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• CBS Sports Poll 7/16/16

  16-07-2016 23:51
  
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• More Human Remains Found Near Eldora Mountain Resort

  16-07-2016 23:28
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – More human remains have been found near Eldora Mountain Resort, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
  The remains are believed to be connected to previous remains that were discovered in a snow boot last month.
  The boot where the human remains were found (credit: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)
  Investigators did confirm that the DNA results were not a match for Ryder Johnson, a 20-year-old Lafayette man who was reported missing in January an
  
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• Win Tickets To CBS4 Night With Lynyrd Skynyrd & Peter Frampton!

  16-07-2016 22:44
  
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to go to CBS4 Night with Lynard Skynyrdand Peter Frampton on August 9, 2016 at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre! One grand prize winner will receive tickets to the show, plus access to the Mazda VIP Lounge!
  
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• Arvada Pulls Plug On Proposed Shooting Range

  16-07-2016 22:29
  
  By Andrea Flores
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – The City of Arvada and Jefferson County are pulling the plug on a proposed outdoor shooting range.
  City and county leaders were met with backlash from the community during numerous public meetings, including residents in the nearby Leyden Rock neighborhood.
  The county says it took hundreds of comments from the community into consideration when making a final decision.
  (credit: CBS)
  The shooting range would have been near Highway 93 and 82nd street on
  
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• Children Safe After Standoff Situation In Aurora

  16-07-2016 21:33
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two children are safe after a standoff situation in Aurora.
  According to Sgt. Chris Amsler with Aurora Police, the incident occurred in the 1600 block of Havana Street.
  A 3-year-old and a 10-month-old were reportedly with the barricaded armed man inside a home.
  Police said the suspect was taken into custody peacefully just before 2 p.m.
  
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• Winds Could Drive Hayden Pass Fire On Saturday

  16-07-2016 19:51
  
  COALDALE, Colo. (AP) – Strong winds and lower humidity are expected to drive a wildfire Saturday that has chased residents from 140 homes in Coaldale.
  The U.S. Forest Service says a few rain showers are expected this weekend, but they won’t significantly reduce fire danger. Structure protection is the focus on Saturday.
  A number of the evacuated homes are near where firefighters are working Saturday to contain the 25-square-mile blaze. Residents have been told it could be a week or t
  
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• Elway held firm on Miller trade option

  16-07-2016 18:39
  
  John Elway had just made his final offer.       
  
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• CBS4 Recruiting Junior Weather Watchers

  16-07-2016 18:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Do you know a kid who loves to watch and report the weather?
  CBS4 is looking for kids ages 6-12 to join our Junior Weather Watcher program.
  All that’s necessary to participate is a love for weather and a few simple instruments such as a rain gauge, thermometer and a ruler.
  Tasso Leontaritis holds large hail that fell in Greenwood Village late Friday afternoon. (credit: Rob McClure)
  Junior Weather Watchers will have the opportunity to participate in hands on science by
  
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• Latest Forecast: High Fire Danger West, Few Storms North & East

  16-07-2016 17:46
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s going to feel like the middle of July across Colorado today with temperatures climbing well into the 80s and 90s across the region.
  We’ll even see a few places in the low 100s on the western slope and southeast plains.
  The combination of hot, dry and breezy conditions will drive our fire danger to high levels just about statewide.Here’s a bit of good news with regard to the high fire danger.There are signs that the annual flow of moistu
  
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• Latest Forecast: High Fire Danger With A Few Stray Storms

  16-07-2016 16:51
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s going to feel like the middle of July across Colorado today with temperatures climbing well into the 80s and 90s statewide.
  We’ll even see a few places in the low 100s on the western slope and southeast plains.
  The combination of hot, dry and breezy conditions will drive our fire danger to high levels just about statewide.
  There’s a slim chance for a few afternoon and evening thunderstorms but they won’t last too long and there wo
  
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• Von Miller, Broncos sign 6-year contract

  16-07-2016 14:56
  
  Denver Broncos General Manager John Elway became a living legend for his comebacks. There was "The Drive," and now there is "The Deal."         
  
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• Authorities Identify 3-Year-Old Son Of Officer Who Died In Accidental Shooting

  16-07-2016 03:56
  
  OAK CREEK, Colo. (CBS4) – The son of a Steamboat Springs police officer somehow got hold of his father’s gun and shot himself.
  The tragedy happened on Thursday at the family’s home in Oak Creek, not far from Steamboat Springs. An ambulance met the family halfway as they were trying to get the child to the hospital.
  Routt County authorities on Friday identified the boy as 3-year-old Gavin Stiles.
  Investigators are looking into how the boy got a hold of the gun.
  
