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• 2 Killed After Crash Into Canal In Grand Junction

  26-06-2016 23:19
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) – Two people and a dog were killed when a car rolled into a canal in Grand Junction Friday night.
  State troopers says the car first went off the road and crashed into a guardrail before going into the canal off 25 Road.
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  A man and a woman in their 20s were killed. They’ve been identified as Michah Schmidt, 26, Sarah Collison, 25, both of Grand Junction.
  Investigators are looking into what caused the crash.
  
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• Man Arrested After 2 Stabbed In Eaton

  26-06-2016 23:06
  
  EATON, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is in custody after a stabbing in Weld County Saturday night.
  Sheriff’s deputies say the stabbing happened after a fight broke out in Eaton.
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  “When deputies arrived on scene they found that three individuals were involved in a physical altercation and that two of the individuals involved had sustained injuries as a result of a knife that was used by one of the individuals during the fight,” Matt Turner with the Weld County Sheriff&
  
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• Man Killed After Getting Hit By Train In Fort Collins

  26-06-2016 22:52
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man was killed after getting struck by a train in Fort Collins early Sunday morning.
  According to police, at approximately 1 a.m. officers responded to a report of a person hit by a train in the 2200 block of South College Avenue.
  “The conductor observed several people sitting close to the tracks. The conductor slowed the train and sounded the train horn in an attempt to prevent a collision,” police said in a statement. “The people were slow
  
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• Victim: Sexual Assault Suspect Had ‘Extremely Chapped Lips’

  26-06-2016 22:34
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Colorado Springs back in March.
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  The victim told police the man made lewd comments, groped her, and then pulled her by her hair halfway into his car and drove off at 5 p.m on March 6 in the area of South Murray Boulevard and Dewey Drive.
  “The unidentified male followed the female on foot, made physical contact with her and ran to a nearby
  
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• Forgotten Veterans Who Died Finally Get Funeral Ceremony

  26-06-2016 20:46
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Fort Logan National Cemetery honored 30 veterans whose remains have gone unclaimed with a funeral ceremony Saturday in Denver.
  The Unclaimed Veterans Remains Ceremony is part of the nationwide Missing In America Project.
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  Cemetery staff assistant O’Neal Hughes says the veterans’ cremated remains were left at funeral homes, sometimes for decades, and others had no next of kin.
  “Many of these remains have been temporarily inurned for many dec
  
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• Bicyclist Killed In Boulder County Hit & Run Crash

  26-06-2016 18:45
  
  By Andrea Flores
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A Boulder woman is in custody after the Colorado State Patrol says she hit and killed a cyclist, and then fled.
  CSP says it all started just after 5 p.m. Saturday when two cyclists were heading westbound near 30th Street and Jay Road in Boulder.
  Authorities say Callie Kuhasz, 24, was driving behind the bicyclists when she swerved, hitting and killing William Davis, 35, of Boulder.
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  Kuhasz fled from the scene, but was located by Boulder
  
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• Wolters’ 1st Big League HR Helps Rockies Beat D-Backs 11-6

  26-06-2016 17:49
  
  DENVER (AP) – Tony Wolters normally sprints out of the batter’s box when he hits a ball well. He trotted to first and around the bases when he connected with a Shelby Miller fastball Saturday.
  Wolters hit his first major league homer and drove in four runs, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6.
  His two-run drive in the sixth, which boosted Colorado’s lead to 7-1, went in the right-field second deck and would have traveled 421 feet had it landed unimpe
  
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• Authorities On Heightened Lookout For Drunk Boaters

  26-06-2016 17:09
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – Law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for boaters under the influence.
  This weekend is the national weekend of heightened enforcement on drinking and driving in boats.
  Rangers are conducting checkpoints at lakes and reservoirs statewide.
  Out on the water at Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Ranger Guthrie Lowe was keeping an eye out for hazards. He stopped boaters for safety checks to make sure that boats met all requirements
  
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• Highway 6 Near Merino Reopens After Sinkhole Fixed

  26-06-2016 08:01
  
  LOGAN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A sinkhole on Highway 6 in Logan County has been repaired and the road has reopened.
  CBS4 viewer Daniel Corman captured the moment the road caved in Saturday near the town of Merino.
  Corman said the hole was only about five inches in diameter at first but grew quickly.
  
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• Virgin Airlines flight diverted to DIA

  26-06-2016 06:42
  
  A Virgin America flight that was headed from Newark to Los Angeles diverted to Denver International Airport Saturday evening due to an “unruly guest on board.”       
  
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• A different side of the 16th Street Mall

  26-06-2016 05:58
  
  The 16th Street Mall has had its fair share of hard times.        
  
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• Cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash

  26-06-2016 05:51
  
  A cyclist is dead after he was hit by an SUV Saturday evening just north of Boulder.        
  
