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• Family: Boy Improving After Mountain Lion Attack Near Aspen

  20-06-2016 23:55
  
  DENVER (AP) – A Colorado boy attacked by a mountain lion near Aspen was improving in a Denver hospital after his mother snatched him from the jaws of the wild cat, his family said Monday.
  “Thank you for your concern,” the unnamed family said in a brief statement released on its behalf by Children’s Hospital Colorado. “Our son is doing better. Thank you for respecting our privacy at this time.”
  A Pitkin County sheriff’s officer had praised the mother as a
  
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• When Mass Shooters Die, Some Feel Better Off With No Trial

  20-06-2016 23:10
  
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) – Through his death in a gun battle with police, the Orlando nightclub gunman deprived his victims’ families of the chance for a trial that could have helped to channel grief, offer a sense of justice or provide answers for the bloodshed.
  But some touched by other mass shootings in which the killers have died say they are grateful to be spared the extended, emotionally grueling legal proceedings of the kind that have added to publicity for killers like the Aurora,
  
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• Stephen Curry Is Not LeBron James… Yet

  20-06-2016 23:08
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The moment had to be poignant, and painful. The finishing blow of the NBA Finals was delivered not by Stephen Curry — a man who makes his bones bagging three-pointers at record rates — but by Kyrie Irving, over Stephen Curry. If last night was LeBron’s “Drop the mic” moment, then perhaps it was also Curry’s “Welcome to LeBron’s orbit” moment.
  Since Stephen Curry’s rise was so quick and acute, we haven&rsqu
  
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• Draft Dilemma: Buddy Hield vs. Jaylen Brown

  20-06-2016 22:51
  
  By Rahul Lal
  With the 2016 NBA Draft fast approaching, we’re taking a detailed look at and comparing some of the elite players expected to be drafted in the lottery in our Draft Dilemma series. These players will have a chance to be a part of the next generation of NBA stars and that legacy begins on draft day. The NBA Draft will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on June 23 at 7 p.m. ET.
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• Colorado: Youth Pot Use Hasn’t Gone Up Since Legalization

  20-06-2016 22:48
  
  DENVER (AP) – Marijuana use among Colorado high schoolers has not increased since legalization. That’s according to the state Health Department, which released a new batch of youth survey results Monday.
  The 2015 survey of about 17,000 middle and high school students across the state showed that about 21 percent of high school students reported that they currently use pot. That’s just a hair below the national average, which was almost 22 percent.
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• This Week In Golf: Dustin Johnson Claims U.S. Open, Erases Ghosts

  20-06-2016 21:27
  
  By Sam McPherson
  For a whole year, PGA Tour veteran Dustin Johnson had to live with the memory of a missed putt on the 72nd hole that cost him a chance to win the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. This weekend, given another chance to win the same tournament, Johnson made good with a final-round 69 at the Oakmont Country Club in Plum, Pennsylvania. That score gave him a three-stroke victory over three runners-up, including 2003 U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk.
  Johnson’s winning score of 4-under
  
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• Latest Forecast: Possible Hail With Monday Storms

  20-06-2016 20:50
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Happy Monday! There is a little change in the offing for the start of our work week.
  After blazing heat on Father’s Day of 97 degrees, (1 degree away from the record), we have a little cooler air draped over northern Colorado for Monday.
  This system will cool some of your temps by about 10 degrees or so along with producing a few isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Some of the storms along the Front Range have a small chance at becoming severe with hail
  
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• Arrest Warrant Issued In Murder Of Mountain Biking Pioneer

  20-06-2016 20:15
  
  SAGUACHE, Colo. (CBS4) – An arrest warrant has been filed in a 7-year-old Colorado death investigation.
  Investigators announced Monday that a suspect has been identified in the disappearance and murder of mountain biking pioneer Mike Rust. Charles Gonzales is a 46-year-old Colorado inmate who is currently incarcerated in Cañon City for an unrelated crime.
  Charles Gonzales (credit: CBS)
  Rust’s remains were found buried in Colorado’s San Luis Valley in January after an ano
  
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• Suspect In Shooting Of Popular Doctor Found Competent To Stand Trial

  20-06-2016 19:52
  
  DENVER (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that a suburban Denver man is competent to stand trial in the shooting death of a neighbor and the wounding of two other people.
  Chief District Court Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. made the decision after the state mental hospital found Kevin Lyons does not have mental or developmental problems that hinder his participation in his defense, the Denver Post reports.
  Lyons had made repeated outbursts during earlier court hearings, but was subdued Monday.
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• Denver Broncos 2016 Dare to Play

  20-06-2016 19:31
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH -- The Denver Broncos and Valor Christian hosted the Global Down Syndrome Foundation for the Dare to Play Football Camp.        
  
