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• Broncos begin Super Bowl defense Monday

  17-04-2016 23:19
  
  At 8 o'clock Monday morning, the 2016 Denver Broncos will gather for the first time.       
  
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• Snowstorm Came At Perfect Time For Breckenridge’s Spring Fever Festival

  17-04-2016 22:59
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Skiers and boarders are loving the weather up in the high country.
  Breckenridge Ski Resort says the storm was the perfect companion to their annual Spring Fever Festival this weekend.
  (credit Breckenridge Ski Resort)
  People have another week to enjoy the slopes at Breckenridge. The resort closes next Sunday.
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  Check the status of trails & lifts at Colorado ski resorts in the CBSDenver.com Ski Report section.
  
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• Operations Back To Normal At DIA

  17-04-2016 22:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver International Airport says operations are back to normal on Sunday.
  The snowstorm prompted more than 850 cancellations on Saturday, including all United Airlines flights in and out of the airport.
  LINK: flydenver.com
  
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• Man In Custody After Attacking Park Ranger At Boyd Lake State Park

  17-04-2016 22:37
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A park ranger is recovering after an attack at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland.
  Investigators say the ranger noticed a driver had a possible stolen license plate Friday night. They say Joshua Dean Owings, 30, became belligerent and punched the ranger in the head and face.
  The ranger reportedly pointed a gun at Owings after the man pulled out a large metal object.
  Ownings fled but authorities caught him after a short chase.
  “Owings was taken into custody afte
  
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• Boulder Employs Extra Crews To Pick Up Broken Tree Limbs

  17-04-2016 21:33
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The City of Boulder has extra crews out to pick up broken tree limbs from the storm.
  Pickup schedules depend on where you live.
  Homeowners don’t have to bundle any branches or debris before pickup — but remember not to block the roads, bike lanes or sidewalks.
  
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• Super Bowl Champ Manning Attends NASCAR Race At Bristol

  17-04-2016 20:47
  
  BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) – For one day, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the second most popular guy at a NASCAR race.
  That’s what happens when the race is in Tennessee and former Volunteers great and Super Bowl champion quarterback Peyton Manning is in the house. Manning was a guest of the NASCAR driver for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race.
  The five-time NFL MVP got big cheers when he was introduced at the prerace drivers meeting and was understandably in demand while making his way around th
  
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• Badji Gives Rapids 2-1 Win Over Red Bulls In Snow

  17-04-2016 20:32
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – Dominique Badji scored his first goal of the season in the 82nd minute to help the Colorado Rapids beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on a snow-covered field Saturday night.
  Jermaine Jones won the ball in the New York end and Luis Solignac fed Badji, who rolled the ball across goalkeeper Luis Robles just inside the right post.
  The start was delayed and halftime was extended to plow the field. Stoppage time was increased to six minutes so the lines could be shoveled
  
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• Wintry Mix Hits Highlands Ranch

  17-04-2016 19:37
  
  By Andrea Flores
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – It was a busy day for snow crews Saturday as wet and heavy snow hit parts of Highlands Ranch.
  Weighed-down trees and covered sidewalks in one quiet neighborhood, but Highlands Ranch resident Ryan Ross said his dog Rocky didn’t seem to mind.
  “He loves to bury his nose in it and be a puppy,” Ross said.
  Ryan Ross said his dog Rocky (credit: CBS)
  Rocky (credit: CBS)
  Many residents said they woke up to about a foot of snow Satur
  
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• Latest Totals Show ‘Feet Of Snow’ Blankets Much Of Colorado

  17-04-2016 18:34
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – A large, slow and potent storm dropped a heavy blanket of snow across Colorado over the weekend.
  From the mountains to the I-25 urban corridor the ‘winter-like’ spring system was measured in feet for many locations.
  Nearly four feet of snow buries the home of CBS4 YouReporter Brandy Herbert in Conifer.Totals reported by CBS4 Weather Watchers as of 10 a.m. include…
  47″ – Conifer (Bambi Moss)36.5″ – Pinecliffe (Bob Car
  
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• Broncos draft preview by position

  17-04-2016 18:06
  
  KUSA—Trying to keep up with the Great Pursuit of Colin Kaepernick was all-consuming for a spell but now has the feel of wasting too much time.       
  
