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• Mom wants Loveland to allow pot sales to help sick daughter, others

  23-04-2016 23:48
  
  LOVELAND — Andrea Samson wants tobuy medical marijuana products for her 7-month-old daughter who has cerebral palsy without traveling out of town or making purchases online.
  
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• QB Hoyer Completes Visit With Broncos

  23-04-2016 23:35
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Veteran free agent quarterback Brian Hoyer completed his visit with the Denver Broncos after talking to the New York Jets earlier in the week.
  According to Pro Football Talk, Hoyer’s current plan is to head home for a few days before talking some more with the Jets and Broncos.
  Four or five other teams reportedly are interested in talking to the 30-year-old Hoyer.
  Broncos executive vice president of football operations/general manager John
  
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• Denver Police Fire Shots To Test Wildly Successful ‘ShotSpotter’ System

  23-04-2016 22:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police fired gunshots Friday night to test the city’s ShotSpotter system. The system helps police pinpoint the location of shootings before they’re called in.
  Police call the tests very necessary because the ShotSpotter system is highly effective and has already proven to take handfuls of criminals of the streets.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police fired round after round to see if the system could pinpoint where the shots were coming from.
  “We will be testing ou
  
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• Deputies find Jefferson County man dead after report of family fight

  23-04-2016 22:51
  
  A 31-year-old man was found dead when Jefferson County sheriff's deputies responded to calls at 1:40 a.m. Saturday of a family altercation and shots fired on the 5400 block of West Hinsdale Avenue.
  
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• The week in Colorado's state legislature

  23-04-2016 22:42
  
  A recap of the week's news and legislation action in Colorado's state legislature.
  
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• Rockies’ Nolan Arenado Featured On Kids Show On MLB Network

  23-04-2016 22:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado was featured on a new kids-focused show called “Play Ball” on MLB Network on Saturday morning.
  The show is hosted by MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds and other baseball personalities and featured Arenado showing his “keys to hitting.”
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  “It was fun, it was cool. It was obviously nice to let kids know, hopefully they took something from it, and whatever w
  
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• Man loses control of motorcycle, crashes into center median in Loveland

  23-04-2016 22:06
  
  A man in Loveland was injured early Saturday when he crashed his motorcycle into a center median in Loveland, police said.
  
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• Authorities Investigating After Body Found In Storage Shed

  23-04-2016 21:30
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder after a body was found in a storage shed.
  Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby says investigators are questioning a person of interest who was arrested on Friday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong.
  Authorities were investigating the report of a missing person when they went to a public storage facility and found a bo
  
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• Man killed in west Denver Friday night

  23-04-2016 18:17
  
  Denver Police are investigating a homicide in west Denver.Raquel Lopez, a spokeswoman for Denver police, said police were called to the 200 block of Osceola Street before midnight Friday night.
  
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• 1 Person Being Questioned After West Denver Homicide

  23-04-2016 18:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – One person is being held for questioning by police as they investigate an overnight murder in Denver.
  The crime took place on the 200 block of Osceola Street in the west section of the city, and police say the victim was an adult male.
  Police say the person being questioned is being held “on an investigative hold for first degree murder and second degree aggravated assault.” They have not released that person’s name.
  The victim’s name and age are not
  
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• First Colorado woman in combat role takes U.S. Army oath in Denver

  23-04-2016 09:58
  
  The first Colorado woman recruited by the U.S. Army into a potential combat role took anoath of enlistment Friday.
  
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• A-train to Denver airport opens to public, hundreds wait to ride

  23-04-2016 09:53
  
  The citizen pioneers who rode Colorado's first commuter rail line on its first public run to the airport Friday proclaimed their trip smooth, on time and timely.
  
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• DEA gives approval to Colorado-funded study on marijuana and PTSD

  23-04-2016 09:52
  
  Military veterans across the country will learn whether marijuana can treat post-traumatic stress disorder effectivelyafter a Colorado-funded study received groundbreaking approval from the federal government this week.
  
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• "Cooler heads prevailed." Trump won't protest delegate loss in Colorado

  23-04-2016 09:49
  
  Two Colorado Republican insiders said Friday that Donald Trump no longer plans to challenge the sweep of national delegates that rival Ted Cruz won in Colorado this month — a reversal that comes as his supporters continue to criticize the caucus system that selected these all-important representatives.
  
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• Top statehouse Republicans divided over water-court bill, Owens' role

  23-04-2016 09:48
  
  A river of acrimony over a seemingly minor piece of water legislation is dividingsome of the state's top Republicans, some of whom accuse former Gov. Bill Owens of political meddling for money.
  
