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• Crews Break Gas Line While Clearing Mudslide

  09-08-2016 23:54
  
  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews clearing mudslides that measured one to two feet thick on Highway 145 in San Miguel County, broke a gas line on Tuesday. That forced some residents and businesses to be evacuated.
  Utility crews repaired the leak within an hour and traffic was once again allowed through.
  (credit: San Miguel County)
  Mudslide debris removal will continue into next week. Drivers should expect lane reductions between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and delays in the area.
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• Man Wanted For Indecent Exposure Caught On Surveillance

  09-08-2016 23:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are looking for a man seen in a surveillance picture wanted for indecent exposure.
  The incident happened on June 22 outside the Walmart located at West Evans Avenue and Federal Boulevard.
  (credit: Denver Police Department)
  Police say the man drove past the victim in a silver car and exposed himself.
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• Suspect In Broomfield Church Laptop Theft Arrested

  09-08-2016 23:38
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– The woman police believe stole a laptop from a church in Broomfield has been arrested.
  Sara Ann Merrill was arrested for theft of the stolen laptop from the Faith Baptist Church at 90 Emerald Street in Broomfield.
  (credit: Broomfield Police)
  The laptop was stolen about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. The suspect was captured on surveillance video taking the computer.
  Police sent out the video in hopes of tracking down the thief. Officers arrested Merrill, 33, about 11:40 a
  
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  09-08-2016 23:20
  
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• Broncos plan to start Sanchez

  09-08-2016 23:19
  
  Mark Sanchez will get the first shot to become the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback.       
  
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• Dolphin Snatches iPad Of Woman Taking Its Photo At SeaWorld

  09-08-2016 23:11
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman trying to take a picture of a dolphin at SeaWorld in Florida with an iPad apparently got a bit too close because it snatched the device right out of her hands.
  Video shot by another parkgoer shows the dolphin reaching over the side of the viewing tank at SeaWorld Orlando, where visitors can touch the dolphins. After the dolphin grabs the iPad and tosses it into the water, the woman retrieves the device and then quickly walks away.A voice can be heard over a lou
  
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• Bike Helmets Given Away At Safety Fair

  09-08-2016 23:07
  
  By Libby Smith
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo (CBS4) – Bicycle helmets are an important piece of safety equipment for children.
  Bicycle Rodeo at the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Safety Fair (Credit CBS)
  “If you crash your bike while you’re not wearing a helmet, you could end up with a catastrophic head injury,” said Micah Larson, the EMS & Trauma Outreach Coordinator at Lutheran Medical Center.
  LINK: Lutheran Medical Center Foundation
  Larson has amassed several palle
  
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• Rocky Flats Lawsuit Settlement May Award $12,000 To Neighbors

  09-08-2016 23:06
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  DENVER (CBS4)– At least 13,000 and possibly as many as 15,000 residents living near the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant may be entitled to approximately $12,000 each. It’s part of a class action lawsuit filed 26 years ago against Dow Chemical and Rockwell International.
  Those entitled to money must have owned property near the former site as of June 7, 1989. That’s when the FBI raided the plant and found plutonium releases.
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• Trump Warns About Clinton’s Judge Picks

  09-08-2016 22:14
  
  WILMINGTON, NC (AP) – Donald Trump is suggesting that if Hillary Clinton gets to pick federal judges as president, there is nothing that can be done to protect the right to bear arms.
  But then he adds without elaboration that maybe supporters of the Second Amendment could figure out a way.
  He says Tuesday at a rally in North Carolina, “By the way if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know.”
  
