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• Colorado GOP Chairwoman Apologizes For Posting Image Of Obama As Chimp

  07-06-2016 23:55
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Republican committee chairwoman who posted a racist internet meme on her Facebook account is taking responsibility for the insensitive post.
  Colorado GOP Chairman Steve House told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann that Delta County’s Republican Chairwoman Linda Sorenson discussed the situation in a meeting with local elected leaders Monday evening.
  “Linda is not the most Facebook adept person,” House said. “This is an internet meme th
  
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• Suicide Prevention Program Gives Latina Teens Voice Through Art

  07-06-2016 23:47
  
  By Kathy WalshDENVER (CBS4)– Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults in Colorado, according to the 2014-1215 report from the Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention. Now one group is trying to change that.
  Latina teens have alarmingly high rates of attempting suicide. But there’s a group in Denver working to prevent teen suicide with the help of adult mentors and art. The program is run by the Denver Mental Health Center. It is called Voz y Corazon
  
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• Search Suspended For Family Missing After Camping Trip

  07-06-2016 23:45
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have suspended their wilderness search for a family from Weld County who has not returned from a camping trip.
  The Hoyt family was last seen on Friday at a campsite above the Camp Dick Campground west of Highway 7 between Ward and Raymond in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Campground.
  The Boulder County Sheriff told CBS4 they suspended their search for the family at that location and believe the family is in Longmont. Someone spotted the family i
  
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• Family Missing After Camping Trip Found Safe In Longmont

  07-06-2016 23:45
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have found a family from Weld County who was overdue from a camping trip.
  The Hoyt family was last seen on Friday at a campsite above the Camp Dick Campground west of Highway 7 between Ward and Raymond in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Campground.Search teams started combing the campground looking for them but they were later found in Longmont.
  It turns out the family ran out of gas and money and had a hard time getting home. Their cellphone batterie
  
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• Clear Image Captured Of Suspected Serial Burglar

  07-06-2016 23:33
  
  By Tom Mustin
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a bold criminal captured on a home surveillance camera. Neighbors believe he may be tied to several burglaries in Highlands Ranch.
  Residents in the Stratton Ridge area of Highlands Ranch are on alert after a series of brazen break- ins.
  “It’s kind of scary,” Stratton Ridge property manager Diana Behrent told CBS4’s Tom Mustin. “Everybody thinks they live in a
  
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• Family Missing After Camping In Indian Peaks Wilderness Area

  07-06-2016 22:57
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The search is on for a family from Weld County who has not returned from a camping trip.
  The Hoyt family was last seen on Friday at a campsite above the Camp Dick Campground west of Highway 7 between Ward and Raymond in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Campground.
  The missing include Scott Hoyt, 41, Sabrina Hoyt, 34, and their children, Scott Hoyt Jr., Viola Boyd and Johnny Hoyt.
  They are driving a silver Ford F-150 extended cab pickup.
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• Colorado Students Build Drone For Rwandan National Park

  07-06-2016 22:27
  
  DENVER (AP) – Rangers protecting the lions, elephants and leopards of Rwanda’s Akagera National Park often patrol on foot, and venture only with difficulty into its swamps to keep an eye on rare birds.
  A Denver teen who visited the park in northeast Rwanda last summer had an idea he thought would make the rangers’ job easier. He and a friend would build a drone to donate to Akagera.
  Akagera’s rangers “deal with a lot more difficult problems than we do, and with very
  
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• Super Bowl Champs Begin Minicamp Without Aqib Talib

  07-06-2016 22:02
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Coach Gary Kubiak said cornerback Aqib Talib should return Wednesday to the Denver Broncos’ headquarters where team doctors can evaluate the gunshot wound in his right leg.
  Talib missed the Broncos’ visit to the White House on Monday after being shot in Dallas over the weekend.
  With unanswered questions and even the specter of an NFL suspension swirling around Talib, who has had firearm incidents in his past, Kubiak insisted, “The only thing I&rsqu
  
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• Man Accused Of DUI In Colorado Convention Center Crash

  07-06-2016 21:54
  
  DENVER (AP) – Prosecutors say the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the front doors of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, injuring two bystanders, was drunk.
  Randolph John Blazon (credit: Denver District Attorney’s Office)
  The Denver District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that 25-year-old Randolph John Blazon has been charged with two counts of driving under the influence and two counts of careless driving resulting in injury.
  He reportedly crossed a street, we
  
