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• 2016 NCAA Tournament: The Best Selection Sunday Reactions

  13-03-2016 23:58
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  Each year on Selection Sunday dreams are made a reality for NCAA teams across the country while hopes are crushed for others as the official NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed. 
  From the bubble teams that just made the cut, to the teams that learned their seeding on Sunday night, to the teams that were on the outside looking in, we got some pretty fantastic reactions all around. Here were some of the best Selection Sunday reactions.
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• Man In Corrections Program Accused In Overdose Death In Summit County

  13-03-2016 23:53
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – An inmate in a Denver community corrections program allegedly took part in a drug overdose and cover up in Summit County, CBS4 has learned.
  William Walker Lancaster, 27, and Brandon Johnson face felony manslaughter charges in connection with the November 2015 death of Mark Largay, a victim of a fentanyl overdose.
  William Walker Lancaster (credit: Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
  According to newly obtained court documents, Lanc
  
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• 2016 NCAA Tournament Bracket Revealed

  13-03-2016 23:48
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The time is here, ladies and gentlemen. That most wonderful three weeks of the year when we all sit back and enjoy the buzzer beaters, upsets, shining stars, and overall shining moments of the NCAA Tournament. The Selection Committee has deliberated, the conference tournaments have been won, and the bracket has been revealed to the world. Enjoy and start planning your perfect strategy for filling out that perfect bracket. 
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• Buffs To Face UConn In 1st Round Of NCAA Tournament

  13-03-2016 23:18
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The University of Colorado Buffaloes landed a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play the University of Connecticut.
  The Buffs (22-11) will play the Huskies (24-10) on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
  The Buffs, who finished fifth in the Pac-12 regular season, will be heading back the Big Dance for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Head coach Tad Boyle has taken CU to the postseason in all of his six seasons with school.
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• Police Nab Robbery Suspect After Lengthy Search

  13-03-2016 22:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver have taken a robbery suspect who led them on a short chase Sunday afternoon into custody.
  According to police, officers attempted to arrest the robbery suspect who led them on a short pursuit that was called off due to safety concerns just after 2:30 p.m.
  #DPD #UPDATE The Robbery suspect mentioned in earlier tweets has been arrested in Lakewood.
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) March 13, 2016Lakewood officers assisted in the search for the suspec
  
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• CU Police Alert Students About Auto Theives

  13-03-2016 22:45
  
  By Howard Nathan
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Auto thieves have been looking for victims, and now University of Colorado students want to know, who’s next?
  “A lot of us have just been wondering, ‘When’s the next car going to get jacked?’ I guess we’re just hoping nothing bad happens at this point,” said CU student Kny Nguyn.
  So far two lots have been targeted in the Williams Village area of the campus. CU police say the earliest incident was report
  
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• Landeskog Embarrassed Over Hit That Drew 3-Game Suspension

  13-03-2016 21:38
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The contentious cross-check was a “really, really, really dumb play” and “doesn’t belong in any hockey league.”
  This coming from the forward who delivered the blow, too.
  Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog said Friday that he is embarrassed for his two-hands-on-the-stick hit to an Anaheim defenseman that drew a three-game suspension from the NHL.
  His stick caught Simon Despres in the neck area during the third period Wednesday.
  
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• 1 Dead In Pueblo Apartment Fire

  13-03-2016 21:21
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – One person has died and at least three people were hospitalized after a fire broke out on the 9th floor of an apartment building.
  The Pueblo Fire Department says about a dozen apartments were damaged after the fire broke out Saturday night at the Azteca Apartments, near Interstate 25.
  The cause is still under investigation.
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• Colorado Educators, Activists Lobby For Hispanic Studies

  13-03-2016 21:15
  
  DENVER (AP) – When a Colorado teacher got her English language students talking and writing about the police shooting of a black teen in Ferguson, Missouri, she was able to draw parallels to events close to home. Cara Luchies, who works in a high school that is 50-percent Hispanic, used an archive on the region’s Latino history for information on two young Mexican-Americans who were killed by law enforcement in Longmont in 1980.
  Luchies is among educators and activists across the cou
  
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• Broncos: To match or not match C.J. deal

  13-03-2016 19:51
  
  All the Denver Broncos have to do is decide whether to give the NFL’s third-highest running back pay to C.J. Anderson.
          
  
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• BOP: Will Trump seal the deal?

  13-03-2016 18:04
  
         
  
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• Craft a nesting wreath for the birds

  13-03-2016 18:01
  
  Put your creativity into a beneficial project. Birds will be making nests soon; help by supplying the raw materials.       
  
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• Nurkic’s 17 Points Rally Nuggets Over Wizards, 116-100

  13-03-2016 08:10
  
  Jusuf Nurkic tied a career-high with 17 points to spark a second-half comeback, and Denver rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 116-100 on Saturday night.
  
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• North Dakota Rolls Over Colorado College 5-1

  13-03-2016 08:01
  
  GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota left nothing to chance Saturday, scoring four times in the first period and coasting to a 5-1win over Colorado College to sweep their National Collegiate Hockey Conference series.
  With the win, second-ranked UND advances to next weekend’s NCHC Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis. UND won Friday’s opener 7-1.
  “This was one of our goals at the beginning of the year, to advance to the Frozen Faceoff. The guys did a good job this weekend,&rdquo
  
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• Clash at Trump rally creates concerns

  13-03-2016 06:29
  
  When the images traveled across the country of fights and disruption at the Donald Trump rally in Chicago, voters in Denver shared their concerns.       
  
