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• Aurora Police Search For Missing At-Risk Teen

  22-01-2016 23:54
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora are searching for a missing at-risk teenager who hasn’t been seen since early Friday morning.Joshua Gonzalez was last seen at Montview and Espana at 7:30 a.m. Friday. He is 18 years old and developmentally delayed. He is considered at-risk.Gonzalez is 5-foot-9, with black hair and brown eyes and was wearing a black colored suit with an elephant lapel pin. He was carrying a backpack.Anyone who has seen Gonzalez is asked to call 911.
  
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• Mile High anxiety: For Broncos' fans, nail biting is the new normal

  22-01-2016 23:52
  
  How could anyone eat at a time like this?She is too amped up, wound tight as the tape around Peyton Manning's aging ankles, pacing, screaming at the television.
  
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• Injury Report: Patriots’ Entire Roster Expected To Play Against Broncos

  22-01-2016 23:48
  
  By Gregory Hunt
  This week, the New England Patriots listed 21 names on their injury report, making it the largest report of the season, but it seems unlikely that any of those players will miss Sunday’s AFC Championship Game due to injury because all of them have been participating in practice this week. In fact, all 62 New England players currently on the active roster or the practice squad took part in practice on Thursday and Friday. It’s the first the Patriots have seen perfect a
  
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• Police Search For Suspect After Stabbing Near Colfax

  22-01-2016 23:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver searched for a suspect after a woman was stabbed near Colfax on Friday afternoon.Denver Police spokesman Doug Schepman told CBS4 that a woman was stabbed near the area of Colfax and Yates. She was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.Witnesses told police the suspect got on a bus and then got off at Colfax and Irving.The suspect is described as a white female in her 20s with brown hair, wearing a red jacket with gray or tan pants.Investigators are tr
  
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• Injury Report: Cardinals Need Defense At Full Strength For Game Against Panthers

  22-01-2016 23:46
  
  By Danny Cox
  When it comes to the playoffs, the Conference Championship Games may be the most important of them all. Yes, winning the Super Bowl is of utmost importance, but unless you prove you’re the best team in the AFC or NFC, then you won’t even make it to the biggest football game of the year.
  The Arizona Cardinals are heading into Sunday’s game with an injury report that is quite short, and that is a very good thing. The only problem is that out of the seven names on the
  
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• Northbound I-25 re-opens after multi-vehicle crash near Speer Blvd.

  22-01-2016 23:42
  
  Interstate 25 is open after a multi-vehicle crash closed a stretch of the northbound interstate near downtown Denver.
  
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• Broncos fans flood Larimer Square in orange and blue

  22-01-2016 23:40
  
  Larimer Square was transformed into a sea of orange Friday afternoon as Denver Broncos fans from around Colorado rallied in preparation for Sunday's AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots.
  
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• Broncos weather: Chance of snow during AFC Championship

  22-01-2016 23:36
  
  The Denver Broncos may battle a little inclement weather as well as the New England Patriots during Sunday afternoon's AFC Championship game.
  
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• 94-year-old man charged with sexual assault on 73-year-old victim

  22-01-2016 23:36
  
  A 94-year-old man has been charged in connection with a sexual assault on a 73-year-old acquaintance, Denver prosecutors said.
  
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• DIA Welcomes Patriots To Broncos Country

  22-01-2016 23:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– It’s not the welcome mat the New England Patriots probably expect when they arrive in Denver for the AFC Championship Game. But then again, Denver International Airport workers were just having fun.It looks like there is a big number 18 painted on the number eight runway at DIA. The airport tweeted the pictures of the display of pride for Peyton Manning.DEN paint shop "modifying" Runway 8 to better welcome Patriots to #BroncosCountry #18 #AVgeek @Broncos https://t.co/V
  
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• Amy Van Dyken To Be Honored By Broncos At AFC Championship Game

  22-01-2016 23:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Amy Van Dyken Rouen will be honored at Sunday’s AFC Championship game where the Denver Broncos will take on the New England Patriots.The Denver native and Olympic champion swimmer will be recognized at the game’s Broncos Country Hero. The ceremony will happen during the first quarter break at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.Van Dyken was in an accident in June 2014 that left her paralyzed but she vowed to continue rehabilitation and not let the accident redef
  
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• Reality Shows Returning Soon To CBS4