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• Man Arrested After Pot Package From Colorado Mailed To Wrong Virginia Address

  20-06-2016 19:20
  
  WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested after police say a package containing marijuana was mailed to the wrong address.
  News outlets report 24-year-old Dakota Allen Dewitt was taken into custody on Saturday and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in connection with the incident.
  Waynesboro, Virginia, police say that on Wednesday, officers intercepted the package for Dewitt that was sent to another Waynesboro address by mistake.
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• Future Of CSU Rams Stadium Discussed

  20-06-2016 19:09
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The home of Colorado State University football since the late 1960s will soon be replaced by a new arena, putting the future of Hughes Stadium’s site up for speculation.
  The Coloradoan reports that state Sen. John Kefalas said at a weekend meeting that Hughes could be a place for affordable housing. Kefalas says he plans to meet with CSU’s lowest-paid employees soon to discuss housing and other issues.
  CSU President Tony Frank told the Coloradoan that
  
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• Denver Public Schools To Ask For Nearly $4 Million For New Locks

  20-06-2016 19:05
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s largest school district is asking for nearly $4 million for a mechanical fix that will streamline the lockdown procedure in an emergency.
  The Denver Post reports that the item in an upcoming Denver Public Schools bond request comes at a time when districts across Colorado need millions to comply with an updated fire code requirement that public, charter and junior colleges have locks for designated classrooms that can be operated from inside.
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Broncos Linebacker Shaquil Barrett

  20-06-2016 18:53
  
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Family In A Bind After Pit Bull Attack On 5-Year-Old

  20-06-2016 18:36
  
  By Howard Nathan
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The family of a 5-year-old Thornton girl who survived a pit bull attack is facing a hefty bill after getting emergency medical treatment.
  Jenika Bugayong (credit: CBS)
  Jenika Bugayong’s face wound up badly wounded after a neighbor’s pit bull bit her on Memorial Day weekend during a camping trip.
  “Basically it was like scene out of a zombie movie, it was horrid,” said her mother Kristen Johnston.
  Three weeks later, Bugayong&r
  
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• Christian McCaffrey Avoids Distractions, Focuses On The Football Field

  20-06-2016 17:08
  
  By Mark Haas
  DENVER (CBS4) – There is nothing new about Christian McCaffrey helping out at his dad’s annual Dare to Play football camp.
  “I’ve been doing it for about 6 years, since I was a freshman in high school,” Christian McCaffrey says. “I keep coming back because it is one of the best experiences of the year.”
  Christian McCaffrey at Dare to Play football camp (credit: CBS)
  But while in years past, Christian was just one of Ed McCaffrey’s four
  
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• Some Slow-Starting Players Are Now Worth A Look In Fantasy Baseball

  20-06-2016 16:56
  
  By Sam McPherson
  In the last two seasons combined (2014-2015), Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner hit .314 with 23 home runs and 103 RBI in 673 at-bats. This led a lot of fantasy baseball owners to believe that Turner was ready for a big season in 2016 now that he was finally handed the key to the full-time starting role for the team, and as a result, Turner was drafted by the 10th round in most leagues.
  Fast forward to the end of May, and Turner was hitting just .235 with three HRs
  
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• Latest Forecast: Less Heat Today, More Heat Tuesday

  20-06-2016 16:04
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Happy Monday! There is a little change in the offing for the start of our work week.
  After blazing heat on Father’s Day of 97 degrees, (1 degree away from the record), we have a little cooler air draped over northern Colorado for Monday.
  This system will cool some of your temps by about 10 degrees or so along with producing a few isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Some of the storms along the Front Range have a small chance at becoming severe with hail
  
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• Metro Area Roads Buckle In The Heat

  20-06-2016 15:00
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Roads across the metro area are buckling, possibly due to the heat.
  Northbound lanes of South Buckley Road were closed at East Peakview Avenue after buckling Sunday evening. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said there was no estimated time for repairs, but a short detour is available.
  (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)
  In Douglas County, damage to Highway 83 could be related to hot temperatures as well. Repairs were made to a sec
  
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• Pedestrian Killed By Car While Lying In Drive-Thru Entrance

  20-06-2016 14:33
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – One man is dead after an accident with a vehicle in a restaurant’s parking lot Sunday night.
  Aurora Police responded to the Taco Mex Restaurant on East Colfax Avenue at Joliet Street at 9:40 p.m. A witness who was sitting in the drive-thru lane of Taco Mex described a 50-year-old Hispanic man walking westbound along Colfax who appeared to be very intoxicated.
  He reached the corner of the two streets and fell down in the grass, but the sprinklers were on so
  
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• Win Tickets To Blues Traveler On July 4th!

