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• Brush Fire Breaks Out In Elbert County

  12-03-2016 23:24
  
  ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Numerous departments responded to a brush fire in Elbert County Saturday afternoon.
  Elbert County Sheriff’s Office said the grass fire started near the Ben Lomond Gun Club on County Road 105 in Ramah.
  It began at approximately 1 p.m. and as of 2:15 had grown to 300 to 500 acres in size. Several structures were threatened, and one, an unoccupied bar, was lost.
  The fire was 85% contained as of 2:55 p.m., but fire was visible as of 3:10 p.m.
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• DeMarcus Ware returns on pay cut

  12-03-2016 22:42
  
  KUSA—For all the upheaval the Denver Broncos endured the past six days, let us not forget the No. 1 strength of their team and therefore the leading cause for their Super Bowl title.
          
  
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• I-70 Temporarily Shut Down After Car, Trailer Catch Fire

  12-03-2016 22:11
  
  BAKERVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A car and trailer caught fire on Interstate 70 Saturday afternoon.
  Clear Creek Fire Authority received the call at 9:15 a.m. for a smoking pickup truck.
  By the time crews arrived on scene, near Mile Marker 219 outside Bakerville, the truck was fully involved and the camper was catching fire. Both are a total loss.
  (credit: Ian Umar)
  The truck was pulled off in the chain-up lane, but westbound I-70 was shut down to protect firefighters and travelers
  
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• Progress Made On I-25 Expansion In Douglas County

  12-03-2016 21:53
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Major progress can be seen on the Interstate 25 Lincoln widening project.
  The work added one lane in each direction on the interstate, and crews are still putting on the final touches.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation said drivers are already seeing travel time improvements.
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• Officers Cleared In January Shooting Near Motel

  12-03-2016 21:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two Denver police officers will not face criminal charges in connection to a deadly shooting.
  In January, 32-year-old Ramone Lonergan was shot and killed in the parking lot of a hotel near Zuni Street and Speer Boulevard.
  Officers were investigating a stolen vehicle when they say Lonergan pointed a gun at them.
  Denver’s District Attorney ruled Thursday that the shooting was justified, clearing the officers of any wrong doing.
  
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• Ground Broken On New DPS Charter School

  12-03-2016 21:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Public Schools is celebrating the groundbreaking of a new facility for a charter school.
  The new Roots Elementary Charter School will be located at Holly Square in northeast Park Hill.
  Denver mayor Michael Hancock was at Thursday’s groundbreaking, where he praised Roots Elementary for its unique teaching style that focuses on individualized learning.
  “What makes Roots unique of course is the cutting edge of personalized training that it brings about.
  
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• Police Search For Suspects In Identity Thefts

  12-03-2016 21:15
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for two women accused of stealing people’s identities in Louisville.
  They were caught on surveillance camera, first at an Albertsons in Louisville and then at a Safeway in Boulder.
  They got away in a vehicle caught on camera.
  Anyone with information or who recognizes the car should contact police.
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• Spring Breakers About To Fill Resorts In The High Country

  12-03-2016 21:08
  
  VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – Despite an unusually dry February and a warm start to March, resorts in Colorado’s high country are preparing to welcome large crowds for spring break season.
  Some have already begun showing up, and were greeted Thursday with sunshine and near 60 degree weather.
  “A little warmer than I expected, it’s little slushy at the bottom here but once you get up the mountain it’s pretty nice,” said one skier at Vail.
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• Dine & Dash Leads To Arrest For Child Pornography

  12-03-2016 20:42
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A man in Boulder who dined and dashed out of a restaurant to avoid the bill has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a child.
  The former manager at the Boulder restaurant said a customer skipped out on a $37 bill. But the customer left his cell phone on a table, and when staff turned the phone on to try and see who it belonged, they stumbled into a more serious crime.
  According to the police report, investigators found 267 images of child pornography
  
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• Drunk Driver Sentenced To 10 Years For Killing Cyclist On Lookout Mountain

  12-03-2016 20:21
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The man charged with hitting and killing a bicyclist on Lookout Mountain while intoxicated has been sentenced to prison.
  In court on Friday afternoon, it may have been the victim’s 8-year-old son who said it best.
  Owen, too short to see over the podium, stood on a chair while a letter he wrote to the court was read by his uncle.
  “I miss my dad in big and small ways. I miss guy’s night, now Tuesdays are just boring and extra sad.&rdquo
  
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• Douglas Bruce Sentenced To 2 Years For Probation Violation

  12-03-2016 19:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Former State Representative Douglas Bruce will spend two years in prison for violating his probation.
  Bruce was convicted in 2012 of tax evasion and trying to influence a public servant.
  A Denver judge ruled he violated probation by not disclosing his financial dealings.
  Bruce continues to claim he’s innocent, and says he’s been targeted by the government because of his role in passing the taxpayer’s bill of rights.
  
