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• Dalai Lama Shares Message Of Peace, Understanding

  23-06-2016 23:34
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The Dalai Lama visited the University of Colorado Boulder campus on Thursday to share his message of peace and understanding.The Dalai Lama spoke at the Coors Events Center twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon to a crowd of thousands.
  The Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959 during an uprising. Since then he has been traveling the world speaking for freedom for the Tibetan people and also for human rights.The Dalai Lama was introduced by Boulder’s mayo
  
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• Former Rocky Ford Officer Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder

  23-06-2016 23:07
  
  LA JUNTA, Colo. (CBS4) – The former Rocky Ford police officer accused of shooting and killing a man he followed into his home has been found guilty in the death.
  James Ashby is accused of second-degree murder in the 2014 death of 27-year-old Jack Jacquez.
  The case went to the jury at noon on Wednesday. Jurors had heard testimony from both Ashby, who says he acted in self-defense, and from the victim’s mother.Viola Jacquez testified Ashby entered the home in La Junta she shared with h
  
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• Truck Dumps Load Of Junk Onto Santa Fe

  23-06-2016 22:55
  
  SHERIDAN, Colo. (CBS4)– It was a real mess on Santa Fe on Thursday morning after a truck dumped a load of junk onto the roadway.The trailer was carrying scrap metal from old mattress springs, washing machines and computers. (credit: CBS)
  The truck spilled it’s load about 9 a.m. on Santa Fe near Hampden Avenue. Some lanes of Santa Fe were closed for a couple of hours along with the eastbound ramp from Hampden to Santa Fe. A truck dumped scrap metal on Santa Fe Thursday morning (credit
  
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• Better Mapping Puts Beaver Creek Fire At 5,368 Acres

  23-06-2016 22:25
  
  WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The Beaver Creek Fire burning near the Colorado-Wyoming state line has been downgraded from 7,000 acres to 5,368 acres due to better mapping.
  Winds continued to push the fire to the east on Wednesday. There was no additional growth to the fire overnight into Wednesday.The Beaver Creek Fire has been burning two miles south of the Colorado-Wyoming state line since about noon on Sunday. The fire is now established on Independence Mountain in Routt National Forest, BLM an
  
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• New Mexico Sues Colorado Over Huge 2015 Mine Waste Spill

  23-06-2016 22:16
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico is suing the state of Colorado, saying its northern neighbor should be held responsible for the contamination from a massive mine waste spill last year as well as decades of toxic drainage from mines near the headwaters of a shared river.
  The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office and the state Environment Department announced late Wednesday that they filed a complaint against Colorado with the U.S. Supreme Court. It seeks damages and demands that Co
  
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• Avalanche Acquire Grimaldi From Panthers For Berra

  23-06-2016 22:04
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche added another forward by picking up Rocco Grimaldi from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Reto Berra.
  The 23-year-old Grimaldi scored three goals and had two assists in 20 games for the Panthers last season. He spent a majority of the season with Portland of the American Hockey League.
  Grimaldi was a second-round pick by Florida in 2011.
  By dealing Berra, the Avalanche solved a logjam in goal for next season. The team already has Semyon Varlamov and C
  
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• Broncos’ Elway Wins PFWA’s Horrigan Award

  23-06-2016 22:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– John Elway has won the Horrigan Award from the Professional Football Writers of America as the league or club official who best helps the writers do their job.
  Denver’s vice president of football operations and general manager has used a candid and open media policy while building a Super Bowl champion.
  Elway, a Hall of Fame quarterback, is the third member of the Broncos to receive the honor from the PFWA, joining Floyd Little (1976) and Bob Peck (1978).
  The award is
  
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• Fiat Chrysler Adds Maseratis To Transmission Recall

  23-06-2016 21:39
  
  DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler is adding 13,000 Maseratis to a recall of vehicles with confusing gear shifters like one in the SUV that crushed and killed Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin.
  The company says it’s adding 2014 and 2015 Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans to the recall under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  The cars have the same gear shifters that caused the recall of 1.1 million FCA vehicles worldwide in April. That recall came after drivers compl
  