  22-01-2016 22:59
  
  By Wendy Holmes, CBS4 Program Director
  (CBS4) – When will your favorite CBS reality shows be back?
  Here’s the latest:
  AMAZING RACE – returns Friday, February 12, 2016 from 7-8PM with the 28th Race.Contestants are Internet celebrities and their relatives or friends. Most of the cast have achieved prior fame through social media platforms including YouTube, Vine, and Instagram
  SURVIVOR – returns on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 7-830PM, a special 90-minute premiere.Begi
  
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• 'Beerds' on the line in Denver-Boston brew battle

  22-01-2016 22:55
  
  DENVER - A battle is brewing between the bearded men of the Denver Beer Co. and Samuel Adams Beer in Boston.        
  
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• Broncos Fans Crowd Larimer Square For Playoff Rally

  22-01-2016 22:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Thousands of Denver Broncos fans gathered in Larimer Square to cheer on their favorite team for the playoff rally on Orange Friday.
  Fans didn’t disappoint on Friday afternoon as they packed the streets of Lodo in a sea of orange and blue before the Broncos take on the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday for the AFC Championship game.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Broncos Road Warriors were also at the rally and say getting behind their team is a t
  
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• NFL Playoffs: Jason Keidel Shares AFC, NFC Championship Predictions

  22-01-2016 22:45
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The NFL’s 32 teams have been chiseled down to four. And a fitting final four they are, with the top two seeds in each conference playing each other. And while the semifinals are white with chalk, there are plenty of numbers to peruse on the blackboard.
  New England Patriots (13-4) at Denver Broncos (13-4)
  When the wise guys opened this game at Patriots -2.5, the entire football cognoscenti scratched its head. Tom Brady is sizzling, and now has Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkows
  
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• Elway Builds A Team That Will Go Down Kicking And Screaming

  22-01-2016 21:58
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – John Elway’s mind was still racing and he was trying to figure out what, exactly, was missing after another rough ending last season.
  Hard to put his finger on it, but he knew this: “At least in the last game,” he said, “you want to feel like you go out kicking and screaming.”
  So, out went John Fox. In came Gary Kubiak. And Elway, who had famously coined the term “There’s no Plan B,” in Denver when he signed Peyton Man
  
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• Shooting Report Authors: Lessons From Arapahoe High Should Be Heeded Statewide

  22-01-2016 21:38
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Warning signs were ignored or weren’t detected.
  A door was left unlocked.
  Those are some of the factors that are cited in reports released this week about the December 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School and factors experts are now making a close review of.
  Claire Davis was killed by a fellow student in the shooting and the shooter killed himself afterwards.
  The reports were commissioned by Davis’s family along with the Littleton Public School Distri
  
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• Man robbed, found unconscious after leaving Pueblo bar

  22-01-2016 21:38
  
  Pueblo Police area looking for a suspect who beat up and robbed a man after leaving a sports bar in Pueblo Friday morning.        
  
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• Sinkhole Opens Up On 8th Avenue, Repairs To Water Main Take All Day

  22-01-2016 20:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A sinkhole caused by a water main break closed off a portion of 8th Avenue and Delaware Street in Denver Friday morning and could impact the evening commute.It opened up on the main thoroughfare at the intersection with Delaware Street, right next to Denver Health Medical Center.
  A handful of residential customers and one business were without water. What caused the leak is being investigated.Crews from Denver Water worked to repair the sinkhole but the repairs to
  
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• Mysterious gravestone found on Adams County road

  22-01-2016 20:45
  
  A 9NEWS viewer found a mysterious gravestone when he was working in Adams County on Wednesday.        
  
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• Arrest Announced In Bus Stabbing, Suspect Was Wearing Santa Outfit

  22-01-2016 20:31
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A man suspected in a stabbing on an RTD bus on Christmas Eve is under arrest.
  Brian Jacob Delorme (credit: Lakewood police)
  Police say they believe Brian Jacob Delorme, 34, is the man who was dressed as Santa Claus on Dec. 24 when he stabbed a 33-year-old man after an argument. The incident happened on a Regional Transportation District bus in Lakewood.
  The victim sustained serious injuries.
  Delorme was arrested on Wednesday in Walsenburg in southern Colorado in an
  
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• Denver plane-building company selling shares to the public

  22-01-2016 20:08
  
  DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - A Denver-plane building company that said it received more than $19 million in crowfunding interest said it's now selling shares of the company.        
  
