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• Miller an All Pro, Harris on 2nd team but misses bonus

  08-01-2016 23:40
  
  Von Miller named first team AllPro, Chris Harris Jr. gets second team honor        
  
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• Bronco notes: DeMarcus Ware has sprained left MCL

  08-01-2016 23:37
  
  Broncos notebook: DeMarcus Ware has sprained left MCL; Sanderspraises Osweiler        
  
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• Why You’ve Been Infected With That Terminal Disease: Powerball Fever

  08-01-2016 23:29
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -Okay, you’ve heard the odds of winning: something like one in 292.1 million. That’s 1 in 292,100,000 in big numbers.
  (But it’s not zero in 292.1 million).
  You’ve never won ANYTHING
  (But there’s always a first time).
  Yeah… just look at all of the other suckers blowing cash on tickets
  (But maybe they know something I don’t.)
  It’s nothing but a fool’s errand
  (But I’m sure you’ve done dumber things-I know I
  
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• Broncos Have Trio Of Possibilities In Hall Vote This Year

  08-01-2016 23:19
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Broncos aren’t well-represented in the Hall of Fame with just four enshrined players who made their mark in Denver. That could change with Terrell Davis, John Lynch and Steve Atwater among this year’s modern-era finalists.
  The knock on Davis is that his career was cut short by a knee injury, although there are six running backs in Canton that played fewer games. Atwater and Lynch, who won his title in Tampa but capped his career with an outstanding f
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Montbello High School

  08-01-2016 22:43
  
  Montbello High School on lockdown due to report of possible weapon on campus.        
  
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• Muslims Fired From Plant Can Reapply After Prayer Dispute

  08-01-2016 22:08
  
  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) — About 150 mostly Somali workers who were fired from a Colorado meatpacking plant in a workplace prayer dispute can soon apply to be rehired.
  Wichita, Kansas-based Cargill Meat Solutions said Friday it had changed its re-hire policy nationwide to allow workers fired from its facilities to seek re-employment after 30 days, instead of 180 days as it had previously.
  Cargill did not guarantee that all of the workers would be rehired or that they would obtain their prev
  
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• Broncos Notebook: Miller Named To All Pro Team

  08-01-2016 21:07
  
  No Chris Harris. No T.J. Ward. No Demarcus Ware. No Darian Stewart. No Brandon Marshall. No worries.
  That’s why you try to earn a bye week come playoff time. It allows your banged up players time to heal.
  Von Miller snaps a selfie while talking with reporters on Friday. (credit: CBS)
  The Broncos held a 45 minute practice this morning minus several of their key players who are nursing some nagging injuries.
  Brock Osweiler also missed his 2nd straight day as he gets treatment on a sore knee.
  
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• Crested Butte removes Christmas trees in fiery celebration

  08-01-2016 20:50
  
          
  
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• Tim Daly On ‘Madam Secretary,’ Career And Family

  08-01-2016 20:35
  
  NEW YORK (CBS THIS MORNING) – Sunday’s most-watched scripted series on broadcast television, the CBS hit drama, “Madam Secretary,” is now in its second season.
  Tim Daly stars as Henry McCord, a professor and husband of the secretary of state, played by Téa Leoni.
  The actor joined “CBS This Morning” Friday and discussed the show’s uniqueness and appeal to American viewers.
  “It portrays a marriage that’s actually working and it’s d
  
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• Strong job growth ends week on good note

  08-01-2016 20:35
  
  A ray of sunshine broke through the gloom of a miserable week of economic news when the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning that the U.S. economy added 292,000 jobs in December.        
  
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• Colorado rape victim challenges Obama's stand on guns at meeting

  08-01-2016 20:32
  
  A woman who was raped while attending University of Northern Coloradoconfronted President Barack Obama during anational town hall meeting on guns that wasbroadcast Thursday on CNN.
  
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• Denver inmate died from being restrained by deputies, death ruled homicide

  08-01-2016 20:30
  
  A Denver jail inmate choked on his own vomit while being restrained on the floorby six deputies during a psychotic episode, the Denver coroner said Friday.
  
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• Massachusetts Senate Panel On Legal Pot To Visit Colorado

  08-01-2016 20:17
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A group of Massachusetts state senators plans to travel to Colorado next week to learn more about that state’s system for the legalized use of recreational marijuana.
  The Senate Special Committee on Marijuana was formed last year in response to a potential 2016 ballot question that — if approved by voters — would allow pot to be used recreationally in Massachusetts by people 21 or older.
  A draft itinerary for the four-day trip starting Monday includes meetin
  
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• Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law

  08-01-2016 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed Republican-inspired legislation to repeal his health care law, saying to do so "would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care in America.
  
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• Vail Cascade Resort and Spa sold, will be renovated

  08-01-2016 20:10
  
  The Vail Cascade Resort and Spa at the Vail ski resort has been sold and will undergo a $35 million renovation.        
  
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• Denver police on Friday to discuss body camera implementation

  08-01-2016 20:09
  
  Denver police on Friday stressed there will be a learning curve and likely policy changes as the departmentrolls out 800 body cameras to its officers throughout this year.
  
