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• 100 Years Prison For Colorado Man In 1999 Montana Killing

  10-06-2016 23:44
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Colorado attorney and fly-fishing guide has been sentenced to 100 years in prison after he was found guilty of killing his wife in Montana almost 17 years ago.
  Montana District Judge Michael Hayworth sentenced Brian Laird Friday for the 1999 death of Kathryn Laird.
  Defense attorney Matt Wald sought a 40-year sentence. He says he will appeal Laird’s conviction.
  The couple had been married about five months when Kathryn Laird died. She was 28.
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• Mountain Lion Spotted Running Through Parking Lot

  10-06-2016 23:40
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Parker have a warning about mountain lions in populated areas after a big cat was spotted running through the parking lot of a Hobby Lobby.
  The Parker police sergeant snapped the photo on Wednesday night at East Main Street and South Parker Road.Officers and authorities with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife followed the mountain lion but it ran into an open space.Wildlife officers say mountain lions often follow open space trails and can make their way into u
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Bill Allowing Full-Strength Beer In Grocery Stores

  10-06-2016 23:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law on Friday allowing full-strength beer and wine to be sold in liquor stores.
  “This does seem to be the bill that I was waiting for so just to be clear, moments ago I signed said bill 197. We obviously went through this process, I personally put as much time into this as almost anything because I already knew so much about it,” said Hickennlooper from the state Capitol on Friday.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper (credit: CBS)
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• Denver Officially Sees First 90 Degree Day Of The Year

  10-06-2016 23:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a cool spring, the desert air that moved into Colorado on Thursday and Friday was a bit of a shock.
  The thermometer in the Mile High City officially hit 90 degrees at 3 p.m. That’s the first 90 degree reading of 2016 for Denver.
  It’s also the first time since September Denver has had a 90 degree reading.“Find a shady spot, or crank the AC today to stay cool. We should be on the sunny side today, but a few isolated storms could pop up this afternoon a
  
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• Ban On Pot Gummy Bears Signed Into Colorado Law

  10-06-2016 21:41
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on bills signed into law Friday by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper:
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  Marijuana gummy bears won’t be legal in Colorado starting next month.
  Neither will marijuana products in the shape of any other animal. Or fruits. Or people.
  A bill signed into law Friday by Gov. John Hickenlooper makes it a crime to sell pot-infused candies in certain shapes.
  Sponsors say that gummy bears, gummy worms and chewy candies shaped like fruits are too attractive to child
  
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• The reason why Miller contract got ugly

  10-06-2016 21:02
  
  ENGLEWOOD—There is evil in the aborted Von Miller contract negotiations and it doesn't lie within John Elway, Miller or Miller's agent Joby Branion.       
  
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• Young Woman’s Body Found, Missing Teen Taken Into Custody

  10-06-2016 20:54
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A search for two missing teens has ended in Mesa County with the locating of the male’s truck and discovery of a deceased young female.
  Ashley Doolittle, 18, from Berthoud, was reported missing Thursday night at approximately 8 o’clock. Family members searching around Lon Hagler Reservoir discovered her unoccupied vehicle.
  Tanner Flores, 18, with whom Ashley recently ended a relationship, was also reported missing Thursday. Deputies and
  
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• Departing Plane Possibly Caused Fire Near Runway At DIA

  10-06-2016 20:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A fire, possibly caused by a departing plane, burned off the runway on the east side of the airfield at Denver International Airport on Friday afternoon.The fire has been contained.United Airlines 328 en route to Hawaii returned to DIA and taxied to the gate under it’s own power just after 12:30 p.m.
  What ignited the fire is being investigated. It is unclear whether anyone was injured.
  