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• Suspect Identified In Wild Shootout In Edgewater

  23-06-2016 21:21
  
  EDGEWATER, Colo. (CBS4) – The suspect has been identified in a crash and officer-involved shooting in Edgewater.
  David Little, 40, of Golden, was wanted in Golden on charges of sexual assault on a child.
  On Tuesday police tracked him down to 22nd Avenue and Jay Street.
  Officers from Golden crashed into Little’s car in an attempt to stop him. That’s when the suspect opened fire but didn’t injure anyone.
  The officers then shot him several times and he was taken to the hospi
  
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• Latest Forecast: Scattered Storms Expected, Few Could Be Severe

  23-06-2016 21:05
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We’re watching eastern Colorado for the potential to see a few strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon.
  The main threats will be large hail and strong wind in addition to locally heavy rain and intense lightning.
  But a few isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out.
  Elsewhere scattered showers and storms are also expected over the mountains through early evening.
  For your Friday, temperatures will warm a few more degrees over today’s readin
  
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• Officers Face Man Who Shot Them During Sentencing Hearing

  23-06-2016 20:17
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A Jefferson County judge on Thursday sentenced a Lakewood man responsible for a suicide-by-cop attempt to a 120 year prison sentence.
  Gordon Moench was convicted of attempted murder last month for the crime, which happened on July 5, 2014.
  Gordon Moench (credit: Lakewood Police)
  Moench fired shots at two Lakewood police officers from the back of his pickup truck when they approached his home following a domestic disturbance report. Both officers were hit, but the
  
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• Shawn Porter: My Life As The Challenger For The Welterweight Title

  23-06-2016 19:59
  
  On Saturday night current WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman will defend his title against Shawn Porter live and in primetime on CBS at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). In advance of one of the biggest bouts of their lives, Thurman and Porter are sharing their stories from a first-person perspective in CBS Local Sports’ ‘My Life As’ series.  
  This is humongous. Even now I tell people that we’re gonna be on CBS and they’re like, ‘what?’ ‘Y
  
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• Jury Finds Led Zeppelin Did Not Steal Riff For ‘Stairway’

  23-06-2016 19:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” a federal court jury decided Thursday.
  The verdict in Los Angeles settles a point that music fans have debated for decades but didn’t find its way to court until two years ago, when the trustee for the late Randy Craig Wolfe filed a copyright lawsuit.
  The trust claimed that Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Pa
  
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• Al Pacino, The Eagles Among Kennedy Center Honorees

  23-06-2016 18:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Kennedy Center honorees include musicians who span genres including pop, rock, gospel, blues, folk and classical — and an actor known for his extraordinary range.
  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Thursday that actor Al Pacino, rock band the Eagles, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples and singer-songwriter James Taylor will be honored for influencing American culture through the arts.
  
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• U.S. Giving $48 Million To Help West Deal With Drought

  23-06-2016 18:53
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The Obama administration is announcing $48 million in grants to help farmers and others in the West conserve water and energy amid drought and climate change.
  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to discuss the plan Thursday in Colorado. The Agriculture Department says the effort will include 76 projects in at least 11 states.
  The department says the program will include improving irrigation systems.
  The grants will come from both the Agriculture and Interi
  
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• Eastern Colorado Resident Goes Missing, CBI Says It’s Suspicious

  23-06-2016 18:37
  
  STRATTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says a resident of a small town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains has disappeared under suspicious circumstances.
  Authorities in Stratton say Christopher Ahlm went missing at the beginning of the month. His vehicles were still in the driveway of his home, where he lives alone. Since then no family or friends have heard from him.
  Ahlm, 36, is described as weighing 160 pounds and being 5-foot-10 with blue eyes and red hair.
  Anyon
  
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• Berthoud 18-Year-Old Formally Charged With Murder

