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• Storm hits mountains with more than a foot of snow

  15-12-2015 23:45
  
  The mountains west of Denver have been hit hard by Tuesday's storm with a number of road closures and accidents all day.        
  
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• The Latest: School threat believed to be hoax, lawmaker says

  15-12-2015 23:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest on the closure of Los Angeles Unified School District schools due to a threat (all times local):2:40 p.
  
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• Suspect In Officer-Involved Shooting Also Charged In Connection With Home Invasion

  15-12-2015 23:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man suspected in connection with a home invasion robbery last September has been formally charged after being arrested for allegedly shooting a Denver police officer.
  According to Lynn Kimbrough with the district attorney’s office, Jason Wood, 36, has been charged with three counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of second-degree assault, and two counts of first-degree burglary.
  Jason Wood (credit: Denver Police)
  “The charges allege that on Sept. 30 Wood and
  
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• Elway's makes the James Beard list of top 15 meals

  15-12-2015 23:32
  
  Aniedra Nichol's of Elway's Cherry Creek makes award-winning braised beef cheeks. (Photo by Lisa Ozag.
  
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• Denver City Council OKs 120-day moratorium on new marijuana players

  15-12-2015 23:31
  
  A shortened four-month expanded moratorium on new players in Denver's legal marijuana markets won easy approval Monday night from the City Council.
  
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• CU-Boulder students rejoice, worry about grades after final exams snowed out

  15-12-2015 23:29
  
  When the email arrived saying campus was closed, University of Colorado senior Sallie Sangiorgio's roommate pounded on her door and the two of them jumped up and down with glee.
  
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• Snowstorm Cancels Zoo Lights For Tuesday Night

  15-12-2015 23:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The snow forced the Denver Zoo to take a break on Tuesday night from its 25th anniversary of the Denver Zoo Lights.
  The Denver Zoo has nearly doubled the amount of lights with 70 acres of lights set to be on display. The zoo also features more than 150 animated animal sculptures.
  The zoo lights are scheduled to continue again on Wednesday and every night through Jan. 3, 2016.
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• Denver storm tapering off: Snow totals up to a foot in Denver

  15-12-2015 23:23
  
  A snowstorm that kept getting bigger and bigger as it approached Colorado dropped up to a foot of snow in the Denver metro area Tuesday, frustrating commuters, causing accidents and canceling
  
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• Sheriff: 13-year-old Colorado girl threatened classmates with gun

  15-12-2015 23:20
  
  Mesa County authorities on Tuesday arrested a 13-year-old girl on suspicion of threatening her middle school classmates on Facebook through pictures of a gun.
  
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• Police Search For Robbery, Shooting Suspects

  15-12-2015 23:17
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Westminster searched for two suspect wanted in a home invasion, robbery and shooting connected to a marijuana grow operation at a home.
  Police say about 3 a.m. Tuesday, officers rushed to the residence in the 7400 block of Julian Street. When they arrived they found a 73-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound.The man told officers he was asleep when two males broke into the home and woke him up. The victim is from out of state and was in town for
  
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• DA evaluating Halloween rampage in Colorado Springs that left 4 dead

  15-12-2015 23:15
  
  El Paso County authorities have finished their investigation intoa shooting rampage in Colorado Springs over Halloween that left four people dead, including the suspect.
  
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• 425 flights canceled at Denver International Airport

  15-12-2015 23:15
  
  Denver International Airport has canceled nearly 425 flights Tuesday morning and hundreds of other flights have been delayed on average nearly four hours, officials say.
  
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• Teen convicted in rape, killing of high school math teacher

  15-12-2015 23:13
  
  SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts teenager was convicted Tuesday of raping and killing his high school math teacher when he was 14.
  
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• Man shot, marijuana robbed in Westminster

  15-12-2015 23:11
  
  Police are looking for two suspects responsible for shooting a man visiting town for a model train convention then robbing the residence he was staying at.        
  