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• 'Wimpy' snowstorm to taper off in Denver metro area Friday

  08-01-2016 20:08
  
  A snowstorm that hit the Front Range Thursday"performed as expected," but is "losing some of its punch"as it continues into Friday morning, said Mike Baker, meteorologist for the National
  
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• Washington Not Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood

  08-01-2016 20:00
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Of all the paper-thin point spreads this weekend, perhaps the hardest game to call is the one on Sunday between the Green Bay Packers (10-6) and Washington Redskins (9-7) at FedEx Field.
  According to Vegas, the Packers are a one-point favorite, speaking more to Green Bay’s past than their present, which has been most inelegant.
  Let’s start with some stats…
  Washington is the 12th team in the last 13 years to win their division after finishing last the prior
  
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• Re/Max Alliance makes big move into Oregon

  08-01-2016 19:57
  
  Re/Max Alliance, the largest residential real estate firm in the Denver area, said it's purchased the 12-office Oregon brokerage firm Re/Max Equity Group for an undisclosed price.        
  
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• Ex-con, ex-Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio wins $14M lawsuit

  08-01-2016 19:53
  
  Joe Nacchio, the former CEO of Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. who served more than four years in prison for insider trading, this week won a $14.17 million lawsuit in New Jersey.        
  
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• Judge: Colo. hitchhiker competent to stand trial for murder

  08-01-2016 19:51
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge has ruled that a hitchhiker accused of fatally stabbing a man who gave him a cross-country ride is mentally fit to stand trial.
  
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• Report: Denver apartment rents declined in 4th quarter

  08-01-2016 19:48
  
  For the first time in quite a while, Denver apartment rents actually declined in the last three months of 2015.That's according to real estate research company CoStar Group Inc.        
  
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• Coroner Rules Denver Inmate Death A Homicide

  08-01-2016 19:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver coroner is ruling the death of an inmate who died after an incident at the Denver Jail a homicide.
  Michael Marshall, 50, was hospitalized on Nov. 11 after he became unresponsive when he was physically restrained by deputies. He died nine days later.
  The coroner says Marshall died as a result of complications related to positional asphyxia, including getting pneuomonia.
  An attorney for Marshall’s family, Mari Newman, told CBS4 “We’re devastated a
  
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• State Dep't misses court deadline for Clinton emails

  08-01-2016 19:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department released Friday another 3,000 pages of emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email account, missing a court-ordered goal for their production by a week.
  
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• Workforce-development package is still work in progress

  08-01-2016 19:32
  
  The eight-bill workforce development package that represented the most substantial business gain from the 2015 Colorado legislative session has not helped any companies to get better trained workers yet, but it is on track to be fully implemented by        
  
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• New leaders, partners at Denver law firms

  08-01-2016 19:28
  
  Denver-based Sherman & Howard LLC, the oldest firm in the city, bid adieu to longtime managing partner Michael Sanchez and ushered in Greg Densen, who at age 43 takes the helm of the firm which has 119 attorneys in Denver and a total of 175 companywi        
  
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• Traffic Camera Captures Magnificent Snowy Owl

  08-01-2016 19:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A traffic camera in Montreal, Canada was staring at an empty snow-covered road when suddenly a Snowy Owl swooped into the frame.
  Spectacular images of the owl are now making the rounds across social media thanks to Montreal’s Minister of Transport, Robert Poeti, who posted the photos to Facebook and Twitter.
  Magnifique harfang des neiges capté par les caméras de surveillance du réseau routier sur l'A-40 dans l'ouest de MTL https://t.co/ivaKZD
  
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• Markings On Rocks In Colorado A Likely Sign Of Dinosaur Mating Behavior

  08-01-2016 18:49
  
  MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Lines in the sandstone at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison have uncovered more mysteries about dinosaurs, particularly how they mate.
  It now seems likely those scratches, from more than 100 million years ago, were made by a predecessor to the Tyrannosaurus rex during a mating ritual.
  “It’s a kind of dinosaur foreplay,” said Professor Martin Lockley at the University of Colorado-Denver, who made the discovery. “And it’s very frenzied. It&rsqu
  
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• US employers hire at blistering pace, defying global trends

  08-01-2016 18:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers added a robust 292,000 jobs in December, suggesting that the U.
  
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• 'Affluenza' teen's mom complains about jail conditions

  08-01-2016 18:21
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A "woman with means" who was arrested at a Mexican beach resort city with her fugitive teenage son who invoked "affluenza" as a defense after killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck has complained about the conditions of her Texas jail cell, a sheriff said Friday.
  
