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• Rockies Reliever Jason Motte Out With Shoulder Strain

  30-03-2016 23:49
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Colorado Rockies reliever Jason Motte has a shoulder strain that manager Walt Weiss says makes it “very possible” he’ll miss next week’s season-opening series against Arizona.
  The Rockies signed Motte away from the Chicago Cubs to a two-year, $10 million deal in December. He was competing with newly acquired Jake McGee for the closer’s job.
  Jason Motte (credit: CBS)
  Motte has a 9.53 ERA in six spring appearances and hasn’t pitche
  
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• Arrest Made In Fire That Injured 11 At Apartment Building

  30-03-2016 23:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – An arrest has been made in connection with a fire at an apartment building that sent 11 people to the hospital Sunday night.
  Officials with the Denver Fire Department say the fire at Federal View Apartments is criminal in nature.
  Some people had to jump from windows to escape the flames. A baby was also thrown from a window to safety.
  One person who was hurt remains in critical condition.
  (credit: CBS)
  According to a fire department spokesperson, the fire has been labeled a
  
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• 2 Women Spend Thousands With Credit Cards Stolen From Elderly Woman

  30-03-2016 23:13
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Greenwood Village are searching for two women accused of stealing a wallet from an elderly customer at a Panera Bread restaurant.
  The theft happened on March 17 at the restaurant located at 5910 South Holly Street.“The suspects entered Panera Bread, did not purchase any items and went directly to the table next to the victim where they could easily remove her wallet from her purse,” police said in a statement.
  According to police, the
  
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• 5 Reasons Why Rockies Fans Might Want To Keep Their Expectations Low

  30-03-2016 23:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It happens in the early Spring every year: baseball fans of every team in the majors get optimistic for the start of the new season, with high hopes their team will win enough games to make it to the postseason.
  In Colorado, baseball fans who are feeling that excited feeling might not want to read any further.
  If you are a one of those Rockies fans and you’ve happened to glance at one of the league prediction lists that’s floating out there, chances are you&rsqu
  
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• Fort Collins Detective Grilled By Defense In Tom Fallis Murder Trial

  30-03-2016 22:38
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Lawyers have been grilling investigators about what they did and didn’t do while examining the death of a former deputy’s wife. The prosecution calls it murder, the defense calls it suicide.
  Tom Fallis, a former Weld County corrections officer, is accused of murdering his 28-year-old wife after a New Year’s Eve party in 2012. Ashley Fallis’ death was first ruled a suicide, but the case was reopened two years later.
  Tom Fallis in court (credit
  
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• SUV With Child In Back Seat Crashes Into Police Vehicle Holding Man In Custody

  30-03-2016 22:14
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Colo. (CBS4) – Police believe alcohol and drugs are the likely cause of a damaging collision early Wednesday morning.
  Just after 1:15 a.m., officers from the Mountain View Police Department noticed an intoxicated man walking along Sheridan Boulevard near West 41st Avenue. He had been seen stumbling in the roadway. Officers took the man into custody and secured him in the back seat of the patrol vehicle in order to transfer him to a detox facility.
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• 2016 MLB Preview: Teams Ranked From First To Worst

  30-03-2016 21:48
  
  (The Sports Xchange) – The Kansas City Royals made back-to-back World Series and are defending the title for the first time in 30 years.
  The Chicago Cubs are suddenly a trendy pick to win their first championship in more than a century.
  The Pittsburgh Pirates, a laughingstock for decades, are now a postseason regular.
  All of the recent turnarounds must give hope to all 30 major league teams that anything is possible.
  Here is a capsule look at each team, ranked from best to worst, heading i
  
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• Jose Reyes’ Domestic Abuse Case To Be Dropped

  30-03-2016 21:35
  
  HONOLULU (AP) – Maui prosecutors are moving to dismiss a domestic abuse charge against suspended Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes because his wife isn’t cooperating.
  Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kerry Glen said she expects to file documents Wednesday to drop the case. Reyes’ wife won’t talk to prosecutors or return to Maui, she said.
  “The complaining witness, Mr. Reyes’ wife, is what we call an uncooperative witness,” Glen said. “At this point,
  
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• CBS4’s Melissa Garcia Wins Best Hair On Westword’s Best Of Denver

