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• Elway: ‘Peyton Was Everything That We Thought’

  06-03-2016 23:57
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Peyton Manning officially decided to ride off into the sunset, informing the Denver Broncos on Sunday that he will retire.
  The announcement came four weeks to the day after winning the second Super Bowl title of his 18-year NFL career, and will clear $19 million in salary cap room for the Broncos. Manning spent the past four seasons with Denver after 14 with the Indianapolis Colts, and is almost certain to inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame when
  
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• Broncos Offer 3-Year Contract To Osweiler

  06-03-2016 23:42
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos reportedly have offered quarterback Brock Osweiler a three-year contract worth more than $45 million as the clock continues to count down toward the free agency deadline next week.
  The Denver Post reported the Broncos’ offer to Osweiler was more than $12 million a year.
  According to the Denver Post, the Broncos have made a competitive offer likely to be more than Los Angeles Rams quarterback Nick Foles’ $12.27 million per se
  
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• Boulder’s Sense Of Itself Challenged By Homeless Youth Plan

  06-03-2016 23:23
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – A compact college community of 100,000, Boulder has an image of being liberal and generous. Visitors stroll by shops selling hipster outdoor wear and ads for yoga classes. Neat, Victorian homes exude charm. But for all of its ambiance, a homelessness problem mirrors those of bigger, grittier urban centers.
  A proposal to build a three-story complex to provide long-term housing and services for young people struggling to find shelter is challenging Boulder’s sense
  
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• Reaction To Peyton Manning’s Retirement

  06-03-2016 22:54
  
  (AP) – Five-time MVP and two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning is retiring from the NFL. Reaction to his retirement follows:
  NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
  “Peyton Manning’s extraordinary career was driven by his talent, an incredible work ethic and an unwavering desire to be the best and ended so perfectly for him with a Super Bowl victory. Peyton’s competitive fire and love of the game made him a legendary player who thrilled fans for a generation. He has served a
  
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• Remembering Nancy Reagan's brief Hollywood career

  06-03-2016 22:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Nancy Reagan became a fixture in the national consciousness and on home television sets, the late first lady also shared the big screen with the likes of Barbara Stanwyck, Ava Gardner, Glenn Ford and Ray Milland in her short career as a Hollywood actress in the post-war era.
  
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• Column: ‘Peyton’s Place’ Moves From Center Stage To Sideline

  06-03-2016 22:34
  
  (AP) – He’s called his last “Omaha!”
  Humbled by age and confronted with a script even he couldn’t flip, Peyton Manning called it a career some two weeks shy of 40.
  A chronically sore throwing shoulder and some deep bruises to his reputation recently – one, a sexual harassment claim dating back to his college days; the second, allegations he used human growth hormone during his lost 2011 season – may have affected the timing. It probably didn’t hurt
  
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• Horse Put Down After Accident At Annual Skijoring Event In Leadville

  06-03-2016 22:14
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – As thousands of spectators watched a skijoring team participating in the annual event in Leadville Saturday wrecked.
  According to witnesses and race organizers, the rider and skier were not injured but the horse was severely hurt and had to be put down.
  Organizers suspended the event Saturday following the incident but say it will resume Sunday.
  CBS4 has heard from several of people on social media asking about animal safety during the event. CBS4
  
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• Peyton Manning’s 18-Year NFL Career Filled With Highlights

  06-03-2016 21:55
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning’s resume is stocked with dozens of records, one-of-a-kind performances and enough highlights to make a Netflix series worthy of binge-watching.
  A month after basking in the glow of his second Super Bowl championship and a parade through downtown Denver attended by more than a million Broncos fans, the five-time MVP is retiring.
  “Congratulations Peyton, on an incredible career,” Tom Brady tweeted Sunday. “You changed the game fo
  
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• Alcohol, Drugs Suspected After Car Plows Into Home

  06-03-2016 21:48
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Alcohol and drugs are suspected after a driver slammed into a home in Littleton.
  The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. on Saturday in the 7900 block South Clayton Circle.
  Nobody in the home was hurt but the 28-year-old female driver went to the hospital with minor injuries.
  The driver’s name hasn’t been released.
  
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• Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California [PHOTOS]

  06-03-2016 21:41
  
  Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease
  
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• Colorado State Patrol investigates fatal I-25 motorcycle crash

  06-03-2016 20:34
  
  Colorado State Patrol officials are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash on the northbound side of Interstate 25 near Castle Pines.
  
