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• Man Dies After Hantavirus Exposure, 2nd In San Luis Valley This Year

  19-05-2016 23:43
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  DEL NORTE, Colo. (CBS4)– Public health officials confirmed that a man from Rio Grande County who had been exposed to hantavirus has died.
  Co-workers told CBS4 on Wednesday that Mark Jones, a local Architect and Philanthropist who friends say is responsible for the recent downtown revitalization in Del Norte, died after being diagnosed with hantavirus.
  (credit: CBS)
  The case is the second in the San Luis Valley this year. A Saguache County resident died from hantavirus expo
  
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• Official: Jon Keyser Case Spurs Need For Elections Reforms

  19-05-2016 23:13
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s secretary of state’s office announced changes in its petition verification process Thursday after it took more than a month for top officials to learn that employees had discussed concerns about possibly fraudulent petition signatures for U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser.
  State elections director Judd Choate said the employees were alerted to suspect signatures by a contractor on April 14 but decided there wasn’t enough evidence to investigate. Th
  
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• Comcast Bringing 600 Jobs To Northern Colorado

  19-05-2016 23:10
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Comcast plans to bring 600 new jobs to Colorado with a new customer service center located in Fort Collins.“If you didn’t know, Comcast employs 8,000 people in the state of Colorado today. The 600 will add to that and that makes us one of the top 10 private sector employers in the entire state,” said Comcast spokesman Rich Jennings.
  Comcast says it has invested more than $7 billion in Colorado since 1996.
  
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• Italy Cooks Up World’s Longest Pizza

  19-05-2016 23:03
  
  NAPLES, Italy (CBS4) – More than four hundred pizza makers converged on Naples with one goal: to make a really big pizza.
  On Wednesday, the set a new world record for the longest pizza ever made at 6,000-feet-long.
  The margherita pizza’s ingredients?
  Two tons of mozzarella, two tons of flour, 3,300 pounds of tomato sauce, 53 gallons of oil, and 65.9 pounds of fresh basil.
  To put it all together, the cooks worked on the city’s waterfront for 11 hours.
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• High School Senior’s Cap, Gown Burned In Fire

  19-05-2016 23:01
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A high school senior’s graduation cap and gown burned on Thursday afternoon when the condominium she lived in caught fire.The fire broke out inside the complex at 8199 Welby Road in unincorporated Adams County just after 1 p.m. Thursday. The entire building was evacuated as a precaution. Residents in units that were not affected have been allowed to return home. (credit: CBS)
  Mariah Gonzalez, 17, will graduate from Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts
  
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• Safety Advocates Say Fatal Car Seat Failures Are ‘Public Health Crisis’

  19-05-2016 22:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Safety advocates say automakers and regulators have acted with “criminal” negligence in failing to remedy a long-acknowledged auto safety flaw that watchdogs say has played a role in hundreds of deaths, creating a “public health crisis.”
  At issue are car seats that malfunction and collapse backward when a car is rear-ended. The impact of the crash and collapsing seat can cripple or kill drivers, as well as
  
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• Jury: Cinemark Doesn’t Have To Pay Theater Shooting Victims

  19-05-2016 21:56
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) — Cinemark will not have to pay 27 victims of the Aurora theater shooting, the jury in this month’s civil trial decided.
  (credit: CBS)
  A group of the shooting victims and their families argued the nation’s third-largest movie theater chain should have done more to prevent the July 2012 attack. They sued Cinemark, saying it should have foreseen the risk for violence during the packed premiere of Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.”
  The jury
  
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• Burglary Ring Suspects Indicted, 50+ Victims Targeted Over 2 Years

  19-05-2016 21:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A grand jury in Denver has indicted 28 people accused of taking part in what’s being called a prolific burglary ring that included more than 50 victims over the past two years.
  The suspects include Mohammed Arbab, 35, Baidy Dia, 21, Emanuel Makoi, 19, Gallo Dia, 31, Mamadou Diallo, 20, Najib Mahamoud, 21, and Mohammed Tagir, 20.
  Gallo Dia and Mamadou Diallo (credit: Denver DA)
  Each are charged with violating Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act in addition to n
  
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• 2 Nuggets Selected To All-Rookie Team

  19-05-2016 21:54
  
  (AP) — Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and point guard Emmanuel Mudiay were selected to the NBA All-Rookie on Thursday.
  A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters in the United States and Canada make the selections each year.
  Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns and New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis were unanimously selected to the NBA All-Rookie first team.
  Both players received all 130 first-team votes from the panel.
  Towns was the Rookie of the Year and led all r
  
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• New Ad Technology Begs Question: Is Big Brother Selling You Out?

