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• Don’t Be Snake-Bit…And What To Do If You Are

  31-05-2016 23:34
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -You may have heard that we are entering rattlesnake season, with a few people being bitten over the past couple weeks as they ventured along the trails of the Front Range. But as the weather continues to warm, more people will catch a fang–and not always while on a hike or bike ride. I’ve had rattlers in my back yard…and even one in my garage. Talk about unwelcome visitors.
  The advice for staying safe remains the same: wear long boots, long pants, mak
  
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• Don’t Be Snake-Bit … And What To Do If You Are

  31-05-2016 23:34
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) – You may have heard that we are entering rattlesnake season, with a few people being bitten over the past couple weeks as they ventured along the trails of the Front Range. But as the weather continues to warm, more people will catch a fang — and not always while on a hike or bike ride. I’ve had rattlers in my back yard … and even one in my garage. Talk about unwelcome visitors.
  The advice for staying safe remains the same: wear long boots, long
  
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• Top 3 Issues The Rockies Face Going Into June

  31-05-2016 23:32
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez has found his way out of his slump but the Colorado Rockies have not. Denver Post’s Nick Groke stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about the issues the Rockies face going into June while the team tries to avoid another summer slide.
  Carlos Gonzalez #5 of the Colorado Rockies hit a home run in the 7th inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on May 28, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The Giants defeated the Rockies 10-5 (Photo by Bart
  
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• DIA Looking For 400+ People To Fill Jobs

  31-05-2016 22:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– There are more than 400 jobs open at Denver International Airport and those interested can apply at an upcoming job fair.
  The available jobs include restaurant, retail and management positions. Some companies will be conducting on-site interviews.
  The job fair is 10 a.m. Saturday at Rachel Noel Middle School on Kittredge Street. It’s sponsored by the Airport’s Concessionaires Association.
  Participants are asked to RSVP online at DIAjobs.eventbrite.com.
  
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• Keidel: Don’t Underestimate The Warriors Like I Did

  31-05-2016 22:50
  
  By Jason Keidel
  You can’t be the braggart when you’re right and then duck behind a media shield when you’re not. So it’s with all manner of seasoning that yours truly eats his words, and admits he was wrong about the Golden State Warriors.
  There are no caveats or excuses. We who thought the Thunder cracked the Curry Code were wrong. Of course, there’s more to the Warriors than Steph Curry and his splash brother Klay Thompson, but they are the primary reason thi
  
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• Lace Up For Global Running Day On Wednesday

  31-05-2016 22:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Global Running Day is Wednesday where runners across the globe will lace up their running shoes to honor the sport.
  There will be running events around the world, including in Denver.
  “Whether you’re brand new to the sport, whether you’ve been running for a long time, it’s a great day to go outside, run, join an event with other people, go to a trail, have some fun and just move your legs,” said editor of Competitor magazine Brian Metzler.
  There
  
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• Red Cross Volunteers From Colorado Help With Texas Flooding

  31-05-2016 22:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some Red Cross volunteers from Colorado and Wyoming traveled to Texas to help with the flooding in that state.
  A total of eight volunteers with the American Red Cross, along with four trucks, will join others in the relief efforts and cleanup from devastating flooding across the southeaster portion of the Lone Star state.
  Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties braced for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years afte
  
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• Colorado Court: Ski Resorts Not Liable For Avalanches

  31-05-2016 22:22
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s top court says ski resorts can’t be held liable for avalanches within their boundaries.
  Siding with the ski industry, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that avalanches are among the “inherent dangers of skiing” covered by a law that limits lawsuits against the industry.
  The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the widow of Christopher Norris, who was killed in 2012 after being caught in a slide on a designated run in the Winter
  
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• Women Sue City Over Topless Ban, Calling It Discriminatory

  31-05-2016 21:58
  
  DENVER (AP) — A growing movement to remove laws against women going topless is headed to court in Colorado.
  A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges Fort Collins’ indecency code, which makes it a crime for women but not men to show their nipples.
  The Fort Collins City Council voted unanimously last year to keep a law that prohibits the display of female breasts, rejecting a growing movement to remove gender-specific indecency codes.
  The hometown of Colorado State University did mak
  
