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• Paramedics Revive Woman After Crash Caused By Medical Episode

  09-04-2016 23:57
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman is alive thanks to quick action by first responders in Adams County Saturday morning.
  According to the Colorado State Patrol, the woman was driving south along Washington Street when she had some sort of medical emergency that caused her to pass out. Her car slammed into orange construction barrels, another vehicle, and then veered across the road into oncoming traffic. It came to a stop when she hit a light pole.
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• Light rail to be disrupted April 15-18 north of Broadway

  09-04-2016 23:46
  
  Maintenance work will disrupt light rail service north of the Broadway station fromApril 15 into the early hours ofApril 18, according to anRTD alert.
  
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• Boulder climber survives 70-foot fall with "significant" leg injury

  09-04-2016 23:33
  
  A 24-year-old man fell an estimated 70 feet while climbing in Boulder Saturday morning.
  
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• 3 In Custody After Shots Fired In Northeast Denver

  09-04-2016 23:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver have three people in custody after shots were fired Saturday afternoon in northeast Denver.
  According to police, officers responded after shots were fired in the area of 33rd Avenue and Dahlia Street in Park Hill just after 2:30 p.m.
  Police said after a brief pursuit three people were taken into custody.
  #DPD Officers are @ 33rd & Dahlia St in regard "Shots Fired" call. After a brief pursuit all 3 suspects are in custody. No injuries Reported
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• Colorado Senate Approves Budget Money For Suicide Prevention

  09-04-2016 22:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A bill aimed at reducing Colorado’s suicide rate passed the state Senate after weeks of tense negotiations.
  Lawmakers set up a commission two years ago which included leaders from all over the state to recommend changes. The recommendations included a national zero suicide model to train health care workers in recognizing it and treating those at risk, but some lawmakers balked at the name.
  “How many suicides are okay? In my book, I say zero, and I say why aren&
  
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• ‘Newsies’ Actor Spent Decades Using Denver As His Base

  09-04-2016 22:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For one character on stage in “Newsies” it’s something of a happy homecoming. Michael Gorman spent years using Denver as his base until Broadway called him back.
  Gorman has a lot of Broadway credits to his name including the new production of “Newsies” on stage at the Buell Theatre. But he also spent about 20 years using Denver as his base — performing, directing and thrilling Colorado audiences.
  “We’re called the Oldsies. I b
  
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• Sports A to Z: Kaepernick's pay cut

  09-04-2016 22:26
  
  It's no secret, the Broncos are interested in 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, just at discount.       
  
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• Lead exceeds US standard in 2 CO systems

  09-04-2016 22:25
  
  About two dozen Colorado water systems have reported lead levels exceeding federal guidelines, but officials say the lead usually comes from pipes in older buildings and isn't in the water supply itself.       
  
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• Window washers rescued from building

  09-04-2016 22:04
  
  Firefighters rescued two men stranded on a window washing platform eight stories outside an office building Saturday morning.       
  
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• 9Health Fair kicks off Saturday

  09-04-2016 21:57
  
  9Health Fair kicks off Saturday! The fairs are open to everyone across the state of Colorado – more than 115 fairs are scheduled this spring. Each fair offers free and low-cost health screenings that are administered by medical professionals. You can take advantage of these affordable and convenient tests even if you have insurance. No appointments are necessary.       
  
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• Volunteers help to restore widow's home

  09-04-2016 21:54
  
  On what was easily one of the nicest days of the year, a couple dozen volunteers chose to spend their sunny Saturday helping to restore and fix up the mobile home of a widow and her family.       
  
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• Von Miller Wants Johnny Manziel On The Broncos

  09-04-2016 21:53
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Denver star linebacker Von Miller would like the Broncos to sign troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel, his former college teammate at Texas A&M.It was reported earlier in the week that the Broncos do not plan to sign Manziel, even though head coach Gary Kubiak spoke with him last month about the quarterback’s future.
  Kubiak has a personal relationship with Manziel because of their connection to Texas A&M, where both played quarterback and Manziel
  
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• Man falls 20 ft while wearing jetpack

  09-04-2016 21:47
  
  The Denver Fire Department says they responded to a call at 9:29 a.m. of a man who had fallen after his jetpack malfunctioned Friday.       
  
