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• Bilingual Yoga Class Encourages Spanish Speaking Members

  30-10-2015 23:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– From chair pose to downward facing dog, yogis are reaching a new level of Namaste with bilingual Spanish/English yoga classes at Flex studio in Five Points.
  Flex studio owners are trying to offer more inclusive, affordable yoga classes to people of all cultures.
  For years Peruvian native Linda Tarazona searched for Spanish-speaking yoga classes in Denver. She says Flex is the only studio offering native Spanish speakers this learning environment in which she feels comfortabl
  
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• Colorado County, Tribe Want More Time For Mine Compensation

  30-10-2015 23:47
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado county and Indian tribe are asking the Environmental Protection Agency for more time to reach an agreement with the EPA to get compensation for their costs from the Gold King Mine spill.
  La Plata County and the Southern Ute tribe say the deadline is Tuesday but EPA headquarters in Washington hasn’t responded to multiple requests for an extension.
  Sens. Michael Bennet and Corey Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton asked the EPA Friday to make sure local governments a
  
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• Mother charged with kidnapping her son, violating protection order

  30-10-2015 23:45
  
  A mother accused of abducting her son in violation of a protection order has been charged with kidnapping.
  
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• Woman Sentenced In Death Of Off-Duty Jeffco Sheriff’s Deputy

  30-10-2015 23:30
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman who struck and killed an off-duty Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy directing traffic at the scene of a multi-car crash in January has been sentenced.
  Blair Gledhill was sentenced to 10 days in jail on Friday afternoon.Gledhill pleaded guilty to misdemeanors of careless driving resulting in death and two counts of careless driving resulting in injury in July.
  Gledhill lost control of her car on Jan. 3 while driving on snowy U.S. 285 near Conifer.
  Her ca
  
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• Lawyers Spar Over Prison Restrictions For Marathon Bomber

  30-10-2015 23:29
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors and lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are sparring over whether an agreement that allowed a loosening of communications restrictions on Tsarnaev in prison should continue now that he has been convicted and sentenced to death.
  After Tsarnaev was charged in the deadly 2013 bombing, his communications with the outside world were sharply limited, materials shown to him by his lawyers were inspected by prison officials and his visits with his lawyers
  
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• Final Contract Awarded To Finish Colorado VA Hospital By ’18

  30-10-2015 23:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — The federal government awarded a final construction contract Friday to complete an over-budget veterans medical center in Aurora by January 2018.
  The contract authorizes builder Kiewit-Turner to spend about $571 million more to finish the VA Hospital, on top of nearly $1.1 billion already spent.
  Congress reluctantly approved up to $625 million in additional spending last month. The money is to come from other accounts within the Veterans Affairs Department budget.
  The $1.7 bi
  
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• Air Force, Hawaii Looking To End Bad Stretches

  30-10-2015 23:19
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Either Air Force or Hawaii will end an unwanted streak when they face off in Honolulu on Saturday.
  The Falcons (4-3, 3-1 Mountain West) have yet to win a game on the road this season while the Rainbow Warriors (2-6, 0-4) have lost five consecutive games.
  The Falcons rank third nationally with 333 yards rushing per game. In a win over Fresno State last week, they ran 79 times — the most attempts in the conference this season — for a season-high 428 yards, includi
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting Dog, Firing Shots During Burglary

  30-10-2015 23:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man accused of multiple felony crimes in three separate shooting incidents has been sentenced to prison after he was captured through a new ballistics program.Anthony Dennis pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree assault, possession of an illegal firearm and felony menacing. Dennis, 25, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.Dennis shot a homeowner’s dog during a residential burglary on Jan. 27 and later the same day he fired multiple shots at a homeowner during anoth
  
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• EPA may ban common pesticide used on fruits and vegetables

  30-10-2015 22:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A common pesticide used on citrus fruits, almonds and other crops would be banned under a proposal announced Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
  
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• DA Files Kidnapping Charges Against Mother Accused Of Abducting Son

