, Shane Ray updates        
  
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• Broncos re-sign TE Richard Gordon; waive RB Kapri Bibbs

  19-10-2015 23:11
  
  Broncos re-sign TE Richard Gordon, waive RB Kapri Bibbs        
  
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• Broncos Have Plenty Of Flaws, But Their Record Isn’t One Of Them

  19-10-2015 22:25
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Their aging quarterback has thrown 10 interceptions. Their offense is often hard to watch. They commit silly, undisciplined penalties.
  The Denver Broncos have some flaws.
  Their record is not one of them.
  Overcoming three picks by Peyton Manning, a few key drops by wide receiver Demaryius Thomas and turning to their top-ranked defense in crunch time, the Broncos remained unbeaten with a 26-23 win in overtime Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, who have lost 11 straight to
  
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• Colorado Health Insurer Unsuccessfully Challenges Closure

  19-10-2015 22:17
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s largest nonprofit health insurer went down swinging Monday, trying but failing to challenge a state decision to close it because of precarious finances.
  Colorado HealthOP, a nonprofit insurer set up under the federal health care law, unsuccessfully challenged the decision in a closed-door, two-hour hearing.
  Colorado HealthOP was told Friday by the state Division of Insurance to stop writing new policies. The announcement was a death knell for the largest comp
  
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• Colorado Health Insurer Challenges Insolvency Ruling

  19-10-2015 22:17
  
  DENVER (AP) – The largest nonprofit health insurer in Colorado is fighting its forced closure by state insurance regulators.
  A Denver district court judge has been asked to reconsider the case of Colorado HealthOP. The insurer covers some 80,000 Coloradans but found out Friday the state Division of Insurance is closing it for 2016.
  Colorado HealthOP found out last month that the federal government wouldn’t pay millions owed to insurance co-ops. The fund was designed to help insurers
  
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• New Treatment Plant Running At Site Of Gold King Mine Spill

  19-10-2015 22:13
  
  DENVER (AP) – A temporary treatment plant has begun cleaning up polluted water flowing from the Gold King Mine in Colorado after an accident sent millions of gallons of waste into rivers in three states, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.
  The plant is running 24 hours a day and processing up to 800 gallons per minute, including waste discharging from the mine and water stored in ponds, the agency said.
  An EPA-led cleanup crew inadvertently released a surge of about 3 million
  
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• Colorado Japanese-American Internment Camp Opens Forgotten History

  19-10-2015 22:02
  
  GRANADA, Colo. (AP) – If you aren’t careful on this southeastern Colorado rural highway, you might easily pass the signs leading to a site that marks a dark and unjust episode in U.S. history.
  But slow down and you’ll find nestled along the Colorado-Kansas border in Granada, Colorado, remnants of a gloomy place that even the weeds of the Great Plains can’t cover up: the Amache Japanese-American Relocation Center. Behind the dry brushes sit lonely concrete slabs that once
  
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• Keidel: Black & Bold

  19-10-2015 21:53
  
  By Jason Keidel
  In the interest of candor, my blood type is black & gold.
  Among my trinkets and tchotchkes is a Terrible Towel from 1978, when we — yes, we — had just three rings, halfway to Sixburgh. I also have a signed Franco Harris football card, a Joe Greene jersey and another of Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu and Big Ben. My closet is bulging with Pittsburgh Steelers attire — hats, caps, socks, sweats, sweaters and hoodies.
  I still speak in the collective. It’s
  
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• Shane Ray Has MCL Sprain, Emmanuel Sanders Should Be Ready For Green Bay Game

  19-10-2015 21:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Linebacker Shane Ray has a sprained MCL and Broncos coach Gary Kubiak hopes Ray’s recovery will be a “short-term” deal.
  Kubiak on Shane Ray: "We're hoping this is a short-term deal."—Denver Broncos (@Broncos) October 19, 2015
  Ray was injured during the Broncos 26-23 overtime win over the Browns. He’s expected to miss a few weeks.
  Kubiak confirmed the injury on Monday afternoon in Denver after returning from Cleveland.
  “We think he’s
  
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• Film Center With Focus On Horror Planned For Stanley Hotel

  19-10-2015 21:18
  
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – The Stanley Hotel has released plans to create a film center at the hotel with the world’s first horror themed museum.
  The Stanley Film Center would host a year-round horror destination with a museum, film archive, and film production studio. The project applied for an $11.5 million grant through the State of Colorado’s Regional Tourism Act, which would close the funding gap.
  The center will operate as a non-profit, public-private partnership and
  
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• Colorado Cities Make List Of Top College Towns To Live In

  19-10-2015 20:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two Colorado cities have made the list of top college towns to live in, according to a new study.
  SmartAsset compared hundreds of universities across the country to single out the best college towns to call home. While students are attracted to the quintessential college campus, a university also provides jobs for graduates and contributes significantly to the local economy. Depending on yours, it can be a great place to live.
  The study first started with every city th
  
