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• Denver Police To Start Collecting Racial Data From Traffic Stops

  08-08-2016 23:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver will soon collect racial data from some traffic and pedestrian stops. That information will be used to look for any biased policing within the department.
  Denver Police Chief Robert White said there is no definitive plan on how the information will be collected but hopes to have a policy in place by the end of the year.White described how the data collection would work at a news conference on Monday morning. He said information like race and gender would lik
  
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• Students Return To School In Douglas County

  08-08-2016 23:22
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Students in Douglas County returned to class on Monday morning.Students at Gold Rush Elementary School were treated to a free outdoor concert by local singer Leah Shafer.Many other school districts along the Front Range will begin the fall semester in the coming weeks.
  
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• Depth chart: Sanchez, Siemian co-No. 1

  08-08-2016 23:17
  
  ENGLEWOOD – There is no giveaway on the practice field. Now, there  is no declaration on the depth chart.       
  
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• Talib returns but NFL investigatlng

  08-08-2016 23:15
  
  ENGLEWOOD—With his return to practice Monday, Aqib Talib is likely to be physically recovered from gunshot wounds to his right leg in time to play cornerback for the Denver Broncos in their regular-season opener against Carolina.       
  
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• More Cases Of West Nile Reported In Colorado

  08-08-2016 23:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The number of human cases of West Nile Virus continues to grow in Colorado. There are at least eight cases across the state.There are three cases in Larimer County, two cases each in Bent and Weld Counties, and one in Douglas County.August and September are generally the two months where most cases of West Nile are reported.Last year, the State of Colorado reported 101 human cases of West Nile, including three deaths.
  
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• Broncos Cornerback Aqib Talib Makes Training Camp Debut

  08-08-2016 23:07
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Aqib Talib made his training camp debut Monday with a warm welcome from his Denver Broncos teammates and the fans on hand.
  The cornerback was limited in practice but not in enthusiasm after missing the first 10 days of training camp while he recovered from a gunshot wound to his right leg suffered at a Dallas bar on June 5.
  He put the physical part of the incident behind him but the consequences of that night could cost him some games. The NFL is investigating the i
  
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• This Week In Golf: Knox Wins Travelers; Furyk Shoots Record Sunday 58

  08-08-2016 22:53
  
  By Sam McPherson
  Scotland’s Russell Knox won the Travelers Championship on Sunday with a 14-under par score, after shooting all four rounds at TPC River Highlands in the 60s. He held off three hard-charging Americans down the stretch on a low-scoring day. Jerry Kelly’s closing 64 helped him to a second-place finish at 13-under. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas’ round of 62 vaulted him into a third-place tie at 12-under par with Patrick Rodgers, who shot a mere 68 in the final round.
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• CSP: Cyclist Appears To Be At Fault In Deadly Collision

  08-08-2016 22:53
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators with the Colorado State Patrol believe the cyclist killed in a collision with a car during the Ironman Triathlon in Boulder on Sunday was at fault.
  State troopers told CBS4’s Tom Mustin that it appears the rider, Michelle Walters of McCook, Neb. went outside of clearly market lanes and swerved into the road where she was struck by a truck.
  Troopers do not believe the truck driver will face charges but did confirm the investigation is ongoing.
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• Developmentally Disabled Teen Found In Superior

  08-08-2016 22:30
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – The 14-year-old girl with developmental disabilities who was reported missing Sunday night was found Monday afternoon in a hair salon in Superior.At 6:20 p.m. Sunday, Alice Caver and her dog were dropped off at the Westminster Hills dog park at Simms Street and West 100th Avenue by her mother.
  (credit: CBS)
  She was told to be home before dark, but never arrived. Police and crews searched for Alice for several hours on Monday surrounding the park before she was l
  
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• Delta Airlines Passengers At DIA Wait In Long Lines

  08-08-2016 22:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Delta Airlines flights were back in the air on Monday afternoon after a power outage took down its computers across the world. Delta passengers at Denver International Airport continued to line up on Monday afternoon as they waited for flights.Delta blames the problem on an outage in Atlanta just after midnight mountain time. The power was fully restored about seven hours later but left people stranded in airports worldwide as flights were grounded.Some people at DIA had to
  