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• Suspect identified in west Denver murder

  13-03-2016 06:16
  
  Police have released information on a man wanted in relation to a Saturday morning homicide.       
  
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• Avalanche Can’t Hold Lead, Lose To Jets 3-2

  13-03-2016 05:44
  
  Colorado was without its captain Gabriel Landeskog, who began serving a three-game suspension for his cross-check on Anaheim Ducks Simon Despres on Wednesday.
  
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• CSU Falls To Fresno State In Mountain West Tourney

  13-03-2016 05:39
  
  John Gillon led the Rams in scoring, assists and free throws in Friday night's loss in Las Vegas.
  
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• Crews respond to garage fire

  13-03-2016 05:32
  
         
  
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• CDOT tests blood alcohol content

  13-03-2016 04:43
  
  The Colorado Department of Transportation tested the blood alcohol content of people celebrating St. Patrick's Day at the Irish Snug on Saturday to encourage everyone to know their alcohol limit.        
  
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• Denver a finalist in national challenge

  13-03-2016 04:17
  
  Denver is one of seven finalists in the US Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge. Seventy eight cities submitted proposals to integrate technology and transportation.       
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 3/12/16

  13-03-2016 02:42
  
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• Homicide Investigation Underway After Man Dies In Nightclub Parking Lot

  13-03-2016 02:21
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – Detectives are investigating a homicide at a west Denver nightclub.
  Police responded to multiple calls shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday and found a man deceased outside of Stone the Club on Morrison Road near Sheridan Boulevard.
  Crime scene tape surrounded the perimeter of the nightclub Saturday afternoon.
  The daughter of the victim said her father, 46, leaves behind two children and five grandchildren.
  Family members met with police and exchanged hugs o
  
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• CDOT Takes Drunk Driving Message To Irish Bar Ahead Of St. Patrick’s Day

  13-03-2016 02:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Law enforcement is beginning the holiday crackdown for St. Patrick’s Day, and will have extra patrols on the roads to identify drunk drivers.
  Last year, there were 500 arrests for DUIs around St. Patrick’s Day, which was up from the previous year.
  Officials are now taking their message to the bar crowd, hoping to bring that number back down by getting to the drinkers before they get behind the wheel.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation was at the Iris
  
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• I-70 reopens after vehicle fire

  13-03-2016 02:02
  
  A vehicle fire closed down parts of westbound Interstate 70 Saturday morning.        
  
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• 2 confirmed mumps cases in Denver

  13-03-2016 02:00
  
  Two cases of mumps were confirmed in employees of the Credit Union of Colorado on Saturday.        
  
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• St. Patrick's Day Parade downtown

  13-03-2016 01:53
  
  he St. Patrick’s Day Parade marched its way through streets in downtown Denver Saturday morning.       
  
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• Man's death investigated

  13-03-2016 01:52
  
         
  
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• Girl killed in Estes Park parking lot

  13-03-2016 01:50
  
  A 9-year-old girl was struck and killed by an SUV in the parking lot of an apartment Friday afternoon.       
  
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• Devil’s Backbone Open Space Park Reopened

  13-03-2016 01:45
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A popular trailhead in Loveland reopened Saturday.
  Crews have been making repairs on the Devil’s Backbone Open Space for about a month.
  It’s located just north of US Highway 34, west of a town.
  Crews expanded the trailhead and worked on the parking lot. Later this year, some more hiking and biking trails will be added.
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• Historic Denver Clocks Require Team To Make Daylight Savings Change

  13-03-2016 01:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For most of the country, the digital world makes switching clocks for daylight savings an automatic act. But for two very rare clocks in Denver, it takes a team.
  High above students at East High School in Denver stands a piece of history, nearing its 100th anniversary.
  As Colorado springs forward an hour, East High School’s clock tower needs to be manually changed, a task that takes a team.
  “We make any adjustments necessary, we do any maintenance necessary
  
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• Historic Denver Clocks Require Team To Make Daylight Saving Change

  13-03-2016 01:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For most of the country, the digital world makes switching clocks for daylight saving an automatic act. But for two very rare clocks in Denver, it takes a team.
  High above students at East High School in Denver stands a piece of history, nearing its 100th anniversary.
  As Colorado springs forward an hour, East High School’s clock tower needs to be manually changed, a task that takes a team.
  “We make any adjustments necessary, we do any maintenance necessary,
  
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• 9-Year-Old Girl Killed By Car In Apartment Parking Lot

  13-03-2016 00:34
  
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – A 9-year-old girl was killed Friday after being struck by an SUV in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Estes Park.
  It happened just before 4:30 p.m., and responders attempted CPR upon arrival but the child was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver, 29-year-old Javier Ulises Hernandez-Solis, was a friend of the child’s sister, Carla Fernandez Portillo, 26, who was a passenger in the car at the time.
  Estes Park police said both have been coope
  
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• Iditarod Dog Teams Intentionally Struck By Snowmobiler

  13-03-2016 00:24
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Latest on the Iditarod Sled Dog Race (all times local):
  1:45 p.m.
  A 26-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of crashing his snowmobile into two Iditarod mushers early Saturday morning.
  Alaska State Troopers say Arnold Demoski of Nulato (noo-LAH-toh) is being held on two counts of assault, reckless endangerment reckless driving and six counts of criminal mischief.
  A message left for Demoski was not immediately returned.
  
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