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• Alert issued for college campus near downtown Indianapolis

  15-12-2015 23:07
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Officials at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have ended a campus alert that had warned students to remain indoors following an armed robbery near the Indianapolis campus.
  
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• Anonymous email threat closes all Los Angeles schools

  15-12-2015 23:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's two biggest school systems — New York City and Los Angeles — received threats of a large-scale attack Tuesday, and L.
  
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• Texas man in town for train show wounded in Westminster robbery

  15-12-2015 23:02
  
  A 73-year-old man in town for a model train convention was shot Tuesday morning during a home invasion robbery at a Westminster house that also was a marijuana and hash operation.
  
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• Denver DA Morrissey Praises Katie’s Law, Wants It For Misdemeanors

  15-12-2015 22:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey is once again praising the passing of Katie’s Law, which took effect in 2010 and requires DNA to be taken from all adults arrested for new felony offenses. But he also wants it to include misdemeanor arrests.
  The DNA taken from the suspects is uploaded into the FBI’s CODIS database, which is a database that law enforcement agencies from across the nation can use to identify crime suspects. According to the district attorn
  
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• Denver DA Morrissey Praises Katie’s Law, Wants It For Misdemeanor Convictions

  15-12-2015 22:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey is once again praising the passing of Katie’s Law, which took effect in 2010 and requires DNA to be taken from all adults convicted for new felony offenses. But he also wants it to include misdemeanor convictions.
  The DNA taken from the suspects is uploaded into the FBI’s CODIS database, which is a database that law enforcement agencies from across the nation can use to identify crime suspects. According to the distr
  
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• Good Samaritans help push car out of the snow

  15-12-2015 22:26
  
  Four times, she saw him get on his hands and knees to secure tow lines for strangers at the intersection of 20th and Little Raven streets.        
  
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• Vail man arrested for alleged hash oil cook in his home

  15-12-2015 22:23
  
  A 28-year-old Vail man is facing multiple felony charges relating to an alleged, illegalhash oil cook in his home.
  
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• Doug Lamborn and Scott Tipton back Christmas resolution

  15-12-2015 22:20
  
  (J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press)WASHINGTON -- The holiday season is all about tradition -- such as the annual fight over what Christmas decorations should be shown in public spaces.
  
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• Denver snow plows call for reinforcements

  15-12-2015 22:18
  
  With snow totals in Denver ranging from 8 to 10 inches, the City and County of Denver has called out its residential snow plows to help clear the streets.        
  
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• Body found beneath layer of snow in Sheridan parking lot

  15-12-2015 22:13
  
  Authorities areinvestigating the death of a male whose body was found in theparking lot of a Sheridan business.
  
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• 2 kids found dead in storage unit; detectives investigating

  15-12-2015 22:12
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homicides detectives were investigating Tuesday after authorities found two children dead inside a commercial storage unit in Northern California.
  
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• Colorado snow totals for Dec. 15, 2015

  15-12-2015 22:10
  
  The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by theNational Weather Service for Dec.
  
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• 16-year-old girls arrested in Douglas County high school murder plot

  15-12-2015 22:10
  
  Two 16-year-old girls have been arrested in Douglas County on suspicion of plotting to kill classmates at Mountain Vista High School.
  
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• Dolly Parton movie a hit for NBC

  15-12-2015 22:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Family-friendly programming is doing well this holiday season for NBC, which has a rare three-week winning streak in the television ratings.
  
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• Owner of lost money comes forward

  15-12-2015 21:57
  
  The honesty of an 8-year-old boy helped make a Fort Collins family's Christmas a lot merrier.        
  
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• Broncos Say They Won’t Be Divided By Bickering

  15-12-2015 21:52
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos insist their locker room won’t be split apart after blunders on offense and special teams — and a bad play by the new guy — wasted an historical effort by the league’s top-ranked defense.
  “We’re a team, we’re brothers,” linebacker Brandon Marshall said. “Just because your brother isn’t doing so well that doesn’t mean you have the right to get on him.”
  Marshall said the league&
  
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• Molycorp said to push ahead with sales as creditor talks fail

  15-12-2015 21:51
  
  Greenwood Village-based Molycorp Inc. is moving forward with a restructuring plan that some creditors said would benefit its senior lender, Oaktree Capital Management LLC, after a mediation
  
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• Gorilla Glass, used for cell phones, is coming to cars

  15-12-2015 21:43
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car.Corning Inc.
  
