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• Pallets, Gas Line Fuel Fire At Warehouse

  19-08-2016 23:54
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Wooden pallets and a gas line helped fuel a fire at a warehouse in Adams County on Friday afternoon.
  The fire started to spread because of the gas line in the area. When fire crews arrived, they shut off the source of gas which helped them get control of the fire.
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  The business is WSM Industries at 5925 Broadway. The building is made out of concrete which prevented the fire from spreading inside, although there was some paint damage to the exterior.
  
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• ‘For Denver’s Kids’ Campaign Wants Voters To Dig Deep For Schools

  19-08-2016 23:34
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4)– The ballot measure campaign called “For Denver’s Kids” wants people who live in Denver to dig into their wallets and help fund the schools.
  Outside West High School in Denver on Friday, student, parents and staff asked voters to give Denver Public Schools more money in the November election. The measure would have to be passed by voters through a mill levy and bond.
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  Jess Carrel is a student at DPS who said she can’t vot
  
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• Hemingway Home Gets Back Antlers Taken By Hunter S. Thompson

  19-08-2016 23:18
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A young Hunter S. Thompson went to Idaho to write about Ernest Hemingway and decided to take a piece of his hero home with him — a set of trophy elk antlers.
  More than half a century later, the gonzo journalist’s wife returned the antlers to Hemingway’s house in the mountain town of Ketchum.
  “He was embarrassed that he took them,” Anita Thompson told The Associated Press on Thursday, noting the deep respect her husband had for Hemingway&rsq
  
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• Grass Fire Fueled By Strong Winds

  19-08-2016 22:56
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Fire crews worked to extinguish a grass fire burning in Brighton on Friday afternoon. The flames grew close to a structure before it was fully contained.
  (credit: Brighton Fire)
  The fire had burned about 10 acres near Yosemite and 168th. Crews worked to protect structures.Copter4 flew over the grass fire in Brighton on Friday afternoon (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the grass fire where the charred ground had grown close to one structure and a home.Strong winds hel
  
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• U.S. Air Force To Change Foam Due To Water Contamination

  19-08-2016 22:28
  
  PETERSON AFB, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force is changing the foam it uses to fight fires because of concerns the substance has contaminated groundwater and spread to drinking water at some military sites.
  The Air Force said it awarded a $6.2 million contract on Monday to replace the firefighting foam with an “environmentally responsible foam” to reduce the risk of possible contamination of soil and groundwater.Peterson Air Force Base (credit: CBS)
  The current foam is used where pot
  
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• Fast Front To Kick Up Strong Evening Storms

  19-08-2016 21:53
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Much like we saw yesterday another fast moving cold front will blast into the Front Range around the rush hour and it is threatening to kick up a round of strong storms.
  Locally heavy rain is possible along with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and some hail.
  They shouldn’t last too long but they could pack a punch in a few areas.
  If you’re planning to attend tonight’s Rockies game you might want to have some rain gear on hand just in ca
  
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• Broncos Place DE Walker On IR, Sign TE Manasseh Garner

  19-08-2016 21:48
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos placed defensive end Vance Walker on injured reserve Friday and signed free agent tight end Manasseh Garner.
  The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Walker is an eighth-year pro who suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during practice Monday.
  Walker, who had just returned to practice from an ailing back, sustained the injury during 7-on-7 drills and remained on the ground for several minutes as he was tended to by team trainers. He had an MRI exa
  
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• Surveillance Images Show 2 Wanted For Questioning After Attempted Murder

  19-08-2016 21:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police have new photos out as they look to talk to two women about an attempted murder that took place in May.
  In the photos, one woman is wearing a jersey and the other is wearing a shirt with spaghetti straps.(credit: usdoj.gov)
  Officers say the women may have information on a May 21 shooting outside a 7-Eleven at 8755 East Montview Boulevard near the Denver-Aurora line.
  No one was hurt, but investigators linked the weapon used to five other unsolved violent crimes in the
  
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• Latest Forecast: Fast Front To Kick Up Strong Evening Storms

  19-08-2016 21:06
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Much like we saw yesterday another fast moving cold front will blast into the Front Range around the rush hour and it is threatening to kick up a round of strong storms.
  Locally heavy rain is possible along with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and some hail.
  They shouldn’t last too long but they could pack a punch in a few areas.
  If you’re planning to attend tonight’s Rockies game you might want to have some rain gear on hand just in cas
  
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• Shipments Of Rocky Ford Cantaloupes Begin Rolling In

