• Von's Jerry Maguire reaction to contract

    Von's Jerry Maguire reaction to contract
    If there's any doubt that Von Miller is ecstatic about his new deal with the Denver Broncos, let's end that right now.       
  • Shanahan Mansion Goes Up For Sale In Denver

    Shanahan Mansion Goes Up For Sale In Denver
    CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS) – Looking for a place that’s been home to Super Bowl celebrations and political fundraisers? Have $22 million to spare? That’s the asking price for Mike Shanahan’s home in Cherry Hills Village.
    (credit: denverrealestate.com)
    The former Broncos head coach left the team in 2009 after the team failed to make the playoffs for the third year in a row, but he kept the house.
    Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a fundra
  • DUI Crash Victim Now Dealing With Flooded Apartment

    DUI Crash Victim Now Dealing With Flooded Apartment
    CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A family already reeling from the aftermath of a drunk driving accident is now coping with damage from a flood.
    A suspected drunk driver hit Diondre Moore, 21, earlier this month as he was walking home from work. He has a broken neck, leg and ribs.
    Diondre Moore (credit: CBS)
    More recently, his mother, Jennifer Moore, found her apartment flooded. Gallons of water had poured out of a broken pipe.
    “Twenty-five to 30 gallons a minute were flowing out into my a
  • Plaza Beer Garden launches Monday in Denver’s Union Station

    Plaza Beer Garden launches Monday in Denver’s Union Station
    The Plaza Beer Garden at Union Station is the latest place to join the restaurant trend of beer halls and beer gardens popping up across the country — and its menu is the creation of one of Denver’s top chefs, Lon Symensma, chef-owner of such popular eateries as ChoLon and Cho 77.
    The beer garden, which opens at 11 a.m. Monday, is located on Wynkoop Plaza directly under the Crawford Hotel sign.
    “There are beautiful picnic tables that are so cool,” said Symensma. &ldq
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  • Feds fine Evraz steel in Pueblo more than $103,000 over safety violations

    Feds fine Evraz steel in Pueblo more than $103,000 over safety violations
    Pueblo’s largest steel mill was fined more than $103,000 after it was cited for a number of workplace safety issues, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday.
    OSHA found 24 serious safety violations at Evraz Inc. NA, and fined the company for 12 of them, mostly for not having proper safety protections in place such as fire extinguishers and guardrails, or routinely inspecting large overhead cranes. OSHA does not count the violations individually and often bundl
  • Next up for John Elway: Securing wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders

    Next up for John Elway: Securing wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders
    Emmanuel Sanders doesn’t want to hear about it.
    The wide receiver is entering the final season on the three-year contract he signed with the Broncos in 2014, and his agent has had discussions with them about a new deal.  But Sanders says he has purposely shielded himself from the talks and speculation.
    “I don’t know anything,” Sanders told The Denver Post last week. “I told my agent, ‘Don’t get me involved unless there’s something major.&
  • Elway On Miller Deal: ‘I’m Proud Of How We Handled This’

    Elway On Miller Deal: ‘I’m Proud Of How We Handled This’
    DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos General Manager John Elway says the team has high expectations for linebacker Von Miller now that the two sides have worked out a long-term deal.
    “Going forward, we expect great things from Von not only on the field but with the responsibility he has as a leader on the team,” Elway said in the team’s official press release announcing Friday’s deal.
    Congrats @Millerlite40! Excited for what the future holds for you & our team. Proud of ever
  • The Rev. Timothy Tyler to push ahead with social-justice crusade in Denver

    The Rev. Timothy Tyler to push ahead with social-justice crusade in Denver
    At a moment when racial divisions in America have reached a critical stage, Denver will keep one of its most passionate fighters for social justice.
    The Rev. Timothy Tyler, pastor of the historic Shorter Community AME Church in Denver, lost his campaign last week to become bishop of the national African Methodist Episcopal Church. If he had been  successful, he would have been reassigned to Africa, Europe, the Caribbean or elsewhere in the United States.
    “Unfortuna
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  • Turkish military in attempted coup, prime minister says

    Turkish military in attempted coup, prime minister says
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A group within Turkey’s military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul.
    Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: “it is correct that there was an attempt,” when asked if there was a coup.
    Yildirim didn’t provide details, but said Turkey would never allow any “initiative that would in
  • Zooming housing costs cause big surge in metro Denver inflation rate

