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• Broncos Draft Pick Paxton Lynch Graces Cover Of Sports Illustrated As ‘The Successor’

  03-05-2016 23:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – New Denver Broncos quarterback Paxton Lynch is featured on one of three of this week’s regional covers of Sports Illustrated.
  The Broncos took Lynch with their first pick and 26th overall in the NFL draft on Thursday.
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  Lynch joins No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff of the Los Angeles Rams and No. 2 pick Carson Wentz of the Philadelphia Eagles on regional covers.
  The cover calls Lynch “The Successor” on the cover. The subtitle says &l
  
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• Former Denver City Council Candidate Guilty Of Forging Petition Signatures

  03-05-2016 23:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A former candidate for Denver City Council District 2 has pleaded guilty to allegations that she forged petition signatures.
  According to Lynn Kimbrough with the district attorney’s office, Corrie Houck, 45, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of attempt to influence a public servant.
  “Other counts of forgery and perjury were dismissed in exchange for the guilty plea,” Kimbrough said in a statement.
  Houck was sentenced to a 2-year deferred judgment sente
  
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• Report: Fiat Chrysler, Google In Partnership Talks

  03-05-2016 23:31
  
  By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer
  DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler and Google’s self-driving car project are in advanced talks to form a technical partnership.
  The talks were confirmed Thursday by a person familiar with the discussions. The person asked not to be named because the discussions are private.
  The partnership would be the first to match an automaker with Google’s 7-year-old autonomous car project, which is now part of the so-called X lab at Alphabet Inc., Goog
  
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• Civic Center EATS Features More Food Trucks This Year

  03-05-2016 23:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Civic Center EATS kicked off for the season in Civic Center Park on Tuesday. This year more food trucks have joined the popular lunchtime event in downtown Denver.
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  For the first time, trucks will serve up tasty treats three days a week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This is the 11th year for the event with 79 food trucks scheduled to participate over three days a week.
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  The event is in Civic Center Park between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and continue
  
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• EXCUSES VS REASONS

  03-05-2016 23:15
  EXCUSES VS REASONS is a campaign born out of extensive research underscoring the need for more information on the challenges people with disabilities face when attempting to park in designated parking spaces.For more information go to
  
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• Broncos’ Siemian Trusts He’ll Get A Shot At Starting, Too

  03-05-2016 23:12
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Quarterback Trevor Siemian is stuck between the future and the present, a project in first-rounder Paxton Lynch and a placeholder in Mark Sanchez.
  Siemian, a seventh-round draft pick out of Northwestern in 2015, is the only QB on Denver’s roster who has taken a snap – albeit just one – in Gary Kubiak’s West Coast offense.
  He was the only Broncos QB left standing when Brock Osweiler bolted to Houston 48 hours after Peyton Manning’s retir
  
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• Water Main Damaged During Ashland Reservoir Project

  03-05-2016 23:07
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews worked to repair a water main break in Wheat Ridge near 29th and Fenton.
  Denver Water said a contractor was working on a project near Ashland Reservoir when the water main was struck.
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  Water started gushing out onto the roads but no customers were without water.
  Crews hope to have the water main repaired by Tuesday evening. Until then expect delays in the area.
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• Move Over Drones, Driverless Cars — Unmanned Ships Up Next

  03-05-2016 23:00
  
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  SAN DIEGO (AP) — It’s not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday — ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews.
  The Pentagon on Monday showed off the world’s largest unmanned surface vessel, a self-driving 132-foot ship able to travel up to 10,000 nautical miles on its own to hunt for stealthy submarines and underwater mines.
  The military’s research arm, the Defense Advanc
  
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• Colorado’s Battle Over Regulating Fracking Shifts To Ballot

  03-05-2016 22:56
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s battle over who should regulate fracking – and how much – now shifts to the November election after the state Supreme Court overturned attempts by local governments to impose their own rules.
  The court ruled Monday 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 go
  
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• Molson Coors Profit Nearly Doubles On Vancouver Brewery Sale

  03-05-2016 22:49
  
  DENVER (AP) – Beer maker Molson Coors Brewing said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit nearly doubled as it sold a brewery in Canada.
  Molson Coors, based in Denver, sells Coors Light, Blue Moon and other beers in North and South America, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., it’s a part owner of MillerCoors, a joint venture with fellow beer maker SAB Miller PLC.
  Molson Coors reported net income of $158.8 million, or 78 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31, compared with $81
  
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• Peyton Manning Speaking At Freed-Hardeman Benefit Dinner

