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• Peyton Manning’s Brilliant Career Staggering To The Finish Line

  19-11-2015 23:45
  
  By Ira Miller, The Sports Xchange
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Whether you think he should have won more Super Bowls or saw him as pretty much a one-man team much of his career, you have to feel sad watching Peyton Manning now.
  Whether he can come back and do anything more the rest of this year is not the point anymore. Manning is done, his body betraying him, his brilliant career staggering to the finish line. All that awaits is the official announcement.
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• Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper defends decision to accept Syrian refugees

  19-11-2015 23:35
  
  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama's decision to admit Syrian refugees into the United States, even as he acknowledged questions about the vetting process.
  
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• Denver police searching for robbery suspects

  19-11-2015 23:33
  
  The Denver Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying two suspected robbers of a 7-11 store, officials said Thursday.
  
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• 8 Syrian refugees turn themselves in at US-Mexico border

  19-11-2015 23:28
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Eight Syrian refugees turned themselves in to immigration authorities along the U.
  
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• Tattoo From Unlicensed Artist Results in Death Of Weld County Man

  19-11-2015 23:08
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– A Weld County man died from sepsis after getting a tattoo from an unlicensed, home-based body artist. The man has not been identified.
  Infections from body art procedures do occur. Body art includes tattoo, piercing, branding, scarring or subdermal implants.
  Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death.
  “Anyone can get sepsis as a bad outcome from an infection,&rdq
  
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• Tattoo From Unlicensed Artist Results in Death Of Greeley Man

  19-11-2015 23:08
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– A Greeley man died from sepsis after getting a tattoo from an unlicensed, home-based body artist. The man has been identified as 52-year-old Nemecio Benavidez.
  Infections from body art procedures do occur. Body art includes tattoo, piercing, branding, scarring or subdermal implants.
  Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to an infection which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death.
  “Anyone can get sepsis as a bad outco
  
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• Sneak peek tonight at Pearl Wine Co. in Platt Park

  19-11-2015 23:06
  
  Pearl Wine Co. opens tomorrow, featuring wines from small family wineries. (Photo by Dustin Chiappetta.
  
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• Man gets 20 years for killing two in Aurora while driving drunk

  19-11-2015 22:57
  
  A 29-year-old man will spend 20 years in prison after killing two people in a violent, three-car crash in Aurora.
  
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• Polis Joins With GOP To Tighten Rules For Syrian Refugees

  19-11-2015 22:49
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado congressman Jared Polis is one of 47 Democrats who joined with House Republicans to support making it harder for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the United States.
  The measure passed Thursday would in effect suspend admissions of those refugees. It would require the FBI to conduct background checks and oblige security and intelligence officials to certify that each refugee is not a threat.
  Syrian refugees sit in the back of a Jordanian army truck as they leave the
  
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• No Brock Osweiler Jerseys For Sale At Broncos Pro Shop

  19-11-2015 22:34
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – As Brock Osweiler prepares for his first career start, there are no No. 17 jerseys for sale at the Denver Broncos’ pro shop at their indoor practice facility.
  There are, however, still plenty of No. 18 Peyton Manning jerseys and shirts available for holiday shoppers.
  Manning is dealing with a variety of ailments – foot, ribs, shoulder – and won’t suit up Sunday when the Broncos (7-1) visit the Chicago Bears (4-5).
  Manning had the worst perfor
  
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• Former Nugget Ty Lawson Pleads Guilty To DWAI For Denver Incident

  19-11-2015 22:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Former Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson pleaded guilty Thursday in Denver to DWAI (driving while ability impaired) as well as failure to drive in a single lane in connection with a drunk driving incident that occurred last January.
  Lawson was arrested going nearly double the speed limit on Park Avenue West heading towards the Interstate 25 on-ramp. The officer reported Lawson slurring his words and swaying as he stood. He refused a breathalyzer.
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• Uber Driver Charged With Sexual Assault

  19-11-2015 22:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– An Uber driver suspected of sexual assault has been formally charged.The Denver District Attorney has charged Luis Galeano-Bedon with two counts of sexual assault- victim incapable.
  The victim and a friend were staying in Denver on Halloween night and arranged for a ride through Uber to lower downtown Denver. The driver gave him his personal cell phone and told them to call when they were ready to return to their hotel.The charges allege that in the early morning hours of No
  
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• Thanksgiving Travel Forecast Looking Good For Those Who Get An Early Start

