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• Broncos Give Reps To All Three QBs

  01-06-2016 23:35
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Mark Sanchez‘s return to full practice work Tuesday did nothing to change the Denver Broncos’ plan to balance first-team repetitions among all three quarterbacks.
  Sanchez, Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch all continued to receive first-team repetitions. All had their moments. All misfired at times, with Siemian and Sanchez each suffering tip-drill interceptions during the course of the two-hour practice at Broncos headquarters.
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• Work Begins To Improve Vital Highway Between Frisco And Breckenridge

  01-06-2016 23:18
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A vital passageway between Breckenridge and stops along Interstate 70 is about to be improved.
  Work has begun on the State Highway 9 Iron Springs Alignment Project located between Frisco and Breckenridge. Improvements along the two-mile project include a newly widened four-lane highway and enhanced recreation path, both on a new alignment. The project will improve commuter mobility and safety between the two communities.
  While work begins, dri
  
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• Statement From Dr. Larry Wolk, Chief Medical Officer, Executive Director Of CDPHE

  01-06-2016 22:57
  
  The Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has completed its investigation of alleged drug diversion by a surgical technician at Swedish Medical Center between August 2015 and January 2016.
  To address public health concerns, Swedish officials attempted to notify approximately 3,000 patients potentially affected by the surgical technician’s conduct, which potentially put patients at risk of exposure to HIV, hepatit
  
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• Man Who Allegedly Confessed To Killing Wife On Trial

  01-06-2016 22:46
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The trial for a man who allegedly confessed to killing his wife after he was injured in a car crash has begun.Arturo Navarrete-Portillo has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Maria Carminda Portillo-Amaya in February 2015 in their Carbondale home. It was the town’s first homicide in a decade.An image from the crash (credit: Randy Essex/Post Independent)
  Police say Navarrete-Portillo, 47, was in a crash after the stabbing and allegedl
  
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• Feds: Former Swedish Surgery Tech Accused Of Stealing Drugs Carries HIV

  01-06-2016 22:44
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Federal prosecutors in Colorado say a hospital surgery technician accused of stealing painkiller syringes is a carrier of HIV.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver released the information Wednesday about Rocky Allen as part of a plea for patients who may have been infected by him to be tested.
  (credit: CBS)
  Authorities haven’t previously described Allen’s health status. Court officials only referred to a “blood-borne pathogen” during a hear
  
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• LED Lights Make Communities Across Metro Area Brighter

  01-06-2016 22:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Communities across the Denver metro area will be brighter as Xcel Energy installs LED streetlights.The project started in Highlands Ranch and will include Littleton, Englewood, Sheridan, Wheat Ridge and Glendale.The LED lights use less electricity and will last longer. They will also need less maintenance and won’t be replaced as often. (credit: CBS)
  Xcel Energy believes the new lights will save more than $55,000 yearly. That savings could be passed on to Xcel customer
  
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• Denver Police Searching For Bank Robbery Suspect

  01-06-2016 22:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are searching for a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon.
  According to police, officers were searching in the area of 13th Avenue and Speer Boulevard for the suspect after the US Bank located at 6th Avenue and Broadway was robbed around 1 p.m.
  ALERT: #DPD in area of 13th & Speer looking for possible suspect in a reported bank robbery that occurred at 6th & Broadway earlier today.
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) Jun
  
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• Greeley Police Arrest Sexual Assault Suspect

  01-06-2016 22:24
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Greeley have arrested a sexual assault suspect accused of assaulting an 11-year-old girl.On May 27, officers responded to a call of sexual assault on a child in the 1200 block of 29th Street Road. An 11-year-old girl told her mother that a man, later identified as Abdi Hassan, approached her while she was rollerblading and sexually assaulted her.The girl knew Hassan and was able to give details to her mother and then police. Detectives identified him and tr
  
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• Greeley Man Suspected Of Sexual Assault On 11-Year-Old Girl

  01-06-2016 22:24
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Greeley have arrested a sexual assault suspect accused of assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
  On May 27, officers responded to a call of sexual assault on a child in the 1200 block of 29th Street Road. An 11-year-old girl told her mother that a man, later identified as Abdi Hassan, approached her while she was rollerblading and sexually assaulted her.
  The girl knew Hassan and was able to give details to her mother and then police. Detectives identified hi
  
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• Denver DA Rules Shooting Of Suspect By Aurora Officer Justified

  01-06-2016 22:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has found that an officer-involved shooting by an Aurora police officer that left a suspect wounded was justified.
  “I believe a jury would find from the evidence that Lt. Stephen Redfearn was justified under Colorado law in firing his weapon,” Morrissey said in a letter to Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz.
  (credit: Denver Police Department/Twitter)
  The shooting occurred May 9 in the 8400 block of East Colfax Avenue just befo
  