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• Statute Of Limitations On Rape Charges Extended

  10-06-2016 20:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado has a longer statute of limitations to file rape charges. Two women who claimed they were raped by Bill Cosby in the 1980s pushed for the change.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill into law on Friday morning which doubles the amount of time sexual assault victims can seek charges from 10 to 20 years.
  Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields crafted the bill after being approached by two Colorado women who claim Cosby assaulted them decades ago.
  Attorney Gloria Allred and B
  
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• Keidel: More Doping, More Excuses

  10-06-2016 20:16
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Meldonium.
  It sounds like the local factory. Or a town in upstate New York. Or the latest planet Captain Kirk and the Enterprise must wrench free from the Klingon Empire.
  It doesn’t sound like the pharmaceutical death knell for Maria Sharapova. But those four syllables spell a two-year suspension for the all-world tennis star.
  Sharapova was the darling of the sports world not too long ago. Tall, athletic, pretty, cut from central casting with blonde hair and blue eyes, she&
  
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• Kids Make Great Sounds At New Music Park

  10-06-2016 20:10
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– New sounds drifted through the air on Friday at Evergreen’s Stagecoach Park near El Pinal.
  The local Rotary Club raised $30,000 to install outdoor instruments.Kay LaMontagne got the idea when she saw a similar park in March.
  “And I watched these kids pretend they were in a band and they played for almost an hour. And I came back and I went, Rotary should do this for Evergreen. And that’s how we got it,” said LaMontagne.The Rotary donated the
  
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• Sports Authority Moves To Hire Firm To Sell Naming Rights

  10-06-2016 19:19
  
  DENVER (AP) — Sports Authority is pushing ahead with a bid to sell the naming rights to the Denver Broncos’ stadium.
  The company asked a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for permission to hire Massachusetts-based Hilco Streambank to help it sell the naming rights as well its brands, customer data and patents. It would be paid on commission — 2 percent for proceeds up to $10 million and 3 percent on anything above that.
  An announcement of the deal says bids are due June 23.
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• Women Of Abstract Expressionism Exhibit Gains National Attention

  10-06-2016 18:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum is gaining national attention. “Women of Abstract Expressionism” is the first of it’s kind exhibit.
  “Abstract expressionism has always been thought of as a male dominated macho movement,” said exhibition curator Gwen Chanzit.
  The exhibit makes history by putting the women of a powerful genre of art in the spotlight for the first time.Women of Abstract Expressionism at the Denver Art Museum (credit: CBS)
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• Usher Can’t Let Go in New Single ‘Crash’

  10-06-2016 18:45
  
  By Amanda Wicks
  Usher has released a new single “Crash.”
  The emotionally-driven song is a return to form for Usher, who rose to fame on his carefully crafted and sensual R&B ballads.
  Related: Usher Debuts New Single ‘No Limit’
  The song has a moodier feel thanks to gritty synths and a steady but structured beat. “Crash” deals with a relationship gone off the rails, but one that’s made it hard for Usher to let go. “Would you mind if I s
  
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• Tiny Houses Coming To Denver

  10-06-2016 18:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver’s Board of Environmental Health has cleared the way for tiny houses to come to the Mile High City.On Thursday night, the board approved final revisions to Denver’s residential health and housing regulations. The revisions include removing the previous minimum square footage requirements which allow smaller dwellings, including tiny homes.The revisions are designed to expand affordable housing options in Denver. Prior to the changes the requirement was 150
  
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• Who Will Win At The Tony Awards?

  10-06-2016 18:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It was a season on Broadway that was bursting — looking backward, to the future, shaking up old ideas and introducing some bright new stars. It will be the season of “Hamilton,” but there was beautiful work all around. The Associated Press tries to predict some of this year’s Tony Award winners.
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  BEST MUSICAL
  Will win: “Hamilton.” Should win: “Hamilton.”
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  BEST PLAY
  Will win: “The Humans.” Sh
  
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• Von Miller’s Contract Talks With Broncos On Hold For Now

  10-06-2016 17:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — So much for Von Miller’s prediction of peaceful contract talks this offseason.
  An impasse in negotiations has uncorked the startling possibility that the Super Bowl MVP could sit out the 2016 season.
  It’s a remote possibility, to be sure, one that could harm his popularity and marketability that have skyrocketed since he wrecked the Carolina Panthers’ coronation at the Super Bowl.
  But it’s an option should the sides fail to reach an agreement
  
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• Pilot: Blue Angels Will Fly Again ‘When The Time Is Right’

  10-06-2016 17:40
  
  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — During an emotional candlelight vigil in Florida, members of an elite flight demonstration squad said goodbye to one of its pilots, Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss.
  Kuss, a 32-year-old married father of two young children, died June 2 while practicing for an airshow in Smyrna, Tennessee.
  The Pensacola News-Journal reports fellow Blue Angel pilot Navy Lt. Matt Suyderhoud promised the crowd Thursday the squad will fly the skies over Pensacola where it is based “when
  