  19-11-2015 21:50
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – With Thanksgiving now a week away many are starting to wonder what the weather will be like.
  If you’re traveling Sunday, Monday or Tuesday the forecast is looking nice and mild statewide with no major weather systems in the area.
  But it gets really interesting looking at Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
  That’s because long range forecast models are indicating a new storm system will move into the Pacific Northwest and be positioned somewhere near
  
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• Hit-And-Run Driver Kills 38 Sheep Near Monte Vista

  19-11-2015 21:50
  
  MONTE VISTA, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado State Patrol troopers arrested a hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck and killed more than three dozen sheep on Tuesday night.
  About 6:42 p.m. Tuesday, troopers rushed to a crash on Rio Grande County Road 8 South about eight miles southeast of Monte Vista that killed 38 sheep.The investigation revealed that Lynn Ann Michel, 47 of Monte Vista was driving a 2005 Isuzu SUV westbound on County Road 8 and ran into a herd of sheep in the roadway. The collis
  
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• ‘Scream’ Mask Robbers Stole $50,000 From 1stBank To Begin Their Crime Spree

  19-11-2015 21:39
  
  SHERIDAN, Colo. (CBS4) – As Lakewood police still search for suspects who robbed a bank, stole vehicles and shot two people on Wednesday, it was revealed that $50,000 was stolen during the heist.
  One of the suspects was taken into custody during the crime spree. He has been identified as Miguel David Sanders, 28, and made his first court appearance Thursday morning. He was captured after being found hiding underneath a school bus at Sheridan High School.
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  Sheridan schools rema
  
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• FDA Approves Genetically Modified Salmon For Human Consumption

  19-11-2015 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States.
  The Obama administration had stalled in approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years amid consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday the fish is safe to eat.
  “There are no biologically relevant differences in the nutritional profile of AquAdvanta
  
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• Broncos Notebook, Nov. 19: Manning Not Even Attending Meetings

  19-11-2015 20:52
  
  Broncos practicing indoors again today (didn’t see the outside fields but assuming they are still muddy from Tuesday snow storm).
  Day 2 for Brock Osweiler as Broncos starting quarterback. Gary Kubiak said yesterday Peyton Manning isn’t even attending team meetings, just rehabbing with the team trainer. His streak of 57 straight regular season starts is a Broncos record. (John Elway 2nd with 47).
  (credit: CBS)
  Kubiak said they won’t be making big changes to the offense with Broc
  
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• Justin Bieber And James Corden Sing Alanis Morissette’s ‘Ironic’

  19-11-2015 20:20
  
  By Erin Duvall, Radio.comJustin Bieber and James Corden made their own mini-buddy comedy for Wednesday’s (Nov. 18) Late Late Show at 11:35p.m.. In their second “Carpool Karaoke” ride, Corden gets Bieber to body pop, go on a shopping spree and sing along to his own “Never Say Never,” “What Do You Mean” and “Sorry.”  (Watch the clip below.)
  Related: Watch Justin Bieber Die in the New ‘Zoolander 2’ Trailer
  The pai
  
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• Suit: Denver Sheriff Discriminates Against Female Deputies

  19-11-2015 20:17
  
  DENVER (AP) – Two female Denver deputies are suing the troubled sheriff’s department, saying its policies put female employees at greater risk of harm and burnout.
  The deputies said in the federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that male guards are treated favorably, in part because they don’t have to pat down female inmates. The suit says female guards endure sexual harassment because they must search prisoners of both sexes. The deputies say female prisoners fight more often, and th
  
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• Elementary Students Do Something Unique & Special To Combat Bullying

  19-11-2015 19:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of Denver Public Schools elementary school students are taking a stand against bullying with a promise — and a bench.
  The brand new Buddy Bench at William (Bill) Roberts School in Stapleton was painted by parents and students, for the students. The bench is an anti-bullying symbol and part of that is making a promise to not be a bully. Students signed the bench with that promise. It’s a lesson that students at Bill Roberts are actually excited about.
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• Buffs Seeking To Turn The Corner Against Washington State

  19-11-2015 19:38
  
  (AP) – Colorado (4-7, 1-6 Pac-12) at No. 24 Washington State (7-3, 5-2), 7:45 p.m. (ESPN2)
  Line: Washington State by 15.
  Series Record: Colorado leads 5-3.
  WHAT’S AT STAKE
  Washington State can guarantee a chance at a higher-level bowl game, such as the Alamo, with a win. Colorado is seeking to turn the corner after a series of close losses.
  KEY MATCHUP
  Washington State’s Air Raid offense has been nearly unstoppable this season, as the Cougars average 414 yards a game through th
  
