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• Coloradans Donate Blood In Honor Of Orlando Massacre Victims

  12-06-2016 23:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – There were long lines of people outside Florida clinics waiting to donate blood on Sunday following the nightclub massacre in Orlando.
  Emergency workers announced an urgent need for blood in the wake of the shooting and donors in Colorado were also pitching in.
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  A Muslim couple was among those giving blood in Denver on Sunday.
  “I wanted to do something positive, trying to counteract the negative that’s come from that tragedy,” blood donor Nata
  
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• Police Searching For Driver Who Ditched Car After Fatal Hit & Run

  12-06-2016 23:40
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist Sunday morning in Denver.
  Around 1:30 a.m., a male bicyclist between the ages of 20 and 30 was about to turn left onto Gilpin Street from 1st Avenue when the driver of a black 2016 Fiat 500 stuck him and drove off.
  Felix Romero, a bicyclist from Congress Park, was riding a little more carefully Sunday after learning of the crash.
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  “It’s really scary to know t
  
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• Colorado Leaders React To Orlando Massacre

  12-06-2016 23:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The massacre at an Orlando nightclub that claimed 50 lives early Sunday is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and it has prompted Coloradans to show their support.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper on Sunday ordered flags be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor the victims of the attacks as proclaimed by President Barack Obama. Flags should be raised on Thursday at sunset.
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock released a statement regarding the tragedy and will attend a candlelight
  
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• Organizers Going Ahead With Denver PrideFest Following Orlando Massacre

  12-06-2016 22:16
  
  DENVER (AP) – Organizers of Denver’s PrideFest, which holds a parade and rally that has attracted hundreds of thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in past years, are going ahead with their festival next weekend amid heavy security following the shooting deaths of at least 50 people inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday.
  Organizer Debra Pollock said parade and rally participants in Denver have always been security-conscious, but members of t
  
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• 3 Escape Boat Fire On Horsetooth Reservoir

  12-06-2016 22:07
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters in Larimer County put out a boat fire on Horsetooth Reservoir Sunday.
  According to the Poudre Fire Authority, firefighters responded to the boat fire and had it under control just before 12:30 p.m.
  Here's a photo of today's boat fire. Credit Poudre Fire Authority. #PFA pic.twitter.com/MIxSrzgUiK
  — Poudre Fire (@poudrefire) June 12, 2016Three people on board the boat were able to evacuate to another nearby boat. One person suffered light smo
  
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• Von Miller Expected To Attend Broncos’ Ring Ceremony

  12-06-2016 21:46
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller, upset over his contract negotiations, is still expected to the attend the team’s ring ceremony on Sunday night.
  According to ESPN.com team sources, Miller plans to attend the event when the Broncos players, coaches, personnel staff and other football support staff receive their rings for the Super Bowl 50 victory.
  Former quarterback Brock Osweiler, now with the Houston Texans, has told the Broncos he wil
  
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• Police Believe Drugs A Factor In 6-Vehicle Crash In Aurora

  12-06-2016 21:18
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police believe speed and drugs were a factor in a multiple-vehicle crash in Aurora Saturday evening.
  According to Sgt. William Revelle, officers responded to the accident just before 5:30 p.m. and found six vehicles were involved.
  “The investigation revealed that several cars where stopped in all four lanes of northbound South Parker Road at East Fair Avenue for a red light. A red Lexus Sedan was northbound at a high rate of speed approaching those vehicles,&rd
  
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• Woman In Critical Condition After Commercial Raft Flips On Clear Creek

  12-06-2016 20:53
  
  GEORGETOWN, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman is in critical condition after a raft she was riding in on Clear Creek flipped Saturday evening.
  According to Deputy Paul Osckel with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, just after 6:30 p.m. deputies responded to call about multiple people in the water after a commercial raft flipped.
  “It was reported eight people went into Clear Creek at about mile marker 1 on County Road 312 when a local raft company had a raft flip while on a guided to
  
