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• Shocker in Beaver Creek: World champ Ted Ligety DNF in first run

  09-12-2015 23:57
  
  BEAVER CREEK — Ted Ligety has been nearly unbeatable in giant slalom at Beaver Creek, winning four of the last five World Cup GS races andthe world championships GS last February, but
  
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• Former NY police chief accused of covering up beating

  09-12-2015 23:55
  
  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The ex-chief of one of the country's largest local law enforcement agencies was arrested Wednesday on charges he took revenge against a man who stole sex toys, pornography and other items from his SUV by beating the suspect and then coercing officers to lie about it.
  
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• Peyton Manning Takes First Step Toward Possible Return

  09-12-2015 23:45
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning threw indoors on his own for the first time in 3 1-2 weeks Wednesday, when more than a dozen Denver Broncos were either limited at practice or held out altogether.
  The 39-year-old quarterback has been sidelined since Nov. 15 with a torn plantar fascia in his left foot, sore ribs and a sore throwing shoulder.
  Coach Gary Kubiak said Manning “did about a half hour of throwing” and “some drill work” apart from the rest of the team.
  
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• Westminster PD search for two wanted in connection with homicide

  09-12-2015 23:41
  
  The Westminster Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding two people wanted for questioning in connection with a November homicide, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Littleton Village at center of city's residential development boom

  09-12-2015 23:33
  
  As anyone who has taken a drive along Dry Creek Road just east of Broadway can attest, home builders are hard at work in Littleton this fall.
  
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• Federal Heights police accused of torture in federal lawsuit

  09-12-2015 23:31
  
  A man who was slammed into a refrigerator and punched by a Federal Heights Police Department officer has accused the agency of condoning officer brutality in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Denver.
  
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• Paramedics Credit Training In Saving Officer’s Life After Shooting

  09-12-2015 23:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The paramedics took only 11 minutes from the time they arrived on scene and found Denver Police Officer Antonio Lopez Jr. with gunshot wounds to the time he was handed over to the surgeon for life-saving surgery.
  The paramedics first to arrive to help Lopez talked about how they worked quickly to save his life on Tuesday afternoon. They credit training with what helped save his life.
  Officer Antonio Lopez Jr. (credit: Denver Police)
  “I would say what saved his life is
  
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• Jefferson County commissioner to join race for U.S. Senate Thursday

  09-12-2015 23:16
  
  Jefferson County Commissioner Donald Rosier is expected to become the latest Republican to join the field seeking to unseat Michael Bennet in the U.S. Senate next year.
  
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• Prosecutors: No Charges In Canon City High School Sexting Case

  09-12-2015 22:18
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — More than 100 students involved in a sexting scandal at a southern Colorado high school will not face criminal charges, a prosecutor announced Wednesday in a case that illustrated the digitally saturated reality of sexting cases across the country.
  Fremont County District Attorney Thom LeDoux said the investigation into the scandal at Canon City High School failed to show any adults were involved. None of the 351 images were posted to the Internet, and there was no
  
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• Congress calls for new Gold King Mine investigation

  09-12-2015 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON— In the face of what he described as "stonewalling" by the Obama administration, the head of the U.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to punching JetBlue flight attendant

  09-12-2015 22:15
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of punching a flight attendant and threatening to blow up a Florida-bound plane has pleaded guilty.
  
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• 'Star Wars' exhibit coming to Denver – with original Darth Vader, Leia costumes

  09-12-2015 22:09
  
  Star Wars fans in Denver are anxiously awaiting the latest installment of the film series, with"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" set to light up movie screens starting Dec. 18.
  
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• Planned Parenthood Attack Suspect: ‘I Am Guilty’

  09-12-2015 22:05
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Robert Lewis Dear, the suspect in the Nov. 27 attack at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, yelled in court on Wednesday that he is guilty.
  “I am guilty there will be no trial. I am a warrior for the babies,” he said in an outburst in El Paso County Court overheard by CBS4 reporter Rick Sallinger.
  Soon afterwards he stated “You’ll never know the amount of blood I saw in that place.”
  The outburst came as lawyers were st
  
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• Police Release Photo Of Woman Who May Have Info About Officer Shooting

  09-12-2015 21:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A reward is being offered for information about a woman who police say was involved in Tuesday’s shooting of Officer Tony Lopez Jr.
  Denver police say Melinda Espinosa, 40, is considered a person of interest in the case. They say she was spotted running from the vehicle that Lopez pulled over late Tuesday morning on Federal Boulevard.
  Lopez remains in the hospital following the shooting and has critical injuries.
  Police have not released the name of the man police say
  
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• More Details Released About Shooting Involving Officer Lopez

  09-12-2015 21:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A reward is being offered for information about a woman who police say was involved in Tuesday’s shooting of Officer Tony Lopez Jr.
  Denver police say Melinda Espinosa, 40, is considered a person of interest in the case. They say she was spotted running from the vehicle that Lopez pulled over late Tuesday morning on Federal Boulevard.
  Lopez remains in the hospital following the shooting and has critical injuries.
  Police have not released the name of the man police say
  
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• Denver planning for changes in Arapahoe Square, expecting big things

  09-12-2015 21:29
  
  Denver's next great neighborhood could be right under the city's nose in Arapahoe Square, located just north of downtown in an area that is still largely undeveloped.
  
