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• Driver who slammed van through Arvada Kmart wall suspected of DUI

  22-10-2015 23:48
  
  A driver who slammed a mini-van through a Kmart wall in Arvada was allegedly intoxicated, according to an arrest warrant issued for his arrest.
  
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• Inmate at Arapahoe County jail dies in cell; investigation ongoing

  22-10-2015 23:47
  
  An inmate at the Arapahoe County jail died in a booking cell and his body was discovered Thursday morning by deputies.
  
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• Mammoth Fossil Found In San Isabel National Forest On Display In Canon City

  22-10-2015 23:38
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A mammoth fossil discovered in the San Isabel National Forest is now on display in Canon City.
  According to the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, the fossil mammoth tibia (lower leg bone) was found in July and is on display at the BLM/USFS field office in Canon City.
  (credit: U.S. Forest Service)
  “U.S. Forest Service soils scientist Steve Sanchez noticed prominent sedimentary rock layers in the area which might contain dinosaur tracks. Bruc
  
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• Probe finds EPA error caused mine spill it hoped to avoid

  22-10-2015 23:27
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government investigators squarely blamed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for a 3 million-gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an EPA cleanup crew rushed its work and failed to consider the complex engineering involved, triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid.
  
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• A-Basin, Loveland Still Not Setting Exact Opening Dates

  22-10-2015 23:14
  
  ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4) – Despite a good dumping of snow, ski areas aren’t ready to set opening dates.
  Loveland Ski Area is eyeing late October or early November to open.
  “The snow guns are still going strong at Loveland Ski Area. Our snowmakers got an early start and started making snow at 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Mother Nature has helped with 7 inches of new snow and it’s still coming down hard,” Loveland Ski Area said in a statement.
  Snowmaking at Loveland (cred
  
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• Man Charged, Suspected Of Flashing Badge At Denver Health

  22-10-2015 23:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man has been charged after he allegedly posed as a police officer and flashed a badge at Denver Health Medical Center.
  Quentin Dever has been charged with one count of impersonating a peace officer.The charges allege that on Oct. 17 he posed as a police officer before flashing a badge at Denver Health Medical Cente.r
  He was released from custody on $2,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court on Nov. 2.
  
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• Man Charged After Allegedly Flashing Badge To Drivers

  22-10-2015 23:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man has been charged with impersonating a peace officer after he allegedly posed as a police officer and flashed a badge to other drivers.Richard Bugdanowitz was charged on Monday. The charges allege that on Aug. 5 he posed as a police officer and flashed a badge to other drivers while he was driving on Colorado Boulevard near Interstate 25.He has been released from custody on a $2,000 bond. Bugdanowitz, 72, is scheduled to appear in Denver County Court on Oct. 29.
  
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• Feds Block Push By Colorado To Create Pot Bank

  22-10-2015 22:55
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has suffered another setback by the federal government and could be facing an impossible dilemma.
  The Federal Reserve – the guardian of the U.S. banking system – said in a court filing Wednesday that it doesn’t intend to accept a penny connected to the sale of pot because the drug remains illegal under federal law.
  The stance appears to mark a shift in the position of the federal gov
  
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• Latino Leaders Plan Protests Outside Of GOP Debate In Boulder

  22-10-2015 22:20
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Thousands of leaders in the Latino community have planned a protest on the University of Colorado Boulder campus to coincide with next week’s Republican presidential debate.The protest will also include immigration reform supporters at Farrand Field on the CU Boulder campus. They plan to respond to the latest anti-immigration attacks and launch “My Country, My Vote,” a voter registration campaign that is expected to last 12 months until the 2016 pre
  
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• Police Say Driver Who Injured 2 In Kmart Crash Was Drunk

  22-10-2015 22:02
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Arvada say the driver of a minivan that crashed into a Kmart causing injuries to two employees was driving under the influence.
  According to Jill McGranahan with Arvada Police, and arrest warrant has been requested for Edward Wade Walton, 41, for two counts of vehicular assault DUI, two counts of vehicular assault reckless driving and a DUI.
  (credit: Arvada Fire Department/Twitter)
  Police say the vehicle Walton was driving hit the west Kmart wall at a high
  
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• Police Say Driver Who Injured 2 In Kmart Crash Had Been Drinking