    Zooming housing costs cause big surge in metro Denver inflation rate
    The Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index jumped 3 percent in the first half of the year compared to the first six months of 2015.Steve Nehf, The Denver PostSoaring housing costs along the northern Front Range are contributing to a consumer inflation rate triple the U.S. average, according to a report Friday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    The Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index jumped 3 percent in the first half of the year compared to the first six months of 2
  • Broncos, other NFL players react to Von Miller’s record contract

    Broncos, other NFL players react to Von Miller’s record contract
    Von Miller’s teammates had said repeatedly this offseason they believed a long-term deal would get done. They believed their star linebacker and Super Bowl MVP would get his money and return to the field for training camp. They believed their defense, which already lost a few key names in free agency, would not lose its backbone.
    But they also believed Miller would stay true to his word and sit out the season if no accord was reached.
    “I believe him,” cornerback Chris Harris sa
  • Pedestrian seriously injured in collision near downtown Denver

    Pedestrian seriously injured in collision near downtown Denver
    A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle near downtown Denver on Friday afternoon.
    The crash happened about 1 p.m. near the intersection of 16th Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in the city’s North Capitol Hill neighborhood.
    Denver police say the intersection is closed while they investigate. Further details on the collision were not released.
  • Deputy’s Gun-Jamming Shot Was ‘One In A Billion’

    Deputy’s Gun-Jamming Shot Was ‘One In A Billion’
    AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A deputy is said to have fired a “one in a billion” shot at two men who were attacking him earlier this year.
    That’s according to the investigators of a shooting incident that happened in January at an apartment complex in Aurora.
    Jefferson County Deputy Jose Marquez was off duty and visiting his girlfriend in Aurora when two masked men attacked. They fired, hitting him once in the shoulder and once in the stomach, but he survived.
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  • So you think you know who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania? Think again

    So you think you know who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania? Think again
    WASHINGTON — Presidential candidates work for years to move in to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. For 24-year-old Nicole Berns, moving in was much easier, requiring filling out a three-page form and paying $500 in fees.
    Berns’ keys aren’t for the White House. They’re for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, a 77-unit apartment building that began leasing about a year ago. It is just about 3½ miles from the White House, which has the same numbered address but is at 1600 Pennsylvania A
  • Von Miller’s record contract: By the numbers

    Von Miller’s record contract: By the numbers
    Von Miller’s six-year contract, by the numbers:
    $114.5 million: Total value, the largest among nonquarterbacks in NFL history.
    $70 million: Overall guarantees earned by March 2018, making up for 60 percent of the contract’s total value. Only Colts QB Andrew Luck has received more in guarantees, at $87 million.
    $23 million: Signing bonus.
    $42 million: Fully guaranteed at signing (2016, 2017 salary and bonuses).
    $61 million: Guaranteed within first eight months, exceeding the $55.
  • Wildly Popular Pokemon GO Leading To Unintended Consequences

    Wildly Popular Pokemon GO Leading To Unintended Consequences
    LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Since its release last Wednesday, the wildly popular Pokemon GO game has sent throngs of players all across cities nationwide in search of characters like Pikachu.
    The new interactive smartphone game is being played by the millions. Using each gamer’s GPS location, it sends players into the real world to look for virtual Pokemon characters.
    But, in recent days, it has become apparent that some have wandered into trouble while playing the game.
    “I was l
  • MuckFest MS Denver

    MuckFest MS Denver
    July 16, 2016: MuckFest® MS is the FUN mud run with the best obstacles. No special training or equipment required: just bring a pair of sneakers and your sense of humor.
  • Colorado Expert: Spread Of Zika From Woman To Man Not Surprising

    Colorado Expert: Spread Of Zika From Woman To Man Not Surprising
    NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.
    Zika is usually spread by mosquitoes, and health officials have known for some time that men can spread it through sex. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the case Friday and updated its advice for pregnant women.
    The CDC now advises them to use protection if their sex partner has traveled to a Zika-inf
  • Animal Advocates Sit In Hot Car To Illustrate Danger

