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• Governor’s Office: ‘Parameters Had To Be Set’ For Flying Flag At Half-Staff

  02-07-2016 23:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly every day, somewhere in the country, the Stars and Stripes was lowered to half-staff last year in one of the most significant official gestures of mourning and respect, an Associated Press analysis found.
  The centuries-old practice can be a visible, public answer to extraordinary loss, as when more than four dozen people were killed last month at a gay nightclub in Florida. But as the nation marks Independence Day on Monday, flag buffs have noted that the honor has b
  
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• Latest Forecast: Scattered Afternoon & Evening T-Storms

  02-07-2016 23:33
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We’re tracking some afternoon storms around Colorado, some of which will last into the early evening.
  We’ve seen a few of these storms get strong to severe on the southeastern plains.Locally heavy rain is still possible in a few locations but the threat for flash flooding is much lower than we’ve seen in recent days.
  Starting tomorrow we’ll flip the switch to a drier and much warmer forecast for the first week of July.
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• Nuggets, Darrell Arthur Agree To 3-Year Deal

  02-07-2016 23:30
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Nuggets secured their top target in free agency when on Friday they agreed to terms with their own free agent, forward Darrell Arthur.
  The deal is for three years and worth $23 million, according to reports.
  The Washington Wizards made a run at the 28-year-old veteran from Kansas. But he has spent the past three seasons in Denver and has become an influential voice in the Nuggets’ locker room.
  He started 16 games last season and played in a to
  
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• Friends, Family Remember 5 Killed In Amtrak-Van Crash

  02-07-2016 23:14
  
  TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) — Friends and family gathered Friday to remember five people, including three young children, who were killed when an Amtrak train slammed into their minivan at a crossing in southern Colorado.
  Stephen Miller, 32, and his wife, Christina Miller, 33, were remembered as dedicated to God and family, according to The Pueblo Chieftain.
  “I cannot imagine going through a tragedy like this without the presence of God. It seems like a paradox,” said Jeff Yoder, a pr
  
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• How the Colorado Rockies have performed through the first half of 2016

  02-07-2016 23:05
  
  LOS ANGELES — Mediocrity may be better than hopelessness, but it’s still treading water.
  Which is what the Rockies have been doing.
  Resilience is a terrific trait, but at some point over the course of the marathon baseball season it must lead to victories for it to mean anything.
  The Rockies (37-42 through Saturday) will reach the official midpoint of the season on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. There is a stubborn feeling within the clubhouse that, given an upgrade to the
  
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• Ride Honors Sisters’ Cross-Country 1916 Motorcycle Trek

  02-07-2016 22:48
  
  (AP) – A century ago, when the automobile was in its infancy and most roads weren’t paved, two intrepid sisters from Brooklyn made a remarkable journey — a 4,000-mile trek across the country on motorcycles.
  Augusta and Adeline Van Buren devised the trip in 1916 in the run-up to World War I, seeking to prove women could be military motorcycle couriers, able to endure long distances and harsh conditions as well as men.
  They did indeed complete their arduous two-month ride but wer
  
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• Enterprise founder Jack Taylor dies at 94

  02-07-2016 22:34
  
  ST. LOUIS — Jack Taylor, who started a leasing company with seven cars and built it into Enterprise Rent-A-Car, died Saturday. He was 94.
  Enterprise said in a statement that Taylor died in St. Louis after a brief illness.
  In 1957, Taylor founded a company called Executive Leasing at a Cadillac dealership in St. Louis where he was a salesman. The chain differed from competitors by allowing people to pick up and drop off cars away from airports. An Enterprise employee would drive to the cust
  
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• Kiszla: Josh Kroenke looks to spend big, score big for Nuggets in 2017 free agency

  02-07-2016 22:28
  
  As salaries in the NBA go stark-raving mad, pardon the Nuggets for sitting back and laughing. They saw this crazy upheaval coming two years ago, and have been positioning the team to capitalize on the lunacy in 2017, when Denver anticipates a free-agent class will be a star-studded cast featuring Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Gordon Hayward, Giannis Antetokounmpo and maybe even Kevin Durant or LeBron James back on the open market, looking for rake in mountainous pi
  
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• Kiszla: Josh Kroenke and the Nuggets have sights set on free agency. In 2017.

