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• From Colorado to Cuba: The Next Revolution

  22-04-2016 23:21
  
  By Brian Maass
  HAVANA, Cuba (CBS) – Elias Aseff Alfonso stands out from many of his Cuban countrymen for two reasons: his striking curly auburn hair and his English, which is flawless (although how he learned it, and why, is as unique as his rust colored hair).
  (credit: Erica Wilner)
  Alfonso, who works as an assistant to a prominent Cuban artist, knows the Americans are coming, soon, and wants to be ready. But his English was not learned in a school or classroom, but in more novel ways.
  As
  
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• CBS4’s Brian Maass Travels To Cuba, Offers Tips For Travelers

  22-04-2016 23:21
  
  By Brian Maass
  HAVANA, Cuba (CBS) – Elias Aseff Alfonso stands out from many of his Cuban countrymen for two reasons: his striking curly auburn hair and his English, which is flawless (although how he learned it, and why, is as unique as his rust colored hair).
  (credit: Erica Wilner)
  Alfonso, who works as an assistant to a prominent Cuban artist, knows the Americans are coming, soon, and wants to be ready. But his English was not learned in a school or classroom, but in more novel ways.
  As
  
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• CDC honors Denver doctor for childhood immunization efforts

  22-04-2016 23:15
  
  Dr. Matthew Dorighi, who works at Cherry Creek Pediatrics, was challenged by conversations he had with vaccine-resistant parents when he began practicing as a community pediatrician 16 years ago.
  
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• First Look At Denver Broncos Locker Room Makeover

  22-04-2016 23:09
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The Super Bowl Champions are getting a fresh start to the season thanks to a locker room renovation at Denver Broncos headquarters. The new look is designed to bring the team closer.
  “We’ve always done that. The layout of where we’re at, it’s similar to where they were before. The biggest thing we wanted to accomplish in this locker room was to open it up. We had some permanent lockers in the middle that kind of separated offense and defense
  
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• Jury Finds Man Guilty In Woman’s Murder

  22-04-2016 22:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man accused in the murder of a 30-year-old woman at a Denver motel last summer has been found guilty after a seven day trial.
  Brandon Foote was found guilty of first-degree murder after deliberation, first-degree felony murder and first-degree burglary after one day of deliberations by the jury.
  On June 25, 2015, officers responded to a report of several shots fired at the Sage and Sand Motel at 8415 East Colfax Avenue. They found the victim a block away suffering from fat
  
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• Navajo president says farmers continue to struggle after Gold King spill

  22-04-2016 22:46
  
  Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said Friday farmers in histribe continue to struggle as they await reimbursement for impacts from the Gold King Mine spill.
  
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• Sen. John McCain Calls For Criminal Probe Into Mine Spill

  22-04-2016 22:37
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain has called for a criminal investigation into what led to a massive spill of mine waste that polluted rivers in three Western states last summer.
  McCain and the head of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs met with Navajo and Hopi tribal leaders and the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to discuss the impact and aftermath of the 3 million gallon spill at Colorado’s abandoned Gold King Mine.
  The EPA inadvertently triggered the spill while
  
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• Colorado Lawmakers Vote Again To Ban Red Light Cameras

  22-04-2016 22:33
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers voted Friday to ban red-light cameras — even though the governor is almost certain to put the brakes on their plan.
  A bill approved by a House-Senate negotiating committee would ban red-light cameras statewide after this year.
  The measure calls for a stricter ban than earlier versions of the bill, which could have allowed continued red-light camera use in school zones and construction zones.
  The latest bill puts lawmakers on a collision course with th
  
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• Dry Soil To Absorb Some Snowmelt Heading to Colorado River

  22-04-2016 22:31
  
  DENVER (AP) — Storms brought deep snow to the mountains that feed the vital Colorado River this winter and spring, but the dried-out landscape will soak up some of the runoff before it can reach the river and the 40 million people depending on it for water.
  The snowpack in the vast Upper Colorado River Basin — encompassing almost 110,000 square miles of mountains, valleys and tributaries from Wyoming to New Mexico — hit its seasonal peak this month, federal data show. It reache
  
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• Colorado Republican Senate primary is now "anyone's game"

  22-04-2016 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON — Colorado's Republican race for U.S. Senate is turning into the political equivalent of analgebra problem with plenty of variables and no simple answer.
  
