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• Denver DA: Homeowner Who Shot, Killed Intruder Won’t Be Charged

  09-11-2015 23:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has decided against filing charges against a man after a deadly shooting at a home near the intersection of Winona Court and Floyd Avenue last week.
  Just before 2 a.m. last Friday police responded to a call of what they said was a prowler who forced his way into a home. The homeowner, Jason Morrill, told CBS4 that he is a former police officer but declined to discuss the case any further.
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• Shots Fired In Possible Road Rage Case In Park Hill

  09-11-2015 23:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are investigating a possible act of road rage in the city’s Park Hill neighborhood on Monday.
  A driver allegedly opened fire on another driver East 23rd Avenue at Holly Street.
  When CBS4’s Jennifer Brice was in the area, Victor Pate’s children were raking leaves feet from where the road rage incident happened outside their home at 9:45 a.m. He says they didn’t hear any gunshots but are surprised it happened so close to home.
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• Broncos Cornerback Aqib Talib To Be Suspended 1 Game For Eye Poke

  09-11-2015 23:26
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The NFL slapped Aqib Talib with a one-game suspension for poking Colts tight end Dwayne Allen in his right eye.
  If upheld on appeal, Denver’s star cornerback will miss the Broncos’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend. He’ll also miss out on a $323,529 paycheck on his $5.5 million base salary.
  “I sat with Aqib on the plane coming home last night, had a long talk with him,” coach Gary Kubiak said Monday. “He’s wro
  
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• Rangers Rescue Man And Teen Son From Longs Peak

  09-11-2015 23:18
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – A father and son from Loveland are okay after getting stranded on Longs Peak.
  The man and his 13-year-old son called Rocky Mountain National Park rangers late Sunday night for help. Search and rescue teams found them just before 11 p.m. and helped them to a backcountry shelter near Chasm Lake.
  The pair stayed through the night and hiked out Monday morning.
  
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• Evacuations Ordered After Chemicals Found During Suicide Investigation

  09-11-2015 22:52
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Parents of students at Tarver Elementary School in Thornton are being asked to pick up their children after chemicals were found at a nearby home during a suicide investigation.
  According to Matt Barnes with Thornton Police, officers responded to a suicide investigation at a residence near 135th Avenue and Fillmore Street Monday afternoon. When they arrived they found a man deceased in a garage. They also found some unknown chemicals at the residence.
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• Talib to have 1-game suspension appeal heard Tuesday

  09-11-2015 22:39
  
  Aqib Talib was suspended one game for the eye-poke incident, an NFL source tells 9NEWS.        
  
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• Broomfield Firm Wins Bid To Develop Windmills Off New Jersey Coast

  09-11-2015 22:39
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Two companies have won the right to build windmills off the New Jersey coast to generate enough power for up to 1.2 million homes.
  The U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the lease sales announced Monday will bring in nearly $2 million. The leased area runs roughly from Long Beach Island to the southern tip of the state near Cape May and about 7 miles offshore at its closest point, meaning the turbines would not be visible from the s
  
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• Pot Grow Partner Accused Of Killing Man Found In Burned Car

  09-11-2015 22:33
  
  DENVER (AP) – Investigators believe a man found dead in a burned car outside Denver was shot by his partner in a marijuana growing operation, possibly while harvesting plants.
  The body of Jason Dosa, a 44-year-old father of two from Parker, was found Sept. 20 in the trunk of the car after the fire was put out in a ditch west of Chatfield State Park. One of his two partners in the marijuana grow, Shawn Geerdes, 46, has been charged with first-degree murder in his death and is being held wit
  
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• NIST Recommends Using Hazard Scale To Fight Fires

  09-11-2015 22:26
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A federal study has found that most homes destroyed by the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs were ignited by other burning homes.
  A study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology released Monday found that 48 homes destroyed in the Shadow Mountains subdivision were ignited directly by wildfire. The burning homes then created a “cascading” effect that destroyed 296 additional homes.
  The study also found that overwhelmed firefi
  