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• Drummer spreads a message of peace

  26-06-2016 05:40
  
  If you’ve walked down the 16th Street Mall near California Street lately, you’ve probably heard the unmistakable sound of bucket drums and a saxophone.        
  
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• Man arrested after Weld County stabbing

  26-06-2016 05:29
  
  A 29-year-old man is in custody for a double-stabbing that happened Saturday in Eaton.        
  
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• Colroado Renaissance Festival underway

  26-06-2016 03:15
  
  The Colorado Renaissance Festival is underway, and in celebration, 9NEWS Meteorologist Belen De Leon spoke to the Washing Well Wenches who you know and maybe even love.        
  
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• Bridging Oceans: The Panama Canal

  26-06-2016 03:08
  
  There’s a saying among the people of Panama: “Bridge of the world, heart of the universe.”         
  
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• Bicyclist Dies After Getting Hit By Vehicle In Boulder County

  26-06-2016 03:05
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A bicyclist was killed Saturday evening after getting hit by a vehicle in Boulder County.
  The crash occurred on Jay Road and 30th Street.
  Check back to CBSDenver.com for more details as they are released. 
  
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• Make a pollinator friendly water feature

  26-06-2016 02:56
  
  One of the problems that traditional bird baths and outdoor water features have is that bees and other small pollinators try to perch on the sides, but they can’t balance on steep edges.        
  
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• CO man arrested after meeting teenager

  26-06-2016 02:49
  
  Police say a Colorado man traveled to Long Island and made inappropriate sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl.       
  
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• Unclaimed veterans' remains laid to rest

  26-06-2016 02:34
  
  Thirty men who served their country but were forgotten finally got the honor they deserved Saturday.       
  
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• Police: Colorado Man Arrested After Meeting NY Teenager

  26-06-2016 02:22
  
  MERRICK, N.Y. (AP) – Police say a Colorado man traveled to Long Island and made inappropriate sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl.
  Luke A. Tilsley of Denver was arrested Friday by Nassau County Police at the Long Island Rail Road station in Merrick.
  Police say Tilsley began communicating online with the teenager in October. He traveled twice to Merrick in April and allegedly touched the girl in an inappropriate manner.
  When the teenager was seen with the 36-year-old Tilsley again on Fri
  
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• Latest Forecast: Pattern Of Early Sun And Late Day Storms

  26-06-2016 02:16
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – After cooler air brought down high temperatures across northern Colorado Sunday will warm up just a little.
  Moisture will be flowing into Colorado from the south in what may be an early start to our July monsoon flow. This will keep a chance for isolated thunderstorms in the outlook every afternoon through the end of the week ahead.
  There is a small chance some of the thunderstorms that develop over Denver and northeast Colorado on Sunday may reach severe l
  
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• Mets Sign Former Rockies SS Jose Reyes To Minor League Contract

  26-06-2016 02:00
  
  ATLANTA (AP) – The New York Mets signed shortstop Jose Reyes to a minor league contract on Saturday, creating a reunion with the team’s former star who now must overcome a suspension for domestic violence as he attempts to revive his career.
  In a move general manager Sandy Alderson said was unrelated, slumping outfielder Michael Conforto was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas and outfielder Brandon Nimmo was called up to be with the team for Saturday night’s game at Atlanta.
  The 33
  
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• Doctor Remains In Critical Condition After Fall From Paddleboard

  26-06-2016 01:53
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman who was paddleboarding at Chatfield Reservoir on Friday and was found unresponsive has been identified as a doctor from Parker.
  Hope Casell, 45, is currently in critical condition.
  “Hope and her three sons, ages, 14, 13 and 11, along with a friend of the boys, age 11, were on paddle boards off the swim beach at Chatfield Reservoir Friday at about 1 p.m. when a storm came up,” Mark Techmeyer with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
  
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• Rafter Missing Since Friday In Dinosaur National Monument

  26-06-2016 01:03
  
  DINOSAUR, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – A woman is missing after a commercial raft flipped near the Utah border.
  The woman was last seen Friday around 5 p.m. at Disaster Falls in Dinosaur National Monument.
  Park official Dan Johnson said the missing woman was the only rafter who did not make it to shore.
  Johnson said the raft was pinned to a rock by the force of water flowing through the Green River.
  “Classic Lifeguard Air Ambulance was dispatched to conduct air reconnaissance along the river co
  
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• Officer Injured In 3-Vehicle Crash Green Valley Ranch

  26-06-2016 00:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash that happened Saturday afternoon.
  According to police, a police officer was involved in a crash on Green Valley Ranch Boulevard sometime after 4 p.m. The officer was transported to the hospital for precautionary reasons.
  The status of the others involved in the crash is unknown.
  Police said the officer was responding to a hit-and-run.
  
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  26-06-2016 00:39
  
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