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• Lawyer In Title IX Case Says Focus Is UT, Not Peyton Manning

  16-02-2016 23:58
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The lawyer for six women suing the University of Tennessee on its handling of sexual assault complaints by student-athletes is focused on the school’s systemic problems he believes exist and is surprised at the attention the complaint’s brief mention of Peyton Manning generated.
  “It’s certainly unanticipated,” attorney David Randolph Smith said.
  Smith said he included events from the last two decades – one involved Manning in 1996
  
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• Woman Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter, Faces 48 Years In Prison

  16-02-2016 23:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of her 2-month-old daughter.
  According to Lynn Kimbrough with the district attorney’s office, Kelsy Newell-Skinner, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
  Kelsy Newell-Skinner (credit: Denver District Attorney’s Office)
  “In exchange for her guilty plea, charges of first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death were dismissed,” Kimbrough said in a statement.
  Natalee Hurst-Skinner died on Jul
  
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• Prosecutors Say Accused ‘Scream’ Robbers Linked To Crimes Through DNA

  16-02-2016 23:31
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Three men suspected in violent bank robberies and a crime spree appeared in court on Tuesday. The thieves became known as the “Scream” robbers for the masks they wore.
  Police arrested Tyrone Richardson, and Miguel Sanders in November. Myloh Mason Made it on to the FBI’s Most Wanted List before he was caught last month. They all face dozens of charges, including robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder.
  (credit CBS)
  Bank surveillance video shows mask
  
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• Workers Say Luxury Vail Resort Allowed Sexual Harassment

  16-02-2016 23:27
  
  DENVER (AP) – Mexican workers at a luxury condo association in Vail say a manager sexually harassed and threatened them for months before they finally mustered the courage to inform higher-ups at the timeshare in the wealthy ski resort town. But instead of addressing the problem, a leader at the resort company took no action against the manager, told the workers they could quit if they didn’t like it, and allowed the abuse to worsen, the workers said.
  “The trauma of going to wo
  
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• Affidavit: Teen Tried Shooting Self Before Deputy In Grand Junction

  16-02-2016 23:18
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) – Court documents say a teenager charged with killing a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy told investigators he tried to shoot himself before turning the gun on the officer.
  Austin Holzer (credit: Mesa County Sheriff)
  The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports 17-year-old Austin Patrick Holzer’s statement to police was in an arrest warrant affidavit released Tuesday.
  Holzer is charged with murder and other counts in the Feb. 8 shooting death of Me
  
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• Hickenlooper, Coffman Honor Slain Colorado Deputy

  16-02-2016 23:11
  
  DENVER (AP) – The honor and support shown at the funeral of a slain Colorado sheriff’s deputy shows overwhelming public support for the jobs police officers do.
  That’s the message delivered Tuesday to law enforcement officers at the state capitol by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman.
  (credit: CBS)
  Officers from around the country attended Monday’s funeral for Derek Geer, a Mesa County deputy who was shot Feb. 8 trying to det
  
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• Truck Driver Sees Car In Front Of Him Disappear Before Hitting Rock Slide Boulder

  16-02-2016 23:03
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – A rock slide in a deep and narrow canyon has indefinitely closed Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs, forcing drivers on a 140-mile detour.
  A tractor-trailer rig was damaged, but no one was injured Monday night when the rocks tumbled onto I-70 about 125 miles east of the Utah border. The Colorado Department of Transportation shut down traffic in both directions along 24 miles of highway, from Glenwood Springs in the west to Gypsum in the east.
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• NBA 2nd-Half Snapshot: Nuggets Have Playoff Hopes

  16-02-2016 22:56
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Who would have thought a 22-32 team at the All-Star break would have realistic playoff hopes in the NBA’s Western Conference, but such is the case this season.
  An inspirational first half that included a winning record (10-9) since Jan. 6 contributed to that.
  Emmanuel Mudiay #0 of the Denver Nuggets handles the ball during the game against the Toronto Raptors on December 3, 2015 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Ron Turenne/
  
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• Man Arrested, Claims He’s The King Of Scotland

