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• Crews Fully Contain 2 Smaller Wildfires Near Eagle And Durango

  18-07-2016 23:54
  
  EAGLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Two smaller wildfires that broke out in Colorado on Wednesday have been 100 percent contained.
  The approximately 20-acre Red Table Fire near Eagle was burning southeast of Sylvan Lake. According to Mike Porras with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, normal operations at Sylvan Lake State Park resumed on Monday.“Visitors are invited to enjoy a variety of day-use and overnight activities, including hiking, fishing, boating and camping,” Porras said in a statement.
  
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• Coach Kubiak: ‘Nothing’s Smooth About What We Do’

  18-07-2016 23:35
  
  (AP) – Peyton Manning is retired. Tom Coughlin is gone. Heck, the Rams no longer are in St. Louis.
  Upheaval is the buzzword for the NFL as training camps open. At least until big-name players get big-time injuries, or major holdouts end, or tackling and blocking for real begin, the departures of a likely Hall of Fame player and coach will be front and center.
  Not to mention the first shifting of an NFL franchise since the Oilers moved to Tennessee in 1997.
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• Driver Shot After Pulling Over, Trying To Help Other Driver

  18-07-2016 23:27
  
  RIFLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A driver on Colorado’s Western Slope is recovering from serious injuries after he says he was shot by someone he was trying to help over the weekend.
  The incident happened early Saturday morning on Highway 13, about 9 miles north of the town of Rifle.
  Officials with the Garfield County Sheriff’s office said the man was fired on after he pulled over to try to help the person or people who were in their car on the side of the road. The car had its flashers o
  
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• Help Needed Identifying 2 Bodies Found Colorado River

  18-07-2016 23:21
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Authorities are asking for help identifying the bodies of two men found in the Colorado River in Grand Junction.
  The bodies of the men – a white male between 40 and 50 years old and a white male between 30 and 50 years old with a mustache and beard – were found Sunday in different locations by people recreating in the river.The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office and Grand Junction police say there are no reports of any missing persons matching
  
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• Tumult At GOP Convention Over Effort To Stop Trump

  18-07-2016 23:03
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Republicans cast Donald Trump as the right man for turbulent times as they opened their presidential convention Monday against a backdrop of unsettling summer violence and persistent discontent within their own party.
  The glue keeping Republicans together was disdain for Hillary Clinton. Convention speakers planned to relentlessly paint the presumptive Democratic nominee as entrenched in a system that fails to keep Americans safe.
  While safety and security was the focus of
  
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• Hayden Pass Fire Near Coaldale Now 30 Percent Contained

  18-07-2016 23:02
  
  COALDALE, Colo. (AP) – Firefighters are letting areas of a wildfire burn near Coaldale in southern Colorado because it is too dangerous to get into some wilderness areas.
  However, they have managed to protect homes and contain 30 percent of the blaze as of Monday.
  (credit: CPS Canon City, Twitter)
  Residents began evacuating July 11 after the fire flared up from a lightning strike several days earlier. It has burned 25 square miles.
  In northern Colorado, the state’s largest fire, burn
  
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• Keidel: Stephen Strasburg Finally Living Up To Hype

  18-07-2016 23:01
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Despite all the pomp and hype that blew through baseball’s door when pitcher Stephen Strasburg was the top pick in the 2009 MLB draft, he hasn’t had a singular season that justified it.
  That has finally changed.
  Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season for the Washington Nationals, a historic one even. And, if history is any precursor, a Cy Young season.
  Strasburg is only the fifth pitcher in the Cy Young era (since 1956) to start 13-0. Three of the other four &
  
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• Car Crash Leads To Discovery Of Homemade Bomb In Basalt

  18-07-2016 22:58
  
  BASALT, Colo. (AP) – Authorities say a car crash related to a domestic dispute led them disable a homemade bomb found in a home in Basalt.
  The bizarre chain of events started when a man called 911 to report the crash Sunday. When police showed up, 28-year-old Dustin Brown was gone but a woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police say she told them that Brown had made an explosive device in their home.
  Dustin Brown (credit: Eagle County Sheriff’s Office)
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• Witnesses Say Suspect In Fatal Taco Bell Shooting Waited In Vehicle For Police

  18-07-2016 22:45
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Authorities say one person has died in a shooting outside a Taco Bell in Colorado Springs.
  Officers had responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a shooting to find the injured man, who later died at a hospital. The victim has not yet been identified.
  Witnesses said the victim was a teen and the shooter was an older man with a cane.
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  Police say a suspect was taken into custody and there is no threat to the public. According to w
  