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• ‘Jack’s Law’: Medical Marijuana In Schools Bill Signed By Governor

  07-06-2016 21:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Schools in Colorado will be required to allow medical marijuana after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed “Jack’s Law” on Monday.
  The law allows marijuana in schools for medical use with strict conditions.
  Jack Splitt loves school so when his school confiscated the only medicine that treats his debilitating muscle spasms by stating “cannabis is a controlled substance,” Jack and his mom Stacey Linn took their fight to the state Capitol.
  Last year, they
  
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• Crews Move Thunderbird From Crash Site

  07-06-2016 20:44
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews prepared to move the F-16 Thunderbird from the crash site near Colorado Springs on Tuesday.
  Copter4 flew over as crews surrounded the crashed Thunderbird near Colorado Springs on Tuesday. (credit: CBS)
  The Thunderbird crashed after the flyover during last week’s Air Force Academy graduation. Pilot Alex Turner was preparing to land when something went wrong and he ejected from the plane while it was already low to the ground.
  (credit: Barrett Tyro
  
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• Elway After Broncos Many Offseason Moves: ‘We Feel Good About Where We Are’

  07-06-2016 20:20
  
  CBS4’s Eric Christensen interviewed Broncos general manager John Elway last week while he was competing as an amateur in the CoBank Colorado Open Championships at Green Valley Golf Club. The following is a transcript of the conversation.
  Eric Christensen: When you tee it up in a tourney like this do you have a goal in mind? Are you trying to win low amateur title?
  John Elway: Yeah, I guess. What I try to do is play my best and compete. I enjoy doing that. There are a lot of good players ou
  
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• Friends, Family Gather To Remember Boy Shot & Killed In Home

  07-06-2016 19:54
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Friends and family gathered for a memorial on Monday night to remember a boy who was shot and killed in his home.
  Police responded to the Nordic Arms Apartments at the intersection of Galena Street and East Colfax Avenue at 9:45 p.m. Friday. Authorities said they found Anthony “Jemel” Hemmings-Taylor suffering from the injury inside an apartment on the first floor of the building. The officers were unable to save the boy.
  Anthony Jemel Hemmings-Taylor (cre
  
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• Belmont Stakes Preview: Exaggerator Faces A Talented Field Of Twelve

  07-06-2016 19:38
  
  By Kevin Martin
  A few hours after the conclusion of this year’s Preakness Stakes, it seemed likely that we’d see a re-match in the Belmont Stakes between Exaggerator, the Preakness winner, and the Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist. Both trainers announced their intent to send their runners to New York for the Belmont. Unfortunately, Nyquist was pulled from the race a few days later when he came down with a temperature. The connections decided to skip the Belmont and ship him back to Cali
  
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• Car Crashes Into Curves Exercise Center

  07-06-2016 18:47
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– A car crashed into a Curves workout center in Broomfield on Tuesday morning and pinned one employee to the wall.
  The car crashed into the Curves located at 12716 Lowell in Broomfield just after 8:30 a.m. The Curves employee pinned to the wall was rescued by North Metro Fire crews.
  A car crashed into a Curves in Broomfield (credit: North Metro Fire)
  The driver was rushed to the hospital and the person inside who was pinned was treated for minor injuries.
  
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• Hail Storm Causes Damage In Highlands Ranch

  07-06-2016 18:03
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4)– Hail stones the size of golf balls caused some damage in Highlands Ranch on Monday afternoon.
  Severe weather hit Colorado and brought heavy rain, wind and hail to Estes Park and Highlands Ranch.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It hit the truck, I was out here in the garage and started to close the garage and went inside and the house just started rattling and you could hear it bouncing off the roof,” said Highland Ranch resident Jason Tapp.
  The storm developed so
  
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• Volunteers Help Flood Victims Get New Homes At 3 Habitat Build Sites

  07-06-2016 17:57
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A new home is very close to becoming a reality for a couple who was displaced by the September 2013 flooding in Lyons.
  The couple and their family lost their rental property in Lyons when the floods hit and have been living in subsidized housing situations since.
  “We’ve selected them for this home and they’re actually helping to build this home as part of their ‘sweat equity’ toward their downpayment for purchasing it from us,” sa
  
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• Drama Has Dominated In Denver Since Super Bowl Win

  07-06-2016 17:24
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are all over the place.
  They commemorated their Super Bowl 50 championship with President Barack Obama to start off the week and will end it with a private ceremony at their stadium where they’ll receive their diamond-encrusted championship rings, the culmination of their months-long celebration.
  But then there’s star cornerback Aqib Talib, who missed the trip to the White House after suffering a gunshot wound to his right leg over the
  
