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• Star Of ‘The Bachelor’ Ditches Plan To Run For Office In Colorado

  22-07-2016 23:44
  
  DENVER (AP) — Ben Higgins, the most recent star of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” announced Friday he had abandoned a campaign for public office in Colorado, just two days after filing the required paperwork to run.
  Higgins planned to run as a Republican for a Denver state House district that is overwhelmingly Democratic. He filed paperwork to do so Wednesday.
  In a statement from Disney-ABC Television Group, Higgins said that “due to unforeseen circumstances, I will not be a
  
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• Recent Violence Making It Harder To Recruit Police Officers

  22-07-2016 23:31
  
  By Howard Nathan
  DENVER (CBS4) – Cops were targeted for assassination in Dallas and Baton Rouge this summer. Eight died. So why would anyone want to become a cop?
  “You’ve got to search yourself, search your heart and your mind and you’ve got to say this is a higher calling,” said Frank Gale, a former past president of the Colorado Police Protective Association.
  Denver trains their police officer candidates in 26 weeks.
  “You can’t give up in the street if
  
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• Timeline: Recapping Von Miller’s whirlwind offseason

  22-07-2016 23:30
  
  The day after being named MVP of Super Bowl 50, all-pro outside linebacker Von Miller embarked on a media tour that took him across the country — multiple times — for TV appearances, parties, sports events, award shows and more, all of which were sandwiched around his training regimen. Miller held out of the Broncos’ offseason program to negotiate a long-term contract but had one of the busiest offseasons. Here is a look at some of his stops and notable moments in his contract
  
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• Former School Counselor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student

  22-07-2016 22:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A former school guidance counselor at a high school in Denver has been arrested and is accused of sexually assaulting a student.
  Troy Vandenbroeke, 49, is charged with the crime against the student at Denver Christian High School.
  Vandenbroeke is out on bond and due back in court next month.
  Vandenbroeke’s employment at the high school ended more than two years ago, according to school administrators. He was hired earlier this year by the Cherry Creek School District
  
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• Former School Counselor Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Student

  22-07-2016 22:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A former school guidance counselor at a high school in Denver has been arrested and is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student there.
  Troy Vandenbroeke, 49, is charged with sexually assaulting a student at Denver Christian High School.
  The now-former student said she began having anxiety attacks and went to see Vandenbroeke in November 2010. The two allegedly began the sexual relationship when she was a freshman in 2011, and it continued until her sophomore y
  
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• Von Miller, now handsomely paid, returns to lead Broncos’ title defense

  22-07-2016 22:57
  
  Still bleary eyed from celebrations hours earlier, Von Miller stood at a podium inside San Francisco’s Moscone Center the morning of Feb. 8 to receive an honor only nine other defensive players before him had earned. The moment was his and all about him, yet he tried to make it anything but.
  After his signature “Howdy,” he rattled off the names of Broncos teammates who helped him through “the toughest of days” before quickly realizing he didn’t have time to na
  
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• Bulldozer Plows Into Home

  22-07-2016 22:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A bulldozer plowed into a home in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood on Friday afternoon.
  (credit: Denver Police Department)
  The accident happened at 47th Avenue and Ventura Street.
  Firefighters said the driver may have had a medical issue. Judging by the machine’s tracks spotted by Copter4, the bulldozer drove out of the construction area, across the street, and directly into the home.
  The driver was treated for minor injuries.(credit: CBS)
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• Coloradan Gets Caught Up In ‘Panic Wave’ During Munich Shootings

  22-07-2016 21:59
  
  MUNICH, Germany (CBS4) – A Coloradan and former employee of CBS4 was dining in the German city of Munich when Friday’s shooting that left an unknown number of people dead took place.
  Kimo Quaintance talks to CBS4 from his home in Munich. (credit: CBS)
  Kimo Quaintance told CBS4 he and his girlfriend were in a restaurant apparently very close to where the shooting happened and all of a sudden there was chaos in the establishment.
  Police officers guard with guns as other officers escort
  
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• Fantasy Football 2016: Top 10 Running Backs

  22-07-2016 21:14
  
  Bryan Altman
  The advent of NFL training camps is almost upon us as rookies begin to report at the end of this week. With the return of football comes the return of our favorite form of legal sports betting, fantasy football. As you scour the internet for the latest news and rankings getting ready for your league’s draft, we’ll be providing you lists of the top fantasy prospects by position for this season. Today, we take a look at the guys with the best hands in the league.
  