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• Shooting In Taco Bell Parking Lot Leaves 1 Dead

  18-07-2016 22:45
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Authorities say one person has died in a shooting outside a Taco Bell in Colorado Springs.
  Officers had responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a shooting to find the injured man, who later died at a hospital. The victim has not yet been identified.
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  Police say a suspect has been taken into custody and there is no threat to the public.
  Officers say the incident may have been related to road rage.
  The shooting remains under investig
  
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• Semi Hauling Crushed Cars Overturns On Interstate

  18-07-2016 22:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A semi truck hauling crushed vehicles crashed in Denver on Monday afternoon, causing a big traffic backup.
  The crash happened just before 1:30 p.m. on the onramp from northbound Interstate 25 to eastbound Interstate 70.
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  Authorities closed the ramp and there was no estimate given on when it would reopen.
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  There were no injuries in the crash, according to Denver police.
  
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• Bomb Squad Detonates Suspicious Package At Denver Federal Center

  18-07-2016 21:55
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Law enforcement responded to the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood Monday morning on reports of a suspicious package.
  Lakewood police announced just before 11 a.m. that southbound Kipling Street was closed between 6th Avenue and West Alameda Avenue due to a suspicious item.
  A spokesperson for the DFC said a female showed up to the main entrance, Gate 1, and dropped off a backpack, saying there was a bomb in it.
  That woman was immediately arrested and questioned by
  
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• This Week In Golf: Stenson’s Sunday 63 At Open Championship Makes History

  18-07-2016 20:55
  
  By Sam McPherson
  When explaining the 2016 Open Championship at Scotland’s Royal Troon, even the superlatives don’t seem to make sense. Two golfers –Sweden’s Henrik Stenson and America’s Phil Mickelson — played head and shoulders above the rest of the field. And when it was over, Stenson had completed a round for the ages, while Mickelson, on the unlucky side in yet another major championship, was left to shake his head.
  Stenson’s Sunday round of 63 tied
  
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• Drone Racers Dream Big As Their Sport Gains Popularity

  18-07-2016 20:54
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – It’s not motorcross, a new craze called Rotorcross has piqued the interest of many drone owners in Colorado.
  A CBS4 photographer recently traveled to Aurora Sports Park to see what drone racing is all about. He found some serious competitors among the entrants into the Regional 5A MultiGP Qualifiers.
  (credit: CBS)
  Each “pilot” was using a transmitter to control their drone remotely as it flew around a large course set up with cones and gates. Many o
  
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• Man Who Sent White Powder To Jewish Groups Sentenced

  18-07-2016 20:10
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who mailed white powder to Jewish groups in Boulder will be spending a year on work release at the Boulder County Jail.
  Prosecutors say in April 2015 Jeffrey Klinkel sent a letter with white powder to the Boulder Jewish Community Center and the congregation Har Hashem. Klinkel wound up pleading guilty earlier this year.
  Klinkel’s fingerprints were found on both letters. The white powder turned out to be corn starch.
  Klinkel’s sentencing hearin
  
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• Suspicious Package Found At Denver Federal Center

  18-07-2016 19:25
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Law enforcement responded to the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood Monday morning on reports of a suspicious package.
  Lakewood police announced just before 11 a.m. that southbound Kipling Street was closed between 6th Avenue and West Alameda Avenue due to a suspicious item.
  A spokesperson for the DFC said a suspicious package had been identified at Gate 1, shutting down all foot traffic and vehicles east of 3rd Street inside the complex.
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• Teen Dies After Getting Struck By Car In Bike Lane

  18-07-2016 19:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A teenager who was struck by a car last week while riding a bike or skateboard in a bike lane with friends has died.
  Cole Sukle, 14, was one of the teens who was hurt when Patricia Livingston, 81, veered into them while she was driving on East Yale Avenue in the University Park neighborhood.
  Authorities said on Monday that Sukle died last Thursday, the day after the crash.
  Livingston now tentatively faces charges of careless driving resulting in death and careless driving r
  
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• Crews Search For Reported Drowning Victim in Silverthorne

  18-07-2016 18:03
  
  SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Summit County Water Rescue Team searched a lake in Silverthorne Monday morning after reports of a drowning.
  The drowning was first reported Sunday evening, describing a female paddleboarder who went under at North Pond Park.
  Dive teams as well as a search and rescue dog were on scene Monday morning to resume searching for the victim.
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• Midseason Changes In MLB Can Help Your Fantasy Baseball Team

