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• Colorado Pot-In-Schools Bill Nearing Governor’s Desk

  02-05-2016 23:42
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado schools would be required to allow medical marijuana use under a bill nearing its final vote in the state Legislature.
  The bill won unanimous approval Monday in the state Senate. It expands a 2015 law to allow schools to permit non-smokeable marijuana medicines at school, as long as the school districts agree and the drug is administered by a parent or adult caregiver such as a school nurse.
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• Stepson, Friend Held In Death Of Small Town Vet

  02-05-2016 23:41
  
  BURLINGTON, Colo. (AP) — Authorities investigating the death of a veterinarian in Burlington say her stepson and another man are suspected of killing the woman and stealing items from her home.
  Police say 50-old Cynthia Campbell Eason was killed Friday in her home in the city of about 4,000 people near the Kansas border.
  In a statement, police say 19-year-old Dylan Eason and 24-year-old Isaiah Churchwell were arrested on a tip a few hours after the investigation. Police haven’t relea
  
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• This Week In Golf: Brian Stuard Wins Playoff At Shortened Zurich Classic

  02-05-2016 23:33
  
  By Sam McPherson
  Weather forced a three-round, shortened finish at the Zurich Classic on Monday. However, it couldn’t dampen the excitement at TPC Louisiana, as three players qualified for a playoff to determine the champion. After Byeong-Hun An bogeyed the first playoff hole, Brian Stuard birdied the next hole to beat out Jamie Lovemark and claim his first PGA Tour victory.
  All three playoff participants finished at 15-under par through three rounds, in what prove
  
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• Westminster Man Arrested In Wife’s Death

  02-05-2016 23:17
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Westminster arrested a man in connection with the death of his wife.
  Officers rushed to the 5800 block of 94th Place about 6 a.m. on April 28 on reports of a possible suicide.
  The male, later identified as Gary Lee Nickal, told authorities he heard a gunshot and found his wife unconscious on the floor.
  Flowers on the porch of the home in Westminster (credit: CBS)
  When officers arrived, they noticed the physical evidence didn’t match the stor
  
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• April Was One Heck Of A Great Month For Broncos Draft Pick Justin Simmons

  02-05-2016 22:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – April was quite the month for new Denver Bronco Justin Simmons. It started on a high note — getting married to his high school sweetheart on April 1. It ended on a high note as well — with the safety from Boston College getting drafted by the Broncos with the final pick of the third round late Friday night.
  CBS4’s Mark Haas in an interview with Simmons just after he was drafted asked him which the bigger day was — April 1 or April 29.
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• Man Arrested After Fight Over Testosterone, Money

  02-05-2016 22:58
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Loveland arrested a man in connection with a shooting that investigators say was the result of a fight over testosterone and money.Officers rushed to the 3100 block of Sedgwick Circle about 7:38 p.m. on Sunday on a report of a shooting. When they arrived they found a woman holding a towel to a wound on the man who had been shot.Officers took over medical treatment until paramedics arrived. The 30-year-old man from Loveland was rushed to the hospital with l
  
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• Lynch selection means Sanchez is No 1.

  02-05-2016 22:35
  The biggest news of the weekend wasn't that the Denver Broncos drafted Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch in the first round.       
  
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• Future Of Marijuana Smoking Clubs Could Be Decided By Voters

  02-05-2016 22:28
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– The potential for marijuana social clubs cleared another hurdle in April.
  The group Responsible Use Denver announced Monday it received approval from Denver for a sample ballot measure. The group plans to collect more than 4,726 signatures by August 15 in order to get the issue on the November ballot.
  If approved by voters, the City of Denver would license and regulate private smoking clubs and events. The clubs would not be allowed to distribute or sell marijua
  
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• Denver Zoo Mourns Loss Of 3-Year-Old Lion ‘Sango’

  02-05-2016 22:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Zoo announced that its 3-year-old lion “Sango” died after he began having severe seizures last month.
  The zoo said animal care and veterinary staff did everything they could to help the lion but his condition continued to decline.
  Sango (credit: Denver Zoo)
  The zoo determined that Sango had lost his quality of life after treatment did not resolve his liver problems or his seizures and he could not walk or even position himself to drink water.
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• Police Search For 2-Year-Old In Colorado Springs

  02-05-2016 22:05
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Colorado Springs alerted the public about a missing 2-year-old girl Monday afternoon.
  Kaylani Murakami, who answers by the name “Lani,” is approximately two feet tall with long brain hair, brown eyes, and pierced ears.
  Police say they want to reunite the girl with her family after the person caring for her died over the weekend.
  The toddler is not believed to be in any danger. There is no further information about what part of tow
  
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• Change To Juvenile Life Sentences Clears Colorado Hurdle

