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• Colfax Marathon: Boulder runner claims first marathon win — at age 53

  15-05-2016 23:57
  
  Heidy Lozano shed more than a few tears Sunday morning after winning the women'sColfax Marathonat an age when many marathoners are beginning to wonder if it isn't time to take up a
  
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• At Colfax Marathon, Boulder runner claims first marathon win — at age 53

  15-05-2016 23:57
  
  Heidy Lozano shed more than a few tears Sunday morning after winning the women'sColfax Marathonat an age when many marathoners are beginning to wonder if it isn't time to take up a
  
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• Aurora Residents Wake Up To Shattered Vehicle Windows

  15-05-2016 23:46
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora police are investigating into who damaged at least seven cars overnight Saturday.
  Residents near South Buckley Road and East Yale Avenue woke up to find their vehicle windows shattered.
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  One man told CBS4 he found BBs under one of the damaged vehicles.
  Police say they’re investigating but haven’t released any other information.
  
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• DU Pioneers stunned by Towson 10-9 in NCAA lacrosse tournament

  15-05-2016 23:44
  
  The Denver Pioneers won't repeat as NCAA lacrosse champions.Stifled by Towson's defensive-oriented approach and plagued by turnovers for much of the afternoon, the Pioneers fell 10-9 to the Tigers in a first-round matchup Sunday at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
  
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• Colorado "sugar babies" use online dating to cover soaring tuition

  15-05-2016 23:19
  
  After taking her on a shopping spree at Cherry Creek mall, the 62-year-old man sporting a gray suit bought a Starbucks cake pop for Vanessa, 23, and left the mall alone.
  
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• Good Surveillance Video May Hold Clues About Murder In Five Points

  15-05-2016 23:17
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The owner of a bagel shop burned out of business in Five Points talked to CBS4 about the fire that killed a man who lived above his shop.
  The fire broke out earlier this month at an apartment above Rosenberg’s Bagels and Delicatessen located at Welton Street and 26th Avenue. Firefighters found the body of 29-year-old Shane Richardson inside. According to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, Richardson was killed by a gunshot wound.
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• Police evacuate Manchester stadium, dismantle fake bomb

  15-05-2016 22:42
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Police evacuated Manchester United's home stadium on the final day of the English Premier League season and dismantled a fake bomb Sunday just days after Britain raised its terror alert against Irish extremism.
  
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• Victims Of Fatal Fire At Home For Disabled ID’d As Adult Man, 4-Year-Old Girl

  15-05-2016 22:40
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed that the two people killed in a fire at a home for the developmentally disabled were a 39-year-old man and 4-year-old girl.
  The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the home on the corner of Robb Street and Allendale Drive, just across the street from Arvada West High School.
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  When the fire broke out seven people were inside. Six of them were taken to the hospital where the two people died. The
  
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• 4-year old with rare inflammatory condition honored at Arthritis walk

  15-05-2016 22:37
  
  The first thing Hayden Lee notices when he opens his eyes in the morning is the pain. His parents carryhim from his bed to the couch, where he'll lay until he feels ready to move his arms and legs.
  
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• A timeline of allegations against nurse accused of fondling

  15-05-2016 21:40
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado nurse is charged with inappropriately touching six women under his care in Colorado and three more in Nebraska.
  
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• Colorado nurse was able to keep working despite abuse claims

  15-05-2016 21:39
  
  DENVER (AP) — A woman who went to the hospital with severe abdominal pain on Christmas Eve 2013 remembered feeling "out of it" after getting a dose of morphine.
  
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• Jorge De La Rosa is struggling, and he won't rejoin Rockies' rotation soon

  15-05-2016 21:38
  
  Although Jorge De La Rosa'shas pitched two rehab games at Triple-A Albuquerque, don't expect the Rockies' veteran left-hander to rejoin the starting rotation soon.
  
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• Minneapolis South High School students wear Crocs to prom

  15-05-2016 21:37
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — High school proms are normally about tuxedoes, long gowns and high heels.
  
