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• 3 Sheriff Deputies Fired Over Excessive Force Against Inmates

  14-08-2016 23:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has confirmed three Denver sheriff deputies have been fired for using excessive force against inmates.
  The notice of all three terminations came within a two-week period earlier this summer.
  Deputy William Jackson was fired for an incident in 2014 when he threw a mentally ill patient back into his cell after seizing his Bible.
  The department also says Deputy Steven Roybal used excessive force in 2015 when he smashed an inmate’s finger on a cell door.
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• Broncos Still Sorting Out QB Competition

  14-08-2016 22:43
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – If you were looking for clarity from the Denver Broncos’ muddled quarterback position, you didn’t find it Thursday in the 22-0 win over Chicago.
  On a night where the defense showed off the quality of its depth by not allowing the Bears to run a play from inside the Denver 40-yard line and the special teams contributed a touchdown via a Bennie Fowler punt block recovered by Zaire Anderson, the offense was inconsistent, driving to just one
  
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• Traffic Alert: Arapahoe Road Closing Beneath I-25

  14-08-2016 21:57
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Arapahoe Road will close westbound beneath Interstate 25 until early Monday.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation is closing the busy intersection overnight to continue design and replacement work on the I-25 bridge over Arapahoe Road.
  (credit: CBS)
  Construction crews will also close the southbound I-25 on ramp beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. Monday.
  It’s all part of the $66 million Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance P
  
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• Firefighters Contain House Fire That Spread To Trees In High Country

  14-08-2016 21:37
  
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire that destroyed a home in Steamboat Springs.
  Firefighters showed up to find the building located in the 1800 block of Fish Creek Falls Road fully engulfed in flames. The fire had also spread to several nearby pine trees.
  (credit: Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue)
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  “Initial arriving crews found the residence to be fully
  
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• Rapids Give Up Late Goal, Tie Galaxy 1-1

  14-08-2016 18:11
  
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) – Daniel Steres scored in the 62nd minute and the Los Angeles Galaxy played to a third straight draw in a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
  Los Angeles (9-3-11) is undefeated in its last nine games. Colorado (11-3-9) hasn’t won at the StubHub Center since 2013.
  Shkelzen Gashi hammered a shot from distance in the 51st minute to give Colorado a lead. Steres scored on a glancing header of Steven Gerrard’s corner kick.
  Gyasi Zardes had a one-on
  
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• Devontae Booker makes move toward No. 2

  14-08-2016 17:34
  
  ENGLEWOOD - Charging up the running back depth chart is a pair of fresh legs.       
  
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• Fire damages exterior of Denver Walgreens

  14-08-2016 15:46
  
  Denver firefighters doused a blaze at a Walgreens on Colfax Avenue and Race Street early Sunday morning.
  The fire began on the exterior, and didn’t make its way inside, said Jeff Windecker, of Denver Fire.
  The fire, which began after 9 p.m., Saturday, was completely out shortly after 3 a.m.
  The cause is still under investigation, Windecker said.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot Start To The Week With Isolated Storms

  14-08-2016 15:37
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Denver hit 89°F on Saturday and it looks like we’ll climb into the 90s by this afternoon with poor air quality.
  The next few days will be on the hot side with only a slight chance for afternoon and evening storms.
  Our fire danger will be on the rise around the state through Wednesday.Starting Thursday we’ll be tracking a potential change in the upper-level wind pattern that could bring some cooler temperatures and a better chance for storms to
  
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• Hot Start To The Week With Isolated Storms

  14-08-2016 15:37
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver hit 89°F on Saturday and it looks like we’ll climb into the 90s by this afternoon with poor air quality.
  The next few days will be on the hot side with only a slight chance for afternoon and evening storms.
  Our fire danger will be on the rise around the state through Wednesday.Starting Thursday we’ll be tracking a potential change in the upper-level wind pattern that could bring some cooler temperatures and a better chance for storms t
  
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• Milwaukee officials call for calm after unrest over shooting

  14-08-2016 11:39
  
  MILWAUKEE — Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee’s north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was fed by social media.
  The uprising that broke out Saturday evening didn’t subside until after midnight, after Mayor Tom Barrett and other city leaders appeared at a news conference to plead for calm. Police said three people
  
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• What Trump and Clinton didn’t say in their economic speeches

  14-08-2016 11:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spelled out their economic visions in high-profile speeches in Michigan this week. They delved into taxes and regulations, trade deals and job growth.
  Yet perhaps most notable about their speeches is what they left out.
  Mostly unmentioned were major challenges that have slowed the U.S. economy and made good-paying jobs harder to find, particularly in struggling pockets of the country. They are challenges that tend to preoccupy economists a
  
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• Marines looks for a few more good women in recruiting drive

  14-08-2016 10:47
  
  MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women.
  And this time the campaign is a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to girls high school sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps’ rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line combat jobs now open to women.
  Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller says he wants to increase the number of women in the Corps to 1 in 10.
  “I’ve told them that
  
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• Georgia officer fatally shot, suspect remains on the loose

  14-08-2016 10:37
  
  EASTMAN, Ga. — Authorities say a police officer in a small, central Georgia city has been shot and killed by a suspect who remains on the loose.
  Special agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations tells The Associated Press that Eastman Patrol Officer Tim Smith was fatally shot about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in a residential area of the city located about 60 miles southeast of Macon.
  Whitley says Smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he encountered the suspect, ex
  