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• Broadway Stars Join James Corden For ‘Carpool Karaoke’

  07-06-2016 17:05
  
  NEW YORK (CBS) —  The cast and creators of “Hamilton” have much to celebrate—from the height of a cultural phenomenon, they earned a record 16 Tony nominations, a Pulitzer Prize and a trip to the White House thanks to the success of Broadway’s favorite new musical.
  It was only a matter of time before “Late Late Show” host James Corden invited Lin-Manuel Miranda to join in for Carpool Karaoke. On Monday’s show, special guests Jane Krakowski, Au
  
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• Demaryius Thomas Thanks President Obama For Pardoning His Mother

  07-06-2016 16:44
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The story of Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas’ relationship with his mother is well documented. Katina Smith was sentenced in 2000 to 20 years in prison for her involvement in a cocaine distribution ring.
  Demaryius Thomas (credit: CBS)
  In the midst of her sentence, President Obama pardoned her along with 46 other nonviolent drug offenders who were incarcerated in federal prison.
  Thanks to the pardon, Smith was able to see Thomas play in the NFL in person for the first t
  
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• Broncos’ WR Demaryius Thomas Thanks President Obama For Pardoning His Mother

  07-06-2016 16:44
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The story of Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas’ relationship with his mother is well documented. Katina Smith was sentenced in 2000 to 20 years in prison for her involvement in a cocaine distribution ring. In the midst of her sentence, President Obama pardoned her along with 46 other nonviolent drug offenders who were incarcerated in federal prison.  Thanks to the pardon, Smith was able to see Thomas play in the NFL in person for the first time when the team played
  
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• Tyler Chatwood In ‘Complete Control’ As Rockies Get 2nd One-Hitter Club History

  07-06-2016 15:06
  
  LOS ANGELES (The Sports Xchange) – Tyler Chatwood effectively silenced the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bats, pitching the Colorado Rockies to a 6-1 win Monday at Dodger Stadium.
  Chatwood, who grew up in the Redlands, a suburb of Los Angeles in the Inland Empire region, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in 2008, limited the Dodgers to one run on one hit in eight innings. He walked four and struck out five.
  Chatwood (7-4) earned his fifth consecutive road win, and he remains undefeate
  
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• Friends remember David Gilkey as adventure-seeking, photojournalist Indiana Jones

  07-06-2016 06:33
  
  Friends remembered David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who worked for the Daily Camera in the 1990s and was killed Sunday in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, as a tremendous talent who thrived on adventure.
  His first journalism job was with the Daily Camera. He later joined the Detroit Free Press in 1996 and then began working for NPR in 2007. Gilkey had covered conflict and war in Iraq and Afghanistan since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
  “He was always looking for adventure,” said Cl
  
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• Vigil for Aurora 10-year-old, who died of accidental gunshot, draws tears

  07-06-2016 06:25
  
  First the stormy skies wept rain, then dozens of people, adults and children, wept tears at a vigil Monday for a 10-year-old Aurora boy who died of a gun wound.
  A vigil for Anthony Jaliel Lujan Hemmings drew friends and classmates; politicians, pastors and police officers; his mother and grandfather and concerned community members and neighbors.
  Dozens of people, mostly to escape the rain, crammed into  Aurora’s Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 E. Colfax Ave., awaiting t
  
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• Pickup truck plows through doorway into Colorado Convention Center

  07-06-2016 06:08
  
  This truck plowed through the convention center entry near 14th and California streets on Monday, June 6, 2016.Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostA pickup truck crashed Monday night through an entryway into the Colorado Convention Center.
  Police investigators were “working to determine” if the driver was under the influence of alcohol, according to a 9:34 p.m. Denver Police Department tweet.
  There was one minor injury at the scene, said Tyrone Campbell, a police spokesman.
  The truck p
  
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• Water Treatment Plant Workers Concerned Sludge Is Causing Cancer

  07-06-2016 06:00
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Is it a deadly coincidence or something more? Workers at the Englewood drinking water treatment facility are concerned that so many of its people have developed cancer.
  Three have died, one just recently, and at least three others are suffering from various forms of the disease. That’s out of 15 who work there. The city insists the plant is safe.
  Ken Klowever is afraid.
  “Three years ago I was the third person in six months to come dow
  
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• Pickup Plows Into Colorado Convention Center

