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• Denver police investigate string of restaurant break-ins

  19-04-2016 23:26
  
  Denver Police are investigating a string of burglaries in the last month that may be related.
  
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• Do Broncos take a QB in first round?

  19-04-2016 23:21
  
  Each Tuesday during Denver Broncos' season, our Broncos Insider Mike Klis will answer questions pulled from the Broncos Mailbag.       
  
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• Emmanuel Sanders Won’t Put ’15 In His Rearview

  19-04-2016 22:55
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – It’s a new year, and while many of his teammates talk about putting 2015 in the rearview, Emmanuel Sanders is having none of it. He doesn’t want to forget anything about the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl season.
  What remains of the roster returned to work this week amid questions about who will be throwing all the passes in 2016 when the Broncos open defense of their title against Carolina, the powerhouse they upset in Super Bowl 50 thanks to Von Mill
  
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• Southern Colorado search and rescue crews find man dead, rescue another

  19-04-2016 22:24
  
  Search and rescue crews in southern Colorado scouring a remote area for two missing men over the weekend found one of them dead and rescued the other.
  
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• Utility work begins on Colorado 2 in Commerce City

  19-04-2016 22:20
  
  Over the next two months, utility work will be done onColorado 2 in Commerce City as part of the city's efforts to widen the highway.
  
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• DeMarcus Ware Honored By Alabama Governor

  19-04-2016 22:18
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama native and NFL star DeMarcus Ware was honored by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and the state legislature following a standout season with the Denver Broncos.
  Bentley on Tuesday honored the outside linebacker at a ceremony declaring April 19 as DeMarcus Ware Day. Ware later addressed legislators on the floor of the House of Representatives.
  Ware, an Auburn native, played football at Troy University. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 and signed wi
  
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• Colorado’s Budget Settled, But Debate Coming On Taxes, Refunds

  19-04-2016 21:57
  
  DENVER (AP) – It’s late in Colorado’s legislative session, and next year’s budget is settled. But the Democratic House speaker is reviving a debate on whether a Medicaid fee should count as state revenue that will trigger tax refunds in future budget years.
  Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst and other Democrats, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, want the fee set aside to avoid refunds under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, free millions of dollars for Colorado’s un
  
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• No charges against Denver man who shot suspected burglar

  19-04-2016 21:39
  
  No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot a suspected burglar as he was breaking into a home, according to authorities.
  
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• Charges Filed Against Lakewood Arson Suspect

  19-04-2016 21:37
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The Jefferson County District Attorney has formally charged the man accused of intentionally setting fire to a duplex in Lakewood last week.
  Jefferson County DA Pete Weir filed 35 counts against Christopher Magana on Tuesday, alleging that he set a fire that displaced 14 people in Lakewood. Of those 14, nine are children.
  The duplex fire in Lakewood (credit: CBS)
  Magana, 27, has been charged with 14 counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of firs
  
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• Jefferson County jury convicts gambler of securities fraud, theft

  19-04-2016 21:26
  
  An Aurora man who cajoled a woman into investing in a non-existent business and used the money to gamble has been found guilty by a Jefferson County jury of securities fraud and theft.
  
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• Navy Scraps Mailer Sent In Colorado Over Sexism Accusations

  19-04-2016 20:52
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it has scrapped a national recruiting mailer that promised women they can enlist without compromising their feminine side and pursue careers that “most girls aren’t even aware of.”
  Navy officials said they made the decision amid criticism that the wording was condescending and perpetuated stereotypes. Lt. Commander Nate Christensen, a Navy spokesman, said officials also have launched a review of all their mailer templates af
  
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• Taxi Driver Shot In Head With BB Gun

  19-04-2016 20:46
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora police advised the public to stay out of an area at Chambers Road and Smith Road early Tuesday morning after a taxi driver was shot in the head with a BB gun.
  A taxi driver was injured at the intersection approximately 6:06 a.m. during an altercation between a juvenile and two adult males.
  According to Aurora police, the juvenile and adult males were involved in a marijuana selling transaction that became violent after the juvenile, who was allegedly buying th
  
