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• Denver Public Health Releases Statement Following Charlie Sheen’s HIV Announcement

  17-11-2015 23:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4/AP) – Denver Public Health on Tuesday released a statement concerning actor Charlie Sheen’s announcement that he’s been living HIV positive for the last four years.
  “Charlie Sheen’s announcement that he is living with HIV brings up the importance of not only HIV testing, but also the importance of taking meds, and talking about a positive HIV diagnosis with loved ones and partners,” Sarah E. Rowan, MD, Interim Director of HIV and Viral Hepatitis P
  
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• DIA Returns To Normal Operations After Snowstorm

  17-11-2015 23:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Operations at Denver International Airport have returned to normal after a snowstorm blew in on Monday night.
  At one point during the storm 160 flights were cancelled at DIA and delays were averaging about 90 minutes.
  After the snow stopped falling, those cancelled flights were reduced to 130 and the delays were report to be about an hour.Deicing planes at DIA on Tuesday (credit: CBS)
  At 2 p.m. DIA spokesman Heath Montgomery told CBS4 that operations had returned to normal a
  
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• I-70 From Denver To Limon Reopens, Limon To Burlington Remains Closed

  17-11-2015 23:28
  
  BURLINGTON, Colo. (CBS4) – All lanes of Interstate 70 were closed from the Kansas border east to E-470 outside Denver on Tuesday morning but the highway reopened from E-470 to Limon just after 3 p.m.
  I-70 from Limon to Burlington remains closed.
  Both directions of the more than 150-mile stretch from Burlington to Denver were closed because of blowing snow and adverse driving conditions.
  I-70 closed (credit: CBS)
  About 100 semi drivers have been waiting in Limon for the interstate to r
  
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• King, Scott Lead Colorado Past Auburn, 91-84

  17-11-2015 23:22
  
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – George King nearly doubled his previous career high with 27 points and Josh Scott scored 24 to lead Colorado to a come-from-behind 91-84 victory over Auburn on Tuesday.
  King made 4 of 6 3-pointers for the Buffaloes (1-1), who rallied from a 15-point deficit after losing by six points to No. 7 Iowa State in their opener.
  King had a career-high 14 points in that game and only got hotter in his second game back from a redshirt season.
  Scott made 8 of 10 shots and grabbed n
  
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• Court Hears Icy Feud Between Snowboarders, Skiers

  17-11-2015 23:17
  
  DENVER (AP) – It’s a mountain-bound battle between those who want to whoosh and those who want to shred.
  A group of snowboarders argued Tuesday for the right to rip down the slopes of a Utah ski resort. Federal judges from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver are facing an icy culture clash between the boarders and Alta Ski Area, which wants to keep its runs reserved for skiers.
  The four snowboarders, who say the ban is based on incorrect stereotypes that cast them as rec
  
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• Nuggets F Wilson Chandler Has Hip Surgery, Out For Season

  17-11-2015 23:10
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Denver Nuggets say forward Wilson Chandler underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip.
  The team says Tuesday the arthroscopic surgery was performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
  Chandler is out for this season. He’s expected to be ready for the start of the 2016-17 season.
  (© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
  
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• Fire Truck Involved In Crash In Stapleton

  17-11-2015 23:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver Fire Department fire engine was involved in a crash in Stapleton on Tuesday afternoon.The crash happened between a tow truck and a fire engine at MLK Boulevard and Central Park Boulevard about 2 p.m. Tuesday.No one was injured.The intersection was closed during accident investigation and cleanup.
  
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• Blizzard Strands Drivers Along Interstate 70, Storm Could Bring Tornadoes To South

  17-11-2015 23:07
  
  DENVER (AP) – A powerful wintery storm dumped heavy snow on parts of Colorado on Tuesday while bringing the threat of tornadoes to millions in Arkansas and Texas, where a handful of damaging twisters had plowed through that state’s Panhandle the day before.
  Much of Interstate 70, Colorado’s main east-west highway, was closed because of blizzard conditions on the state’s Eastern Plains as well as in northwest Kansas, where up to 15 inches of snow and heavy winds are in the
  
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• Man In Custody After Woman Is Stabbed In Fort Collins

  17-11-2015 22:56
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins are investigating a stabbing that occurred Tuesday afternoon.
  According to Sgt. Dean Cunningham, the stabbing occurred in the 200 block of West Oak Street. A female victim was transported to the hospital in an unknown condition and a man was detained at the scene.
  Cunningham said there is no ongoing danger to public.
  No names have been released.
  