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• CDOT Closing I-70 At Glenwood Canyon Wednesday, Thursday

  09-08-2016 22:14
  
  DENVER (AP) — Motorists on Interstate 70 in northern Colorado may need to prepare for longer journeys on Wednesday and Thursday.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation is closing all I-70 lanes through Glenwood Canyon from 9 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. both Wednesday and Thursday for rockfall mitigation work.
  Eastbound traffic will be closed at Exit 116 at Glenwood Springs. Westbound traffic will be stopped at Exit 133 at Dotsero.
  CDOT says motorists should plan ahead on taking alternate rou
  
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• Te-Ball? Tebow Will Try To Play Professional Baseball

  09-08-2016 21:43
  
  DENVER (AP)– With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try.
  The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams this month. Tebow last played organized baseball in high school.
  ESPN first reported the news.
  Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA Baseball, said in a statement that the workout is not a publicity stunt.
  “His work ethic is unprecedented, and his passion
  
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• Kubiak Holds Off On Naming Starting QB For Preseason Opener

  09-08-2016 21:07
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian will play the first half of the preseason opener at Chicago on Thursday night.
  Coach Gary Kubiak held off on choosing a starter, though.
  Sanchez and Siemian are listed as co-No. 1s on the depth chart as neither has shown himself as the clear-cut starter for the Super Bowl champions.
  Kubiak said he would later Tuesday with his staff to decide who would take the first offensive snap Thursday. He said the game plan is
  
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• 1 Dead In Industrial Accident

  09-08-2016 19:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– One person died in what has been called an industrial accident in north Denver on Tuesday morning.The death happened at KBP Coil Coaters, an aluminum plant on 44th Avenue. (credit: CBS)
  It’s unclear exactly what happened but the Denver Fire Department told CBS4 that a worker became trapped in a machine.The victim’s name has not been released.(credit: CBS)
  
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• Broncos 2016 Season Opener Kicks Off With Fan Festival

  09-08-2016 19:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Broncos will take on their Super Bowl 50 opponents in a rematch for the first regular game of the season on Sept. 8. There will also be a two-day fan festival to celebrate the Broncos Super Bowl victory and help kickoff their regular season.Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers will come to Sports Authority Field at Mile High to face the Broncos and the defense led by Von Miller.
  Fans can celebrate at Kickoff Village at Civic Center Park which includes free fan act
  
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• Judge Upholds Blagojevich’s 14-Year Prison Term

  09-08-2016 19:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence on corruption counts, setting aside pleas for leniency by the former Illinois governor’s wife and daughters during his resentencing hearing.
  U.S. District Judge James Zagel said it’s an “unfortunate reality” that Blagojevich’s innocent family members are made to suffer the consequences.
  As the judge announced his decision, Blagojevich could be seen on screen bowing
  
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• Elk Freed From Toy Basketball Hoop

  09-08-2016 19:18
  
  By Alan Gionet
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– If elk talked, this one would have a story to tell. This fully grown female was in a bad spot. People were seeing it around Evergreen with the toy basketball hoop and net hopelessly wrapped around its neck.
  Monday afternoon, officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife were able to dart the fully-grown female elk in the Troutdale area above Evergreen Lake.
  (credit: CBS)
  Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Jennifer Churchill said, “It happens
  
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• Police Ask For Witnesses To Triple Drowning At Swimming Pool

  09-08-2016 18:54
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Pueblo are asking for witnesses to come forward who may have seen two sisters and their babysitter drown in an apartment swimming pool on Monday.The two girls, Amaya Gandarilla, 5, and Azuenna Gandarilla, 3, and their 17-year-old babysitter, Joo Lee, drowned in the pool at the Pueblo Grande Village mobile home park located on the north end of Pueblo. The sign at the pool reads “No Lifeguard On Duty.”(credit: CBS)
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• FBI Hopes Video Will Lead To Bank Robbery Suspect

  09-08-2016 18:26
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– The FBI has released surveillance video from inside a Wells Fargo Bank in Thornton that shows a robbery suspect.
  The man is seen on the video standing in line at the bank located at 9828 Grant Street in Thornton on Tuesday.
  He is described as a white male, tall, mid-20s, wearing a red ball cap and a T-shirt with white and black print of a skull and the words “Tap Out” printed on it.
  The man did not show a weapon.
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• Denver Police To Begin Collecting Race, Gender Data

  09-08-2016 18:03
  
  By Karen MorfittDENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver will soon collect racial and gender data, along with other information, 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. Denver Police Chief Robert White (credit: CBS)
  White described how the data collec
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: Leonard Floyd Needs To Make An Early Impact For The Chicago Bears

