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• 2016 NBA Finals Expert Picks

  02-06-2016 23:28
  
  The Golden State Warriors face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. What team do CBS Local Sports experts think will win?
  
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• GoPro captures Broncos domestic incident

  02-06-2016 23:25
  
  Broncos wide-receiver Cody Latimer told investigators he was wearing a GoPro when the mother of his son hit him outside of a bar in Denver on May 30, and caught the entire incident on tape.        
  
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• 3 Family Members Arrested In Connection With Infant’s Death

  02-06-2016 23:22
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Greeley have arrested three people in connection with the death of a 4-month-old infant last August.
  According to police, Angelica Rey Chavez, 29; Roberto Nathaniel Archuleta, 31; and Sandy Archuleta, 53, were all arrested on felony child abuse resulting in death charges.
  On Aug. 2, 2015, officers responded to an apartment in the 2800 block of 28th Street on a call about an infant who wasn’t breathing. Donovan Archuleta was transported to Northern Co
  
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• BB Gun Vandals Target Neighborhood, Leave Shattered Windows

  02-06-2016 23:09
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents in the area of Holly and Yale in Arapahoe County woke up to shattered car windows on Thursday in what was a string of seemingly senseless crimes.
  Remmy Moten had his entire back window blown out from what he says looks like a pellet from a BB gun.
  “Kids go around destroying people’s property, if you want to shoot some stuff out why don’t you shoot your parents’ windows out instead of making everybody els
  
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• Obama Meets Air Force Pilot Who Ejected Before Jet Crash

  02-06-2016 23:04
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) – The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird that crashed following a flyover met with President Barack Obama shortly safely ejecting safely into a Colorado field.
  News of the crash broke while Obama’s motorcade was returning to Peterson Air Force Base for his flight back to Washington. The pilot ejected about 15 miles south of the base.
  “The president thanked the pilot for his service to the country and expressed his relief that the pilot was not s
  
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• Steph Or LeBron, Who Needs To Win The NBA Finals More?

  02-06-2016 22:38
  
  By Jason Keidel
  It’s the question du jour: To whom does the NBA Finals matter more?
  Whose legacy is more vitally tethered to this singular series?
  It’s the debate on and beyond the hardwood. Is LeBron James’s legacy hanging on his next four wins? Does the King need one more crown to etch his place in the sport’s archives? Would a loss be a fatal blight on his bio, plunging him down the totem pole of history’s best ballers?
  Or are the next six or seven games a r
  
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• Psychic Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

  02-06-2016 22:38
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– A self-proclaimed psychic has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to felony theft.
  Adam Marks was sentenced on Thursday for felony theft of $500 to $15,000. Marks was arrested in Baltimore County, Md. in March.
  Marks conned a Larimer County woman out of $75,000 in 2012. In a 2014 plea deal, Marks, 33, agreed to repay the victim to avoid six years in jail for stealing from an at-risk adult and other charges. Marks didn’t show up for
  
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• Man Found Guilty In New Year’s Day Murder

  02-06-2016 22:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man accused of killing another man in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day in downtown Denver was found guilty on Thursday.
  Calvin Johnson was convicted of one count of first-degree murder by a jury.The body of Teodoro Leon, 50, was found in an alley near 10th Avenue and Acoma Street in the morning hours of Jan. 1. He had been stabbed to death.Police later identified Johnson, 44, as a suspect. He faces life in prison without parole when he is sentenced on July 2
  
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• Air Force Thunderbirds Jet Crashes Outside Colorado Springs

  02-06-2016 21:39
  
  EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet wasn’t injured after ejecting before the F-16 crashed outside of Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon.
  The crash site is located at Fontaine Boulevard near Rolling View Drive in the Security-Widefield area.
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  The jet had just performed a flyover during the graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy where President Barac
  
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• Kubiak: Former CSU Star Kapri Bibbs ‘Answered The Challenge’

  02-06-2016 21:16
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos quarterback position isn’t the only big competition this offseason. While the starting running back job currently belongs to C.J. Anderson, the backup jobs are up for grabs. One player hoping to get into the mix is former Colorado State star Kapri Bibbs.
  “For me it is a make or break year and that’s how I’ve been approaching it this season; that’s how I approached it last offseason,” Bibbs said.
  Kapri Bibbs (c
  
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• Obama Warns Air Force Grads Not To Succumb To Isolationism