  16-02-2016 22:42
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who was arrested last week in Longmont in a possible DUI case told police he has diplomatic immunity because he is the king of Scotland.
  Nicholas James (credit: Longmont police)
  Nicholas James, 35, faces possible charges of DUI and drug possession in the the incident, which happened on Feb. 8. James allegedly was swerving when he driving down Main Street and when police tried to pull him over he didn’t do so until a mile further down the road. Police sa
  
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• It Could Take Until Friday To Clear Rock Slide On U.S. 550 Near Durango

  16-02-2016 22:33
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) – It’s taking longer than expected to clear a rock slide that occurred on U.S. Highway 550 near Durango over the weekend.
  According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, crews have been clearing rocks on the road approximately 10 miles south of Durango.
  (credit: CDOT)
  The rocks came down on around 4:45 a.m on Sunday.
  “It is estimated that about 70 dump truck loads (or 700 tons) of rock material will be hauled away,” CDOT said in a statem
  
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• Trash Fire Sends Up Plume Of Smoke In Denver

  16-02-2016 22:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A fire broke out at a recycling or trash yard early Tuesday afternoon and sent out a big plume of smoke.
  (credit: Denver Fire Department)
  The trash yard is located near 48th Avenue and Ivy Street, just north of Interstate 70 and west of the intersection with Interstate 270.
  (credit: CBS)
  The smoke could be seen from many miles away.
  Denver firefighters were responding to the blaze.
  
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• Gwen Stefani Steals a GRAMMYs Commercial Break for ‘Make Me Like You’ Video

  16-02-2016 21:43
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  Gwen Stefani launched her new video for “Make Me Like You,” in spectacular fashion last night during The GRAMMYs. But the video wasn’t just shown during the awards telecast. Rather than running many commercials throughout the evening, Target purchased one entire 4-minute commercial break in order to air an entire music video—live.
  From the look of the complex moving set, it appears as though it was quite a feat. Not only did they need everything to
  
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• Colorado Republican: Don’t Try To Block Obama On Court Appointment

  16-02-2016 21:03
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado state Sen. Bill Cadman, the top-ranking legislative Republican, said Tuesday the U.S. Senate should not try to stop President Barack Obama from nominating a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
  House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, the top-ranking Democrat, agreed but said that’s her personal opinion and it would be a waste of time for state lawmakers to weigh in on the matter.
  Senate president Cadman told reporters that he disagrees with Repu
  
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• Valor Christian QB Dylan McCaffrey Picks Michigan

  16-02-2016 20:57
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Dylan McCaffrey, a top-rated high school quarterback in the Class of 2017 and younger brother of 2015 Heisman Trophy finalist Christian McCaffrey, committed to Michigan over Stanford.
  Christian McCaffrey is a do-it-all running back at Stanford, which was Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh’s lost college coaching job before he left for the NFL. Harbaugh returned to Ann Arbor, where he was a quarterback, in 2015 and has immediately made waves in recruiting.
  
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• Former Swedish Hospital Tech Faces Federal Charges In Stolen Drug Case

  16-02-2016 20:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A former surgical technician suspected of stealing pain medication at a hospital in Englewood has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
  Rocky Allen (credit: CBS)
  Nearly 3,000 people were told they need to be tested for the HIV virus and hepatitis B and C after needles may have been switched at Swedish Medical Center by Rocky Allen.
  On Jan. 22 Allen allegedly removed a syringe containing Fentanyl Citrate from a workspace and replaced it with a similar syringe at the beginni
  
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• David Bowie’s Son Reacts To Lady Gaga’s GRAMMYs Tribute

  16-02-2016 20:27
  
  By Cedric Thornton, Radio.comWe know one person won’t be “Dancing In The Street” over Lady Gaga‘s David Bowie tribute at The GRAMMYs last night.
  Related: 58th Annual GRAMMYS Show Photos
  Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, wasn’t exactly flattered with Gaga’s performance. He took to Twitter to say, “”overexcited or irrational, typically as a result of infatuation or excessive enthusiasm; mentally confused.” Damn it! What
  
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• Large Pothole On East Iliff Avenue Causes Problems During Morning Commute