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• This Week In Golf: Spieth Puts It Together To Win Dean & DeLuca Invitational

  31-05-2016 21:24
  
  By Sam McPherson
  A couple weeks ago Jordan Spieth watched the top-ranked Jason Day win The Players Championship from the sidelines. This past week the world’s second-ranked player finally played four rounds of stellar golf of his own, winning the Dean & DeLuca Invitational. It was his first victory since early January. With his well-publicized struggles still making headlines, Spieth put together four straight rounds in the 60s to score 17-under par, good enoug
  
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• Highest Open Air Pool In Denver Gets Mile High Makeover

  31-05-2016 21:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Mile High City’s highest pool received a makeover on Tuesday. The Warwick Hotel upgraded it’s iconic rooftop pool with a new version thanks to a very tall crane.The new pool was lifted up above 16 stories at the historic hotel located at 18th and Grant. A crane lifted a new pool 16 stories above the Warwick Hotel (credit: CBS)
  The old pool shutdown last summer. The pool was state-of-the-art in the 70s and 80s when it was part of the iconic Playboy Club.Now th
  
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• Investigators: Murder Victim Burned Beyond Recognition

  31-05-2016 20:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Court documents have revealed disturbing details in the murder and arson investigation at a bagel shop in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood.
  Brian Scott Pattison (credit: Las Animas County)
  Brian Scott Pattison, 30, has been arrested and faces murder and arson charges as well as multiple weapons charges.
  The crime happened on May 2. Investigators say Pattison shot Shane Richardson, 29, who lived above Rosenberg’s, a bagel shop at Welton Street and 26th Avenue in
  
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• Mount Evans Highway To Open June 1

  31-05-2016 19:53
  
  CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Mount Evans Highway will open to the summit on Wednesday morning.The Colorado Department of Transportation had hoped to open the highway to Mount Evans on Tuesday but revised their plans because crews continued to remove drifts from the road.RELATED: Images Of Mount Evans From Copter4
  Mount Evans Highway is the highest paved road in the nation. It starts at Echo Lake and ascends to Summit Lake, then continues on to the summit of the 14,264 foot mountai
  
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• When Top Prospects Get The Call, What Should Fantasy Baseball Owners Do?

  31-05-2016 19:14
  
  By Sam McPherson
  A lot of fantasy baseball owners like to look smart at the draft in March, picking a minor-league star that is expected to get promoted to the major leagues by June. If all goes well, that owner gets Buster Posey from 2010: a player that performs so well for the remaining four months of the season, he wins a Rookie of the Year award. If all doesn’t go well, the same owner can end up with someone like Andrew Heaney in 2014: a pitcher that struggles after his June promotion
  
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• Trump: List Of Veterans’ Organizations That Received Donations

  31-05-2016 19:14
  
  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has released the list of veterans’ organization that received the $5.6 million he raised at an event.Here’s that list: American Hero Adventures: $100,000
  Americans for Equal Living: $100,000
  Americans Vet Dogs, Veteran Kanine Core Inc.: $75,000
  AmVets: $75,000
  Armed Services YMCA: $75,000
  Bob Woodruff Family Foundation: $75,000
  Central Iowa Shelter and Services: $100,000
  Connected Warriors: $75,000
  Disabled American Veterans Ch
  
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• 6th Grader Challenges Hickenlooper To Take Bite Out Of Lyme Disease

  31-05-2016 18:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper openly puckered up at the state Capitol on Tuesday after completing the “Take a Bite Out of Lyme Disease” challenge.
  Fifth grader Olivia Goodreau challenged the governor as part of her campaign to raise awareness about Lyme disease.
  (credit: CBS)
  The ticks that spread the infection aren’t found in Colorado, but Lyme disease affects about 300,000 people in the U S every year.
  It’s something Olivia knows all too well. She started
  
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• 5th Grader Challenges Hickenlooper To Take Bite Out Of Lyme Disease

  31-05-2016 18:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper openly puckered up at the state Capitol on Tuesday after completing the “Take a Bite Out of Lyme Disease” challenge.
  Fifth grader Olivia Goodreau challenged the governor as part of her campaign to raise awareness about Lyme disease.
  (credit: CBS)
  The ticks that spread the infection aren’t found in Colorado, but Lyme disease affects about 300,000 people in the U S every year.
  It’s something Olivia knows all too well. She started
  