  19-05-2016 21:36
  
  (CBS) — Did you know while you’re driving down the highway advertisers may be tracking you? Does this sound a little Big Brother-ish?
  CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker shows you how it involves billboards, cameras and your cell phone.
  With today’s billboards, you can literally be a target on the road.
  “The camera is very, very small,” said Jeff Tan, vice president of strategy at Posterscope USA.
  He’s talking about a camera that was on a billboard recently along I-8
  
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• Woman In Video That Went Viral Arrested On Child Abuse Charges

  19-05-2016 20:46
  
  LOCHBUIE, Colo. (CBS4) – A Denver woman who allegedly abused her child in an incident that was captured on home video has been arrested.
  Weld County officials announced the arrest of Katrina Kennedy, 27, early Thursday afternoon.
  Katrina Kennedy (credit: Weld County)
  Police arrested Kennedy in Denver on Wednesday, more than two weeks after the video was allegedly made in the Weld County town of Lochbuie.
  The 9 minute long video, which was taken by someone Kennedy apparently knew when she s
  
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• How I’d Bet $100 On The Preakness Stakes

  19-05-2016 20:07
  
  By Kevin Martin
  The Kentucky Derby is where bettors cast a wide net and hope to catch a longshot or two to juice their multi-horse bets. The Preakness, with a shorter field and historically formful result, is where you need to narrow your focus and avoid hedging at the betting window.
  Nyquist will be the short priced and well deserving favorite in the Preakness. The second choice in the race, Exaggerator, has finished behind Nyquist four times in his ten race career. He finished second to Nyquis
  
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• Jury Sides With Cinemark, Company Doesn’t Have To Pay Theater Shooting Victims

  19-05-2016 19:35
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) — Cinemark will not have to pay victims of the Aurora theatre shooting, the jury in this month’s civil trial has decided.
  (credit: CBS)
  Shooting victims and their families argued the nation’s third-largest movie theater chain should have done more to prevent the July 2012 attack. They said Cinemark should have foreseen the risk for violence during the packed premiere of Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.”
  Jury finds in favor of @Cinemark i
  
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• Broncos QB Sanchez Pushing For Rapid Return

  19-05-2016 19:12
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Likely starting quarterback Mark Sanchez is pushing to return from surgery on his left thumb for the start of organized team activities with the Denver Broncos next week.
  Sanchez was projected to miss some or all of OTAs after a procedure May 14 to repair a ligament in his non-throwing thumb but said Wednesday he thinks he can be on the field with the team when sessions kick off Tuesday.
  The Broncos are in transition at quarterback.
  Peyton Manning re
  
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• Former Arvada West Lineman Transfers From Nebraska To CSU

  19-05-2016 19:02
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A former Husker will finish up his college career in Fort Collins.
  Offensive lineman Paul Thurston has transferred to Colorado State University.
  Paul Thurston (credit: huskers.com)
  The former Arvada West High School star played in 23 games for Nebraska and is eligible this fall for the CSU Rams.
  
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• Fast-Moving Team Of Thieves Steal Multiple Cars’ Tires

  19-05-2016 18:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – During the past two weeks, a team of thieves has stolen all the wheels off nearly a dozen vehicles in southeast Denver.
  Police say the criminals are typically targeting GM trucks and SUVs including Yukons, Suburbans and Chevy Tahoes. They also appear to be able get all four wheels off of a vehicle very quickly.
  An image of one of the thefts (credit: CBS)
  On South Ash Street just east of Colorado Boulevard, several vehicle owners said they woke up Wednesday morning to find t
  
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• Izzy The Goat Who Fought Frostbite Passes Away

  19-05-2016 18:42
  
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The two-legged goat featured in a CBS4 story from March has recently passed.
  His owner, Rory Clow, said Wednesday that he unexpectedly died from an illness.
  Izzy had previously fought frostbite twice in his young life, and Clow was working to rehabilitate him. The goat was learning to walk with prosthetics and making progress a few months ago.
  