  19-08-2016 20:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Shipments of Rocky Ford Cantaloupes have begun rolling into grocery stores in Denver and across Colorado’s Front Range.
  The shipments are coming in a little later this year, but Rocky Ford Growers Association spokeswoman Diane Mulligan says there’s a high volume of the Colorado fruit available.
  “This cantaloupe this year is absolutely the sweetest ever,” said Mulligan on the CBS4 Morning News.
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  Mulligan says you can actually credit some
  
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• Keidel: Leonard Fournette And His Football Future

  19-08-2016 20:17
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Leonard Fournette was just sucked into a vortex of hot topics and hot takes. The transcendent LSU running back is the newest face in an old debate: the right of an amateur athlete to decide when he becomes a professional.
  Nick Wright, on Fox Sports 1, sparked the latest iteration of this argument, by arguing that Fournette, a guaranteed top-10 pick in the next NFL Draft, should sit out to retain his football and financial value. This spawned a debate with Barrett S
  
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• Watch How Colorado’s Daily Storms Form In Under 3 Minutes

  19-08-2016 19:41
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 Weather Watcher Mark Bobier captured an awesome day of weather in the Fraser Valley just outside of Winter Park on Wednesday.
  It’s a great visual for understanding Colorado’s daily cycle of thunderstorms and why they most always start in the mountains.
  As you watch the following video be sure to look for these cool features…how clear the skies start off in the morning which allows temperatures to plummet in a high mountain valleythe te
  
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• Hiring Was Healthy In Past Year In Colorado, Other Swing States

  19-08-2016 19:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring has been strong in the past year in many presidential campaign swing states, a possible hurdle for GOP candidate Donald Trump, who has sought to capitalize on economic distress.
  Employers have added jobs in the past 12 months at a faster pace than the national average in Colorado, Florida, Michigan and North Carolina, the Labor Department said Friday.
  Job gains have been solid but slightly below the national rate in other battleground states, such as Ohio and Virgi
  
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• Kasich Plans To Campaign For GOP Candidates In Colorado

  19-08-2016 19:03
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich says he has nothing further to say about his party’s presidential nominee.
  Kasich has declined to endorse Donald Trump and pointedly didn’t participate in the Republican National Convention proceedings in Cleveland, where Trump was officially nominated after topping Kasich and the rest of the GOP field.
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Ce
  
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• Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Resigns

  19-08-2016 18:46
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence were in Louisiana Friday to survey the flood damage that killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more.
  The visit comes amid an ongoing staff shakeup. Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned Friday following revelations about his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. In a statement, Trump praised Manafort’s work on the campaign and called him a “true professional.”
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• WWE Insiders Pick SummerSlam, Split On Brock Lesnar

  19-08-2016 18:43
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE’s year is booked around two dates: WrestleMania and SummerSlam. And that means more eyes than usual will be tuned in Sunday to watch the second largest pay-per-view of the year unfold.
  In a normal year there is tremendous pressure to deliver a stellar SummerSlam card and A+ performances. But this year it’s as if the weight of the world rests on the company’s shoulders. It is a chaotic time for WWE, and some of the mess is self-inflicted. But that&rsquo
  
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• NFL expected to wait on Dallas police

  19-08-2016 17:53
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Sure, there’s a chance Aqib Talib could be suspended and not play in the regular season opener because of a gun-related incident.       
  
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• Woman’s Body Found On Roadside After Apparent Hit & Run

  19-08-2016 17:10
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A 50-year-old woman is dead after walking away from a crash on Interstate 76 and then getting struck by a car that didn’t stop.
  The crash happened early Friday morning along Interstate 76 in Brighton near the 136th Avenue exit. The woman’s car drove through a signpost and crashed into a ditch.
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  After getting out of the car, she apparently wandered along the highway and then crossed the westbound lanes to the opposite side of the highway. It
  
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• Joint Practice Nearly Gets Out Of Hand At Broncos HQ

  19-08-2016 15:19
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange) – The joint practices with the 49ers nearly got out of hand Thursday, when a series of shoving matches broke out during the line drills. During one fracas, offensive lineman James Ferentz emerged with a 49ers helmet.
  (credit: CBS)
  But it wasn’t until the scuffles continued during the team period shortly thereafter that Head Coach Gary Kubiak said, “Enough.”
  He immediately called all offensive players into a huddle and made his sentime
  
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• Man Gets Prison Time For Hotel Arson

  19-08-2016 15:12
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Colorado man has been sent to prison for setting fire to a hotel room in the Nebraska capital of Lincoln.
  Online court records show 34-year-old Joshua Berney, of Thornton, was sentenced Wednesday to four to eight years. He’d pleaded no contest to felony arson after prosecutors dropped a charge of criminal mischief.
  Authorities say he reported the blaze from his room at the Holiday Inn Express just before 4 a.m. on April 6 last year. Fire sprinklers helped conta
  
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• Rockies Get Set For Series With League-Leading Cubs

  19-08-2016 14:50
  
  Two of the National League's top young sluggers will be on display when Nolan Arenado and the Rockies welcome Kris Bryant and the Cubs for a three-game series beginning Friday.
  