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• Man Accused Of Stabbing Mother At Larimer County Courthouse

  17-11-2015 22:56
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins are investigating a stabbing that occurred Tuesday afternoon.
  According to Sgt. Dean Cunningham, just before 1 p.m. officers responded to a report of a woman cut in the neck in the parking lot of the Larimer County Courthouse Office located at 200 West Oak Street.
  “When officers arrived they discovered a female with an injury to her neck,” police said in a statement.
  The Larimer County Courthouse (credit: CBS)
  Police arrested
  
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• Tyson Recalls Chicken Wings On Complaints They Smelled Bad

  17-11-2015 21:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling more than 52,000 pounds of chicken wings after customers complained that they had a bad odor.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture also says that some customers reported falling ill after eating the wings.
  The recall is for its 28-ounce bags of fully-cooked Tyson Any’tizers Hot Wings prepared last month in a Buffalo style coated with a tangy sauce. The bags have “Best If Used By” dates of Oct. 24, 2016 and Oct. 25, 2016 and 
  
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• Manning Supports Osweiler But Won’t Be In His Ear

  17-11-2015 21:51
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning isn’t giving Brock Osweiler any unsolicited advice this week as his longtime understudy prepares for his first NFL start.
  “I’m not a coach, for one thing,” Manning said. “As I shared with him, he’s probably going to have a lot of coaches this week – some who aren’t coaches – that are going to be offering him tips of advice.”
  So, Manning told Osweiler he’d be there for any questions he m
  
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• U.S. Unveils Plan To Limit Drilling On Colorado’s Roan Plateau

  17-11-2015 21:47
  
  DENVER (AP) – Federal land managers have released a tentative plan to protect most of the wild but energy-rich Roan Plateau in western Colorado.
  The Bureau of Land Management unveiled an updated environmental impact statement Tuesday for the plateau, a step toward implementing a landmark compromise between conservationists and the Bill Barrett Corp., an energy company.
  Under last year’s compromise, Barrett Corp. agreed to give up most of its leases to drill for natural gas on federal
  
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• Wheat Ridge Police Search For Witness To Deadly Shooting

  17-11-2015 21:39
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Wheat Ridge want to talk to the witness of a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a Walgreens store on Sunday night.
  Officers rushed to the Walgreens at 44th and Wadsworth about 8:15 p.m. Sunday on reports of shots fired. (credit: CBS)
  When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to St. Anthony’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators believe there was an altercation just before the shooting.The suspec
  
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• Judges In Denver Must Decide Wyoming’s Wind River Boundary Dispute

  17-11-2015 21:12
  
  DENVER (AP) — A panel of federal judges in Denver is deciding whether the City of Riverton and surrounding lands remain legally Indian Country.
  A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case that revealed longstanding tensions between Wyoming’s two Indian tribes and non-Indians.
  The case hinges on how judges interpret a 1905 decision by Congress that threw open some 1.4 million acres of the Wind River Indian Reservation to settlement by non
  
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• 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Bronco Omar Bolden

  17-11-2015 21:07
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Call him a returner, defensive back or just an All Around Football Guy — just make sure you don’t overlook explosive Omar Bolden if you’re an opponent of the Denver Broncos.
  Bolden is currently the Broncos designated kick returner, and the highlight of his season so far came in Week 9 against the Colts when he returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown right before halftime, something a Bronco hadn’t done since September 2013.
  Omar
  
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• Titans And Jaguars Limp Into Thursday Night Football Matchup

  17-11-2015 20:48
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars play in what might end up as the lowest rated Thursday Night Football game of the 2015 NFL season. The Jaguars are coming off a huge win against the Baltimore Ravens as they continue to try to turn their franchise around, while the Titans were blown out by the undefeated Carolina Panthers. Now, the two teams with a combined five wins on the season head into prime time for this week’s big game.
  The Growth of the Jacksonville Jagu
  
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• Homes Evacuated After Partial Wall Collapse

  17-11-2015 20:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two neighboring homes of a house where an exterior wall collapsed on Tuesday morning had to be evacuated.
  It seems the brick wall came apart and crumbled, exposing the interior of the home at 3027 Marion Street in Five Points.
  (credit: CBS)
  No one was inside the home when the wall came down. The home is vacant.
  Engineers examined the damage and determined the entire house must come down because it’s not structurally safe.
  (credit: CBS)
  Houses on both sides were e
  