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• 1 Dead In Early Morning Shooting In Aurora

  22-01-2016 20:02
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – One man was killed and another injured after a shooting early Friday morning in Aurora.
  It happened at a house on South Espana Way and East Navarro Drive at approximately 7:20 a.m.
  Officers rushed to the scene where they found a man inside a vehicle who had crashed into a tree. He suffered from a gunshot wound and was rushed to the hospital where he died a short time later.
  (credit: CBS)
  A second man approached officers and said he also had been shot. He suffere
  
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• Video Shows Pawn Shops Robbers Striking Again

  22-01-2016 20:01
  
  EDGEWATER, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators believe a group of criminals is responsible for three different of armed robberies at pawn shops in the Denver metro area.
  (credit: ATF)
  A $25,000 reward is out for information that leads to an arrest of the suspects.
  The Denver office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released surveillance video this week that shows the suspects stealing several guns from an Edgewater store. The hope is that the video will provoke the public
  
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• Snowmobiler Dies In Avalanche On Kebler Pass

  22-01-2016 19:21
  
  CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (CBS4) – An avalanche has claimed the life of a Colorado man on Kebler Pass near Crested Butte.
  The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the fatal slide took place Thursday afternoon in Gunnison County. Two people riding on a snowmobile unintentionally triggered the avalanche.
  The victim hasn’t been identified, but he lived in Colorado.
  (credit: Colorado Avalanche Information Center)
  Emergency crews extracted the man after he became buried in a tree well.
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• WATCH: Nuggets Mascot Rocky Douses Grizzlies Fan With Silly String

  22-01-2016 18:50
  
  Bryan Altman
  It’s not easy being a fan of the visiting team when you go to a game. You’re completely out of your element and even though most home fans will treat you with dignity, it always feels like they’re eyeballing you with a slight look of disgust on their face at your very presence in their arena.
  Even worse than the stares, you’re also making yourself a target.
  For example, look at the Memphis Grizzlies fan that decided to attempt a Nuggets game on Thursday night
  
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• Family Of Michael Marshall Demands Federal Investigation

  22-01-2016 18:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The family of an inmate who died after a scuffle with deputies at the Denver jail is demanding a federal investigation into his death following Thursday’s announcement by Denver’s district attorney that there will be no charges in the case.
  “The deputies knew that he was mentally ill. Mr. Marshall had done nothing to threaten anyone, to take a swing at anyone, to attempt to escape, to do anything wrong,” said Darold Killmer, an attorney representing
  
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• Battleground Colorado Enters 2016 With Abortion Debates

  22-01-2016 17:06
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republicans could be forgiven for thinking that several years of fiery political contests over abortion and reproductive rights, which helped Democrats win several elections in this socially-liberal swing state, were behind them.
  Then, last year a pregnant woman close to giving birth was gruesomely attacked with a knife, and a few months later an anti-abortion zealot opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, killing three.
  Think those cases won&
  
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• Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon Scores Backward Half-Court Shot At Nuggets Game

  22-01-2016 16:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Nuggets played the Grizzlies Thursday night and found themselves down by a point at the final horn, but a different Denver team is making headlines after the game.
  Hey hey, Rockies are representing at Pepsi Center!⚾️🏀 #Nuggets https://t.co/nhZ7AgL34s—Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 22, 2016
  A group of Colorado Rockies players attended the Nuggets game, and outfielder Charlie Blackmon made it onto the court during a break. The Nug
  
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• 2 People Shot At House In Aurora

  22-01-2016 16:02
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two people were injured in a shooting just after 7 a.m. in Aurora.
  It happened at a house on South Espana Way and East Navarro Drive at approximately 7:20 a.m. One person shot two others inside the home.
  One person has minor injuries and one person was transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds in an unknown condition.
  
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• Nuggets Fall To The Grizzlies By A Point

  22-01-2016 15:15
  
  Kenneth Faried and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points for the Nuggets in the loss.
  
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• Sinkhole Opens Up On 8th Avenue

  22-01-2016 14:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A sinkhole closed off a portion of 8th Avenue in Denver Friday morning.
  It opened up on the main thoroughfare at the intersection with Delaware Street, right next to Denver Health.
  Crews from Denver Water worked to repair the sinkhole.
  