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• Road To Mount Evans Summit Opens

  01-06-2016 21:37
  
  DENVER (AP) — The highway leading to the summit of Mount Evans is finally open after more than a month of clearing snow.
  The road opened to Summit Lake on Friday and opened all the way to the top on Wednesday.
  Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park is also open on a day-by-day basis during daylight hours as long conditions are good.
  (© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
  
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• Judge Sentences Northern Colorado Woman In Underage Pot Case

  01-06-2016 21:34
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Fort Collins woman to 30 days in jail after her 19-year-old son ate a pot brownie she had purchased and then jumped from a third-story window, suffering serious injuries.
  The Coloradoan reports a jury in April found 39-year-old Julieane Jablonski guilty of a misdemeanor charge of providing marijuana to someone younger than 21. A year earlier, Jablonski’s son hurled himself from an apartment after eating a brownie she had purchased fr
  
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• Police Chief: UCLA Shooting Was Murder-Suicide

  01-06-2016 21:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief says the shooting of two men at UCLA on Wednesday was a murder-suicide. The campus has been declared safe.12:20 p.m.
  The Los Angeles police chief says the shooting of two men at UCLA was a murder-suicide.
  Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday there was no continuing threat and the campus is safe.
  The shooting occurred in a small office in an engineering building. The chief says a gun was found along with what might be a suicide note.
  No identific
  
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• Governor Kicks Off Petition Drive On Colorado’s Constitution

  01-06-2016 21:16
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper helped launch a petition drive for a ballot initiative that would make it harder to amend Colorado’s Constitution.
  Hickenlooper told a kickoff event in Aurora on Wednesday that proposed Proposition 96 would ensure the constitution isn’t held captive by special interests.
  Supporters say it would encourage citizens to seek statutory law changes that can be modified, if needed, by the legislature, rather than amendments to a constitution
  
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• Kitten Tries Out New Prosthetic Created With 3D Printer

  01-06-2016 20:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A four-month old kitten meowed with all the attention as he was fitted with a prosthetic for his paw on Wednesday.
  “Sonic” was born with a deformity in his front paw. When Art Institute of Denver students heard about his plight, they made him a prosthetic using a 3D printer.
  Sonic the kitten tries out his new prosthetic (credit: CBS)
  Part of the challenge with making sure the prosthetic keeps up with a growing kitten.
  “And it’s hard to keep up week-to
  
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• Colorado’s New, Higher Oil And Gas Fines Are Biting Industry

  01-06-2016 20:25
  
  DENVER (AP) — An Associated Press analysis shows Colorado is imposing heftier fines on energy companies as the state struggles to resolve conflicts between growing cities and big oilfields at their doorstep.
  Regulators say the higher fines are having an impact. Others say it’s too early to call them a success.
  Tougher penalties for health and safety violations kicked in a year ago after lawmakers said existing fines were too light. The AP found that in the first 12 months, regulators
  
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• Broncos to visit White House on Monday

  01-06-2016 20:25
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Mr. President. Meet Aqib Talib. And Peyton Manning. And Von Miller. And Malik Jackson.       
  
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• 2 People Shot On UCLA Campus, School Says

  01-06-2016 20:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were shot on the UCLA campus Wednesday, but the conditions of the victims were not yet known, a university spokeswoman said.
  Campus media relations officer Rebecca Kendall said she did not know the whereabouts of the shooter.
  The campus on the city’s west side was locked down, and university and Los Angeles police officers were moving around with weapons drawn. More than a dozen police cars massed near Boelter Hall, an engineering building.
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• Suspected Burglar Shot By Grand County Sheriff Pleads Guilty

  01-06-2016 20:06
  
  HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A man who was shot by the Grand County sheriff last year has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree assault.
  District Attorney Brett Barkey says Connor MacLaird pleaded guilty Tuesday under a plea deal that calls for him to service between five and 12 years in prison.
  Sheriff Brett Schroetlin shot MacLaird after a robbery was reported at a liquor store in Tabernash in September. At the time, investigators say he rushed at sheriff with a knife. A grand ju
  
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• Barbra Streisand To Present At 2016 Tony Awards

  01-06-2016 20:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand will take the stage at this month’s Tony Awards for the first time in 46 years.
  The singer and actress, who was a Tony nominee in 1962 for “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” and in 1964 for “Funny Girl,” hasn’t graced Tony night since 1970, when she got a special Tony.
  PHOTOS: 2016 Tony Award Nominees
  James Corden, a Tony-winner and the host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show” will make his debut as the Tony emc
  
