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• ‘Mile High Stadium’ Name A Longshot

  27-07-2016 23:56
  
  By Mark AckermanENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Broncos President Joe Ellis said the team is helping the Metropolitan Football Stadium District find a new naming rights partner for Sports Authority Field.
  Addressing reporters at the opening of training camp, Ellis said a naming rights deal is “something that needs to happen.”
  Many fans have been active on social media calling for the taxpayer funded stadium to drop the corporate sponsorship and revert to “Mile High Stadium.&rdqu
  
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• Guide From Ouray Dies While Leading Tourists Down Grand Teton

  27-07-2016 22:41
  
  JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — A guide who was leading tourists down Grand Teton mountain has died.
  The Exum Mountain Guide company says Gary Falk, 42, was leading a group down from a successful ascent of Grand Teton National Park’s highest peak when he fell at 10:30 a.m. Saturday about 2,400 feet from the top of the Owen-Spalding rappel into Valhalla Canyon near the Black Ice Couloir, the Jackson Hole News & Guide reports.
  The park’s helicopter flew two rangers into a point nea
  
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• Dottie Pepper On PGA Championship: ‘A Very Intimidating Layout’

  27-07-2016 22:11
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  The final major of 2016, the 98th PGA Championship, begins Thursday at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, just 11 days after the last putt dropped at the Open Championship at Royal Troon. Because of golf’s return to the Olympics next month, the PGA is being staged at its earliest date on the calendar since 1971, when Jack Nicklaus won his second of a record-tying five PGA titles at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in February.
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• Court Reverses Part Of Lottery Fraud Conviction With Colorado Connection

  27-07-2016 22:08
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a portion of the fraud convictions of a former lottery official accused of fixing a Hot Lotto game in Iowa in 2010 but upheld a second conviction. He’s also being investigated for lottery fraud in Colorado.
  The court concluded there was enough evidence to convict Eddie Tipton on the charge related to tampering with lottery computers but threw out the charge related to attempting to cash the lottery ticket, saying
  
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• Von Miller ‘Ready To Play Football’ As Broncos Training Camp Begins

  27-07-2016 22:01
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Von Miller talked publicly for the first time Wednesday since the Super Bowl MVP and the Denver Broncos reached a long-term deal.
  “I’m ready to go, I’m ready to play football,” said Miller at Broncos headquarters on Wednesday. “I’m excited.”
  The Broncos announced on July 15 that the star linebacker signed a six-year contract. The agreement came after Miller skipped out the entire offseason while negotiations were goin
  
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• Man Charged In Double Homicide

  27-07-2016 21:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man accused of killing a woman and her mother has been formally charged.
  Angel Chavez, 27, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and violation of a protection order in the deaths of Maria Cordero and her mother, Raquel Cordero.The charges allege that Chavez fatally stabbed Maria, 25, the mother of his two children and Raquel, 45 on July 22.He then left the scene but was arrested later that day.Chavez is on parole for a 2007 child abuse conviction and had
  
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• ‘Signal Issue’ Leads To Delays On First Full Day Of Rail Service To Westminster

  27-07-2016 21:39
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– Some riders on the first full day of commuter rail service from Union Station to Westminster on Tuesday had to take the bus instead.
  What RTD called “a signal issue” led to delays Tuesday afternoon for commuters heading home on the B Line train. After a wait of up to 45 minutes, RTD brought in buses to transport dozens of passengers the six mile trip from Union Station to the Westminster station.
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• Cast Members From ‘Beautiful’ Offer Education Opportunity

  27-07-2016 21:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) Students attending the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Summer Session got a chance to talk with cast members from the Broadway musical “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”. The show is touring in Denver through July 31st. And several of the cast members took time out of their schedule to talk to the next generation of thespians.
  LINK: For Tickets To “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
  “It’s a medium of art that you have to be presen
  
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• Trio Of Summer Meteor Showers Underway

  27-07-2016 21:01
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s been a few months since we’ve talked about meteor showers but three back-to-back events could potentially light up the late night and early morning sky over the next few weeks.
  The annual summer show is already in progress with the Delta Aquarids which peak early in the morning on Friday, July 29.
  Meteors from this shower appear to shoot out from a central point called a radiant, which is located near the star Delta Aquarii.
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• On The Rise: Kelly Kraft Has Time On His Side