  02-05-2016 21:55
  
  DENVER (AP) — People serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles could eventually be eligible for release under a bill approved by the state Senate Monday.
  The bill brings Colorado in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that mandatory life without parole sentences for youth offenders are unconstitutional.
  Colorado ended the no-parole sentencing practice in 2006. But 48 inmates in state prisons are serving life without parole for first-degree murder and oth
  
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• Recall Petition Continues For Castle Rock Mayor

  02-05-2016 21:49
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– The recall petition for the mayor of Castle Rock will continue after eight protests against the recall were denied. The Castle Rock Town Council must set a recall election according to the town’s charter.
  A group obtained the required number of signatures to petition the recall of Castle Rock Mayor Paul Donahue.Eight protests were filed to challenge the validity of the petition but Independent Hearing Officer Karen Goldman issued her decision on Monday and
  
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• Broncos decline option on Sly Williams

  02-05-2016 21:33
  
  KUSA—With next year's $6.757 million salary for Sylvester Williams inflated from what he might get on the open market, the Denver Broncos have informed their defensive tackle they will not exercise the fifth-year option on his contract.       
  
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• The Dallas Cowboys’ Terrible Draft

  02-05-2016 21:23
  
  By Jason Keidel
  There’s no such thing as bad publicity. If you view the NFL as an entertainment entity, then the old advertising credo truly applies. But if you view pro football as a year-round turf war, then your team truly represents more than a Sunday diversion.
  Dallas Cowboys fans live the former much more than the latter. And with their first pick in the NFL draft (fourth overall), they continued that trend. The Cowboys picked Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliot, relying
  
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• ‘Be A Smart Ash’ Campaign Designed To Protect Trees

  02-05-2016 20:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– An insect threatening to kill hundreds of trees in Colorado has gotten the attention of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock who wants to get ahead of the problem.
  The Emerald Ash Borer has been an epidemic in the Midwest with tens of thousands of trees wiped out from the invasive beetle.An Emerald Ash Borer Beetle (credit: Colorado State Forest Service)
  The EAB is a non-native, wood boring beetle that, along with its larvae, attacks all true ash tree species, including the white as
  
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• John Elway Gets His Quarterback Without Overpaying

  02-05-2016 18:27
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – John Elway leaned against a wall outside the team meeting room adorned with images from the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl season and declared, “The plan is to keep picking at the bottom of the round – and there is no Plan B!”
  That last part was a playful nod to Peyton Manning’s arrival in 2012 when Denver’s general manager explained he had no fallback plan at quarterback.
  For much of the last four years, he didn’t need one.
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• Spina Bifida Walk N’ Roll Brings Community Together

  02-05-2016 18:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The snowy and cold weather on Sunday didn’t put the brakes on the Spina Bifida Walk N’ Roll in Wash Park.
  Although the turnout was a little less than anticipated, it was a chance for the community to get together.
  Evan Maskus is 6 years old and he has been to the Spina Bifida Walk N’ Roll every year.
  “To see that he’s not alone in this situation and this had become our family,” said Evan’s mom Lisa.
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• Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Local Fracking Bans

  02-05-2016 18:07
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court struck down attempts by two cities to ban or delay fracking on Monday, a major victory for the oil and gas industry.
  The court ruled that a ban on fracking in Longmont and a five-year moratorium in Fort Collins are invalid because they conflict with state law. State officials and the industry argued the state has the primary authority to regulate energy, not local governments.
  The courts may not have the final say, however. Fracking critics hope to
  
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• Rockies Rookie Story Making Adjustments

  02-05-2016 17:48
  
  PHOENIX (The Sports Xchange) – There’s one big question following Colorado Rockies rookie sensation Trevor Story as the club moves on from Chase Field after Sunday’s 6-3 win against the Diamondbacks.
  What happens next for Story?
  The 23-year-old was all but unstoppable in his first games played in Phoenix — a .348/.375/1.130 slash line, seven extra-base hits, including five homers and a go-ahead triple off Brad Ziegler in Saturday’s win, and 12 RBIs.
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• At Tony Award Nominations Tuesday, All Eyes On ‘Hamilton’

  02-05-2016 17:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — One thing practically assured on Tuesday is that the Broadway megahit “Hamilton” will get plenty of Tony Award nominations. The real question is how many.
  Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary has already won the Pulitzer Prize for drama, a Grammy, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant.
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• Are Players Worth Keeping In Fantasy Baseball During A PED Suspension?