  02-07-2016 22:28
  
  As salaries in the NBA go stark-raving mad, pardon the Nuggets for sitting back and laughing. They saw this crazy upheaval coming two years ago, and have been positioning the team to capitalize on the lunacy in 2017, when Denver anticipates a free-agent class will be a star-studded cast featuring Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Gordon Hayward, Giannis Antetokounmpo and maybe even Kevin Durant or LeBron James back on the open market, looking for rake in mountainous pi
  
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• New Cigarette Tax Could Be On Ballot In Colorado

  02-07-2016 22:14
  
  (AP) — An entire generation has come of age since the last time Missouri raised its cigarette tax, from 13 cents a pack to 17 cents, in 1993.
  Today, it’s the lowest tax in the nation. And Missouri is one of just three states — along with North Dakota and California — that has held cigarette taxes flat since the turn of century. In that time, other states have increasingly tapped smokers to fill budget gaps and raise money for services such as health care and education.
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• Gun shop cancels raffle of AR-15 rifle for Orlando victims

  02-07-2016 21:36
  
  MCHENRY, Ill. — A suburban Chicago gun shop has canceled a raffle of a semi-automatic rifle to benefit victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida.
  The Chicago Tribune reports Second Amendment Sports in McHenry, Ill., called off the raffle following questions about whether it would be legal. Under Illinois law, only nonprofit groups may hold raffles.
  Bert Irslinger Jr. and his father own the shooting range and gun store. They were selling $5 tickets to win an AR-15 rifle similar
  
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• Cooler weather keeps Beaver Creek fire smoldering slowly for now

  02-07-2016 21:09
  
  Cool cloudy weather decreased activity for the Beaver Creek fire near Walden for a second day.
  The fire was estimated Saturday afternoon at near 13,275 acres. It remains at 5 percent containment.
  The approximately 457 firefighters working the fire are preparing areas inside the fire perimeter to use as escape routes ahead of expected drier air that will move into the area beginning Sunday.
  “The vegetation will dry out and become more receptive to fire,” according to a
  
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• Fourth of July MLB Games See Big Ticket Price Increase for Some Teams, Deals for Others

  02-07-2016 21:02
  
  There may be no image more quintessentially American than baseball fans spending the Fourth of July at a baseball game – which is what many around the country are doing with their holiday on Monday. All 30 teams are playing in 15 parks, leading to an increase in prices compared to typical Mondays for some teams – and deals for others.
  Nowhere is this more evident than in Cleveland, where the Indians – as of June 30 – have won 12 games in a row and are sitting at
  
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• Man Survives Rolling His SUV 250 Feet Down Mountainside

  02-07-2016 20:47
  
  By Jeff Todd
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Hiking a 14,000-foot mountain can be dangerous, but just getting to the trailhead proved to be nearly deadly for a Denver man.
  On his way to a camping spot before trying to climb Castle and Conundrum Peaks, James Scully got stuck in snow on a 4-wheel-drive road.
  “I got to that tricky spot and I was a little overconfident in the vehicle and decided to try and correct it,” Scully said.
  (credit: CBS)
  With a snowbank on the passenger side of his m
  
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• Man Survives Rolling Down His SUV 250 Feet Down Mountainside

  02-07-2016 20:47
  
  By Jeff Todd
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Hiking a 14,000-foot mountain can be dangerous, but just getting to the trailhead proved to be nearly deadly for a Denver man.
  On his way to a camping spot before trying to climb Castle and Conundrum Peaks, James Scully got stuck in snow on a 4-wheel-drive road.
  “I got to that tricky spot and I was a little overconfident in the vehicle and decided to try and correct it,” Scully said.
  (credit: CBS)
  With a snowbank on the passenger side of his m
  
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• Bill Clinton offers rewards, and risks, to wife’s campaign

  02-07-2016 20:03
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — His popularity among Democrats is off the charts, he’s a fundraising powerhouse and his administration is hailed by many as a high-water mark of economic prosperity. Without question, one of the key assets in Hillary Clinton’s second campaign for the White House is her husband, Bill.
  And yet, there are still times when the former president can step in it.
  The latest headache came this past week, when Bill Clinton crossed paths at the Phoenix airport with Atto
  
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• Delta Co. Republican chairwoman resigns

  02-07-2016 19:51
  
  The chairwoman of the Delta County Republican Party who was accused of favoritism and posting a racist meme on her Facebook page has resigned.        
  