  30-10-2015 22:45
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– The Adams County District Attorney filed formal charges against the mother accused of kidnapping her son.
  Tiffany Rasnic has been charged with second-degree kidnapping, violation of custody and violation of a protection order.
  According to Westminster Police, Rasnic’s 10-year-old son was picked up from school by a relative Monday afternoon.
  While at a red light at 80th and Lowell, police said a man in the vehicle behind them approached the boy’s relative
  
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• BAT Mobile Hits Denver Streets To Make Them Safer

  30-10-2015 22:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver have a new weapon when it comes to fighting back against drunk drivers– the BAT mobile.
  BAT stands for Breath Alcohol Testing and the mobile unit hit the streets just in time for Halloween. The van provides on-the-spot alcohol and drug testing. The van is equipped with two intoxilyzers that measure breath alcohol content. There’s also a specialized work station for blood draws to test for drugs.
  The Intoxilyzer on board the BAT mobile (credit: CB
  
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• Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Already In Broncos’ Heads

  30-10-2015 22:01
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is already in the Denver Broncos’ heads.
  By burning defenders early in the season, drawing linemen offside and then completing deep passes, Green Bay’s star quarterback has members of the league’s best defense focused on not falling prey to the best hard counter and free-play artist in the league.
  “It’s a little bit harder on the road because our crowd is going to be loud, so they’re going to have to go silent count,
  
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• 5 NFL Games You Can’t Miss This Weekend (Week 8)

  30-10-2015 22:00
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  As we approach the midway point of the season we still have five teams that have yet to lose a game, which is the most since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The Broncos, Packers, Panthers and Bengals all sit at 6-0 while the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots are 7-0 after easily dispatching the Dolphins on Thursday night. All five of them are currently sitting on the peak of Mount NFL looking down at the cluttered mass of defeated teams beneath them.
  However,
  
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• Colorado Asks Voters To Reshuffle Spending Of New Pot Taxes

  30-10-2015 21:48
  
  DENVER (AP) — The only statewide ballot question in Colorado next week seems like a no-brainer: Should the state keep $66 million in marijuana taxes it has already collected to spend on schools and drug-abuse prevention?
  The measure arose from an accounting error two years ago, when the taxes were first approved. And it has broad support, from Democrats, Republicans, the marijuana industry and nearly every newspaper in the state.
  But the fine print of Proposition BB goes beyond allowing th
  
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• Teal Pumpkin Project Welcomes Trick-Or-Treaters With Allergies

  30-10-2015 20:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Kids are getting ready for Halloween and trick-or-treating on Saturday but what about those with allergies or those who can’t have candy? One organization has a solution– teal pumpkins.
  The non-profit organization Food, Allergy, Research and Education started the Teal Pumpkin Project last year.
  Families who want to participate place a teal pumpkin on their doorstep. It alerts families that the home will be giving out toys instead of treats. Parents say it ma
  
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• Norwood tweaks hamstring; Sambrailo doubtful

  30-10-2015 20:47
  
  Ty Sambrailo not expected toplay Sunday against the Packers; Jordan Norwoodtweaks hamstring        
  
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• Nearly 400 CBS4 Viewers Still Vying To Win Our Guess Denver’s First Snow Contest

  30-10-2015 20:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – If you told me two months ago that when Halloween arrives we’d still be waiting on our first measurable snow in Denver, I probably would’ve laughed and said you think?But alas here we are rolling into the month of November with forecast highs on Sunday climbing into the lower 70s.
  (credit: CBS)
  CBS4 received 2,288 entries when we hosted our “Guess Denver’s First Snow Contest” at the end of August and beginning of September.
  As of October 30 we
  
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• Man Sits Next To His Exact Lookalike On Flight