  03-05-2016 22:44
  
  HENDERSON, Tenn. (AP) – The NFL’s recently retired Peyton Manning is speaking this fall at the Freed-Hardeman University Benefit Dinner to raise money for student scholarships.
  Freed-Hardeman President Joe Wiley said in a news release that the former Tennessee quarterback is speaking at the event on Dec. 2 in Henderson. Sponsorships for the event start at $600, and general admission tickets, if available, will go on sale Oct. 1.
  Manning is a 14-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL&rsq
  
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• Colorado Decides Against Organic Labels For Marijuana

  03-05-2016 22:24
  
  DENVER (AP) – A Colorado proposal to certify organic marijuana has been rejected amid concerns the labels would imply pot is healthy.
  The bill rejected in a legislative committee Tuesday would have created a first-of-its-kind label for marijuana that had been produced without pesticides.
  The proposal failed 4-3 in a Senate committee. Some lawmakers said the labels could wrongly imply that marijuana is harmless.
  “It will mislead people to thinking marijuana doesn’t have any heal
  
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• Colorado Closer On Tough Student Data Privacy Law

  03-05-2016 21:39
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado is one step closer to adopting one of the nation’s toughest state laws to protect the privacy of student data.
  Parents and educators long have worried about what becomes of students’ personal information as more software programs and apps are used in the classroom. That information can include grades, opinions, addresses, IDs, behavioral issues or suspensions.
  The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that defines at what point data accumulated by i
  
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• Aurora Uses Pot Sales Tax Revenue To Help Homeless

  03-05-2016 21:36
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Aurora is using recreational marijuana sales tax revenue to help the homeless.
  The Aurora Sentinel reported Tuesday that among the projects receiving money is the Colfax Community Network, which educates low-income families in motels and apartments along the Colfax corridor about community services. The network is getting $220,000 of $1.5 million set aside this year for homeless programs from Aurora’s local tax on recreational marijuana.
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• Colorado Senate Passes Juvenile Life Sentencing Bill

  03-05-2016 21:24
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s GOP-led Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would bring the state in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that mandatory life sentences without parole for youth offenders are unconstitutional.
  Sponsors Sens. Laura Woods and Cheri Jahn accused Colorado’s district attorneys of bullying and fearmongering in their vocal opposition to the bill, which affects 48 inmates who are serving life without parole for first-degree murder and other cr
  
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• Llama Home Safe After Escape, Adventure In Boulder County

  03-05-2016 21:08
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A llama caused some drama in Boulder County late Tuesday morning when it escaped its enclosure.
  Matthew Jonas of the Longmont Times captured photos at 11 a.m. of the llama near Niwot Road and Diagonal Highway. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office responded to the loose llama, named Ethel, and worked for over an hour to corral the animal.
  You never know what the day will bring when you work at the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. Today it's a llama.t
  
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• Video Shows Deadly Shooting At National Western Complex

  03-05-2016 20:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver police investigators have released video of a deadly shooting during a motorcycle expo at the National Western Complex in January. Police have also released their final report on the investigation.
  Derrick Duran, a Colorado corrections officer who is a member of the motorcycle club The Iron Order, allegedly fired his gun during the fight with The Mongols motorcycle club inside the National Western Stock Show Complex. Police announced last month that Duran will not fac
  
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• Colorado Pot-In-Schools Bill Awaits Governor’s Pen

  03-05-2016 19:56
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado schools would be required to allow medical marijuana use under a bill awaiting the governor’s pen.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper says he supports the school requirement.
  Senators voted 35-0 Tuesday in favor of the bill. It makes Colorado the second state to require schools to accommodate student pot use.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story Archive
  The bill says schools must permit non-smokeable marijuana medicines at school, as long as and the drug is a
  
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• Snowy Season Drops Over 200 Inches Of Snow On Foothills Near Denver

  03-05-2016 19:01
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – As the 2015-2016 snow season winds down across Colorado the numbers are impressive, especially along the Front Range.
  In the 7-county Denver metro area there are 77 weather observers from the CoCoRaHS network reporting totals over 100 inches and three of those are over 200 inches.
  Golden 12.5 NW – 237.4″Kittredge 2.5 SSE – 231.5″Ward 4.6 NE – 216.7″Golden 11.8 NW – 194.9″Nederland 3.7 ENE – 190.2″Ned
  
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• Kentucky Derby Preview: Nyquist Looks Ready To Wear Roses

  03-05-2016 18:53
  
  By Kevin Martin
  This year’s favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist, has raced seven times at four different tracks from California to Kentucky to Florida and has landed in the winner’s circle every time. Of the twenty expected to enter the gate for the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, he has already beaten seven of them head-to-head. He has a trainer and jockey with fresh memories of winning the Kentucky Derby in 2012 with I’ll Have Anoth
  