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• Struggling Jorge De La Rosa won't rejoin Rockies' rotation soon

  15-05-2016 21:06
  
  Although Jorge La Rosa'shas pitched two rehab games at Triple-A Albuquerque, don't expect the Rockies' veteran left-hander to rejoin the starting rotation soon.
  
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• Train carrying sand derails near elementary school in Timnath

  15-05-2016 21:02
  
  A train derailed near Bethke Elementary School in Timnath on Sunday, according to the Poudre Fire Department.
  
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• Nobody Injured After Train Derails Near Timnath

  15-05-2016 21:01
  
  TIMNATH, Colo. (CBS4) – A train carrying sand derailed near Timnath Sunday morning.
  (credit: Larry Bases)
  According to Poudre Fire Authority, nobody was injured when the train derailed sometime before noon. Nine cars were affected.
  We have crews responding to report of a detailed train in the area of 5100 School House Drive, near Bethke Elementary. No injuries.
  — Poudre Fire (@poudrefire) May 15, 2016All members of the train crew were accounted for and there was no reported hazm
  
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• Fight leads to stabbing at party of juveniles in Larimer County

  15-05-2016 20:56
  
  Larimer County sheriff's deputies arrested an 18-year-old man early Sunday in connection with the stabbing of another manafter a fight broke out at a party.
  
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• Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After Getting Trapped Under Vehicle, Man Arrested

  15-05-2016 20:38
  
  LAPORTE, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Larimer County arrested a man accused of striking a woman with a vehicle causing serious injuries to the woman.
  According to Sgt. James Ramirez with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, just before 7 a.m. on Saturday authorities responded to call about a woman trapped underneath a vehicle in the 3400 block of West County Road 54G in Laporte.
  “Subsequent investigation revealed that an adult male and an adult female got into an argument whil
  
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• Woman struck by car after argument in Larimer County

  15-05-2016 20:36
  
  An argument between a man and woman, turned into an apparent vehicular assault when the woman got out of the car and the mandrove itinto her, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• IDs Of 3 Killed In Crash Near Larkspur Released

  15-05-2016 20:09
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of three people killed in a crash that occurred Friday evening along Interstate 25 near Larkspur.
  According to the sheriff’s office, Valentine “Timothy” Baca, 40; Simon Gene Mejia, 40; and a male minor age of 15 were all killed in the crash.
  The crash happened on the frontage road along the northbound lanes of I-25 at Greenland where the vehicle plummeted 20 feet into
  
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• Bomb experts carry out controlled explosion at Old Trafford

  15-05-2016 20:02
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium on Sunday after a suspect package was discovered before the Premier League game between United and Bournemouth.
  
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• Colorado's tolled express lanes do more than just cut traffic

  15-05-2016 19:52
  
  Travel has gotten a little faster and smoother for weekday commuters on U.S. 36 and for weekend skiers returning on Interstate 70 to the Front Range,especially for those willing to pay several bucks for an easier drive.
  
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• Lemahieu, Wolters Have 2 RBIs Apiece, Rockies Beat Mets 7-4

  15-05-2016 18:59
  
  DENVER (AP) — Tony Wolters should have been a strikeout victim in the third inning. He turned a second chance into a game-breaking hit.
  Wolters hit a key two-run double after he appeared to swing and miss at strike three, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 7-4 on Saturday night.
  Tony Wolters #14 of the Colorado Rockies hits a 2-RBI third inning double against the New York Mets at Coors Field on May 14, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
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• History reborn: Longmont firm restores 140-year-old bank building

  15-05-2016 18:52
  
  When workers in Jon Schallert's downtown Longmont business pried up the 140-year-old floors, they found an unpleasant surprise: layers of asbestos adhesive — black, sticky and toxic.
  
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• Denver metro area may see some sun beginning Wednesday

  15-05-2016 18:49
  
  Here comes the sun? Nah. Skies throughout the metro area are expected to be overcast, with a chance of showers throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Arvada fire kills 4-year-old child, adult

  15-05-2016 18:49
  
  A Saturday fire that raged through anArvada homeearly Saturday morning took the life of an adult and a 4-year-old child, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.
  