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• Denver, three cops prevail in lawsuit filed by retired school teacher

  23-04-2016 09:48
  
  The city of Denver and three of its police officers prevailed Friday when a federal jury found the city was not liable in a civil rights claim filed by a retired school teacher.
  
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• Denver schools admits failing to fully vet school board appointee

  23-04-2016 09:47
  
  DenverPublic Schools Acting Superintendent Susana Cordova apologized Friday for the failure of her staff to thoroughly vet applicants for a vacant school board seat before the board appointed parent activist MiDian Holmes last week.
  
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• CU, weather scientists seek help measuring deep hail in Colorado

  23-04-2016 09:47
  
  Thunderstorms around Denver sometimes produce so much hail—up to 2 feet deep —that plows are required to clearroads and ballfields.
  
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• What it cost Denver to host the Broncos Super Bowl victory parade

  23-04-2016 09:46
  
  Denver's Super Bowl victory party for the Broncos in February racked up nearly $110,000 in costs for city coffers — but taxpayers ended up footing only about a third of that bill.
  
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• Independent bookstores find success by creating a unique experience

  23-04-2016 09:45
  
  Times are tough for some brick-and-mortar bookstores, thanks to competition from online Goliaths like Amazon, so what's an independent bookstore to do?
  
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• Rockies Pitcher Jon Gray Makes 1st Appearance As Rockies Win Over Dodgers

  23-04-2016 06:26
  The Colorado Rockies claimed victory against the LA Dodgers at Coors Field on Friday night.
  
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• Rockies Come Back, Defeat Dodgers At Coors Field

  23-04-2016 06:26
  
  By Jack Etkin, The Sports Xchange
  DENVER (The Sports Xchang) – Brandon Barnes is a high energy reserve outfielder, a perpetually positive teammate whose contribution to the Colorado Rockies can’t always be measured statistically.
  But what Barnes did Friday night was very visible, very tangible and very timely. He tripled home two runs in the eighth inning, enabling the Rockies to complete a comeback against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 7-5 victory.
  “We got a long way to go, but
  
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• Red Light Camera Ban Moves Forward At State Capitol

  23-04-2016 06:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– There’s another push at the state Capitol to ban red light cameras in Colorado.A bill approved by a House-Senate negotiating committee would ban red-light cameras statewide after this year.
  Rep.l Steve Lebsock, a Democrat representing Federal Heights, hopes the latest attempt will pass. (credit: CBS)
  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.&ldq
  
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• Lakewood officers injured in traffic stop, suspect caught

  23-04-2016 06:03
  
  Two Lakewood Police officers were injured trying to arrest a suspect during a traffic stop late Fridayafternoon, according to Denver7.
  
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• Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Part In Jewelry Heist

  23-04-2016 05:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A California man will spend 12 years in prison for his role in a jewelry heist in Cherry Creek. A judge handed down the sentence on Friday morning for Anthony Tyree after he accepted a plea agreement.
  Williams Jewelers at East 3rd Avenue and Fillmore Street was robbed in February 2015.
  Police say the woman seen in this photo in Williams Jewelers on Tuesday is Summer Sawyer. (credit: Denver Police)
  Police say a woman who acted like she was a customer came inside the stor
  
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• Distracted Drivers Beware: Greeley Police On Patrol

  23-04-2016 05:17
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– Distracted drivers in Greeley should be on alert as police increase patrols, targeting drivers who are doing anything but keeping their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
  “One of the most egregious thing that I’ve seen was paralleling a lady going down on Interstate 25 reading a book that she had propped up on the steering wheel,” said Greeley Police Chief Jerry Garner.(credit: CBS)
  Garner convinced the city council to pass two laws designed t
  
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• Mountain Towns Slow To Provide Affordable Housing

  23-04-2016 04:57
  
  FRISCO, Colo. (CBS4)– Mountain towns are working to keep up with a growing problem in Colorado- lack of affordable housing.“The town has said, ‘Okay, what we have to do is we’ve got to have a number of different strategies.’ One of them is building these workforce housing,” said City of Breckenridge spokeswoman Kim Dykstra.
  Low income earners typically have few options when it comes to affordable housing in mountain communities.“About 10 years ago the vo
  
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• Keidel: Curt Schilling’s Dark Descent

  23-04-2016 04:50
  
  By Jason Keidel
  A Google search spawned a haunting title from the The Washington Post:
  ‘The Radicalization of Curt Schilling.’
  It seems Schilling’s public and dark descent into unemployment and disgrace — which ended with ESPN firing him this week — started with a semantic atrocity in 2004. He endorsed George W. Bush for president.
  I expected a monologue of caveman contours — a profane, racist, xenophobic, rant. So I looked for the crime. It seems this en
  