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• Hawaii Bracing For Impacts From Tropical Storm Darby

  22-07-2016 19:52
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Hawaii is preparing for a weekend with stormy weather as Tropical Storm Darby threatens to bring the island state a glancing blow of wind, rain and high surf.The storm was heading due west as of late Friday morning but is expected to make a gradual turn toward the Big Island of Hawaii over the next 24 hours.
  Computer forecast models keep the storm just east of Hawaii as it begins a trek to the northwest over the next few days, but it will be close enough to b
  
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• Police Investigate Double Homicide In Montbello

  22-07-2016 19:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police are conducting a death investigation in the Montbello neighborhood northeast of Denver after an incident Friday morning.
  At approximately 11 a.m., Denver police announced that the death investigation in the 5500 block of Revere Street was in fact a double homicide, with two adult victims.
  It is unclear how the people died. There is no suspect information.
  
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• School Counselor Arrested, Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Student

  22-07-2016 19:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A school counselor in Denver has been arrested and accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.
  Troy Vandenbroeke, 49, is charged with sexually assaulting a student at Denver Christian High School.
  The now former student said she began having anxiety attacks and went to see Vandenbroeke in November 2010. The two began the sexual relationship when she was a freshman in 2011, and it continued until her sophomore year of college in 2015.
  Vandenbroeke is out on bond
  
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• Woman Set On Fire While Camping Dies From Injuries

  22-07-2016 18:01
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman who was set on fire in an attack last month has since died.
  Christina Archuleta, of Longmont, was camping in Clear Creek County in June with her boyfriend and two sons. Investigators say John Vasquez poured gasoline on her and then set her on fire.
  Archuleta suffered critical burns and passed away.
  Prosecutors will now charge Vasquez with murder. He remains in custody on a $2 million bond.
  John Vasquez (credit: Clear Creek County)
  
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• Crews Search For Missing Camper From Avon

  22-07-2016 17:15
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Day two of the search for a 19-year-old male from Avon started at first light Friday with still no sign of the man.
  Grand County Search and Rescue teams called divers from Summit County Search and Rescue to the remote area where the man and his friend were camping in Gore Canyon along the Colorado River, south of Kremmling.
  Authorities say the missing man may have accidentally fallen into the river off a cliff near the campsite while
  
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• Town’s Water Supply Laced With Unknown Levels Of THC, Signs Show Tampering

  22-07-2016 16:55
  
  LINCOLN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The water supply in a small Colorado town was found to be tainted with THC, the main chemical in marijuana, and there are signs someone may have deliberately put it there.
  Everyone in the town of Hugo, on the eastern plains, has been warned not to drink the water.
  It was a company performing a routine employee drug test that first alerted law enforcement to the problem on Thursday — unknown levels of THC present in Hugo’s water.
  “A vial
  
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• Keidel: Rooney Rule Really Not Working

  22-07-2016 16:28
  
  By Jason Keidel
  As a shameless shill, who freely bleeds black & gold, I admit I broke a few fingernails scratching my head over the hiring of an obscure coordinator from the NFL armpit of Tampa Bay. Mike Tomlin? Who’s that, a coach, coordinator, a commentator? He was the neophyte coach of my Pittsburgh Steelers, just their third sideline boss since they hired Chuck Noll in 1969 — the year I was born.
  Here we are, nine years later, and Mike Tomlin is the one of the most tenur
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Few Storms May Have Heavy Rain

  22-07-2016 16:14
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the weather map we have a large high pressure ridge still locked over the nation’s mid-section. This is creating a huge heat wave for millions of people across the country including Colorado. High temperatures across the eastern plains will rise into the 90s and 100s for Friday afternoon. With 70s and 80s in the mountains and mostly 90s on the western slope.
  Lots of tropical moisture is flowing around the western periphery of this high which is anc
  
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• 1 Injured In Shooting, Road Blocked

  22-07-2016 15:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police activity blocked a section of road in downtown Denver Friday morning.
  A man was shot in the 2800 block of Welton Street shortly before 5 a.m. He was hit in the leg and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  A stretch of Welton was closed due to the investigation, which also affected an RTD line. A bus bridge was being used for the D line, which goes to 27th & Welton.
  