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• 2 From Colorado Killed In Fiery Crash In Nebraska

  10-06-2016 17:36
  
  LINCOLN COUNTY, Neb. (CBS4)– Two people from Colorado were killed in a fiery crash on a highway in Nebraska.A semi tanker and pickup truck collided head-on as the pickup was passing another vehicle. (credit: CBS)
  Both drivers were from Colorado and died at the scene. A third victim died in the hospital but it’s not clear which vehicle he was in during the crash.(credit: CBS)
  Investigators found alcohol and drugs, including methamphetamines, inside the silver pickup.That truck was sto
  
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• These Purse Theft Suspects Wear Scrubs

  10-06-2016 17:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver need help finding two suspected thieves who wear scrubs.
  The suspects have been involved in several thefts from office buildings in the Denver metro area. They wear hospital scrubs, enter businesses and steal purses and wallets from unoccupied offices.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  They then use the stolen credit cards to purchase merchandise from various stores. Police have not indicated why the suspects wear scrubs when the commit the crimes.(credit: Denver Poli
  
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• Search Is On For Child Sex Assault Suspect

  10-06-2016 16:29
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– A child sex assault suspect is on the run in Colorado and authorities hope someone knows his whereabouts.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says Kenneth Benally was free on bond when the battery in his ankle monitor died. Kenneth Benally (credit: Adams County)
  Deputies have not been able to find him since. Benally is described as about 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds.Anyone with information on Benally’s whereabouts is urged to call police.
  
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• Child Sex Assault Suspect Back In Custody

  10-06-2016 16:29
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– A child sex assault suspect who was on the run in Colorado is back in custody.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says Kenneth Benally was free on bond when the battery in his ankle monitor died.Deputies were not able to find him on Thursday but located him and he was booked into the Jeffco Jail.
  
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• Man Found Inside Storage Unit Was Shot To Death

  10-06-2016 16:17
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The body found inside a storage unit in Colorado Springs has been identified and the cause of death was a gun shot wound.The coroner has identified the body as that of Marcus Anderson. Anderson, 57, was shot to death. (credit: CBS)
  Anderson was from Colorado Springs but investigators were looking into whether he was living in the storage unit at the time. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Bear Cubs Get Locked In Car, Tear Up Interior

  10-06-2016 15:34
  
  BLACK HAWK, Colo. (CBS4) – Bear cubs made their way inside an unlocked SUV in Black Hawk last week, and did some serious damage.
  Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted photos of the torn up vehicle. The cubs ended up getting locked inside while their mother was outside. A deputy broke one of the car’s windows to let the cubs out.
  CPW posted the photos as a reminder to help keep bears wild by bear proofing, which starts with locking the car doors.
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• Broncos offseason loaded with drama

  10-06-2016 15:25
  
  As a reporter assigned to cover the Denver Broncos, people ask all the time: What do you do in the offseason?       
  
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• Search For Missing Teens Involved In Recent Breakup

  10-06-2016 14:36
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a teenager who went missing Thursday night in Larimer County.
  The sheriff’s office received a report at 8 p.m. that 18-year-old Ashley Marie Doolittle, from Berthoud, was overdue and had not returned home. Family members searched the local area and found her car, unoccupied, in the area of Lon Hagler Reservoir.
  Investigators responded to the area, and through interviews with family memb
  
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• Woman Dies From Injuries After Fire, 5 Others Displaced

  10-06-2016 14:23
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Several people were displaced and one person killed from a fire Friday morning at an apartment in Aurora.
  The call came in at approximately 2 a.m. for fire at a building on Galena Street at East Colfax Avenue. Firefighters had the blaze under control after an hour. A woman living in the unit where the fire started was taken to the hospital but died from her injuries.
  She was the only one in that third floor apartment, and there are no other injuries. Propan
  
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• Broncos Rookie QB Paxton Lynch Signs 4-Year Deal