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• Latest Forecast: More Storms Possible, But Not A Drought Buster

  19-08-2016 14:21
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – The cold front came through yesterday kicking up a round of fast-moving showers and storms.
  We have a lull this morning before another surge of air comes down from the north, kicking up some afternoon storms.There’s a chance a few storms could be strong to severe and some locally heavy rain is possible.
  Unfortunately this will not be a widespread “drought busting” event which we really need.
  Things quickly clear out Saturday afternoon and a
  
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• “Kubo and the Two Strings” weaves a magical tale

  19-08-2016 09:00
  
  Four stars. Rated PG. 101 minutes.
  “If you must blink, do it now,” begins the voice-over narration of the animated adventure “Kubo and the Two Strings.” “Pay careful attention to everything you see, no matter how unusual it may seem.”
  A viewer would do well to heed that advice, not only because this breathtakingly beautiful film comes courtesy of Laika, the stop-motion animation studio behind the Academy Award-nominated eye-poppers “Coraline,” &ldq
  
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• Jonah Hill, Miles Teller play pothead arms traders in “War Dogs”

  19-08-2016 09:00
  
  Two stars. Rated R. 114 minutes.
  Efraim Diveroli, the ungainly, socially awkward miscreant at the center of “War Dogs,” surrounds himself with paraphernalia from the movie “Scarface.” A still of Tony Montana and his “little friend” hangs on the wall of Efraim’s Miami office, a cut-rate military contractor called AEY; when Efraim gives his partner and best friend, David Packouz (Miles Teller), a sentimental gift, it’s a gold-plated hand grenade, in
  
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• In “Lo and Behold,” Herzog examines good, evil and the Internet

  19-08-2016 09:00
  
  Three stars. Unrated. 98 minutes.
  Werner Herzog has explored the known world from the Amazon and Antarctica to the prehistoric cave of Chauvet. It seems only fitting that he would set his restless, perpetually questioning sights on the Internet, the ether where we spend increasingly more of our lives, at their most public and most intensely secret.
  Herzog’s documentary “Lo and Behold: Reveries on a Connected World” is just what its title promises: A series of ruminations, each
  
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• Following high-profile concert attacks, Denver venues tighten security

  19-08-2016 09:00
  
  From the massacre at Paris’ Bataclan to last week’s shooting at The Tea Party Festival in Windsor, England, high-profile attacks at music festivals and clubs in the last year have made security a hot-button issue for concert venues.
  This week, AEG Live Rocky Mountains, the dominant promoter in the region, continued its promised roll-out of walk-through metal detectors, or magnetometers, at its leased venues in Denver. Anyone attending a show at the Ogden Theatre,
  
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• “Ben-Hur” stands in the shadow of Wyler’s 1959 epic

  19-08-2016 09:00
  
  Two stars out of four. Rated PG-13. 124 minutes.
  Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler’s 1959 epic by retooling key character and story elements. It’s still a big, biblical-era tale of power, loyalty and vengeance, only refocused through rose-colored lenses with an eye toward appealing to the lucrative faith-based audience.
  Produced by the power couple behind
  
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• Former chairman of joint chiefs Gen. John Vessey dies at 94

  19-08-2016 08:58
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and help oversee President Ronald Reagan’s military buildup, has died. He was 94.
  Vessey enlisted as a private in the Minnesota National Guard in 1939, fought in World War II and Vietnam, and was the nation’s top military officer when he retired to his home state of Minnesota in 1985. He died Thursday evening, his daughter, Sara
  
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• Mobile decor: A tale of two home-goods trucks cruising around Denver

  19-08-2016 08:50
  
  A mobile boutique scene is bringing interior design and home accessories to Denver courtesy of a fleet of roving trucks.
  According to findafashiontruck.com, there are two dozen of them cruising around the streets of the city.
  “People have said, ‘I’ve seen fashion trucks and food trucks, but I’ve never seen this,’ ” says Erin Martin, owner of C’est Si Bon, a decor truck whose interior is evocative of a country farmhouse in France. “This is unique.&r
  
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• For audiences, “Sausage Party” is a laugh riot; for some animators, it was a nightmare