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• Authorities Identify 3-Year-Old Son Of Cop Who Died In Accidental Shooting

  16-07-2016 03:56
  
  OAK CREEK, Colo. (CBS4) – The son of a Steamboat Springs police officer somehow got hold of his father’s gun and shot himself.
  The tragedy happened on Thursday at the family’s home in Oak Creek, not far from Steamboat Springs. An ambulance met the family halfway as they were trying to get the child to the hospital.
  Routt County authorities on Friday identified the boy as 3-year-old Gavin Stiles.
  Investigators are looking into how the boy got a hold of the gun.
  
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• Concert Promoter Adds Metal Detectors At 5 Denver Music Venues

  16-07-2016 03:10
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – The alarming number of terror attacks across the globe has one music promoter changing security policies.
  AEG Live says concertgoers will now have to go through metal detectors at the five facilities they operate in the Denver area.
  At Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Friday night people attending Lyle Lovett’s concert had to walk through metal detectors. It was the first time the detectors have been used at the venue. There are 26 in all.
  Offic
  
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• Anger In Breckenridge Over Hit & Run Sentence

  16-07-2016 02:32
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Some people who live in Breckenridge say they are angry about a judge’s sentencing decision in a hit-and-run case.
  Hallie Schmitt was sentenced to six years of probation on Monday Summit County District Court. Earlier this year she pleaded guilty to a felony charge of leaving the scene after striking and injuring Laura Hamilton with her car the day after Christmas 2014. She was captured a few days later.
  Hallie Schmitt (credit: Breckenridge Poli
  
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• Werthmann: ‘Today I Focused On Strength And Endurance’

  16-07-2016 02:29
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  Today I woke up before the sun.
  You’d think that would be easy for a weekend morning anchor who wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to be to work by 5 a.m., but it’s not. It’s especially difficult to not want to hit snooze 10 times let alone get up and run at that ungodly hour. Moments like this are when I miss my old evening schedule – wake up at 8 a.m., get out for a run around 8:30 a.m., back home by 10 a.m., then prepare for the work day ahead. Finding a new work
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 7/15/16

  16-07-2016 02:18
  
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• Members Of Denver’s French Community Mourn Victims Of Terrorist Attack

  16-07-2016 01:42
  
  By Shawn Chitnis
  DENVER (CBS4) – Members of the local chapter from the Alliance Française say they are once again mourning for their friends and family in France, who are victims to another terrorist attack, this time on the coast of the country.
  “It is with great sadness and anger that we have to accept what happened in Nice,” said Linette Hayat, Board President of the AF of Denver. “The alliance is in mourning.”
  The Alliance Française of Denver is on
  
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• Members Of Denver’s French Community Mourn Victims Of Terror Attack

  16-07-2016 01:42
  
  By Shawn Chitnis
  DENVER (CBS4) – Members of the local chapter from the Alliance Française say they are once again mourning for their friends and family in France, who are victims to another terrorist attack, this time on the coast of the country.
  “It is with great sadness and anger that we have to accept what happened in Nice,” said Linette Hayat, Board President of the AF of Denver. “The alliance is in mourning.”
  The Alliance Française of Denver is on
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Hot and Dry Weekend Ahead; Storms Return Next Week

  16-07-2016 01:40
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Friday began with sunshine and highs rapidly warming…however we only reached 88 degrees as cool outflow winds from big storms in Nebraska cut off the heating and dropped most of northeastern Colorado into the 60s and 70s by late afternoon. That also produced a brief storm that ran through Denver that did contain brief heavy rain and hail. The official high in Denver reached 88.Heavy storms pounded the eastern border areas with strong storms producing hai
  
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• TSA To Open Temporary Pre-Check Enrollment Center

  16-07-2016 00:53
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  GLENDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Transportation Security Administration is opening an additional, temporary office in the Denver metro area to accommodate increased demand for its Pre-Check program.
  The expedited security screening program allows members to get through the security checkpoint faster and with fewer steps.
  In one of 15 temporary enrollment centers opening across the country this summer, TSA will open a temporary center inside the Hyatt Place Denver Ch
  
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• Ex-Colorado Sen. Bill Armstrong Remembered For Work, Faith

  16-07-2016 00:36
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Former Colorado Sen. William Armstrong, a major conservative voice during the Reagan administration, was remembered for his work ethic, his faith and his joy during a memorial service Friday.
  Armstrong died last week after a five-year battle with cancer at the age of 79.
  During the service at Cherry Hills Community Church, former campaign manager and friend Terry Considine remembered meeting with Armstrong about a week before his death. Knowing the end was nea
  
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• Weekend I-270 Closures Scheduled For Rail Line Work

  16-07-2016 00:32
  
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4) – Drivers should expect full closures of Interstate 270 this weekend as crews pour concrete for the new Skyway Bridge decks.
  This is part of the North Metro Rail Line project. Eastbound I-270 will close at 10 p.m. Friday, July 15 from I-76 to Vasquez Boulevard until 4 a.m. Saturday, July 16th.
  I-270 will close in the westbound direction from Vasquez Blvd to I-76 overnight Saturday, July 16th starting at 11 p.m. into Sunday, July 17th at 6 a.m.
  Drivers will be d
  
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