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• Douglas County coroner identifies adults killed in triple-fatal crash

  15-05-2016 18:47
  
  The Douglas County Coroner's Office has identified two men who died in acrash that killed three people Fridayon Interstate 25 at the Greenland interchange.
  
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• Man who ran from Denver police may have accidentally shot himself

  15-05-2016 18:17
  
  Denver police found a man with a gunshot wound Saturday night, after he and others ran from officers into Ruby Hill Parkat West Florida Avenue.
  
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• Amid growth, Lafayette's Flatirons Community Church plans to launch a school

  15-05-2016 17:07
  
  After years of growth and expansion throughout Lafayette, the Flatirons Community Church now looks to capitalize on its proven business modelin another market: education.
  
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• Boulder County shooting suspect saw squirrels as conduit to his deceased parents

  15-05-2016 17:03
  
  The suspect in aGunbarrel shooting that reportedly started over his habit of giving "pounds" of peanuts to squirrels said the feeding was a way of communing with the spirits of his deceased parents, according to a letter he posted for his neighbors.
  
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• Reliance on fundraising to fill Boulder County schools' funding gaps stirs equity concerns

  15-05-2016 16:48
  
  Shirly White remembers that the big fundraising pushwhen she was in elementary school wasfor anend-of-year pizza party. Now, as a Mesa Elementary Parent Teacher Organization member and third-grade parent, she's helping her Boulder school raise about $100,000to pay the salaries of tutors and aides providing academic support tostudents.
  
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• Cycling Enthusiasts Attend Colorado Bike Expo At Mile High Stadium

  15-05-2016 09:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado outdoor enthusiasts are gearing up for bicycle season. Many showed up at the second annual Colorado Bike Expo at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Saturday.
  The bike show had demonstrations, test rides for kids, local music, food and beer.
  The event benefited local bike shops that help give free bikes to children.
  LINK: Colorado Bike Expo
  
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• Thousands Of Colorado College Students Graduate

  15-05-2016 08:07
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Approximately 4,000 students got their degrees from Colorado State University on Saturday.
  Metropolitan State University of Denver students also graduated on Saturday along with University of Colorado-Denver students.
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  CU Denver held their commencement on the newly designed Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus. Nearly 1,800 graduates picked up their diplomas. Eighty-six of those grads are veterans or active military members.
  
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• Thousands Of College Students In Colorado Graduate

  15-05-2016 08:07
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Approximately 4,000 students got their degrees from Colorado State University on Saturday.
  Metropolitan State University of Denver students also graduated on Saturday along with University of Colorado-Denver students.
  (credit: CU Denver)
  CU Denver held their commencement on the newly designed Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus. Nearly 1,800 graduates picked up their diplomas. Eighty-six of those grads are veterans or active military members.
  
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• Overnight Arvada house fire kills two at group home

  15-05-2016 06:03
  
  An overnight fire in Arvada left two people dead Saturday. Deanna Harrington, a spokeswoman for the Arvada Fire Department, said firefighters responded about 1:30 a.m. to a house at the corner of Robb Street and Allendale Drive near Arvada West High School.
  
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• Loveland to work with CDOT on US 34 repairs

  15-05-2016 05:27
  
  For the Colorado Department of Transportation to be able to move forward with its first phase of construction onpermanent repairs to U.S. 34, the agency will have to come to an agreement with the city of Loveland.
  
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• Rapids Tie Crew 1-1, Extend Unbeaten Streak To 7 Games

  15-05-2016 05:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Kevin Doyle scored on a header to help the Colorado Rapids tie the Columbus Crew 1-1 on Saturday night and extend their unbeaten streak to seven games.
  Doyle’s header, from the top of the 6-yard box, found the bottom-left corner of the net off a corner kick from Shkelzen Gashi in the 55th minute to make it 1-1.
  Just seconds after Cedrick Mabwati had a shot from the top of the box deflected, he put away a pass from Harrison Afful to give Columbus (2-4-4) the lead
  
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• Thompson's $300 million facility plan changes

  15-05-2016 05:03
  
  Jason Hatch, Thompson Master Plan Committee chairman urged the Thompson School District Board of Education to "be bold" and support a plan to build new schools and remodel and consolidate others by going to voters with a $300 million bond issue to help address facility needs in the district.
  