    Animal Advocates Sit In Hot Car To Illustrate Danger
    BOSTON (CBS) – As the clock ticks toward the end of formal sessions this legislative session on Beacon Hill, there is one bill gaining a lot of traction.
    It would allow first responders, and sometimes civilians, to break into cars where they see an animal in distress during extreme heat or cold.
    It passed the Senate unanimously in June and got approval in the House Thursday afternoon.
    Cambridge Animal Control Officer Mark McCabe says pet owners who leave their animals in their cars are not
  • Latest Forecast: Scattered Storms Expected As We End The Week

    Latest Forecast: Scattered Storms Expected As We End The Week
    By Dave AguileraDENVER (CBS4) – A few afternoon thunderstorms are expected as we move through the afternoon and early evening today.
    Along and east of Interstate 25 there is the potential for some of these to be strong or severe with large hail the primary threat.
    Unfortunately these storms will not bring widespread precipitation but some locally heavy rain is possible.
    The trend for the weekend and early next week will be more of the same with high fire danger due to hot and dry weather.
  • Keidel: Tom Brady Suspended… Get Over It, Pats Fans

    Keidel: Tom Brady Suspended… Get Over It, Pats Fans
    By Jason Keidel
    With one sentence, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did something that NFL defenses have failed to do for 15 years: knock Tom Brady out of a football game.
    Brady has often been sacked, but he’s always peeled himself from the turf, and, most times, led his team to victory. But Brady will be sidelined for four games to start the 2016 NFL season. Or at least it looks that way to 99 percent of the public.
    And for those still clinging to the cinematic, Mr. Smith Goes to Was
  • Von Miller Becomes Highest Paid Defensive Player In NFL History

    Von Miller Becomes Highest Paid Defensive Player In NFL History
    By Michael Spencer
    DENVER (CBS4) – After months of talk the deal is finally done.
    Von Miller of the Denver Broncos reacts after a play in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers during Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
    The Denver Broncos and Von Miller agreed to a long-term deal Friday afternoon. Miller first broke the news via his Instagram account.The Broncos later announced officially that Miller signed a six-year contrac
  • Miller Tweets ‘FOR LIFE,’ Agent Says Deal Is Done

    Miller Tweets ‘FOR LIFE,’ Agent Says Deal Is Done
    DENVER (CBS4) – Von Miller has signed a long term contract with the Denver Broncos, according to his agent.
    The jubilant Super Bowl MVP sent a tweet announcing the news with the simple words “FOR LIFE.”
    FOR LIFE pic.twitter.com/ayvzpJ1WZh
    — Von Miller (@Millerlite40) July 15, 2016An NFL Network report states Miller agreed to a six-year deal with the Broncos that’s worth a reported $114 million with $70 million in guaranteed money.
    RELATED: Miller Wanted To Be A Bron
  • Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: July 11th-July 15th

    Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: July 11th-July 15th
    The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
    Number 5: In this week’s episode, we start with Joseph from Fort Worth, Texas who called in to Shan and RJ on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas to tell the guys that Dirk Nowitzki deserves to win another title.
    Number 4: Checking in at four, Levi from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who hopped on with Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team on
  • Hayden Pass Fire Burns Over 15,000 Acres, Still Growing

    Hayden Pass Fire Burns Over 15,000 Acres, Still Growing
    COALDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Hayden Pass Fire in Fremont County has burned 15,754 acres as of Friday morning.
    Tackling the fire are 645 firefighters, seven helicopters, and possible fixed-wing ‘loaner’ aircraft on Friday.
    Though the fire continues to expand, some evacuees will temporarily be allowed inside the perimeter to check on their homes Friday.
    Other areas of the wildfire are still too dangerous, even for firefighters.
    (credit: CBS)
  • Stadium’s Broncos Logo Gets First Makeover Since Construction

    Stadium’s Broncos Logo Gets First Makeover Since Construction
    DENVER (CBS4) – Football season is just around the corner and the Broncos stadium is getting prepared with a makeover.
    The massive logo in the north end zone was repainted Thursday for the first time since the stadium opened in 2001.
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  • Rockies Travel To Atlanta To Start Second Half Of Season