  22-10-2015 22:02
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Arvada say the driver of a minivan that crashed into a Kmart causing injuries to two employees was driving under the influence.
  According to Jill McGranahan with Arvada Police, and arrest warrant has been requested for Edward Wade Walton, 41, for two counts of vehicular assault DUI, two counts of vehicular assault reckless driving and a DUI.
  (credit: Arvada Fire Department/Twitter)
  Police say the Toyota Sienna Walton was driving hit the west Kmart wall
  
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• Eastbound I-70 reopened in mountains after closure due to snowy weather, crashes

  22-10-2015 21:43
  
  Multiple crashes and inclement weather Thursday morningclosed a stretch of Interstate 70's eastbound lanes in the high country for several hours, officials said.
  
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• Denver Hopes New Taxicab Stands In LoDo Will Deter People From Driving Drunk

  22-10-2015 21:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – In an effort to discourage drunk driving, the Denver Police, Public Works, and Excise & Licenses departments have teamed up to create temporary taxicab stands in LoDo on weekends.
  One stand will be installed at 20th and Blake streets starting this Friday “to give patrons better access to safe rides home and to provide an alternative to hailing cabs from the street.”
  Another stand will be installed at 14th and Market streets. They will be in operation fr
  
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• Air Force Academy cadet charged with Valentine's Day rape

  22-10-2015 21:30
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS — An Air Force Academy cadet has been charged with a Valentine's Day rape on the campus, court papers show.
  
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• Federal Investigators: EPA Mine Spill Could Have Been Prevented

  22-10-2015 21:24
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Government investigators squarely blamed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday for a 3 million gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an EPA cleanup crew rushed its work and failed to consider the complex engineering involved, triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid.
  The spill that fouled rivers in three states would have been avoided had the EPA team checked on water levels inside the Gold King Mine before digging into its entran
  
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• Fort Collins Family Concerned After Hiker Goes Missing In Bad Weather

  22-10-2015 21:13
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins would like the public’s help locating a missing hiker.
  According to police, Thomas Seth Mereness, 70, was last seen on Tuesday at 9 a.m. in western Fort Collins wearing a blue Patagonia fleece jacket. He told his family he was going for a hike but didn’t give a location.
  “He typically likes to hike in Larimer and Boulder counties, particularly near Lyons and Estes Park. Since his location is unknown and weather condition
  
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• Colorado high country under winter weather advisory as snow dumps

  22-10-2015 21:05
  
  A winter weather advisory is in effect until 3 p.m. Thursday for much of the high country west of Denver as a storm system moving through the state dumps snow in the mountains.
  
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• Front Range cities make last-minute objections to Colorado water plan

  22-10-2015 21:01
  
  Objections from Front Range cities are forcing state officials to make a last-minute overhaul of Colorado's water plan and pledge to build new reservoirs that enable population growth.
  
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• Construction begins on I-70 bike path near Genesee

  22-10-2015 21:00
  
  Construction began this month on the missing link to a complete off-highway bike route along Interstate 70 between Denver and Glenwood Springs.
  
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• How do you grow a 2,000-pound pumpkin? It's complicated

  22-10-2015 20:57
  
  COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) — Ron Wallace grows pumpkins nearly the size of a Fiat.From the pumpkin patch in his rural Rhode Island backyard, Wallace has become the rock star of giant pumpkin-growing.
  
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• Multiple Accidents On I-70, Trucks Driving Without Chains

  22-10-2015 20:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4/AP) – Authorities are blaming snow in the Colorado mountains for several accidents and the closure of part of Interstate 70.
  Interstate 70 was closed from Silverthorne to the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels because of accidents and snow Thursday morning. It reopened just after noon.
  Interstate 70 Thursday morning (credit: CBS)
  CBS4’s Matt Kroschel said it took an hour to get from Silverthorne to the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. He witnessed a lot of trucks spun out and trucks
  
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• College Football Week 8, 5 Can’t Miss Games

  22-10-2015 20:36
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  There are 14 undefeated teams left in college football, three of them are in the American Athletic Conference. 12 of those teams will be in action during the course of this weekend.  Are any of those games in the “can’t miss” category? Let’s find out.
  Thursday 9 pm ET- #20 California at UCLA (ESPN)
  A match-up of premiere QB’s in the conference with the Golden Bears’ Jared Goff and the Bruins Josh Rosen.  Both teams are
  
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• Denver condo construction defect rerform sought by Mayor Michael Hancock

  22-10-2015 20:25
  
  Denver is weighing in on thevexing issue of construction defects reform with the unveiling Tuesday of a proposed ordinance the city hopes will pump renewed vigor into the local condo market.
  