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• Union Pacific Closing Railroad Repair Yard In Denver

  19-11-2015 19:35
  
  DENVER (AP) – Union Pacific plans to close a repair facility in Denver and shift more than 200 jobs elsewhere because of the sharp decline in coal demand.
  The Denver Post reports that the railroad told workers at its Burnham Shop repair yard this week that the facility will close on Feb. 14.
  Union Pacific spokeswoman Calli Hite said the number of coal trains originating in Colorado has declined 80 percent since 2005.
  Demand for coal has fallen sharply in recent years because many utilities
  
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• Former Subway Spokesman Jared Fogle Sentenced, Could Be Colorado-Bound

  19-11-2015 19:35
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP/CBS4) – A judge has sentenced former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to 15 years and eight months in prison for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes.
  CBS affiliate in Indianapolis WWTV-TV reports that the court strongly recommends Fogle be sent to Colorado to serve his sentence.
  The court strongly recommends the Federal Bureau of Prisons sends #JaredFogle to Littleton, Colorado. #FogleSentencing—CBS4 Indy (@CBS4Indy) November 19, 2015
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• Puffs Of Smoke May Be Visible As Crews Detonate WWII Explosives On Green Mountain

  19-11-2015 19:31
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Crews were back at William Frederick Hayden Park on Green Mountain on Thursday to detonate explosives from World War II.
  (credit: CBS)
  The devices are left over from artillery training in the 1940s. People started noticing the buried explosives after a grass fire six years ago.
  (credit: CBS)
  The City of Lakewood says to expect some trails to be closed Thursday and some noise from detonations. There also may be small puffs of smoke visible.
  
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• Air Canada To Begin Nonstop Flights From DIA Beginning In June

  19-11-2015 19:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Air Canada on Thursday announced it will have new nonstop flights from Denver International Airport to Montreal.
  Mayor Michael Hancock says Montreal is a key market with tens of thousands of people traveling between the two cities each year.
  “Montreal was a key market missing from our air service network,” Hancock said in a statement. “Nonstop connectivity is a critical component of our efforts to elevate Denver’s profile globally, and Air Canada&rsq
  
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• Denver Challenges An Unusual Temperature Record, But Streak Will Likely End Saturday

  19-11-2015 19:17
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – In between recent storms meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Boulder have been crunching numbers from Denver’s 144 year old temperature record.
  They found that as of November 18 it had been 257 days since the temperature in Denver fell below 20°F. It’s the seventh longest period with temperatures warmer than the teens.
  A fairly obscure stat: Span of days with Temps in Denver >= 20°. Currently 7th longest span in 144 years
  
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• Backstage Controlled Chaos Becomes Magic At ‘The Lion King’

  19-11-2015 19:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It may be magic on stage, but it’s controlled chaos backstage at “The Lion King.” And it’s how that backstage madness becomes magic for the audience that has always fascinated Critic at Large Greg Moody.
  “When you watch ‘The Lion King‘ on stage you will likely be taken in by the smooth choreography of the large cast, hundreds of costumes, intricate puppets, and huge set pieces. Backstage, it is somewhat different,” Moody said.
  
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• This Week In College Football: The Best Coach You Never Talk About

  19-11-2015 18:47
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  Every year around this time of the college football season, we start to discuss the top coaching candidates to fill the numerous positions that open up. We’re not even at the end of the regular season and already there are 11 schools looking for their next head coach. The coaching carousel will only continue to spin as teams wrap up the regular season within the next three weeks.
  Right now, the names you hear circulating for these job openings feature g
  
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• Scary Day For Students On Lockdown While Officers Searched For Crime Spree Suspects

  19-11-2015 18:07
  
  SHERIDAN, Colo. (CBS4) – Schools are closed in Sheridan Thursday after a crime spree that left two bystanders wounded on Wednesday. Hundreds of students were kept inside their schools on lockdown until they could be transported to a safe location as officers searched for the suspects.
  Students being transported to a church in Littleton (credit: CBS)
  The students were taken to a church in Littleton and parents waited until after 8 p.m. to pick them up.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Search For Crime Spree
  
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• Search Continues For Suspects In Wednesday’s Crime Spree