  02-06-2016 20:23
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) – President Barack Obama implored the next generation of U.S. military leaders Thursday not to give in to isolationism or pull back from U.S. leadership in the world, drawing a contrast with a foreign policy vision that’s been laid out by Donald Trump.
  Obama used his final commencement address as president to reassure the military that it remains the world’s dominant fighting force, implicitly pushing back on critiques that the military’s mig
  
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• Seven Automakers Add 4.4M Vehicles To Takata Recall

  02-06-2016 19:31
  
  DETROIT (CBSMiami/AP) — Seven automakers are adding  nearly 4.4 million vehicles to the massive Takata air bag inflator recall.
  Documents detailing recalls by General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Daimler Vans, BMW, Jaguar-Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz were posted Thursday by the government. Recalls from eight other companies were posted last Friday.
  Of the recalls announced Thursday, General Motors had the largest total at 1.9 million, covering pickup trucks and large SUVs. The company sa
  
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• Victims Of Violent Home Invasion To Attend Golden Community Safety Meeting

  02-06-2016 19:12
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Golden are hosting a community safety meeting Thursday evening following a violent home invasion in May.
  It was a terrifying night for the Swift family at home on the evening of May 16 when three men broke into their house and attacked. Jesse and Jessica Swift tried to fight off the suspects and Jesse was stabbed.
  The Swift’s children were in the basement at the time of the invasion. Police believe the suspects accidentally targeted the wrong home.
  Tw
  
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• SpaceX Chief Elon Musk Predicts People On Mars In 9 Years

  02-06-2016 18:55
  
  RANCHOS PALOS VERDES (AP) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says if things go according to plan people will be on Mars just nine years from now.
  During an interview Wednesday at the Code Conference in Southern California, Musk said that “we should be able to launch people in 2024, with arrival in 2025.”
  Musk also says he plans to go to space himself in about four to five years, but only into orbit around Earth.
  Musk also runs Tesla Motors, which has been at the forefront of self-driving c
  
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• Official Says Prince Died Of Opioid Overdose

  02-06-2016 18:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Tests show that Prince died of an opioid overdose, a law-enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.
  The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate.
  The official, who is close to the investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
  The findings confirm suspicions that opioids played a role in the musician’s death. After he died, authorities began reviewing whether an overd
  
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• Search Resumes After Human Remains Found At Eldora Mountain Resort

  02-06-2016 18:52
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4/AP) – Detectives are resuming their search after human remains were found inside a snow boot at a ski resort.
  Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Cmdr. Mike Wagner says an employee at Eldora Mountain Resort west of Boulder called police on Wednesday after finding a boot in a clearing near the base of the mountain. Wagner says detectives searched the area but didn’t find any additional remains that night.
  The boot where the human remains were found (credit: Boul
  
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• Happening Tonight: Best View of Saturn At Opposition

  02-06-2016 18:46
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Saturn is the farthest planet visible to the naked eye and in tonight’s sky it will be the closet, brightest and largest of the year.
  Right now it looks like tonight’s forecast will be mostly clear thanks to high pressure building into Colorado.
  RELATED: See FutureCast Here(credit: NASA/JPL/Southwest Research Institute)
  Saturn is at opposition, or directly opposite of the sun, so in Denver it will rise around 8:30 p.m. Thursday and set around 5:30
  
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• Robbers Fire Shots At 7-Eleven Clerk, Another Robbed An Hour Later

  02-06-2016 18:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are investigating two convenience store robberies that occurred in the early hours of Thursday.
  According to police, two people entered the 7-Eleven located at Colorado Boulevard and East 16th Avenue at about 3:55 a.m. and robbed the store at gunpoint. The suspects fired two shots at a clerk but missed.
  The 7-Eleven located at Yosemite Street and East 11th Avenue (credit: CBS)
  Police said less than an hour later two robbers then hit another 7-Eleven just th
  
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• Deputies Search For Man Who Robbed Copper Mountain Alpine Bank

  02-06-2016 18:08
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies in Summit County are searching for a bank robbery suspect.
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  According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, deputies are searching for single male suspect after the Copper Mountain Alpine Bank was robbed Thursday morning.
  Critical incident @CopperMtn requiring significant LE response. LE is searching for single male suspect.
  — SCSOPIO (@SummitSheriffCO) June 2, 2016The suspect was wearing a black hat with a gray and white bri
  
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• Aspen, A-Basin Offering Bonus Ski Weekends

