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• Newton Admits He Could Have Handled Super Bowl Press Conference Better

  28-04-2016 23:56
  
  (The Sports Xchange) – “I felt like I let them down.”
  The “I” is Carolina quarterback Cam Newton.
  The “them” is his friends and family.
  Two months after losing Super Bowl 50 and walking out of the postgame news conference, Newton talked to Ebony magazine at great lengths about what happened and what he was thinking during those few uncomfortable minutes.
  He admitted he could have, and should have, handled the situation better.
  “The truth is, I repr
  
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• NHL Draft Lottery Scheduled For Saturday

  28-04-2016 23:52
  
  (The Sports Xchange) – The 2016 NHL draft lottery, which will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks in the first round of the 2016 NHL draft, will be held on Saturday, at Sportsnet’s Hockey Central Studio in Toronto.
  The results of the lottery will be announced during live television coverage of the event at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
  All clubs that did not qualify for this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, or clubs that acquired the first-round picks of those nonplayoff
  
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• Colorado’s Blaha, Frazier Fail To Make GOP U.S. Senate Primary

  28-04-2016 23:49
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado businessmen Robert Blaha and Ryan Frazier have failed to make the state’s Republican U.S. Senate primary.
  Colorado’s top elections official said Thursday that Blaha and Frazier didn’t get enough voter signatures to qualify for the June 28 primary.
  Blaha and Frazier chose to petition onto the ballot rather than earn a spot at this month’s state Republican assembly, where El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn advanced to the primary.
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• Cruz Gains Endorsement Of Sen. Cory Gardner

  28-04-2016 23:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – One of the most prominent Republicans in Colorado is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Texas Republican’s longshot bid for the party’s presidential nomination.
  “This is still anybody’s game and anybody’s decision and I think he is the best Republican with the best values to cinch this nomination,” Sen. Cory Gardner said on Tuesday, the same day that Cruz picked former technology executive Carly Fiorina for his running mate.
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• Three times a charm? Sheridan nixes anti red-light camera effort again

  28-04-2016 23:23
  
  For a third time running, Sheridan has rejected an effort byanti-photo radar and red-light camera forces to get a measure on the ballot designed to letvoters to decide the fate of the automated traffic control devices.
  
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• South Adams Co. Fire Protection District expands, improves stations

  28-04-2016 23:22
  
  The fire department that serves Commerce City, Henderson and parts of unincorporated Adams County is in the midst of an expansion that will include two new engines, a new, centralized headquarters andremodeling of many of its outdated fire stations.
  
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• Denver adds texting to homeless giving program

  28-04-2016 23:09
  
  Denver has added an electronic contribution system to the ways available to help homeless people.
  
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• Man Who Beat Another To Death With Flashlight Found Guilty

  28-04-2016 22:43
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A man who beat another man with a flashlight so severely he was left in a coma and then died, has been found guilty of felony murder.
  After the week-long trial, the jury delivered the guilty verdict for Charlie Brammeier on Tuesday for first-degree murder, burglary, aggravated robbery and aggravated motor vehicle theft.
  At 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 4, 2014, police in Lakewood were called to 1250 S. Pierce Street where they found Timothy Gomez lying on the couch. He had been
  
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• Off-season is the best season in Utah's national parks

  28-04-2016 22:33
  
  Among the many photos I have from a recent vacation to Utah, one shows me at Canyonlands National Park, cupping my hands around my eyes and peering into the Island in the Sky Visitor Center.
  
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• Puglia: Italy's best dining is in its heel

  28-04-2016 22:30
  
  Like many opinionated people who love to travel, I can be dead wrong about a place.I sure was about Italy's southern region of Puglia.
  
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• Habitual Criminal Sentenced To 72 Years In Prison

  28-04-2016 22:25
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The man convicted of escaping from the Jefferson County Jail and going on am 11-day crime spree has been sentenced to 72 years in prison.Travis Sandlin, 34, escaped from Jefferson County Jail on Oct. 5, 2014 by climbing out a small gap of fencing and dropping onto a roof. He was the first inmate to break out of the jail in its 27-year history.
  “We asked for a little more but 72 years is a good sentence. Hopefully instead of trying to escape, you should take resp
  
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• Will I Get Rain Or Snow Tonight & Tomorrow In Denver?