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• Detroit’s Automakers, Sensing A Threat, Embrace Mobility

  19-05-2016 18:11
  
  DEE-ANN DURBIN
  AP Auto Writer
  DEARBORN (AP) — For Detroit, the days of simply making cars are over.
  Automakers are facing multiple threats to their business from nimble tech firms like Apple and Uber. In response, carmakers are reinventing themselves as “mobility” companies that can accommodate all the different ways people get around.
  Already this year, General Motors Co. has announced a long-term alliance with ride-hailing company Lyft and started a car-sharing service called
  
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• Buffs ‘Moving On’ After Team Is Blindsided By QB Webb

  19-05-2016 18:04
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Buffaloes were shocked on Wednesday when they learned that quarterback Davis Webb reneged on his commitment to CU.
  The former Texas Tech quarterback was supposed to transfer to CU in the summer but he now says he’ll go to California.
  Webb verbally committed to the Buffs more than three months ago and as recently as Tuesday he was telling CU coaches he was still coming to Boulder.
  In a statement released Wednesday night, CU coach Mike MacIntyre sai
  
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• National Guard Trains In Denver To Respond To Terror Attack

  19-05-2016 17:48
  
  DENVER (AP) — National Guard units from Colorado, New Mexico and Utah will train in the Denver area over the next six days on how to respond to a terrorist attack.
  The Colorado National Guard says the exercise will start Thursday and run through Tuesday.
  U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, stand ready to engage a imulated enemy as part of the Colorado National Guard’s Combined-Arms Live-Fire Exercise and public demonstration
  
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• Jury Deliberating In Aurora Theater Shooting Civil Trial

  19-05-2016 17:43
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Jurors are deliberating in a civil trial over whether the owner of an Aurora movie theater should have done more to prevent a 2012 shooting that left 12 people dead.
  The jury met for a short time after getting the case Wednesday evening and reconvened Thursday. Jurors must determine whether Cinemark should have foreseen the risk for violence during the packed midnight premiere of a Batman movie in an era of mass shootings.
  They also will decide whether the nation&r
  
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• Winner Of ‘Survivor’ 32 Named

  19-05-2016 17:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)  — Michele Fitzgerald, the 24-year-old bartender from Freehold, New Jersey, was named the ultimate “Survivor” Wednesday night in a live finale that aired on CBS.
  This season — aka “Survivor: Kaoh Rong — began by pitting 18 people — three teams of six — against each other representing beauty, brains and brawn. Before the merge of all tribe members, Fitzgerald was a member of the beauty tribe.
  As the winner, she takes hom
  
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• Kenseth Holds Off Larson For Thrilling Win At Dover

  19-05-2016 17:19
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) – Matt Kenseth had eluded the wreckage that turned Dover into a junkyard. He never felt he could escape the pressure that Kyle Larson put on him — the anointed future star racing door-to-door with the former champion.
  “He was all over me,” Kenseth said. “I think if he would have snuck inside, it would have been over.”
  Twenty-one years older that Larson, Kenseth used some of his veteran experience to find the high groove on the mile concre
  
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• Justin’s, Maker Of Nut Butter, To Stay In Colorado Under Hormel Deal

  19-05-2016 17:17
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The founder of Colorado nut butter maker Justin’s says the company will remain in Boulder and maintain its values after it’s bought by Hormel Foods.
  The Austin, Minnesota-based food giant and maker of Skippy peanut butter announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal to buy Justin’s for $268 million.
  Justin’s got its start at the Boulder Farmers’ Market over a decade ago. In a post on his company’s blog, Justin Gold wrote that he w
  
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• ‘The Good Wife’ Spinoff Coming To CBS All Access In 2017

  19-05-2016 16:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spinoff of “The Good Wife” is coming to CBS’ online video service.
  CBS All Access said Wednesday that Christine Baranski will star in the new series. Its title wasn’t announced.
  The drama will pick up one year after the events in the finale of “The Good Wife,” which aired recently on CBS.
  PHOTOS: New 2016-17 CBS Primetime Shows
  “The Good Wife” spinoff will debut in spring 2017. It will be CBS All Access’ second orig
  
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• Mountain Bikers Got 4 Flats Before Discovering Spikes On Trail

  19-05-2016 16:39
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Mountain bikers who use a popular trail system near Denver recently found long nails and screws planted there, and they are worried that the booby traps could cause serious injury.
  The Buffalo Creek Trailhead where the problems were reported is located in the Pike National Forest near Pine and southwest of Roxborough State Park.
  It’s not known who has planted the traps. Whoever is responsible has been taking the sharp spikes and strategically placing
  
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• Woman Dies After Stabbing, Homicide Investigation Underway

  19-05-2016 14:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman died from stab wounds early Thursday morning after an incident at a motel in Denver.
  The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the White Rock Motel on Federal Boulevard at West 55th Avenue at approximately 1:30 a.m.
  A woman with stab wounds was found and taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries.
  Deputies are now searching for a suspect, though no description has been provided.
  