  19-11-2015 17:54
  
  SHERIDAN, Colo. (CBS4) – A search is continuing Thursday for two or three men who were involved in a crime spree in Lakewood and in Sheridan.
  The spree started on Wednesday with a bank robbery at the 1stBank at 1940 South Kipling Parkway. At least one of the robbers was wearing a mask similar to the ones seen in the movie “Scream.”
  (credit: CBS)
  Police say the men locked everyone up in the vault. After leaving the bank, they eventually ended up in an SUV that got stuck in mud n
  
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• Woman Killed In Collision With Semi

  19-11-2015 17:43
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – An SUV and a semi-truck collided in a deadly crash on Thursday morning in Centennial.
  Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office received a call just before 2 a.m. that the two vehicles had struck each other on South University Boulevard at East Dry Creek Road.
  (credit: CBS)
  A red Honda CR-V was driving south on University and hit the semi, which was driving north toward the car. The woman driving the SUV died on the scene. The driver of the semi was n
  
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• Broncos’ Osweiler Gets To Face His Teachers

  19-11-2015 16:27
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Three and a half years of understudy work prepared Brock Osweiler for this moment. But now that he finally has his first career quarterback start scheduled in place of the injured Peyton Manning, he must face the coaches that know him best: Bears head coach John Fox and offensive coordinator Adam Gase, who was also Osweiler’s first position coach in 2012.
  They watched his practices for three seasons. They planned for a long-term future with him
  
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• Is Vernon Davis’s Breakout Game Coming Soon?

  19-11-2015 16:18
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Recently acquired tight end Vernon Davis continues to turn heads in Denver Broncos practices, although he has been unable to translate his progress to work in games.
  It’s not for a lack of trying, however. Quarterback Peyton Manning’s first attempt Sunday was to throw to Davis running a deep post route, but the ball floated and was intercepted, kick-starting the Chiefs to their 29-13 romp.
  Davis finally got his first reception as a Bronco
  
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• Colorado Unveils Plan To Manage Water Amid Drought, Demand

  19-11-2015 15:18
  
  DENVER (AP) — The snow that falls on the Colorado mountains melts into trillions of gallons of water every year, and most of it flows downstream to Mexico, California and 17 other states. On Thursday, Colorado will release its first-ever plan to cope with increasing competition for that water as the West grows drier.
  The plan sets conservation goals, outlines ways to share water during droughts and suggests ways to preserve the environment, recreation and agriculture while accommodating ra
  
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• Despite 58-Point First Half, Nuggets Fall To Spurs, 109-98

  19-11-2015 15:00
  
  The stat sheet for the San Antonio Spurs' win against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday shows just how far the Nuggets have come from last season. But it also shows how far they still have to go.
  
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• Brock Osweiler Prepares For His Big Broncos Coming Out Party

  19-11-2015 15:00
  
  By Mark Schiff
  After waiting patiently for over three seasons, it’s finally time: On Sunday, his 25th birthday, Brock Osweiler will make his first NFL start.
  With starting quarterback Peyton Manning scheduled to miss Sunday’s game with a variety of injuries, Osweiler has been handed the keys to a team that has a comfortable three-and-a-half game lead in the AFC West but is reeling after back-to-back embarrassing losses. It’s not an easy position for Osweiler, whose first start
  
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• Broncos mailbag: How Peyton Manning can get win record

  19-11-2015 14:47
  
  Each Tuesday during Denver Broncos' season, our Broncos Insider Mike Klis will answer questions pulled from the Broncos Mailbag.        
  
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• Man Suspected Of Plotting Paris Attacks Killed In Raid

  19-11-2015 14:09
  
  PARIS (AP) – The Belgian jihadi suspected of masterminding deadly attacks in Paris was killed in a police raid on a suburban apartment building, the city prosecutor’s office announced Thursday.
  Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins’ office said 27-year-old Abdelhamid Abaaoud was identified based on skin samples. His body was found in the apartment building targeted in the chaotic and bloody raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Wednesday.
  Police launched the operation afte
  
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• DU Pioneers Defeat Utah Valley, 75-62

  19-11-2015 09:58
  
  DENVER (AP) — Marcus Byrd scored 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting to help Denver beat Utah Valley 75-62 on Wednesday night.
  Duke Douglas and Nate Engesser each finished with 11 points and C.J. Bobbitt added 10 points and six boards for the Pioneers (2-1).
  Denver, which never trailed in the game, opened on a 14-2 run of which Byrd contributed 7 of his 14 total points. The Pioneers held a 45-33 lead at halftime.
  Denver kept the pressure on early in the second half scoring seven of the first 11
  
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• Soicher Commentary: Sit Manning until the playoffs

