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• Colorado Lawmakers Lead House Of Representatives In Moment Of Silence

  01-12-2015 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– Colorado representatives led the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in a moment of silence on Tuesday to honor the victims in the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs.
  “I ask my colleagues to join me and my colleagues from the Colorado delegation and with the community of Colorado Springs for a moment of silence and to reflect upon the lives that were lost and to pray for their families and loved ones,” said Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican
  
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• Can Self-Driving Cars Help Relieve Traffic?

  01-12-2015 23:49
  
  Across the Denver metro area, on any morning and even worse during adverse weather, traffic can crawl along leaving drivers frustrated. Get used to it.
  
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• Denver Records Its Wettest November In More Than 20 Years

  01-12-2015 23:15
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – November 2015 ended with 2.13″ of precipitation in Denver making it the wettest November since 1991 and the 4th wettest since records began.
  Normal precipitation in Denver during November is 1.52″.
  Some of that precipitation total was melted snow.There was 11.3″ of snow during November in Denver which is above the normal value of 8.7″.
  Denver’s climate records date back to 1872. The city’s official weather station is locate
  
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• Broncos mailbag: How did Brock do, really?

  01-12-2015 23:11
  
  Each Tuesday during Denver Broncos' season, our Broncos Insider Mike Klis will answer questions pulled from the Broncos Mailbag.        
  
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• Lawmaker: Planned Parenthood ‘The Real Culprit’ For Violence

  01-12-2015 22:40
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Denver blamed Planned Parenthood for a deadly shootout last week at a clinic in Colorado Springs.
  Rep. JoAnn Windholz wrote in a Facebook posting Monday that Planned Parenthood is “the real culprit” for violence.
  “Violence is never the answer, but we must start pointing out who is the real culprit,” Windholz wrote.
  She called Planned Parenthood the “true instigator of this violence” because it provides abort
  
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• Broncos re-sign safety Josh Bush, waive Richard Gordon

  01-12-2015 22:38
  
  The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed safety Josh Bush to their active roster and waived tight end Richard Gordon.        
  
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• Broncos Sign Bush As Safety Valve For Ward

  01-12-2015 22:26
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — With T.J. Ward expected to miss time with a high left ankle sprain, the Denver Broncos brought back safety Josh Bush.
  Bush played in three games for Denver earlier this season, including the opener when Ward served a one-game suspension, before being cut to make room for offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus.
  Safety T.J. Ward #43 of the Denver Broncos is helped off of the field after an injury against the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Nove
  
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• Driver Who Crashed Into Lake Loveland Charged

  01-12-2015 22:18
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. – The driver of a car that crashed into Lake Loveland on Saturday night has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
  Police say Annaliese Vucich of Loveland was driving the car when she crashed into the lake just after 10 p.m. and two people jumped into the water to rescue her.
  (credit: CBS)
  Vucich, 22, was rushed to the hospital where she was treated for minor injuries and released. She was later transported to the Larimer County Jail for driv
  
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• Boston Marathon Bomber’s Lawyers Argue For New Trial

  01-12-2015 21:13
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — sentenced to death for his admitted role in the deadly 2013 attack — deserves a new trial to reconsider both his guilt and his punishment, his lawyers argued Tuesday.
  Earlier this year, Tsarnaev was convicted and given the death penalty for his role in twin bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260.
  Tsarnaev’s lawyers told a judge Tuesday that a recent Supreme Court ruling calls into question 15 of
  
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• Best Winter Road Trips In Colorado

  01-12-2015 21:01
  
  By Heather Sadusky
  DENVER (CBS4) – While the word road trip typically invokes images of driving in sunglasses and tank tops, Colorado is breathtaking in every season. And our state’s winters aren’t your average winters. Sure, we have the occasional four-day snowstorm, but compared to the rest of the country, we sure are lucky.
  It doesn’t need to be summer to enjoy the mountains and scenic drives, so don’t let a little chill stop you from exploring this majestic
  
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• Mother Appears In Court After Sons Injured In House Fire

  01-12-2015 20:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver mother appeared in court on Tuesday morning after her young sons were injured in a house fire.
  Police say Rocio Arroyo-Reyes left her two young boys, ages 3 and 5, home alone on the day the fire broke out. She’s been charged with two counts of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
  Rocio Arroyo-Reyes (credit: Denver police)
  Firefighters wound up rescuing the children after arriving at the triplex on the morning of Sept. 29 and finding it in
  
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• Suspect In Pregnant Woman Attack Seeks Trial Outside Boulder County