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• A 4-Game Winning Streak Is All DU Needs To Repeat As National Champs

  15-05-2016 04:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Nothing else matters now for the Denver Pioneers lacrosse team. If they win four in a row they are national champions again. If they lose they are done.
  The NCAA tournament begins this weekend and DU hosts Towson on Sunday.
  Getting to the tourney is pretty much a given now for the Pioneers. They have an almost annual spot reserved in championship weekend as well. They lost in their conference tournament this year for the first time in three years, but they’ve had thei
  
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• Foster Families Take Colorado First Lady’s ‘Breath Away’

  15-05-2016 03:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Five Colorado foster families were honored Saturday for their outstanding commitment to children.
  The families attended a special luncheon at the carriage house at the Governor’s Mansion. They are parents who open their homes to children in need, providing the basic necessities, but also love and compassion.
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  CBS4’s Kathy Walsh had the honor of emceeing the event once again. Colorado’s first lady Robin Pringle Hickenlooper welcom
  
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• Advocates plot future approach on Boulder homelessness

  15-05-2016 03:29
  
  "If not us, WHO? If not now, WHEN!"
  This boldly printed message on a T-shirt greeted participants arriving for a workshop, "Returning from Oregon: A Co-Creative Affordable Housing Workshop," Saturday morning at the First Congregational Church.
  
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• Porch Pirate Caught On Video In Park Hill Neighborhood

  15-05-2016 02:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A homeowner in the south Park Hill neighborhood of Denver captured video of a man stealing a package from her front porch.
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  Tracey MacDermott had a doorbell security camera running when a thief nabbed a package from her front porch on. It’s the latest in a string of package thefts in the metro area.
  Police recommend scheduling a package drop-off at a time when you know you’ll be home. You can also ask a neighbor to keep an eye on your delivery.
  
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• Police Need Public’s Help Identifying Knife Assault Suspects

  15-05-2016 01:53
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Lakewood are asking for help identifying two people accused of assaulting a woman.
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  A woman says the suspects attacked her with a knife near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard last month. She was not seriously hurt.
  Additional Information From The Lakewood Police Department
  If you have any information that would be helpful to the investigation please contact Detective Turnbull at 303-987-7111.
  
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  15-05-2016 01:11
  
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• Witnesses Say Corvette Was Going 100 MPH Before Crash

  15-05-2016 01:02
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado state troopers are investigating a car crash that happened in Golden Saturday afternoon.
  According to Alisha Danko with the Colorado State Patrol, calls began coming in around 2:30 p.m. about a maroon 2007 Corvette traveling at an estimated 100 miles per hour, driving erratically and passing other vehicles on the shoulder on eastbound C-470 near Morrison Road.
  (credit: Colorado State Patrol)
  Witnesses said the Corvette sideswiped a Ford Fiesta, causing minor
  
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• ‘Solar Roller’ Championship Not Only Fun, It’s Educational

  15-05-2016 00:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – High school students from across Colorado on Saturday competed using solar powered cars they built themselves. It’s called the Solar Roller championship.
  From Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale students finally put a year’s worth of hard work to the test.
  “We actually have this epoxy resin on top of our panels, so they are super unlikely to crack,” student Jayvin Krzych said.
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  They were just one of 12 teams from across the state comp
  
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• Officials: Vandalism up on Western Slope public land

  15-05-2016 00:18
  
  Federal officials say they can't explain a spike in vandalism on public land on Colorado's Western Slope, including graffiti near prehistoric fossils in Fruita.
  
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• Denver Day Of Rock Benefits Health & Education Of Kids

  15-05-2016 00:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A one-day music festival in Denver benefits the health and education of kids and is happening in two weeks.
  Denver Day of Rock is a free, family-friendly event downtown taking place on Saturday, May 28. Rachel Hijar with Amp the Cause stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about the event.
  There will be five stages along the 16th Street Mall.
  “There are 25 bands that will be playing on the five stages,” Hijar said. “There are also food trucks, it’s family f
  
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