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• ‘Super Nice Strangers’ Helped Family Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver

  31-07-2016 23:58
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s been 10 days since an alleged drunk driver hit a minivan carrying a family of four, derailing their plans for a surprise vacation.
  “It all happened so fast,” Ryan Bragazzi, driver of the minivan, told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann. “The next thing I remember; the firefighters were there.”
  Bragazzi doesn’t remember much from the crash that happened in the early morning hours of July 21, but does recall the firef
  
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• Report: Pilot in crash had pot in system

  31-07-2016 23:32
  
  A recently released report has found that the Durango pilot who crashed a World War II aircraft on July 4, 2014 had marijuana levels above the legal limit in his blood.       
  
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• Avalanche Sign Defenseman Barrie To 4-Year, $22 Million Deal

  31-07-2016 23:30
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Avalanche and defenseman Tyson Barrie avoided a contract arbitration ruling by signing a four-year, $22 million contract on Sunday.
  The team announced the signing, and a person with direct knowledge of the contract revealed its value to The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Avalanche did not provide that figure.
  The deal was reached two days after both sides made their cases at an arbitration hearing but before
  
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• How CSU became the Big 12 target

  31-07-2016 23:29
  
  Sorry, Boise State, CSU has become the darling of the Mountain West.       
  
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• Sanchez makes move in QB competition

  31-07-2016 23:19
  
  ENGLEWOOD—It was a day to write up Mark Sanchez.       
  
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• Koch Network In Colorado Springs, Refusing To Help Trump

  31-07-2016 22:55
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation’s most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump.
  Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, host of the exclusive weekend retreat, did not mention Trump by name as warned that political leaders are giving “frightening” answers to America’s challenges. One of his chief lieutenants was more direct as he made clear that Koch’s expansive poli
  
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• Donald Trump Rescued From Stalled Elevator In Colorado Springs

  31-07-2016 22:49
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department says that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had to be rescued from an elevator that was stuck between the first and second floors of a resort.
  In a statement released Saturday, the department says that it was called at 1:30 p.m. Friday to rescue about 10 people, including Trump, trapped inside the elevator at The Mining Exchange, A Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa resort.
  The department says the firefighters opened
  
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• Peyton Manning Appears On Saints Practice Field — In A Tie

  31-07-2016 22:44
  
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) – A lanky 6-foot-5 man in a button-down, long-sleeve shirt and tie walked onto the field during Saints training camp on Sunday, bringing a mixture of good and painful memories to veteran safety Roman Harper.
  After a brief and friendly chat, Harper gave recently retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning a hug.
  “I was still angry, because last time I saw him, confetti was going all his way,” Harper, who spent the past two seasons with Carolina, said
  
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• Nightclub Fire Victim’s Father Calls Out Trump’s ‘Ignorance’

  31-07-2016 22:39
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The father of the youngest victim of a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people is hitting back at GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump for disparaging the Colorado Springs fire marshal’s capping attendance at a rally there.
  Dave Kane said Sunday that Trump’s comments demonstrate his “trademark ignorance and apparent disregard for public safety.”
  Kane’s 18-year-old son Nicholas O’Neill perished in the Station night
  
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• CBS4 Broncos Notebook: First Fight Of The Camp

  31-07-2016 21:06
  
  By Michael Spencer
  Full Pads
  The Broncos put on full pads for the first time Sunday, but several of the veterans had the day off. Emmanuel Sanders, Chris Harris, Darian Stewart, T.J. Ward Matt Paradis and Demaryius Thomas were just a few of the guys out of pads and watching from the sidelines. Gary Kubiak saying those guys have a lot of plays under their belt and deserved a day off.
  Sam Brenner Leaves Field on a Cart
  C/G Sam Brenner was taken off the field in the back of a cart during 11-on-11 d
  
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• Rapids Get Wake-Up Call, Lose 5-1 To NYCFC

  31-07-2016 18:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Frank Lampard scored three goals and New York City FC beat 10-man Colorado 5-1 on Saturday to end the Rapids’ 15-game unbeaten streak.
  Lampard opened the scoring in the 28th minute, finishing Diego Martinez’s cross and Thomas McNamara’s redirecting flick with a close-range, right-footed stab. Lampard made it 4-0 on a right-footed shot in the 81st minute and capped City’s scoring with a penalty kick in the 84th – his eighth goal of the season an
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Sizzling and Storming End To July