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• Denver Police Department Honors Their Own

  23-04-2016 04:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Police Department honored 17 outstanding officers on Friday.
  Nine year veteran of the police force Eric Shurley received the Denver Officer of the Year Award. Shurley is a member of the gang unit.He said ever since he was little he’s wanted to be a police officer.
  “There are a lot of us who work hard, we give everything we got every day and it’s nice to be honored for that,” said Shurley. (credit: CBS)
  The other 16 officers received a varie
  
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• Weld County Approves $2 Million For I-25 Expansion

  23-04-2016 04:26
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The expansion of Interstate 25 in Northern Colorado is moving forward after commissioners in Weld County signed on to the project.
  The commissioners have committed $2 million for the project that would create a third lane for a portion of I-25.
  (credit: CBS)
  The third lane would stretch from Loveland to Fort Collins. The project would also replace two bridges to accommodate the third lane.
  Larimer County continues to work on securing more funding before work can
  
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• Lakewood High Students ‘Brave The Shave’ For Childhood Cancer

  23-04-2016 04:20
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Students at Lakewood High School “braved the shave” on Friday to raise money for childhood cancer research.
  Students, parents and teachers volunteered to go under the razor to raise awareness about childhood cancer.
  As of Friday afternoon, the group had raised close to $7,000.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I did it last year and I liked it and knowing it’s for a good cause makes it even better,” said one participant.
  “I had a good friend who had
  
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• Volunteers Plant Trees To Celebrate Earth Day

  23-04-2016 03:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Volunteers from Wells Fargo celebrated Earth Day by adding a little green to one Denver neighborhood.More than two dozen people took time off from work to plant trees outside the Quigg Newton Housing Complex on 46th Avenue. They planted nearly two dozen trees.Volunteers with The Park People say everyone can benefit from a little landscaping. (credit: CBS)
  “Trees do so much for our community, they offer us so many environmental, social and economic benefits that really
  
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• Sugary Drinks Could Be Subject To Extra Tax In Boulder

  23-04-2016 03:30
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The City of Boulder may soon impose a tax on sugary drinks. A proposed ballot measure would make the companies that distribute soda and other sweet beverages pay two cents per ounce in excise taxes.
  “The sugar and drink industry is really harming our communities,” said Jorge De Santiago, a member of the new coalition, Healthy Boulder Kids.
  Santiago wants Boulder families to trade in their sodas and sweet teas for healthier options.
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• El Paso County murder suspect caught awaiting flight to Hong Kong

  23-04-2016 03:25
  
  A suspect in an El Paso Countyhomicidewas taken into custody in Seattle where he was trying to catch a flight to Hong Kong, police said.
  
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• Jon Gray Scheduled To Start Series Opener Against Dodgers

  23-04-2016 02:50
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies right-hander Jon Gray was scheduled to make his 2016 debut Friday night, starting against the Los Angeles Dodgers after being activated from the 15-day disabled list.
  Gray, who made two rehab starts with Class A Modesto, went on the DL because of an abdominal strain.
  In a series of other moves, the Rockies placed right-handed reliever Miguel Castro on the 15-day DL with right shoulder inflammation, retroactive to Monday. They recalled right-handed reliever Ca
  
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• Fruit-Shaped Pot Treats Banned Under Bill Approved Friday

  23-04-2016 02:49
  
  DENVER (AP) — A ban on pot-infused gummy bears and marijuana edibles that resemble fruits has passed the Colorado House.
  A bill that won initial approval in the state House on Friday would ban any infused edibles shaped like fruit, animals or people.
  Supporters call the effort an attempt to eradicate retail pot products that could appeal to kids. Critics pointed out that the ban doesn’t mention many other shapes, such as hearts or stars. Others pointed out that it is the job of paren
  
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• Harris Wouldn’t Change Anything About Super Bowl Comments

  23-04-2016 02:47
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — After helping put the clamps on Cam Newton in the Super Bowl, Chris Harris Jr. helped send Carolina’s quarterback over the edge by explaining how the Denver Broncos had befuddled the league’s MVP exactly as they had planned.
  Unbeknownst to Harris, Newton could hear him because only a thick curtain separated the teams’ postgame interviews, which were amplified by loud speakers.
  Newton didn’t sit there to listen to the newly crowned champions c
  
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• Nearly 60 Vehicles Damaged In Fort Collins

  23-04-2016 02:46
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Nearly 60 vehicles have been damaged or vandalized in Fort Collins in the past 10 days and police want to find those responsible.
  Investigators believe the damage has been caused by BB guns or small rocks.
  “Punks. They hit several cars in our neighborhood, probably six or seven different cars just on this half of the block,” said one victim Tiffany Geissler.
  (credit: CBS)
  The damage isn’t contained to one particular neighborhood, police have re
  
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• The Latest: Ohio governor says killings a 'terrible thing'

  23-04-2016 02:39
  
  PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on shootings in rural southern Ohio (all times local):8:30 p.
  