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• Blizzard Slams Denver & Eastern Colorado Yet Leaves Millions Holding Empty Shovels Out In The Cold

  17-11-2015 20:15
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hopes were high along Colorado’s Front Range on Tuesday for the first snow day of the season but millions were left with a lot of disappointment.
  That’s because as they went to bed Monday night under a blizzard warning they expected to wake up Tuesday with their cars, roads and driveways buried in snow.
  While that happened in places less than 20 miles from downtown Denver the majority of the Front Range population saw just a few inches or less.Pe
  
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• Flight For Life Nurse Returns To Work After Crash That Killed Pilot

  17-11-2015 19:35
  
  FRISCO, Colo. (CBS4)– Flight For Life nurse Matt Bowe returned to work on Tuesday a little more than four months after a helicopter crash that killed the pilot and left the other nurse on board critically injured.
  Bowe was welcomed back to work on Tuesday by the crew at Flight For Life Colorado. Bowe was injured in the July 3 crash in Frisco that killed pilot Patrick Mahany.Patrick Mahany (credit: CBS)
  Bowe was treated at St. Anthony and Craig Hospitals.Repsher suffered burns over most of
  
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• FanDuel Weekly Roundup: Who To Play, Who To Pass For NFL Week 11

  17-11-2015 19:22
  
  By Stephen Dolan
  There were no shortage of upsets this last weekend in the NFL and the emergence of some rising stars in fantasy football. Can the same thing happen this week? We have your plays and passes for the NFL Week 11.
  Quarterback
  Play: Matthew Stafford (vs. OAK)
  Cost: $7,000
  The Lions have won just two games all season and cleaned out more of their front office and part of their coaching staff, but somehow carry momentum into Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Stafford led Detroit
  
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• Blizzard Slams Parts Of Denver & Eastern Colorado, But Leaves Millions Just Holding Their Shovels

  17-11-2015 19:21
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hopes were high along Colorado’s Front Range on Tuesday for the first snow day of the season but left behind a lot of disappointment.
  Millions went to bed Monday night under a blizzard warning expecting to wake up Tuesday with their cars, roads and driveways buried in snow. And while that did happen in parts of the area, most had just a few inches or less.
  There’s a common misconception with the word blizzard. Most will tell you it means heavy sn
  
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• 130 Flights Cancelled, 1-Hour Delays At DIA

  17-11-2015 19:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The wind remained strong at Denver International Airport on Tuesday morning but the snow had tapered off which helped alleviate flight delays and cancellations.
  There were 130 flight cancellations at DIA as of 10 a.m. Tuesday, down from the initial 150 flights cancelled.
  Passengers could expect about a one hour delay. DIA encouraged travelers to check with their airline before heading to the airport.
  Most flights continued to undergo deicing procedures which could add an add
  
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• Virgin America Flies Into Denver

  17-11-2015 19:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Virgin America flies into Denver starting in March 2016 with flights to and from San Francisco.
  The airline is offering introductory fares of $52.80 to celebrate the new service. Typically fares are about $129 each way.
  The daily nonstop flights from Denver to San Francisco begin March 15, 2016 on an Airbus A320 with 149 seats.
  (credit: Virgin America)
  “The addition of a new domestic airline to DEN will provide expanded benefits to our community by enhancing our compet
  
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• Brock Osweiler Gets First Start After 3-And-A-Half Year Apprenticeship

  17-11-2015 17:40
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange/CBS4) – Battered and beaten, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning didn’t look or feel like the league’s all-time leading passer Sunday.
  He looked old. Forlorn. The torn plantar fascia in his foot that was exacerbated in the previous week’s loss at Indianapolis prevented him from being able to push off on his throws. His passes fluttered, floated and died. Kansas City Chiefs defenders intercepted more of his passes that went beyond
  
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• All Lanes I-70 Closed From Burlington To E-470

  17-11-2015 17:39
  
  BURLINGTON, Colo. (CBS4)– All lanes of Interstate 70 were closed from the Kansas border east to E-470 outside Denver on Tuesday morning.Both directions of the more than 150-mile stretch from Burlington to Denver were closed because of blowing snow and adverse driving conditions.There is no estimated time on when the interstate will reopen. (credit: CBS)
  There were several major closures on interstates around Colorado overnight Monday into Tuesday because of the blizzard conditions and snow
  
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• Osweiler: "Not going to put weight of world" on start

  17-11-2015 17:18
  
  Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said "Peyton is not going to play. Brock will start versus the Bears" during a press conference Monday afternoon.        
  