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• Authorities Warn About Getting Into Dangerous Clear Creek

  12-06-2016 20:37
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Water is running dangerously high in Clear Creek. It’s so high that on Saturday authorities in Wheat Ridge had to close off the trail at 44th Avenue, but that didn’t stop some people from getting into the water.
  The retaining wall under the 44th Avenue bridge is about five feet high, but the water is almost cresting above it. The creek averages 4 to 6 feet in some places.
  Clear Creek on Saturday (credit: CBS)
  CBS4’s Howard Nathan witnessed an i
  
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• TSA: Lack Of Security Lanes At DIA To Cause Long Lines Starting Sunday

  12-06-2016 17:09
  
  By Andrea Flores 
  DENVER (CBS4) – Long security lines at Denver International Airport are nothing new, but a Transportation Security Administration travel alert is urging passengers to play it safe in the coming days.
  The TSA says travelers can expect crowded lines this Sunday through Friday with peak traffic from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. They say projected volume would require 37 security screening lanes. However, the DIA layout is limited to one 30 screening lanes.
  “It is definitely
  
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• Florida Nightclub Attack The Worst Mass Shooting In U.S. History

  12-06-2016 17:05
  
  ORLANDO, Florida (AP) – The massacre at an Orlando nightclub that claimed 50 lives is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
  Police Chief John Mina confirmed at a news conference Sunday morning that 50 people were killed, up from 20 as earlier reported.
  Mayor Buddy Dyer says 53 more are hospitalized after the early Sunday incident. He says the shooter is among the dead. He also says the shooter used an assault rifle on all those dead. Officials say one officer was shot, and has injuries
  
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• Motorcyclist Killed After Collision With SUV In Brighton

  12-06-2016 14:37
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A motorcyclist died after crashing into an SUV in Brighton.
  The crash happened Saturday morning at Bromley Lane and 48th Avenue. Police say the motorcyclist, Asael Sifuentes-Reyes, went through the SUV’s passenger window. Witnesses say he was going much faster than the posted speed limit.
  A woman and child inside the SUV were taken to the hospital with injuries not considering to be life-threatening.
  
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• 2 Outbuildings Destroyed By Grass Fire In Brighton

  12-06-2016 08:29
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – One person had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a grass fire destroyed two outbuildings in Brighton Saturday afternoon.
  The fire broke out near 144th Avenue and Quail Run Road. Firefighters were quickly able to get the blaze under control.
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  It’s not clear what caused the fire.
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• Boat Catches Fire On Chatfield Reservoir

  12-06-2016 08:01
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are investigating the cause of a boat fire on Chatfield Reservoir on Saturday.
  CBS4 viewer Kory Pogennpohl sent in video of the fire. The Colorado State Patrol, state park officials and the Littleton Fire Rescue responded and the fire was put out without anyone being injured.
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  It’s not clear what caused the fire.
  The State Patrol says they were called in for crowd control.
  
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• Denver’s New Mobile Restrooms Are ‘Clean & Comfortable’

  12-06-2016 03:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The City of Denver rolled out its new mobile restroom on Saturday.
  The project will help provide more access to public restrooms in the central part of the city after a successful pilot program last year.
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  The new unit is currently at 17th and Wynkoop streets.
  “It’s colorful, it’s inviting, people are already using it here at this location and what we’re doing is providing accessible restrooms that are clean and comfortable for people wh
  
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• Spy Satellite In Orbit Thanks To Colorado’s United Launch Alliance

  12-06-2016 03:11
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS4) – A government spy satellite has been launched into orbit thanks to a rocket partly built in Colorado.
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  The rocket took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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  United Launch Alliance’s Delta Four rocket is the most powerful rocket used in the United States. It weighs more than 1.5 million pounds.
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  It was only the ninth time the rocket has launched. The liftoff happened two days after bad weather forced crews to postpo
  
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• Boulder Police Make Arrest In Sexual Assault Case

  12-06-2016 02:39
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Boulder have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault.
  Police arrested Jonathan Narucki. He’s accused of attacking a female jogger along the Boulder Creek bike path last month.
  Investigators say Narucki grabbed the woman from behind, threatened her with a knife, and then sexually assaulted her.
  DNA evidence helped link Narucki to the crime.
  