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• Pipe Bomb Found In Home, Nearby Residents Evacuated

  22-07-2016 14:26
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Longmont residents are back in their homes Friday morning after an evening evacuation.
  Thursday evening, while investigating recent burglaries in the area, police learned of possible explosives in a home on the 1200 block of Red Mountain Drive.
  Michael Wason, 24, was arrested without incident outside the home.
  Eighteen nearby homes were evacuated as a safety precaution at approximately 4 p.m.
  The Boulder County Bomb Squad was called in to investigate and search the
  
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• Which Quarterback Will Guide Denver’s Title Defense?

  22-07-2016 13:34
  
  DENVER (AP) — Von Miller is back to lead Denver’s devastating defense. Still undetermined is who will direct the Broncos’ revamped offense.
  Journeyman Mark Sanchez, rookie Paxton Lynch and the unheralded Trevor Siemian are in the mix at quarterback for the Broncos, who lost Brock Osweiler to free agency 48 hours after Peyton Manning’s misty-eyed retirement.
  No team has successfully defended its Super Bowl title since the 2004 New England Patriots. The Broncos are the firs
  
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• THC Water Scare: Signs Show Someone Tampered With Well

  22-07-2016 07:07
  
  HUGO, Colo. (AP) – Officials told residents of a small Colorado community not to drink or shower in tap water Thursday because one of the town’s wells may have been contaminated with THC, marijuana’s intoxicating chemical.
  No illnesses have been linked to the water in Hugo, a town of about 730 people some 100 miles southeast of Denver, said Lincoln County Public Health Director Susan Kelly.
  THC was detected in tests conducted with field kits, although other field tests were neg
  
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• Gonzalez, Bettis Help Rockies To 7-3 Win Over Braves

  22-07-2016 07:02
  
  DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez can’t ever remember hitting a ball any better or louder.
  “Just a sweet sound coming off the bat,” he said.
  The smooth-swinging slugger hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, Chad Bettis threw efficiently into the seventh and the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Thursday night.
  Gonzalez drilled a 97 mph fastball from Mike Foltynewicz (3-4) over the fence in right-center. It was Gonzalez’s 20th
  
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• Firefighters Find Possible Illegal Marijuana Grow Inside Home That Caught Fire

  22-07-2016 06:56
  
  THORNTON (CBS4) – Firefighters who were trying to put out a house on fire in Thornton on Thursday found a possibly illegal marijuana grow operation inside.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire may have been sparked by a fallen power pole. The house, located at Corona Street and East 89th Avenue, is not a total loss.
  “We heard a loud pop in the back of the yard, and when I went to investigate in the backyard I seen that there was a power line was down that was catching a tree on fire,” Michae
  
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• Coloradan Joins Kurdish Forces Battling ISIS, Dies On Battlefield

  22-07-2016 06:38
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Jack Shirley was 24, almost 25, and raised in Colorado, but he died on a battlefield in Syria. He is seen in a video on Youtube posted by the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units, called YPG.Shirley is seen in an unidentified location identifying himself as a man of two worlds.
  “Good afternoon, my name is Auger in Kurdish. My real name is Jack,” he says.
  Jack Shirley (credit: CBS)
  Born Jonathan Levi Shirley, a picture of him as a chil
  
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• Want To See Comedy In Denver? Be Prepared To Lock Up Your Phone

  22-07-2016 06:00
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Next time you visit a comedy club in Denver, be prepared to lock up your smartphone.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We’re so easily distracted and these phones are a big, big reason,” said Wende Curtis, owner of Comedy Works in Denver.
  With so many people seemingly addicted to their devices — never letting them out of sight, capturing pictures of everything they can — some entertainers are concerned not only about distraction, but also peopl
  
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• Search Is On For Owners Of Dozens Of Keys Found In Stolen Truck

  22-07-2016 03:56
  
  By Jeff Todd
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A Lakewood woman is hoping she might have your lost pair of keys.
  “I just figure if I can find one person, if I can give one person their key back, then right on I did a good thing,” said Nikki Ozzello.
  CBS4’s Jeff Todd interviews Nikki Ozzello. (credit: CBS)
  A work truck for the Ozzello company was stolen from in front of a foreman’s house on July 2. The company assumed it was gone forever until Commerce City police called on J
  