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• Cherry Creek Running High After Dam Flush

  01-06-2016 19:19
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Cherry Creek ran high on Wednesday after the Army Corps of Engineers flushed the Cherry Creek Dam.
  Copter 4 flew over the release on Wednesday morning which showed the water rushing through one of the five main outlet gates. The flush is supposed to remove sediment.
  Copter4 flew over the Cherry Creek flush on Wednesday (credit: CBS)
  “When the gates are opened, the high velocity of the water leaving the reservoir scours the area immediately upstream of the gates
  
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• PD: Girlfriend says she slapped Latimer

  01-06-2016 19:04
  
  A police report reveals the girlfriend of Broncos receiver Cody Latimer admitted to police she slapped him in the face during a domestic violence incident early Monday morning.       
  
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• Broncos receiver Cody Latimer arrested

  01-06-2016 19:04
  
  Denver Broncos receiver Cody Latimer was  the alleged victim in a domestic dispute Monday that led to his arrest for failing to pay a year-old traffic ticket.       
  
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• Peter Kostis On Memorial Tournament: ‘Muirfield Is A Great Place To Play’

  01-06-2016 18:57
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide always has been one of the premiere events on the PGA TOUR since its inception in 1976. Veteran CBS Sports golf announcer Gary McCord, who played in the inaugural edition, remembers Muirfield Village Golf Club being “like nothing we had ever seen before.”
  That was due to the influence of Jack Nicklaus, the founder and host, who wanted the Memorial Tournament to represent the best of golf in the fashion of Augusta Natio
  
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• CU Issues No-Camping Reminder Ahead Of Dead & Company Shows

  01-06-2016 18:46
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The University of Colorado has issued a no-camping reminder ahead of July 2 and 3 shows at its Folsom Field by a band featuring Grateful Dead alums.
  The Daily Camera adds that camping is banned in Boulder’s parks. At the county fairgrounds, camping is restricted to RVs, camper vehicles and vans. U.S. Forest Service free camping sites in western Boulder County are already heavily used by homeless and other visitors.
  While Deadheads have a reputation for their ten
  
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• Kunal Nayyar: The Next ‘Big Bang Theory’ Season Could Be The Last

  01-06-2016 18:40
  
  NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – Could “The Big Bang Theory” be ending sooner than we think?
  Television’s highest-rated comedy recently wrapped its ninth season, but one of its stars is addressing the possibility that the CBS comedy — led by Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco — may be over after season 10.
  “Look, next season, as it stands on our contract, could be the last season of Big Bang Theory,” Kunal Nayyar, who has played Raj since the series
  
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• Demaryius Thomas Wants To Give President Letter During White House Visit

  01-06-2016 18:20
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos’ trip to the White House next week holds special meaning for one member of the Super Bowl champions in particular.
  Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas wants to deliver a hand-written letter to President Barack Obama thanking him for commuting his mother’s drug sentence last summer.
  Obama will host the Broncos on Monday at the White House.
  Katina Smith was able to attend the Broncos’ 24-10 win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50 four months
  
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• Broncos Headed To The White House Next Week

  01-06-2016 18:20
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — President Barack Obama will host the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos on Monday at the White House.
  The Broncos won their third Lombardi Trophy in February when they defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 behind Von Miller’s two sack-strips that led to both of Denver’s touchdowns.
  All three titles have come under John Elway’s leadership, two of them during his Hall of Fame playing career. He built the latest title team as its general manager.
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• Neighbors Concerned About Proposed Shooting Range

  01-06-2016 18:04
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Some people who live near the property for a proposed shooting range in Jefferson County are concerned about the noise.The location is just south of 82nd and east of Highway 93.Al Brooks has lived in the same home for the past 50 years. It’s less than half a mile from the proposed shooting range.“It’s just an absolute ridiculous proposition this close to where people live,” said Brooks. “The noise, number one, would ruin my peac
  
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• Denver Police Officer Injured In Crash

  01-06-2016 17:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver police officer was hurt in an early morning crash on Wednesday.The crash happened about 1 a.m. near Interstate 25 and 17th while the officer was investigating another crash. (credit: CBS)
  That’s when the driver struck the police cruiser. That driver stayed on scene.The officer was treated for minor injuries.
  