  02-05-2016 17:34
  
  By Sam McPherson
  It’s happened before amid a fantasy baseball season: One of the best players out there gets suspended for performance-enhancing drug use, leaving fantasy owners with a huge hole in the roster and an even larger roster decision. Sometimes, the decision is easy: When 2012 All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera of the San Francisco Giants was suspended for PED use in early August that season, dropping him was a no brainer. His suspension basically ended Cabrera’s season, since
  
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• “The Talk”, “The Price Is Right” Win At 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

  02-05-2016 17:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS) — It was a big night for CBS at the Daytime Emmy Awards Show in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night.
  The ladies of “The Talk” won their first Emmy for Outstanding talk show in the entertainment category.
  When asked backstage about the secret to their success, Sharon Osbourne said, “It’s really about the chemistry.”
  Congratulations to @TheTalkCBS Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment! #DaytimeEmmys—Daytime Emmy Awards (@DaytimeEmmys)
  
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• Cold, Rainy Weather Delays Elitch’s Opening

  02-05-2016 17:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Cold, snowy and rainy weather delayed the opening of Elitch’s over the weekend.The amusement park was originally scheduled to open for the season on April 30. Now the opening date has been pushed back to May 7.
  
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• Fraction Of Central American Migrant Kids Land In Rockies

  02-05-2016 17:01
  
  DENVER (AP) — A fraction of the thousands of children who’ve fled poverty and violence in Central America alone in recent years are now scattered across Colorado, Wyoming and Montana living with relatives and other sponsors.
  The Rocky Mountain states have taken in less than 1 percent of the more than 100,000 unaccompanied minors who crossed the border from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras since the fall of 2013.
  The bulk — 860 — have ended up in Colorado. According to
  
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• Top 5 Most Common Places To Get A Photo Radar Ticket In Denver

  02-05-2016 16:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – After years on top, a stretch of First Avenue near Cherry creek is no longer the number one place to get a photo radar ticket in Denver.According to a CBS4 data review, in 2015 there were over 207,000 photo radar tickets mailed out in Denver alone, which is a slight uptick from the previous year. Also in 2015, construction zones were heavily targeted.
  Ever think of fighting a photo radar ticket? More than 80,000 tickets are canceled each year. Tonight on CBS4 at 10 p.m., CB
  
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• Sports Authority Could Possibly Close All Of Its Stores

  02-05-2016 16:16
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Sports Authority is preparing to possibly close all or nearly all 463 of its stores nationwide. The company is carrying a debt of more than $1 billion.
  The Englewood-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. It planned to reorganize, and initially said it would close about 140 stores, but will now pursue a sale instead.
  Sports Authority will liquidate all or nearly all of its stores and put them up for sale at a court supervised auc
  
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• Colorado Weather Icon Goes Missing, Returns To Denver After 4 Days

  02-05-2016 15:40
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Annie might have sang about this but it took four days for it to happen.
  Late Sunday, after 100 hours of cold and damp weather, the sun finally returned to the skies over Denver.
  Local meteorologist and climatologist Bob Henson took the time to share a weather stat that is pretty amazing for a land-locked location like Denver which is roughly 1,000 miles away from the nearest major source of atmospheric moisture.
  Skies began to clear Sunday evening in southea
  
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• Rockies Travel To San Diego For 3-Game Series

  02-05-2016 15:04
  
  James Shields may want to pitch around Nolan Arenado on Monday, when the San Diego Padres open a three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies.
  
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• Body Found In Apartment Above Deli After Fire

  02-05-2016 14:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A portion of Welton Street was closed in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood Monday morning after an apartment fire.
  Firefighters responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to a unit above Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen at Welton Street and 26th Avenue. They arrived to a smoke-filled apartment on the second floor.
  Much of the fire was extinguished by 3 a.m. When firefighters were able to enter, one person was found deceased inside a closet.
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• 2 Injured In Oven Explosion At Commercial Bakery

  02-05-2016 14:19
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A large commercial bakery halted operations Monday morning after an oven explosion.
  The Aurora Fire Department arrived on scene at approximately 4:25 a.m. to the warehouse on Tower Road near Interstate 70.
  Two people were injured in the incident, one taken to the hospital and one treated at the scene. One hundred people were inside the building at the time of the explosion.
  Certain challenges come with commercial ovens which have both electric and gas line connection
  
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• Springs Planned Parenthood Holds Reopening Ceremony 5 Months After Attack

  02-05-2016 04:39
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs that was the scene of a deadly shooting will reopen Monday morning.
  On Nov. 27 admitted gunman Robert Dear stormed in and killed three people, including a police officer. The facility will now resume all services after holding a reopening ceremony Sunday.
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  Planned Parenthood had a memorial table for the three people who died in the attack. Behind it were banners that said Planned Parenthood won&rs
  
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• Boise State Assistant Named Head Coach At Northern Colorado