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• Hillman, Anderson flip running roles but still a duo

  19-10-2015 20:46
  
  Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson mixing up running back roles        
  
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• Shooting Took Place After Middle Of Night Confrontation

  19-10-2015 20:25
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Lakewood police have identified a man who is suspected of shooting a woman early Monday morning near West 2nd Avenue and Reed Street.
  Late in the morning police searched a home for the suspect but he wasn’t inside.
  The man has been idenitified as Arthur J. Gutknecht, 30. He is wanted on charges of attempted first degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.
  A woman was shot just before 4 a.m. after she was approached by a man and
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ Suspect At Large After Strasburg Murder

  19-10-2015 20:02
  
  STRASBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Arapahoe County say a 58-year-old man suspected of killing a woman in the Strasburg area over the weekend is at large and dangerous.
  Andrew Ausmus was described as being 5-foot-11, weighing 230 pounds and having brown hair and hazel eyes. In a photo sheriff’s investigators released of him he has a beard, but they didn’t state whether he still has one.
  Ausmus is wanted on a first degree murder charge in the death of a woman who is not bei
  
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• An Examination Of Frontier Airlines’ Recent Staff Reductions

  19-10-2015 19:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Frontier Airlines has cut more employees than any major airline in the country in the past four years.
  The Denver-based airline has made staff reductions of 44.4 percent over the past four years, from nearly 5,000 employees to 2,776 now, and it’s down 27.6 percent just since last year.
  Most airlines in the United States have increased staffing by 3.3 percent over the last year.
  UA Airways’ merger with American Airlines has made American the largest carrier, with
  
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• Death, Fire Investigation Continues After Authorities Find SUV

  19-10-2015 19:20
  
  STRASBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – An SUV that police were searching for after a woman’s body was found inside a burning home in Strasburg has been located, Arapahoe County authorities announced on Monday morning.
  Firefighters found the body early Saturday morning at the house on County Road 157 near East Quincy Avenue.
  (credit: CBS)
  Deputies are calling the death and the fire suspicious but so far they haven’t officially named the victim or said if they have a description of a suspect
  
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• Neighbors Text Pics Of Home In Flames As Family Drives Across State

  19-10-2015 18:55
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – An Arvada family that was on the other side of the state when their house broke out in flames had an agonizing drive home over the weekend.
  “Scared and angry, sad, crying,” Donte Makatura told CBS4 as he described during his family’s emotional, multi-hour drive back from Grand Junction to the Front Range on Sunday.
  Makatura said neighbors called them to alert them about the fire and they immediately began driving home. The neighbors then sent digita
  
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• Judge: Man Who Tried To Stop Departing Plane ‘Saved Screwing Up For 1 Glorious Incident’

  19-10-2015 17:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man has been sentenced after he tried to stop a plane from departing at Denver International Airport.
  Marc Rehmar had been charged with endangering public transportation and hindering transportation, after an Aug. 6 incident in which authorities said Rehmar, 58, pushed open a secure emergency exit on the concourse and ran out onto the ramp area to try to stop a plane that was being pushed back from the gate.
  Monday, Rehmar accepted a plea deal, in which the first two char
  
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• Korean War POW From Fort Lupton Being Laid To Rest

  19-10-2015 16:46
  
  FORT LUPTON, Colo. (AP) — A Korean War POW from Colorado is being laid to rest nearly 65 years after disappearing.
  A funeral for Cpl. Grant H. Ewing of Fort Lupton will be held Monday in Brighton followed by a burial with military honors in his hometown.
  The Defense Department, which announced the identification of his remains earlier this month, says Ewing was reported missing in late November 1950 after the 2nd Infantry Division was attacked by Chinese forces.
  His remains were included i
  
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• Avalanche Fail To Capitalize On 3rd Period Chances, Fall To Kings

  19-10-2015 16:33
  
  The Kings notched a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
  
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• Police Search For Suspect In Lakewood Shooting That Injured Woman

  19-10-2015 15:09
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Lakewood Police are searching for the suspect who shot a woman in Lakewood Monday morning.
  The call came in at 3:53 a.m. of a shooting in the area of West 2nd Avenue and Reed Street, near O’Kane Park. Police arrived to a find a female shot, who was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
  There is no suspect in custody but it is believed the suspect and victim know each other.
  Police are advising neighbors on Reed Street to be cautious when
  
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• Team Grades: Broncos Win But Red Zone Offense Is Awful

  19-10-2015 15:00
  
  By Mark Schiff
  The Broncos are still flawless, even if they’re not exactly pretty.
  In a tense, sloppy win that Denver was fortunate to pull off, the Broncos staged a fourth quarter comeback and kicked a game-winning field goal in overtime to beat the Browns 26-23 on Sunday in Cleveland, improving to 6-0 on the season. While that script might sound familiar, the particulars were not as the struggles of Peyton Manning were a major reason why the game was so close. Thankfully, Manning is
  
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• 1 Injured In Shooting In Park Hill Neighborhood

  19-10-2015 14:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police investigated reports of a person shot in the northeast Park Hill neighborhood early Monday morning.
  It happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Jasmine Street between East 36th Avenue and East 38th Avenue, about one block from an elementary school.
  The person shot was injured but is expected to survive. Police said there is one person in custody.
  