  16-02-2016 20:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – More potholes are causing problems on metro area streets like one at East Iliff Avenue and South Monaco Parkway.
  The pothole formed just in time for Tuesday morning’s rush hour.
  (credit: CBS)
  The warming and cooling cycle of temperatures take a toll on pavements but Denver Public Works says it’s no worse than usual.
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• Fire Weather Watch Issued Ahead Of Anticipated Record Warmth

  16-02-2016 19:48
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s a sign of how fast things have dried out on the southeast plains of Colorado.
  The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Thursday.
  Low relative humidity and temperatures in the mid 70s to lower 80s will combine with strong westerly winds to create prime conditions for wildfires to grow and spread quickly.
  RELATED: Spring Tease Will Challenge Thursday’s 86-Year-Old Record High In DenverThe watch is planned to go
  
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• MLB Spring Training Reporting Dates, Opening Games

  16-02-2016 19:11
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  Football season is over, the NBA and NHL are just getting into their second halves, which can mean only one thing. It’s time for spring training. That’s right baseball aficionados, your favorite team returns to the diamond this week. Now, granted the season is still a month plus away, but there is still plenty to get excited about. With that in mind, here’s when your favorite team reports to spring training, and when they play their opening spring training ga
  
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• CSU’s Rashard Higgins Among The NFL Combine Prospects To Watch

  16-02-2016 18:53
  
  (The Sports Xchange) – The 323 invited prospects who will travel to Indianapolis for the 2016 NFL Combine represent 323 different situations and game tapes. But for one week, February 24-29, they will all be evaluated in the same environment at Lucas Oil Stadium.
  The NFL Combine could be divided into four critical areas that NFL teams will focus on: agility drills, interviews, medical evaluations and verified measurements. And there are a number of prospects with a lot on the line dependin
  
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• Hagan: Coaching Buffaloes Running Backs Is A ‘Blessing’

  16-02-2016 17:43
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado Buffaloes head coach Mike MacIntyre has moved Darian Hagan back into a coaching role with the team.
  Hagan, the quarterback of the Buffaloes 1990 national team, was an assistant from 2005 to 2010 but took on an administrative role when MacIntyre came to Boulder.
  Hagan is now headed back to the sidelines as the running backs coach.
  “I’m really excited,” he told CBS4 on Monday. “It’s something I really love doing. I really love co
  
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• GRAMMY Wrap Up: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar Win Big

  16-02-2016 17:16
  
  By Brian Ives, Radio.comIf you combine actual GRAMMY trophies and social media buzz, hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar and country-turned-pop singer/songwriter Taylor Swift were the big winners of the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
  Lamar went into the night leading all nominees with 11 nominations, and took home five: Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (both for “Alright”), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (“These Walls”), Best Rap Album (To Pimp a Butterfly), and Best Music Vi
  
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• Spring Tease Will Challenge Thursday’s 86-Year-Old Record High In Denver

  16-02-2016 16:39
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It feels more like spring this week across most of Colorado and it will be even warmer over the next few days.
  Highs in Denver will soar to record levels on both Wednesday and Thursday.
  Feb. 17 – record high 72°F set in 1970Feb. 18 – record high 71° set in 1930Tuesday’s sunrise over Denver. (credit: CBS4/Colorado’s Weather Center)
  Right now it looks like Wednesday will be a close call but Thursday could beat the old record by a
  
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• Inmate Dies At Rio Blanco County Jail; Suicide Suspected

  16-02-2016 16:03
  
  MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — An investigation is underway after a 55-year-old inmate was found dead in her cell at the Rio Blanco County jail.
  The sheriff’s office says the inmate, whose name has not been released, was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday afternoon. She was booked into the jail Friday on a charge of violating a protection order.
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Rio Blanco County coroner are investigating.
  No other information has been released.
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• I-70 Closed In Glenwood Canyon Due To Rock Slides

  16-02-2016 15:56
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Interstate 70 is closed through Glenwood Canyon after two separate rock slides.
  The extended closure went into effect overnight after the second of the two slides.
  (credit: CDOT)
  The first slide happened during the day on Monday and only led to lane closures on the highway through the canyon.
  After the second slide officials shut down the highway in both directions from Dotsero to Glenwood Springs.
  Highway 50 and Highway 40 were suggested as alternative rou
  