  09-08-2016 17:57
  
  By Danny Cox
  Name: Leonard Floyd
  Height: 6’6″
  Weight: 244 lbs.
  Position: Outside Linebacker
  School: Georgia
  Draft Pick: 9th overall
  There is very little doubt that the Chicago Bears have a talented team, but they needed help on defense in the worst way last season. With that in mind, the Bears went out and drafted outside linebacker Leonard Floyd with the ninth overall pick in this year’s NFL Draf,t and they really hope he ends up contributing
  
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• CBS4 Broncos Notebook: Aug. 9

  09-08-2016 17:50
  
  It’s almost time. Tuesday was the final Broncos practice before Thursday’s preseason opener.
  The Broncos were in shells (a light version of shoulder pads) and helmets Tuesday do expect a light day.
  Jordan Taylor and James Ferentz were back in uniform after missing practice on Monday. Gary Kubiak said he held both guys out Monday because he expects them to play a fair amount on Thursday.
  Aqib Talib was at practice for a 2nd straight day. Talib missed all of training camp prior to yest
  
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• Widow Copes With Tragedy By Giving To Others In Need

  09-08-2016 17:35
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– For Colonta and Jenna White, and their family, the last seven months have been their most difficult. On Jan. 11, just a few weeks after his 5th birthday, Jenna’s son Preston was struck by a car while trying to cross a street near his home.
  In the accident, Preston lost oxygen to his brain, and sustained three life-altering brain injuries. Preston spent more than two months at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora receiving care. He
  
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• Broncos backfield crowded after Anderson

  09-08-2016 17:20
  
  CJ Anderson is comfortably in the lead, but the backfield behind him is a crowded one.       
  
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• Rockies Fall To Rangers’ 3-Run Rally

  09-08-2016 16:26
  
  After winning 11 of their previous 13 games, the Rockies have lost four of their past five.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot Tuesday With T-storms

  09-08-2016 15:56
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have more heat pumping into the state in south southwesterly flow. We have dried out a little overall, but, there is still enough atmospheric moisture available for showers and thunderstorms to build up during the afternoon.
  There is a slight chance for severe storms east of Denver out into the north and northeastern plains late in the day too. The biggest threat in those areas is strong wind and some hail.Wednesday will see an increase of thunderst
  
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• Worker trapped in machine at Denver industrial plant

  09-08-2016 15:54
  
  One person died in after they were caught in a machine at KBP Coil Coaters at 3600 E. 44th Ave., on Tuesday morning, according to Melissa Taylor, spokeswoman for the Denver Fire Department
  The worker was trapped in a machine called an aluminum splitter, Taylor said, and the worker was pronounced dead at the scene.
  According to the company’s web site, it is “one of North America’s largest independent buyers of aluminum and steel coil.”
   
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• After outage, Delta seeks forgiveness with refunds, vouchers

  09-08-2016 15:45
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will be handing out refunds and travel vouchers as penance for the latest computer outage to knock a major airline off stride.
  Delta canceled about 1,000 flights and had 2,900 others delayed, some for hours, after a power outage Monday at its Atlanta headquarters caused many computer systems to crash.
  The computer systems were working again a few hours later but Delta said it was still working to accommodate stranded passengers.
  Its challenge Tuesday will be t
  
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• Tim Tebow pursues career as professional baseball player

  09-08-2016 15:39
  
  Bo Jackson. Deion Sanders. Tim Tebow?
  The former Denver Broncos quarterback is looking to join the illustrious list of two-sport stars and is planning to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month, his agents Jimmy Sexton and Nick Khan told ESPN.
  Tebow, 28, was a Florida all-state first team selection as a junior for Nease High School as an outfielder in 2005. He hit .494 that season, according to ESPN. However, he hasn’t played full time since then.
  Despite not playin
  
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• Crash, Possible Stabbing Closes Denver Street

  09-08-2016 15:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police activity shut down a portion of Logan Street after reports of a crash Tuesday morning.
  Just before 6 a.m., Denver police arrived on scene at East 2nd Avenue and Logan Street for what police are calling a crash and stabbing.
  #Breaking:#DPD on scene at 2nd and Logan of man with possible self inflicted stab wounds inside veh. Man trnsprtd to hospital.—Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) August 09, 2016
  A man with possible self-inflicted knife wounds was found insi
  