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• Film On The Rocks Quickly Adds 2 More Movies To 2016 Lineup

  22-04-2016 21:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The death of musician Prince has prompted the organizers behind Film of the Rocks to add his 1980s movie “Purple Rain” to their lineup.
  (credit: Warner Brothers)
  The popular series revealed their lineup earlier this week, and as part of that they stated their would be a surprise movie for the final date.
  Now that surprise is revealed: they’ll feature the hit movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
  “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (credi
  
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• San Francisco man sentenced to prison in Denver jewelry store heist

  22-04-2016 20:57
  
  The gunman of a cross-country robbery team that stole 50 Rolex watches from a Cherry Creek jewelry store was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his role in the crime.
  
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• Jefferson County jury convicts woman who killed two in 2015 crash

  22-04-2016 20:56
  
  Nina Gonzalez, the driver who killed a motorcycle driver and passenger in 2015 accident, was convicted by a Jefferson County jury.
  
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• Dry Soil To Absorb Some Snowmelt Heading Into Colorado River

  22-04-2016 20:29
  
  DENVER (AP) — Storms brought deep snow to the mountains that feed the vital Colorado River this winter and spring, but the dried-out landscape will soak up some of the runoff before it can reach the river and the 40 million people depending on it for water.
  The snowpack in the vast Upper Colorado River Basin — encompassing almost 110,000 square miles of mountains, valleys and tributaries from Wyoming to New Mexico — hit its seasonal peak this month, federal data show. It reache
  
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• Van Rollover Crash Kills Driver In Loveland

  22-04-2016 20:17
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators are trying to figure out how a van rolled off Interstate 25 and tumbled approximately 15 feet on Friday morning.
  The crash caused the death of the driver, and forced the closure of some of the lanes of the highway at Loveland’s Crossroads exit.(credit: Loveland Fire Rescue)
  During its fall the van caused damage to the side wall of a bridge under the highway. It came to a stop upside down on a walkway along Crossroads Boulevard.
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• Bucket Truck Hits Power Line, Operator Gets Stuck

  22-04-2016 19:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A worker doing construction at an apartment building got stuck in the bucket of a lift truck on Friday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  The incident happened at 2700 Decatur Street in Denver. The lift truck’s boom hit a power line and that left the bucket operator stuck.
  Denver firefighters worked with a crew from Xcel Energy to get the man safely out of the bucket.
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  His name was not released and he was unharmed.
  
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• Group Protests ‘A Line’ At Train-To-Plane Opening Ceremony

  22-04-2016 19:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A group of protesters interrupted the grand opening ceremony of the A Line train at Denver International Airport on Friday morning.
  The group or a dozen or more people held up small signs saying “Can’t Afford To Ride,” apparently in protest of the $9 cost to ride the new commuter train line that runs from Denver International Airport to Union Station.
  (credit: CBS)
  RTD General Manager Dave Genova was in the middle of his speech — one of many being gi
  
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• Broncos draft preview: 3-4 ends

  22-04-2016 19:20
  
  There is sadness to the exercise of developing an NFL defensive lineman.       
  
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• Jermaine Jones Settling In With Colorado Rapids

  22-04-2016 17:56
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Jermaine Jones kept his mind off soccer by playing baseball with his kids and taking them snowboarding.
  There was little else to do as the 34-year-old midfielder waited for a team to call — Colorado finally acquired him — and waited some more as he served a six-game ban for touching a referee during a playoff game last season while with New England.
  He made his long-awaited Rapids debut last Saturday and instantly showed that, contrary to some of his
  
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• Denver Celebrates New Train Service To Airport

  22-04-2016 16:05
  
  DENVER (AP) — Denver is celebrating its new train service between downtown and the airport.
  The train — officially called the University of Colorado A line — began running between Union Station and Denver International Airport on Friday filled with dignitaries.
  “It’s great to be mayor when we inaugurate this,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said. “For someone who grew up in this city and has been around here from the moment this project was conceived to to
  
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• Gray Makes His 2016 Debut Friday Night In Denver

  22-04-2016 15:41
  
  The future of the Rockies largely depends on young arms such as Jon Gray, who makes his 2016 debut Friday when Colorado hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers to kick off a three-game series and seven-game homestand.
  