  27-07-2016 20:31
  
  By Dan Reardon
  Golf is not physically painful, but it can be painfully cruel. Its dark side was on display at both ends of a career last weekend at the RBC Canadian Open. Evidence the closing holes at Glen Abbey last Sunday.
  Steve Wheatcroft has been chasing the PGA Tour for the better part of two decades, and with three holes to play last week, he held his dream in his hands. He was tied for the lead with Jhonattan Vegas with a couple of par fives left to finally cross the finish line
  
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• Consumer Reports: Some Vitamins Have Health Risks

  27-07-2016 18:59
  Consumer Reports found 15 ingredients in dietary supplements that pose health risks.
  
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• Commerce City Requests Department Of Justice Help With Police Department

  27-07-2016 18:53
  
  By Brian Maass
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)– Commerce City has requested the United States Department of Justice step in and help reform its police department, according to a letter obtained during a CBS4 Investigation.
  The letter, sent this month by Commerce City’s Mayor, City Manager and Interim Police Chief, notes that “serious internal issues and officer misconduct have been all too prevalent in the department over a prolonged period of time.”
  The two-page letter was s
  
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• Surveillance Video Shows Pot Shop Burglary Suspects

  27-07-2016 18:17
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Clear surveillance video shows three suspects, caught in the act of robbing a marijuana business. Now police hope someone recognizes the trio.
  The Cannabotica marijuana dispensary is surrounded by warehouses and the business owners do not believe it was a random act.
  The two males and one female drove up to the pot shop located at 219 N. Vallejo Street about 1 a.m. on July 18.
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  They were cloaked in black with hoods and masks and used crowbars to break
  
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• Hot Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing At Rocky Mountain Metro Airport

  27-07-2016 18:08
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– A hot air balloon made an emergency landing at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Wednesday morning.Emergency responders from North Metro Fire rushed to the airport in Broomfield just after 8 a.m.Here's a picture from today's incident involving the hot air balloon. 13 people were on board, but all were ok. pic.twitter.com/HGxNvmfphj
  — North Metro Fire (@NMFirePIO) July 27, 2016The balloon was forced to make an unplanned landing. It did not impact airport
  
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• Black-Footed Ferrets Return To Where They Held Out In Wild

  27-07-2016 17:55
  
  MEETEETSE, Wyo. (AP) — A nocturnal species of weasel with a robber-mask-like marking across its eyes has returned to the remote ranchlands of western Wyoming where the critter almost went extinct more than 30 years ago.
  Wildlife officials on Tuesday released 35 black-footed ferrets on two ranches near Meeteetse, a tiny cattle ranching community 50 miles east of Yellowstone National Park. Black-footed ferrets, generally solitary animals, were let loose individually over a wide area.
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• $15 Million Federal Grant To Help Ease Congestion On I-25

  27-07-2016 17:20
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– The State of Colorado has received a $15 million federal grant to help ease congestion along Interstate 25 in Northern Colorado.The grant will help pay for expanding I-25 to six lanes between Loveland and Fort Collins. (credit: CBS)
  The $230 million project will include a toll express and HOV lane.Construction could begin as early as fall of 2017.
  
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• Lawyers For Blagojevich Resentencing In Colorado Prison Due In Court

  27-07-2016 17:12
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys are scheduled to address issues surrounding the resentencing of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including whether he will attend the hearing in Chicago in person.
  An appeals court ordered the resentencing after tossing five of Blagojevich’s 18 corruption convictions. He has served four years of the original 14-year sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge James Zagel in 2011.
  Prosecutors want that sentence preserved. The defense wants it slash
  
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• Fatal Multi-Car Crash Slows Traffic On Interstate 25

  27-07-2016 16:42
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A deadly crash on northbound Interstate 25 caused traffic delays Wednesday morning.
  Shortly before 8 a.m., three vehicles and a semi truck were involved in a crash at mile marker 265, near the East Harmony Road exit.
  The person in a red Yukon died at the scene. Authorities said the individual was not using a seat belt.
  The other cars involved, including a white pickup truck, received minor damage.
  Only the far left lane of traffic was able to get by as of 8:45
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Few Big Storms Possible, Heat Continues