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• Mazda recalling 4.9M vehicles to fix ignition switches

  22-10-2015 20:17
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Mazda says it is recalling 4.9 million older vehicles worldwide, including 1.36 million in the U.
  
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• Gilpin County man charged with animal cruelty in shooting, burying of dog near Rollinsville

  22-10-2015 20:17
  A Gilpin County man is facing animal cruelty charges after a neighbor accused him of shooting and burying the neighbor's dog earlier this month near Rollinsville.
  
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• Cherokee Ranch logs offer peek into 55 million years of history

  22-10-2015 20:11
  
  TheCherokee Ranch & Castle property in Douglas County is steeped in history.
  
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• DIA & Lufthansa Announce New Nonstop Service To Munich

  22-10-2015 20:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver city and airport officials joined Lufthansa Airlines leaders Thursday morning to announce new nonstop service between Denver and Munich, Germany.
  Lufthansa’s first Denver-Munich flight takes off on May 11, 2016 and will be operated by an Airbus A330-300 five times per week.
  The Denver-Munich service brings the total number of nonstop destination offerings at Denver International Airport to 21.
  (credit: CBS)
  The additional service is expected to draw an addition
  
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• White House pushes for congressional action on Puerto Rico

  22-10-2015 19:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday told Congress that Puerto Rico's economic woes could quickly turn into a humanitarian crisis unless Congress adopts a blueprint for dealing with the island's crushing $72 billion debt burden.
  
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• Police ID Woman Found Murdered In Mobile Home In Broomfield

  22-10-2015 19:46
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – The coroner has determined that a woman found dead in a mobile home in Broomfield on Sunday was murdered.
  According to police, officers responded to a mobile home located at Midway Boulevard near Zuni Street for a welfare check on Sunday and found 33-year-old Amalia Lopez De Mansilla dead inside.
  Police said the killing wasn’t random and the investigation is ongoing.
  Investigators have not released any information on a suspect but say there is no risk to th
  
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• Police: Citizens Detain Teen Hit & Run Suspect Who Had A Gun

  22-10-2015 19:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are crediting citizens for assisting them in apprehending a teen with a gun accused in multiple hit-and-runs.
  According to police, late Saturday night officers responded to a report of a person with a gun near East 17th Avenue and North Marion Street.
  “When officers arrived on scene the party was being restrained by citizens. The suspect, a 17 year-old male, was identified as the suspect running from multiple hit and run accidents,” police said
  
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• Aurora Officers Rescue Woman From Vehicle Submerged In Pond

  22-10-2015 19:23
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two police officers are credited with saving a woman’s life after her vehicle ended up in a retention pond off Interstate 225.
  According to Aurora Police, at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday officers responded to a report of a vehicle in a pond at the 6th Avenue exit.
  Sgt. Jon Kessler and Officer Marc Sears were the first officers to arrive and saw an unresponsive woman inside the submerged vehicle.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Both officers quickly jumped into the
  
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• First Measurable Snow Of The Season In Conifer Captured On Video

  22-10-2015 19:15
  
  CONIFER, Colo. (CBS4) – There has been some measurable snow in Colorado’s higher mountain elevations this fall, but there’s been very little to speak of in the foothills or the Denver metro area yet.
  On Thursday morning CBS4 Weather Watcher Bambi Moss captured the first measurable snowfall of season in the Conifer area, and it’s a pretty sight. Measurable means .1 inches of accumulation or greater.Just before 8 a.m. Moss reported a total of .3 inches of snow in an ho
  
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• Denver Broncos Unbeaten But Not Unblemished

  22-10-2015 18:51
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – With all the passes Demaryius Thomas is dropping and the grief Peyton Manning is catching, you’d think the Denver Broncos were 0-6 instead of 6-0.
  Instead of congratulatory texts on their cellphones after games, they find caustic comments on social media.
  Twenty-five drives between offensive touchdowns, in danger of losing all six games in the final minutes, head-scratching penalties.
  “It doesn’t have to be pretty,” linebacker Brand
  
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• Holly Square basketball courts in Park Hill moving to make way for school

  22-10-2015 18:45
  
  One of the first reclamation projects after Holly Square burned down in 2008 has run its course: Thebasketball courts are making way for an elementary school in Park Hill.
  