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• 10 Must-Watch Olympic Events This Week

  08-08-2016 21:15
  
  Bryan Altman
  The first weekend of the Olympic games in Rio De Janiero, Brazil are in the books. Days 1 and 2 of Olympic activity provided plenty of dramatic and memorable moments and this first full week of the games promises to be even better with marquee athletes from a wide range of different sports will be competing for everlasting Olympic glory.
  Here’s a look at 10 events coming up this week that you’re not going to want to miss. 
  1. Friday, Aug. 12 (9:12 p.m. ET) – M
  
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• Woman Says She Was Carjacked Twice By The Same Man

  08-08-2016 21:05
  
  VALLEJO (CBS SF) — A Vallejo woman has been the victim of the same car thief, not once, but twice this week.
  On Tuesday evening, the woman was carjacked in her neighborhood near the intersection of Vervais Avenue and Carolina Street. Her purse and credit cards were in the trunk of the vehicle.
  She did her own detective work and the next day she tracked her credit cards to a nearby store.
  The victim, who wishes not to be identified, obtained video surveillance footage from the store showing
  
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• How Much Do You Weigh Now… Compared To Then? The Ugly Tale Of The Tape

  08-08-2016 20:38
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  DENVER (CBS4) -When I think back to the days of working in the emergency department 20 or so years ago, I remember seeing an occasional number of folks on diabetes medications. These days though, it’s an entirely different story. One day recently, I calculated that about seven out of 10 people were on medication to control blood sugar. And pretty much all of them were markedly overweight. Now that’s a lot of diabetes. And a lot of pounds.
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• Latest Forecast: Summer Storms Every Day

  08-08-2016 20:20
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) –  On the big Monday weather map we have a cold front moving over the northern Rockies and high pressure over the southern Rockies. This combo is funneling heat and moisture into Colorado to start the week.
  Temperatures should rise into the 80s and 90s over the lower elevations both east and west with 70s to low 80s in the mountains. Thunderstorms and showers will fire up early over the western slope and northern mountains. By afternoon storms will move
  
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• ‘Little Stinker’ Corpse Flower Closes At Botanic Gardens

  08-08-2016 19:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Things began to smell a little better at the Denver Botanic Gardens on Monday after the corpse flower nicknamed “little stinker” closed on Sunday.
  The same plant bloomed a year ago but this year’s blossom was much smaller. The flower unexpectedly bloomed on Saturday morning.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Corpse Flower Blooms At Denver Botanic Gardens
  Botanists around the country say a lot of corpse flowers have bloomed this year.
  While “little stinky” is done
  
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• Keidel: Carson Palmer Running Out Of Time To Win Super Bowl

  08-08-2016 19:28
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Carson Palmer, who is younger than Tom Brady, is viewed as way more of a gridiron graybeard. Brady, for his part, has aged quite well. But beyond his high cheekbones and supermodel spouse, the Patriots quarterback is still an incredibly effective football player, which makes him either impossible to loathe, or to love.
  The Cardinals quarterback has taken a different career path. Despite his fine football pedigree — from the Heisman Trophy to No. 1 o
  
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• Victim In Deadly Rollover On I-25 Identified As Denver Man

  08-08-2016 19:21
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– The victim in last week’s deadly rollover crash on Interstate 25 in Thornton has been identified as Scott Remme of Denver.
  Remme, 57, was killed in the three-vehicle crash on Aug. 2 on I-25 near 128th Avenue.
  Traffic backups from the deadly rollover crash (credit: CDOT)
  Thornton Police Department information officer Matt Barnes told CBS4 that a vehicle traveling in the northbound lanes went airborne for some reason and flipped into the southbound lanes, striki
  
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• Credit Card Thief Made Purchases At Park Meadows Mall

  08-08-2016 19:10
  
  LONE TREE, Colo. (CBS4)– Authorities continue to search for a man who stole a credit card and then racked up hundreds of dollars in charges at the Park Meadows Mall.Authorities believe the man stole the credit card in El Paso County and then made several purchases at the Park Meadows Mall including a $400 charge at the Cheesecake Factory.The thief also spent $100 at a Starbucks in Littleton.The suspect is described as a white male, possibly of Cuban descent.
  