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• ‘Most Caring Person’: Girl Remembered After Hit By SUV While Riding Bike

  31-05-2016 17:59
  
  SHERIDAN, Colo. (CBS4)– Friends and family gathered to remember an 11-year-old girl who was struck by an SUV while riding her bicycle. Aundrea Plunkett suffered massive internal injuries and died days later.
  People say the crash that happened in her neighborhood near Girard Avenue and Zuni Street in Sheridan didn’t have to happen. They gathered near where she was struck to remember Aundrea who was struck on May 22.
  Aundrea Plunkett (credit: CBS)
  Nina Wilson lost her little sister thr
  
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• Royal Gorge Railroad To Resume Service After Conductor Death

  31-05-2016 17:04
  
  CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The scenic railroad through Colorado’s Royal Gorge will begin running again Wednesday following the death of one of its conductors.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Leslie Cacy was killed Saturday evening after she fell off the train and was run over. She was riding in the rear of the train as it was backing up to return to the station after traveling into the Royal Gorge. No foul play is suspected.Leslie Cacy (credit: CBS)
  Train service was suspended after her death. O
  
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• 3 Tornadoes Strike Northeastern Colorado, Destroy Barn

  31-05-2016 16:51
  
  PEETZ, Colo. (CBS4)– Three tornadoes hit northeastern Colorado on Monday afternoon, one was on the ground for about 13 minutes and destroyed a barn in Logan County.Some power lines were also ripped down by the twisters but there were no injuries. The tornado that hit Logan County on Monday (credit: Zach Wood)
  “As we were waiting, the tornado started to go by the house and over the barn and it started to throw debris,” said one witness.Emergency officials said sustained winds ki
  
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• Retired Sailor Honors Fallen Colorado Veterans With Bugle

  31-05-2016 15:37
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4)– A retired sailor is using his bugle to honor fallen Colorado veterans on Memorial Day Weekend. The bugle call from a lone sailor echoed through Fort Logan National Cemetery on Monday.
  For the second straight year, Yeoman first class Mark Stallins played Taps for families visiting their loved ones on Memorial Day weekend.
  Yeoman first class Mark Stallins (credit: CBS)
  His bugle stirred up emotions for people like Desiree Pope.
  “I think it’s just grea
  
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• Water Main Break Disrupts Traffic, Impacts Homes

  31-05-2016 14:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A six-inch water main break disrupted service to some homes on Tuesday morning.The water main break happened just after 6 a.m. at 2nd Avenue and Hazel Court on Tuesday. (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the water main break where water was running into the road.Denver Water told CBS4 there were about five homes affected. Copter4 flew over the water main break at 2nd Avenue and Hazel Court on Tuesday morning (credit: CBS)
  Crews assessed the break and began repairs. There is no
  
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• Why Frank Langella Should Win The Tony

  31-05-2016 14:00
  
  Frank Langella has been hailed by the “New York Times” as “one of the most magnetic theater actors of his generation,” and so goes his Tony-nominated powerhouse performance in this year’s “The Father,” which is also up for Best Play. This is not the first time Langella has played this Tony-nominated role, he also performed in the 1996 revival, for which he took home the 1996 Drama Desk Award.
  PHOTOS: 2016 Tony Award Nominees
  This is certainly not the fir
  
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• CU Boulder study: Narcotic painkillers cause chronic pain

  31-05-2016 04:14
  
  Although reports of abuse, addiction and overdoses have long been attached to the misuse of prescription pain medication, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder may have discovered a new peril.
  Results of a three-month study released Monday by the university shows opioids, such as morphine, cause an increase in chronic pain in lab rats, something that could have  implications for people, too.
  Peter Grace, a CU Boulder assistant re
  
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• Reds Blast 5 Homers In 11-8 Win Over Rockies

  31-05-2016 03:14
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Rockies are struggling with location these days, whether it’s pitches over the plate or simply playing at Coors Field.
  Translation: Homers and home field hiccups.
  Chad Bettis and the bullpen allowed five home runs as the Rockies dropped their third straight at Coors Field, an 11-8 loss to the struggling Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
  Manager Walt Weiss of the Colorado Rockies takes the baseball from starting pitcher Chad Bettis #35 of the Colorado Rockies and r
  