  30-10-2015 20:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man in the UK has found his doppelganger. Neil Thomas Douglas boarded a plane only to find a man that looked just like him sitting in his seat.
  According to The Guardian, Douglas said, “When I got on the Ryanair flight, there was a dude already on my seat – when the guy looked up, I thought: ‘He looks like me.’ We had a big laugh about it – everyone around us had a laugh, we took a selfie and that was it.”
  Lee Beattie, a friend of
  
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• Young Patients Get A Halloween Treat

  30-10-2015 20:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some superheroes brightened the day of young patients at a Denver hospital on Friday.
  The heroes swung into action at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. Captain America and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle washed windows to the delight of patients. And when those superheroes got to the ground, they met up with the patients.
  (credit: CBS)
  One mom of a patient said it was a real Halloween treat.
  “It’s a really good b
  
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• The Broncos-Packers matchup is not a "big" game

  30-10-2015 20:16
  
  Sorry, but the Denver Broncos-Green Bay Packers game is not all that big in grand scheme of things        
  
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• Keidel: Peyton Manning Defeated While Undefeated

  30-10-2015 20:05
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Peyton Manning can’t win.
  Even when he wins.
  Even when his team is perfect, he’s forever forewarned about his epic dip in production. Has the leader of a 6-0 team ever been so tormented after being so revered for 15 years? To hear the pundits ditch their plaudits and deliver their weekly eulogies, you’d think Peyton Manning were Tim Tebow — a flash in the pan, a one-hit cultural wonder who rode an ephemeral wave of good luck and great defense.
  All those ye
  
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• Panhandling Laws Face Challenge After Church Signs Ruling

  30-10-2015 19:20
  
  DENVER (AP) — Cities trying to limit panhandling in downtowns and tourist areas are facing a new legal hurdle because of a recent Supreme Court ruling that seemingly has nothing to do with asking for money.
  Federal judges in at least three states have cited a June ruling by the high court on the size of church signs as a reason for overturning anti-panhandling laws or sending cases disputing those laws back to lower courts for review. One of those cases — in the western Colorado city
  
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• Man Accused Of Trying To Kill Girlfriend In Crash

  30-10-2015 19:00
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man is accused of intentionally crashing his car into a traffic light pole in Boulder to try to kill his girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat.
  Fifty-one-year-old George Pappas was seriously injured in the Oct. 12 crash. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted first degree murder Thursday after he was released from the hospital. He was being held in jail Friday and doesn’t have an attorney listed in court records yet.
  The girlfriend, who wasn’t ide
  
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• Man Responsible For Carjackings, 75-Mile Chase Receives Hefty Sentence

  30-10-2015 18:40
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The man who led authorities on a lengthy high-speed chase and seriously injured a state trooper in the process has been sentenced to 160 years in prison.
  Ryan Stone (credit: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office)
  Ryan Stone carjacked several people during his Denver metro-area crime spree in March 2014 and was sentenced for attempted manslaughter in Douglas County Court on Friday. He will be eligible for parole in approximately 75 years.
  Bellamann Hee, a trooper
  
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• Smoke Pours From Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge During Controlled Burn

  30-10-2015 18:37
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A large plume of smoke is visible across some parts of the northern Denver metro area Friday morning due to a controlled burn.
  The burn is being conducted by the U.S. Forest Service and it is taking place at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City.
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: October 26th-October 30th

  30-10-2015 18:32
  
  The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
  Number 5: In this week’s episode we start with Zach from Baltimore who joined the Norris and Davis show on 105.7 The Fan to tell the guys he thinks John Harbaugh is being exposed as a coach. 
  Number 4: Checking in at four is Joe from the South Side who called in to the Starkey and Mueller show on 93.7 The Fan b
  
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• Snow, High Winds Shut Down Most Of Trail Ridge Road

  30-10-2015 17:21
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — The main road through Rocky Mountain National Park is closed to through traffic for the winter.
  Much of Trail Ridge Road was closed Friday, a week later than the average seasonal closure date of Oct. 23. Acting park superintendent Ben Bobowski says snow continues to blow and drift on the road, making snow clearing work and driving dangerous.
  The closure starts at the Colorado River Trailhead on the west side of the park and Many Parks Curve on the
  
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• Nuggets Face Minnesota In Home Opener

  30-10-2015 17:06
  
  The Nuggets posted a 105-85 road win over the Houston Rockets to start the season and look to make it two consecutive victories when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
  
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• Aurora Gaylord Rockies to employ 10,000 during construction

  30-10-2015 16:16
  
  With financing lined up, the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Centerin Aurora will start coming out of the ground by the end of the year, requiring 10,000 workers over the three years it will take to complete it.
  