  28-04-2016 22:23
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Am I getting rain or snow tonight and tomorrow?The answer depends on an imaginary line in the atmosphere that can sometimes move by the hour.
  While most people look at the current temperature to decide if it will rain or snow that actually has nothing to do with the answer.
  The current air temperature will only tell you the fate of rain or snow once it lands on the ground, meaning will it freeze or melt.
  (credit: CBS4/Colorado’s Weather Center)
  The dete
  
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• What happened when a Colorado mom let her 11-year-old hike ahead by herself

  28-04-2016 22:18
  
  I was on a walk with my daughters at Pineridge Natural Area near ourhome when I got a call from a park ranger.
  
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• Story’s Pursuit Of Rookie Homer Record For April On Hold

  28-04-2016 22:12
  
  DENVER (AP) — One less game in April for Trevor Story. One less opportunity to match — maybe even break — a rookie homer record for the month.
  The game between Colorado and Pittsburgh on Thursday was postponed because of rain and snow. And while Story wasn’t in the starting lineup, the Rockies shortstop could’ve entered as a pinch hitter and he certainly does have the flair for the dramatic these days.
  Story has nine homers this season, one shy of the rookie mark se
  
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• CSU Alumni Gives $13 Million For Scholarships, Construction

  28-04-2016 22:10
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State University says an energy company CEO who graduated from the school is donating $13 million for scholarships and construction projects.
  CSU said Thursday that Michael Smith of Freeport LNG will donate $5.8 million for 70 full scholarships in business, geosciences and chemistry.
  Smith will also give $3.7 million for the Michael Smith Natural Resources Building and $3.5 million toward the school’s new sports stadium. An alumni center in the sta
  
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• More Outbursts From Suspect In Competency Hearing

  28-04-2016 21:25
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A competency hearing took place on Thursday for the man who acknowledges that he killed three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs the day after Thanksgiving 2015.
  Nine others were injured in the shooting.
  There are parts to determining whether Robert Dear is fit to stand trial. Prosecutors charged Dear with 179 counts including murder, attempted murder and assault for the Nov. 27, 2015 shooting.
  Part one is answering the question, is he
  
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• Competency Hearing Underway For Planned Parenthood Attack Suspect

  28-04-2016 21:25
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A competency hearing took place on Thursday for the man who acknowledges that he killed three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs the day after Thanksgiving 2015.
  Nine others were injured in the shooting.
  There are parts to determining whether Robert Dear is fit to stand trial. Prosecutors charged Dear with 179 counts including murder, attempted murder and assault for the Nov. 27, 2015 shooting.
  Part one is answering the question, is he
  
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• Dear Peyton: Gatorade honors No. 18

  28-04-2016 20:48
  
  Gatorade calls its new commercials “Dear Peyton.” They debuted on Thursday, the first day of the NFL draft.       
  
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• Colorado House Debates Late-Session Roads, Schools Spending

  28-04-2016 20:43
  
  DENVER (AP) — With less than two weeks to go in the legislative session, Colorado’s Democrat-led House finally debated — and advanced — a proposal to boost spending on underfunded roads and schools by removing a multimillion-dollar Medicaid fee from the state’s constitutional tax-and-spending strictures on Thursday.
  Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper called on lawmakers when the session began more than 100 days ago to set aside the fee to avoid refunds under the Taxp
  
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• Water Begins Flowing Through Springs’ New $850 Million Line

  28-04-2016 20:41
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Water has begun flowing into Colorado Springs through a new 50-mile pipeline from the Arkansas River.
  The city says the $825 million Southern Delivery System started operating Thursday.
  The system is designed to handle growth in the state’s second-largest city until 2040 and provide a backup for its current aging system.
  Pueblo West, Fountain and Security also get water from the pipeline.
  The project includes modifications to Pueblo Dam on the Arkansas
  
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• Carrie Fisher cancels Denver Comic Con appearance due to "Star Wars" conflict

  28-04-2016 20:10
  
  Carrie Fisher has canceled her planned appearance at the 2016Denver Comic Con, organizers announced on Wednesday.
  