  01-12-2015 20:14
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Attorneys for a woman accused of attacking a pregnant woman and cutting her unborn baby from the womb want the trial moved out of Boulder County.
  The change of venue is just one of the more than 30 motions filed by Dynel Lane’s lawyers in the case. Lane has been charged with attacking Michelle Wilkins in March at her Longmont home.
  Wilkins was seven months pregnant when she was attacked, stabbed and her unborn baby cut out of her body. Lane allegedly left Wilki
  
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• Technology Could Make Big Difference In Fighting Traffic

  01-12-2015 19:29
  
  By Alan GionetDENVER (CBS4)– Across the Denver metro area, on any morning and even worse during adverse weather, traffic can crawl along leaving drivers frustrated. Get used to it.Colorado has grown by 50 percent over the past 20 years and that’s just the beginning. In the next 20 years, the state is expected to grow by another 2.5 million people. So how do you fit them through the tunnels atop Loveland Pass? How do you get more vehicles on the corridor between Denver and Fort Collin
  
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• Thaw Welcomed In Denver After City Spends Over 130 Hours Below Freezing

  01-12-2015 19:16
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time since before Thanksgiving the temperature at 10 a.m. on Tuesday climbed above freezing at Denver International Airport.
  According to the National Weather Service in Boulder it’s only the 31st time that a 5-day stretch of below freezing weather has been recorded in Denver’s climate record since 1872.
  Consecutive days with Temps holding Below 32° in Denver (Since 1872). Been cold lately, but not historical. #COwx pic.twitter.
  
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• Planned Parenthood Attack Suspect Makes 1st Court Appearance

  01-12-2015 18:49
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The man accused in the shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs made his first court appearance on Monday while victims family members watched from court.
  Investigators continued to search the Planned Parenthood building where the suspected gunman, Robert Lewis Dear, started shooting the day after Thanksgiving.
  “I can still hear gunshots,” said Alexis Llaca.
  She and her mother, Angelica, were both inside the clinic but
  
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• 2 Teens Charged In Murder Of Taxi Driver

  01-12-2015 18:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver District Attorney has formally charged two men in connection with the murder of a taxi driver in September.
  Dasean Perry and Nicholas McKinney have been charged with one count of first-degree felony murder.
  Darren Bloomquist was driving a taxi on Sept. 5 after receiving a call to 20000 East Mitchell Place in Green Valley Ranch when he was shot and killed in an apparent robbery.
  Darren Bloomquist (credit: Metro Taxi)
  The charges allege that Perry, 19, and McKinney,
  
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• Vigil To Be Held For Planned Parenthood Shooting Victims

  01-12-2015 17:44
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Faith leaders are joining members of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in a candlelight vigil in Maine for the victims and the community of Colorado Springs, Colorado, following a fatal shooting at a clinic there.
  Three people died and nine others were injured in the shooting Friday.
  The vigil has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Monument Square in Portland.
  Marvin Ellison, a Presbyterian minister and volunteer chaplain at Planned Parenthood, says the
  
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• Marathon Bomber’s Lawyers Argue For A New Trial

  01-12-2015 17:26
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are heading to court to urge a judge to grant him a new trial.
  Judge George O’Toole Jr. is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in U.S. District Court, but only on the portion of Tsarnaev’s motion related to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued after Tsarnaev’s trial.
  Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured when twin bombs placed near the marathon finish line exploded on April 15, 2013.
  
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• Boston Marathon Bomber’s Lawyers Argue For A New Trial

  01-12-2015 17:26
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are heading to court to urge a judge to grant him a new trial.
  Judge George O’Toole Jr. is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in U.S. District Court, but only on the portion of Tsarnaev’s motion related to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued after Tsarnaev’s trial.
  Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured when twin bombs placed near the marathon finish line exploded on April 15, 2013.
  