  07-06-2016 05:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are investigating if drugs or alcohol are a factor after a pickup drove into the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
   
  It appears the truck drove all the way into the building.
  #DPD on-scene at the Convention Center, where a car crashed into the building.At this time we are working to determine if DUI was a factor
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 7, 2016Based on the available information, our bear stands strong. pi
  
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• Burglary Victim Doesn’t Care About The Valuables, Just Her New Puppy

  07-06-2016 05:36
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver woman says someone stole her 11-week-old puppy during a burglary at her home on Friday.
  Sunni Nucci, a teacher at Mountain Range High School, says she left her home on the 4800 block of Beach Court in Denver for no more than three hours Friday to go to the gym and run errands. When she returned home, she noticed a window was damaged and her back door was ajar. Her first thoughts were of Bella, the 11-week-old shih tzu/poodle mix she’d brou
  
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• Penguins move to brink of title with 3-1 win vs. Sharks

  07-06-2016 05:31
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bounce-back performances from two key players moved the Pittsburgh Penguins to the brink of winning the Stanley Cup.
  Evgeni Malkin scored his first goal of the series and Matt Murray made 23 saves after a shaky Game 3 to lead the Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night for a 3-1 series lead.
  Malkin woke up after being held pointless in the first three games of the series by setting up Ian Cole’s goal to open the scoring. He added one
  
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• Hickenlooper appoints Bob Randall as Colorado natural resources chief

  07-06-2016 05:19
  
  Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday announced the appointment of Bob Randall as executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, drawing praise from conservationists.
  Randall has served as deputy director since 2010 and as interim director since February, guiding state policy over water, wildlife, land, oil and gas, hard rock mining and other resource-related matters.
  A record of “outstanding strategic decision-making” and ability to work collaboratively with “d
  
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• Pilot Program Gives Students With Intellectual Disabilities Chance At College

  07-06-2016 05:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dozens and perhaps hundreds of Colorado students just got a chance to go to college. They’ll benefit from a pilot program just signed into law on Monday.
  The program helps students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  When Connor Long testified before lawmakers earlier this year he told them his ambitions were like any other kid his age.
  Connor Long (credit: CBS)
  “To go to college and have a normal-life job,” Long told CBS4 Political Specialis
  
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• Aqib Talib Reportedly Told Police He Was Too Drunk To Remember Shooting Incident

  07-06-2016 04:41
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib couldn’t make it to the White House ceremony honoring the Super Bowl champions on Monday because he’s recovering from a gunshot wound.
  The shooting happened early Sunday at a strip club in Dallas, Texas. Talib is out of the hospital now.
  Aqib Talib #21 of the Denver Broncos looks on prior to a 2015 AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 11
  
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• Family Has Habit Of Getting Help From Firefighters When Giving Birth

  07-06-2016 04:27
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – An Aurora fire crew didn’t have to go far for a 911 call last weekend. A pregnant woman was on the verge of delivering her baby on the lawn outside Fire Station No. 7. And there’s an odd twist to the special delivery.
  Nicole Web-Phillips, 23, and her mother were on their way to the hospital when they had to pull over at the local fire station. The baby was coming. Firefighter Zac Varela says the crew was sound asleep at 4 a.m. Sunday.
  
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• Seniors, underclassmen battle to a draw at Coors Field in Rockies All-Star/Futures game

  07-06-2016 04:19
  
  Heritage sophomore right-hander Riley Egloff may have been only half kidding.
  When asked if he was trying to make the end of the Rockies’ All-Star/Futures Game at Coors Field interesting by loading the bases and allowing the tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday, he replied firmly … and with a smile.
  “Yeah,” Egloff said after the completion of a wood-bat game tied at 5. Officials opted not to pursue extra innings for the showcase matchup pitting recently gra
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Picks Boss For Colorado Natural Resources Agency

  07-06-2016 04:14
  
  DENVER (AP) – The former deputy director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources has been named director.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper said Monday that Bob Randall steps into the top job immediately.
  Randall has been interim director since February 2016, when Mike King resigned to become planning director for Denver Water, the state’s largest municipal utility.
  Bob Randall (credit: dnr.state.co.us)
  Randall was deputy director from 2010 until becoming interim director. He added the
  
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• Students From Cortez Eat Lunch With First Lady Michelle Obama At White House

  07-06-2016 03:28
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS4) – A group of Colorado students got to eat lunch with first lady Michelle Obama on Monday. It was part of the Let’s Move! initiative.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Students from Kemper Elementary in Cortez sat down with the first lady at the White House. They spent the morning harvesting kale and broccoli.
  The same students were at the White House in April to plant the garden.
  
