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• New Tests Show No Pot Chemicals In Hugo’s Water

  23-07-2016 21:40
  
  DENVER (AP) – Authorities said Saturday that new tests show there is no evidence of a marijuana chemical in a Colorado community’s tap water and they believe the initial tests were false.
  Warnings not to drink the water were lifted Saturday after multiple tests confirmed there was no THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient, in the water.
  “We are happy to report that the water advisory is canceled immediately. Please resume any and all water activities,” the sheriff
  
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• Large brush fire near Roxborough Park Rd

  23-07-2016 19:53
  
  Fire crews are working to contain a large brush fire Saturday.         
  
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• Man dies in Greeley shooting

  23-07-2016 19:08
  
  Police say one man is dead following a shooting in Greeley early Saturday morning.       
  
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• Anxious creditors on Sports Authority

  23-07-2016 18:41
  
  With Sports Authority approaching its demise, landlords, merchandise vendors and other creditors hoping to get some money back want the collapsing retailer's final days to be overseen by a trustee -- and speeded up.       
  
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• SMG working with CO company

  23-07-2016 18:37
  
  Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. is working more closely with one of its indoor-gardening partners, a Colorado firm.       
  
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• Ex-Bronco joins St. Louis startup

  23-07-2016 18:31
  
  Terry Pierce, a former Denver Broncos player, has joined St. Louis startup Fluent, which has developed a blockchain-based network and payments platform for corporations, as its new vice president of customer development.       
  
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• Denver dad runs across the country

  23-07-2016 18:26
  
  A Denver father has completed his mission to give back to Children's Hospital Colorado by running from coast-to-coast.       
  
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• Hugo water tests negative for THC

  23-07-2016 16:30
  
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says the water supply of the Town of Hugo has tested negative for THC, immediately lifting the water advisory set in place.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Another Hot One With More Scattered Storms

  23-07-2016 16:28
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Your Saturday will almost be a carbon copy of Friday with another hot afternoon on the way as highs climb well into the 80s and 90s.
  We’ll even see some low 100s on the eastern plains and western slope.
  The only way to escape the heat is to head up into the mountains where you’ll find 50s and 60s above 11,000 feet.
  Those scattered showers and thunderstorms will pop up today and they’ll contain a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning so if you hea
  
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• Here's how to keep your pets safe in...

  23-07-2016 14:11
  
  With temperatures soaring well into the 90s, don't forget to protect your furry friends from the heat.        
  
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• Crews Contain Wildfire On Table Mountain Near Golden

  23-07-2016 07:59
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters on Friday night contained a wildfire in Jefferson County.
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  The fire was described as being approximately 30 acres and it didn’t threatening any structures.
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  Some residents in a subdivision south of 56th Avenue were being told to be prepared for a possible evacuation but they didn’t have to
  There’s no word on what caused the fire.
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• Bulldozer drives into house

  23-07-2016 06:29
  
  A bulldozer drove into a house in the 18000 block of east 47th Place Friday afternoon.       
  
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• Tim Kaine named Hillary Clinton's VP

  23-07-2016 06:02
  
  Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is Hillary Clinton's pick to be her running mate on the Democratic Party's ticket for the White House, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee announced Friday on Twitter.       
  
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• Man arrested in double homicide

  23-07-2016 05:19
  
  Two people were found dead in a home in the 5500 block of North Revere Street in Denver Friday morning.       
  
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• Teen Who Came To Woman’s Aid Awarded For His Heroics

  23-07-2016 04:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Last November David Ponce witnessed a man attacking a woman in downtown Denver.
  Ponce pushed off the attacker and then helped police track him down.
  With his proud family in the crowd on Friday at a ceremony in Denver, Ponce was honored for his bravery with the Bill Daniels Neighborhood Hero Award.
  Denver Police Chief Robert White and Linda Childears, President and CEO of the Daniels Fund, congratulate David Ponce. (credit: CBS)
  “When I turned around and saw the elder
  
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• New Wildfire Burns On Table Mountain Near Golden