  10-06-2016 07:31
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch signed a four-year deal worth approximately $9.5 million, including about $5 million in a signing bonus, on Thursday.
  The Broncos drafted Lynch out of Memphis with the 26th overall pick in the draft after losing Peyton Manning to retirement and Brock Osweiler to Houston, where he signed a four-year, $72 million free agent deal with the Texans.
  Lynch is competing with Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian for the starting job
  
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• Aurora Man Hopes Hit-And-Run Driver Found After Dog Badly Injured

  10-06-2016 05:59
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– An Aurora man is devastated after he says a driver struck and badly injured his dog, then sped away.
  Eric Hershman says his 18-month-old English Bull Terrier, Brutus, is lucky to be alive.
  “I’m running around the street just screaming, hysterical,” said Hershman.
  Brutus (credit: CBS)
  He had just returned home near Troy and East Nevada on Tuesday night. He was standing outside his SUV and Brutus was on a leash by his side when a dark-
  
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• Suspect Vehicle Image May Hold Key To 165+ Vandalism Cases

  10-06-2016 05:53
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– A spree of vandalism aimed at cars and trucks parked on neighborhood streets has topped more than 165 incidents since April, according to Fort Collins police.
  Since mid-April, officers have received reports of damage to vehicle windows and windshields, shot out overnight, apparently by using a BB or pellet gun.
  (credit: Fort Collins Police)
  Thursday, police in Fort Collins released the first image of a potential suspect in the case since
  
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• Consumers, Industry Calling For State Licensing Of Home Inspectors

  10-06-2016 05:51
  
  ARVADA, Colo (CBS4) – More than 84,000 homes sold in Colorado last year. Most of those sales included a home inspection. Inspectors are looking for defects in houses that are for sale in an effort to protect the buyers, but many consumers have no way to know the qualifications of the inspector.
  Right now, Colorado has no standards or licensing for home inspectors.
  “He was saying the house was wonderful,” said Molly Plutt, a homeowner.
  Two years ago, Plutt bought a house th
  
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• Former El Paso County Sheriff Appears In Court

  10-06-2016 05:04
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The former sheriff of El Paso County and two subordinates appeared in court on Thursday, their first such appearance since being indicted on charges including extortion, false imprisonment, official misconduct and kidnapping.
  Terry Maketa along with former Undersheriff Paula Presley and former sheriff’s commander Juan San Agustin appeared in court in Colorado Springs.
  Terry Maketa (credit: CBS)
  Maketa was a highly respected sheriff for more than a deca
  
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• Tubing Restrictions Enforced On Clear Creek

  10-06-2016 04:13
  
  By Jeff ToddGOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The water is running so quickly in Clear Creek that restrictions have been placed on recreation in the rushing water.The City of Golden and Jefferson County have prohibited tubing, rafting, swimming and body surfing on Clear Creek.“It’s really safe that they put the restrictions in place,” said Rachel Lewis who lives on the creek in Golden.
  Last summer she took a dip in the river after peak run-off and still had a scare. “I got suck
  
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• Swim Beach At Boulder Reservoir Remains Closed

  10-06-2016 04:01
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The Boulder Reservoir swim area remained closed on Thursday because of elevated levels of bacteria.The swim area, located at 5565 N. 51st Street, will remain closed until the levels begin to drop.Swimming was temporarily suspended on Wednesday afternoon as a precaution after a routine water sampling test determined bacteria levels to be elevated. The increased levels are believed to be a result of rain runoff. Boulder Reservoir (credit: City of Boulder)
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• Crews Fight Brush Fire In Grand Junction

  10-06-2016 03:58
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4)– Fire crews fought a small brush fire in Grand Junction on Thursday.
  The fire ignited along Interstate 70 and torched a small portion of grass.
  Firefighters quickly put out the blaze. No one was injured. What caused the fire is being investigated.
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• Rockies Pound Pirates After Returning From Road Trip

  10-06-2016 03:06
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Jorge De La Rosa restored order for the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.
  He took over for faltering starter Chad Bettis and pitched four perfect innings as the Rockies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5.
  The Pirates had won eight straight games at Coors Field, a streak that De La Rosa was instrumental in ending.
  He made his 65th major league relief appearance, and the four innings are his longest stint out of the bullpen. Only one of the 12 batters he faced hit
  
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• Judge: Douglas County School Voucher Program Moves Forward, No Religious Schools