  30-03-2016 21:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Each year, Westword magazine releases their list of Denver’s Best, with categories ranging from local ugly architecture to best hair on TV personalities.
  This year, our very own Melissa Garcia was named for having the best hair of a female TV personality. Westword notes, “her auburn locks are long and so straight that it sometimes seems as if she’s just climbed out of a pool.”
  They appreciate the high-maintenance style that makes
  
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• Why Miranda Lambert Should Win ACM Entertainer Of The Year

  30-03-2016 19:57
  
  By Erin Duvall
  Miranda Lambert had a year of extreme highs and lows in 2015. She took home the Female Vocalist of the Year title at the ACM Awards for the sixth consecutive time and saw her tune “Little Red Wagon” hit the Top 5 and be certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000 units. And then, there’s the elephant in the room: as everyone knows, she also went through a very public divorce from Blake Shelton.As a result of her personal life, Lambert seemed to pu
  
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• Boyle Frustrated By Some Hoops Programs That ‘Live In The Gray Area’

  30-03-2016 19:20
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Two of the four schools in this weekend’s Final Four have recently run into trouble with the NCAA.
  North Carolina is embroiled in an academic scandal, while Syracuse is coming off probation for breaking numerous NCAA rules.
  CU Buffaloes Coach Tad Boyle said Tuesday in his season wrap-up news conference in Boulder that it’s frustrating seeing schools with severe violations being allowed to compete in the postseason.
  “There’s frustration. I don
  
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• Lifeline Offers Phone Service To Qualified Applicants, Says CEO Issa Asad

  30-03-2016 18:58
  
  The Federal Lifeline Assistance program make landlines and mobile phones more affordable for eligible households. In order to receive a free cell phone and service, individuals must meet federally mandated income guidelines or participate in select federal assistance programs.
  The application process is managed directly through approved and FCC-regulated Lifeline providers like Q Link Wireless, based in Dania Beach, Florida. “Q Link Wireless is one of the many providers committed to helpin
  
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• Good Samaritan Alerts Sleeping Family To House Fire

  30-03-2016 18:49
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is saying he just happened to be in the right place at the right time Monday night when he spotted a home on fire.
  Flames tore through a home in Parker just after midnight Tuesday morning, destroying just about everything inside. The damage could have been much worse with a family of three sound asleep inside when it erupted.
  Troy Brienzo, 21, took a route that night he doesn’t usually take.
  “I knew as soon as I saw it what it was.”
  
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• Issa Asad: Debunking 4 Common Myths About The Lifeline Assistance Program

  30-03-2016 18:48
  
  Recently, false claims have circulated based on incorrect information about the Lifeline Assistance program. Rumors are that it’s the program was started by the Obama administration and paid for through federal taxes. As Issa Asad, CEO and President of Q Link Wireless, explains, these claims are inaccurate.
  In today’s interconnected world, phone service is incredibly important. Telecommunications companies like Asad’s Q Link Wireless, based in Dania, Florida choose to participa
  
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• Team Honors Fallen Deputy, Coach At Baseball Game

  30-03-2016 18:45
  
  LYONS, Colo. (CBS4) – The community lost more than a deputy when Park County Deputy Nate Carrigan was killed last month. The high school baseball team lost a coach.
  On Tuesday, the Platte Canyon High School varsity team traveled to Lyons for a game, and the home team honored Deputy Carrigan by painting his initials N.C. on the field and their batting helmets.
  Platte Canyon, for whom Carrigan coached, has the initials on their hats as well.
  (credit: CBS)
  Lyons baseball coach Ken Rosale
  
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• Lifeline Provides Vital Communications For Groups In Need

  30-03-2016 18:44
  
  Mobile communications have rapidly become a fact of everyday life. People use their cell phones to keep in touch, access the internet, call emergency services, manage health needs, and even search for jobs. For low-income populations such as food stamp recipients, Medicaid recipients, and senior citizens, the high price of cell phones and accompanying usage plans often makes these services inaccessible.
  Recognizing this disparity, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established the Feder
  
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• Police Concerned Pharmacy Robbery Suspect Could Become Violent

  30-03-2016 18:32
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – The search is on for a man police say is robbing pharmacies across the Denver metro area.
  Police have named their suspect — Nicholas Cattaneo, 35 — and now they say they need to find him.
  Nicholas Cattaneo (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff)
  “We really want to get this guy off the streets right away because he is escalating. He’s committing more and more robberies in a shorter time frame,” Arapahoe County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ju
  
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• Rockies Officially Name Trevor Story The Starter At Shortstop

  30-03-2016 17:41
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CBS4) – Rockies manager Walt Weiss made it official on Tuesday — Trevor Story will start at shortstop when the season opens on Monday.
  #Rockies Manager Walt Weiss confirmed to media that Trevor Story will be the starting shortstop on #OpeningDay. https://t.co/xnwZQB1puc—Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 30, 2016
  The absence of Jose Reyes helped, but Story won the job with the impressive performance he has turned in so far in Spring Training.
  Trevor Story cele
  
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• 2016 MLB Preview: AL Central- Baseball’s Toughest Division?