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• Recipe: Hatch Green Chili Artichoke Dip

  22-01-2016 12:13
  
  from Adam Hammond, General Manager, Epicurean Group, Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
  (credit: feedmedia.com)
  Serves 4
  Ingredients:1/2 cup mayonnaise1 cup mozzarella, shredded1 cup parmesan , grated10 oz canned artichoke hearts, drained, roughly chopped1 cup hatch green chili, roasted, peeled, roughly chopped1 tsp garlic powderChopped cilantro to garnish
  Directions:
  Preheat oven to 350.In a medium sized bowl, combine all ingredients except the cilantro and mix until evenly combined.Once mixe
  
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• Moment Of Defeat Prompts Beard Of Superstition From Broncos Superfan

  22-01-2016 12:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos Country is a nation of fans who bleed orange and blue, and one has a hairy story of support to share.
  Michael Bowen, from Lamar, Colorado, is a superstitious Bronco fan. In an act of dedication, he went from a clean baby face, to a 5 o’clock shadow, to a tangled beard over a foot in length.
  To understand, we must go back to a dark time in Broncos history.
  In January of 2014, Bowen let his scruffy beard surface, with plans to shave it once the Broncos won
  
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• Maker Of Custom Broncos Jerseys Brought To Tears Over No. 88

  22-01-2016 07:00
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – After years behind bars, the mother of Demaryius Thomas finally got to see her son play in person last Sunday.
  Katina Smith was released from a federal prison in Florida last summer when President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders. After her release from a Georgia halfway house in November, Smith had a 60-day travel restriction, so she was unable to attend any games during the regular season.
  (credit: @Marquay
  
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• Child Sex Trafficking Convict Claims He’s The Victim, Not 13-Year-Old

  22-01-2016 06:00
  
  By Rick SallingerDENVER (CBS4)– Federal authorities estimate there could be up to 2,000 child sex trafficking victims in Colorado and Wyoming, each of whom can make as much as $100,000 for a pimp.
  In Colorado, the FBI’s Innocence Lost task force recently pointed to one man, Alex Brown as an example of why human trafficking must be stopped. CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger found him in jail and spoke to him and one of his victims.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Was he your pimp?” Sallinge
  
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• AFC Championship Game: Scenario Set Up When Pats Lost To Broncos

  22-01-2016 04:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The reason the Denver Broncos are hosting the New England Patriots for the AFC Championship Game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday is because Denver beat New England back in November.At least according to USA Today NFL Columnist Jarrett Bell. He talked to CBS4’s Gary Miller about the matchup and some of the Broncos biggest challenges and strengths.“Everybody who is looking at this game is still looking at it as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, here we go
  
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• Search Underway For Hiker In Rocky Mountain National Park

  22-01-2016 04:46
  
  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Rocky Mountain National Park rangers are searching for a hiker who was reported overdue from a mountaineering trek in the area of Longs Peak.
  Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says 58-year-old Ronald Webber, of Maitland, Florida, reportedly started his hike from the Longs Peak trailhead Tuesday morning and had not returned to his car by Thursday. It’s unclear where he was headed, and he was not prepared to spend the night.
  The area has experie
  
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• Burned Cat Finds Forever Home With Burn Survivor

  22-01-2016 03:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A badly burned cat that spent months in recovery has found a forever family with a human burn survivor.Phoenix the cat has been adopted by a woman named Gloria. When she was 16 years old, she was in a household accident that left her face, neck and hands seriously burned. (credit: Denver Dumb Friends League)
  When Gloria heard about Phoenix’s story, she considered adopting her after her daughter and friends encouraged her. That’s when Gloria went to the Dumb Frien
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 1/21/16

  22-01-2016 03:32
  
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• Sources: Home Destroyed By Fire Was Marijuana Grow House

  22-01-2016 03:18
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  LARKSPUR, Colo. (CBS4)– Numerous sources have confirmed that the home on Winged Foot Court in Larkspur, destroyed in a spectacular fire Wednesday, was being used as a marijuana grow house. Investigators are checking out similarities with some major busts that occurred last year in this state.
  Dozens of plants were found inside. That doesn’t necessarily indicate that it was an illegal activity
  CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger checked electricity bills for the home an
  
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• Broncos Fans Get Ready For AFC Championship Game With Orange Friday