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• Boys & Girls Clubs Make Big Impact In Children’s Lives

  23-04-2016 02:35
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo (CBS4) – The Boys & Girls Clubs are working hard to make a big impact in children’s lives, none more so than the Youth of the Year.
  Maria Balderrama is a senior in high school and is the winner of the Boys & Girls Clubs citywide Youth of the Year contest. She was honored at the organization’s gala and gave a speech about what club life has meant to her.
  “I really don’t see myself without the club. I’ve been coming for so long. It&rs
  
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• 2 Lakewood Police Agents Hurt While Trying To Arrest Suspect

  23-04-2016 02:33
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Two Lakewood police agents were hurt while trying to arrest a suspect on Friday afternoon. One of the agents was dragged.
  Police told CBS4 the incident started with a traffic stop of a Uhaul van at 14th and Lamar. The suspect took off, dragging the agent.
  “The driver of that vehicle continues down West 14th Avenue to the area of 14th and Saulsbury where he fled from the vehicle on foot and entered a building in the area,” said Lakewood Police Sgt. T.J. J
  
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• Former Cab Driver Guilty In Sexual Assault Case

  23-04-2016 02:29
  
  DENVER (CSB4) – A Denver taxi driver accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a passenger has been found guilty.
  Hidet Molla was convicted of two counts of second-degree kidnapping and two counts of sexual assault.
  Molla picked up an intoxicated female passenger at the downtown bar the Ginn Mill in the early morning hours of December 24, 2015 after she had been drinking.She told police Molla brought her to an unknown home in Green Valley Ranch where he assaulted her. He then took her
  
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• Prince’s Death Raises Numerous Questions About Prior Health

  23-04-2016 02:01
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince talked dirty in song but had a reputation for clean living. He also had an ability to put on shows that were electrifying in their athleticism.
  But after his death at age 57 — following a series of canceled shows and a reported emergency plane landing for medical treatment — questions swirled Friday over whether the music superstar had been hiding serious health problems from his fans.
  An autopsy was conducted Friday and the body released to his family
  
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• 130+ Seniors Displaced By Fire Struggle To Find Housing

  23-04-2016 02:00
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)– The investigation into what caused a fire at a senior living facility that displaced more than 130 people continued Friday as seniors struggle to find new places to live.
  Just a little more than two weeks after the fire at the Southview Place Towers in Littleton tenants are facing a deadline to move out.
  On Saturday tenants on the third and fourth floors will receive help from volunteers as they move their belongings. On Friday, 50 volunteers helped tenants move ou
  
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• Traffic snarls on I-25 south of Castle Rock multi-vehicle crash

  23-04-2016 01:49
  
  Multiple trafficcrashes on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock Friday afternoonhave knotted southbound traffic.
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 4/22/16

  23-04-2016 01:36
  
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• Denver Science Museum features special events for Dia del Niño celebration

  23-04-2016 01:29
  
  A celebration of Dia del Niño — Children's Day — will bring a Telemundo soap opera star to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Saturday amid a variety of activities on the free day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  
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• Colorado Native Honored For Flying Through Glass Ceiling

  23-04-2016 01:00
  
  By Raetta HoldmanDENVER (CBS4)– Colorado native and flying pioneer Emily Hanrahan Warner is being inducted in the Irish American Hall of Fame Saturday in Chicago.
  She broke the glass ceiling for commercial pilots when she became America’s first female airline pilot.
  Warner told CBS4’s Jim Benemann it’s a real honor.
  “When I got the word that I was going to be inducted, I was really thrilled,” Warner said. “I was really excited. My family was all Irish an
  
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• One dead in Loveland van rollover near I-25

  23-04-2016 00:53
  
  A Fort Collins man was killed Friday morning in a Lovelandvan rollover crash.The Colorado State Patrol says 48-year-old Timothy Decicco died in the9 a.
  
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• Passengers Line Up To Take A Line Train From Union Station To DIA

  23-04-2016 00:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hundreds of passengers lined up to be among the first to take the new RTD A Line commuter rail from Union Station to Denver International Airport.
  (credit: Evan Semon)
  The City of Denver celebrated the official kickoff in downtown Denver on Friday morning when the party moved to DIA.
  The project has been several decades in the making.
  PHOTO GALLERY: A Line Opens To The Public
  Denver is the latest in just a handful of cities across the country that has its own “Train to
  
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