  27-07-2016 15:56
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Another day in the 90s for the Denver area. Today will be a hot one across Colorado with the 90s for the eastern side of the state, plenty of 80s in the high country, and parts of the Western Slope could even break 100 today! A few mountain thunderstorms are possible, but not as widespread as the past few days. Denver could get an isolated storm or two that may potentially turn severe. Hail, wind, and heavy rain are possible if we do get storms. Out east i
  
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• Man With Colorado Ties Who Shot Reagan Permanently Released From Mental Hospital

  27-07-2016 15:32
  
  (CBS4) – The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has been granted full time release from a hospital.
  John Hinckley Jr. is escorted by police in Washington, DC, on March 30, 1981, following his arrest after shooting and seriously wounding then President Ronald Reagan. (credit: AFP/Getty Images)
  John Hinckley Jr. has been in treatment since the shooting at a mental hospital in Washington, D.C.
  RELATED: One-Time Evergreen Man Who Shot President Reveals Thoughts In Letters
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• John Hickenlooper To Speak At Democratic National Convention Thursday

  27-07-2016 15:26
  
  DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper is scheduled to speak during prime time on the closing day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
  Hickenlooper tells The Denver Post he will address convention-goers Thursday evening, not long before Hillary Clinton is expected to deliver her acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for president. The governor did not say what he would talk about.
  Hickenlooper was considered a potential running mate for Clinton, who ultimately cho
  
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• Man Falls From Window, Dies Trying To Escape Fire

  27-07-2016 14:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – An apartment fire in Denver Wednesday morning is responsible for the death of one man.
  It broke out at 12:45 a.m. at the Federal apartment complex, near the intersection of West 38th Avenue and Federal Boulevard. When firefighters arrived, they found a man on the ground outside the apartment.
  Tenants of the building said they ran through the smoke-filled hallways to bang on doors and get everyone out. Witnesses said they saw the man hanging from the window.
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• Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production, sales

  27-07-2016 10:05
  
  SPARKS, Nev. — It’s Tesla Motors’ biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries.
  Tesla officially opened its Gigafactory on Tuesday, a little more than two years after construction began. The factory is about 14 percent complete, but when it’s finished, it will be about 10 million square feet, or about the size of 262 NFL football fields. That will make it one of the large
  
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• McDonald’s sales disappoint in US despite all-day breakfast

  27-07-2016 09:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is again looking for ways to win back customers, less than a year after launching a widely touted all-day breakfast menu that makes Egg McMuffins available around the clock.
  The world’s biggest burger chain said sales rose a disappointing 1.8 percent at established U.S. locations for the three months ended June 30. That’s even with the benefits from all-day breakfast, which began in October.
  During the company’s earnings call Tuesday, CEO
  
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• US new-home sales climbed in June to more than 8-year high

  27-07-2016 09:51
  
  WASHINGTON — Americans bought new homes in June at the fastest pace in more than eight years, a sign that a solid job market and low mortgage rates are bolstering the U.S. housing market.
  The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new-home sales rose 3.5 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 592,000, the best level since February 2008. Purchases of new homes have climbed 10.1 percent year-to-date, despite volatile sales on a monthly basis.
  “Today’s report confirms
  
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• Qualcomm to pay $19.5M to settle gender discrimination suit

  27-07-2016 09:48
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Qualcomm agreed Tuesday to pay $19.5 million to settle a gender discrimination class-action lawsuit alleging women were denied equal pay and job opportunities to their male counterparts at the tech giant.
  The settlement also stipulates that the San Diego-based chip maker implement policy changes and programs to better promote female employees working in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM.
  Qualcomm Technologies Inc. said in a statem
  
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• Caterpillar 2Q results top Street, cuts 2016 profit outlook

  27-07-2016 09:46
  
  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar’s second-quarter performance beat Wall Street’s expectations, despite weakness in the mining and oil and gas industries. But the company lowered its full-year adjusted profit guidance again, saying global economic growth remains subdued and isn’t sufficient to drive improvement in most of the industries and markets it serves.
  Shares slipped before the market open on Tuesday.
  The mining and construction equipment company earned $550 million,
  
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• Survey: American consumers’ confidence remains steady