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• Broncos fans on Peyton Manning's retirement: "I'm going to miss him"

  06-03-2016 20:10
  
  Sunday wasan emotional day for Denver Broncos fans. At a Sports Fan store on Denver's 16th Street Mall, two diehards were doing their best to cope with the news that Peyton Manning will retire.
  
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• Convicted kidnapper helps Texas investigators dig for bodies

  06-03-2016 19:46
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators looking for the body of a missing 17-year-old girl near Houston are being helped by a man who is connected to that death and to a University of North Texas student who's been missing since 1997.
  
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• Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies At 94

  06-03-2016 19:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease — has died. She was 94.
  The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, assistant Allison Borio told The Associated Press.
  Her best-known project as first lady was the “Just Say No” campaign t
  
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• Forecast: Rain, snow could return to Denver area on Monday

  06-03-2016 18:12
  
  Forecasters advise mountain travelers to be on the lookout for rain and snow Sunday."People coming down from the mountains should be aware of road conditions," said Kari Bowen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.
  
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• How Boulder, a developer and Google helped create housing for hundreds

  06-03-2016 17:44
  
  When Boulder's Element Properties went shopping for a banker in the summer of 2014, it found insteada non-banker: Google.
  
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• Smokers face fines up to $300 in new rules for Boulder County open space

  06-03-2016 17:14
  
  Anyone caught smoking anywhere on Boulder County's parks or open space lands could face a $75 fine, under a proposed regulation up for the Board of County Commissioners' consideration Tuesday.
  
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• Peyton Manning Is Retiring A Champion

  06-03-2016 16:59
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He’s retiring a champion.
  A month after Denver’s triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed John Elway he’s going to follow his lead and ride off into that orange sunset just like the Broncos’ boss did 17 years ago after winning his second Super Bowl.
  Just shy of 40, Manning will forgo $19 million and a 19th season in the NFL, where he served as both a
  
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• Grin and rate it: Research uses emojis for school lunches

  06-03-2016 16:51
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The smiling, blissful and confused-looking emojis dotting the electronic landscape may hold the key to ferreting out grade-school children's true feelings about foods, Kansas researchers say, and could help schools across the nation cut down on lunchroom food waste.
  
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• Peyton Manning To Announce Retirement On Monday Morning

  06-03-2016 15:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will announce on Monday that Super Bowl 50 was his last game as a professional football player.
  The announcement will be made at the Broncos headquarters in Englewood at 11 a.m., the Denver Broncos revealed Sunday morning.
  Manning is a shoe-in for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He played his entire career for two teams — the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Bronco
  
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• Replica of mural, mill's glory days moves into museum

  06-03-2016 15:21
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Objects may be larger than they appear. Take Cynthia Ramu's 7-by-11-foot mural on an interior wall of the Pueblo Heritage Museum.
  
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• Rockies Sign OF Raburn To Minor-League Deal

  06-03-2016 08:31
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Colorado Rockies and outfielder Ryan Raburn agreed to a minor-league contract on Friday.
  The right-handed hitting Raburn is slated to make $1.5 million if he makes the major-league roster by March 28.
  Raburn, who turns 35 next month, batted .301 with eight homers and 29 RBIs for the Cleveland Indians last season. He became a free agent when Cleveland declined to pick up a $3 million option.
  Raburn has a .256 career batting average in parts of 10 big-league
  
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• Rockes Sign OF Raburn To Minor-League Deal

  06-03-2016 08:31
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Colorado Rockies and outfielder Ryan Raburn agreed to a minor-league contract on Friday.
  The right-handed hitting Raburn is slated to make $1.5 million if he makes the major-league roster by March 28.
  Raburn, who turns 35 next month, batted .301 with eight homers and 29 RBIs for the Cleveland Indians last season. He became a free agent when Cleveland declined to pick up a $3 million option.
  Raburn has a .256 career batting average in parts of 10 big-league
  
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• No. 13 Utah Rallies For 57-55 Win Over Colorado

  06-03-2016 08:14
  
  Utah's defense smothered the Buffaloes down the stretch to help the No. 13 Utes rally for a 57-55 victory.
  
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• Colorado considering change to presidential primary after 2016 caucus uproar

  06-03-2016 06:44
  
  Hundreds of Democratswere left in the cold. Thousands of Republicansdidn't get to vote.
  
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• Teams face off in Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

  06-03-2016 06:21
  
  In a room illuminated by the glow of eight laptops, a sudden and swift breach of cybersecurity sent a team of computer scientists spinning into action on Saturday.
  