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• Young Broncos Players Get Reps During Bye Week

  22-10-2015 18:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – During the Denver Broncos’ one practice before scattering for the bye week, head coach Gary Kubiak elected to emphasize giving his younger players additional repetitions rather than giving veterans extra work.
  “The guys that don’t have the 400 reps under their belt — that was the focus,” Kubiak said. “Just to go back and correct some simple things that we’ve been making some mistakes on and let the young guys
  
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• Fresh & Easy grocery chain to shutter all of its stores

  22-10-2015 18:27
  
  TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — Fresh & Easy will shutter all 97 of its remaining stores in California, Arizona and Nevada and cease operations after nearly a decade of struggling to catch on with consumers.
  
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• 2 Killed In Crash Involving 4 Semis In Lincoln County Near Hugo

  22-10-2015 18:18
  
  HUGO, Colo. (AP) – Two drivers were killed and two injured in a chain-reaction accident involving four semitrailers east of Hugo.
  Colorado State Patrol spokesman Josh Lewis says the accident occurred Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Route 40 when one truck crossed a median, sideswiped two other semitrailers and hit a third one almost head-on.
  Lewis says Duane Olson, who was driving the truck that crossed the median, and Clint Torres of Mansfield, Texas, were killed in the accident. A hometown f
  
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• Former Broncos GM: Shanahan Would Have Preferred Drafting QB Other Than Cutler

  22-10-2015 18:12
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – The former general manager of the Denver Broncos says Mike Shanahan didn’t have his heart set on Jay Cutler in the 2006 NFL Draft.
  It was actually quarterback Matt Leinart who Shanahan really wanted, according to an article by Ted Sundquist, the former GM, in a new article in Bleacher Report titled Why I Drafted Jay Cutler, and What Happened from There.
  Jay Cutler of the Broncos walks on the field during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 24,
  
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• Freestyle Skier From Telluride Comes Out, Says Sochi Wasn’t Right Time

  22-10-2015 17:56
  
  DENVER (AP) – When Gus Kenworthy would let his mind wander into how his perfect Olympics might play out, he pictured a certain scene.
  He’d land his best tricks on his final run, win a medal and then – the capper – jump into the stands, ski boots and all, to share a big hug and kiss with the man who meant so much to him.
  “That would’ve been an amazing way to come out,” said Kenworthy, the freestyle skier who won the silver medal in Sochi.
  Gus Kenworthy at
  
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• CU Denver Plays, Art Show Explore Veterans Issues

  22-10-2015 17:41
  
  DENVER (AP) – The University of Colorado-Denver is staging a monthlong series of plays and an art show exploring the the cost of wars and other veterans issues.
  The program, called “Operation Parachute,” begins Thursday with “The Things They Carried,” about a serviceman drafted for the Vietnam War.
  Other plays in the series include “Johnny Got His Gun,” ”LZ” and “Pax Americana.”
  The art show includes work by veterans. It opens Nov
  
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• CEO: Broncos' success means Super Bowl plans every year

  22-10-2015 17:26
  
  The key to maintaining the Denver Broncos' brand is expecting the team will go to the Super Bowl every year, said president and CEO Joe Ellis Wednesday at the National Association of Corporate Directors, Colorado chapter event.        
  
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• US home sales rebound in September after August slump

  22-10-2015 17:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans snapped up more homes in September, suggesting that the U.S. housing sector remains insulated from global economic turmoil.
  
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• Crews Work To Repair Several Water Main Breaks

  22-10-2015 15:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Crews from Denver Water were working to fix three different water main breaks Thursday morning.
  An eight inch break happened near the intersection of West Evans Avenue and South Tejon Street. Five businesses were without water after the break.
  Crews were expected to be working there for most of the day.
  A main also broke on the 3100 block of West Cedar Avenue near South Hazel Court, where five houses were without water during the repairs.
  The third break happened at West 10
  
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• Avalanche Fail To Find Net In 1-0 Home Overtime Loss To Carolina

  22-10-2015 15:10
  
  The Carolina Hurricanes never previously tasted victory in Colorado, but goaltender Cam Ward helped them finally celebrate in Denver.
  
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