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• NFL Notebook: Broncos Plan To Draft A QB

  09-04-2016 21:43
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – While the Colin Kaepernick-Denver saga drags on, Broncos fans learned one thing on Thursday morning: The team plans to select a quarterback in this year’s draft.
  Coach Gary Kubiak told an audience at a Boy Scouts of America breakfast that regardless of what happens with Kaepernick, the team is focusing on quarterbacks currently on the roster — Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian and adding another via the draft.
  Mark Sanchez on Monday (credit: CB
  
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• SpaceX Launches Hardware From CU, Lands Rocket At Sea

  09-04-2016 21:19
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP/CBS4) — SpaceX resumed station deliveries for NASA on Friday, and in a double triumph, successfully landed its booster rocket on an ocean platform for the first time.
  The unmanned Falcon rocket soared into a clear afternoon sky, carrying a full load of supplies for the International Space Station as well as a futuristic pop-up room.
  High-tech hardware designed and built at the University of Colorado Boulder was on board. Developed by BioServe Space Technologies hea
  
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• Trees Blossoming In The Mountain Town Of Salida

  09-04-2016 20:50
  
  SALIDA, Colo. (CBS4) – Blossoms are already on the trees in Salida.
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  CBS4’s Matt Kroschel was in the Chaffee County town on Saturday and snapped a photo of the blossoms on a tree in front of the historic SteamPlant turned into a local community theatre and community building.
  Kroschel also took a photo of a painting of kayaks that’s really colorful.
  Probably the most famous scene in @CityofSalida #kayaklife #kayak #colorado #travel pic.twitter.com/tk8govDvIM
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• Ted Cruz Looking To Scoop Up More Colorado Delegates

  09-04-2016 20:25
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has locked up the support of 21 Colorado delegates and may scoop up even more Saturday.
  Slates loyal to Cruz won every assembly in the state’s seven congressional districts, which began April 2 and culminated Friday with 12 delegates selected.
  The Texas senator is well-positioned to pad his total Saturday, when 13 more delegates were to be chosen at the party’s state convention.
  According to an Associated
  
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• ULA offering buyouts to shed jobs

  09-04-2016 19:26
  
  United Launch Alliance is offering buyouts to employees to cut as much as 10 percent of its work force nationwide, or 375 jobs, by late this year as it continues to restructures and cut costs.       
  
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• 2 Dozen Colorado Water Systems Say Lead Exceeds US Standard

  09-04-2016 19:16
  
  DENVER (AP) – About two dozen Colorado water systems have reported lead levels that exceed federal guidelines, but officials say the lead usually comes from pipes in older buildings and isn’t in the water supply itself.
  An Associated Press analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data found that nationwide, nearly 1,400 water systems serving 3.6 million Americans have exceeded the federal lead standard at least once between Jan. 1, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2015. They include 278 system
  
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• Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ Features Music From DeVotchKa

  09-04-2016 08:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Center Theatre Company has been challenging itself each season with a musical, and this year they’re taking on one of the most challenging ones of them all — ” Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
  “It’s tough to love a show like ‘Sweeney Todd’ because after all it’s a dark and foreboding musical about a murderous barber and Mrs. Lovett’s lovely meat pies,” Critic at Large Greg Moody sai
  
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• Ted Cruz Adds 21 Delegates With Colorado Sweep

  09-04-2016 08:01
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Sen. Ted Cruz continued his Colorado winning streak Friday, locking up the support of 21 total delegates to the Republican National Convention, representing a majority of the delegates Colorado will send to Cleveland in July.
  Slates loyal to Cruz won every assembly in Colorado’s seven congressional districts, which began April 2 and culminated Friday with 12 delegates selected. The Texas senator is well-positioned to pad his total Saturday, when 13 more
  
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• Both Western State escapees captured

  09-04-2016 06:43
  
  Washington State Patrol says both escaped inmates from Washington State Hospital are now in custody.       
  
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• Rain, snow may slow I-70 mountain traffic Saturday

  09-04-2016 06:27
  
  The Mountain Express Lane, for eastbound traffic on a stretch I-70 between Empire and Idaho Springs, will be open Saturday.
  
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• Nurkic Leads Nuggets To 102-98 Win Over Spurs

  09-04-2016 06:08
  
  Jusuf Nurkic scored 21 points and Emmanuel Mudiay had 20 as the Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 102-98 on Friday.
  
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• Some Denver Businesses Take Security Into Their Own Hands

  09-04-2016 06:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– As baseball season begins and the weather heats up, crime typically increases in some parts of downtown Denver. To protect themselves, many business owners have taken security into their own hands.Meg Batizy, owner of The Lobby restaurant in the Ballpark Neighborhood, has seen a variety of crime.“I’ve seen all kinds of things,” said Batizy. “Everything between drug use and prostitution.”
  Last month The Lobby was burglarized twice within days. So
  
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• Witness To Sexual Assault Wishes He Could Have Stopped It

  09-04-2016 06:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A witness to a sexual assault that happened in the middle of the day wished he could have stopped it. Now police are searching for the suspect.
  The attack happened outside the Sparks Liquor store near east Krameria Street and East 14th Avenue on Thursday.
  Junuis Holmes told CBS4’s Stan Bush that he was stunned to witness the sex assault as it happened. The attack was also captured on surveillance video.
  “I couldn’t believe it, I was shaking when the police
  
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• Obama: Democracy at stake in November elections

  09-04-2016 05:49
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday praised Democratic lawmakers for having his back through some politically tough votes and encouraged supporters to help elect more of them in November.
  