  31-07-2016 16:25
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Get ready for another hot day in the 90s! But, thankfully there will be showers and thunderstorms arriving by afternoon to help cut the heat. On the weather map we have a high pressure area over the desert southwest this is helping to create a west-northwest flow over Colorado. This is bringing in three elements effecting our overall weather pattern. If you have noticed the fiery red, orange sunrises and sunsets of late, these are caused by smoke flowing in
  
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• Woman Floating In River Alive Thanks To Denver Man

  31-07-2016 07:21
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CB$) – The heroic actions of a Denver man are now being recognized after a woman was spotted floating and apparently lifeless on the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs in May.
  Lyle Phetteplace just may have been in the right place at the right time, according to Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallar.
  “He placed himself in harm’s way to save the life of a woman he didn’t even know,” Vallar said.
  The water was much higher in May when the woman
  
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• De La Rosa, Rockies Win 5th Straight, Hottest Team In MLB

  31-07-2016 06:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Now that they’ve reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see what’s on deck.
  De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon, beating the New York Mets 7-2 on a rainy Saturday night for its fifth straight win.
  The Rockies matched their longest winning streak of the season, improved to 12-4 since the All-Star break and are within four games of the second NL wild-card spot.
  “We know we h
  
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• Dozens Of Cars Sprayed With Bullets In Shootout

  31-07-2016 05:03
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are investigating a deadly gunfight that left dozens of bullet shells scattered in a downtown Denver parking lot.
  Shots rang out shortly after midnight Saturday in the paid lot near 19th Avenue and Market Street.
  Two adult males were shot. One victim was rushed to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The other victim died in the parking lot. Police said that the two victims were together when they were shot.
  At least
  
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• ‘Dream Dinners’ Are Priceless For The Less Fortunate

  31-07-2016 04:30
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – An exciting start to the weekend for hundreds of volunteers in Wheat Ridge as they gave up their morning to give back.
  “Just an amazing group of people here today,” Carol Eddy, co-owner of Dream Dinners in Wheat Ridge, said Saturday. Dream Dinners along with local and national  sponsors, helped the California-based organization Friends & Family Community Connection put together 50,000 packages of food for the less fortunat
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot And Stormy End To The Month

  31-07-2016 01:30
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – The heat will be back for Sunday along with what has become the usual afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. The good thing about the outlook for storms on Sunday is that many of the storms that do develop may have pockets of heavy rain and strong winds.
  In the week ahead temperatures will still be running into the nineties with only slight chances for afternoon storms. So a little bit of a drying trend Monday through Wednesday.
  In the extended out
  
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• Hot And Stormy End To The Month

  31-07-2016 01:30
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – The heat will be back for Sunday along with what has become the usual afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. The good thing about the outlook for storms on Sunday is that many of the storms that do develop may have pockets of heavy rain and strong winds.
  In the week ahead temperatures will still be running into the nineties with only slight chances for afternoon storms. So a little bit of a drying trend Monday through Wednesday.
  In the extended out
  
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• Police Need Help Locating Murder Suspect

  31-07-2016 01:17
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Greeley would like the public’s help locating a murder suspect.
  According to Sgt. Joseph Tymkowych with Greeley police, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 800 block of 26th Avenue on July 26 and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.
  Lee Arthur Scott (credit: Greeley Police Department
  The victim, identified as Jose Jaquez, 25, was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead.
  Police are searching for Lee Arthur Sco
  
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• Woman Floating Lifeless In River Alive Thanks To Denver Man

  31-07-2016 00:21
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CB$) – The heroic actions of a Denver man are now being recognized after a woman was spotted floating lifeless on the Colorado River near Glenwood Springs in May.
  Lyle Phetteplace just may have been in the right place at the right time, according to Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallar.
  “He placed himself in harm’s way to save the life of a woman he didn’t even know,” Vallar said.
  The water was much higher in May when the woman not wearing a l
  
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• Bronco Notes: Receiver overload

  31-07-2016 00:21
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Most years, the Denver Broncos have kept five receivers on their 53-man roster, not including returners who are listed as receivers.       
  
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