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• 3 dead, thousands rescued from Louisiana floods

  14-08-2016 10:08
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Emergency crews plucked motorists from cars stranded by high water along a seven-mile stretch of south Louisiana interstate, pulled others from inundated homes and waist-deep waters and braced for more of the dangerous work Sunday after conducting at least 2,000 rescues.
  Pounding rains swamped parts of southeast Louisiana so that whole subdivisions and shopping centers appeared isolated by floodwaters, which have claimed at least three lives.
  Louisiana Gov. John Bel
  
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• Woman settles lawsuit, now OK to use ‘8THEIST’ license plate

  14-08-2016 09:52
  
  NEWARK, N.J. — A woman whose request for a vanity license plate reading “8THEIST” was denied two years ago when state officials said it might be considered offensive will now be allowed to display it.
  A settlement filed in federal court on Friday resolves a lawsuit filed in 2014 by Shannon Morgan. As part of the settlement, the state Motor Vehicle Commission also will issue the following vanity plates or “combinations that are substantially similar”: SECULAR, RATION
  
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• New Jersey proposal expands infertility coverage to lesbians

  14-08-2016 09:46
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — A federal lawsuit brought by a New Jersey lesbian couple who want to have a baby may mean insurance coverage for women who currently don’t meet the state’s definition of infertile.
  Erin Krupa was denied insurance coverage for infertility treatments essentially because she failed to show she couldn’t get pregnant by having sex with a man. New Jersey law for insurance purposes defines infertility as the result of failure to conceive after a certain period of
  
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• Texas lawyer who lost all death penalty cases says he’s done

  14-08-2016 09:41
  
  Attorney Jerry Guerinot at his Houston, Texas office. Guerinot figures he’s taken about 600 cases to trial in his more than four-decade-long career.Michael Graczyk, The Associated PressHOUSTON — Texas lawyer Jerry Guerinot said he no longer represents people accused of capital murder after four decades of posting a perfect record.
  None of his nearly three dozen capital murder clients was found innocent.
  Some opponents of capital punishment label him the worst lawyer in the United Sta
  
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• Report: Ferris wheel that dropped girls had worn out rivets

  14-08-2016 09:31
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Worn out rivet fasteners on a Ferris wheel are being blamed for an overturned gondola at an eastern Tennessee fair that earlier this week sent three girls plummeting more than 30 feet to the ground.
  The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced late Friday that it has renewed permits for the ride’s owner, Family Attractions Amusement, to resume operations at other fairs around the state. But the Ferris wheel is excluded from the permit.
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• Anderson Ejected In Rockies’ Loss To Phillies

  14-08-2016 08:32
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Tyler Anderson and the Colorado Rockies had a lot of trouble with Maikel Franco.
  Anderson gave up a three-run homer to Franco in the first inning, then was ejected after hitting the Phillies slugger the next time up Saturday night in a 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
  On a hot, humid evening with a gametime temperature of 93 degrees and a heat index of 105, tempers flared in the fourth.\
  Tyler Anderson #44 of the Colorado Rockies walks off the field with Tom Runne
  
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• Young Woman Killed After Getting Hit By Train

  14-08-2016 04:15
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman was killed after getting hit by a train in Westminster Saturday afternoon.
  According to police, officers responded to the incident that occurred in the 10500 Block of Wadsworth Boulevard just after 1:30 p.m.
  The area where the accident occurred (credit: CBS)
  “An adult female was walking northbound in very close proximity to the railroad tracks at this location. The operator of the Burlington Northern Railroad train saw the female and began to apply
  
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• ‘Plane Pull’ Helps Colorado Special Olympians Train Year-Round

  14-08-2016 02:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Teams hit the tarmac Saturday at Denver International Airport for the fourth annual Plane Pull fundraiser.
  The event benefits Special Olympics Colorado.
  Competitors raced to be the fastest to pull a plane 12 feet. The aircraft weighs 164,000 pounds.
  Money raised in entry fees helps Special Olympians train year-round in Colorado, which has more than 20,000 competitors in 22 different sports.
  LINK: Special Olympics Colorado
  
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• Police Need Help Locating Missing Man

  14-08-2016 01:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are asking for help finding a missing man.
  Steven Derickson (credit: Denver Police Department)
  Steven Derickson, 68, was last seen Friday in the 3100 block of West Arkansas Avenue. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, gray pants, and black tennis shoes.
  Anyone who thinks they have seen Derickson is asked to call police.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot Stretch Ahead, Only Isolated Storms

  14-08-2016 01:42
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Denver hit 89°F on Saturday and our next stop will be in the 90s.
  We’re expecting a hot and dry stretch of weather over the next several days with only a handful of isolated showers and thunderstorms each afternoon.
  Many are seeing dry to abnormally dry conditions and the current weather pattern isn’t good for our fire danger.
  There’s a chance we will see a little relief in the form of cooler temperatures and a slightly better chance for
  
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• Helmet Credited With Saving Climber’s Life After Fall

  14-08-2016 01:17
  
  CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A man from New York survived a bad fall during a hike in southern Colorado.
  Search and rescue crews credited the man’s helmet with saving his life.
  Tim Huneck, 57, and his son were climbing the Crestone Needle when he slipped and fell about 30 feet Friday night.
  Huneck’s son went for help and crews were able to pull the injured man to safety.
  Cindy Howard with Custer County Search and Rescue called it “an extremely difficult technical rescue.
  
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  14-08-2016 01:08
  
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