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• Father of California shooter condemns daughter's action

  09-12-2015 21:19
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The father of a woman who helped carry out the California mass shooting said Wednesday that he condemns and regrets his daughter's action and the deaths of 14 people.
  
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• Beer in Review 2015: Eli Kolodny, Tony Rau from Odell Brewing

  09-12-2015 21:04
  
  Odell Brewing's EliKolodny, on the left, and Tony Rau give us their picks for Beer in Review 2015.
  
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• Here are the front-runners for Colorado's mystery music festival

  09-12-2015 20:49
  
  The fourth and final day of the 42nd annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Photos by Dylan Langille, heyreverb.
  
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• Denver police officer in critical condition after shooting

  09-12-2015 20:46
  
  A traffic stop outside a liquor store along Federal Boulevard on Tuesday led to a shootout that left a Denver police officer in critical condition and a wounded suspect in custody.
  
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• German leader Angela Merkel named Time's Person of the Year

  09-12-2015 20:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time's Person of the Year, praised Wednesday by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis.
  
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• Denver police officer hurt in motorcycle accident

  09-12-2015 20:30
  
  Denver police are investigating a traffic crash involving a police officer who was on a motorcycle at the time of the collision.
  
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• Boulder police: Pedestrian hit by car on 28th Street ran into street

  09-12-2015 20:28
  
  The driver who struck a pedestrian on 28th Street in Boulder on Tuesday evening is not expected to be charged, police said today, because the man ran into the crosswalk without activating the crossing signals.
  
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• 7 half-pound mutts become first test-tube puppies in world

  09-12-2015 20:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A team of veterinarians, scientists and lab workers gathered around a surrogate hound and watched her give birth to seven half-pound puppies, the first dogs ever conceived in a test tube.
  
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• More than half of US renters older than 40, study says

  09-12-2015 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The majority of U.S. renters are now older than 40, a fundamental shift over the past decade that reflects the lasting damage of the housing crash and an aging population.
  
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• Nederland man, dog escape serious injury after cigarette lights oxygen tank on fire

  09-12-2015 20:07
  An man and his dog escaped serious injury after their Nederland home filled with smoke due to a small fire Tuesday night.
  
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• Loveland police officer Robert Croner's trial begins

  09-12-2015 19:57
  
  FORT COLLINS — A Loveland police officer facing criminal charges began a four-day jury trial Tuesday morning at the Larimer County Justice Center.
  
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• Liberty Media not focused on possible Yahoo sale, says CEO Greg Maffei

  09-12-2015 19:56
  
  Douglas County-based Liberty Media Corp. is focused on subscription-based companies like satellite-radio provider Sirius XM Holdings Inc.
  
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• A Look At The 3 Heisman Winners Who Have Played For The Broncos

  09-12-2015 19:19
  
  By Steve CoxDENVER (CBS4) – The Heisman Trophy is the top award in college football, and the 2015 winner will be announced this Saturday night (former Valor Christian standout Christian McCaffrey is one of the three finalists.)
  A total of 79 players, counting Reggie Bush, have won the Heisman since its creation in 1935.
  Three of those 79 winners have gone on to play for the Denver Broncos.
  Tony Dorsett (1988 Season)Dorsett’s Broncos career was brief. In 1988, he was traded from the C
  
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• CDOT Reports ‘Baaad Traffic’ North Of Windsor

  09-12-2015 18:28
  
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – Hundreds of sheep blocked a road north of Windsor Tuesday morning, creating one of the cutest traffic jams you could get stuck in.
  About 500 sheep who escaped their pens crowded State Highway 57, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a Facebook post. Multiple cars were stuck waiting for the sheep to cross the road, and a few were able to slowly slip by the herd.
  Several men, one on a four-wheeler, and a dog were able to corral the sheep after about
  
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• Tale Of The Tape: Raiders At Broncos

  09-12-2015 18:13
  
  The Raiders have many of the tools they need to become a good team, but they are not there yet. The only way they are likely to win this game is if the Broncos give them a handful of turnovers.
  