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• Manning Debuts On College Hall Of Fame Ballot

  01-06-2016 17:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Peyton Manning, Marshall Faulk and Steve Spurrier will be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year for the first time.
  The National Football Foundation released Wednesday the names of 75 former players and six retired coaches who competed in FBS that will be up for election. The latest Hall of Fame class will be announced on Jan. 6 in Tampa, Florida, the site of the College Football Playoff national championship game.
  Manning, the former record-setting quarterba
  
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• Mosque In Golden Targeted By Threatening Emails

  01-06-2016 17:15
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Authorities are investigating a threat against a mosque in Jefferson County.A member of the Islamic Center of Golden told police he received multiple threatening emails from someone he knows. Copter4 flew over the Islamic Center of Golden (credit: CBS)
  Officers have interviewed that person. Investigators are working with terrorism task force officers on the case.
  
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• Accused Sexual Predator Arrested In Pueblo

  01-06-2016 17:05
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4)– An accused sexual predator has been arrested in Pueblo after an alleged attack on a toddler.Kenneth Hernandez is accused of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.Police in Pueblo said the victim is a 3-year-old boy. Hernandez was arrested over the weekend.
  
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• Driver Survives After Flipping Car Into River

  01-06-2016 16:58
  
  EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A driver survived after flipping into a river in Eagle County and submerging the vehicle on Monday night.
  Eagle River Firefighters rushed to the river near the River Run Apartments off Highway 6 east of EagleVail. When firefighters arrived the found the vehicle but no one was inside.
  (credit: Eagle River Fire Protection District)
  The driver was able to escape the vehicle and taken to Vail Valley Medical Center. The extent of the driver’s injuries is unknow
  
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• Thornton Couple Carjacked At Gunpoint

  01-06-2016 16:52
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Thornton searched for two men after they carjacked a couple early Wednesday morning.Two Hispanic males pulled up in a blue Honda Civic outside a home in the 1500 block of East 130th about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday. One got out of the car and showed a gun before stealing a gray Hyundai Sonata from the couple.Officers chased the vehicle but it was called off when the suspects crossed into Federal Heights. Both the suspects and the vehicle remain missing. The Sonat
  
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• Children’s Asylum Approvals Vary By U.S. Region, Including Colorado

  01-06-2016 16:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For unaccompanied immigrant children seeking asylum in the U.S., where they apply seems to make a world of difference.
  Youngsters whose applications are handled by the U.S. government’s regional offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles are far more likely to win approval from asylum officers than those applying in Chicago or Houston, according to data obtained by The Associated Press under a Freedom of Information Act request.
  The figures offer a snapshot of how th
  
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• Broncos’ Siemian The QB With The Answers, If Not The Resume

  01-06-2016 15:16
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Mark Sanchez has thrown 2,424 passes in the NFL.
  That’s 2,424 more than Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch, the two other quarterbacks vying to replace Peyton Manning for the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos with the start of the 2016 NFL season 100 days away.
  So, you’d think part of Sanchez’s duties in Denver would be tutoring the younger QBs.
  Not exactly.
  “That’s an interesting dynamic,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “Mark is the
  
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• Rockies Hit 7 Home Runs To Beat Reds

  01-06-2016 14:56
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Colorado Rockies, no strangers to slugging exploits at Coors Field, reached new offensive heights Tuesday night.
  While blasting the Cincinnati Reds 17-4, the Rockies set franchise records with 14 extra-base hits and 47 total bases, an offensive onslaught that included a franchise-record-tying seven home runs, their most ever in Denver.
  The Rockies also hit seven homers on April 5, 1997, at Montreal.
  Five of the Rockies’ homers came in the first three
  
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• Heavy Rain Causes Street Flooding, Slow Commute

  01-06-2016 14:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Heavy rain early Wednesday morning complicated the morning commute in the Denver metro area.The rain resulted in the flooding of several side streets but the major areas of concern included many on-ramps to Interstate 25 including Alameda and I-25 and Broadway and I-25. Copter4 flew over flooding at Broadway and I-25 (credit: CBS)
  There was also standing water along 6th Avenue and I-25.The City of Denver called out snowplows to help push away the water from those areas of fl
  
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• Contractor Accused Of Swindling Colorado Homeowners Arrested In Illinois

  01-06-2016 05:52
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado contractor was arrested for allegedly cheating several homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars.
  John Bradley Ivers, 56, was taken into custody Friday in Springfield, Illinois, and could soon be on his way to Colorado to face 18 felony charges, including two counts of theft from an at-risk adult, according to the Adams County District Attorney’s Office.
  John Bradley Ivers (credit: Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office,
  
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• Colorado Veterinarian Agrees With Cincinnati Zoo’s Decision To Kill Gorilla

  01-06-2016 05:39
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Cincinnati police are now investigating possible charges against the parents of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo.
  It’s the cellphone video that has the nation talking. It shows Hirambe — an endangered, 450-pound silverback gorilla — dragging a 3-year-old boy through water after the child climbed past a fence, crawled several feet, and fell into the animal’s cage at the. Minutes later, the gorilla
  