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• No Survivors After Small Plane Crashes During Takeoff In Colorado Springs

  09-11-2015 22:18
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities say there were no survivors when a small plane crashed in Colorado Springs late Monday morning.
  The smoke from the crash scene was visible on a Colorado Department of Transportation traffic camera located at the intersection of East Platte Avenue and South Powers Boulevard.
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  That’s close to the Colorado Springs Airport and Peterson Air Force Base.
  Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said the plane was a C
  
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• 3 Reactions To Broncos First Loss Of Season From Fans

  09-11-2015 21:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – As you can imagine, fans of the Denver Broncos had a lot to say about Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
  The loss was the first for Denver this season, and the team now has a 7-1 record.
  The following are three tweets displayed on air during the CBS4 Sports show All Access on Sunday night, along with sports reporter Gary Miller’s response.
  tell Aqib Talib thanks for costing us this game with stupid unsportsmanlike penalty! -@Rockymtnrejects
  Hey @john
  
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• SeaWorld To Phase Out Orca Shows By 2017

  09-11-2015 21:29
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – SeaWorld’s orca shows at the company’s San Diego park will end by 2017, its top executive said Monday, citing customer feedback at the location that has suffered from its lowest attendance of all its theme parks.
  CEO Joel Manby told investors the park will offer a different kind of orca experience, starting in 2017, that will focus on the animal’s natural setting and its behaviors.
  He said the decision would be limited for now to its San Diego p
  
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• Mountain Schools Tackle Sexting Problem

  09-11-2015 20:59
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – In the wake of the Cañon City High School sexting situation currently under investigation, other Colorado high schools are beefing up their cyber safety programs aimed at students and their parents.
  At Summit County High School a group of parents students and community members along with law enforcement gathered on Thursday night to discuss cyber security and the growing concerns about sexting.
  Based on national averages, approximately 222 of Summit Hig
  
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• Man Arrested Downtown After Pulling Fire Alarms, Making Threats

  09-11-2015 20:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man police say made threats and activated fire alarms inside a Denver building on Monday morning was arrested on a trespassing charge.
  The incident happened at a building at 17th and Stout just after 9:30 a.m.
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  “It sounds like this man was trespassing, was able to get beyond security into the building and then was pulling fire alarms, called 911 and was making threats, so it doesn’t appear to be connected to any particular resident here in the bui
  
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• RECIPE: Cocktails And Tailgates

  09-11-2015 19:09
  
  How to mix cocktails for all your tailgating occasions with Max Belfand at Saxon & Parole in NYC.
  
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• Trash Can Fire Stops Amtrak Train Outside Denver

  09-11-2015 19:03
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A trash can fire stopped an Amtrak train near Denver on Monday but firefighters say it didn’t damage the rest of the train.
  The train stopped near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge about 10 miles northeast of downtown.
  Derek Ross of the South Adams County Fire District says one person got off the train and was taken to the hospital but he didn’t know if that was because of smoke inhalation related to the fire or another kind of medi
  
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• Undefeated no more: Broncos fall to Colts 27-24

  09-11-2015 18:57
  
  With the Pro Football Hall of Fame poised for Peyton Manning posterity, Canton would have to wait.        
  
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• Bronco players suspicious refs are overly watching them

  09-11-2015 18:55
  
  Bronco players believerefsarewatching them closely        
  
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• Starbucks’ New Minimalist Holiday Cups Spark Controversy

  09-11-2015 18:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Starbucks’ red cup signals to millions of coffee drinkers that Christmas is on its way. The company unveiled its red holiday cup this year with a new, simpler design, and some aren’t so happy about it.
  The plain red cups lack wintry themed decorations such as snowmen, ornaments, and evergreen trees. Some are upset the cups lack holiday symbols, but Starbucks says their new cup is inclusive.
  On social media, critics made known their disappointment, and evang
  
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• Secret Shopping For Products To Hide Drugs