  23-07-2016 03:48
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters on Friday night were working to contain a wildfire in Jefferson County.
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  The fire was described as being approximately 30 acres in size at 7 p.m. and it wasn’t threatening any structures.
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  Some residents in a subdivision south of 56th Avenue were being told to be prepared for a possible evacuation.
  There’s no word on what caused the fire.
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• Wildfire Contained After Burning 30 Acres Near Carter Lake

  23-07-2016 03:30
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire that burned near Carter Lake in Larimer County came close to a home on Friday.
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  For several hours the fire forced the evacuation of between six and eight homes in the Sedona Hills subdivision, just east of the lake.
  Carter Lake is located west of the town of Berthoud.
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  The fire was given the name Sedona Hills Fire. It burned 30 acres and was fully contained before dusk.
  Deputies say a resident was welding a fence when a spark st
  
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• Trout Species Threatened Inside Hayden Pass Fire Burn Area

  23-07-2016 03:20
  
  COALDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – A team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife is attempting to rescue a unique species of cutthroat trout from Hayden Creek.
  Ash from the Hayden Pass Fire that’s flowing into the creek will likely cut off the food supply of the fish, as well as their oxygen.
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  A total of 200 fish who were captured in nets this week inside the lines of the burn area are now being held at a hatchery.
  “This green cutthroat shares a
  
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• Crews Search For Missing Camper In High Country

  23-07-2016 03:15
  
  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.
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  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 c
  
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• Future name of Mile High in limbo

  23-07-2016 03:05
  
  An auction for naming rights to Sports Authority Field started weeks ago, but so far there hasn’t been a single company willing to take over the payments.       
  
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• Hillary Clinton Chooses Running Mate

  23-07-2016 02:22
  
  (AP) – Hillary Clinton says in a text message to supporters that she’s picked Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to join her on the Democratic ticket as their party’s nominee for vice president.
  In the message, Clinton says: “I’m thrilled to tell you this first: I’ve chosen Sen. Tim Kaine as my running mate.”
  Kaine is expected to join Clinton at a rally in Florida on Saturday.
  A favorite since the start of Clinton’s search for a running mate, Kaine is a forme
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 7/22/16

  23-07-2016 02:16
  
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• Tim Kaine announced as Hillary Clinton’s VP

  23-07-2016 02:15
  
  Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket.
  In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee said, “I’m thrilled to tell you this first: I’ve chosen Sen. Tim Kaine as my running mate.”
  On Twitter a few seconds later, Clinton described Kaine as “a man who’s devoted his life to fighting for others.”
  
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• Review: “Life, Animated” is an emotionally and artistically wild ride

  23-07-2016 02:14
  
  Get out the handkerchief or tissues. Lisa Kennedy calls the documentary “Life, Animated” an emotionally and artistically wild ride. The film is based off of the Ron Suskind book about his family’s wrestling match with autism and follows a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he is immersed in the world of classic Disney animated films. See more on the film and hear Lisa’s critique in the above video.
  
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• Ranch Provides Safe Place For Kids With Health Challenges

  23-07-2016 02:10
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  GYPSUM, Colo. (CBS4) – They say laughter is the best medicine, and we found plenty of that out at the Roundup River Ranch on Thursday.
  Nestled up again the Colorado River, the summer camp offers kids from across Colorado and the region an escape from their medical issues and gives them a chance to just be kids.(credit: CBS)
  Campers can take a true vacation from being “a patient” and get back to the fun of being a child, according to camp director Sterling Leija
  
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• RIP The VCR, a death so overdue it should come with late fees

  23-07-2016 01:58
  
  The videocassette recorder that revolutionized home entertainment by allowing television audiences to capture their favorite shows on tape and watch them at their leisure will die at the end of the month after a decade-long battle with obsolescence. It is roughly 60 years old.
  Known to every child of the ’80s and ’90s as the VCR, the machine became a fixture under the television sets in households across America, and indeed the world, as a means for watching movies with terrible reso
  
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• 14-year-old boy killed in Denver car crash remembered as talented athlete, beloved friend

  23-07-2016 01:45
  
  Cole Sukle was the 14-year-old boy any fellow kid could only be lucky enough to meet.
  The talented artist and athlete liked to cook his pals scrambled eggs or mac n’ cheese for lunch and was always the one to go out of his way to find new friends, whether at a football camp or in the neighborhood. Cole, who by all accounts was happy all the time, once made a fellow student new to school feel welcome when bullies made his transition tough.
  “He wasn’t afraid to go be nice to
  