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• Price Comparison Breakdown: Train Ride Vs. Driving To DIA

  22-04-2016 07:58
  
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4)– As much as we love our cars there is something intrinsically American about the rails. Providing your city a train to the airport seems almost as basic as power and water — it’s nearly as expensive to build and maintain with far fewer users.
  So will you be one of them? Should you be one of them?
  Here’s how it the costs break down:
  (credit: CBS)
  Estimate the cost to park your car, your way.
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  Additional parking information from RTD
  
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• Elway Shows Patience, Not Panic, In Finding QB

  22-04-2016 07:55
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When Peyton Manning retired, he evidently took the “Hurry! Hurry!” mantra with him out of Broncos headquarters.
  GM John Elway has practiced patience in searching for his next QB after losing Manning to the golf links and Brock Osweiler to the Houston Texans.
  Elway didn’t panic and sign an expensive free agent, instead acquiring journeyman Mark Sanchez and his relatively paltry $5 million salary from Philadelphia to pair with 2015 seventh-rounder Tr
  
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• Rail Service To DIA Considered Expensive Compared To Others

  22-04-2016 06:00
  
  By Rick SallingerDENVER (CBS4)– Rail service begins Friday from Union Station to Denver International Airport. In most cases, it will be cheaper the taking a taxi or car service like Uber or Lyft, but CBS4 found the cost will be higher than most other cities with rail links to the airport.
  When told the cost of the trip one passenger waiting to go to the airport by bus thought it was high. The price is $9, the train stops at eight stations arriving in 37 minutes at DIA.
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• Death Shocks Man Who Helped Promote Prince’s First Concert In Denver

  22-04-2016 06:00
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4)– Word of Prince’s death has come as a shock to the music industry, especially for the man who helped promote the pop icon’s first concert in Denver.
  “This really came out of nowhere,” Chuck Morris, President and CEO of AEG Rocky Mountains, told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann. “It’s a huge, huge loss.”
  Morris recalled Prince’s first performance at the Rainbow Music Hall in 1979 as one he will never forget.
  Prince
  
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• Aurora Police Officer Dragged During Traffic Stop

  22-04-2016 05:56
  
  By Stan BushAURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– An Aurora Police officer was significantly injured after being dragged by a suspect who sped away from a traffic stop. Now police hope someone can help them find the driver.
  Video of the incident was recorded on the officer’s body camera and was released Thursday on the department’s Facebook page.On April 3, two officers made a routine traffic stop on Alameda Avenue and Exposition. The unidentified officer on the driver’s side asks for ID
  
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• City County Building, Union Station Purple Tribute To Prince

  22-04-2016 05:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The City and County Building in downtown Denver was lit up in purple on Thursday night in a tribute to Prince who died earlier in the day. Union Station was also all purple. Union Station in purple (credit: Steffan Tubbs)
  Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including “Little Red Corvette,” ”Let’s Go Crazy” and “When Doves Cry,” was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minnea
  
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• Lawmakers Work To Bring Back Presidential Primaries

  22-04-2016 04:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– After standing in long lines to have their voices heard in Colorado’s presidential caucuses, there could be relief for frustrated voters. Lawmakers have started the process to bring the primary system back to the state.
  There are two bills proposed at the state Capitol. One to restore the presidential primary and the other to open it to unaffiliated voters.
  Instead of voters having to go to their neighborhood caucus to vote in the next presidential election, voters wil
  
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• ShotSpotter Expansion To Be Tested Friday Night In 3 Neighborhoods