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• Von Miller Admits Breaking Rule On Key Play In Super Bowl

  16-02-2016 15:45
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller got away with breaking the rules on a key play in Super Bowl 50.
  Speaking recently with Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, the Super Bowl MVP confessed that he illegally batted the ball toward the Panthers’ goal line after forcing a fourth-quarter fumble from Carolina quarterback Cam Newton. The Broncos recovered the ball, setting up the touchdown that sealed their win.
  “I was being held for a minute, so I c
  
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• Friends, Family Gather At Site Of Fatal Arvada Crash

  16-02-2016 06:37
  
  By Lauren DiSpiritoARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A mother is dead and her 15-year-old daughter has been hospitalized after the driver of a Jeep ran a red light and smashed into them in Arvada Sunday night.
  The crash occurred at the intersection of 80th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard just after 10 p.m. Police say two men in a Jeep ran a red light while heading south on Sheridan. They crashed into a 40-year-old Monica Zapata, who was driving a Chevy Malibu heading west on 80th.
  Zapata died instantly
  
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• Denver Housesitter Charged With Theft

  16-02-2016 06:00
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police have charged a young housesitter with theft after the family she was housesitting for returned home and said they found several thousand dollars worth of their belongings missing.
  “Someone was going through the house looting the place,” said Chad Burk, who rents a loft in lower downtown Denver.
  In December, Burk planned to take his wife and daughter on a vacation to Hawaii over the Christmas holidays. Needing someone to watch their h
  
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• Peyton Manning Faces Questions About His Credibility Once Again

  16-02-2016 05:58
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Peyton Manning is in the middle of a public relations crisis.
  The Broncos quarterback is referenced in a lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee claiming the school condones a “hostile sexual environment.”
  The lawsuit, filed by six women who left the school, references a 1996 case where Manning allegedly placed his genitals on the head of athletic trainer Jamie Naughright during an examination. The case was settled out of court.
  Peyton Man
  
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• Water Floods Into Boulder Homes After Pipe Bursts

  16-02-2016 05:44
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A water main break flooded a street and more than a dozen homes in north Boulder Monday afternoon.
  A city spokesperson said the 8-inch cast iron water main broke at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Norwood Avenue near Broadway. That’s about the same time homeowners in the area began calling police concerned about the amount of water rushing through the street.
  “It looked like a river,” said Cinda Graubard, who ca
  
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• What Exactly Does It Mean To Die Of ‘Natural Causes’?

  16-02-2016 05:19
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) – When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died this weekend at age 79, legal authorities in Texas announced that he died of “natural causes.” This official terminology was used by a local Justice of the Peace, who determined the cause of death as “natural” by phone, without actually seeing or examining his body.
  The Justice of the Peace, however, did interview people on the scene, as well as talk to Justice Scalia’s personal physicia
  
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• Switchblade Stabbing At Good Times Walk-Up Window Unsolved So Far

  16-02-2016 05:02
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police are looking for the suspect after a bizarre stabbing in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
  “It’s East Colfax and Cap Hill, anything can happen,” Kristopher Popovski told CBS4’s Tom Mustin. Popovski manages the Good Times restaurant, where the altercation happened.
  CBS4’s Tom Mustin interviews Kristopher Popovski. (credit: CBS)
  “It got heated up and someone ended up being stabbed in the eye with a switchblade,&r
  
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• Security Cameras Capture ‘Sophisticated’ Shoplifters In Action

  16-02-2016 04:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – More than a dozen security cameras couldn’t deter thieves from swiping a number of items from two different Colorado locations a high end clothing store.
  Police are investigating thefts over the weekend from the MAX Clothing Stores in Boulder and in Denver’s Cherry Creek North shopping district.
  MAX Denver (credit: CBS)
  Scott Seale, the co-owner of the business, said the theft at the Cherry Creek North store occurred just before 1 p.m. on Saturday and the theft
  
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• GRAMMYs 2016 Winner List

  16-02-2016 04:32
  
  Looking for a complete recap of all the 2016 GRAMMY award winners? Head over to Radio.com to check out their winner’s list with up to the minute updates!
  