  27-07-2016 09:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling confident about current economic conditions but are a bit warier about the future.
  The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index was essentially unchanged in July, dipping to 97.3 from a revised 97.4 in June. The business group’s index includes consumers’ assessment of the economy now and what they expect over the next six months. Their view of today’s economy rose to the highest level since September
  
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• $15 billion Volkswagen emissions deal clears 1st hurdle

  27-07-2016 09:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A nearly $15 billion settlement over Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, with a federal judge giving preliminary approval to the deal that includes an option for owners to have the carmaker buy back their vehicles.
  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer called the settlement an “enormous effort” by attorneys from both sides and urged Volkswagen owners who may want to opt out and pursue their own lawsuits to consider the d
  
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• Powerball jackpot $422 million after months without winner

  27-07-2016 09:01
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize.
  If anyone matches the five balls and red Powerball in Wednesday night’s drawing, it will be the game’s first jackpot winner since May 7.
  A jackpot winner could opt for a $422 million annuity paid out over 29 years or a $291 million lump sum. The prize would rank as the nation’s 11th largest.
  The chance of winning Powerball is incredibly smal
  
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• Recent deaths of kids in hot cars prompt pleas to parents

  27-07-2016 08:41
  
  DALLAS — The deaths of four children in hot cars in recent days has brought the number across the U.S. this year to at least 23, nearly matching the total for all of last year and prompting experts to plead for vigilance and warn parents that it can happen to anyone.
  “It just breaks your heart,” said Janette Fennell, founder and president of KidsAndCars.org , a national child safety nonprofit based in Philadelphia. “We’ve done so much to try to get the word out and
  
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• Inspector dies after recently evicted home explodes in Omaha

  27-07-2016 08:38
  
  OMAHA, Neb. — A woman who was killed when a house exploded in Omaha was a property inspector sent to check the home after a tenant was evicted, authorities said Tuesday.
  Clara Bender, 30, was fatally injured in the blast just after noon Monday in Omaha’s Benson neighborhood. The explosion leveled the home, badly damaged four adjacent homes, and injured a woman who lived next door and a 14-year-old boy. Bender died after being taken to Nebraska Medical Center, authorities said.
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• Ruling: Man Who Pushed Snowboarder Off Chairlift Insane, Not Guilty

  27-07-2016 05:11
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who pushed a snowboarder off a chairlift at Aspen Highlands has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  Thomas Proesel will be in the custody of the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo for the incident that occurred in January.
  Thomas Proesel (credit: Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office)
  The snowboarder, Seth Beckton, was uninjured after falling about 25 feet from the chairlift into a pile of fresh powder.
  Doctors will evaluate Proesel, an
  
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• Clinton Wins Historic Nomination, Emotional Boost From Bill

  27-07-2016 05:00
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taking on the role of devoted political spouse, former President Bill Clinton declared his wife Hillary Clinton an impassioned “change-maker,” serving as character witness for her on the night she triumphantly became the first woman nominated for president.
  “She’s been worth every single year she’s put into making people’s lives better,” he said of his partner of more than 40 years and the Democratic Party’s new standard-b
  
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• Police: Driver Accused In Fatal Hit & Run Of Young Girl Was Drinking, High

  27-07-2016 04:59
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Longmont say a driver who hit and killed an 8-year-old was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol.
  (credit: GoFundMe)
  Peyton Knowlton was riding her bike at 17th and Alpine in May when she was hit.
  The 20-year-old driver is now facing charges including vehicular homicide, DUID, and underage possession of alcohol.
  (credit: CBS)
  The driver’s name has not been released.
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  The family of Peyton’s best friend has set up a Go
  
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• Rockies Rough Up Tillman And Beat Orioles 6-3

  27-07-2016 04:27
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) – It didn’t matter to the Colorado Rockies that Chris Tillman was unbeatable at Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles rarely lose regardless of who’s on the mound.
  On Tuesday night, the Rockies emphatically spoiled Tillman’s bid to become the first 15-game winner in the majors.
  Carlos Gonzalez and Trevor Story had two RBIs apiece in a four-run third inning, and the Rockies ended Baltimore’s five-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory Tuesday night
  
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• Russian Athlete Who Exposed Doping Scandal Appeals Banning Decision