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• Obama Says He Hopes Shooting At Colorado Springs Clinic Spurs Action

  01-12-2015 17:24
  
  PARIS (AP) — President Barack Obama says he hopes the shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs spurs conversation and action on deterring gun violence.
  Obama, speaking at a global warming conference Tuesday, says it will ultimately be up to Congress, states and local governments to act in ways that prevent people intent on committing violence from getting weapons.
  He says the United States spends enormous resources to prevent terrorist attacks and the country has the pow
  
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• Group Funded By Coke To Fight Obesity, Led By Colorado Professor, Disbanding

  01-12-2015 17:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker’s involvement with the group.
  The Global Energy Balance Network said on its website Monday night that it is “discontinuing operations due to resource limitations.” The decision was effective immediately.
  The group had previously said that it received an “unrestricted gift” from Coke and that the Atlanta-based soft drink giant h
  
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• Broncos Opponent Profile: Rivers Rides High Even As Chargers Struggle

  01-12-2015 16:59
  
  By Mark Schiff
  The Broncos are still riding high off of their comeback win against the New England Patriots but a familiar foe awaits: Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers. Over the years, Rivers has had a lot of success against the Broncos and you’d be hard-pressed to find another opposing player that fans dislike more intensely. San Diego is struggling mightily this season but that also puts them in a dangerous position, as they have little to play for beyond spoiler.
  As Denver prepa
  
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• Dear Could Face Death Penalty In State And Federal Court

  01-12-2015 16:20
  
  By Rick SallingerCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Robert Lewis Dear, the suspect in the Nov. 27 shooting at Planned Parenthood, could face the death penalty in both state and federal court.
  Dear appeared before an El Paso District court judge Monday.
  The shooting spree took multiple lives, including that of a police officer. It involved an ambush and was conducted in a cruel and heinous manner.
  El Paso District Attorney Dan May said the decision will come within two months after a plea is
  
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• Packers And Lions Prepare For Big Thursday Night NFC North Battle

  01-12-2015 15:03
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  In a rare occurrence, the Green Bay Packers will make its second consecutive appearance on Thursday Night Football this week as they battle their divisional rival Detroit Lions. Last week, on Thanksgiving night, the Packers lost to their NFC North rival Chicago Bears to lose their divisional lead and fall to 7-4 on the season. They now have to stop the surging Detroit Lions, who have won three in a row and look for more this Thursday night.
  Uncertainty in the Locker Room
  The Gree
  
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• Chief Calls Monday Attack On Officer A Murder Attempt

  01-12-2015 14:57
  
  By Stan BushAURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora police say an officer was attacked early Monday morning while trying to assist what appeared to be a stranded driver.
  The officer was allegedly attacked by a stranded motorist from behind. Police say the officer was struck in the head with a sharp object.
  “This was an unprovoked attack and I feel comfortable saying this was an attempted murder on my officer,” said Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz.
  The suspect allegedly stole the officer&rs
  
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• Woman Accused In Attack On Pregnant Woman To Request Venue Change

  01-12-2015 14:39
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The woman accused of attacking a pregnant woman and removing her unborn baby has requested a change of venue for her trial.
  Dynel Lane is accused of brutally attacking Michelle Wilkins and cutting out her unborn baby in March.
  Lane’s attorney filed the motion on Monday to move her February trial out of Boulder.
  Arguments will be heard by the judge at the motions hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
  The case has received national attention and the victim, Wilkins,
  
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• Vernon Davis: No Hold On Game Winning Run Against Patriots

  01-12-2015 07:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – New Broncos tight end Vernon Davis, who has played football nearly his whole life, said on Xfinity Monday Live that Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots was the first time he’s ever played a game in the snow.
  That’s kind of strange since Davis has been in the NFL since 2006 and there are plenty of NFL teams that play outdoors in the winter.
  “It was the first time in my life that I ever had an opportunity to play in the snow, and it wa
  
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• 10 Years In The NFL And Vernon Davis Had Never Played In The Snow

  01-12-2015 05:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – New Broncos tight end Vernon Davis, who has played football nearly his whole life, said on Xfinity Monday Live that Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots was the first time he’s ever played a game in the snow.
  That’s kind of strange since Davis has been in the NFL since 2006 and there are plenty of NFL teams that play outdoors in the winter.
  “It was the first time in my life that I ever had an opportunity to play in the snow, and it wa
  
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• Single-Engine Plane Flips At Centennial Airport

  01-12-2015 04:50
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Nobody was injured after a single-engine plane flipped over at Centennial Airport Monday night.
  According to South Metro Fire Rescue, the crash happened near Grasslands and Upland drives. The two-passenger private plane landed in a field and flipped over.
  Two passengers were on board and neither were injured.
  The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
  
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• Nuggets Manage Only 30 Points In Second Half In Loss To Bucks

  01-12-2015 04:42
  
  Danilo Gallinari scored 13 points and Kenneth Faried added 11 for Denver, which managed just 30 points in the second half in the Nuggets' 92-74 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
  
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• Parking Enforcement Officers Are Good Guys In Boulder