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• Vail Resorts Buys Operator Of 2010 Olympics Site For $1.1 Billion

  08-08-2016 18:52
  
  DENVER (AP) — Vail Resorts will buy Whistler-Blackcomb Holdings, the Canadian ski resort company that operated the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics, for $1.06 billion.
  The companies announced the purchase Monday. The boards of Whistler and Vail Resorts, North America’s largest resort operator, unanimously approved it.
  Vail Resorts currently operates nine mountain resorts and two ski areas in the U.S. and Australia.
  The deal is expected to close in the fall.
  Shares of Whistler-Blackco
  
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• Larimer County Begins Spraying To Fight West Nile Virus

  08-08-2016 18:50
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews in Larimer County will begin spraying to fight West Nile Virus on Monday. They will spray parts of Fort Collins after mosquitoes there tested positive for the potentially deadly virus.In addition to spraying, health officials want residents to do their part in protecting themselves. Those actions include draining standing water since it’s a breeding ground for mosquitoes, wearing long sleeves and long pants in the evening to keep mosquitoes from bi
  
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• Woman Burned In Mesa County After Husband Sets Home On Fire

  08-08-2016 18:15
  
  MACK, Colo. (AP) — The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says a woman has been injured after her husband spread gasoline inside their mobile home and set it on fire during an argument.
  The incident occurred about 8 p.m. Sunday in the town of Mack in western Colorado.
  The sheriff’s office says the woman was burned but her injuries were not life-threatening. She was taken to a local hospital.
  No other details were immediately available.
  The incident remains under investigation.
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• Skydivers Jump From Burning Plane

  08-08-2016 18:04
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Some skydivers seemed to have little choice when it came to a planned jump. One of the engines on their plane caught fire on Sunday so they decided to bail out a little early.
  The plane flew out of the Colorado Springs Airport on Sunday when the engine burst into flames shortly after takeoff.
  (credit: CBS)
  Thirteen skydivers were on board and say they saw flames out of the window.
  They decided to jump even though they didn’t hear instructions from the
  
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• CBS4 Broncos Notebook: Aug. 8

  08-08-2016 17:50
  
  The Broncos released their first official depth chart prior to the start of Monday’s practice. Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian are listed as the co-starters at the quarterback spot. Paxton Lynch is listed as the number three quarterback.
  Aqib Talib was practicing with the team for the first time during training camp Monday.
  Despite not practicing both Aqib Talib and DeMarcus Ware are listed as starters on defense.
  The only other co-starters are Ty Sambrailo and Michael Schofield who are li
  
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• Crooks Using Bluetooth To Steal At Gas Pumps

  08-08-2016 17:48
  
  DALLAS (CBS11) -Pump prowlers in Dallas are stepping up their game, stealing bank information in some cases instantaneously with a new device police are calling “scary.”
  Dallas Police recently discovered five different skimming devices that utilize Bluetooth technology.
  Bluetooth skimmer (Jeff Paul – CBS11)
  “I think that’s terrible,” said Tracy Schlossstein, a driver who uses one of the impacted gas station.
  Investigators said they found the devices buried ins
  
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• Colorado Man Suspected Of Shooting Wife At Nebraska Lake

  08-08-2016 17:32
  
  OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — A 43-year-old Colorado man has been accused of shooting his wife on a beach at Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska.
  Witnesses report the shooting occurred Saturday night while a group of a dozen people or more were drinking and partying at a campsite near Martin Bay. Authorities say the woman was flown to a Colorado hospital and was expected to survive her wound.
  Authorities say the man was arrested on suspicion of assault and a related weapons charge. Online court re
  
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• Deadline Looms For Colorado Ballot Measures

  08-08-2016 17:26
  
  DENVER (AP) — Six Colorado ballot measures ranging from presidential primaries to higher tobacco taxes have until the end of business Monday to try to get a place on November ballots.
  Monday is Colorado’s deadline to turn in some 98,000 signatures for inclusion on ballots.
  The Secretary of State’s office says that six proposals may see petitions turned in Monday. They include two proposals to change how oil and gas drilling are regulated, a change to a presidential primary vote
  