  02-06-2016 16:27
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) – Two Colorado ski resorts are extending their seasons.
  Aspen Mountain will open about 120 acres of terrain to skiers and snowboarders this weekend, after also offering bonus skiing on Memorial Day weekend.
  Arapahoe Basin says it will re-open its lift June 10 through June 12, when it’s set to close for the season. A-Basin says the temperatures and timing of the snowfall this spring has helped it maintain its snow.
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  Check the status of trails & lifts at
  
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• Obama To Address Air Force Grads Amid Uncertainty On U.S. Role

  02-06-2016 16:23
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – President Barack Obama is giving his final commencement speech to U.S. Air Force Academy graduates who are coming of age at a time of fresh global threats that seem to be pulling the U.S. back into conflicts with uncertain ends.
  When he came into office in 2009, Obama pledged to end two wars and to keep America’s fighting forces out of unnecessary entanglements. In one of his first addresses to graduates, just months on the job, he told the U.S. Naval A
  
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• Ault Officer Arrested In Suspected Fatal Road Rage Crash

  02-06-2016 16:14
  
  PLATTEVILLE, Colo. (AP) – A police officer is suspected of causing a fatal crash in an apparent case of road rage in northern Colorado.
  Forty-eight-year-old Blair Jackson, an off-duty Ault police officer, was arrested Wednesday after the crash with a pickup between Platteville and Gilcrest. The Weld County Sheriff’s Office says the Ford Ranger rolled and the driver later died at the scene.
  Jackson is being held in jail and it’s not clear if he has a lawyer yet.
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• Why Lupita Nyong’o Should Win The Tony

  02-06-2016 14:00
  
  It is always a rare treat when an actor or actress is nominated for a Tony Award when making their Broadway debut. There are typically a few first-time nominees each year, but rarely is that person also appearing on Broadway for the first time. Mexican-Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o is one of those rare talents that deserves more than a nomination for her first time on the Great White Way, but she deserves to take home the statue as well.
  Related: Who Should Win The 2016 Tony Award For Best
  
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• Rockies Bats Go Cold In 7-2 Loss To Reds

  02-06-2016 06:32
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Rockies’ bats quickly went from sizzling to nearly silent.
  A night after tying the franchise record with seven homers, the Rockies only managed one extra-base hit in a 7-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
  Colorado’s hardest hit of the evening may have been the one that struck John Lamb (1-3) in the left leg. It didn’t rattle the left-hander – nor did Colorado’s offensive onslaught from the night before.
  “I think we wer
  
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• Lamb Shuts Down Rockies, Reds Win 7-2

  02-06-2016 06:32
  
  DENVER (AP) — John Lamb overcame a liner off his left leg to throw a career-high seven innings and help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Wednesday night.
  Lamb (1-3) allowed one run and kept the Rockies inside the park a night after they tied a franchise record with seven homers.
  There was a scary moment in the fourth when Ryan Raburn’s liner drilled Lamb near the hip. The left-hander went down to a knee for a moment and stretched out his leg before resuming.
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• Denver Police Cracking Down On Bicyclists Breaking The Law

  02-06-2016 05:45
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – As Denver continues its efforts to become a more bike-friendly city, there are also laws in place to ensure bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians stay safe. Though many cyclists obey those laws, it’s not difficult to find those who don’t.
  From red light runners to wrong way drivers, several bicyclists around the metro area can seem oblivious to the rules of the road.
  “You’re the same as a car,” Denver Police Lt. Kevin Edling to
  
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• Bizarre Poker Game Robbery Involved Suspect In Horse Mask, Wooden Paddle

  02-06-2016 05:10
  
  By Tom Mustin
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder police are investigating a bizarre home robbery. It involved a poker game, a man in a horse mask, and an armed accomplice.
  David Bayless still feels violated after the violent robbery at his Boulder home.
  “I’m mad more than shocked. How could someone do this?” Bayless asked CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  Last Wednesday, Bayless had been hosting his weekly poker game for several of his friends.
  “We have no profit. A social game
  
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• Jose Reyes Joins Triple-A Albuquerque With Suspension Over

  02-06-2016 04:46
  
  (AP) – Jose Reyes knows he might get booed and heckled. He understands why.
  Back from suspension, the Colorado Rockies shortstop was in uniform for Triple-A Albuquerque against Fresno on Wednesday and batting second. It was the first game of his rehab assignment after completing his 59-day suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s new domestic violence policy.
  “As a human being, sometimes you’re going to make a mistake. I made a mistake,” Reyes told reporters
  