  10-06-2016 02:51
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– A judge ruled in the fight over school vouchers in Douglas County on Thursday afternoon. The program can move forward but it will not include religious schools.A group of parents took the Douglas County School District to court arguing families that want to send a child to a religious or private school should also qualify for the voucher money.The judge ruled that she cannot find any irreparable harm suffered by the plaintiffs by not using the vouchers or funding
  
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• Ex-Subway Pitchman Fogle’s Appeal Of Sentence In Colorado Rejected

  10-06-2016 02:17
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s appeal of his sentence of more than 15 years in prison Thursday for child pornography offenses and illicit sexual conduct with a child.
  A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the 188-month sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt in Indianapolis.
  Fogle, 38, pleaded guilty in November to one count each of distributing and receiving child porn a
  
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• Von Miller Contract Talks On Hold For Now

  10-06-2016 01:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — So much for Von Miller’s prediction of peaceful contract talks this offseason.
  An impasse in negotiations has uncorked the startling possibility that the Super Bowl MVP could sit out the 2016 season.
  It’s a remote possibility, to be sure, one that could harm his popularity and marketability that have skyrocketed since he wrecked the Carolina Panthers’ coronation at the Super Bowl.
  But it’s an option should the sides fail to reach an agreement
  
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• Keyser Defends War Record, Questions Glenn Endorsement

  10-06-2016 01:39
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser is defending combat service in Iraq that earned him a Bronze Star Medal.
  Keyser released service documents on Thursday after fellow candidate Darryl Glenn questioned his military record at a Wednesday debate in Colorado Springs.
  Keyser also urged the tea party-aligned Senate Conservatives Fund to withdraw its endorsement of Glenn in the June 28 primary that will determine who will challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet th
  
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• Broncos talk deal with Sanders, Marshall

  10-06-2016 01:39
  
  Contracts talks with Von Miller have broken off.       
  
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• MVP Newton Says He’s ‘Putting Aside’ The Dab Next Season

  10-06-2016 01:33
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is done with the dab.
  The NFL’s Most Valuable Player is moving on from the touchdown celebration he performed last season that became popular across the country.
  “I have to put that aside,” Newton said Thursday during an interview on WFNZ-AM radio’s “The Mac Attack” show to promote his upcoming kickball tournament.
  The quarterback starting “dabbing” after a touchdown run against the Titan
  
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• Broncos Rookie QB Paxton Lynch Signs Four-Year Deal

  10-06-2016 01:31
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch signed a four-year deal worth approximately $9.5 million, including about $5 million in a signing bonus, on Thursday.
  The Broncos drafted Lynch out of Memphis with the 26th overall pick in the draft after losing Peyton Manning to retirement and Brock Osweiler to Houston, where he signed a four-year, $72 million free agent deal with the Texans.
  Lynch is competing with Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian for the starting job
  
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• Police Urge Motorcyclists To Have Training, Safety Gear

  10-06-2016 00:31
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver are concerned about the number of collisions involving motorcycles and the injuries to their riders.
  So far this year, Denver police said 20 percent of their serious crashes involved motorcycles and 31 percent of fatal accidents. To get those statistics down, they say it takes training, awareness and proper safety gear.
  “How do we keep motorcyclists safe in the City and County of Denver?” asked Denver Police Sargent Mike Farr.
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• Start-Up Delayed At Pueblo Plant To Destroy Chemical Weapons

  10-06-2016 00:22
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The Army says a plant that will destroy the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent won’t start operating until September instead of this spring as planned.
  Officials said Thursday that mechanical problems cropped up during tests at the Pueblo Chemical Depot outside Pueblo.
  The $4.5 billion plant will disassemble and neutralize 780,000 shells containing 2,600 U.S. tons of the chemical weapon. The Army says the delay was caused by leaks and vib
  
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• Federal Judge Rejects Challenge To Douglas County Vouchers

  10-06-2016 00:17
  
  DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has rejected an attempt to force the Douglas County school district to allow vouchers to be used at religious schools.
  Judge Marcia Krieger ruled Thursday in a challenge brought by three parents from the district.
  The district originally allowed the vouchers to be used for religious schools but last year the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that violated the state constitution.
  The school district is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court and has dropped religious sc
  
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