  30-03-2016 17:02
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  Opening Day is right around the corner. As the calendar gets ready to turn to April, we prepare for another spring/summer full of the thrills of the diamond. With spring training games starting to wind down and teams heading back to their hometowns to get the season started, it’s time for some previews of how we project each division to play out. Follow along with us throughout the week as we go around the horn.
  AL Central
  2015 Division Winner: Kansas City Royals
  Projected Or
  
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• Driver Crashes Head On Into Bus In Snowy Conditions

  30-03-2016 17:00
  
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Several people were injured after a bus and an SUV crashed Tuesday night near Steamboat Springs.
  The Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash on Highway 40, one mile west of Steamboat Springs, at 6 p.m. Troopers say the driver of a Ford SUV lost control on the road due to the snow and slush, and veered into oncoming traffic, hitting a bus head on.
  The male driver of the SUV was transported to Yampa Valley Medical Center with serious injuries. The
  
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• Hiker Finds Human Remains In Chaffee County

  30-03-2016 16:58
  
  HARTSEL, Colo. (AP) — Chaffee County authorities are investigating after a hiker found some human remains.
  Sheriff John Spezze says a hiker out looking for antler sheds reported finding the remains Tuesday in the Trout Creek Pass area, about 15 miles southwest of Hartsel.
  He says the area is being treated as the scene of a homicide.
  The county coroner’s office and the district attorney’s office are helping in the investigation.
  (© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All R
  
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• Broncos' Brandon Marshall may hold out

  30-03-2016 16:56
  
  It appears Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall is contemplating an offseason holdout.       
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Makes ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Debut With James Corden

  30-03-2016 16:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Late-night television host James Corden brought his ‘Carpool Karaoke‘ to primetime with a one-hour special on Tuesday night, featuring clips from Adele and other highlights from the hit segment.
  But Corden saved the full version of one of the best new duets for his ‘Late Late Show,’ with an appearance by Jennifer Lopez.
  Lopez threw it back with a rendition of some of her earlier hits like ‘Jenny From The Block,’ and ‘Love Don&rs
  
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• 7 Healthy Carb-Free Recipes That Are So Delicious You’ll Forget About Pasta

  30-03-2016 16:44
  
  In the past decade, carbs have become the primary saboteur of diets everywhere. While healthy carbs such as fruits, veggies and whole grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, overdoing it on items like bread and pasta can lead to huge gains on the scale. The past few years have also seen a rise in instances of gluten intolerance and Celiac’s Disease, causing many to look for substitutes for their favorite foods, including pasta. Ditching the full carby goodness of traditional pasta
  
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• Issa Asad Explains How Lifeline Opens Doors For Struggling Families

  30-03-2016 16:07
  
  For Americans at or below the federal poverty line, access to sufficient and affordable phone services is difficult, if not impossible. The federal Lifeline Assistance Program offers an invaluable solution for Americans all over the country. Q Link Wireless and Quadrant Holdings, LLC CEO Issa Asad is quick to point out that the benefits are much more than monetary.
  About the Lifeline Program
  The Lifeline program offers discounts on landline and wireless phone service to people who are exper
  
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• Avs Lose Ground In Playoff Hunt With 3-1 Loss To Blues

  30-03-2016 15:20
  
  The Colorado Avalanche lost 3-1 to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1, putting more distance between the two teams for the final wildcard spot.
  