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• Islamic group: Muslim man beaten outside Orlando nightclub shooter’s mosque

  02-07-2016 19:50
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An Islamic civil rights group said a Muslim man was beaten Saturday outside the Fort Pierce Islamic Center that Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen had attended. The incident comes as the group says local authorities ignored requests for increased security, despite numerous threats.
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations released a statement saying a white truck stopped at the mosque at 4:15 a.m. Saturday and that a man made racial slurs, saying “You Musl
  
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• Rockies Shut Down By Norris In Dodgers Debut

  02-07-2016 19:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Colorado Rockies just couldn’t get anything going against Bud Norris in his Dodgers debut.
  Norris pitched six strong innings while filling in for the injured Clayton Kershaw, leading Los Angeles to a 5-0 victory over the Rockies on Friday night.
  The right-hander held the Rockies to a single and a double, and finished with eight strikeouts. Colorado got a runner to second only twice against Norris.
  The closest the Rockies came to scoring against him may have bee
  
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• Hillary Clinton interviewed by the FBI about private email server

  02-07-2016 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI about her use of a private email server as secretary of state, her campaign said Saturday, as federal investigators neared the end of the probe that has hung over her presidential campaign.
  Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, gave a voluntary interview for 3 1/2 hours on Saturday morning at FBI Headquarters in Washington, her campaign said.
  “She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Departm
  
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• A Swing & A Miss For Trump In Colorado

  02-07-2016 19:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It appears Donald Trump still has some work to do in his effort to win over many Colorado conservatives.
  Donald Trump speaks at the Western Conservative Summit. (credit: CBS)
  “I know the folks from Colorado and they’re wild,” the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said in a speech to approximately 2,000 people at the annual Western Conservative Summit. It’s a group that hasn’t fully committed to supporting his campaign.
  Some political
  
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• Mother charged with murder in deaths of her 4 children

  02-07-2016 18:51
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A mother in Tennessee has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse and neglect in connection with the stabbing deaths of her four young children, authorities said Saturday.
  Shanynthia Gardner of Memphis was charged with four counts of first degree murder while committing aggravated child neglect in the deaths of four of her children — all under the age of 5 — whose bodies were found after deputies entered her apartment in unincorporated Shelby Coun
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy kills “very heavily armed” man; saves 4 officers in South Carolina

  02-07-2016 18:46
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A sheriff in South Carolina says one of his officers shot and killed a “very heavily armed” man after something went wrong during an undercover operation.
  Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright told reporters near the scene of the 7 p.m. Friday shooting that he thinks the uniformed deputy likely saved at least four other officers’ lives. He turned the investigation over to the State Law Enforcement Division.
  Wright says the shooting happened at a home
  
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• Novak Djokovic’s 30-match Grand Slam streak ends at Wimbledon

  02-07-2016 18:28
  
  LONDON — Novak Djokovic’s 30-match Grand Slam winning streak ended stunningly Saturday with a 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Sam Querrey in Wimbledon’s third round.
  Djokovic had won the past four major titles in a row — and was halfway to the first calendar-year Grand Slam for a man since Rod Laver in 1969.
  “I believe in positive things in life, and I managed to win four Grand Slams in a row — two different seasons, though. I want to try to focus on that,&
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cool & Unsettled Today, Warmer & Drier Tomorrow

  02-07-2016 17:00
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Cool, unsettled and cloudy weather will stick around much of Colorado today with pockets of morning rain giving way to some scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
  A few thunderstorms this afternoon could briefly become severe with strong wind and large hail. The best chance for this to happen will be south and east of metro Denver.Locally heavy rain is also possible in a few locations today but the threat for flash flooding is much lower than we’ve seen in
  
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• Reminder: The Tour De France Starts Today, And It’s Ridiculously Hard

  02-07-2016 16:03
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  July is typically a dead period in the sports calendar for most Americans. It’s that weird in between time where the NHL and NBA have wrapped up, the MLB hasn’t quite hit midway point, and the NFL/college football seasons haven’t begun to ramp up yet. In that time period, it can be hard as a sports fan to find something to watch. However, what most people forget is that this time of the year is also when the world’s biggest bike race takes place.
  You may hav
  