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• Virginia's US Army Women's Museum honors women in our nation's defense

  28-04-2016 20:05
  
  It reads like a John le Carré novel. A young woman dresses as a man, enlists in the Army and engages in combat.
  
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• Rockies-Pirates Game At Coors Field Postponed

  28-04-2016 19:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Rockies and Pirates were set to play ball at Coors Field on Thursday at 1:10 p.m., but the weather has forced the teams to postpone the matchup.
  The Rockies lost the first three games of the series.A makeup date has not been set for Thursday’s game.
  Wet, winter-like weather descended on the Denver metro area early Thursday, and a storm system is set to bring rain and even some snow.
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• 2 Buffaloes Football Players Arrested In Theft Case

  28-04-2016 19:45
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Two Colorado Buffaloes football players are accused of stealing prescription drugs, laptops and other electronics from a dorm room.
  Nu’umoto ‘N.J.’ Falo and Donald ‘Dino’ Gordon were due in court Thursday afternoon after being arrested in the morning.
  Both Falo and Gordon face charges of second-degree burglary, theft, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and second-degree trespassing.Falo is a linebacker in his sophomore year a
  
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• Broncos stadium name in holding pattern

  28-04-2016 18:55
  
  It may be Aug. 1 before the Metropolitan Football Stadium District knows whether the Sports Authority name will stay on the Denver Broncos' football stadium.       
  
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• Bear Cub Spotted Up Tree In Boulder

  28-04-2016 18:27
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The bears are back! A bear cub was spotted in a tree in Boulder on Thursday morning.Boulder police tweeted out the picture taken in the 200 block of Vassar Lane.The bears are back! This little fella was spotted in the 2600 blk of Vassar Ln early this moring. #TimeToBearProof pic.twitter.com/1fiucjuTVQ
  — Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) April 28, 2016The tweet also included a reminder to bear proof garbage cans as bears start to wake up from hibernation and
  
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• Von Miller On Stadium Naming Rights: ‘That’s A Tough One’

  28-04-2016 17:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Lawmakers want to make sure the stadium where the Denver Broncos play never loses its “Mile High” name but one fairly accomplished Broncos player isn’t sure about what should happen.
  There is a good chance the naming rights to the stadium, now known as Sports Authority Field at Mile High, will change. The details of Sports Authority’s decision to liquidate were revealed during a U.S. bankruptcy court hearing on Tuesday. The Englewood-based retailer fi
  
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• No Awards, Just Viewers For ‘NCIS: LA’

  28-04-2016 17:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — “There are shows,” says Chris O’Donnell, “that never garner awards, that aren’t considered highbrow in any way — but that lots of fans really enjoy and keep coming back to watch.”
  These days, viewers (especially media critics) hail a new Golden Age of Television. But O’Donnell’s formidable “NCIS: Los Angeles” is systematically absent from any such honor roll, as are the others in this franchise-troika: the o
  
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• Rockies Lose Lead To Pirates In Extra Innings

  28-04-2016 16:26
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) — The Pittsburgh Pirates blew an early seven-run lead but salvaged a 9-8 win over the Colorado Rockies in 12 innings Wednesday night on Jordy Mercer’s two-out double.
  The decisive hit came off Carlos Estevez (0-1), who made his third appearance in the majors and was working his second inning. With one out, he walked Gregory Polanco on eight pitches. After Matt Joyce flied out, Mercer doubled to deep right-center on a 2-1 fastball, scoring the speedy Polanc
  
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• Mental Exam Focus Of Hearing In Colorado Clinic Shooting

  28-04-2016 16:21
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The man who acknowledges killing three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic will return to court for a discussion of his mental health.
  Thursday’s hearing will focus on whether 57-year-old Robert Dear is competent to continue with his criminal case. A doctor who conducted Dear’s competency exam and a police detective could testify.
  A judge ordered Dear’s mental evaluation after he announced he wanted to fire his public
  
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• Accident Delays Commute On I-25 North Of Denver

  28-04-2016 15:05
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Delays built on Interstate 25 heading into Denver Thursday morning after an accident.
  Two left lanes of the southbound direction were blocked off at East 84th Avenue in Thornton due to an accident at approximately 6:15 a.m.
  Traffic extended to West 104th Avenue, adding an extra 30 minutes of travel for commuters.
  The accident was cleared by 6:45 a.m., but delays remained.
  