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• Denver To Host Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Competition

  12-03-2016 19:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The U.S. Department of Energy has announced Denver as the next location for their biennial Solar Decathlon Competition.
  The Mile High City won the bid to host the event where college students compete to design, build, and operate affordable solar powered houses.
  Over the next 18 months, 16 teams will raise funds, design and build their 800-square foot and 100% solar-powered houses, then transport to Denver.
  Teams from across the country and the world will compete
  
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• Suicide Prevention Training Could Reduce Rate By 80%

  12-03-2016 19:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Lawmakers are pushing to bring a potentially life-saving training program to Colorado.
  The state has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, which is why lawmakers set up a commission two years ago to recommend changes. The most sweeping recommendation is now the subject of a bill making its way through the legislature.
  Linda White and Susan Marine share a bond no mother should have to — both have lost children to suicide.
  “I’m the mother of
  
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• Spring Forward, Feel Groggy. The Bad… And Surprisingly Good About Changing The Clock

  12-03-2016 18:53
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -The catchphrase is “Fall back, Spring ahead.” But for many of us, the loss of a single valuable hour of sleep means “Spring ahead, feel lousy.”This is truly one of my most disliked nights of the year. Sure, it’s only an hour that gets lost, but stolen seconds spell grogginess and the extra need for a nap in the week to come.And it’s not only the brain fog that sets in. Several studies show even a one hour clock adjustment in the wrong
  
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• IRS Scam Bilks Coloradans Out Of Hundreds Of Thousands

  12-03-2016 18:45
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – As tax season arrives, federal authorities are warning of phone scams in which callers impersonate IRS agents.
  CBS4 investigator Rick Sallinger received one such call.
  “My name is Devon Layton, I am calling about an enforcement action executed by the U.S. Treasury intending your serious attention.”
  The voice claimed Sallinger owed money and could face arrest. This is one of a million such phony IRS calls reported.
  “Are you reall
  
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• Fetal Procedure At Rocky Mountain Hospital For Children Successfully Saves Twins

  12-03-2016 17:30
  
  By Jamie Leary
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday was one for the books at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children. For over a year, doctors have been prepping to perform a rare fetal procedure for a disease called Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. This week, two sets of twins were born at RMHC who received the procedure in-house. Health officials say all four babies are doing exceptionally well.
  While TTTS is rare, it is a serious progressive disease of the placenta in which one identical twin &ld
  
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• 2nd Suspect In Fatal Westminster Crash Arrested

  12-03-2016 06:56
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Westminster have arrested a 19-year-old man who escaped earlier this week after he and another man allegedly stole a pickup truck and caused a fatal crash as they were trying to drive away from officers.
  Ignacio Paul Daigle (credit: Westminster Police)
  Ignacio Paul Daigle was arrested on Friday evening.
  The incident happened on Tuesday evening and killed Jessica Holman, 33, of Thornton. Holman had been with family members and was driving to buy dinner
  
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• Video Shows Suspected Burglar Trying To Kick In A Door

  12-03-2016 06:33
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Lakewood police are trying to track down a suspected burglar who is seen trying to kick down a door in a surveillance video.
  The man is suspected of breaking into three different businesses on March 2.
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  The video is from a store near 17th and Kipling. In it, the man kicks at the door in two different ways. He appears to be a somewhat tall white male.
  Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call Crimestoppers at (720) 913-STOP.
  