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• Man hospitalized with stab wounds after crashing car in Denver

  09-08-2016 15:11
  
  Denver police are investigating what they believe is a man who stabbed himself after a crash.Denver7A man who possibly stabbed himself inside a car was taken to a hospital for treatment, Denver police tweeted at 5:51 a.m.
  The man was discovered inside a car at Second Avenue and Logan Street. Denver7 reported the man called for a tow truck and that the tow truck driver called police because he believed the driver was intoxicated.
  A police investigation is underway.
  Logan Street is close
  
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• Temperatures to remain in the 90s in the Denver metro area Tuesday

  09-08-2016 14:52
  
  Under mostly clear skies Tuesday the high temperature is expected to hit 93 degrees in Denver.
  There is a 10 percent chance for rain and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
  Temperatures will gradually decrease through the rest of the week, with thunder and rain possible each afternoon.
  The high on Wednesday will be around 91 degrees. There is a 20 percent chance of rain in the evening.
  On Thursday, the high will be near 87 and there is a 20 percent c
  
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• Blagojevich To Appear For Resentencing From Colorado Prison

  09-08-2016 14:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A federal judge will decide Tuesday whether to cut the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
  He’s currently a resident of the Englewood Federal Prison in Littleton. He arrived in Colorado in 2012 waving to people and even making a stop at a local restaurant just before turning himself in to serve his original sentence.
  A federal appeals court ordered the resentencing hearing after it threw out five of his 18 counts of corruption last yea
  
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• Judge may cut Rod Blagojevich’s Colorado prison term

  09-08-2016 14:25
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge will decide Tuesday whether to cut ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence on more than a dozen convictions upheld by an appellate court, including that he sought to exchange an appointment to President Barack Obama’s old U.S. Senate seat in exchange for campaign cash.
  Blagojevich, known as Inmate No. 40892-424 since he went to prison in 2012, won a resentencing hearing after an appeals court struck down five of his 18 convictio
  
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• Poll: Number of pot users nearly doubles over three years

  09-08-2016 08:25
  
  A new Gallup poll out Monday finds that the percentage of American adults who say they currently smoke marijuana has nearly doubled over the past three years.
  In 2013, only 7 percent of adults said they were marijuana smokers. When Gallup asked again in July of this year, 13 percent admitted to current marijuana use. That works out to more than 33 million adult marijuana users in the U.S. If America’s marijuana users resided in one state, it would be bigger than Texas and second only to Ca
  
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• Police: Kansas boy suffered fatal neck injury on waterslide

  09-08-2016 07:52
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas waterslide billed as the world’s tallest remained off-limits Monday as authorities pressed to figure out how a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son died of a neck injury while riding it.
  Details remained murky about what happened Sunday to Caleb Thomas Schwab on the 168-foot-tall “Verruckt” — German for “insane” — that since its debut two years ago has been the top draw at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas
  
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• Taliban claims responsibility for suicide attack targeting lawyers at Pakistan hospital that kills 70

  09-08-2016 07:29
  
  QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani militants struck at the heart of the country’s legal profession on Monday, killing a prominent attorney and then bombing the hospital where dozens of other lawyers had gathered to mourn. The twin attacks killed at least 70 people, most of them lawyers, authorities said.
  A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks in Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province, which also wounded dozens of others.
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• Colorado to receive $4 million in interest-rate settlement with Barclays Bank, says attorney general

  09-08-2016 06:17
  
  Colorado is expected to receive more than $4 million in a settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc., according to the state attorney general.
  Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman announced Monday the state’s share in a $100 million settlement between Barclays and multiple states, as well as some not-for-profit organizations.
  The settlement comes after 44 state attorneys general investigated Barclays for “fraudulent and anti-competitive conduct involving the
  
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• 2 Children, Babysitter Drown In Swimming Pool