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• Suspect Killed After Firing At Officers From Stolen Vehicle

  28-04-2016 14:34
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Westminster Wednesday night.
  Westminster Police were investigating a stolen vehicle at approximately 9:50 p.m. in the 7300 block of Tennyson Street. When they approached, a man associated with the stolen car brandished a gun and began firing at officers.
  The officers returned fire, and the suspect died at the scene. Five officers were involved and one sustained minor injuries and was treated.
  “This
  
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• Stolen Package Victim Recognizes ‘Porch Pirate’ In CBS4 Report

  28-04-2016 05:50
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Home surveillance video may link two recent porch thefts on opposite ends of Denver.
  A pair of thieves were caught on camera stealing packages from a home near the University of Denver on Monday and one of the suspects looks a lot like a man seen taking items from the front porch of another home in Stapleton just a few days earlier.
  “I just had this feeling of that guy looks really familiar,” homeowner John Roesink told CBS4’s Kelly Wert
  
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• Von Miller Holds Charity Event, Confident On A Deal Soon

  28-04-2016 05:25
  
  DENVER (AP) – Von Miller declared just 12 hours after winning the Super Bowl MVP award that his contract talks this offseason were “going to be a peaceful thing” that he wouldn’t fret over.
  Nothing has changed his mind.
  The star linebacker said during an appearance at his charity event Wednesday night at Sports Authority Field at Mile High he’s optimistic a long-term contract with the Denver Broncos will come together “any day” even though there “h
  
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• 9 Busted For Human Trafficking, 26 For Prostitution During 4/20 Week

  28-04-2016 04:57
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – The FBI-led Innocence Lost Task Force has revealed the recovery of five children and the arrest of nine adults for trafficking, and 26 adults for prostitution during operations during a week of pot smoking events in Denver.
  That date 4/20 is known in Colorado as a day to celebrate marijuana. It brings in people from far and away. Like at other big events, some of the people are in search of sex with minors. That’s what James Brent Anderson, 60, is ac
  
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• Rep. Coffman: VA Hospital On Track To Stay Within New Budget

  28-04-2016 04:24
  
  DENVER (AP) – U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman says a VA hospital under construction in Aurora is on schedule and on track to come in within its current budget of $1.7 billion.
  Coffman said Wednesday the work is now fully under the control of the Army Corps of Engineers, a step lawmakers demanded after massive cost overruns.
  The current cost estimate is nearly triple the figure the Department of Veterans Affairs gave in 2014. Investigators blamed the overruns on multiple design changes and a de
  
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• Flood Damage Repair Work Blamed For Massive Fish Kill On Big Thompson River

  28-04-2016 04:11
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – In another setback for the Big Thompson Canyon, flood damage repair work last month caused a fish kill, decreasing a portion of the river’s wild trout population by more than half.
  On March 7, chemicals from concrete work along Larimer County Road 43 near Glen Haven seeped into the water, sending a plume downstream, sharply increasing the river’s pH level, and sickening and killing more than 5,600 fish, according to Colorado Parks an
  
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• $1 Million Worth Of Illegal Pot Found In 3 Homes

  28-04-2016 03:22
  
  PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies in Pueblo County have found more than $1 million of illegal marijuana during raids of three different homes.
  The first home was raided Tuesday morning where deputies found 609 marijuana plants.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story Archive
  (credit: CBS)
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  Investigators found a total of 300 pot plants in the other two homes.
  Officials believe the three grow operations in the Pueblo West neighborhood are connected.
  Six people were
  
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• Crash That Killed Teen Another Blow To Platte Canyon School District