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• Man Sentenced In Robbery Of Grandmother

  03-05-2016 18:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man convicted of robbing an elderly woman and taking her tax refund money has been sentenced to the maximum in prison.
  Lenny Esquibel was found guilty of robbery of an at-risk victim, theft from an at-risk adult and third-degree assault on an at-risk adult.
  Esquibel appeared in Denver District Court on April 29 and was given the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.
  On March 30, 2015, Esquibel, 40, punched Elmeania Lamprey, 70, outside the Walmart located at 7800 East Sm
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty In Nightclub Murder

  03-05-2016 18:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man charged in connection with a shooting death outside of PT’s Showclub on East Colfax Avenue last year has pleaded guilty.Stephen Futrell pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. In exchange for his guilty plea, a first-degree murder charge and a weapons charge were dismissed. Futrell, 32, entered the plea on April 29.(credit: CBS)
  In the early morning hours of Sept. 13, 2015, Futrell was involved in an altercation with Jeremy Garcia inside the club. He later shot a
  
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• City Council Approves Graywater Use For Denver

  03-05-2016 18:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver City Council passed an ordinance Monday that allows Denver to use graywater for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes.
  Graywater is also known as reclaimed water, and is defined as wastewater that is collected from fixtures of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings for the purpose of having a second beneficial use. It can be collected from bathroom and laundry sinks, bathtubs, showers, and washing machines.
  Uses for graywater include flushing to
  
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• Colorado Agriculture Department Awards Fruit Study Grants

  03-05-2016 18:18
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Department of Agriculture has awarded Colorado State University a $18,684 grant to help peach growers in western Colorado find ways control a canker disease that has hit productivity, profitability, and orchard health.
  The department added in a statement Tuesday that it also is giving Osito Orchards in Hotchkiss $2,616 to evaluate new cherry production methods.
  The department says the money for the grants was freed up by cost savings in other projects.
  
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• Colorado Summit Recognizes Art Has Economic Role

  03-05-2016 18:17
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. (AP) — Carbondale is using a gathering of creative Coloradoans to show off its artists and performers.
  This Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports that this week’s statewide summit is organized by the Creative Industries Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade. It is the fifth annual summit for the division, which promotes the arts as drivers of growth.
  Program manager Christy Costello says summits in smaller communi
  
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• T.J. Ward: Broncos Have Adopted A ‘Ground Zero Mentality’

  03-05-2016 18:14
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Few NFL teams have returned to a Super Bowl a year after winning one, and the Broncos chances of a return trip may seem slimmer after an offseason that has included many big roster changes.
  Safety T.J. Ward said the team knows the task in front of them is a tough one.
  “It’s a ground zero mentality. We’ve got to start from scratch,” he said on Xfinity Monday Live. “We don’t want to have that mindset that ‘We’re the c
  
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• Man Charged In LoDo Shooting

  03-05-2016 18:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man accused of shooting into a vehicle in LoDo and injuring several people has been formally charged.Nghia Trong Tran has been charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault and six counts of illegal discharge of a firearm. Nghia Trong Tran (credit: Denver DA)
  The charges allege that about 1:45 a.m. on April 24, Tran was involved in an altercation near 14th and Market Streets and that he fired multiple gunshots into a vehicle, injuring three peo
  
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• Man Charged In Deadly Shooting

  03-05-2016 17:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver District Attorney has formally charged a man accused in a murder and an assault on Osceola Street last month.Daniel Gutierrez has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree assault.The charges allege that on April 22, Gutierrez, 30, shot and killed Jairo Perez, 30, and assaulted another man with a chain in the 200 block of Osceola Street before he was arrested by police.Daniel Gutierrez (credit: Denver Police Department)
  Gutierrez remains in custody w
  
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• Man Sentenced For 20-Year-Old Murder

  03-05-2016 17:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man who pleaded guilty to a nearly 20-year-old murder in Denver has been sentenced.Sheldon Long pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 42 years in prison, six years shy of the maximum possible sentence.On Oct. 30, 1996, police in Denver responded to the 2700 block of Madison Street on a report of a shooting. Officers found the victim, Darryl Givens, lying in the street with gunshot wounds. He later died at the scene.As pa
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ Leads Tony Nods, Sets Record With 16 Nominations

  03-05-2016 16:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The megahit musical “Hamilton” has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, the biggest haul in Broadway history and another notch in the show’s march into theatrical history.
  Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary on Tuesday broke the 15-nominations record held by “The Producers” and “Billy Elliot.” ”Hamilton” was nominated in virtually every category i
  