  23-06-2016 17:22
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – An 18-year-old Berthoud man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and driving to Colorado’s Western Slope with her body was formally charged with murder Thursday morning.
  Tanner Flores (credit: Larimer County)
  Tanner Flores appeared in Larimer County Court for a hearing and was advised of the charges against him, which include first degree murder, a felony, and second degree kidnapping.
  Ashley Doolittle (credit: CBS)
  Flores is suspected of killing Ashley D
  
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• ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ To Broadcast Live During Political Conventions

  23-06-2016 16:41
  
  NEW YORK (CBS) – CBS announced earlier this week that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will broadcast two weeks of live shows during the political conventions in July.
  “The Late Show” will air live Monday, July 18, through Thursday, July 21 during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Colbert will return with another run of live shows Monday, July 25, through Thursday, July 28 during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
  Colbert will hos
  
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• Story, Arenado Near The Top In NL All-Star Voting

  23-06-2016 16:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Rockies rookie Trevor Story is currently in second place for shortstops in All-Star fan balloting for the National League.
  Story has just over 1 million votes in the balloting.
  Trevor Story of the Colorado Rockies jogs off the field against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on May 28, 2016. (Photo by Bart Young/Getty Images)
  Rockies star Nolan Arenado is also in second place among NL third basemen with slightly over 1.5 million votes.
  Nolan Arenado of the Colorad
  
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• Latest Forecast: Today’s Storms Could Bring Gusty Winds & Hail

  23-06-2016 16:13
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a brief cool down with gray skies, we’re back to sunshine, warmer temperatures, and increased chances for storms. Highs today shoot back up to 90 for the Denver area, with most of eastern Colorado looking to hit the upper 80s and low 90s.
  Some of our storms today along the Front Range could turn severe, with hail and very gusty winds as the biggest threat. If you do get a storm, very heavy rain is possible as well. Storms on the eastern plains
  
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• Gun Store Break-Ins Part Of Nationwide Trend

  23-06-2016 16:02
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  In the last two nights, two gun stores in Littleton were burglarized and up to 60 guns stolen.
  Federal investigators say the number of licensed gun stores being hit by thieves is growing nationwide.
  Lisa Meiman, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said these types of thefts are a priority.
  “We saw 56 firearms stolen from licensed gun dealers in 2014, 121 in 2015, and now we’re at about 119, 120 or so in 2016 … and we&rsq
  
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• Teen accused of killing ex-girlfriend

  23-06-2016 14:35
  
  The teen accused of killing his ex-girlfriend -- 18-year-old Ashley Doolittle -- is set to appear in court Thursday morning in Larimer County.         
  
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• CO Democrats join sit-in on House floor

  23-06-2016 14:25
  
  Somewhere around the seven-hour mark, Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter took a break from the sit-in Democrats were staging on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.       
  
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• Perform important summer garden tasks

  23-06-2016 14:20
  
  Summer is here—and with it the heat. Help your plants cope with the heat. And there’s one important task that needs to be done right away for your fall garden.         
  
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• ZZ Top manager died in Austin at 79

  23-06-2016 14:14
  
  Bill Ham, long-time manager of ZZ Top and Clint Black, has died, according to ZZ Top's website and KVUE's news partners at the Austin American-Statesman.       
  
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• WATCH: Dalai Lama in Boulder

  23-06-2016 14:14
  
  A large crowd greeted the Dalai Lama in Boulder Wednesday.       
  
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• NM sues Colorado over mine waste spill

  23-06-2016 14:07
  
  New Mexico is suing the state of Colorado, saying its neighbor to the north should be held responsible for the contamination caused by the 2015 Gold King Mine spill as well as decades of acidic drainage from mines near the headwaters of the Animas River.         
  
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• Northern Colo. fire grows to 7,000 acres

  23-06-2016 13:30
  
  South Metro Fire Rescue has sent four firefighters on Brush Engine 39 to help fight the Beaver Creek Fire. Lake Dillion Fire also sent a three-person crew to help out.         
  