  18-07-2016 17:14
  
  By Sam McPherson
  The trading deadline is approaching in Major League Baseball, and as it does every July, that means good players are changing teams—and changing roles—this summer. Opportunity is everywhere for the fantasy baseball owner that jumps on roster changes, too, since grabbing the right player after a trade can make a huge difference in the league standings come September.
  This is not news, as the MLB trade frenzy that occurs between the All-Star Game and July 31 every seas
  
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• Colorado’s Ben Pinkelman named to U.S. Olympic men’s rugby team

  18-07-2016 16:37
  
  One of Colorado’s own will represent the United States in rugby at the Rio Olympic Games.
  Ben Pinkelman, a product of Cherry Creek High School and Colorado State University, was named to the U.S. Olympic men’s rugby team Monday. He is the youngest member of the squad at the age of 22.“The squad has some big temperament players within it, and is underpinned by a strong work ethic and relentless approach to stay in any arm wrestle,” coach Mike Friday said in a news release.
  
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• Beer Festival Honors Victim Of Aurora Theater Shooting

  18-07-2016 16:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Copper Kettle Brewing Company in Denver hosted a special beer festival Sunday to honor the victims of the Aurora theater shooting
  The fifth annual Night To Remember honors Alex Teves, a member of the brew club, who was 24 when he was killed along with 11 others in 2012.
  More than 30 breweries were in attendance on Sunday at Denver’s Four Mile Historic Park.
  All proceeds from the event go to the ACT Foundation, short for Alex C. Teves. The group provides funds
  
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• “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee to feature GOP convention in special episode

  18-07-2016 16:20
  
  NEW YORK — It seems everyone has gone to the Republican National Convention.
  But Samantha Bee already went to Cleveland and came back home — and lived to tell her audience about it.
  “We wanted to get out of the studio, and that’s what we did,” said Bee from the Manhattan office of her TBS political-and-cultural-humor series, “Full Frontal” (which airs Mondays at 10:30 p.m. EDT).
  The result of her odyssey is a half-hour special edition airing Wednesday at
  
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Broncos Linebacker Todd Davis

  18-07-2016 16:14
  
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Authorities search North Pond in Silverthorne for missing paddleboarder

  18-07-2016 16:13
  
  Emergency responders from Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue, Silverthorne PD, Colorado State Patrol, Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Search & Rescue and SC Ambulance Service were all at The Ponds in Silverthorne searching for a missing paddleboarder on Sunday, July 17, 2016.Kevin Fixler, Summit DailyA row of lights from numerous law enforcement vehicles lined State Highway 9 just south of Silverthorne Elementary School early Sunday evening, as Summit County Search & Rescue combed the water a
  
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• Man shot during suspected road rage incident in Colorado Springs has died

  18-07-2016 16:11
  
  A man shot during a suspected road rage encounter late Friday in Colorado Springs has died, police say.
  Investigators said Sunday night they were notified of his death.
  The man was found wounded after officers were called out at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday to Colorado 94 a few miles east of U.S. 24 on reports of a shooting. He was taken to a hospital with “traumatic injuries” from a gunshot wound, officials say.
  “The shooting victim was one of two drivers involved in a
  
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• Metal Detectors The New Norm At Many Denver-Area Concert Venues

  18-07-2016 16:03
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – As fans approached last Friday’s Lyle Lovett concert at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, they were directed to walk through a metal detector before entering the venue.
  AEG Live, which operates the venue, says over the next two to three months, it will deploy walk-through metal detectors at all of its locations. The added security was in part prompted by the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, one of which targeted a music
  
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• Latest Forecast: Afternoon Storms Could Bring Heavy Rain

  18-07-2016 16:03
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Much needed rain is heading our way! The Western Slope has been so dry, and today we’re tapping back into monsoonal moisture. Heavy rain is possible from today’s storms and lightning will be a big concern out west. The dry conditions and lightning are not a good combo. Red Flag Warnings cover the western slope and some mountain areas because of lightning, erratic winds, and lower humidity. The rain is a great thing, but the lightning could spar
  
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• Truck Fire Temporarily Shuts Down I-70 At Eisenhower Tunnel

  18-07-2016 15:46
  
  CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The westbound direction of Interstate 70 was closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel overnight Monday due to a semi-truck fire.
  It began at approximately 1:30 a.m. at mile marker 215. Photos released by Colorado State Patrol show the cab in flames and a large smoke plume.
  Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and one lane of westbound travel reopened at 3 a.m. The right and center lanes remained closed at mile marker 210 until 4 a.m.
  I-70 is now cl
  
