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• Crash kills Nebraska punter, former Michigan State punter

  24-07-2016 23:42
  
  WAUKESHA, Wis. — Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler have died in a car crash in Wisconsin after coaching at a kicking clinic, a sheriff’s department official said Sunday. Louisiana State’s kicker was injured in the crash.
  Waukesha County Sheriff’s Lt. Thom Moerman said speed was likely a factor in the single-vehicle crash that happened around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.
  The 24-year-old Sadler, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was driving. He and 22-
  
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• Woman Happy To Get Keys Back After Dozens Found In Stolen Truck

  24-07-2016 23:31
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – At least two keys are now back with the rightful owner after dozens were found inside a stolen work truck.
  Nikki Ozzello had her truck stolen and police in Commerce City police found it. When she got it back she found a number of keys. That worried her because all the people missing important ways to enter important places.
  “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,” Ozzello sa
  
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• First home delivery of medical marijuana made in Florida

  24-07-2016 23:30
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first organization authorized to dispense medical marijuana in Florida has made its first home delivery.
  Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, said Saturday that the company has delivered low-THC medical cannabis to a patient in Hudson, Florida, who is suffering from dystonia, a condition characterized by chronic muscle spasms and seizures. Hudson is in Pasco County, near Tampa.
  Trulieve and Hackney Nursery, which is the dispensing organization for Northwest Florida, receive
  
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• Terence Crawford taunts Viktor Postol on his way to winning title unification fight

  24-07-2016 23:23
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Terence Crawford was so sure of his victory Saturday night that he spent part of the final round with his hands at his side, taunting Viktor Postol.
  What he’s not so sure of is that Manny Pacquiao will agree to his terms and fight him at 140 pounds in November.
  “It will be at 140, definitely,” Crawford said. “But I’m going on vacation now. We’re not worried about Manny Pacquiao right now.”
  Crawford turned in a dominating performanc
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Denver crash

  24-07-2016 23:15
  
  A motorcyclist lost control of his bike on Colorado Boulevard north of Interstate 70 on Sunday and was seriously injured when he crashed, Eranda Piyasena, Denver police spokesman, said.
  Police closed Colorado Boulevard in both directions near East 48th Avenue following the accident at 12:40 p.m.
  The motorcycle crashed into a pole or barrier, Piyasena said.
  “He has significant arm trauma,” Piyasena said of the motorcyclist, who was taken to a hospital.
   
   
  
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• Crews actively fighting fire in Dinosaur National Monument

  24-07-2016 23:13
  
  Fire crews from Dinosaur National Monument and various other agencies are responding to a fire just north of the Yampa Bench Road, about 2 miles west of Haystack Rock, according a news release from the National Park Service. 
  The fire, called the Bench fire, was first spotted by a lookout in the Road Top Fire Tower after a storm moved through the eastern part of the monument Friday. That same storm ignited several other fires east of the monument, according to the media
  
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• Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Step Down After DNC

  24-07-2016 22:48
  
  (AP) – Hillary Clinton is thanking her “longtime friend” Debbie Wasserman Schultz after the Florida congresswoman’s decision to step down as chair of the Democratic National Committee.
  Clinton says that Wasserman Schultz will serve as honorary chair of her campaign’s 50-state program to help elect Democrats around the country.
  The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says she looks forward to campaigning with Wasserman Schultz in Florida “and helping he
  
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• Grand County Officials Find Body In Colorado River

  24-07-2016 22:22
  
  HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Grand County officials say they have discovered a body in the Colorado River that they believe will be identified as a missing 19-year-old from Avon.
  Authorities discovered the body about 25 feet underwater on Saturday and planned to recover the body with a diving team on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials say they are confident the body will be identified as the man who went missing from Avon four days ago.The missing man’s name has not been released
  
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• Story’s 2 Home Runs Leads Rockies Over Braves, 8-4

  24-07-2016 22:13
  
  DENVER (AP) – Trevor Story looked up to Troy Tulowitzki as he climbed through the Colorado Rockies’ minor leagues. Now he’s looking down at his mentor after another big night at the plate.
  Story hit two home runs to set an NL rookie record for shortstops and the Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Saturday night.
  Story had four hits including his 25th and 26th homers to pass his Tulowitzki, who had 24 for the Rockies in 2007.
  Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies watches
  
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• Long-Distance Goal Gives FC Dallas 1-1 Tie At Rapids

  24-07-2016 22:08
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – Victor Ulloa scored the tying goal on a long-distance shot and FC Dallas held on for a 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the overall MLS standings.
  FC Dallas (12-6-5) maintained its three-point lead over Colorado (10-2-8) in the Supporters’ Shield race, while the Rapids stayed undefeated at home at 8-0-3.
  Ulloa gathered a deflected clearance in an open space about 30 yards from goal and drilled a right
  
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• Tour To Protest TPP’s First Stop Is In Denver

  24-07-2016 21:42
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – High-profile celebrities came to Denver Saturday to perform in a concert and event protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as the TPP.
  Rock Against the TPP kicked off with a rally outside of the downtown venue, Summit Music Hall on 19th and Blake streets.
  The TPP has been a major point of contention in the race for the White House.
  (credit: CBS)
  The concert was the first stop in a nationwide tour aimed at raising awareness on the danger
  
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• Denver Is 1st Stop For Tour Protesting Trans-Pacific Partnership

  24-07-2016 21:42
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – High-profile celebrities came to Denver Saturday to perform in a concert and event protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as the TPP.
  Rock Against the TPP kicked off with a rally outside of the downtown venue, Summit Music Hall on 19th and Blake streets.
  The TPP has been a major point of contention in the race for the White House.
  (credit: CBS)
  The concert was the first stop in a nationwide tour aimed at raising awareness on the danger
  