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• Boy Injured In Fall At Recreation Site Near Colorado Springs

  08-08-2016 17:24
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has been injured after he fell about 75 feet while hiking with his family in a popular recreation area near Colorado Springs.
  Authorities say the incident occurred Sunday evening at Helen Hunt Falls.
  Rescuers retrieved the boy and he was taken to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora where he was admitted.
  No other details were immediately available.
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Brandon Stokley

  08-08-2016 17:17
  
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: DeForest Buckner Looking To Turn Around 49ers Defense in 2016

  08-08-2016 17:14
  
  Name: DeForest Buckner
  Height: 6′ 7″
  Weight: 291
  Position: DE
  School: University of Oregon
  Draft Pick: 7th overall
  When it came to the 2016 NFL Draft, there was a pair of names on the board that many experts considered difference makers on the defensive side of the ball. The first was Joey Bosa and the second was DeForest Buckner. While Bosa was drafted first, Buckner still looks to make a huge difference for the San Francisco 49ers this season.
  It seems like an e
  
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• Sanchez, Siemian Listed As Co-No. 1s On Denver Depth Chart

  08-08-2016 17:12
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Super Bowl champs have released their first depth chart and there’s still little clarification on who will be the Broncos’ starting quarterback in 2016.
  Mark Sanchez has been ahead of Trevor Siemian since Denver began training camp, but they’ve been alternating snaps. Coach Gary Kubiak says he wants to watch them play in the preseason before making a decision.
  With both Sanchez and Siemian listed as co-No. 1s, rookie Paxton Lynch is listed as a
  
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• Developmentally Disabled Teen Missing In Westminster

  08-08-2016 16:29
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – A 14-year-old girl with developmental disabilities was reported missing Monday morning.
  At 6:20 p.m. Sunday, Alice Caver and her dog were dropped off at a dog park at Simms Street and West 100th Avenue by her mother. She was told to be home before dark, but never arrived. Alice requires medication and has missed several doses.
  She is described as low functioning, prompting the alert from Westminster police.
  Alice is 5’5″, 175 lbs, with brown hair and
  
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• Fresh New Faces Join Veterans In New Fantasy Baseball Roles Every August

  08-08-2016 16:28
  
  By Sam McPherson
  As the Major League Baseball season moves into its final stages this month and next, all teams are making lineup adjustments after the non-waiver trade deadline. After all, with all the trade activity that went down at the last minute on August 1, pretty much every team had to shuffle its lineup last week to either accommodate new players—or replace traded players. That’s just the nature of MLB’s economic model and its impact on the playoff race every summer.
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• Suzuki Marks Milestone While Bringing Marlins Win Over Rockies

  08-08-2016 16:19
  
  It was the 3,000th hit of his major league career and came as the Miami Marlins roughed up Colorado Rockies starter Jon Gray and then held on for a 10-7 win in the rubber game of their series.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Sun To Start With Storms To Finish

  08-08-2016 16:10
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) –  On the big Monday weather map we have a cold front moving over the northern Rockies and high pressure over the southern Rockies. This combo is funneling heat and moisture into Colorado to start the week.
  Temperatures should rise into the 80s and 90s over the lower elevations both east and west with 70s to low 80s in the mountains. Thunderstorms and showers will fire up early over the western slope and northern mountains. By afternoon storms will move
  
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• Denver’s Largest Open Space Park Officially Opens

  08-08-2016 15:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The official opening of Denver’s largest open space will take place Monday morning east of the city.
  First Creek at DEN Open Space, a 198-acre property, is at the intersection of Buckley Road and 56th Avenue. Denver Parks and Recreation will work with Denver International Airport to manage and maintain the property.
  DPR also has restoration plans for the property, including improving the parking lot to serve a trailhead that connects with trails in the Denve
  
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• Power Outage Forces Delta To Ground Flights Worldwide

  08-08-2016 14:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Passengers stranded at Denver International Airport Monday morning are part of a larger, global issue affecting Delta Airlines.
  At approximately 2:30 a.m. eastern time, a power outage in Atlanta shut down the airline’s computer systems worldwide. People have been stuck at DIA for several hours waiting for updates on their flight.
  Delta published a waiver to their website, allowing passengers to get a refund if your flight is canceled or significantly delayed, or allow
  
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• Dixie Chicks VIP Giveaway Contest

  08-08-2016 12:00
  
  Enter to win! One grand prize winner will receive two tickets to see the Dixie Chicks on September 1, 2016 at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, plus access for two in the Mazda VIP Lounge!
  