  19-11-2015 09:36
  
  Drew Soicher has an idea to save the Broncos season        
  
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• Experts At CSU Show How Volkswagen Beat Colorado’s Emissions Testing

  19-11-2015 06:00
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned that the Colorado attorney general has joined other states to investigate Volkswagen due to allegations of consumer fraud. The automaker has admitted it rigged diesel cars to pass emissions tests that it billed as clean.
  Volkswagen fooled the Environmental Protection Agency, but CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger wanted to find out why the State of Colorado emissions testing program didn’t catch Volkswagen’s polluting.
  The VW die
  
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• Longmont Teen Accused Of Threat Against College In Kansas

  19-11-2015 05:46
  
  ATCHISON, Kansas (CBS4) – A Colorado teen is in custody after allegedly making threats against Benedictine College in Kansas.
  Colleen Carey, 18, of Longmont, is a freshman at the school. She’s accused of making threats using the social media app Yik Yak.
  The threat read “RIP to all Benedictine students. I am so sorry for what I’m about to do.”
  She’s now facing charges of aggravated criminal threat.
  
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• President Of Argentina Won’t Extradite Denver Murder Suspect

  19-11-2015 05:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The president of Argentina is blocking a court order to send a Denver murder suspect back to Colorado.
  Kurt Sonnenfeld is accused of killing his wife at their Denver home back in 2002. He claims he’s being framed because of video he took at Ground Zero after Sept. 11.
  Kurt and Nancy Sonnenfeld (courtesy to CBS)
  Sonnenfeld fled to Argentina. Then-governor Bill Owens agreed to waive the death penalty if Sonnenfeld returned for trial.
  “Kurt Sonnenfeld is definitely
  
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• FBI Offering $10,000 For Information About Possible Random Fatal Shooting

  19-11-2015 05:24
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – The FBI is offering $10,000 for information to help catch a killer.
  According to the FBI, in Pueblo on Sept. 2 just before 4 p.m. someone in a red vehicle pulled up along Isaiah Vialpando and shot him to death in his silver BMW.
  The shooting happened in the 200 block of Court Street.
  Police think it was either a case of mistaken identity or an act of random violence.
  Additional Information From The FBI
  If you have information, please submit an online tip at CrimeSusp
  
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• Wind-Toppled Tree Crushes Family’s Rental Car In Fort Collins

  19-11-2015 05:14
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Strong winds in Northern Colorado are likely to blame after a massive tree crashed down onto a rental car in Fort Collins early Wednesday.
  Troy Hiebsch was home with this wife and two children when they heard the whipping winds and odd sounds just before 8 a.m.
  “We thought at first the wind blew some furniture off our back deck,” Hiebsch told CBS4.
  (credit: Heather Hiebsch)
  When Hiebsch looked to see if anything blew away on the f
  
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• Bronco notebook: Offensive line shuffle to continue

  19-11-2015 05:09
  
  Broncosnotebook: Kubiak saidoffensiveline rotation willcontinue        
  
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• Osweiler ready for first NFL start vs. John Fox's Bears

  19-11-2015 05:06
  
  No John Fox it's not thepreseason: Brock Osweiler is starting        
  
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• Despite A 58-Point First Half, Nuggets Fall To Spurs, 109-98

  19-11-2015 05:06
  
  Guard Tony Parker poured in a season-high 25 points, and forward Kawhi Leonard added 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs outshot the Denver Nuggets 109-98 Wednesday for their sixth consecutive victory.
  
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• Consul General of Israel In Denver For JEWISHColorado Event, To Improve Business Relations

  19-11-2015 04:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Consul General of Israel for the western region of the U.S. was in Denver on Wednesday.
  David Siegel was in town to attend the Men’s Event of JEWISHColorado. During his visit Siegel was also scheduled to meet with officials at the governor’s office. It comes a month after Gov. John Hickenlooper’s visit to Tel Aviv.
  The two regions are working to improve business relationships in a number of areas.
  “The number one item on this trip is cybersecurit
  
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• Consul General of Israel In Denver For JEWISHColorado Event, Improve Business Relations

  19-11-2015 04:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Consul General of Israel for the western region of the U.S. was in Denver on Wednesday.
  David Siegel was in town to attend the Men’s Event of JEWISHColorado. During his visit Siegel was also scheduled to meet with officials at the governor’s office. It comes a month after Gov. John Hickenlooper’s visit to Tel Aviv.
  The two regions are working to improve business relationships in a number of areas.
  “The number one item on this trip is cybersecurit
  
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