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• Scammers pretend to be Summit County Sheriff's deputies

  15-12-2015 21:42
  
  The Summit County Sheriff's Office is warning citizens of a phone scam where callers pretend to be with the sheriff's office.        
  
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• 13-year-old arrested in stabbing at Florida nudist resort

  15-12-2015 21:33
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a woman visiting the Florida nudist resort where he lives, authorities said Tuesday.
  
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• Snow-related crashes tie up Denver metro traffic

  15-12-2015 21:31
  
  A series of accidents linked to heavy snow tied up traffic for Tuesday morning commuters in several locations around the Denver metro area and across the state.
  
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• Skiers, Boarders Happy With Fresh Powder On Slopes

  15-12-2015 21:18
  
  COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4)– Skiers and boarders are happy with the fresh powder that fell on the slopes overnight at Copper Mountain.
  About five inches fell overnight and more is expected later in the week.Lines at the lifts were long but skiers and boarders who talked to CBS4 said it was worth the wait.“All I wanted to do was snowboard so I just had to wait until the morning time and get out here bright and early,” said one boarder. Copper Mountain on Tuesday (credit: CBS)
  
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• All the single ladies (and gentlemen): Denver is the city for you

  15-12-2015 21:14
  
  All the single ladies and gentlemen should rejoice because Denver is the 12th best city for singles, according to WalletHub.        
  
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• Colorado police credit tourniquets for saving lives

  15-12-2015 21:06
  
  For the fourth time since the summer of 2014, Colorado police have credited a tourniquet with helping save the life of a police officer.        
  
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• Need snow day ideas? Ice skate for free at Belmar

  15-12-2015 20:58
  
  It's snowing like crazy outside and if you would like a fun way to enjoy a snow day (or a "sick" day), The Rink at Belmar is offering free ice skating.        
  
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• Husband, wife arrested for woman's death

  15-12-2015 20:54
  
  Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in a river in Sterling Sunday.        
  
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• Your Take: dogs, cats, even ducks play in the snow

  15-12-2015 20:50
  
          
  
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• Your snow day fun

  15-12-2015 20:49
  
          
  
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• Ski resorts rejoice for Tuesday's powder day after storm

  15-12-2015 20:49
  
  Snow is coming down across the Front Range, making for great ski conditions at Colorado ski areas.        
  
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• #9WX BLOG: Snowstorm snarls traffic, closes schools

  15-12-2015 20:42
  
  It started snowing late Monday evening and continued into Tuesday morning, but you already noticed that.        
  
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• Chilling 911 Call Details Moments In Deadly Stabbing

  15-12-2015 20:34
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A woman was killed by her boyfriend late Saturday night and the suspect was shot to death by a police officer. Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz says that officer probably saved a lot of lives that night.
  The initial 911 call came in as a domestic violence call. June Simpson called police to report an attack.
  911 Dispatch: “Okay, tell me exactly what happened.”Simpson: “He stabbed my daughter and me over here at my house.”
  Police say the woman call
  
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• Snowy Tuesday morning

  15-12-2015 20:31
  
  Snowy Tuesday morning        
  
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• Denver shatters snow record for Dec. 15

  15-12-2015 20:26
  
  It was quite the snowy Tuesday for the Denver metro area.        
  
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• Your snow photos across Colorado

  15-12-2015 20:24
  
          
  
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• Police seek public's help in finding missing 'SWAT Cat'

  15-12-2015 20:18
  
  BOSTON (AP) — SWAT cat is missing.The Boston Police Department's SWAT team is looking for a stray that's become its unofficial mascot.
  
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