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• Reminder: The Tour De France Starts, And It’s Ridiculously Hard

  02-07-2016 16:03
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  July is typically a dead period in the sports calendar for most Americans. It’s that weird in between time where the NHL and NBA have wrapped up, the MLB hasn’t quite hit midway point, and the NFL/college football seasons haven’t begun to ramp up yet. In that time period, it can be hard as a sports fan to find something to watch. However, what most people forget is that this time of the year is also when the world’s biggest bike race takes place.
  You may hav
  
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• Latest Forecast: Another Cool & Unsettled Day, Then A Warm Up

  02-07-2016 14:41
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s another cloudy and unsettled start to the day around much of Colorado with pockets of scattered rain showers.
  We’ll see this off and on through the morning and then by afternoon anticipate scattered thunderstorms.
  Just like we saw yesterday a few could be on the strong side and produce some locally heavy rain.
  Starting Sunday we’ll flip the switch to a drier and much warmer forecast for the first week of July.Watch Ed Greene forecasting
  
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• Gunfire Heard As Bangladesh Forces Move To Free Hostages

  02-07-2016 05:05
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Heavy gunfire and explosions rang out Saturday morning as Bangladesh security forces backed by armored vehicles moved to end a 10-hour standoff with heavily armed militants holding dozens of people hostage, including foreigners, after storming an upscale restaurant at the heart of Bangladesh’s diplomatic zone. Two police officers were killed and at least 26 people wounded in an earlier gun battle.
  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack
  
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• Frisco Community Remembers Deadly Flight For Life Crash

  02-07-2016 03:31
  
  FRISCO, Colo. (CBS4)– The community in Frisco is remembering a Flight for Life pilot killed in a crash one year ago. Two nurses on board were injured.
  Patrick Mahany died when the helicopter crashed shortly after take off from the hospital.Patrick Mahany (credit: CBS)
  Flight nurse Dave Repsher has been released from intensive care nearly a year after he was burned over 90 percent of his body. Dave Repsher (credit: Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation)
  Nurse Matt Bowe has recovered and returned to
  
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• Liquor Sales In Grocery Stores Pulled From November Ballot

  02-07-2016 02:28
  
  By Melissa GarciaDENVER (CBS4)– A referendum to put full-strength alcohol on grocery store shelves will no longer be on November’s ballot.
  The initiative would have allowed liquor sales at all 1,600 of Colorado’s major grocery stores like King Soopers and Safeway.
  A compromise reached between liquor and grocery store industry leaders in May will allow each major grocery store chain to sell liquor at only some of their stores.
  Your Choice Colorado, the campaign backing the initi
  
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• Avalanche Busy In Free Agency Friday, Sign Colborne, Tyutin

  02-07-2016 02:09
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche were busy in free agency Friday, signing a crop of players that includes forward Joe Colborne.
  The 26-year-old Colborne agreed to a two-year deal as he leaves Calgary after a season in which he set a career high in goals (19) and assists (25).
  Colorado also signed veteran defenseman Fedor Tyutin to a one-year contract. The 32-year-old Tyutin has 251 points and 510 penalty minutes in a dozen seasons with the New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets. He
  
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• Latest Forecast: Showers and Storms Continue Into Saturday

  02-07-2016 01:57
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Scattered showers and thunderstorms were again scattered across the state on Friday and once again a Flash Flood Watch was issued for the eastern plains (including the greater Denver area) and also for the southwest corner of the state.Some storm grew severe dropping heavy rains and large hail – some causing damage.High in Denver on Friday was again only in the 70s: 78 at the airport and 77 downtown.Looks like more of the same for Saturday: scattered storm
  
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• Firefighters Save Dog From Burning Home

  02-07-2016 01:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Firefighters in Denver saved a golden retriever from a burning home on Friday.
  Flames broke out in the basement of a house on East Amherst Avenue. When crews arrived they got the fire under control.
  (credit: Denver Fire Dept.)
  Firefighters gave the dog oxygen for smoke inhalation. No one else was hurt in the fire.
  Veterinarians checked out the dog and said the animal is doing well.
  (credit: Denver Fire Dept.)
  