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• With Ward, Bruton Likely Out, Broncos Sign Another Free Agent Safety

  09-12-2015 17:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos have signed another defensive back to shore up a their depleted secondary.
  The team announced the signing of Shiloh Keo on Wednesday morning.
  Pro Bowl safety T.J. Ward is not expected to play in Sunday’s game against the Raiders, which would be his second straight game missed due to an ankle injury.
  Ward’s backup, David Bruton, is also expected to miss Sunday’s game with a knee injury suffered in Sunday’s 17-3 win over San Diego.
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• Colorado in the running to host an undisclosed major music festival

  09-12-2015 17:20
  
  Telluride Bluegrass festival in 2013. Colorado is being considered as a venue for an undisclosed major music festival.
  
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• Congressional Committee: Investigation Of Gold King Mine Spill Limited

  09-12-2015 16:56
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A U.S. Interior Department investigation glossed over the federal government’s negligence in a massive toxic wastewater spill from an inactive gold mine that fouled rivers in three states, Republicans in Congress said as they pushed for a more detailed explanation of the accident.
  An Environmental Protection Agency cleanup crew triggered the 3-million-gallon spill on Aug. 5 during cleanup work near Silverton, Colorado. It sent a torrent of rust-colored wat
  
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• Christmas delivery: 1st US space station shipment in months

  09-12-2015 16:51
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station accepted its first U.S. shipment in more than half a year early Wednesday, receiving Christmas presents and much-needed groceries for the resident astronauts.
  
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• St. Vrain school bus driver told trooper she was on 'about 6 medications'

  09-12-2015 16:45
  
  A St. Vrain Valley School District driverwho rolled a school bus with eight children on board Monday told aColorado state trooper following the crash that she was on "about six prescription medications.
  
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• Durango tosses free glass recycling program, increasing fees

  09-12-2015 16:42
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Recycling in Durango is getting a bit harder as the city is canning it's free glass recycling collection and raising rates for its other recycling.
  
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• Denver weather: Warm, blustery weather until possible snow Friday

  09-12-2015 16:42
  
  Temperatures will rise to the mid 60s Wednesday and Thursday in the Denver metro area, before storm brings up to 5 inches of snow, forecasters say.
  
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• Facebook hails US presidential race as 2015's top topic

  09-12-2015 16:35
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year.
  
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• Fracking Battle Goes To Colorado’s Supreme Court

  09-12-2015 16:09
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s loud public battle over fracking goes before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday when the justices hear arguments about whether local governments can ban the technique.
  Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, helped set off an energy boom in Colorado. It also stirred up a fight over the potential dangers to the environment, public health and property values.
  Two cases are before the Supreme Court on Wednesday: a ban on fracking in Longmont and a five-year mo
  
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• EPA: "Nowhere near" needed funds to clean up Colorado's toxic mines

  09-12-2015 16:08
  
  Superfund cleanups are launched less often, and those in progress take longer to complete —including 19 in Colorado that target mining and other disasters —according to a studyreleased Tuesday by a national coalition.
  
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• North Face co-founder Doug Tompkins dies in Chile kayaking accident

  09-12-2015 15:47
  
  Wealthy U.S. businessman and environmental activist Douglas Tompkins died Tuesday from severe hypothermia in a kayaking accident, Chilean authorities said.
  
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• House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US

  09-12-2015 15:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by the Paris terror attacks, the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to tighten controls on travel to the U.
  
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• Volkswagen: CO2 emissions problem far smaller than suspected

  09-12-2015 15:35
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen said Wednesday that a problem with carbon dioxide emissions is far smaller than initially suspected, with further checks finding "slight discrepancies" in only a few models and no evidence of illegal changes to fuel consumption and emissions figures.
  
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• Aspen: Man wins $500K on lottery ticket at Shell station

  09-12-2015 15:34
  
  A clerk at the Aspen Shell station confirmed Friday night that a man won a $500,000 scratch-off ticket purchased from the store at 435 E.Main St.
  
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• Planned Parenthood Attack Had Highest Number Of Police Casualties Since 2013

  09-12-2015 15:32
  
  DENVER (AP) – Eight minutes after the call went out about a gunman opening fire outside a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic, an officer called into his radio the words that no cop wants to hear: “I’ve been shot.”
  Hit in the hand, the officer asked for help — he had just arrived at the chaotic scene and didn’t know if the gunman was approaching him to finish him off. “I will shoot him if he moves toward you, brother,” another offi
  
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• Colorado's fracking battle goes before state Supreme Court

  09-12-2015 15:21
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado's loud public battle over fracking goes before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday when the justices hear arguments about whether local governments can ban the
  
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• Yahoo's new plan: Spin off itself, not its Alibaba stake

  09-12-2015 15:19
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is scrapping its original plan to spin off its prized stake in China's Alibaba Group and will instead explore breaking off the rest of its business into a new
  
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• Arrest affidavit: Man 'just went crazy' in attack on Florence Police Chief

  09-12-2015 15:12
  
  New information is available about the alleged assault against Florence Police Department Chief Mike DeLaurentis.
  
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