    Rockies Travel To Atlanta To Start Second Half Of Season
    As the Colorado Rockies open their second-half schedule Friday against the Braves in Atlanta, rookie Trevor Story hopes to find his hitting stroke after a rough start to July.
  • Aurora Police Stress Juvenile Curfew Amid Pokémon GO Craze

    Aurora Police Stress Juvenile Curfew Amid Pokémon GO Craze
    AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora are reminding teens not to break the city’s curfew in pursuit of creatures on Pokémon GO.
    The new game, an app that uses real world locations with digital Pokémon creatures, has players walking all over their towns.
    Kids gather in a park to collect digital creatures on the game Pokémon GO (credit: Chelsea Holland)
    Police put out a reminder on Facebook saying the city’s parks close every weeknight at 11, or midnig
  • Mosquitoes In Boulder County Test Positive For West Nile Virus

    Mosquitoes In Boulder County Test Positive For West Nile Virus
    BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Boulder County Health Department announced Thursday that mosquitoes in a pool near Longmont have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
    Positive mosquito pools have also been confirmed in Larimer County this year. So far there are three West Nile human cases in 2016, according to the state health department.
    “Unfortunately, wet weather followed by high temperatures creates an ideal environment for mosquitoes to breed,” said Lane Drager, Bou
  • Police Officer Faces Felony Charges In Road Rage Case

    Police Officer Faces Felony Charges In Road Rage Case
    WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A police officer is facing felony charges in a deadly road rage incident that took place earlier this summer in northeast Colorado.
    Ault police officer Blair Jackson, 48, is now being charged with vehicular manslaughter.
    On June 1, Jackson was off-duty while driving south on Highway 85. It is unclear what sparked the incident, but witnesses said he and another driver began leap-frogging in front of one another, and speeds reached 90 miles per hour
  • Latest Forecast: Severe Storms Possible In Parts Of Colorado

    Latest Forecast: Severe Storms Possible In Parts Of Colorado
    By Lauren Whitney
    DENVER (CBS4) – After a brief break from the 90s yesterday, we are back to the heat today. Highs will jump to the low 90s with sunny skies for most of the day. There is a chance for a few storms in the Denver area, but the better chance is out east. Large hail and wind will be our biggest threats, along with heavy rain from the storms. The Western Slope and high country should stay very dry today.
    And more dry conditions as we head into the weekend. Fire Weather Watches w
  • Boulder Celebrates 9th Annual ‘Tube To Work Day’

    Boulder Celebrates 9th Annual ‘Tube To Work Day’
    BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Friday is the ninth annual Tube To Work Day in Boulder. Begun by two men in 2008, attendance jumped to over 200 participants in 2015.
    Participants should bring their own tube to Eben G. Fine Park, the Boulder Creek drop in point. A helmet and closed toed shoes are mandatory, and a wet suit recommended
    A Facebook page holds all the details, including an update on the creek: flow is low so tubers can expect mellow waters, “longer commute times,”
  • Broncos, Von Miller on verge of deal

    Broncos, Von Miller on verge of deal
    It appears the Denver Broncos and Von Miller are on the verge of a contract agreement that will keep the star linebacker with the team into the next decade.       
  • Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Colorado

    Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Colorado
    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has an eight point lead in Colorado over Republican Donald Trump, according to an NBC poll released Thursday evening.       
  • The 'one-in-a-billion' shot

    The 'one-in-a-billion' shot
    The shot is being called “one in a billion.”       
  • Anti-Trump vote fails in GOP committee

    Anti-Trump vote fails in GOP committee
    A committee at the Republican National Convention has defeated an effort by conservatives who want to let delegates vote for any presidential candidate they'd like.       
  • Denver Parks And Rec Cutting Goose Population

    Denver Parks And Rec Cutting Goose Population
    By Brian Maass
    DENVER (CBS4) – Beset by complaints about aggressive Canada geese and their droppings, Denver’s Parks and Recreation Department is engaging in forced birth control for geese in Denver parks by oiling eggs, preventing them from hatching.
    “It creates suffocation in the egg and we don’t have new goslings,” said Vicki Vargas-Madrid, wildlife program administrator for Denver Parks and Rec. “It’s very successful in the parks we are using it at.&
  • Former world leaders visit Little...