  01-12-2015 04:35
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The City of Boulder is encouraging people to shop local with some free parking promotions.
  Parking enforcement officers are randomly handing out coupons for three hours of free on-street parking near the Pearl Street Mall and University Hill through Christmas Eve.
  “Gave us free three hour parking because it’s free shopping day, or because … you’re a nice guy,” said Kenny Lynch, who was visiting Boulder.
  (credit: CBS)
  For Travis Simpson
  
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• Avs Fall To Islanders 5-3, Lose For 5th Time In Last 7 Games

  01-12-2015 04:25
  
  Right winger Cal Clutterbuck scored the tie-breaking goal 1:52 into the third period Monday and center Casey Cizikas added an unassisted goal less than seven minutes later as the New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 at Barclays Center.
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Broncos Tight End Vernon Davis

  01-12-2015 03:30
  
  See video from Monday night's CBS4 Sports show!
  
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• Officer Accused Of Staging His Own Shooting Resigns From Force

  01-12-2015 03:16
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A Commerce City police officer accused of staging his own shooting is no longer with the department.
  Kevin Lord resigned from the force after being arrested earlier in November on false reporting charges. On Monday he appeared before a judge to face formal charges in an Adams County courtroom.
  Kevin Lord (credit: Adams Co. DA)
  A judge decided Monday to not yet unseal several documents that could answer some questions of the very bizarre case.
  After Lord said h
  
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• 7 Displaced Following House Fire In Denver

  01-12-2015 02:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Denver.
  Flames broke out Monday morning in the 2200 block of South Lowell Street.
  (credit: CBS)
  No injuries were reported and now the Red Cross is helping with temporary housing for seven people who lived in the house.
  Pets were also found alive following the fire.
  The home is a total loss.
  
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• Kubiak concerned Osweiler is taking too many hits

  01-12-2015 02:07
  
  Broncos coach Gary Kubiak expresses concern about number of hits QB Brock Osweiler is taking        
  
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• Chief: Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting ‘Tried To Kill Our Officer’

  01-12-2015 01:38
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – An officer was struck by a car in Aurora overnight, and a police chase that followed the incident ended in a deadly shooting.
  It began just before 4 a.m. Monday when the Aurora officer was struck and injured by a vehicle at East Alameda Avenue and Interstate 225. Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz said at a news conference that the officer stopped to help what he believed to be a stranded motorist.
  “One of the occupants exited, got out and frankly, viciously at
  
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• 1 Year After Student Walkouts In Denver, Students & Police Now Working Together

  01-12-2015 01:10
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  DENVER (CBS4) – Students from Denver public high schools met with community leaders on Monday to talk about race relations.
  It’s been one year since some high school students walked out of class in support of the protests going on in Ferguson, Missouri. Those protests occurred after an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, was fatally shot by a white police officer.
  Students during a walkout (credit: CBS)
  Denver was one of the communities across the country that
  
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• 3 Accused Of Felony Child Abuse For Death Of 2-Month-Old In Penrose

  01-12-2015 00:39
  
  PENROSE, Colo. (CBS4) – Three people have been arrested in Fremont County after a child was found dead in a home where a suspected hash oil lab was found.
  According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Logan Pedersen, 26; Claxton “Buck” Wilson, 36; and Rachel Wilson, 28; all from Penrose, were arrested last Wednesday and were booked into the Fremont County Jail.
  Logan Pedersen, Rachel Wilson and Claxton “Buck” Wilson (credit: Fremont County Sheriff’s
  
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• Manning Lent Osweiler A Helping Hand On Big Win

  01-12-2015 00:21
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – This is Brock Osweiler‘s team – for now, at least. And everybody’s on board, including Peyton Manning.
  The five-time MVP hobbled by an injured left foot met with Osweiler at halftime Sunday night to go over things he’d seen on TV while watching the Patriots-Broncos game from an auxiliary area outside the team’s locker room.
  He gave his long-time apprentice tips on how to beat Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the previously prefect Patriots
  
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• 9 reasons why the Broncos beat the Patriots

  01-12-2015 00:14
  
  9 reasonswhy the Broncosbeat thePatriots        
  
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• Ward, Williams Expected To Miss Time With Sprained Ankles

  01-12-2015 00:10
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos are bracing for extended absences from safety T.J. Ward and run-stuffer Sylvester Williams, who went for MRIs Monday on high ankle sprains.
  Sylvester Williams #92 of the Denver Broncos is helped off of the field after an injury against the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 29, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  Ward and Williams hurt their left and right ankles, respectively, on a
  
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