  22-04-2016 03:59
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver will test an expansion of the ShotSpotter system on Friday with live gunfire.
  Between 8 p.m. and midnight Friday, people may hear live rounds being fired depending on where they live.
  “First and foremost, everything is safe, we’ll be doing the testing in three area, an area in east Denver, an area in west Denver and southwest Denver. I’m sure people will call about hearing shots fired, we’ll send the word out to specific
  
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• Park Hill Station Adds 150 Units Of Affordable Housing To Denver

  22-04-2016 03:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Park Hill Station development opened on Thursday, adding 150 units of affordable housing to the Denver metro area.The aparments are located near the 40th and Colorado rail station along the A Line, the new commuter rail to Denver International Airport. Park Hill Station (credit: CBS)
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said the city is ahead of schedule with providing 3,000 units of affordable housing in the next five years.
  
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• Northern Colorado Fires Men’s Basketball Coach B.J. Hill

  22-04-2016 03:33
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The University of Northern Colorado has fired men’s basketball coach B.J. Hill amid an NCAA investigation into allegations of violations in the program.
  University President Kay Norton said in a news release Thursday that Hill’s assistants were placed on administrative leave while the school continues to cooperate with the NCAA as it looks into “serious and concerning allegations of NCAA violations.”
  Norton said she would have no further commen
  
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• Video Shows Man Accused Of Stealing Rifle

  22-04-2016 03:31
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Surveillance video shows a man accused of stealing an AR-15 rifle form a sporting goods store.Police claim the man took a Bushmaster .223 caliber AR-15 rifle from the Gander Mountain Store located at 9923 N. Grant Street in Thornton on Tuesday.
  Investigators believe the same man first tried to steal a shotgun from Sportsman’s Warehouse earlier that same day. Employees chased down the man, he dropped the gun but got away.The suspect is described as a Hispanic m
  
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• Man Accused Of Pushing Snowboarder Off Chairlift Pleads Not Guilty

  22-04-2016 03:16
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The man accused of pushing a snowboarder off an Aspen chairlift has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
  Thomas Proesel, 31, entered the plea via Skype on Wednesday from a psychiatric facility in Tennessee.
  In February, a judge allowed Proesel to post $10,000 bond under the condition he would get treatment there. He was accompanied by his father and uncle.
  Thomas Proesel (credit: Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office)
  Police say Proesel pushed Seth Beckton on Jan.
  
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• Town’s Entire Police Force Quits

  22-04-2016 03:05
  
  GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. (CBS4)– A small town in Colorado is without a police force after all the officers quit.
  The Green Mountain Falls police chief announced his resignation and three other officers in the department followed his lead.
  Green Mountain Falls is northwest of Manitou Springs and is home to nearly 700 people. The population increases to about 1,200 in the summer.
  (credit: CBS)
  Sources told CBS4 the entire department quit over policy and unhappiness with the newly-elected
  
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• Police Force Quits In Small Town Near Colorado Springs

  22-04-2016 03:05
  
  GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. (CBS4)– A small town in Colorado is without a police force after all the officers quit.
  The Green Mountain Falls police chief announced his resignation and three other officers in the department followed his lead.
  Green Mountain Falls is northwest of Manitou Springs and is home to nearly 700 people. The population increases to about 1,200 in the summer.
  (credit: CBS)
  Sources told CBS4 the entire department quit over policy and unhappiness with the newly-elected
  
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• CBI Lab Mistakes Impact Drunk Driving Cases

  22-04-2016 02:03
  
  By Mark Ackerman and Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4)– Poorly written instructions are being blamed for botched blood alcohol tests conducted by a scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
  In January, a CBS4 investigation revealed mistakes in 56 blood alcohol tests during a four month period from August 2015 through November 2015.
  The problems were discovered through a confluence of events last December. A CBI refrigerator used to cool blood vials malfunctioned, leading to a need to rete
  
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• Bid To Restart Ski Train Gets Small Boost With State Grant