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• Rusin Improves, But Rockies Lose To Cardinals 2-0

  19-05-2016 07:46
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Except for an early base-running mistake, the Colorado Rockies had a lot of positives.
  Bottom line, they just couldn’t break through against Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen.
  “We had a couple of opportunities especially early, but we never really got settled in against Wainwright,” manager Walt Weiss said after a 2-0 loss Wednesday night ended a five-game winning streak. “It looked like he changed speeds, used the breaking
  
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• ‘Is This Real?’: Denver Company Makes Vacation ‘Mandatory’

  19-05-2016 06:00
  
  By Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver tech company may have one of the most generous vacation policies in the country.
  FullContact, an app developer that helps professionals manage their contacts, has a minimum vacation policy where employees must take at least three weeks of vacation. On top of that, FullContact gives its employees a $7,500 bonus to help them enjoy their time off.
  CEO Bart Lorang says there is one catch to the policy he calls, “paid paid vacation.” To cash
  
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• Rockies Blanked By Matt Holliday, Cardinals 2-0

  19-05-2016 05:46
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Adam Wainwright threw six-hit ball into the seventh inning in his best start of the season and Matt Holliday had a two-run double for the St. Louis Cardinals, who ended the Colorado Rockies’ five-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory Wednesday night.
  Stephen Piscotty had three hits and scored a run for the Cardinals, who had lost three of four.
  Chris Rusin (1-2) allowed two runs in six innings for the Rockies, who averaged five runs a game during the winning streak,
  
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• EgyptAir Flight Disappears From Radar

  19-05-2016 05:30
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew disappeared from radar early Thursday morning, the airline said.
  The Airbus A320 most likely crashed into the sea, Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation agency, told SkyNews Arabia. He said the plane was about to enter Egyptian airspace when it disappeared from radar. The airline, however, said it had vanished 10 miles (16 kilometers) after it entered Egyptian airspace.EgyptAir Flight
  
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• EgyptAir Flight Crashes After Disappearing From Radar, No Causes Ruled Out

  19-05-2016 05:30
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian aviation officials say an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed after disappearing from radar Thursday morning.
  They say the “possibility that the plane crashed has been confirmed,” as the plane hasn’t landed in any of the nearby airports. The search for debris is now underway.
  Egypt’s chief prosecutor Nabil Sadek says he has ordered an “urgent investigation” into the crash of the
  
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• 73,000 Coloradans Could Soon Become Eligible For Overtime Pay

  19-05-2016 05:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Being overworked and underpaid is a complaint that’s become all too common, but the Obama administration is trying to change that with new rules that force businesses to pay more overtime.
  Four million workers nationwide could be impacted with 73,000 in Colorado. Many of them are managers in industries like food services who say overtime pay is overdue.
  Like many workers across the country, Carol Barillas says he’s overworked and underpaid. He says he often work
  
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• New Bankruptcy Filing Shows Sports Authority Will Close Every Store

  19-05-2016 04:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Sports Authority will close every one of its stores nationwide.
  CNN Money cites a new bankruptcy court filing that says the company will shutter all 450 of its stores.
  The company originally planned to only close 140 stores, including the iconic Sports Castle location in downtown Denver. But CNN Money reports Sports Authority hasn’t been able to find a buyer for any locations.
  Sports Authority hasn’t commented on the new filing yet.
  
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• Golden Family Thanks Community For Support Following Home Invasion, Stabbing

  19-05-2016 04:31
  
  By Andrea Flores
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – There’s an outpouring of support for a middle school teacher stabbed by home invaders in Golden.
  Police say three intruders hit the wrong house, putting the whole family in danger.
  Jesse Swift, a teacher at Bell Middle School, is still in the intensive care unit, but is in stable condition, according to his family. He suffered serious stab wounds while fighting off the suspects Monday night.
  Jesse and Jessica Swift (credit: GoFundMe)
  Erik and J
  
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• Yellowstone Assessing Damage To Hot Spring From Video-Makers