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• FBI Employee Gives Birth A Month Early In Office

  19-04-2016 19:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver FBI Office had an unauthorized guest appear at headquarters last Thursday.
  An employee went into labor that afternoon and gave birth a month early. Security immediately gave the newborn a security badge in order to be authorized within the FBI building.
  Coworkers suggested the parents name the baby boy Hoover, but they had already chosen another name.
  The agency wants to thank Matt and Abbey from Denver Health Paramedics for their quick response to the Denve
  
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• ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Star Doris Roberts Dies At 90

  19-04-2016 18:31
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everybody loved Doris Roberts.
  The spunky actress who played the tart-tongued, endlessly meddling mother on CBS’ “Everybody Loves Raymond” received an outpouring of praise on Monday following news of her death.
  Phil Rosenthal, the sitcom’s creator, called her “a wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend” on Twitter.
  CBS said in a statement that Roberts “will be remembered for lighting up every room she walked into with an un
  
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• Elevated Lead Levels In Water Not Found In Head Start Classrooms

  19-04-2016 18:27
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– The elevated levels of lead found in the building of a Jefferson County Head Start in Arvada were not found in classrooms. When students returned to school on Monday, they were drinking bottled water.
  Final test results announced on Friday showed a lead result of 180 parts per billion. The Environmental Protection Agency’s “action level” for lead is 15 parts per billion. The action level is a threshold requiring additional testing, monitoring, and re
  
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• Broncos draft preview: Running backs

  19-04-2016 17:59
  
  In the first John Elway-Gary Kubiak draft of 2015, the biggest surprise was they didn’t take a running back.       
  
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• No Charges Filed In Deadly Shooting At Motorcycle Expo

  19-04-2016 17:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – No criminal charges will be filed in the deadly shooting at the Motorcycle Expo in January.
  Police say Derrick Duran, a corrections officer who is an Iron Order member, fired his gun during the fight with The Mongols motorcycle club. The groups blame each other for instigating the violence.
  Derrick Duran (2nd from left) following the biker fight (credit: Council of Clubs)
  Victor Mendoza, 46, was shot and killed during the fight where four others were shot and two others wer
  
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• Taxi Driver Injured In Robbery, Possible Shooting

  19-04-2016 14:46
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora police advised the public to stay out of an area at Chambers Road and Smith Road Tuesday morning.
  A taxi driver was injured at the intersection at approximately 6:25 a.m. during a possible robbery. The situation is ongoing, and Smith Road heading west was closed for the investigation.
  The taxi driver has non-life threatening injuries and will be OK.
  Two suspects were in custody as of 6:55 a.m., with one still at large. All three parties were in custody by
  
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• Thornton Missing Teen Found At Friend’s House

  19-04-2016 14:16
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A 13-year-old boy declared missing Monday evening was found safe early Tuesday morning.
  He was last seen at the library on East 120th Avenue and Holly Street, where his parents dropped him off. When they came back at 7 p.m., the teen was no longer there.
  He had previously briefly run away over the weekend, but family found him roughly eight hours later.
  He has a form of Asperger’s Syndrome, which is why he was declared an endangered child in the search.
  
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• Platform Parties Planned For Train To DIA’s Grand Opening

  19-04-2016 07:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The launch of the new A Line train to Denver International Airport from Union Station is only a few days away, and on Monday CBS4’s Mark Taylor got a look at some of the brand new stations along the line.
  Crews will be putting the finishing touches on the A Line’s six commuter rail stops all this week as they get ready for Friday’s debut. The Regional Transportation District calls the new A Line a game-changer for Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Friday Denve
  
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• Broncos Re-Sign Running Back Ronnie Hillman

  19-04-2016 06:38
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Running back Ronnie Hillman has signed a one-year contract to return to the Denver Broncos.
  The NFL Network reported the deal is worth $2 million and includes $600,000 in guarantees.
  Hillman led the Broncos with a career-best 863 yards rushing and seven TDs last season, but he was benched in favor of C.J. Anderson in Super Bowl 50, where he ran five times for zero yards while Anderson piled up 90 yards in Denver’s 24-10 win over Carolina.
  Anderson recently sig
  