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• Broncos Announce Signing Of 21 College Free Agents

  03-05-2016 16:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms with 21 college free agents, including two players from Oklahoma and a teammate of their first round draft pick from Memphis.
  The athletes come from large schools like Oregon and Iowa and much smaller schools such as Shepherd University in West Virginia, whose Rams play Division II football in the Mountain East Conference.
  Paxton Lynch, the quarterback the Broncos moved up to pick in the first round, atte
  
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• Pregnant Couple Has Zika Test Rejected By CDC Despite Possible Exposure

  03-05-2016 16:17
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4) – Researchers now say the Zika virus may spread farther in the U.S. than originally believed. The mosquito known to carry Zika is mostly found in the south, but the virus has been discovered in a second species that ranges as far north as Maine and Minnesota.
  Though there have been no cases of mosquito-borne Zika in the U.S., a Colorado couple is worried about possible exposure and can’t understand why the Center for Disease Control won’t tes
  
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• Gray Strikes Out 11 In 6 Innings In Rockies 2-1 Loss To Padres

  03-05-2016 15:43
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – Jon Gray pitched well enough to win Monday night, undone only by some well-placed hits by the San Diego Padres.
  Gray struck out 11, walked only one and allowed two runs and four hits in six innings of the Colorado Rockies’ 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres.
  “The way it felt tonight to go through hitters and innings that quick, it’s something I haven’t done in a while, so it really did feel good,” Gray said. “I think I can work off that ne
  
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• Mike Klis answers your questions

  03-05-2016 15:32
  
  Have questions about the Denver Broncos that need answers? 9NEWS Broncos Insider Mike Klis will respond.       
  
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• Star Wars Exhibit Tickets Go On Sale ‘May The 4th’

  03-05-2016 14:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tickets for the Denver Art Museum’s Star Wars costume exhibit go on sale Wednesday May 4, in honor of Star Wars Day.
  “May the 4th be with you,” is a perfect time to kick off sales for a popular event. And to help the museum let everyone know, R2-D2 stopped by Colorado’s Weather Center to assist CBS4’s Lauren Whitney with the forecast.
  At 10 a.m. on May 4, the Denver Art Museum is hosting Star Wars Day. Public tickets will go on sale for th
  
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• Man Drowns After Canoe Capsizes In Larimer County Lake

  03-05-2016 14:18
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – One man is dead after a canoe capsized in a Loveland lake Monday night.
  Loveland Fire and Rescue Authority received the call at 8:48 p.m. about a person in the water at Boedecker Lake. Two men in a canoe had capsized it and immediately began calling for help.
  A bystander in another boat was able to rescue one of the men and took him to shore. When the bystander went back to where the canoe had capsized, though, he could not find the second man.
  Crews arr
  
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• High Percentage of Photo Radar/Red Light Tickets Being Dismissed

  03-05-2016 06:00
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – As battles against photo red light cameras and photo radar continue on both the local and state level, CBS4 found that a large percentage — as high as one in every three such tickets — are being dismissed in Denver.
  According to a City of Denver database, for 2015 at least 83,000 of those kinds of automated tickets were canceled for everything from poor camera images to out-of-state plates to gender mismatches between the vehicle registration and
  
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• Defense Attorneys Say DAs Using Misinformation To Fight Juvenile Parole Bills

  03-05-2016 05:57
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Seemingly running out of options, Colorado district attorneys are using over-the-top language to block two bills that are fast-tracking to the governor’s desk.
  “Shame on you Legislature, shame on anyone voting on this bill,” said El Paso County District Attorney Dan May.
  El Paso County District Attorney Dan May on Monday (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado District Attorney’s Council says Senate Bills 180 and 181 would give early release to juven
  
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• Defense Attorneys Say DAs Using Misinformation To Fight Juvenile Parole Bill

  03-05-2016 05:57
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Seemingly running out of options, Colorado district attorneys are using over-the-top language to block two bills that are fast-tracking to the governor’s desk.
  “Shame on you Legislature, shame on anyone voting on this bill,” said El Paso County District Attorney Dan May.
  El Paso County District Attorney Dan May on Monday (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado District Attorney’s Council says Senate Bills 180 and 181 would give early release to juven
  
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• Lawsuit: Starbucks Overfills Cold Drinks With Ice

  03-05-2016 05:47
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal lawsuit claims Starbucks regularly overfills its cold drinks with ice instead of using the advertised amount of coffee or other liquid in its plastic cups.
  The lawsuit was filed last week in Chicago on behalf of Stacy Pincus, a local woman who accuses Starbucks of misleading consumers. The lawsuit alleges that an iced beverage advertised at 24 ounces contains about 14 ounces of fluid, and that ice isn’t a fluid or beverage.
  “A Starbucks customer who ord
  