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• 2 Missing Highlands Ranch Boys Found Safe

  01-06-2016 05:18
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – Two boys from Highlands Ranch who were reported missing Tuesday afternoon were later found safe at around 9 p.m.
  According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Jeremy Liebe, 14; and Jameson Hall, 7, got off a bus at University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road in Centennial at 4 p.m. but they were supposed to arrive in Highlands Ranch. Authorities later found them at an RTD station located at 7500 Platte River Parkway.
  Ref the two missing boys f
  
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• Rafting Companies Predict A Great Season On Colorado’s Waterways

  01-06-2016 05:09
  
  CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Impressive snowpack has Colorado rafting companies excited about the summer season and they’re hoping for big crowds.
  Nearly 100,000 people rafted just a stretch Clear Creek last year, but there are some safety precautions rafters need to take before they think about heading out.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We expect to have a great year this year,” Clear Creek Rafting Company Manager Dale Drake told CBS4’s Matt Kroschel.
  As guides went over th
  
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• Aurora Residents Happy To See Old Regatta Plaza Get Demolished

  01-06-2016 04:42
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Demolition teams are taking down an old strip mall in Aurora.
  Parts of the Regatta Plaza, which is located at Parker Road and Interstate 225, have been empty for more than 10 years. It will be replaced with brand new retail space and apartments.
  (credit: CBS)
  There were crowds of people who showed up to see the demolition of the old shopping plaza begin. The people who live in the area say it has been a mostly vacant eyesore for their community and they are excited t
  
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• 2 Highlands Ranch Boys Reported Missing After Getting Off Bus

  01-06-2016 04:11
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – Two boys from Highlands Ranch have been reported missing Tuesday evening.
  According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Jeremy Liebe, 14; and Jameson Hall, 7, got off a bus at University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road in Centennial at 4 p.m. but they were supposed to arrive in Highlands Ranch.
  Douglas County Search & Rescue has been called & are responding. @ArapahoeSO & #dcsheriff are looking for the boys https://t.co/kb5WCUc25g
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• Broncos Receiver Latimer Arrested On Misdemeanor Warrant

  01-06-2016 03:02
  
  DENVER (AP) – Authorities say Denver Broncos wide receiver Cody Latimer was arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant after he called the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office to report that he was involved in a domestic disturbance with a woman.
  Cody Latimer (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)
  Sheriff’s spokeswoman Julie Brooks says Latimer, 23, reported the dispute early Monday morning. Deputies then found that he was wanted for failing to appear in Denver court
  
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• Metal Rods Support DU Gymnast’s Comeback

  01-06-2016 02:54
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – Her career almost ended because of painful leg fractures. But this year, a talented gymnast scored a first for the University of Denver thanks to her determination and the expertise of an orthopedic surgeon at UCHealth.
  Nina McGee flies through the air like it’s easy. For 20 years, she has been tumbling and twisting, leaping and loving it. A nervous babysitter got her started.
  Nina McGee (credit: CBS)
  “She finally told my mom, ‘You need to p
  
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• Colorado GOP Launches Effort To Attract More Veterans

  01-06-2016 02:32
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – National and Colorado Republican Party leaders announced Tuesday a new push to attract votes from veterans who may not otherwise be planning to cast a ballot in the 2016 election.
  The effort, called the #GOPVets Task Force, is aimed at recruiting veterans to encourage their peers to register to vote.
  State GOP leaders estimate 19 percent of veterans living in Colorado are not registered to vote. Task Force Chair Chris Paulson said that adds up to
  
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• Broncos: Siemian Sleeper To Start At QB

  01-06-2016 01:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – Mark Sanchez has started 72 NFL games and rookie Paxton Lynch has the quarterback of the future label.
  Yet Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak is hinting that a third quarterback is a possibility to be the starting signal caller this season.
  Kubiak is impressed with 24-year-old Trevor Siemian, a seventh-round pick in 2015 who hasn’t thrown a single pass in an NFL game.
  “I think Trevor has a maturity to him. He’s kind of the sleep
  
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• Judge Nixes Lawsuit Against Keyser’s GOP Ballot Spot

  01-06-2016 01:33
  
  DENVER (AP) – A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove Jon Keyser from Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate primary.
  District Judge Morris Hoffman said Tuesday the suit was filed too late. The primary is June 28, and overseas ballots have been sent out. Local mail ballots will be sent starting June 6.
  The Denver Post reports the plaintiffs argued, in part, that Keyser should be disqualified because his campaign submitted voter petitions marred by forgeries.
  The suit sa
  
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