  22-04-2016 01:48
  
  DENVER (AP) — The campaign to revive the Ski Train from Denver to the Winter Park Resort is getting a small boost with a $1.5 million state grant to improve a passenger platform at the ski area.
  Resort spokesman Steve Hurlbert said Thursday the grant from the Colorado Transportation Commission doesn’t mean the train is a certainty, but it does show state support.
  The train ferried skiers to and from the resort every season from 1940 to 2009 when then-owner Philip Anschutz shut it dow
  
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• Von Miller Gets An Offseason Pass From The Boss

  22-04-2016 01:32
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A year after pummeling Demaryius Thomas for boycotting the Broncos offseason program while angling for a new long-term contract, John Elway is giving Von Miller a pass.
  Denver’s general manager isn’t nearly as miffed over Miller’s absence as the Super Bowl MVP competes in ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” instead of working out with his teammates.
  “This is all voluntary,” Elway said Thursday. “If Von chooses to be h
  
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• Elway Singing A Different Tune With Von Miller This Year

  22-04-2016 01:32
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A year after pummeling Demaryius Thomas for boycotting the Broncos offseason program while angling for a new long-term contract, John Elway is giving Von Miller a pass.
  Denver’s general manager isn’t nearly as miffed over Miller’s absence as the Super Bowl MVP competes in ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” instead of working out with his teammates.
  “This is all voluntary,” Elway said Thursday. “If Von chooses to be h
  
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• NFL DRAFT: Elway Shows Patience, Not Panic, In Finding QB

  22-04-2016 01:30
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When Peyton Manning retired, he evidently took the “Hurry! Hurry!” mantra with him out of Broncos headquarters.
  GM John Elway has practiced patience in searching for his next QB after losing Manning to the golf links and Brock Osweiler to the Houston Texans.
  Elway didn’t panic and sign an expensive free agent, instead acquiring journeyman Mark Sanchez and his relatively paltry $5 million salary from Philadelphia to pair with 2015 seventh-rounder Tr
  
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• Broncos draft preview: Tight ends

  22-04-2016 01:21
  
  One of these years, Gary Kubiak is going to hit it big with a tight end.       
  
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• Surgical Tech Background Checks, Drug Tests Bill Moves Forward

  22-04-2016 01:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado lawmakers are working to make sure surgical technologists and surgical assistants in Colorado continue to register with the Department of Regulatory Agencies under House Bill 1160.
  “Patients come to us with the understanding that they’re going to be safe,” said Certified Surgical Technologist Holly Falcon.
  Falcon says she knows from experience that hospitals around the state aren’t doing their homework when it comes to hiring.
  “I was re
  
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• Red Light Camera Limits Snag Colorado Lawmakers

  22-04-2016 01:06
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are trying again to figure out a new limit on red-light cameras.
  Lawmakers have repeatedly tried in recent years to get rid of the cameras, which are broadly unpopular with voters.
  But so far lawmakers have failed to overcome vigorous opposition from cities that rely on unmanned traffic enforcement.
  Lawmakers are trying to rectify differences between the House and Senate on this year’s red-light camera attempt.
  The House version bans red-light cameras
  
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• Fellow Musicians, Dignitaries Fill Twitter With Tributes To Prince

  22-04-2016 00:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper joined thousands who took to social media on Thursday to pay their respects to Prince, who died on Thursday.
  Hickenlooper posted a picture of the Rocky Mountains in purple, the musician’s favorite color.
  Purple mountains majesty.#RIP @prince pic.twitter.com/y1gk9Nq0o5
  — John Hickenlooper (@hickforco) April 21, 2016Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including “Little Red Corvette,&rdqu
  
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• Train Ride, Drive To DIA Price Comparison

  22-04-2016 00:34
  
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4)– As much as we love our cars there is something intrinsically American about the rails. Providing your city a train to the airport seems almost as basic as power and water–it’s nearly as expensive to build and maintain with far fewer users.
  So will you be one of them? Should you be one of them?
  Here’s how it the costs break down:
  (credit: CBS)
  Estimate the cost to park your car, your way.
  (credit: CBS)
  Additional parking information from RTD a
  
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