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• Tolling Begins On Final Stretch Of U.S. 36 Express Lanes

  30-03-2016 15:05
  
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wednesday marks the start of charging drivers for traveling in the new Express Lanes on U.S. 36 from Louisville to Boulder. The free trial period to test equipment has now come to an end.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation says the Express Lanes have delivered faster speeds for all US 36 drivers, not just those able to afford the toll.  CDOT compared weekday westbound speeds from September 2011 and 2015:
  2011 at 7:40 a.m.: speeds were 35 mph
  
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• 30 Players: C.J. Cron Will Be Fixture In Angels’ Lineup

  30-03-2016 15:02
  
  By Rich Arleo 
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  C.J. Cron, first baseman/designated hitter, Los Angeles Angels
  2015 season (Minors): 23 G, 93 AB, .323 BA, 6 HR, 23 RBI,  0 SB, 1.014 OPS
  2015 season (Majors): 113 G, 378 AB, .262 BA, 16 HR, 51 RBI,  3 SB, .739 OPS
  With Albert Pujols recovering from offseason foot surgery, the Angels may feel more co
  
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• SUV With Child In Backseat Crashes Into Police Vehicle Holding Man In Custody

  30-03-2016 14:38
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Colo. (CBS4) – Police believe alcohol and drugs are the likely cause of a damaging collision early Wednesday morning.
  At 1:19 a.m., officers from the Mountain View Police Department noticed an intoxicated man walking along Sheridan Boulevard near West 41st Avenue. He had been seen stumbling in the roadway. Officers took the man into custody and secured him in the back seat of the patrol vehicle in order to transfer him to a detox facility.
  That’s when a Ford Escap
  
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• Avs Lose Ground In Playoff Hunt With 3-1Loss To Blues, Wild Win

  30-03-2016 07:38
  
  The Colorado Avalanche lost 3-1 to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1puttiing more distance between the two teams for the final wildcard spot.
  
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• Soicher: Who cares who the Broncos QB is

  30-03-2016 06:34
  
         
  
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• After Conviction Is Thrown Out, Former Prisoner Adjusts To Colorado Lifestyle

  30-03-2016 06:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – What’s the first thing you would do after spending 28 years in prison?
  Clarence Moses-El decided to see the sights of Denver.
  “I got a chance to see Red Rocks and I loved that, with my grandkids, so that was good,” Moses-El told CBS4 recently in his first television interview on the subject.
  Moses-El was released from prison on bond 90 days ago after his conviction was thrown out. He insists he didn’t ever commit rape, but he still faces the possibil
  
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• Swiss Police Suspend Search For Golden Man Missing In Alps

  30-03-2016 05:06
  
  BERLIN (AP) – Authorities in Switzerland have suspended their search for an American extreme sports enthusiast missing in the Alps since Saturday.
  Harrison Fast from Golden was speed flying on the Jungfrau mountain in the Bernese Alps when the group he was with lost sight of him and alerted authorities.
  Harrison Fast (credit: youcaring.com)
  A spokesman for Bern cantonal police said Tuesday that extensive air and surface searchers were undertaken for three days.
  Christoph Gnaegi said t
  
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• Swiss Police Suspend Search For Boulder Man Missing In Alps

  30-03-2016 05:06
  
  BERLIN (AP) – Authorities in Switzerland have suspended their search for an American extreme sports enthusiast missing in the Alps since Saturday.
  Harrison Fast from Boulder was speed flying on the Jungfrau mountain in the Bernese Alps when the group he was with lost sight of him and alerted authorities.
  Harrison Fast (credit: youcaring.com)
  A spokesman for Bern cantonal police said Tuesday that extensive air and surface searchers were undertaken for three days.
  Christoph Gnaegi said
  
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• Video Shows State Trooper’s Near Miss In Blizzard

  30-03-2016 04:54
  
  BOULDER COUNTY (CBS4) – A Colorado State Patrol trooper had a near miss while investigating an accident on Highway 36 during last week’s blizzard.
  State Patrol spokesperson Nate Reid posted on the department’s Facebook page that “while investigating a crash, one of our troopers was very lucky things did not get worse because someone forgot to SLOW DOWN and MOVE OVER.”
  The posted video from a cruiser’s dashcam shows a trooper on scene of an accident. He appears
  
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• Hero Dog From Colorado Up For Image On Frontier Plane

  30-03-2016 04:43
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4) – A tiny dog from Berthoud that became famous for bringing attention to puppy mills recently passed away and now there’s campaign to get Harley the Chihuahua‘s image on the tail of a Frontier Airlines plane.
  Last September Harley was voted American Hero Dog by the American Humane Association. The 6-pound pooch beat 170 other heroic hounds to become the most courageous canine. Harley was a spokes-dog with an inspirational story of survival. He spent his fi
  
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