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• Students From Cortez Eat Lunch First Lady Michelle Obama At White House

  07-06-2016 03:28
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS4) – A group of Colorado students got to eat lunch with first lady Michelle Obama on Monday. It was part of the Let’s Move! initiative.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Students from Kemper Elementary in Cortez sat down with the first lady at the White House. They spent the morning harvesting kale and broccoli.
  The same students were at the White House in April to plant the garden.
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Broncos Safeties Justin Simmons & Will Parks

  07-06-2016 03:14
  
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• Trump, invited by Colorado conservatives to mend fences, remains distant

  07-06-2016 03:07
  
  Colorado conservatives are anxious about an apparent lack of interest from Donald Trump in attending a major summit here next month, a potential missed opportunity for a presumptive nominee in a swing state he mocked during this spring’s caucuses.
  Organizers of Western Conservative Summit are leaving out the welcome mat, just in case, but worry a Mile-High diss by the presumptive GOP nominee could cause wounds to fester within the party.
  The concern speaks to the possible divide in Co
  
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• Kevin Love travels with Cavs, status for rest of finals unclear

  07-06-2016 03:06
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love was cleared to fly. His playing status remains up in the air.
  Cleveland’s forward, who sustained a concussion in the first half Sunday in a Game 2 NBA Finals loss to Golden State, traveled with his teammates on Monday as they regrouped. A Cavs spokesman said in an email that Love was on the team’s flight from San Francisco to Cleveland.
  It’s not yet known if Love, who dislocated his left shoulder in the first round of last year’s playoffs
  
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• Woman gets 16 years in prison for Lakewood crash that killed a mother and seriously injured her son

  07-06-2016 02:59
  
  Alisha Huerena.Jefferson County District Attorney's OfficeGOLDEN — Kimberly Henderson won’t attend her son’s high school graduation.
  She won’t ever be able to coach the young boy through adolescence and support him as he makes his way through life. Henderson can’t even help him cope with the physical pain of the crash last July that killed her and left him — by the grace of God, as a prosecutor said — alive but seriously injured.
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• Fatal Motorcycle Crash Causes Massive Traffic Jam On I-25

  07-06-2016 02:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police responded to a deadly motorcycle crash on Interstate 25 during the lunch hour on Monday.
  The accident happened in the northbound lanes at 6th Avenue. The cycle’s driver was killed and a passenger badly hurt.
  Northbound I-25 was shut down causing a massive traffic jam.
  The victims’ names haven’t been released.
  
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• AP count: Clinton has delegates to...

  07-06-2016 02:51
  
  Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president.       
  
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• Health insurance premium hikes proposed

  07-06-2016 02:48
  
  For hundreds of thousands of Coloradans, health insurance premiums could go up next year.       
  
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• Muhammad Ali scripted funeral plans in exacting detail in ‘The Book’

  07-06-2016 02:46
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it “The Book.”
  Its contents will soon be revealed.
  In the pages, the boxing great planned in exacting detail how he wished to say goodbye to the world.
  “The message that we’ll be sending out is not our message — this was really designed by The Champ himself,” said Timothy Gianotti, an Islamic studies scholar who for years helped
  
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• Baseball Futures Game 2016

  07-06-2016 02:37
  
  The future of high school baseball is bright in Colorado. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies hosted the 2016 Colorado High School Futures Game at Coors Field, where the top seniors and underclassmen played to a 5-5 tie.       
  
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• AP Count: Clinton Has Delegates To Win Democratic Nomination

  07-06-2016 02:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee.
  The victory arrived nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first White House campaign to Barack Obama. Back then, she famously noted her inability to “shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling.”
  Camp
  
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• Aurora to accept 911 text messages

  07-06-2016 02:27
  
  After some configurations and collaboration with major wireless carriers, the city of Aurora’s 911 dispatch center will begin taking emergency text messages on Wednesday.       
  
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• Flood advisory for Denver metro area

  07-06-2016 02:04
  
  FLOOD ADVISORY FOR DENVER- Severe storms have produced 1" diameter hail and over an inch of rain downtown.       
  
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• The Broncos' last White House visit

  07-06-2016 01:46
  
  Eighteen years have passed since the Denver Broncos last visited the White House to celebrate a Super Bowl victory.        
  
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