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• Some Ski Resorts Explore Possibility Of ‘Drone Zones’

  17-11-2015 16:50
  
  DENVER (AP) — A drone hovers about 30 feet above the skier’s head, then quickly swoops down for a tighter angle so its video camera can capture his every move as he carves down a steep powder stash.
  It’s not a scene from the latest Warren Miller movie. It’s something the founders of a Silicon Valley production company hope to bring to a ski resort near you — allowing customers to get the ultimate selfie in a “drone zone.”
  Louis Gresham, co-founder of Cap
  
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• Bears Coach John Fox Not Reminiscing About Broncos

  17-11-2015 16:40
  
  LAKE FOREST, Ill. (The Sports Xchange) – Forget about John Fox getting caught up in the hype surrounding a game against the team that didn’t want him when last season ended.
  The game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday means too much to the Bears in terms of playoff possibilities to worry about personal battles.
  “I think somebody asked me about, well, you know, the familiarity and all of that,” Fox said. “When you’ve been doing this for 26 years you kind of r
  
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• Former CU Buffs Lineman Nate Solder Reveals Infant Son Has Cancer

  17-11-2015 16:33
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots offensive lineman and former CU Buffaloes star Nate Solder has disclosed that his infant son has cancer.
  Solder, who earlier this year revealed that he was treated for testicular cancer, told a crowd at a charity event on Monday that his 3-month-old son, Hudson, has a form of kidney cancer.
  Solder was the keynote speaker at The Gratitude Gala to benefit The Joe Andruzzi Foundation, named for the former Patriots lineman who also beat cancer.
  The
  
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• Avalanche Travel To Toronto, Look To Build On Recent Success

  17-11-2015 15:58
  
  Matt Duchene, named the NHL's first star of the week Monday, has recorded 4 goals and 4 assists during the Avs current win streak and Nathan MacKinnon posted 4 goals and 9 points over his past six contests.
  
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• Without Peyton Manning, Broncos May Have Trouble With Streaking Bears

  17-11-2015 15:00
  
  By Danny Cox
  One wouldn’t think that it’s a time to panic for the Denver Broncos, but it may be coming soon. They started the season off with a 7-0 record, but have now lost two in a row and are about to face off with the Chicago Bears, winners of two straight and aiming for the playoffs. Matters are not going to be helped by quarterback Peyton Manning ailing and already ruled out for the game with the Bears, it’s going to be on the shoulders of Brock Osweiler.
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• Check Out The Latest Snow Totals

  17-11-2015 14:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – In true Colorado style our terrain played a major role in snow totals with some people along the Palmer Divide waking up to over a foot of heavy, wet snow on Tuesday morning.
  Here are some of the latest totals as of 645 am…
  Ponderosa Park – 15″Franktown – 14″Perry Park – 13″Bergen Park – 13″Brookvale – 12″Evergreen – 11.5″Conifer – 11″Air Force Academy – 10″NE Parker &ndas
  
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• 2 Semi Trucks Crash On Southbound I-25, Causing Traffic Mess

  17-11-2015 14:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two semi-trucks jack-knifed Tuesday morning on southbound Interstate 25 near Plum Creek Parkway, just south of Castle Rock.
  Amy Ford, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said as a result there was a full closure of that southbound I-25 corridor.
  Drivers stuck behind the accident were at a full stop and delays followed. The trucks were still on the road as of 6:30 a.m. while crews made their way out.
  I-25 was reopened by
  
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• 2 Semi Trucks Crash On Southbound I-25, Causing Corridor Closure

  17-11-2015 14:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two semi-trucks jack-knifed Tuesday morning on southbound Interstate 25 near Plum Creek Parkway, just south of Castle Rock.
  Amy Ford, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said as a result there will be a full closure of that southbound I-25 corridor.
  Drivers stuck behind the accident are at a full stop and serious delays are expected.
  The trucks were still on the road as of 6:30 a.m. while crews made their way out.
  Drivers stuck in the traffic fr
  
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• Adam Sandler Performs An Updated Version Of ‘The Chanukah Song’

  17-11-2015 08:23
  
  By Jeff Cornell, Radio.comAdam Sandler helped ring the holiday season in over the weekend in New York City when he performed an updated version of his holiday classic “The Chanukah Song.” Originally posted on YouTube, a high quality video of the performance has been pulled down due to a copyright claim.
  Sandler performed a new version of the song at the Judd Apatow & Friends event at Carnegie Hall. The show was part of the New York Comedy Festival.
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• How Drug Companies Get Away With Drastically Raising Prescription Drug Prices