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• Heat Returns For First Part Of New Week

  08-08-2016 06:02
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Monday morning will start off with a mix of sun and clouds and there is the potential for occasional patchy dense fog once again on the eastern plains.
  But overall, warmer and drier conditions will spread across the state as we start the new week.
  There’s still enough moisture around to make scattered showers and storms but we aren’t anticipating anything widespread.
  By Thursday a cold front could potentially move through the region and cool us b
  
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• Rusin Gives Up Ichiro’s 3,000th Hit, Rockies Lose To Marlins

  08-08-2016 05:12
  
  DENVER (AP) — Chris Rusin was fine with being part of history. He would have liked to have gotten a win along with it, too.
  Ichiro Suzuki tripled off the wall off Rusin for his 3,000th career hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone as the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7 Sunday.
  The 42-year-old Suzuki got his big hit in the seventh inning. He became the first player born in Japan to reach 3,000, and joined Paul Molitor as the only players to hi
  
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• Pregnant Woman, 4 Children Found Safe After Amber Alert Issued

  08-08-2016 04:45
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora said a pregnant woman and four children were found safe in Denver after an Amber Alert was issued Sunday afternoon.
  Police said Nikia Moori, 28, and four children ranging in ages 9-1 years old were found safe in Denver Sunday evening. How they were located is unclear.The Amber Alert was issued after police said Moori made threats to herself and the children.
  
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• Summer 2016 Virtually ‘Miller Moth Free’ Along Front Range

  08-08-2016 03:36
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Miller moths are something seen just about every summer in Colorado.
  According to CSU Extension the miller moth is the adult stage of the army cutworm, which feeds on crops and garden plants during the winter and early spring while still a caterpillar.
  Army cutworm with damaged seedling. (credit: CSU Extension)
  As the heat of summer arrives miller moths migrate to higher elevations as they seek flowering plants. They sometimes can travel hundreds of miles to
  
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• Latest Forecast: Heat Returns For First Part Of New Week

  08-08-2016 02:29
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We’ll see a few showers and storms last into the mid-evening hours and then just partly to mostly cloudy skies overnight.
  Warmer and drier conditions will spread across Colorado to start the new week.
  There’s still enough moisture around to make scattered showers and storms but we aren’t anticipating anything widespread.
  By Thursday a cold front could potentially move through the region and cool us back about 10 degrees.Meteorologist Chris S
  
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• Mudslides Close Highway 145 In San Miguel County

  08-08-2016 01:38
  
  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Mudslides measuring one to two feet in some areas of San Miguel County have closed Highway 145 in that area.The highway is closed from Sawpit to Highway 62. The road is not passable because of the deep mud. (credit: San Miguel County)
  Deputies are working along with the Colorado Department of Transportation to clear the road.Hwy 145 mudslides. No estimate on when road will reopen. pic.twitter.com/aB3MwzN5RL
  — San Miguel Sheriff (@SheriffAlert) August
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 8/7/16

  08-08-2016 01:02
  
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• Silverton Residents Enjoy ‘EPA IPA’ 1 Year After Gold King Mine Spill

  08-08-2016 00:52
  
  SILVERTON, Colo. (CBS4)– One year after the Gold King Mine spill, the people who live in the town of Silverton are taking a jab at the Environmental Protection Agency.
  It was on Aug. 5 of last year when three million gallons of water and mine debris began pouring from the Gold King Mine. It turned the Animas and San Juan rivers into a frightening stew of arsenic, zinc, iron and copper.
  Gold King Mine Tour Aug. 18, 2015 (credit: CBS)
  The EPA has claimed responsibility for the spill.
  Golden
  
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