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• Russian inquiry finds cheating went beyond Sochi Olympics

  18-07-2016 15:44
  
  An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country’s state-directed cheating program resulted in at least 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year’s world swimming championships.
  The investigator, Richard McLaren, dubbed Russia’s program the “disappearing positive methodology.”
  McLaren said allegations made by Moscow’s former anti-doping lab director about sample switching at the Sochi Olympics went much as described in
  
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• Family Of Dispensary Guard Killed In Attempted Robbery Asks For Answers

  18-07-2016 15:07
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – It’s been one month since former Marine Travis Mason was shot and killed at Green Heart Dispensary in Aurora.
  At a vigil Sunday night, his family prayed for answers as they remembered the husband and father of three.
  Mason had worked as a security guard at the dispensary for only two weeks when he was killed by two men attempting to rob the store back in June.
  Those men are still on the loose.
  “The two men who did this to my brother need to be caught
  
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• Woman dead, man injured, in motorcycle wreck near Telluride

  18-07-2016 15:00
  
  A 60-year-old woman is dead, and a man badly injured, after the motorcycle he was driving slammed into a guardrail on State Highway 145 near Telluride on Sunday.
  San Miguel County Sheriff’s deputies found the driver, a 64-year-old Mancos man, lying in the roadway, bleeding and partially conscious, when they arrived at the scene near Windy Point at 3:05 p.m.
  The woman, who flew over a guardrail when the bike crashed, was 30 yards below the road down a steep embankment.
  Bystanders, incl
  
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• Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson forever linked after epic British Open duel

  18-07-2016 14:49
  
  TROON, Scotland — They walked off the 18th green together, arms wrapped around each other, forever linked by one of golf’s greatest duels.
  Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson.
  No losers here, but only one winner.
  Stenson claimed the claret jug, a major champion for the first time at age 40. All it took was 10 birdies and a magnificent 8-under 63 in the closing round of the British Open.
  Related Articles Phil Mickelson’s best isn’t good enough in epic Open finale Cancer surv
  
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• Gunman “was seeking out,” ambushed 6 Baton Rouge officers

  18-07-2016 14:33
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition ambushed police in Baton Rouge, shooting and killing three law enforcement officers less than two weeks after a black man was fatally shot by police there in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverberated nationwide.
  Three other officers were wounded Sunday, one critically. Police said the gunman was killed at the scene.
  “His movements, his direction, his attention was on police o
  
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• Man shot and killed in Aurora

  18-07-2016 14:27
  
  Aurora police are investigating a homicide after finding a man with a gunshot wound on East Exposition Avenue early Monday.
  The man was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department.
  Police responded to 10782 East Exposition Avenue at 12:04 a.m., where they found the victim.
  The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s identity after making a positive identification, and notifying next of kin.
  No arrests ha
  
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• Reward Offered After Man Killed In Shooting

  18-07-2016 14:11
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A homicide investigation is underway in Aurora after a man was found with a gunshot wound early Monday morning.
  Officers responded to 10782 East Exposition Avenue just after midnight. The male was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  There is currently no suspect information and no arrests have been made.
  Police are asking anyone with information to call 303.739.6090, or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720.913.7867. Tipsters are eligible for a rew
  
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• 1 killed in Aurora shooting

  18-07-2016 13:37
  
  One man is dead after a shooting that happened just after midnight in Aurora Monday.       
  
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• Cyclists Take Trip To Raise $100,000 For Denver’s Homeless

  18-07-2016 08:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Cyclists from the Denver Rescue Mission crossed the finish line Sunday after biking hundreds of miles all for a good cause.
  Their adventure took them 750 miles through the Rockies to raise money for the homeless in Colorado.
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  Friends and family welcomed riders home at the Lawrence Street shelter.
  “There are some hard times on a bike, but it’s nothing like what these folks go through. So we get done with a day and be able to check into a hotel and ge
  
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• Cyclists Take Long Trip, Raise $100,000 For Denver’s Homeless

  18-07-2016 08:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Cyclists from the Denver Rescue Mission crossed the finish line Sunday after biking hundreds of miles all for a good cause.
  Their adventure took them 750 miles through the Rockies to raise money for the homeless in Colorado.
  (credit: CBS)
  Friends and family welcomed riders home at the Lawrence Street shelter.
  “There are some hard times on a bike, but it’s nothing like what these folks go through. So we get done with a day and be able to check into a hotel and ge
  
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• Colorado Republican leader looks to fill void left by Donald Trump