  09-11-2015 18:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 sent an undercover producer shopping for products that teenagers often buy to hide drugs.
  At a retail store just blocks away from a Denver High School, we found an entire line of products designed to look like common household items (soda bottles, ice tea cans, household cleaners) which were equipped with secret concealment chambers.Online, the products are referred to as “diversion banks” or “hide-a-safes” to store your valuables and throw off
  
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• 1 In Custody After Threat In Downtown Denver

  09-11-2015 17:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a large police presence outside a building in downtown Denver after a person was making threats.
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  A camera from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows police cars and ambulances near the intersection of 17th and Stout.
  Denver police said a man was arrested in the case.
  PIO responding to 17th/Stout on report of individual making threats. One male suspect in custody.—Denver Police Dept.(@DenverPolice) November 09, 2015
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• Officer Shot During Traffic Stop Recovering, Suspect At Large

  09-11-2015 17:41
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A Commerce City police officer is at home after surviving a traffic stop shooting on Sunday.
  The gunman is still at large and a large-scale effort is underway to locate him.
  The traffic stop took place early Sunday morning. Police say the officer and the driver were talking when the driver pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the chest.
  The officer was wearing a bullet-proof vest.
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  “The suspect was in close proximity to the officer and s
  
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• Team Grades: Penalties, Turnovers Doom Denver Against Indy

  09-11-2015 17:17
  
  By Mark Schiff
  History will have to wait until next week.
  Three yards short of the all-time mark in passing yards with the ball in his hands, Peyton Manning instead threw his second interception of the game and the defense finally collapsed in the fourth quarter, as the Broncos dropped their first game of the season 27-24 to Manning’s old team, the Indianapolis Colts. The loss dropped Denver to 7-1 on the season, while Manning fell to 1-3 against the Colts, who have now beaten the Broncos
  
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• Iconic Villain Of ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Passes Away

  09-11-2015 16:07
  
  DENVER (AP) – Gunnar Hansen, who played the iconic villain Leatherface in the original “Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Maine, his agent said. He was 68.
  Hansen starred in the 1974 film that has become a classic among horror-movie aficionados and spawned a series of sequels. In the movie, friends visiting their grandfather’s house are hunted by Leatherface, a chain-saw wielding maniac.
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• Grass Fire Spreads To Carport, Destroys Vehicles

  09-11-2015 15:10
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Several vehicles were damaged when a carport caught fire in Colorado Springs Sunday afternoon.
  Video shows the carport completely flattened by the flames, with several vehicles inside.
  Firefighters said it started with a small grass fire that spread and damaged nearby buildings. It is unknown what started the grass fire.
  
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• Car Into Median Slows Morning Commute On I-25

  09-11-2015 14:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – An accident on Interstate 25 Monday morning had both directions of traffic slowed.
  At least one car was damaged after hitting the median on I-25 just north of Interstate 70, near the East 58th Avenue ramp.
  Curiosity slowing stalled the southbound direction.
  All the northbound lanes reopened as of 6:55 a.m. and just the left shoulder remained occupied.
  
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• Vernon Davis spends Broncos debut watching Owen Daniels

  09-11-2015 05:06
  
  Vernon Davis barely plays in Broncos debut but fellow tight end OwenDaniels has season-best game        
  
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• DeMarcus Ware sidelined again with back injury

  09-11-2015 04:43
  
  Broncos injury report: Ware,Sanders,Marshall,HarrisJr.,Colts'MikeAdams        
  
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• Penalties Hurt Broncos In First Loss Of Season, Colts Win 27-24

  09-11-2015 04:13
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning made one big mistake late in Sunday’s game. Denver’s top-rated defense made several more after losing its composure.
  The combination led to a perfectly miserable finish.
  Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and set up Adam Vinatieri for a 55-yard field goal with 6:13 left in the game to give Indianapolis a 27-24 victory — ruining Manning’s homecoming and ending Denver’s unbeaten season.
  “We did do a great job of getti
  
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• Police Search For Suspect Who Shot Officer During Traffic Stop

  09-11-2015 03:49
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for the gunman who shot a police officer Sunday morning in Commerce City.
  Commerce City police investigators cordoned off the dirt road where an officer was shot just after 7 a.m. during a traffic stop.
  The 10-year Commerce City Police Department veteran pulled over a driver near East 96th Avenue on Peoria Street. While the officer was talking to the driver, police say the driver pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the chest.
  The offi
  
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• RECAP: Broncos loss against Colts

  09-11-2015 02:56
  
  #WeAreBRONCOS fan chat with coverage of Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts.        
  