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• Wildlife Officers Get Jug Off Bear’s Head After Resident Lassoes It

  22-07-2016 03:39
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A young black bear will survive thanks to some brave people near Glenwood Springs.
  (credit: Erin Caldwell)
  For approximately a week the bear was spotted running around with a plastic cheeseball jug stuck on his head.
  Wildlife officers tried and couldn’t find the bear at first.
  (credit: Erin Caldwell)
  Then the owner of Four Mile Creek Bed & Breakfast spotted the animal, then lassoed the animal and tried to wrestle it to the ground. The bear wriggle
  
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• 10 Random Facts From The Broncos 2016 Media Guide

  22-07-2016 03:20
  
  By Mark Haas
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos training camp is just days away, and the new edition of the Broncos media guide is hot off the presses. (Well it would be, except it is online these days).
  (credit: Denver Broncos)
  As I’ve done the past 2 years, I’ve scanned the hundreds of pages of info for some random tidbits of information (like the fact DeMarcus Ware was the first member of his family to graduate from college, and that Ronnie Hillman was once coached by Snoop Dogg). So h
  
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• Undercover Officers Mingled With Protesters At Oil & Gas Event

  22-07-2016 02:44
  
  DENVER (AP) — Undercover officers mingled with oil and gas protesters during a peaceful demonstration in a Denver suburb in May, providing “critical information” to commanders, according to newly released Lakewood Police Department documents.
  But police said Thursday the Lakewood officers were there only to keep the peace and weren’t gathering information on individuals or posing as protesters, even though one document refers to the officers as embedded.
  Spokesman Steve D
  
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• This Denver Bronco loves animals

  22-07-2016 01:48
  
  Sure, Denver Broncos defensive lineman Phil Taylor looks tough, but his heart is just as big as he is.       
  
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• Staying Hot With Scattered Storms To End the Week

  22-07-2016 01:48
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thursday turned out to be another hot one – reaching 96 degrees at the airport and 94 degrees downtown. We did see storms around the state, more plentiful over the mountains and west but they never really got going over the metro area or eastern plains. Those that did develop were few and far between and not very strong. Heavy rains in the northwest prompted the issuance of a Flash Flood Watch for the northwest through the late and evening hours. Tomorrow
  
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• Latest Forecast: Staying Hot With Scattered Storms To End the Week

  22-07-2016 01:48
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Thursday turned out to be another hot one – reaching 96 degrees at the airport and 94 degrees downtown.We did see storms around the state, more plentiful over the mountains and west but they never really got going over the metro area or eastern plains and those that did develop were few and far between and not very strong.enough rain in the northwest prompted the issuance of a Flash Flood Watch for the northwest for the late afternoon and evening hours.Tom
  
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• Lemur Located After Attack On Todder, Owner Cited

  22-07-2016 01:24
  
  By Andrea FloresNEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A lemur bit a 2-year-old girl along East First Street in Nederland Wednesday afternoon.
  Katrina Harms was working at the Carousel of Happiness and called 911 after the family came in asking for help.
  (credit: CBS)
  “They just asked to take a picture of the lemur, and while they were doing that, from what they said to me, the little girl reached out her hand and it bit her on the thumb,” Harms said. “It was bleeding and it had defin
  
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• Hickenlooper 1 Of 2 Confirmed Coloradans Who’ll Speak At DNC

  22-07-2016 00:41
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and state House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran will address the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
  The Democratic National Convention Committee announced their appearances on Thursday.
  CBS4’s Shaun Boyd interviews State Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver (credit: CBS)
  It wasn’t immediately known when Hickenlooper and Duran will speak at the event, which runs from Monday through Thursday.
  Both Hickenlooper and Duran have camp
  
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• ‘Evidence Of THC’: Town Says Don’t Drink The Water

  22-07-2016 00:19
  
  HUGO, Colo. (CBS4) – A health warning has been sent out to residents of a small town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains: don’t drink the water.
  The town of Hugo’s public works department said Thursday afternoon the municipal water supply has been found to contain THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
  “Earlier this afternoon Hugo Public Works notified Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office that there was evidence of THC in the Town of Hugo’s water supply,&rdq
  
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