  17-11-2015 06:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – President Obama plans to hold a forum this week to discuss recent spikes in prescription drug prices. In 2014, drug costs have gone up 15 percent, which is the biggest one year increase in a decade, according to the mail order pharmacy Express Scripts.
  The most expensive drugs, now labeled “specialty drugs,” went up a whopping 30 percent year to year.
  Suzanne Pershall of Golden has experienced the increases firsthand. She injects Copaxone, a multiple sclerosis d
  
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• Neighbor Of Trooper Killed Hopes Authorities ‘Throw The Book’ At Suspect

  17-11-2015 05:45
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – A retired Army colonel is facing several charges, including vehicular homicide and DUI, after the death of state trooper Jaimie Jursevics.
  “It breaks our heart when one of our own is lost,” said Colorado State Patrol chief Scott Hernandez.
  The 33-year-old mother of a 1-year-old girl was struck by a car Sunday night just before 9 p.m. She had been assisting another trooper on the scene of an accident at Interstate 25 and Tomah Road.
  “We do see i
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Omar Bolden

  17-11-2015 05:25
  
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• Snowplow Tracking App Helps Residents Plan In Castle Rock

  17-11-2015 04:37
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The town of Castle Rock will have 24 plows out as the snow falls Monday night into Tuesday morning, and as the snow clearing crews do their work some residents will be tracking their activity online.
  Castle Rock officials have been working to improve their digital plow tracking system in recent years. It can be found at CRgov.com/plowtracker, and it works on home computers and mobile devices.
  “You can track where the plows have been and we provide a little
  
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• Bronco players have love for Peyton, support for Brock

  17-11-2015 02:43
  
  Broncos teammates statelove for Peyton Manningbut ready to playfor Brock Osweiler        
  
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• Passengers Prepare For Delays, Cancellations At DIA

  17-11-2015 02:10
  
  By Rick SallingerDENVER (CBS4)– Denver International Airport was very quiet on Monday evening. This may be due to a number of cancellations by airlines as the storm moves into the Denver area.Two passengers from Iowa told CBS4 they heard about a snowfall predictions and tried to get a flight out tonight without luck. Their scheduled departure is 7 a.m. Tuesday so they are spending the night in some very uncomfortable looking chairs.More than 100 flights were cancelled at DIA Monday night i
  
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• Details Emerge In Arrest Of Commerce City Police Officer After Shooting

  17-11-2015 02:00
  
  By Brian MaassCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)– Commerce City Police Officer Kevin Lord, charged with lying about being shot during a traffic stop, was tripped up by his own statements and ballistics testing according to sources familiar with the case.
  “We can’t comment until we have all the information,” said Reid Elkus, Lord’s attorney.He declined to discuss any details of the case.
  Lord reported he was shot Sunday, Nov. 8 during a traffic stop of a man driving a Nissa
  
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• Hickenlooper Believes Relocating Syrian Refugees, Maintaining Safety Can Be Achieved

  17-11-2015 01:58
  
  By Shaun BoydDENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper says Colorado can maintain safety while allowing Syrian refugees to come to the state.
  “Our first priority remains the safety of our residents. We will work with the federal government and Homeland Security to ensure the national verification processes for refugees are as stringent as possible. We can protect our security and provide a place where the world’s most vulnerable can rebuild their lives,” said Hickenlooper.
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• AMA: Pot Use In Pregnancy May Pose Risks, Warnings Needed

  17-11-2015 00:34
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms.
  That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they’re sold if the nation’s most influential doctors group has its way.
  The American Medical Association agreed Monday to push for regulations requiring such warnings be written on medical and recreational pot products and posted wherever they’re sold. The decision was made based
  
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• Road Crews On Full Snow Patrol, Preparing For Blizzard

  17-11-2015 00:32
  
  By Mark Taylor
  DENVER (CBS4)– Road crews are on full snow patrol as they anticipate a major snowstorm blowing into Colorado. The Denver metro area is under a blizzard warning Monday night.
  Denver Public Works spent the day outfitting trucks with plows in anticipation of heavy snowfall.
  “We have 50 of our snow plows ready to go out now,” Heather Burke with Denver Public Works said.
  That number will jump up to 70 at midnight, or when the snow starts to accumulate. These crews wil
  
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