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• Latest Forecast: 90s Again for Saturday, But Falling Into the 80s for Sunday

  23-07-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday was yet another hot day as Denver officially reached 96 at the airport and 95 degrees downtown.Scattered storms were again moving southwest to northeast and not many reached severe levels, but some were slow moving producing heavy rains prompting some Flood Warnings to be issued in the west.Prepare for another hot day on Saturday – back in the mid 90s with just a slight chance for a few isolated storms.
  A weak cold front will push through for Sunda
  
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• Drivers Willing To Give A Lift To Cancer Patients Needed

  23-07-2016 01:40
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – The American Cancer Society needs drivers to help get patients on the road to recovery. They are asking for volunteers to give people with cancer a lift to and from treatment.
  They say it’s an opportunity to save lives with your passenger seat.
  Winona Conca and Betty Bobo met for the first time Tuesday. Wednesday marked the second time Concha has hitched a ride with Bobo to radiation treatment for cancer.
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  “I discovered in September,
  
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• Colorado Gators boasts Bruce, the largest alligator in the West

  23-07-2016 01:13
  
  It took several people to coerce the 12.5-foot alligator named Bruce from a modified horse trailer into his new enclosure at Colorado Gators Reptile Park in Mosca. Jay Young, the owner at Colorado Gators, says Bruce is the largest alligator in the West. Photo courtesy of Jay Young.Courtesy of Jay YoungJay Young measures successful missions with intact digits.
  “I can still count to 10 without taking off my shoes,” says the owner of the San Luis Valley’s Colorado Gators Reptile
  
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• Fantasy Football 2016: Brock Osweiler, Ezekiel Elliott and other players to watch during camp

  23-07-2016 01:12
  
  Fear not, fantasy enthusiasts, your patience has finally paid off. After months of waiting, we are on the verge of another great fantasy season. Here are some players to watch in training camp.
  Brock Osweiler, QB, Houston Texans
  If you’re a Houston Texans fan, you have to be licking your chops for the next season. The team made a big splash in free agency, replacing long-time staple running back Arian Foster (now with Miami) with Lamar Miller (a former Dolphin ironically). They also acquir
  
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• New Wildfire Burns Near Carter Lake, Forces Some Evacuations

  23-07-2016 00:55
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire burning near Carter Lake in Larimer County came close to a home on Friday.
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  The fire forced the evacuation of between six and eight homes in the Sedona Hills subdivision, just east of the lake.
  Carter Lake is located west of the town of Berthoud.
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  The fire was described as being between 10 and 15 acres just at 5 p.m.
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  A total of 89 calls were made to residents alerting them that they may need to evacuate.
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• Sports Authority creditors want bankruptcy case converted to Chapter 7

  23-07-2016 00:49
  
  Sports Authority Holdings Inc.’s vendors and landlords are looking to pull the plug on the retailer’s bankruptcy case.
  The retailer’s unsecured creditors filed court papers Friday calling for the lights to be shut off permanently, saying Englewood-based Sports Authority faces mounting administrative claims on which it will never be able to get a grip.
  “The debtors are hopelessly administratively insolvent and will never, ever be able to propose a confirmable plan,”
  
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• Hugo Water Test Results Not Back Yet, Order Not To Drink It Remains

  23-07-2016 00:44
  
  HUGO, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents in the Eastern Plains town of Hugo are going to have to wait another day to learn if their water supply was tainted with a harmful amount of THC.
  Early evidence of the chemical — which is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — was found in the Lincoln County town’s tap water and a warning went out on Thursday not to drink it. Extensive testing is now being done by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to determine whether there is actuall
  
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• DIA wait times down, but new federal move could pilot more security improvements

  23-07-2016 00:00
  
  An act requiring the Transportation Security Administration to establish pilot programs to develop and test new airport security systems at airports including Denver was signed into law July 15.
  The legislation, introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., seeks to address short and long term concerns about security checkpoint lines using existing TSA resources and airport reimbursements.
  “The bill creates two pilot programs focused on increasing efficiency and security at airports
  
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