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• Reports Of Sexual Assaults Spike At Air Force Academy

  08-01-2016 18:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of sexual assaults at the three military academies surged by more than 50 percent in the 2014-15 school year, and complaints of sexual harassment also spiked, according to Pentagon officials.
  A senior defense official said that the sharp increases were due largely to students’ growing confidence in the reporting system and expanded awareness programs that over the past several years have included training, videos and information sessions for both students an
  
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• Latest Front Range Snow Totals From First Measurable Snow Of 2016

  08-01-2016 18:16
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s not the biggest storm we’ve seen but it certainly has been enough to shovel for many communities along the Front Range and with falling temperatures it made for a slow and slick morning commute.
  Here are some of the latest snow totals received between 5-10 a.m. on Friday.
  CBS4 WEATHER WATCHERS7″ – Bayfield (Joseph Mozgai)3″ – Broomfield (Susan Roth)2.5″ – Bennett (Joy Jordan)2.3″ – Highlands Ran
  
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• Former Rocky Ford Cop’s Murder Trial Delayed Until June

  08-01-2016 18:16
  
  LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — The trial of a former Rocky Ford police officer accused of shooting and killing a man he followed into his home is being delayed until June.
  James Ashby had been set to go on trial for second-degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Jack Jacquez on Monday in La Junta. But this week his lawyers asked a judge for more time to motions on evidence and other issues in the case.
  Prosecutors didn’t object and a judge ruled Wednesday that the trial would be delayed un
  
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• Report: Air Force Academy sex assault reports doubled in 2014-2015

  08-01-2016 18:04
  
  Reports ofsexual assault at the U.S. Air Force Academy nearly doubled in the 2014-2015 academic year over the previous term amid efforts across the military to address the high-profile
  
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• Judge: Hitchhiker competent to stand trial for murder

  08-01-2016 17:38
  
  A Colorado judge has ruled that a hitchhiker accused of fatally stabbing a man who gave him a cross-country ride is mentally fit to stand trial.        
  
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• First Snow Of 2016 Sends Denver Over Two Foot Mark For Season

  08-01-2016 17:34
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – The first measurable flakes of 2016 started falling in Denver on Thursday, and as of 5:20 a.m. Friday there was 2.6″ of new snow at Denver International Airport.
  That pushed the season-to-date snow total over two feet for the 2015-2016 season.
  Since November 5, Denver’s official weather station has measured 25.2″ of snow.
  (credit: CBS)
  DENVER SNOW STATS
  Note: The averages listed below are the 30-year averages from 1981-2010 taken from the Na
  
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• Littleton man gets life without parole in Summit County sword attack

  08-01-2016 17:19
  
  A 21-year-old Littleton man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for a2014 sword attack on a teenager in the woods just north of Breckenridge.
  
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• Man Gets Life In Prison For Attacking Friend With Machete

  08-01-2016 17:17
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A judge on Thursday told a 21-year-old Denver man he will spend the rest of his life in prison for a machete attack on his friend in the mountains.
  Tyrus Vanmatre was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole in Summit County Court. A jury found him guilty in September of attempted murder, kidnapping and assault.
  Tyrus Vanmatre (credit: Summit County Sheriff)
  Vanmatre received a life sentence on the kidnapping charge and an additional 112 years
  
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• Englewood police follow footprints in snow to smash-and-grab suspect

  08-01-2016 16:48
  
  Englewood police followed footprints in the snow Friday morning from an Englewood store to a man's apartmentand nabbed asmash-and-grab store burglar early Friday morning.
  
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• Campbell says it supports federal standard for GMO labeling

  08-01-2016 16:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell Soup says it supports a mandatory national labeling standard for products containing genetically modified ingredients.
  
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• Demaryius Thomas Records New Greeting For DIA

  08-01-2016 16:32
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a new voice that will greet travelers when they fly in to Denver.
  Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas of the Denver Broncos recorded a greeting for passengers on the underground trains at Denver International Airport
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s playoff time, and Broncos Country is united in orange,” Thomas says in the message. “Go Broncos!”
  RELATED: A Look At The Broncos 3 Possible Opponents In Their Divisional Playoff Game
  Here’s to hop
  
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• Pregnant mom runs into burning home to save child; both die

  08-01-2016 16:31
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pregnant mother ran back into her burning row house to rescue her toddler Friday morning but died along with the child when smoke prevented their escape, officials said.
  
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• Injury Report: Three Key Texans Questionable For Playoff Opener Against Chiefs

  08-01-2016 16:30
  
  By Sam McPherson
  As the Houston Texans prepare to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC playoffs on Saturday, the Texans might have a problem on offense. Two of their wide receivers, veterans Cecil Shorts and Nate Washington, are listed as questionable for the game. If neither are available, the Houston offense will face unique challenges against the Kansas City defense. Overall though, the Texans are healthy heading into this game and that bodes well for Houston’s chances to advance
  
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• Firefighters break down door to rescue baby with drunk nanny

  08-01-2016 16:26
  
  SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say firefighters had to use a pry bar and ax to enter a Massachusetts apartment to rescue a baby whose nanny was so drunk she couldn't figure out how to open the door.
  
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• Injury Report: Steelers’ DeAngelo Williams Reportedly Out

  08-01-2016 16:24
  
  By Christina Rivers
  With the wild card game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals billed as a physical affair, all eyes are on how the Steelers will once again deal with a key player to their offense being removed from availability to play in a game. Running back DeAngelo Williams has stepped up in a big way for Pittsburgh both at the beginning of the season and after Le’Veon Bell was lost due to injury in their first meeting with the Bengals. Outside of that injury, the S
  
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