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• Shaquil Barrett dominates Browns in first NFL start

  19-10-2015 06:06
  
  Shaq Barrett dominates Browns        
  
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• Peyton's passing not always pretty but again victorious

  19-10-2015 05:24
  
  Peyton Manning was in serious trouble        
  
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• Shane Ray's best-case: Sprained MCL, out 4-6 weeks

  19-10-2015 03:24
  
  Shane Ray appears to have MCL sprain in right knee, out four to six weeks        
  
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• Woman Gets Question Of A Lifetime After Running The Rock ‘N’ Roll Denver ½ Marathon

  19-10-2015 01:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – After both running 13.1 miles in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver ½ Marathon, a Denver couple is now engaged to be married.
  Mason Miller proposed to his longtime girlfriend Sarah Traut after she crossed the finish line Sunday.
  “I would have run faster if I knew that was coming.” Sarah said.
  Miller pre-planned the event and invited friends and family to stand on the sidelines with posters reading “Mason Loves Sarah” and drawings of rings.
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• The ‘Peanut Butter Plan’ Hands Out Hundreds Of Sandwiches To The Needy

  19-10-2015 01:33
  
  DEBVER (CBS4) – Coloradans are fighting hunger one PBJ at a time.
  On Sunday volunteers with the Denver Peanut Butter Plan lined up to make hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They met at the Hebrew Educational Alliance near Interstate 25 and Hampden Avenue. Then they hit the streets in search of the hungry or homeless.
  (credit: CBS)
  “The delivery process is fantastic … 99 out of 100 times we hear the words ‘God bless you,’ and the people are extremely t
  
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• Woman Needs Help With Expenses After Father Is Accused Of Shaking Twin Infants

  19-10-2015 01:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A young mother is asking for help after the father of her infant twins was charged with child abuse.
  Thamien Vasquez, 20, is accused of shaking and seriously hurting the twin boys. The infants were admitted to the Children’s Hospital with bleeding in the brain and other injuries.
  Thamien Vasquez (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The family is asking for donations to help with expenses. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family.
  “My nephews have very seriou
  
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• RECAP: Broncos at Browns

  19-10-2015 01:09
  
  #WeAreBRONCOS archived fan chat with game coverage of Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns.        
  
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• The Latest: 5 dead after SUV goes into Phoenix area lake

  19-10-2015 01:07
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The latest on the drowning of a vehicle containing a family of five at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe (all times local):4:02 p.
  
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• Israel: Assailant opens fire on bus station, soldier killed

  19-10-2015 01:02
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab attacker armed with a gun and a knife opened fire in a southern Israel bus station on Sunday, police said, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 10 people in one of the boldest attacks yet in a monthlong wave of violence.
  
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• Weld County Sheriff Investigating Strange Vehicle Fire Deaths

  19-10-2015 01:00
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Two people are dead after a fiery crash in Weld County and investigators want to know how it happened.
  Firefighters arrived on scene to find a one-ton Dodge pickup engulfed in flames. It was so badly burned that they couldn’t identify the two people inside.
  “They found two bodies in the cab of the truck,” Cpl. Charles Hines with the Colorado State Patrol said.
  (credit: CBS)
  Hines says someone driving down County Road 57 near Ault late Saturday
  
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• Fire Causes Serious Damage To 2 Homes In Arvada

  19-10-2015 00:47
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire caused serious damage in Arvada on Sunday.
  The flames burned two homes, two sheds, and a van on West 70th Drive. A neighbor saw the blaze and called 911.
  Nobody was injured but fire crews say it’s a reminder to make sure smoke alarms are working.
  (credit: CBS)
  “They weren’t home at the time, but had they been they would have been alerted because the smoke alarms were working and we just can’t emphasize enough how important that is,&rdqu
  
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• Keystone & Loveland Begin Making Snow

  19-10-2015 00:35
  
  KEYSTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – There’s good news for skiers and boarders after Keystone and Loveland started making snow this week.
  It won’t be long before the real thing starts falling in the high country.
  Loveland Ski Area (credit: CBS)
  It’s welcome news for resorts. They’re reporting a decline in bookings so far this season.
  Ski Report
  Check the status of trails & lifts at Colorado ski resorts in the CBSDenver.com Ski Report section.
  
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