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• Man shot at Westminster home, suspects still at large

  06-03-2016 05:48
  
  Police are investigating a shooting at a Westminster home that left one man injured on Saturday.
  
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• Colorado’s Rocky Mountains Record Lowest Feb. Precip In Over Three Decades

  06-03-2016 04:50
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Many in Colorado are asking what happened to the snow after a very wet period between November and January.
  December 2015 brought very heavy snow to the mountains of Colorado. In fact, 52 inches fell in two days at Trout Lake near Telluride (credit: Casey Smith)
  According to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service the state recorded its lowest February precipitation in more than 30 years.
  Statewide only 56% of the normal snowfall was measured by the S
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 3/5/16

  06-03-2016 03:43
  
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• Injured backcountry skier rescued near Telluride

  06-03-2016 01:18
  
  A 23-year-old backcountry skier was rescued on Saturday after tumbling down a narrow shoot near Telluride.
  
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• Denver Fire Department cleans up concentrated laundry chemical spill

  06-03-2016 01:09
  
  The Denver Fire Department responded to a chemical spill at a laundry room onQuebec Street Saturday afternoon, according to a series of tweets from the fire department.
  
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• Proposed Bill Aims To Protect Homeowners From Fracking Damage

  06-03-2016 01:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A bill proposed at the state Capitol aims to protect homeowners from damage caused by fracking. This comes after Colorado approved dozens of wells to be drilled in residential areas of Adams County.Rep. Joseph Salazar, a Democrat representing Thornton, wrote the bill. He said it would make energy companies compensate homeowners for any damage that occurs while drilling on their property. It would even hold them liable for any injuries and earthquakes.Stacy Lambright, a longt
  
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• Girls & Science Encourages Next Generation Of Scientists

  06-03-2016 01:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of young girls and their families came out to CBS4’s Girls & Science at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The fair featured nearly 30 club houses where visitors could learn about various STEAM careers, that’s science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
  “Can I ask you what your favorite part of today was so far?” CBS4’s Lauren Whitney asked one young girl.
  “My favorite part of today was getting to walk arou
  
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• Gillon Leads Colorado State Past Air Force 87-73

  06-03-2016 00:50
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — John Gillon scored 11 of his 22 points during a pivotal second-half run and Colorado State beat Air Force 87-73 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
  Gillon hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points during a 23-2 run that put the Rams (16-15, 8-10 Mountain West) up 54-39 with 10 minutes remaining.
  The Falcons (14-17, 5-13) made two 3-pointers to end the run but the Rams immediately went back up by double figures for good.
  Air Force led 25-22 at halftime after C
  
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• Westminster Mayor Asks For Help To Rebuild Buddhist Temple

  06-03-2016 00:48
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– The mayor of Westminster is asking for help to rebuild a Buddhist temple that burned more than four years ago.Mayor Herb Atchison sent out an email to all Westminster residents asking them to help preserve the group’s culture.Members have had a tough time rebuilding the Lao Buddhist Temple because insurance won’t cover the cost of rebuilding. A 77-year-old senior monk was injured in the fire.
  
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• Judge Works To Set New Trial Date For Michael Blagg

  06-03-2016 00:40
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Two judges work together to set a new trial date for Michael Blagg, the man originally convicted in the murder of his wife, Jennifer Blagg. The new trial will take place in Jefferson County.
  A judge from Jefferson County and a judge from Mesa County are working together to move the case forward.This will be the second murder trial for Blagg who was convicted in 2004 of killing his wife Jennifer Blagg in 2001 while she slept.
  His conviction was thrown out in
  
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• Man's body discovered floating in Lakewood's Main Reservoir

  06-03-2016 00:38
  
  Several fishermen discovered a man's body floating in the water next to a dock at Main Reservoir in Lakewood Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Suspect Stole Donation Jars From 7-Elevens

  06-03-2016 00:30
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Parker and Lone Tree along with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help in catching the person who stole donations in a jar at multiple 7-Eleven stores.The donation jars were collecting money for the charity Feeding America. The jars sat on the counters at four different 7-Eleven locations.The first theft occurred on Feb. 16 about 9:30 p.m. at the convenience store located at 8750 Yosemite Street in Lone Tree. The second was about 9 p.m
  
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• Avs Lose To Predators On Home Ice

  06-03-2016 00:28
  
  James Neal and Mike Fisher scored in the third period, and the surging Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday.
  
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