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• Parker landscaper arrested on forgery, impersonation and ID theft charges

  30-10-2015 16:02
  
  Parker police suspect a landscaper recently arrested for investigation of forgery, identity theft, criminal impersonation and identification theftmay have more victims throughout the Denver
  
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• KeyCorp strikes $4.1B deal for rival bank First Niagara

  30-10-2015 15:53
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States.
  
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• US consumer spending records weakest gain in 8 months

  30-10-2015 15:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer spending in September posted the smallest gain in eight months, a sign that shoppers grew cautious at the end of the third quarter.
  
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• Light rain expected Friday ahead of warm weekend for football and trick-or-treating

  30-10-2015 15:42
  
  Light rain is expected Friday morning in the Denver metro area, but after a one-day cool-down, temperatures could hit 70 by Sunday afternoon.
  
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• One person injured in rollover crash on E-470

  30-10-2015 15:26
  
  One person was taken to a hospital for treatment following a one-car rollover crash on southbound E-470 Friday morning, officials say.
  
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• HP, a Silicon Valley icon, is ready for its break-up

  30-10-2015 15:07
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the nation's most storied tech companies will split in two this weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology — and big-company sluggishness in responding.
  
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• Cattle truck driver charged for weekend crash in Colorado

  30-10-2015 14:56
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Police say the driver of a semitrailer carrying cattle that overturned in western Colorado has been charged with reckless driving.
  
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• Colorado business registrations exceed 600,000 for first time

  30-10-2015 14:55
  
  The number of registered businesses in good standing with the state surpassed 600,000 for the first time, the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced Friday.
  
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• Security Cams Rolling As Gun-Wielding Thieves Burst Into Home

  30-10-2015 14:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are searching for two men believed to be responsible for a terrifying home invasion in southwest Denver.
  The home near South Mariposa Street and West Louisiana Avenue had a surveillance system and was able to capture the suspects on camera. Those images ares now being pushed out to the public by Crimestoppers in hopes someone will recognize them.
  Investigators say it happened at approximately 11 a.m. on Oct. 21. The two men in the video claimed to be police of
  
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• 1 In Hospital After Shooting At Truck Stop

  30-10-2015 14:34
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A shooting at a truck stop in Commerce City Thursday night left one person injured.
  It happened shortly after 7 p.m. at the Sapp Brothers Services Center, located off East 49th Avenue and Olive Street, just west of Interstate 270.
  One man was hit by a bullet in the stomach and taken to the hospital. One person is in custody for questioning.
  Authorities say an argument may have led to the shooting.
  
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• Check out NBC's Sunday Night Football bus

  30-10-2015 14:11
  
  This weekend, the bus will be at various locations throughout the city.        
  
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• Former councilman to pay for Pitkin County jail cell damage

  30-10-2015 14:07
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The attorney for a former Snowmass Village councilman charged with a DUI says his client will have to pay for damage he caused to a Pitkin County Jail cell before he
  
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• College aid: Obama to extend Pell grants to some HS students

  30-10-2015 14:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of low-income students will be eligible to get federal Pell education grants to take college courses while still in high school.
  
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• US paychecks rise at modest 0.6 percent pace in 3rd quarter

  30-10-2015 13:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. workers' paychecks grew at a moderate rate over the summer, showing little sign of accelerating from the sluggish growth that has persisted since the recession ended.
  
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