  27-07-2016 04:13
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – More than 80 athletes from the Russian Olympic team have been barred from the Rio Games because of the country’s doping scandal. That includes a track star who played a major role in exposing that scandal.
  Yuliya Stepanova’s role was earlier detailed in the CBS News program 60 Minutes. She has been hailed for her undercover role in exposing the doping in the Russian track and field program and had hoped to compete in the Olympics under the Russ
  
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• Broncos Rookie QB Paxton Lynch Insists He Can Win Starting Job

  27-07-2016 03:24
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Rookie Paxton Lynch insists he shouldn’t be counted out from the Denver Broncos’ quarterback competition.
  The first-round draft pick who labeled the playbook a dictionary when he first arrived in Denver this spring begins training camp Thursday looking up at Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian on the depth chart.
  The Super Bowl champs are holding quarterback auditions after losing Peyton Manning to retirement and Brock Osweiler to free agency in the aftermat
  
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• Authorities ID Remains As Those Of Missing Colorado Treasure Hunter

  27-07-2016 03:10
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A treasure hunter who disappeared this year while searching for an author’s cache of gold and jewels in the New Mexico wilderness was confirmed dead by authorities Tuesday after his remains were discovered west of Santa Fe.
  Santa Fe Police spokesman Greg Gurule said medical investigators confirmed the remains found along the Rio Grande north of Cochiti Lake were those of Randy Bilyeu, a 54-year-old grandfather from Colorado.
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• New Video Shows Deputy’s Confrontation With Inmate

  27-07-2016 02:07
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 has obtained video of a confrontation between a deputy and an inmate in the Larimer County Jail that cost the deputy his job and resulted in a criminal charge.
  The jail video obtained by CBS4 investigators shows what happened between Deputy Simon Suarez and jail inmate Dustin Sims in 2014. The deputy is seen escorting Sims down a hallway when Sims makes some derogatory remarks toward Suarez, which the deputy admitted got under his skin.
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• Latest Forecast: A Little Less Heat Through the End of the Week

  27-07-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday saw our 11th 90 degree day in a row as we climbed to 93 officially at the airport and 91 degrees downtown.Only scattered to isolated storms across the state as many areas did see a lot of clouds but not much in the way of showers or storms.
  For Wednesday, we can expect more of the same: showers and storms scattered across the state – more likely over the northeast – with highs about where they were today.Look for a high in the lower 90s for
  
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• A Little Less Heat Through the End of the Week

  27-07-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday saw our 11th 90 degree day in a row as we climbed to 93 officially at the airport and 91 degrees downtown. Only scattered to isolated storms across the state as many areas did see a lot of clouds but not much in the way of showers or storms.
  For Wednesday, we can expect more of the same: showers and storms scattered across the state – more likely over the northeast – with highs about where they were today. Look for a high in the lower 90s fo
  
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• False Positives Behind THC Results In Hugo Water Supply

  27-07-2016 01:05
  
  HUGO, Colo. (CBS4)– False positive results are blamed for the scare that Hugo’s water supply was tainted with THC.
  Warnings not to drink the water were lifted Saturday after multiple tests confirmed there was no THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient, in the water.
  For two days, residents didn’t drink or cook with the town’s water for fear it was tainted with THC.
  Officials hold a news conference in Hugo on July 21, 2016, to discuss the health issue. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Woman Watches In Horror As Bold Coyote Snatches Her Puppy

  27-07-2016 00:57
  
  By Tom Mustin
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A coyote snatched a puppy right from a Centennial home’s backyard and it all happened with the owner nearby who tried to fight off the animal.
  “It’s devastating. Devastating,” Centennial resident Debra Gania said.
  Gania is keeping a close watch on her seven puppies after a brazen coyote attack.
  “It’s too dangerous. I’m afraid to be in my own backyard now,” she told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
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• Police Search For Suspects After 2 Women Attacked On Trails

  27-07-2016 00:49
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities say someone is preying on women in the Colorado high country town of Carbondale.
  There have been two attacks. Both assaults were in the small, quiet town located between Glenwood Springs and Aspen. Police say they are looking for two men.
  Both attacks happened as woman were walking alone late at night on Carbondale trails. The most recent one happened a few nights ago on a bike path in the middle of town just feet away from the main road through town.
  
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