  28-04-2016 02:24
  
  BAILEY, Colo. (CBS4) – A teenager is dead after an accident in the high country. The victim was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by another teenager.
  The truck went off County Road 58 not far from the town of Grant and Kenosha Pass at approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
  The pickup involved in the crash (credit: CBS)
  Driver Alex Bundy, 18, who is set to graduate next month, along with one of the three passengers inside were ejected. A 17-year-old died at the scene. Bundy and the other two
  
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  28-04-2016 02:00
  
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• Marijuana Dispensary Plans To Raise $100,000 For MS Society

  28-04-2016 01:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Growing up, Jay Price witnessed the worst of what multiple sclerosis can do to a person. His father, James, suffered from the disease which would ultimately take his life.
  “I spent a lot of time taking care of my father during my very formative years,” said Price who 20 years after his father’s death seized an opportunity to help fight MS.
  He was able to persuade his co-workers and customers at The Clinic dispensary chain to join his family’s efforts
  
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• Marijuana Dispensary Hopes To Raise $100,000 For MS Society

  28-04-2016 01:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Growing up, Jay Price witnessed the worst of what multiple sclerosis can do to a person. His father, James, suffered from the disease which would ultimately take his life.
  “I spent a lot of time taking care of my father during my very formative years,” said Price, who 20 years after his father’s death seized an opportunity to help fight MS.
  He was able to persuade his coworkers and customers at The Clinic dispensary chain to join his family’s ef
  
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• Rockies Place LHP De La Rosa On 15-Day DL

  28-04-2016 01:25
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Rockies have placed left-hander Jorge De La Rosa on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain and recalled righty Eddie Butler from Triple-A Albuquerque.
  Starting pitcher Jorge De La Rosa #29 of the Colorado Rockies (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
  Butler is available out of the bullpen for Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh.
  Eddie Butler (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  De La Rosa (1-3, 10.18 ERA) left Tuesday’s loss to the P
  
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• Denver Police Need Help Identifying Attempted Robbery Suspect

  28-04-2016 01:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver would like the public’s help identifying a man who attempted to rob a convenience store.
  According to police, just before 1 a.m. on Monday a man attempted to rob the Diamond Shamrock located at 1001 North Broadway Boulevard.
  (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The suspect is described as a black man in his 30s, 5-foot-7, and 155 pounds with corn-row styled hair.
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• Man Accused Of Running Down Golfer With Cart

  28-04-2016 01:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– It could be a case of cart rage. A man has been arrested, accused of running down a golfer.
  Richard Ponds has been charged with second-degree assault for the alleged attack at Wellshire Golf Course. Copter4 flew over Wellshire Golf Course (credit: CBS)
  Prosecutors say Ponds struck another golfer with the cart after he was asked to drive the cart off the course earlier this month.The victim was injured, had stitches in his forehead and suffered other cuts on his body.
  
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• Elementary School Employee Accused Of Internet Exploitation Of A Child

  28-04-2016 00:59
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – An employee of an elementary school in Falcon has been arrested for allegedly sending naked photos to a person he believed to be a young girl.
  According to the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Dylan David Kern, 23, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of two counts of internet sexual exploitation of a child.
  Dylan David Kern (credit: First Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
  “An investigator with the DA’s Child Sex Offender Internet In
  
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• Air Force Officer Arrested, Facing Attempted Child Sexual Exploitation

  28-04-2016 00:55
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– An Air Force officer has been arrested, accused of attempted sexual exploitation of a child.Police said Martin Horne would approach young women at the mall in Colorado Springs and ask them if they were interested in modeling.Investigators said three victims have come forward so far but believe there could be more. They said Horne approached girls between April 12 and April 14.He faces charges of attempted sexual exploitation of a child.
  
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• Bill To Ban Candy-Shaped Edibles Passes House

  28-04-2016 00:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The bill to designed to protect children from marijuana edibles passed the state House on Wednesday and will head to the state Senate.
  House Bill 1436 prevents the making of marijuana edibles that can be confused with candy — specifically products in the form of a humans, animals, or fruit.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story ArchiveManufacturers argue the new regulation would cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  Sponsors say the bill has the supp
  
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