  02-05-2016 03:24
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – Jeff Linder is the new basketball coach at Northern Colorado. He spent the last six seasons at Boise State, where he was associate head coach for the Broncos since 2013-14.
  Linder replaces B.J. Hill, who was fired last month amid an NCAA investigation into allegations of violations in the program.
  University President Kay Norton and Athletic Director Darren Dunn announced Linder’s hiring Sunday.
  Linder played high school ball in Lafayette, Colorado, and college
  
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• World War II Vet To Reunite With Prisoners He Saved From Nazi Death Camp

  02-05-2016 02:49
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – A 94-year-old World War II veteran will soon reunite with some of the prisoners he saved from a Nazi Germany death camp 71 years ago.
  Sid Shafner, a retired Army corporal and death camp liberator will depart for the reunion in Poland on Tuesday.
  “War is hell,” said Shafner, of Nazi Germany in 1945.
  CBS4’s Melissa Garcia interviews Sid Shafner (credit: CBS)
  From his retirement community home in Denver, Shafner showed CBS4’s Melissa G
  
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• Arenado Hits 11th HR, Parra Homers As Rockies Sweep Arizona

  02-05-2016 02:08
  
  PHOENIX (AP) – Nolan Arenado hit his major league-leading 11th home run and Gerardo Parra also connected as the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
  The Rockies swept a series in Phoenix for the first time since 2004. Colorado has won five of six from Arizona this season.
  Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies celebrates with teammate Carlos Gonzalez #5 after hitting a two run home run in the seventh inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at
  
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• Resident Locks Self In Bedroom While Bear Raids Refrigerator

  02-05-2016 01:49
  
  AVON, Colo. (CBS4) – The Eagle River Fire Protection District has released video showing that bear season is back on in Colorado.
  Just before 5 a.m. Sunday firefighters got a call about a bear inside of a second floor apartment building in Avon. The crew was in the hallway when the bear poked his head out and fled.
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  The person living in the unit had locked himself in his bedroom while the bear ransacked the fridge.
  Firefighters eventually got the bear out of the building but s
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 5/1/16

  02-05-2016 01:47
  
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• Rabid Skunk Chases Children, Another Bit By Dog In Aurora

  02-05-2016 01:40
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Health officials say they have reports of at least two rabid skunks in Aurora and are warning people to beware of the sick animals.
  One skunk was found in Aurora’s Del Mar Park neighborhood infected with rabies, according to the Tri-County Health Department. In another case children were chased into their condominium near Southlands Mall.
  “Rabies is almost inevitably fatal, so if your dog or cat gets it they will almost inevitably die,” John Douglas
  
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• Shakespeare Festival On 16th Street Mall Goes On Despite The Weather

  02-05-2016 01:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The rain and snow mix really put a real damper on outdoor activities like Denver Public Schools’ annual Shakespeare Festival on Friday.
  An estimated 5,000 students took part in the 32nd annual Shakespeare Festival on the 16th Street Mall plus 14 stages inside and outside at the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
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  The festival is one of the oldest and largest student celebrations of Shakespeare in the country.
  The day-long event featured performances of sonne
  
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• Crews At Peterson AFB Get Aircraft Ready For Wildfire Season

  02-05-2016 01:10
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – With all the snow most of Coloradans aren’t thinking about fire danger, but the people who work to protect Coloradans are preparing for wildfire season.
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  Crews at Peterson Air Force Base are getting their aircraft ready. The planes can drop up to 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in a single sweep. They can be deployed anywhere in the West.
  “It’s almost the summertime, that means the fire season is about to kick off in the wester
  
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• Arapahoe County Deputies Have A New Look After 60 Years

  02-05-2016 00:57
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – They’ve been wearing the same uniform for more than 60 years, but now the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is changing its look.
  On Sunday the sheriff’s office officially changed their uniform from blue to black, but new colors aren’t the only change. The deputies’ new patch also reflects Arapahoe’s history as the first sheriff’s office in Colorado.
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• Fire At Thornton Apartment Complex Displaces More Than 20 Residents

  02-05-2016 00:29
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – More than 20 people are out of their homes after a fire burned through an apartment building in Thornton Sunday morning.
  At one point witnesses saw flames shooting up through the roof. A Westminster Fire lieutenant said the fire was able to get a good head start because there was a lot of void space in the attic and that allowed the fire to travel from unit to unit.
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  The fire was reportedly visible when Westminster firefighters approached Building 27 o
  
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• Fire At Thornton Apartment Complex Displace More Than 20 Residents

  02-05-2016 00:29
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – More than 20 people are out of their homes after a fire burned through an apartment building in Thornton Sunday morning.
  At one point witnesses saw flames shooting up through the roof. A Westminster Fire lieutenant said the fire was able to get a good head start because there’s a lot of void space in the attic and that allowed the fire to travel from unit to unit.
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  The fire was reportedly visible when Westminster firefighters approached Building
  
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