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• Homefront Heroes Tries To ‘Fill The Mayflower’ To Help Military Families In Need

  09-11-2015 02:39
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Volunteers from Homefront Heroes in Aurora spent this weekend collecting donations to help out local military families by trying to “Fill the Mayflower.”
  Now in its 10th year, Homefront Heroes is again collecting non-perishable food and monetary donations to help families this holiday season.
  “When I’ve needed help people have helped me, so I wanted to give back,” a woman said.
  “I just feel like it’s an honor for us to be abl
  
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• Veterans Day Parade, Family Festival Draw Thousands To Downtown Denver

  09-11-2015 02:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Crowds packed the streets of downtown Denver Sunday morning for the annual Veterans Day parade.
  It’s a special salute to local veterans to honor their sacrifices to our country.
  After the parade the Auraria Campus hosted a family festival. The event included food, music, games and the chance for people to learn more about the military.
  
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• Xcel Substation Shot At, Power Knocked Out To Thousands Around Berthoud

  09-11-2015 02:09
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4) – Somebody shot at an Xcel Energy substation in Berthoud and knocked out power to 3,000 people overnight.
  The power was restored around 10 a.m. Sunday.
  Xcel says there’s extensive damage.
  “This sort of thing is not rare, but usually happens more often in urban areas like Denver. Last night’s damage was extensive by rural standards,” Xcel spokesman Gabriel Romero told CBS4.
  Law enforcement is investigating.
  
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• Penalties Hurt Broncos As They Suffer First Loss Of The Season, Lose To Colts 27-24

  09-11-2015 01:35
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Andrew Luck looked like a different quarterback Sunday, and the Colts looked like the team they were supposed to be all season.
  Just five days after changing offensive coordinators, the struggling Luck got back in sync by throwing for two touchdowns and setting up Adam Vinatieri for a tie-breaking 55-yard field goal with 6:13 to play, giving the Colts a 27-24 victory over Denver.
  Indy (4-5) snapped a three-game losing streak, remained atop the AFC South and ruined what
  
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• Paramedic Killed In Ambulance Crash Ran A Nonprofit That Supports First Responders

  09-11-2015 01:26
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP/CBS4)– A paramedic killed in southeastern Colorado Friday night is being remembered by the community as a teacher, mentor and friend.
  Officials say Rick Hartley, 63, of Springfield died of injuries sustained when the ambulance he was riding in crashed into the back of a tractor on a road outside Springfield.
  Hartley had been riding in the back of the ambulance. He worked as a paramedic with Southeast Colorado Hospital Service and was the director at the time of his d
  
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• Pickup Driver Killed After Head-On Collision With Semi On Highway 287

  09-11-2015 01:12
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is dead after a bad accident on Highway 287 north of Fort Collins on Sunday.
  The scene on Sunday (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado State Patrol says the driver of a pickup truck swerved into oncoming traffic and slammed head on into a tractor-trailer. The pickup rolled and the driver was ejected. He died at the scene.
  The condition of the semi driver wasn’t released.
  The scene on Sunday (credit: CBS)
  The stretch of highway had to be closed for the investig
  
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• Broncos Score 17 Unanswered Points To Tie The Game At 17 After 3rd Quarter

  09-11-2015 00:42
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos struck back against the Indianapolis Colts on their opening drive of the second half on a Peyton Manning to Emmanuel Sanders 64-yard bomb to make the score 17-14 and the Broncos added a field goal to tie the game at 17-17.
  Love those 3rd and 14's. Sanders makes up for first half foibles. And just like that, ballgame.
  — Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) November 8, 2015Tight end Owen Daniels is making his presence felt in the passi
  
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