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• Trump supporters go after coffee shop

  23-06-2016 13:09
  
  ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- There's a new local twist to a story that made national headlines last week.       
  
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• Woman Serving 4 Years For Daughter’s Death Getting Out After Only 4 Months

  23-06-2016 07:59
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – After serving approximately 4 1/2 months of a 4-year prison term, a Wyoming mother found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old daughter is getting out of prison.
  In January 2015, Lileigh Kellenaers, 3, was killed when a fire broke out inside the mobile home in which she and her mother, Kristen Braig, were staying on the 800 block of 9th Avenue in Greeley. Kellenaers was alone inside the home and suffered burns over 60 percent
  
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• The Nose Doesn’t Know — You Now Need The Shot

  23-06-2016 07:36
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) – Well, it sure sounded like a great idea. A flu vaccine by a squirt up the nose rather than a shot in the arm. But it looks like the nasal flu spray just doesn’t cut the mustard, so a division of the CDC said this week that its time to head back to the conventional shot to protect kids (and adults) from influenza.
  The nasal spray was originally approved in 2003, and seemed like a great idea for healthy people ages 2-49 — especially those with a dread o
  
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• Von Miller goes racing at charity event

  23-06-2016 06:31
  
         
  
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• Bicycle Bank Robber With No Disguise Might Just Have The Perfect One

  23-06-2016 05:51
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man wanted by the FBI didn’t disguise himself when he robbed three Denver banks and it may have given him the perfect disguise to getaway.
  On May 24 the robber hit the US Bank on South Broadway. He walked in with a note demanding money and after getting cash he ran outside and got on his bicycle and couldn’t be found.
  (credit: Denver Police)
  “He wears sunglasses, a hat sometimes; sometimes he has a camelback with water in it, so he’s a
  
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• Climber rescued from Poudre Canyon

  23-06-2016 05:48
  
  A climber was rescued Wednesday evening from the Poudre Canyon.       
  
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• PD shoots suspect during confrontation

  23-06-2016 05:46
  
  Pueblo police shot and critically injured a man who officers say brandished a handgun.       
  
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• Woman Serving 4 Years For Death Of Daughter Getting Out After Only 4 Months

  23-06-2016 05:37
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – After serving approximately 4 1/2 months of a 4-year prison term, a Wyoming mother found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her 3-year-old daughter is getting out of prison.
  In January 2015, Lileigh Kellenaers, 3, was killed when a fire broke out inside the mobile home in which she and her mother, Kristen Braig, were staying on the 800 block of 9th Avenue in Greeley. Kellenaers was alone inside the home and suffered burns over 60 percent
  
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• The Nose Doesn’t Know–You Now Need The Shot

  23-06-2016 05:36
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -Well, it sure sounded like a great idea. A flu vaccine by a squirt up the nose rather than a shot in the arm. But it looks like the nasal flu spray just doesn’t cut the mustard, so a division of the CDC said today that its time to head back to the conventional shot to protect kids (and adults) from influenza.
  The nasal spray was originally approved in 2003, and seemed like a great idea for healthy people ages 2-49—especially those with a dread of needles. In
  
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• Plenty Of Confusion Among Colorado Voters As Primary Election Nears

  23-06-2016 05:13
  
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – With so much attention focused on the presidential election in November, there’s some confusion around Colorado’s primary election in June.
  Since ballots went out at the beginning of the month, Denver Elections Division has fielded more than 1,200 calls.
  “Everything from why you don’t see the presidential candidates on the June ballot to you didn’t send us a secrecy sleeve this year,” said Alton Dillard with the Denver Elect
  
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• Englewood Man Gets Probation For Flying Unregistered Plane

  23-06-2016 05:00
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Colorado man to three years of supervised probation on a felony conviction of operating an unregistered airplane in a case stemming from the police seizure of over $250,000 cash from a Wyoming hotel room two years ago.
  Scott Michael Lewis, 27, of Englewood, Colorado had pleaded guilty in April. In sentencing him, U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson of Cheyenne followed a federal prosecutor’s recommendation to dismiss a se
  