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• VP Joe Biden visits CU campus

  09-04-2016 05:33
  
   Vice President Joe Biden says men should not be afraid to socially ostracize those who abuse women.       
  
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• Ted Cruz adds more Colorado delegates

  09-04-2016 05:31
  
  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz added ten more Colorado delegates to his total after four congressional district conventions on Friday.       
  
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• Group advocating "racial justice" marches on Denver's 16th Street Mall

  09-04-2016 05:09
  
  About 150 people calling for "racial justice" marched down the 16th Street Mall Friday evening, singing songs andcarrying signs urging passersby to join them.
  
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• Cruz dominates Colorado, claims majority of delegates on eve of convention

  09-04-2016 04:44
  
  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz effectively won Colorado on Friday, as he claimed a majority of the state's 37 national delegates.
  
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• UCH Celebrates 1,000th Living Organ Transplant

  09-04-2016 04:40
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– The University of Colorado Hospital celebrated a milestone in living organ transplants this month.The transplant center at UCH performed its 1,000th transplant from living donors last week.
  Jennifer Bircher donated her kidney to her sister-in-law Tammy Sugg. Sugg has lived with diabetes for 46 years and recently went on dialysis.When Sugg learned her husband would not be able to donate his kidney, Bircher stepped in.Sugg described the emotional moment when she found o
  
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• Nearly 90 Pounds Of Pot Found Inside Car On I-25

  09-04-2016 04:11
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Nearly 90 pounds of marijuana was discovered in a vehicle traveling along Interstate 25 early Friday morning.
  Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office pulled over the vehicle just after midnight and found the marijuana in plain sight in large plastic storage bins inside the car.
  (credit: Douglas County)
  Investigators believe the pot was being illegally trafficked.
  The driver of the vehicle, Adam Lampitt, 31, was arrested.
  According to arrest doc
  
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• Colorado Springs man cited after insisting he had legal right to speed

  09-04-2016 03:56
  
  A Colorado Springs police officer pulled a gun and aimed it at a man who advanced on him in a threatening way while claiming he hada citizen's legal right to speed: he was passing a big truck.
  
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• Biden At CU: ‘No Means No’

  09-04-2016 03:48
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Vice President Joe Biden visited the University of Colorado Boulder campus on Friday to speak to students about preventing sexual assaults.
  Biden’s stop is part of a White House “It’s On Us” Week of Action initiative launched nearly two years ago to end sexual assault on college campuses. Boulder is Biden’s third campus this week.“No means no whether you’re in the classroom, parking lot, or whether you’re already in bed
  
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• Bill Would Help First Responders Suffering From PTSD

  09-04-2016 03:24
  
  By Shaun BoydDENVER (CBS4)– There’s an effort at the state capitol to help first responders who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Right now, many of them are denied workers compensation because of PTSD.
  Under current state law, if a mental impairment is caused by something within the normal scope of your work, it’s not covered by workers comp.
  Former Longmont Police Officer Steven Deal is among those supporting the bill. He says he knew when he got into law enforcemen
  
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• From fried Twinkies to pineapple hot dogs, Rockies fans chow down

  09-04-2016 03:05
  
  Lane Phillips is a dedicatedRockies fan who's been to every opening day since 2004, except one.
  
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• Concussion Goggles Help Kids Recognize Brain Injury Symptoms

  09-04-2016 03:03
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4)– New technology is helping kids to recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion.
  “Concussion goggles” helped students at McAuliffe International School learn how it feels to walk after suffering a brain injury.
  Research suggests that nearly a third of athletes have suffered an un-diagnosed concussion. The mother of one victim wants to change that.
  “We didn’t have probably all of the knowledge that we needed, even as medical profes
  
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• Teacher fired over physical misconduct

  09-04-2016 03:02
  
  A teacher at KIPP Montbello College Prep in Denver was fired Thursday after an incident of physical misconduct involving a student according to the school's executive director.       
  