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• City Park Pond Turns Green With Algae

  02-07-2016 01:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The pond in City Park has turned green with algae but city officials say it’s not dangerous.
  The recent hot weather streak is partly to blame.
  (credit: CBS)
  Crews have started treating the water with copper sulfate which is designed to slow the bloom of algae.
  Parks staff have also started to skim the surface to bring the algae closer to shore.
  (credit: CBS)
  Vacuum trucks will then try to suck some of the algae from the pond.
  That so-called slime could be used as ferti
  
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• Trump’s ‘Colorado Problem’

  02-07-2016 01:06
  
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4)– Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke at the Western Conservative Summit at the Colorado Convention Center on Friday. He touched on many topics ranging from guns to borders but some say he missed his opportunity in Colorado.
  “The NRA endorsed me to save your Second Amendment, 100 percent we’re saving your Second Amendment,” said Trump.
  Before Trump took the stage, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was
  
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• At Western Conservative Summit, Trump Calls Colorado Caucus ‘Rigged’

  02-07-2016 01:06
  
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4)– Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke at the Western Conservative Summit at the Colorado Convention Center on Friday. He touched on many topics ranging from guns to borders but some say he missed his opportunity in Colorado.
  “The NRA endorsed me to save your Second Amendment, 100 percent we’re saving your Second Amendment,” said Trump.
  Before Trump took the stage, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was
  
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• Hail Hits Douglas County, Damages Vehicles

  02-07-2016 01:02
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4)– A strong hail storm swept through Douglas County on Friday afternoon, destroying some cars and causing other damage to the area.
  (credit: CBS)
  PHOTO GALLERY: Hail Storm July 1, 2016
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• Two Colorado Teens Win Scholarships For Acting

  02-07-2016 00:46
  
  NEW YORK (CBS4) – Two Colorado student actors won scholarship money at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards on June 27. The teens also got a chance to perform on Broadway.
  “It’s been the most incredible week of my life. We performed on Broadway, last night,” said Charlotte Movizzo, a recent graduate of Ponderosa High School.
  (Credit NHSMTA)
  Movizzo was the 2016 winner of the Bobby G Award for outstanding performance in a lead role by an actress, which also
  
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• Attorney General In Aspen, Answers Questions About Bill Clinton

  02-07-2016 00:46
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Attorney General Loretta Lynch was in Aspen on Friday where she addressed her meeting with former President Bill Clinton.Lynch talked with Clinton aboard her government plane in Phoenix. She said it was all small talk but some call it a conflict of interest.
  Lynch’s office is overseeing the investigation of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.In Aspen, Lynch said she will not make the final decision on
  
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• Hit & Run Victim Asks Driver To Come Forward

  02-07-2016 00:36
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– The family of a woman seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver is asking the suspect to come forward.
  Amber Pennington was stopped at a red light near 66th Avenue and Federal Boulevard early Friday morning when a car slammed into her scooter from behind.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I just remember getting hit and feeling the dread that I knew what was going to come after,” said Amber Pennington. “After that I blacked out.”
  Pennington, 25, was on
  
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• Mystery Solved: Parking Enforcer’s Discipline Explained

  02-07-2016 00:27
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver’s top parking enforcer was suspended with pay, then issued a written reprimand for the way he handled the job application process for a convicted sex offender. That new information comes from a disciplinary letter obtained by CBS4.
  The Manager of Denver’s Right of Way Enforcement, Dominic Vaiana, was mysteriously placed on paid investigatory leave May 23 with no explanation to his subordinates. City administrators moved quickly to ensure Vai
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 7/1/16

  02-07-2016 00:22
  
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• Gay Talese Will Promote New Book, Backs Off Earlier Comments

  02-07-2016 00:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gay Talese has disavowed his disavowal.
  A day after saying the credibility of his upcoming book, “The Voyeur’s Motel,” was “down the toilet” because he felt he had been deceived by the story’s primary source, the celebrated author and journalist said he will be promoting it.
  “I was upset and probably said some things I didn’t, and don’t, mean,” Talese said in a statement issued Friday through publisher Grove Atlant
  
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