  22-01-2016 03:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver Broncos fans will cheer on their favorite team as they get ready for the AFC Championship game with a big rally for Orange Friday.
  Thousands of fans will gather for the Broncos Country Playoffs Rally on Larimer Street in downtown Denver starting at noon Friday.
  In addition to thousands of fans cheering in orange and blue, the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders, Miles the Mascot, Thunder and The Stampede drumline will be there.Fans will also have the opportunity to take photo
  
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• Dry For Broncos Kickoff, Weather Changes Through The Game

  22-01-2016 02:02
  
  By Justin McHeffey
  The Broncos game coincidentally falls on the most active day of our weather forecast. To follow up on a story written by my colleague Chris Spears, I’ll update Sunday’s expected snow chances in Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  Snow totals amounted to 2″ the last time Denver hosted the Patriots. So what about the 2016 AFC Championship game?Taking a look at the big picture, the upper level pattern will bring Denver two days of very warm temperatures and lots of
  
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• Elway Calls Kubiak His Equal Not His Employee

  22-01-2016 01:30
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway is adamant that Gary Kubiak was never his understudy during their playing days together and certainly isn’t his underling now.
  “I’ve looked at it the whole time — even when I was the starter, Gary and I were equals,” Elway said Thursday. “Gary and I, we’ve been friends, but even when he came back here — even though I am really his boss — I look at it as equal in the fact that we both have responsibilit
  
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• No Charges In Marshall Jail Death

  22-01-2016 01:24
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey ruled Thursday there would be no criminal charges against six Denver Sheriff’s deputies in relation to the death of inmate Michael Marshall last November.
  “The force that we saw was not unreasonable in light of the situation the sheriffs were in,” said Morrissey.
  Michael Marshall (credit: Denver Sheriff)
  Marshall, who had been jailed on minor charges, had been arrested Nov. 7. He suffered from mental i
  
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• Woman Who Makes Custom Jerseys Made One Broncos Jersey That Made Her Cry

  22-01-2016 01:00
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – After years behind bars, the mother of Demaryius Thomas finally got to see her son play in person on Sunday.
  Katina Smith was released from a federal prison in Florida last summer when President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 non-violent drug offenders. After her release from a Georgia halfway house in November, Smith had a 60-day travel restriction, so she was unable to attend any games during the season.
  (credit: @Marquaybaul/Twitter)
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• Thief Caught On Surveillance Breaking Into Church In Southwest Denver

  22-01-2016 00:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police want to find the thief who broke into a church in southwest Denver.
  According to police, on Jan. 11 at 2 a.m. the suspect was caught on surveillance breaking into the Forefront Church located in the 2100 block of South Patton Court by breaking a window.
  Images of the suspect (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The church told CBS4 the thief stole several hundred dollars from a cash box.
  Additional Information From The Denver Police DepartmentRemain anonymous and earn
  
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• Arvada Police Search For 7-Eleven Robber

  22-01-2016 00:43
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Arvada are searching for a man who robbed a 7-Eleven with a shotgun.
  Police say the man walked into the convenience store at 58th and Wadsworth in Arvada on Dec. 23, 2015 with a shotgun. He demanded money from the clerk and then ran away.
  The man is described as a white male with a pale complexion, 18-30 years old, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9 with a skinny build weighing approximately 130-160 pounds. He has blue eyes and a deep voice.
  Anyone with information about
  
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• For The First Time In 8 Years, Drop Out Rate Increases In Colorado

  22-01-2016 00:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The high school drop out rate across Colorado increased last year for the first time in eight years.The dropout rate statewide increased from 2.4 to 2.5 percent but Colorado’s on time graduation rate remained the same.At Denver Public Schools the on time graduation rate increased two percent to 65 percent, which means 127 additional students graduated on time.
  
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• New Boss Wants To Keep State Fair In Pueblo

  22-01-2016 00:17
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4)– The future of the Colorado State Fair may not be changing. The new boss wants to keep the fair in Pueblo.Some state lawmakers had discussed the possibility of moving the State Fair out of Pueblo and into a more populous area of Colorado if it wanted to stay profitable.Sarah Cummings began her position as the general manager of the State Fair on Wednesday. She believes the grounds in Pueblo are perfect for the fair. (credit: CBS)
  “It seems to me that the Colorado
  
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