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• Rockies Rookie Story Hits 2 More HRs In 13-6 Loss To Padres

  09-04-2016 02:41
  
  DENVER (AP) — Trevor Story took his first swings at Coors Field and had quite a blast.
  Two, actually.
  Story became the first major leaguer to homer in each of his first four games, connecting two more times for the Colorado Rockies in a 13-6 loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday.
  Story now has six home runs since making his debut on opening day with two shots off Zack Greinke.
  The rookie sensation has connected off five different pitchers, to all fields, off righties and lefties alike, tu
  
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• "Hope" is the word for thousands of Rockies fans at LoDo home opener

  09-04-2016 02:34
  
  The throngs of purple-clad Rockies fans at Friday's home opener didn't see their team win, but they were left with a piece of baseball history emblematic of a new season's promise.
  
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• Teen Sentenced For Deadly Crash, Driving While High

  09-04-2016 02:21
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– A 17-year-old, driving while high on marijuana when his car struck and killed another teenage boy, was sentenced to two years in youth corrections on Friday.
  Both the father of the victim and the 17th Judicial District Attorney blamed marijuana for what happened.
  The Broomfield courtroom was crowded with family and friends of the victim. They wore buttons reading “Justice for Chad” for Chad Britton, 16. The teen was his father’s
  
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• Biden talks sex-assault prevention in Boulder for "It's on Us" tour

  09-04-2016 02:14
  
  Hundreds of students, faculty and alumni from the University of Colorado stood packed on a gymnasium floor Friday, right hands thrust high, pledging alongside the vice president of the United
  
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• Out-Of-Control Driver Crashes Into Parked Car, Tree, Fence, Home

  09-04-2016 01:53
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– An out-of-control driver crashed into a parked car before slamming into a tree, then crashing through a fence and finally driving into a home in Centennial on Friday afternoon.
  Littleton firefighters told CBS4 the driver was trying to illegally pass another car but swerved at the last second to avoid oncoming traffic. A car crashed into a home in Centennial on Friday (credit: CBS)
  The car crashed into a home located on the southwest corner of Arapahoe and Dahlia.T
  
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• Jet Pack Pilot Hurt In Crash During Test Flight

  09-04-2016 01:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – “The Jet Pack Man” was rushed to a Denver hospital Friday morning with a head injury and minor burns after he crashed during a test flight.
  “He had head wounds, he had blood gushing on his face,” said one witness.
  The crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. on the 2600 block of West 8th Avenue, north of Interstate 25 and 6th Avenue. Authorities said the man fell from an unknown height after the jet pack malfunctioned.
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  Troy Widgery, CE
  
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• Trevor Story Hits 2 More Home Runs On Opening Day

  09-04-2016 01:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado Rockies rookie shortstop Trevor Story hittwo more home runs on opening day at Coors Field on Friday.
  They were Story’s fifth and sixth homers in just four games. The Rockies were down 13-6 in the ninth inning. Story also had an RBI single in the second.
  Story has had a good year so far, he’s hit four home runs in three games, owns a Major League Baseball record and the Baseball Hall of Fame wants his batting helmet and batting glove.
  The Rockies lost to
  
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• Officer Stays By K9 All Night Following Emergency Surgery

  09-04-2016 00:52
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A Fort Collins Police Services K9 underwent emergency surgery Thursday after his handler thought something seemed wrong with his partner.
  When Officer Ross took Doc in for a trip to the vet, they found an intestinal obstruction that required the surgery.
  Thankfully, “the surgery was successful,” according to a Fort Collins Police Services Facebook post. “But veterinarians are still monitoring him for potentially serious complica
  
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• Sneezing? Sniffing? You're not alone as early allergy season hits Colorado.

  09-04-2016 00:47
  
  Many sufferers know this all too well, but now experts are confirming what the sneezes and red eyes have already signaled: recent warm temperatures have prompted an early spring allergy season.
  
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• Firefighters: Cigarette Ignites House Fire

  09-04-2016 00:46
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters say a cigarette tossed off the deck started a fire that spread to a home in Thornton.
  Investigators say the cigarette ignited some vegetation below the deck of the home on Bellaire Circle, which sent flames shooting from the roof.
  No one was injured. The home was damaged by the fire.
  On Tuesday, the improper disposal of a cigarette caused $2.8 million in damage at an apartment complex in Colorado Springs. Eighteen people were displaced in that fire.
  
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• Suspect In Centennial Shooting Formally Charged

  09-04-2016 00:21
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The man accused of injuring two women and killing a man when he went on a shooting rampage Monday was back in court Friday where he was formally charged.
  Deputies arrested Kevin Lyons Monday afternoon in his Centennial neighborhood after police claim he shot several people.
  Witnesses say he shot at his wife first then turned the gun on two of his neighbors, injuring one and killing the other, Dr. Kenneth Atkinson.
  Kevin Lyons (credit: Arapahoe County)
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