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• Snowstorm Pounds Colorado, Locations Near Denver Buried Under 4 Feet

  17-04-2016 17:00
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Heavy snow from a slow and potent spring storm buried the foothills near Denver with anywhere from 30-50 inches of snow over the weekend and it was still falling at a moderate rate as of mid-morning on Sunday.
  Zorg, a 130-pound Bernese Mountain dog, sizing up how to get through nearly 4 feet of heavy wet snow. (credit: CBS4 Weather Watcher John Baich)
  The snow was caused by a large area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere that was sitting and spinning ove
  
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• Top 2016 NFL Draft Prospects: Ezekiel Elliott Leads A Deep Pack Of Running Backs

  17-04-2016 13:03
  
  By Danny Cox
  In the NFL, the position of running back is one that is difficult to figure out because even the best backs don’t last very long. The average career-span for running backs is about six to eight years due to the wear-and-tear on their bodies and especially on their knees. When a good one comes around, it’s best for a team to grab him and hold onto him for dear life.
  The 2016 NFL Draft will be a good one for running backs and teams that need one as the class is very deep,
  
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• CBS4’s Tom Mustin Honored To Run With Vets For ‘Run As One 5K’

  17-04-2016 05:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The weather didn’t stop 300 hearty runners from hitting the streets of Denver for a great cause. The Run As One 5K took place Saturday morning in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood.
  CBS4’s Tom Mustin (left) (credit: Courtland Wilson)
  The event was a display of unity for America’s veterans who are facing challenges after returning home from deployment.
  Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day.
  (credit: Courtland Wilson)
  The run raised money and awareness
  
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• 2 Semi-Trucks Burn In Evans

  17-04-2016 04:17
  
  EVANS, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators are trying to find out what started a fire that destroyed two semi-trucks in Evans Saturday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Fire crews arrived to find one truck badly burned and the flames spread to a second truck parked next to it. It took crews about 10 minutes to put out the blaze. Both of the vehicles are a total loss.
  Investigators don’t believe the weather played a role in the fire.
  
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• Snow Doesn’t Hamper Operations At Centennial Airport Thanks To Teamwork

  17-04-2016 03:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Centennial Airport is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the U.S. and it was up and running in full operation on Saturday despite the snow.
  Unlike other airports Centennial Airport doesn’t shut down the runways to clear the snow. They plow in between takeoffs and landings.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  “The snow is drifting like crazy off the hanger tops,” said airport Director of Maintenance Dave Zarlengo. “Stuff is melting pret
  
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• Former Buffs QB Kordell Stewart Holds Book Signing In Westminster

  17-04-2016 01:15
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Former Colorado Buffaloes star Kordell Stewart was in Colorado on Saturday promoting his book “Truth.”
  Stewart did a signing in Westminster that his former coach Bill McCartney attended as well.
  Bill McCartney and Kordell Stewart (credit: CBS)
  Kordell Stewart (credit: CBS)
  Stewart says the book was about a 5-year process and he just wanted to tell his story in his words.
  As for his former college team, “Slash” says he’d like to see
  
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  17-04-2016 01:08
  
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• Hurricane Forecast Pioneer Bill Gray Dead At Age 86

  17-04-2016 00:40
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Bill Gray, a pioneer in hurricane forecasting, died Saturday in Fort Collins, according to his longtime assistant. He was 86.
  Phil Klotzbach said Gray began researching hurricanes in 1984, long before national hurricane forecasters began publishing their forecasts.
  “His research on hurricanes was remarkable. He was one of the first researchers to determine why hurricanes were global, looking at water-temperature patterns and wind shear,” Klotzbach sai
  
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• Cruz Wins All 14 Wyoming Republican Delegates

  17-04-2016 00:28
  
  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – Painstaking organization and in-person campaigning paid off again for Ted Cruz on Saturday as he nailed down all 14 delegates up for grabs at the Republican Party convention in Wyoming. The result leaves Donald Trump facing yet another loss in a string of defeats in Western states.
  Saturday’s sweep for Cruz follows his victory last month in Wyoming, when he scored 9 of 12 available delegates at county conventions. Trump and Marco Rubio each won one delegate last m
  
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• Cruz promises Wyoming Republicans To Roll Back ‘War On Coal,’ Sweeps Delegates

  17-04-2016 00:28
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP/CBS4) — Republican candidate Ted Cruz promised to roll back what he calls President Barack Obama’s ‘war on coal’ if he’s elected president and he went on to sweep all of the state’s 14 delegates.
  The Texas senator made the pledge in a speech to the Republican State Convention in Casper on Saturday.
  Wyoming, the nation’s leading coal-producing state, has seen hundreds of coal industry layoffs in recent months as several of the nation&rs
  
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• Celebrate The City’s Architecture During ‘Doors Open Denver’

  17-04-2016 00:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Doors Open Denver is coming up next weekend and Pauline Herrera Serianni, Executive Director of the Denver Architectural Foundation, stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about the event.
  Doors Open Denver is an annual weekend celebration of Denver architecture and design featuring historic and modern spaces, many of them high profile such as Union Station where Doors Open Denver is headquartered.
  “You can tour any one of our 68 open sites on your own or you can sign up for
  
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• Rockies Only Muster 5 Hits In 6-2 Loss To Cubs

  17-04-2016 00:02
  
  Jake Arrieta returned to form in his first Wrigley Field outing since a 2015 playoff loss, striking out eight and allowing just five hits as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Saturday afternoon.
  
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