    Former world leaders visit Little...
    In the storied history of Little Rock Central High School, there never was a day quite like this one.       
  • Why are online conversations so toxic?

    Why are online conversations so toxic?
    Chances are you found this article on Facebook --  maybe Twitter -- and that means chances are the post regarding this article (or most others on your feed) has some ridiculously hateful and non-constructive comments posted by someone hiding behind a profile.       
  • Tebow says he's not appearing at RNC

    Tebow says he's not appearing at RNC
    Tim Tebow won't be at the Republican National Convention after all.       
  • Officer's child shot and killed

    Officer's child shot and killed
    The child of a Steamboat Springs police officer was killed Thursday possibly by an accidental gun discharge.       
  • Colts Commission Artist To Create Statue Of Peyton Manning

    Colts Commission Artist To Create Statue Of Peyton Manning
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have commissioned city firefighter and artist Ryan Feeney to create a statue of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
    The Colts say the statue will be placed outside Lucas Oil Stadium next year. Manning was quarterback of the Colts for 14 seasons, leading them to a Super Bowl title, and retired after playing four seasons with the Denver Broncos, leading them to a Super Bowl win last season.
    Feeney is founder of Indy Art Forge and h
  • Several Cold Springs Firefighters Hospitalized In I-25 Crash

    Several Cold Springs Firefighters Hospitalized In I-25 Crash
    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Five firefighters who were working on the Cold Springs Fire were hurt in a car crash on Thursday afternoon while they were headed to another Colorado wildfire.
    The crash involving two firefighter pickup trucks, a semi and a box truck happened on Interstate 25 near Fort Collins. In a news release about the crash the U.S. Forest Service wrote that “the five firefighters only sustained minor injuries and are in good spirits.” They were all released fro
  • 2 ‘Fugitives’ Wanted In Crime Ring Involving Escaped Inmate

    2 ‘Fugitives’ Wanted In Crime Ring Involving Escaped Inmate
    By Jeff Todd
    ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Arvada say two women believed to have a role in a car theft ring that dates back to 2014 are fugitives.
    Nicki Lee Blea, 33, and Danielle Marie Sanchez, 35, are wanted for their part with Travis Sandlin, the only person to ever escape from the Jefferson County Jail.
    Danielle Marie Sanchez, left, and Nicki Lee Blea, right (credit: Arvada Police)
    Sandlin was arrested in 2014 and slipped through a gap in fencing before going on a two week spree ste
  • Full Containment Reached On Cold Springs Fire

    Full Containment Reached On Cold Springs Fire
    NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4/AP) — Firefighters have fully contained a wildfire that destroyed eight homes near Nederland.
    The last remaining evacuees of the Cold Springs Fire in Boulder County are now being allowed to return home.
    Two men accused of accidentally starting the fire by not fully extinguishing their campfire were charged Wednesday with fourth degree arson. It carries a penalty of up to 12 years in prison.
    In southern Colorado, people are still evacuated because of the Hayden Pass F
  • Von Miller Watch: Reports Say Good Chance Deal Will Get Done

    Von Miller Watch: Reports Say Good Chance Deal Will Get Done
    DENVER (CBS4) – There appears to be a good chance the Denver Broncos will offer a contract to Super Bowl MVP Von Miller that he will accept before the NFL’s franchise tag deadline, according to multiple reports.
    Miller and the Broncos have been trying to negotiate a deal for months and he didn’t participate in any offseason practices. He has said he won’t play under the franchise tag, and is seeking a deal that would make him the highest paid non-quarterback in the league
  • Battle Brewing Over Trees In Denver Neighborhood

    Battle Brewing Over Trees In Denver Neighborhood
    DENVER (CBS4) – Cathy Schultz lives in a section of Green Valley Ranch known as Fairway Villas. For almost three years she has been bothered by letters from her governing district telling her she’s in violation of covenant rules requiring two trees outside her house.
    She has spent nearly $2,500 during that time trying to purchase a tree that will grow on what she says are very harsh conditions out near Denver International Airport.
    “There’s a high water table here,”
  • Report critical of 16th Street Mall

    Report critical of 16th Street Mall
    Denver's "downtown environment," especially on the 16th Street Mall, is the No. 1 complaint about Denver among convention and meeting planners — and it's causing the city to lose business.       

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