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• Colorado Bill Would Create ‘Total Loss’ Designation For Vehicle Titles

  19-04-2016 06:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado lawmakers are debating whether to add a new designation to vehicle titles. It would give consumers more information about the used car they’re buying so that they know if the car has been declared a total loss.
  In 2014, Paul Bjork bought a used Toyota Tacoma pickup truck for $12,500.
  “I needed a good reliable vehicle for living up there in the mountains,” Bjork told CBS4.
  He bought it from a dealer on Craigslist.
  “He told me that he bou
  
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• Top 5 Toughest Games On The Broncos 2016 Schedule

  19-04-2016 05:52
  
  By Mark Haas
  DENVER (CBS4) – The 2016 schedule is out and the Broncos Road to Repeat is now in front of them. As AFC West champs, the Broncos will once again see the other AFC division champs, along with the AFC and NFC South teams, and of course the AFC West.
  Based on records from last year, the Broncos have the 14th toughest schedule. Here are what I think will be the five toughest games.
  1. DEC. 25 @ KANSAS CITY – A Christmas night trip to Arrowhead in late December? Not exactly o
  
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• Story’s Homer Starts Rockies’ Surge To 5-1 Win Over Reds

  19-04-2016 05:15
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Trevor Story‘s latest homer helped Jordan Lyles get a long-awaited win. Made a little more history, too.
  Story’s solo homer snapped a tie in the eighth inning, and Lyles got his first victory in nearly a year on Monday night, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
  Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after hitting a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth inning of the game at Great American Ball Park
  
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• Faith Leaders Want To Update Archaic Language In Colorado Constitution

  19-04-2016 05:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – On Monday at the Colorado state Capitol a resolution was introduced to change some archaic language in the state constitution.
  Currently, Article II, Section 26 states, “There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  The No Slavery, No Exceptions campaign wants to get rid of the “except” provision.
  “Parti
  
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• Platform Parties Planned For Train To DIA’s Grand Opening On Friday

  19-04-2016 04:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s only a few days away from the launch of the new A Line train to Denver International Airport from Union Station and on Monday CBS4’s Mark Taylor got a look at some of the brand-new stations along the line.
  Crews will be putting the finishing touches on the A Line’s six commuter rail stops all this week as they get ready for Friday’s debut. The Regional Transportation District calls the new A Line a game-changer for Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Frida
  
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• WATCH: Von Miller does a country jive

  19-04-2016 04:29
  Anyone who has ever seen Von Miller do anything knows that he has a fair amount of swagger.        
  
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• Man Freed After Serving 28 Years On Rape Conviction To Be Retried

  19-04-2016 03:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey plans to retry a man released from prison after 28 years behind bars.
  Clarence Moses-El was released in December after serving time on a rape conviction. He was convicted in the 1987 sexual assault of a woman in Five Points. After serving nearly three decades behind bars he was released on bond after another inmate came forward who claimed he was the one who had sex with the woman.
  Since his release prosecutors have been moving ahead
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Former Bronco Tyler Polumbus

  19-04-2016 03:22
  
  See video from Monday night's CBS4 Sports show!
  
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• Caught On Video: Snowmobiler Alive After Triggering, Riding Avalanche

  19-04-2016 02:58
  
  VAIL PASS, Colo. (CBS4) – Video shows a snowmobiler triggering an avalanche on Vail Pass.
  The slide happened in the Shrine Ridge area last month. The video shows a snowmobiler riding up a ridge and he realizes he triggered an avalanche and rides on the slab.
  The rider ended up dropping into the crevice left behind by the avalanche but then the force of the snow slide caused him to roll down the mountain.
  The man walked away without being seriously injured.
  LINK: Colorado Avalanche Inf
  
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• Aurora Apartment Complex Won’t Pay For Damages After Carports Collapse