  20-06-2016 12:00
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Blues Traveler with Thompson Square, Uncle Kracker and Sam Palladio at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 4, 2016! What better way to spend your fourth of July?!
  
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• Children’s Hospital Hopes To Start Father Day’s Tradition For Former Patients

  20-06-2016 08:01
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – It was a special Father’s Day reunion for fathers at Children’s Hospital Colorado on Sunday.
  The dads who attended almost weren’t dads — until their unborn babies received lifesaving treatment. Dozens of families reconnected with the doctors who operated on their children.
  (credit: CBS)
  The dads were treated to a day of fun and games outside. It was also a chance for the now grown-up kids to meet the medical teams who saved their lives.
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• Wife Of Slain Pot Dispensary Guard Distraught And Angry, Wants Justice

  20-06-2016 02:08
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS) – A security guard who was gunned down Saturday night at a marijuana dispensary in Aurora was a father of three and had worked at the dispensary for just two weeks. His killers are still on the loose.
  Travis Mason, 24, was shot and killed and his family and Aurora police are asking for the public’s help with any information leading to the arrest of the two suspects.
  Samantha and Travis Mason (credit: Facebook)
  Mason had just finished his time serving with the U.S.
  
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• Gun Violence Threats, Burning Swastika At Denver Pride Parade

  20-06-2016 01:23
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police had an increased presence at Denver’s PrideFest as thousands celebrated at Civic Center Park. The day got off to a shaky start, however, with threats of violence before the Pride Parade.
  Vanessa Martinez was waiting for the parade to start at Colfax Avenue and Grant Street when she says a man, yelling profanities, threatened her daughters with gun violence.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Of course I’m going to protect them,” Vanessa M
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot Father’s Day Before Showers Monday

  20-06-2016 01:16
  
  By Justin McHeffey
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver technically tied the record high for June 19! It was 98 degrees at the Museum of Nature and Science. I say “technically” because the weather station was located in Stapleton when the original record was set in 1989.
  The good news is that we won’t have to endure this heat for much longer. A cold front drops through the area Monday and will bring us into the middle 80s. Cloud cover is expected for most of the day with a chance of sh
  
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• Hot Father’s Day Before Showers Monday

  20-06-2016 01:16
  
  By Justin McHeffey
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver technically tied the record high for June 19! It was 98 degrees at the Museum of Nature and Science. I say “technically” because the weather station was located in Stapleton when the original record was set in 1989.
  The good news is that we won’t have to endure this heat for much longer. A cold front drops through the area Monday and will bring us into the middle 80s. Cloud cover is expected for most of the day with a chance of sh
  
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• Brush Fire Claims Residence In Garfield County

  20-06-2016 01:09
  
  GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters were battling a brush fire in Garfield County near the town of Rulison Sunday afternoon.
  According to the Garfield Country Sheriff’s Office, the fire was reported at 1 p.m. near County Road 320 and it was visible from Interstate 70.
  The fire is reported to be approximately 25 to 30 acres.
  “A helicopter was ordered and began doing water lifts and drops from the Colorado River,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
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• CBS Sports Poll 6/19/16

  20-06-2016 00:44
  
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• Denver’s Gay Pride Parade: ‘Who Doesn’t Want To Be A Part Of It?’

  20-06-2016 00:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thanks to extra security the Pride Parade went off without a hitch on Sunday.
  Denver police kept watch, including from the top of the McNichols Building. Thousands paraded in the heat from Cheesman Park down Colfax Avenue to Civic Center Park to show their pride.
  “Look at our community! It’s huge! And who doesn’t want to be a part of it?” parade-goer Shy Stiefel said.
  (credit: CBS)
  Several large and local-sponsored floats this year — like Coors
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Suspicious Death Of Woman At Motel

  20-06-2016 00:10
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a suspicious death at a motel in Lakewood.
  According to Lakewood police, just before 10:30 a.m. on Saturday officers responded to the Blue Sky Motel located at 6205 West Colfax Avenue after the manager found a dead woman in a room.
  The woman has been identified as Lisa Marie Atteberry, 34.
  “The cause of death is currently inconclusive and pending the results of a toxicology examination,” police said i
  
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