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• Memorial Day Tarnished For Mother Of Former Guardsman Accused Of Bonus Fraud

  31-05-2016 02:12
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A mother says this Memorial Day is difficult because the memory of her son’s service is tarnished. He was among those charged two years ago with improperly receiving bonuses for recruiting others to the Colorado National Guard. Those charges were dropped and now they are picking up the pieces.
  CBS4’s Rick Sallinger interviews Karen Quinn (credit: CBS)
  CBS4’S Rick Sallinger spoke to Karen Quinn, the mother of Luke Peelgrane. H
  
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• Wet spring reduces early wildfire season threat in Colorado

  31-05-2016 02:01
  
  The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center has predicted fire potential will be below average for June and July in the Rocky Mountains.
  The Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center performs a seasonal outlook that studies fire indicators including precipitation, wind and soil moisture, to help predict the upcoming fire season, the center announced in a news release. Colorado’s most severe fire seasons — 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2012 — were charact
  
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• Denver Girl Determined To Fight Lyme Disease

  31-05-2016 01:43
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – You don’t hear much about Lyme disease in Colorado. The ticks that spread the infection aren’t found in the state. But Lyme disease affects about 300,000 people in the U S every year. One of them, an 11-year-old from Denver, has made educating people about Lyme disease her cause.
  Olivia Goodreau will tell you it is life changing.
  “I was losing my vision. My face was turning really pale and sometimes I would feel like I had the flu,” Ol
  
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• Vehicle strikes trailer in Weld County; two horses killed

  31-05-2016 01:30
  
  A pickup crashed into a horse trailer Monday, and two horses had to be euthanized because of injuries, the State Patrol said.
  Nate Reid, State Patrol spokesman, said a Ford F-250 pickup traveling east on Colorado 14 near Weld County 89 about 9:42 a.m. Monday swerved into opposing traffic and sideswiped a Chevy pickup with a horse trailer attached.
  The Ford pickup then struck the front of the trailer, which was carrying the horses, a camel, llamas and goats. Two hors
  
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• Few Memorial Day airport headaches, most wait times bearable

  31-05-2016 01:29
  
  MIAMI— Travelers who had braced for long lines and long waits were instead moving through most U.S. airports fairly quickly Monday, as the busy Memorial Day travel weekend drew to close.
  “Honestly it wasn’t too bad,” said Kendra Morehead of Wooster, Ohio, who flew from Detroit to Denver for a conference. “I got to the airport an hour and a half early, but security only took like 15 minutes.”
  However, the airlines weren’t ready to say “mission accom
  
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• Global stocks rise as UK, US markets remain shut for holiday

  31-05-2016 01:18
  
  BEIJING — Major stock markets edged up on Monday amid greater optimism about the global economy, but trading volumes were low in European trading as the U.K. and U.S. markets were closed for a holiday.
  KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX gained 0.3 percent to 10,315 while France’s CAC-40 was 0.1 percent higher at 4,518.
  Earlier, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.4 percent to 17,068.02 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.3 percent to 20,629.39. India’s Sensex advanced 0.3 perce
  
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• Travelers Surprised By Short Security Lines At DIA On Memorial Day

  31-05-2016 01:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tens of thousands of people are preparing to fly home after the long holiday weekend, and many travelers were surprised the security lines were shorter than expected considering the recent troubles with the Transportation Security Administration.
  It was a steady stream of people coming in to Denver International Airport all day Monday. Travelers returning home from weekend trips prepared for delays, and instead found extra time on their hands.
  “I had absolutely no tro
  
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• ‘Honor Bell’ At Fort Logan Forged With Soldiers’ Dog Tags, Campaign Medals

  31-05-2016 00:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands gathered at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver to remember America’s fallen heroes on Memorial Day and the heroes got the ceremony they deserved thanks to a special bell.
  There were two very emotional ceremonies. The second one was for what’s hoping to become a permanent fixture at Fort Logan National Cemetery — the first Honor Bell.
  The Honor Bell at Fort Logan National Cemetery (credit: CBS)
  “The Honor Bell’s mission is to ensur
  
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