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• Former Owner Of Building Where Body Was Found After Fire ‘Shocked’

  03-05-2016 05:37
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police and fire investigators are looking for clues after a body was discovered in a burning apartment above a Five Points bagel shop.
  Elbert Richardson is still stunned after a grisly discovery in his former building.
  “It wasn’t surprising, it was shocking,” he told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  (credit: CBS)
  Monday around 2:30 a.m. Denver police and Denver fire crews rushed to the scene of a suspicious fire at 26th Avenue and Welton Stree
  
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• 2nd Floor Tenant Locks Self In Bedroom As Bear Ransacks Apartment

  03-05-2016 05:12
  
  AVON, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents at an apartment complex in Avon are still trying to figure out how a young bear made its way inside a second floor apartment and terrified a tenant.
  Just before 5 a.m. Sunday firefighters got a call about a bear inside of a second floor apartment at a complex in Avon, and CBS4’s Matt Kroschel talked to the young man who found the bear.
  CBS4’s Matt Kroschel interviews Landon Mannick (credit: CBS)
  Still not sure if what he was seeing was real or not
  
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• Von Miller eliminated from DWTS

  03-05-2016 05:03
  
  Unfortunately, the old adage “All good things must come to an end” now applies to Von Miller’s tenure on “Dancing with the Stars.”        
  
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• U.S. Senate Hopeful Blaha Tries To Get Name On Primary Ballot

  03-05-2016 04:39
  
  DENVER (AP) – Robert Blaha is challenging a finding by Colorado’s top elections official, who said the businessman did not collect enough voter signatures to put his name on the ballot for the state’s Republican U.S. Senate primary.
  Blaha filed a petition in district court in Denver on Monday arguing that Secretary of State Wayne Williams wrongly rejected signatures because some gatherers’ home addresses did not match the state voter registration database. Blaha also says
  
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• Von Miller tries to channel Elvis

  03-05-2016 04:04
  
  Last week it was Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. This week, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller took on another king as he battled for survival on “Dancing with the Stars.”        
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Statement On Colorado Supreme Court Hydraulic Fracturing Ruling

  03-05-2016 03:57
  
  “We appreciate the Supreme Court’s guidance on balancing private property rights and local government jurisdiction of oil and gas operations in Colorado. Striking the right balance is not only important to public health and safety, it has enormous implications for our state’s economy.
  Colorado has come a long way on these issues over the last decade. The work of the Task Force amplified the role of local governments in siting large oil and gas facilities and built a stronger co
  
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• Statement From Fort Collins City Attorney Carrie Daggett

  03-05-2016 03:54
  
  Following is a statement from City Attorney Carrie Daggett:
  “It is premature to comment until we have had a chance to review the Supreme Court’s decision carefully and fully evaluate how it affects the City. These issues are complex, and we’ll thoroughly examine the decisions relative to Fort Collins and Longmont. However, it is clear that the Supreme Court has found that the Fort Collins moratorium on hydraulic fracturing is in operational conflict with Colorado law and is the
  
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• State Supreme Court’s Fracking Ruling Will Have Dramatic Impact On Limiting Efforts

  03-05-2016 03:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday struck down local hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, bans and moratoriums. The ruling will have a dramatic impact on efforts to limit the controversial method of producing oil and gas.
  The ruling was a big victory for the oil and gas industry in Colorado.
  In December the Colorado Oil and Gas Association made its arguments before the state Supreme Court saying it believes local bans go against the rights of property owners, and that only
  
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• Strip Down To Your Birthday Suit. It’s Melanoma Monday.

  03-05-2016 02:44
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -Do you know the ABC’s when it comes to your skin?
  There is no better day than today to get to know your skin on an intimate basis—what’s normal and what is not. We will take a look at that alphabet skin checker in a second.
  Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and even though you should regularly be checking your body…and having your doctor take a look-see, many people simply don’t bother to see what is new, what is growing, and
  
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• Mental Health Month Encourages Screening, Early Treatment

  03-05-2016 02:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst read a proclamation at the Capitol on Monday declaring May as Mental Health Month.
  More than one million Coloradans experience a mental health or substance abuse disorder every year, yet most go without treatment.
  (credit: CBS)
  Brianna Johnson, 12, shared how a school program called Check Your Head helped her through a tough time.
  Brianna Johnson at the Capitol on Monday (credit: CBS)
  “I got involved with Check Your Head
  
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