  19-05-2016 04:19
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park rangers have not been able to contact or locate a group of Canadian men accused of walking onto a sensitive hot spring, and it’s possible they have returned to Canada, a park official said Wednesday.
  “It looks like from their social media feed that they were already back in Canada when the warrants were issued, but it is just really hard to say,” Yellowstone spokeswoman Charissa Reid said Wednesday.
  Rangers filed a criminal
  
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• Rockies Sending Jose Reyes To Extended Spring Training

  19-05-2016 03:38
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Colorado Rockies are sending Jose Reyes to extended spring training with no firm plan for when he’s eligible to return June 1.
  Reyes has been suspended without pay under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The team will make him available to media on Thursday at its spring training complex in Scottsdale, Arizona. The team said it would be the lone media access to Reyes prior to his rehab assignment, and that there would be no other access at t
  
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• Suspect Shot By Officers In Milliken Has Prior Felony Convictions

  19-05-2016 03:32
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A dispute between a husband and wife ended in an officer-involved shooting in the town of Milliken overnight Wednesday. Both the man and woman were injured.
  Multiple agencies were on scene Wednesday morning of a home at 764 Saddleback Drive. Officers responded to the house at approximately 12:40 a.m. and arrived to find the suspect, Andrew Gerold, 28, male in possession of a firearm. His wife had been shot in the leg.
  Police said Gerold randomly fired his weapon
  
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• Crews Rescue Fallen Climber In Eldorado Canyon

  19-05-2016 03:01
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Rescue crews responded to a report of a fallen climber in Eldorado Canyon State Park Wednesday afternoon.
  According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, a call came in at approximately 4:30 p.m. about a climber who fell 15 to 20 feet and needed medical attention.
  (credit: CBS)
  “When they arrived rescue personnel found the male, who was not wearing a helmet when he fell, conscious and breathing,” the sheriff’s office said in a statem
  
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• Retired Army Colonel Pleads Guilty In Deadly Trooper Hit &; Run

  19-05-2016 02:39
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The man accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Trooper has pleaded guilty to two felony counts.
  Eric Henderson, a 52-year-old retired colonel with the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and tampering with evidence.
  He took the plea deal on Wednesday afternoon in a hit-and-run that killed 33-year-old Trooper Jaimie Jursevics. She was on the scene of a crash on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock in November when Henderson, intoxicated, struck
  
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• Colorado Transportation Initiatives Withdrawn From Ballot

  19-05-2016 02:23
  
  DENVER (AP) – A Colorado business coalition has withdrawn ballot initiatives that would have asked voters for more investment in roads, bridges and highways.
  The group, including the Colorado Contractors Association, said Wednesday there could be too many confusing initiatives on the November ballot for its own proposals to succeed.
  Association president Tony Milo says the group will focus on a measure for the 2018 election.
  Lawmakers this year failed to agree on increasing transportation
  
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• Broncos Still Playing The Rodney Dangerfield Card

  19-05-2016 02:18
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – It’s May. OTAs haven’t started yet. Training camp isn’t even on the horizon. So, it’s a good time for NFL teams to talk some trash.
  The Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and AFC West rival Oakland Raiders got into a Twitter scuffle Wednesday, trading barbs after Khalil Mack suggested Oakland’s revamped defense could be as good as Denver’s.
  NFL.com’s headline read, “The @Broncos D? It currently rules the AFC West.&rdqu
  
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• Jurors Begin Deliberations In Aurora Theater Civil Trial

  19-05-2016 02:09
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Jurors on Wednesday began deliberating in a civil trial over whether the company that owns a Aurora movie theater should have done more to prevent a shooting that left 12 people dead.
  Attorneys made their final appeals to the six jurors, who are being asked to determine whether, in an age of mass shootings, Cinemark should have foreseen the risk for violence in July 2012 during the packed midnight premiere of a Batman movie. They also will decide whether the n
  
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• Colorado’s Allison Eid On Donald Trump’s Supreme Court List

  19-05-2016 02:04
  
  DENVER (AP) – Allison Eid, a Colorado Supreme Court justice, is on Donald Trump’s list of possible successors to the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
  Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, on Wednesday released a list of 11 potential justices he plans to vet to fill Scalia’s seat on the nation’s high court.
  Trump’s campaign said the list was compiled “with input from highly respected conservatives and Republican Party leadership.”
  Allison Ei
  
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• Venus de Miles

  19-05-2016 01:00
  
  Aug 27, 2016 - The event benefits Greenhouse Scholars, an organization that provides comprehensive personal and financial support to high-performing, under-resourced college students.
  
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