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• Driver Survives Plunge Off Cliff Near Telluride

  24-07-2016 20:44
  
  TELLURIDE, Colo. (CBS4) – A man survived after the SUV he was driving went off a cliff and rolled approximately 450 feet downhill near Telluride.
  The driver not only survived the crash, but was able to walk home.
  (credit: San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office)
  (credit: San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office)
  (credit: San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office)
  Other drivers reported seeing the SUV on the hillside on Friday. Authorities say the driver was likely ejected before the car ca
  
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• Aurora Police Need Public’s Help Locating Missing Teen Girl

  24-07-2016 20:19
  
  By Howard Nathan
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora need the public’s help locating a teenage girl who has been missing for more than a week.
  Lashaya Nae Stine, 16, was last seen on July 15. Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz said Stine left her home at approximately 2:30 a.m. without her mother’s permission to meet an unspecified friend.
  “’I’m scared for your safety baby girl, you got to call mommy,'” Stine’s mother Sabrina Jones said.
  Jones was o
  
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• Nearly 200 Volunteers Tackle ‘Graffiti Alley’ In Annual ‘Brush Off’ Event

  24-07-2016 19:22
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Nearly 200 volunteers spent the better part of Saturday morning cleaning up graffiti and litter in Denver.
  “Federal Boulevard is graffiti alley,” Neddra Niblet with Denver Partners Against Graffiti said.
  As part of Denver’s 7th Annual Graffiti Brush Off, volunteers joined community members and Denver Public Works to cover up graffiti along Federal Boulevard.
  (credit: CBS)
  “The solution really is everyone realizing that I don’
  
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• Thomas Sutherland, CSU Professor And Beirut Hostage, Dies At 85

  24-07-2016 18:52
  
  By Andrea Flores
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado State University community is mourning the loss of a Colorado icon.
  Former professor, Tom Sutherland, has passed away at the age of 85. He made national headlines when he was taken hostage in Lebanon in 1985.
  On almost every anniversary of Sutherland’s kidnapping, bagpipes played for the Scottish-born professor at the Oval on the school’s campus.
  Tom Sutherland (credit: CBS)
  Loved by students and staff, Sutherland taugh
  
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• Former School Counselor Resigns After Arrest For Sexual Assault

  24-07-2016 18:07
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – A former school counselor arrested for sexual assault has resigned from his current position as a teacher’s aide.
  Troy Vandenbroeke, 49, resigned from the Cherry Creek School District Friday morning.
  The alleged assault happened while he worked at Denver Christian School up until 2014, when the school relocated from Denver to a new campus in Lakewood.
  Troy Vandenbroeke (credit: Denver Police Department)
  In addition to his roles as a teacher&rs
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cooler With Severe Storms Possible

  24-07-2016 15:35
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have a small break in the heat to finish out the weekend. Saturday’s high temperature at DIA was 99 degrees and Sunday will be about 10 degrees cooler with a cold front draped over the eastern plains.
  Despite the cold front in place there is still a good flow of moisture pumping up from the south and southwest from the summer monsoon flow. This will help to get thunderstorms going again for Sunday afternoon. There is a chance over all of easte
  
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• Cake Maker Who Turned Away Gay Couple Wants U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case

  24-07-2016 14:49
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A cake artist who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case.
  Last year the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips’ refusal to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple could lead to discrimination.
  Last month the Colorado Supreme Court said it would not hear the case.
  Phillips argues the government cannot force him to communicate a message with which he fundamentally dis
  
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• Colorado Man Suffers ‘Vicious’ Croc Attack At Costa Rica Beach

  24-07-2016 08:01
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American surfer was in serious but stable condition after he was attacked by a large crocodile at a popular tourist beach in Costa Rica on Friday, according to an emergency responder who credited the man’s friend for fighting off the reptile with his bare hands.
  Pat McNulty, who works as a consultant and is a certified trained lifeguard in Tamarindo, a northwestern town favored by surfers and eco-tourists, said the man was crossing a river with the friend when t
  
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• Less Sizzle Sunday With More Storms

  24-07-2016 03:00
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Afternoon showers and thunderstorms were a welcome relief on Saturday across eastern Colorado. Highs zoomed into the upper 90s and low 100s for many eastern towns of the state. DIA managed to make it to 99 degrees for Denver’s official temperature. Three degrees away from the record high of 102.
  A cold front will move through eastern Colorado overnight Saturday into Sunday. This will bring down the heat for at least one day on Sunday. There is still p
  
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• Latest Forecast: Less Sizzle Sunday With More Storms

  24-07-2016 03:00
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Afternoon showers and thunderstorms were a welcome relief on Saturday across eastern Colorado. Highs zoomed into the upper 90s and low 100s for many eastern towns of the state. DIA managed to make it to 99 degrees for Denver’s official temperature. Three degrees away from the record high of 102.
  A cold front will move through eastern Colorado overnight Saturday into Sunday. This will bring down the heat for at least one day on Sunday. There is still p
  
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• Owner Of Home Hit By Bulldozer Planned To Sell Soon

  24-07-2016 02:39
  
  By Andrea Flores
  GREEN VALLEY RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – A dining table and chandelier remained untouched after a bulldozer plowed through a Green Valley Ranch home Friday afternoon.
  “It was like slow motion, and it just kept on going,” said Emma Sanchez. “I was like,‘Stop, stop, stop.’”
  But it didn’t.Instead, Sanchez says, she watched the bulldozer, from a construction site across the street, hit her neighbor’s house head on.
  “We live two d
  
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• Sanchez doesn't need endorsement

  24-07-2016 01:41
  
  VALLEJO, Calif. – All signs point to Mark Sanchez.       
  
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  24-07-2016 01:08
  
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