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• Police Searching For Dog & Owner Involved In Dog Fight In Boulder

  02-06-2016 04:34
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for a dog and his owner involved in an attack.
  The attack happened Tuesday at the Foothills Community Dog Park. Police say a pit bull-mix bit a pit boxer-mix and would not let go. The person with the boxer-mix stabbed the other dog with a pocket knife.
  Both dogs weren’t seriously injured but officers want to find the pit boxer’s owner. Authorities say during the fight one of the dogs bit someone else who was trying to separate them.&
  
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• New Law Helps Colorado Children With Need Of Lifesaving Formula

  02-06-2016 04:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Health insurance companies in Colorado are now required to cover a lifesaving formula.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed a law that will help children with a rare protein allergy. The specialized formula is one of the only things that make it not painful for the children to eat, but it costs up to $5,000 a year.
  Before now, insurance companies didn’t cover it.
  Gov. Hickenlooper signing the bill on Wednesday (credit: CBS)
  “We get to take something that h
  
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• Hickenlooper Supports Effot To Make It Harder To Change Colorado’s Constitution

  02-06-2016 03:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a push to make it harder to change Colorado’s constitution and the initiative is even getting support from Gov. John Hickenlooper.
  From regulations of hogs to qualifications of a county coroner, the nature and number of amendments to the Colorado constitution may surprise many. While the U.S. Constitution has been amended just 27 times, the Colorado Constitution has more than 150 amendments, with some of them conflicting and even unconstitutional now.
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• Brock passes on Broncos White House trip

  02-06-2016 01:41
  ENGLEWOOD—Citing work with his new job – and not citing awkwardness with his former employer – Brock Osweiler will not accompany his former Denver Broncos during their White House visit Monday.       
  
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• Obama visit personal for Demaryius

  02-06-2016 01:39
  
  ENGLEWOOD—It's safe to assume no member of the Denver Broncos was more personally impacted by Barack Obama's presidential term than Demaryius Thomas.       
  
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• Boulder Being A ‘Good Neighbor,’ Covers Claims After Massive Water Main Break

  02-06-2016 01:18
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder city leaders have decided to cover a portion of homeowners’ claims following a water main break on Norwood Avenue earlier this year, despite saying the city is not legally liable for the damage.
  On Feb. 15, a pipe burst at the intersection of Norwood Avenue and Cress Court, sending water rushing downhill. At least nine homes on Norwood and Oak avenues were flooded.
  Since then city staff have been working on settling more than a half
  
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• Ads To Greet President In Colorado Springs Asking ‘Why Is Jesus The Commander In Chief?’

  02-06-2016 00:58
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – It’s been four years since President Obama addressed the cadets of the Air Force Academy. This Thursday will be his final speech to a military graduating class. Greeting him will be messages from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, not just on billboards, but also on TV.
  “Welcome Mr. President to our Air Force Academy” a commercial announces, adding, “Why is Jesus the commander in chief here?”
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• Moose On The Loose In The Boston Area

  02-06-2016 00:56
  
  WATERTOWN (CBS) – There’s a moose on the loose in the Boston area.
  Police say a juvenile moose was seen running early Wednesday morning along Waverly Avenue in the west end of Watertown.
  From there, it was followed into Belmont and was spotted dashing down Bartlett Avenue. Belmont authorities said it was last seen in the upper Concord Avenue area.
  
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• Colorado Mosquito Control Looking For West Nile Virus

  02-06-2016 00:22
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – While the headlines are about the Zika virus, the mosquito experts in Colorado are gearing up to control the spread of a different virus — West Nile.
  “It’s still a little early in the summer,” a field technician with Colorado Mosquito Control said.
  He was dipping in a neighborhood pond, looking for larvae. Still water is a home for mosquitos.
  “The Culex, they’ll start popping up more a little later in the summer,” the
  
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• Broncos Being Careful With DeMarcus Ware This Offseason

  02-06-2016 00:00
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The last time the Denver Broncos had their bookend pass-rushers on the field together, Cam Newton was getting crushed.
  Von Miller is skipping the Super Bowl champs’ offseason program while awaiting a new contract. The Broncos placed their franchise tag on him, so they have until July 15 to get a deal done, meaning it’s unlikely he’ll be back before training camp next month.
  DeMarcus Ware is being held out of OTAs as a precaution after missing five
  
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