  09-08-2016 03:40
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Police in Pueblo say two sisters, ages three and five, and a 17-year-old female baby sitter watching them have drowned in a swimming pool.
  Officers responding to an emergency call Monday tried to revive the victims at Pueblo Grande Village, a mobile home park located north of downtown.
  The Pueblo Police Department says the victims were pronounced dead by the coroner’s office.
  No further details were immediately available. An investigation is ongoing.
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• Elk Stuck In Plastic Basketball Hoop

  09-08-2016 03:35
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– An elk in Evergreen was spotted sporting an unusual accessory– a child’s basketball hoop.
  Neighbors saw the animal wandering around the neighborhood, seemingly undisturbed by the large object around its neck.Wildlife officers were notified of the animal and were planning to find it and see if it needed any help getting untangled.
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Brandon Stokley

  09-08-2016 03:25
  
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• Sambrailo to miss weeks with elbow

  09-08-2016 02:50
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Ty Sambrailo was initially listed as day-to-day with a hyper-extended right elbow injury.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: 90s Will Give Way to 80s As the Week Goes On

  09-08-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) –  Hot and dry again for Denver as storms were plentiful to the south.Just as we saw over the weekend, there are storms and heavy rains in Colorado, but they continue to confine themselves to the southern sections of the state, while Denver and points north continue dry.Under those sunny skies, Denver reached 90 degrees officially on this Monday, 89 degrees downtown.
  The weather scenario doesn’t seem to change much over the next several days, so expect
  
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• 90s Will Give Way to 80s As the Week Goes On

  09-08-2016 01:44
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Hot and dry again for Denver as storms were plentiful to the south. Just as we saw over the weekend, there are storms and heavy rains in Colorado, but they continue to confine themselves to the southern sections of the state, while Denver and points north continue dry. Under those sunny skies, Denver reached 91 degrees officially on this Monday, 89 degrees downtown.
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• Comment Sought On Northwest Colorado Energy Lease Sale

  09-08-2016 01:07
  
  MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — Federal officials want public comment on proposed oil and gas lease sales in northwest Colorado next year.
  The Bureau of Land Management said Monday it is seeking comment on proposed leases encompassing about 100,000 acres. The sales would be held in May 2017.
  The proposed leases are in Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties.
  The BLM says it wants comment before beginning an environmental assessment on the proposal. The assessment will be released to the
  
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• New E-Cigarette Regulations Have Little Impact In Colorado

  09-08-2016 01:00
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– E-cigarettes are now regulated just like regular cigarettes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned sales to minors as part of an effort to protect future generations from the dangers of using tobacco.
  Many in the e-cigarette business don’t argue with that, but they’re fuming about other rules that could shutter their shops.
  According to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products with the FDA, “The new FDA regu
  
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• Most Federal E-Cigarette Regulations Already In Place In Colorado

  09-08-2016 01:00
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– E-cigarettes are now regulated just like regular cigarettes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned sales to minors as part of an effort to protect future generations from the dangers of using tobacco.
  Many in the e-cigarette business don’t argue with that, but they’re fuming about other rules that could shutter their shops.
  According to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products with the FDA, “The new FDA regu
  
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• Colorado Ballot Measures Include Voting, Fracking, Tobacco

  09-08-2016 00:31
  
  DENVER (AP) — Petitions to raise the tobacco tax and revive presidential primaries are among the ballot-measure petitions turned in Monday, the final day to seek a place on November ballots.
  Colorado also saw the delivery of petitions to see two separate ballot measures asking voters to change how oil and gas drilling is regulated. The energy industry opposes both measures.
  Monday was Colorado’s deadline to turn in some 98,000 signatures for inclusion on ballots. Those petitions stil
  
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• Friends Of Teen Killed Remember Him Through Art

  09-08-2016 00:22
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  DENVER (CBS4)– Friends of a popular middle school student are holding an art show to remember their friend who died last month.
  Cole Sukle, 14, was killed July 13 as he rode his bike near McWilliams Park on Yale Avenue near Colorado Boulevard in Denver.
  Cole Sukle (credit: CBS)
  Police say Patricia Livingston, 82, veered into the bike lane and hit Sukle. Livingston died several days later.
  Monday, at that same park, friends gathered for an art show, selling paintings th
  
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