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• Rebellious Democrats Disrupt House, Stage Protest Over Guns

  23-06-2016 04:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Speaker Paul Ryan when he attempted to restore order as their protest stretched into the night.
  The stunning and unruly scene was broadcast live to the world from Democrats’ cell phones, feeds picked up by C-SPAN after Republicans shut down the network’s cameras.
  The sit-in was well into its 10th hour, with Democrats camp
  
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• UCH Researchers Study Shot To Stop Staph Infections

  23-06-2016 04:46
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A staph infection after surgery can be serious, even fatal. According to data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), patients who get a staph infection in the hospital have five times the risk of dying in the hospital.
  Now, researchers at University of Colorado Hospital are taking part in a clinical trial testing a vaccine to prevent staph infections.
  Carolyn Anderson, a professor at the University of Wyoming, is a participant. She is scheduled fo
  
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• Winds, Beetle Kill Continue To Fuel Beaver Creek Fire Estimated At 7,000 Acres

  23-06-2016 04:35
  
  WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Erratic winds on Wednesday continued to fuel a forest fire burning in Northern Colorado.The Beaver Creek Fire has been burning two miles south of the Colorado-Wyoming state line since about noon on Sunday. The fire is now established on Independence Mountain in Routt National Forest and has burned approximately 7,000 acres. The fire continues to move northeast toward the Wyoming state line.
  Copter4 flew over the Beaver Creek Fire burning near the Colorado-Wyomin
  
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• Homeowner Finds Tens Of Thousands Of Bees In Her Walls

  23-06-2016 03:44
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A homeowner in Boulder noticed some bees outside her window. Then she discovered thousands more were living inside her walls.
  It takes only a small space for a swarm of bees to make their way into a home during bee season.
  (credit; CBS)
  “It was a swarm of bees,” said Ericka Mansfield.
  That’s what she saw outside her living room window. She discovered it was a tiny, un-caulked crack of 3/8th of an inch that allowed the bees inside
  
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• Miller quiet on contract negotiations

  23-06-2016 02:37
  
  The Super Bowl MVP hosted his 1st ever youth football camp in Denver and didn't want his on-going contract talks with the Broncos to be a distraction       
  
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• Pot-Shop Killing In Aurora Raises Security Fears

  23-06-2016 02:21
  
  DENVER (AP) – Cameras are everywhere in a pot shop, from the parking lot to the front door to the warehouses where the plant is packaged.
  But the elaborate security requirements in states that allow medical or recreational pot stores have one thing in common: They were written to keep weed off the black market, not to protect the people handling the drug.
  A fatal attack on a security guard at an Aurora dispensary last week has the industry wondering whether state security requirements
  
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• Classic Cars Showcase History, Personal Stories

  23-06-2016 02:18
  
  LONE TREE, Colo. (CBS4) – Summerfest Auto Show in Greenwood Village will have more than 100 classic cars on display. Each of the cars is a slice of Americana, and comes with a deep personal story.
  “It’s a 1962, 23-window Volkswagon Microbus Deluxe,” Terry Miller said of the original minivan sitting in the driveway of his Lone Tree home.
  When he gets behind the wheel of the Microbus, Miller becomes an instant attraction, getting waves, thumbs-up, and nostalgic stories
  
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• Jurors Get Murder Case Faced By Ex-Rocky Ford Police Officer

  23-06-2016 02:08
  
  LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) – Jurors in southern Colorado have begun deliberating in the case of a former Rocky Ford police officer accused of shooting and killing a man he followed into his home.
  James Ashby is accused of second-degree murder in the 2014 death of 27-year-old Jack Jacquez.
  Jack Jacquez, left, and
  James Ashby, right (credit: CBS)
  La Junta Tribune-Democrat reports the case went to the jury at noon Wednesday. Jurors had heard testimony from both Ashby, who says he acted in self
  
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