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• Father Who Allegedly Kidnapped Son Released By Police

  12-06-2016 02:13
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have questioned and released the father of a 5-year-old after he allegedly kidnapped the boy Friday night.
  Police issued an Amber Alert after the boy was taken.
  Nicholas Ptak (credit: CBI)
  Police haven’t filed charges against 28-year-old Nicholas Ptak. They’re now investigating whether he or the boy’s mother actually has custody of the child.
  Surveillance video from a laundromat shows Ptak convincing the boy to follow him outside. They
  
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• Belmont Stakes: Creator Makes It Rain, Exaggerator Finishes 11th

  12-06-2016 02:13
  
  It took Creator six races before he finally won his first career race. Four races after he made his first trip to the winner’s circle, he has entered racing history by winning the 148th edition of the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday.
  Preakness winner Exaggerator ran close to the pace throughout but faded in the stretch and finished a distant eleventh, only beating two other horses. Destin took the lead as they entered the stretch and held it until the final stride to finish second,
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 6/11/16

  12-06-2016 01:31
  
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• Chatwood Leads Rockies To 5-3 Win Over Padres

  12-06-2016 01:18
  
  DENVER (AP) – Charlie Blackmon hit a tiebreaking solo homer off the foul pole in the fifth and Tyler Chatwood effectively threw into the seventh, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
  Carlos Gonzalez had a three-run homer in the first and an RBI single in the fifth to power the Rockies.
  Relying on an efficient sinker, Chatwood (8-4) found his groove at Coors Field after being so dominant in road starts. He threw 6 2-3 strong innings and allowed th
  
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• Witnesses Say Fatal Crash Was The Worst They’ve Ever Seen

  12-06-2016 01:10
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are investigating a deadly crash in Aurora.
  Police said the 25-year-old driver of a black Audi sped down the Interstate 225 off-ramp at 6th Avenue and crashed into two vehicles, killing one driver.
  The accident happened on Friday shortly before 7 p.m.
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  An Aurora traffic investigation spokesperson said that he couldn’t release the exact condition the driver was suffering from until investigators could verify it.
  The wreck wa
  
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• Nuggets Work Out More Potential First-Rounders

  12-06-2016 00:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Nuggets hosted a few guys this week who might hear their name called during the first round the of NBA draft.
  Kentucky guard Tyler Ulis, ACC Player of the Year Malcolm Brogdon, and Notre Dame point guard Demetrius Jackson were all at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday. The Fighting Irish product would give Denver a young, explosive backup to Emmanuel Mudiay, which sounds just fine to Jackson.
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  Ulis is only 5-foot-10 so some teams are concerned about his s
  
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• Funeral Service Held For Blue Angels Pilot In Durango

  12-06-2016 00:21
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) – People waving flags and standing at attention said goodbye Saturday to a Blue Angels pilot who was killed in a crash while practicing for an air show.
  The private service for Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss was capped by a 21-gun salute and a flyover by Marine units that he served with before joining the Blue Angels flight demonstration team nearly two years ago.
  Capt. Jeff Kuss (credit: Blue Angels)
  The service was held in his hometown, Durango, about 340 miles southwest of D
  
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• Man In Custody After Allegedly Attacking Police Officer

  12-06-2016 00:06
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Loveland police arrested a man accused of assaulting an officer Friday afternoon.
  The incident happened when authorities got calls about a man acting strange near West 3rd Street and North Railroad Avenue causing a disturbance at a nearby bank. As officers approached Timothy Biegel, 25, police say he tried to run away and then charged an officer.
  The assault continued until more police arrived and took Biegel into custody.
  The officer was treated and released
  
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