  19-04-2016 02:00
  
  By Andrea Flores
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents of one Aurora apartment complex were left stranded after several carports collapsed during the past weekend’s storm.
  Canterra at Fitzsimons residents in Aurora watched helplessly as crews began to clear snow off their collapsed carports.
  Fred and Sandy Hopper say this isn’t the first time they’ve seen structures buckle to snow at their complex.
  Collapsed carports at Centerra at Fitzsimons in Aurora (credit: CBS)
  
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• Mountain View Police Officer Won’t Face Charges For Shooting, Killing Suspect

  19-04-2016 01:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has decided not to file charges against a Mountain View police officer who shot and killed a suspect in mid-December.
  Enrique Gonzalez died in the hospital following the officer-involved shooting at approximately 10:30 p.m. last Dec. 13.
  Officer Andrew Fulton was conducting a traffic stop near 44th Avenue and Yates Street and told Gonzalez to pull his car over. Police said Gonzalez got out with a shotgun and started firing at the off
  
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• Douglas County Schools Security Team Get 10 New Semi-Automatic Long Rifles

  19-04-2016 01:23
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The Douglas County School District’s safety and security team has acquired 10 semi-automatic long rifles for its officers.
  According to Douglas County Schools spokesperson Paula Hans, all district security officers are former law enforcement officers, which is a part of the job requirement. They train side-by-side with law enforcement and go through the same training as law enforcement. But unlike SROs (school resource officers), who are public law enforce
  
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• Sanders craves ring, not money

  19-04-2016 01:11
  
  A case can be made the two lowest-paid in the NFL are Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders.       
  
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• Colorado Senate Approves Extended Rape Statute Of Limitations

  19-04-2016 01:02
  
  DENVER (AP) – The state Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill to double the amount of time sexual assault victims can seek charges from 10 to 20 years.
  Senators gave the measure unanimous approval. One lawmaker pointed out that there is no statute of limitations on forgery.
  The bill was inspired by two Colorado women who claim Bill Cosby assaulted them decades ago. The women recently testified that the bill would empower traumatized victims by giving them more time to come forwar
  
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• Second Colorado Man Takes Plea In Airplane Forfeiture Case

  19-04-2016 00:58
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A second Colorado man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from the police seizure of an unregistered Cessna airplane and over $250,000 cash two years ago in Cody.
  Gilbert Wayne Wiles Jr. of Denver pleaded guilty Friday to aiding and abetting the operation of an unregistered aircraft. He faces a sentence of between one and three years of probation at his June sentencing.
  Before the plea, Wiles had been set to stand trial in federal court in Cheyenne startin
  
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• Colorado Pot Report: More Adults Using Drug, But Not Kids

  19-04-2016 00:36
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado kids are not smoking more pot since the drug became legal – but their older siblings and parents certainly are, according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of the state’s 2012 recreational marijuana law.
  The state released a report Monday detailing changes in everything from pot arrests to tax collections to calls to Poison Control. Surveys given to middle-schoolers and high-schoolers indicate that youth mariju
  
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• Former Reebok Store Employee Allegedly Videotaped Women In Changing Rooms

  19-04-2016 00:21
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– A former employee of the Reebok store at the Outlets at Castle Rock has been fired and faces invasion of privacy charges.
  Christy Selvig said while she was trying on clothes in the Reebok outlet store, she noticed a man looking over the wall of the changing room.
  Austin Baker (credit: Castle Rock Police)
  Police said that man is Austin Baker, 19. Investigators say they later found secretly recorded videos of several women on his phone.
  “It’s been an em
  
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• Former Reebok Store Employee Allegedly Peeped On Women In Changing Rooms

  19-04-2016 00:21
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– A former employee of the Reebok store at the Outlets at Castle Rock has been fired and faces invasion of privacy charges.
  Christy Selvig said while she was trying on clothes in the Reebok outlet store, she noticed a man looking over the wall of the changing room.
  Austin Baker (credit: Castle Rock Police)
  Police said that man is Austin Baker, 19. Investigators say they later found secretly taken photos of several women on his phone.
  “It’
  
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  19-04-2016 00:02
  
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