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• Lawmaker Wants To Expand Bear Hunting Into The Summer

  16-02-2016 04:15
  
  By Shaun BoydDENVER (CBS4) – Hunters kill a thousand bears in Colorado a year on average, but one state lawmaker says if the hunting season was expanded it would decrease the number of bear encounters with humans.
  “The bears for whatever reason are getting more populace and are being more aggressive toward humans,” said Republican Rep. Yeulin Willett of Grand Junction.
  Rep. Yeulin Willett (credit: CBS)
  A new study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife finds an average of 875 conflicts
  
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• Cory Gardner: Pick a Supreme Court nominee the GOP wants, or punt

  16-02-2016 03:20
  
  U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said in a statement Monday that President Barack Obama should probably let the winner of the 2016 election pick who fills the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
  
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• The Latest: At 88 degrees, Grammy's red carpet is heating up

  16-02-2016 03:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 58th annual Grammy Awards being presented Monday in Los Angeles at Staples Center (all times local):6:10 p.
  
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• Police arrest four burglary suspects at northeast Denver home

  16-02-2016 03:08
  
  Police arrested fourburglary suspects at a Denver home Monday afternoon, including one who was found on the roof of the residence.
  
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• 5 Broncos Headed For Free Agency The Team Could Lose

  16-02-2016 03:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – With the NFL’s free agency period coming up, the Broncos clearly have a No. 1 priority = Von Miller.
  The Broncos will have to franchise tag the Super Bowl 50 MVP and will certainly have to award him a hefty long term deal. But what about the other players on the roster that are due to become free agents?
  Malik Jackson sacks Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. (credit: CBS)
  Broncos radio sideline reporter Andy Lindahl, a guest on the CBS4 Sports show All Access, said there
  
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• Third hospital that employed Colorado surgical tech to test patients

  16-02-2016 03:01
  
  A second Arizona hospital said Monday it will offer free HIV and hepatitis tests to surgical patients who may have been put at risk by a former surgical technologist alleged to have stolen drugs and swapped needles at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.
  
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• Taylor Swift wins early Grammy for '1989' album

  16-02-2016 02:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift kicked off the Grammy Awards with performance of her latest hit single, "Out of the Woods," while Kendrick Lamar collected his fifth trophy for the night.
  
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• Von Miller Continues Super Bowl Celebration At The GRAMMY Awards

  16-02-2016 02:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS4) – Von Miller, Broncos defensive player and Super Bowl MVP, continued his winning celebrations in Los Angeles for the GRAMMY Awards on Sunday.
  Von Miller attends The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for NARAS)
  He walked the red carpet with Anquan Boldin from the San Francisco 49ers, who won the 2015 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
  The two were also presenters
  
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• Broncos scout hired away by Tampa Bay

  16-02-2016 01:31
  
         
  
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• Manning's past comes back to haunt him

  16-02-2016 01:29
  
  At a time when discussion of Peyton Manning’s legacy following his second Super Bowl win should be about where he ranks among the all-time best quarterbacks, conversation instead has centered on an alleged incident that occurred 20 years ago.       
  
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• Flags ordered to half-staff in honor of Justice Antonin Scalia

  16-02-2016 00:50
  
  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Sunday ordered flags flown at half-staff on all public buildings statewide, in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was found dead on Saturday.
  
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• Slain Mesa County Deputy Remembered As Family Man

  16-02-2016 00:34
  
  GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – In one large photograph, a slain sheriff’s deputy wore his uniform. A picture across the altar at Monday’s funeral in western Colorado showed Derek Geer in casual clothes with his wife, 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter.
  They were images of a man committed to his family, job and community. Geer was shot earlier this month while trying to detain a suspect. He was kept on life support so that his organs could be donated and died two days after the Feb
  
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• La Loma Mexican Restaurant takes over Trinity Grille space near The Brown Palace

  16-02-2016 00:02
  
  La Loma Mexican Restaurant will soon bemoving into prime real estate,across the street from The Brown Palace in the former space of the Trinity Grille.
  
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