  18-07-2016 07:01
  
  CLEVELAND — The Republican Party arrives Monday at the national convention to chart a new direction in the era of Donald Trump. But it remains to be seen whether the party can unite under the candidate with a message that galvanizes voters.
  Steve House is not waiting to find out. The Colorado GOP chairman is outlining his own Republican vision to help guide the party’s candidates at the state and local levels — one without the burdens of Trump’s h
  
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• Crash on eastbound I-70 through Glenwood Canyon caused temporary closures, all lanes now open

  18-07-2016 06:38
  
  GLENWOOD CANYON — A Toyota truck traveling east on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon crashed and rolled several times before landing on its roof and skidding to a rest in the middle of the highway on Sunday night, according to a Denver Post reporter who witnessed the crash.
  Colorado State Patrol confirmed the crash, saying they received a call of a single-vehicle rollover crash around 8 p.m. on I-70 near mile marker 129.
  The truck — a Toyota Tacoma with a large white ca
  
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• Man makes musical memories for kids

  18-07-2016 06:34
  
  John Catt doesn’t have time for a slow change-over.“I gotta see how this band is doing, alright?” John said, walking onto the big, outdoor stage in Winter Park “I want to see if this band is coming on.”       
  
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• 2 dead in Florida hospital shooting; suspect captured

  18-07-2016 06:28
  
  TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A gunman entered a Florida hospital through the emergency room early Sunday, went to the third floor and fatally shot a patient and an employee apparently at random, police said.
  David Owens, 29, entered Parrish Medical Center at 2 a.m. and used a handgun to fatally shoot 88-year-old patient Cynthia Zingsheim and employee Carrie Rouzer, 36, who was sitting with Zingsheim in her room, Titusville police said.
  Owens left the gun in the room and was tackled by two unarm
  
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• Gates: Foundation to invest $5B in Africa over next 5 years

  18-07-2016 06:26
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said Sunday his foundation will invest another $5 billion in Africa over the next five years.
  Gates delivered the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture ahead of Mandela Day, when South Africans are encouraged to donate 67 minutes of their time to help others.
  Gates is also in South Africa to attend a global AIDS conference that starts Monday.
  Gates said the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has already invested more than $9 b
  
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• 1 killed, 1 hurt in motorcycle crash

  18-07-2016 06:02
  
  A woman was killed after she was thrown from the motorcycle she was riding Sunday afternoon.Deputies with the San Miguel sheriff's office believe the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand turn on Highway 145 near Windy Point and lost control.       
  
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• For “blue-collar billionaire” Donald Trump, money’s an asset

  18-07-2016 05:57
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A handful of vacation homes. A car elevator for his four-car garage. A wife whose hobbies included show horses.
  When Mitt Romney ran for president four years ago, his estimated $250 million fortune was quickly turned into a liability by Democrats, who painted the former Bain Capital chief as out of touch with Americans still struggling to recover from the Great Recession.
  Four years later, Donald Trump’s much-bigger pile of money is a central character of his campaig
  
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• Former officer's perspective on violence

  18-07-2016 05:50
  
  A retired Aurora Police officer with more than three decades on the job believes this is a difficult time for men and women in law enforcement.       
  
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• Festival honors theater shooting victim

  18-07-2016 05:37
  
  Alex Teves had his life cut short when he was one of 12 people killed in the Aurora theater shooting in 2012.       
  
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• Customers buy troopers' breakfast

  18-07-2016 05:05
  
  Two customers paid for breakfast for several Colorado State Troopers Sunday morning.CSP tweeted a photo of the woman's handwritten note thanking her for the meal.       
  
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• If I drink coffee before giving blood, will recipients get a buzz?

  18-07-2016 05:02
  
  Dear Science: I gave blood recently after drinking (many cups of) coffee and can’t help but wonder – will any of the recipients of my caffeinated blood feel a caffeine jolt???
  A: We hope you’re not exceeding the maximum recommendation of five cups of coffee a day, but something about your choice of punctuation suggests otherwise. Just remember: A serving of coffee contains about 100 mg of caffeine. Consuming more than 500 or 600 mg a day can make you nervous, irritable, twitchy
  
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• Crackdown following failed coup in Turkey raises concerns

  18-07-2016 04:49
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Following a failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government moved swiftly Sunday to shore up his power and remove those perceived as an enemy, saying it has detained 6,000 people.
  The crackdown targeted not only generals and soldiers, but a wide swath of the judiciary that has sometimes blocked Erdogan, raising concerns that the effort to oust him will push Turkey even further into authoritarian rule.
  Friday night’s sudden uprising by a fact
  
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