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• Baby Gets Head Shaved In First-Ever Haircut At St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser

  12-03-2016 06:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A baby was among those who got their St. Patrick’s Day celebrations started on Friday with a haircut.
  Steele, sporting a green mohawk, and his father went bald to raise money and awareness for the need for childhood cancer research.(credit: CBS)
  The St. Baldrick’s Foundation in Denver has raised nearly $3 million since 2002. All the money goes to find research to find cures for childhood cancer.
  “We’ve been doing this for four years now and my husban
  
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• Man Gets 10 Years For DUI Crash That Killed Bicyclist

  12-03-2016 05:50
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A 20-year-old man who was driving drunk when he hit and killed a father who was riding his bicycle on Lookout Mountain Road near Golden has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
  Zachary Strnad, of Aurora, was sentenced Friday for the Aug. 21 crash that killed 38-year-old Thomas Flanagan, of Golden. Strnad previously pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and DUI.
  Tom Flanagan with his son (credit: GoFundMe.com)
  Investigators said after the crash that Strnad passed at lea
  
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• How To Report IRS Phone Scams

  12-03-2016 05:39
  To report IRS phone scams, call (800) 366-4484 or visit tigta.gov, the website of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
  
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• Second Suspect In Fatal Westminster Crash Arrested

  12-03-2016 05:16
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Westminster have arrested a 19-year-old man who escaped earlier this week after he and another man allegedly stole a pickup truck and caused a fatal crash as they were trying to drive away from officers.
  Ignacio Paul Daigle was arrested on Friday evening.
  The incident happened on Tuesday evening and killed Jessica Holman, 33, of Thornton. Holman had been with family members and was driving to buy dinner when she was struck and killed.
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  12-03-2016 03:56
  
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• CBI: Man Was Shot, Killed As He Accelerated Toward Troopers

  12-03-2016 02:10
  
  COLORADO CITY, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed at a gas station in southern Pueblo County as he accelerated toward state troopers in a stolen vehicle.
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says troopers pulled the man and his female passenger over near a gas station in Colorado City on Thursday night. The man, whose name has not been released, fled on foot and stole a nearby vehicle.
  Troopers with the Colorado State Patrol say the man was shot as he drove toward them.
  
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• Coloradoans Get Tax Refunds, Delays

  12-03-2016 02:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) Colorado taxpayers can expect to get at least a little bit of money back this year, but the refunds could be delayed by security measures.
  In the basement of the Colorado Department of Revenue, a machine processes refund checks at a rate of 6,000-an-hour. This year it’s taking longer for some returns to get the check processing stage.
  “We are ensuring that tax refunds claimed here at the Colorado Department of Revenue, state tax dollars are going to the right person,&rd
  
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• Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Cancels Rally

  12-03-2016 01:45
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled one of his signature rallies on Friday, calling off the event in Chicago due to safety concerns after protesters packed the arena where it was to take place.
  The announcement the billionaire businessman would postpone the rally until another day led a large portion of the crowd inside the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion to break out into raucous cheers. Many rushed onto the floor, jumping up and down with the
  
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• Broncos acquire QB Mark Sanchez

  12-03-2016 01:18
  
  The Denver Broncos have acquired Mark Sanchez from the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional draft pick.       
  
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• Visitors To Denver’s 16th Street Mall ‘Sound Off’ About Daylight Saving Time

  12-03-2016 01:01
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Love it or hate it, get ready to set your clocks forward one hour this weekend.
  Sunday marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time for most of the United States.
  We visited Denver’s 16th Street Mall during Friday’s lunch hour to see how people feel about it.
  (credit: CBS4/Colorado’s Weather Center)
  “I kind of like the switch because it’s one of those indications that things are changing. I need to buy some shorts and put the puff
  
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• NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Hangs Up His Spacesuit, Retires

  12-03-2016 01:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than two weeks after returning to Earth after nearly a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly is hanging up his spacesuit.
  NASA announced Kelly’s retirement Friday, which begins April 1. The 52-year-old Kelly holds the American record for most time in space: 520 days over four missions.
  Kelly spent 340 days in orbit on the International Space Station to see how the human body holds up for long periods of time in space. His results are being compared to his twin b
  
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• Police Release Photos Showing Thieves Stealing Rifles

  12-03-2016 00:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver have released more information about their investigation into the theft of rifles from Bass Pro Shops on Thursday.
  Police responded to The Shops At Northfield Stapleton in Denver when an alarm went off just after 2:30 a.m. A door was smashed in by two suspects, who got away.
  Police now say the suspects are believed to be white or Hispanic males who were wearing large backpacks. A tall suspect was wearing green camouflage pants. They may be associated with a
  
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