  19-08-2016 08:45
  
  The raunchy comedy “Sausage Party” scored with audiences but it wasn’t exactly a dream come true for some Vancouver-based animators who worked on it.
  The R-rated movie follows a crew of talking hot dogs, bread products and other grocery store staples who are horrified to find out what human teeth are capable of. It opened last weekend to stellar reviews and hauled in $34 million.
  But when the animation news site Cartoon Brew published a Q-and-A with directors Greg Tiernan and C
  
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• Probation extended for southeast Colorado district attorney

  19-08-2016 08:41
  
  A request to revoke the probation for the district attorney of Las Animas and Huerfano counties has been denied, and his probationary period was instead extended by a year.
  Third Judicial District Attorney Frank Ruybalid will remain on probation through Dec. 28, 2017, according to an order by Presiding Disciplinary Judge William R. Lucero of the Colorado Supreme Court.
  In 2013, the Colorado Attorney Regulation Counsel filed a lengthy complaint against Ruybalid, claiming he and his staf
  
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• Unplugging for an old-fashioned lake vacation in Michigan

  19-08-2016 08:39
  
  LAWRENCE, MICH. — After jumping off the boat with a squeal for their first-ever lake swim, my daughters, along with their five cousins started chanting to get their 70-year-old grandma to join them in the water. My mother, unable to resist the moment, cannonballed in wearing all her clothes.
  Seeing her revel in that spontaneous moment was what this family reunion in southwest Michigan was all about. When planning this week-long, extended gathering to celebrate my mom’s big birth
  
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• Mother, Daughter Meet Lifesaving Blood Donors

  19-08-2016 07:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Blood donors seldom get to meet the patients they help but on Thursday dozens of donors met a young mother and her child, whose lives were saved thanks to their generosity.Cassidy Smith needed 270 units of blood when she delivered her daughter, Ann Claire, four years ago. Cassidy Smith meets a blood donor (credit: CBS)
  Ann Claire had some heart issues during delivery and then Cassidy had major complications. The blood she received came from 300 different people.“I have
  
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• Man Who Killed Toddler Sentenced To 20 Years

  19-08-2016 07:26
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– The man who pleaded guilty to killing a 2-year-old girl was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison.
  Hasan Jones, 25, pleaded guilty July 21 to felony child abuse resulting in death in the death of Ny’ari Hines of Aurora.
  Ny’ari Hines (credit: CBS)
  “This was not a sentence that I was looking for rehabilitation, this was a sentence where I wanted to see this defendant punished for what he did,” said Deputy District Attorney Gary Dawson.
  Po
  
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• Trump Opens Campaign Office In Jefferson County

  19-08-2016 07:14
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is expanding his campaign presence in Colorado with an office in Jefferson County. The area is expected to be one of the most important in this year’s election.
  “We think the race is getting closer, not that the gap is getting wider, here in Colorado,” said Patrick Davis, the director of Trump’s campaign in Colorado. “We think we’re getting here at just the right time.”
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• Farmer's eyeing fall corn mazes

  19-08-2016 05:54
  
  It seems odd talking about something synonymous with cider and sweaters during a day that reached 85 degrees, but many farmers consider this crunch time.       
  
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• Man sentenced for killing toddler

  19-08-2016 05:36
  
  A known gang member paralyzed after being shot by an anti-gang advocate is being sentenced today for killing the two-year-old daughter of his girlfriend.       
  
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• Forensic Experts Testify In Paige Birgfeld Murder Trial

  19-08-2016 05:33
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4)– Jurors heard from forensic experts on Thursday in the murder trial of Paige Birgfeld, a single mother of three in Grand Junction.
  Lester Ralph Jones was arrested in November 2014 for the June 2007 murder of Birgfeld.
  Authorities allege he killed Birgfeld, dumped her body and torched her car. He has been charged with murder, kidnapping and arson.
  Lester Jones in court on Thursday (credit: CBS)
  Medical professionals told the jury that they couldn’t tell fo
  
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• Judges win elections despite bad reviews

  19-08-2016 04:21
  
  Voters in Colorado have the power to throw judges out of office, but a 9NEWS analysis finds voters almost never use that power—even when the state panel that reviews judges decides they don’t deserve to keep their jobs.       
  
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• Students Promised Private Rooms Upset After Code Violation Fixes

  19-08-2016 04:14
  
  By Andrea Flores
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Classes for the University of Colorado Boulder begin Monday and while many living here say they should be getting ready for the first day of school, most are looking to get out of leases they say were too good to be true.
  “It’s kind of like living in the dorms all over again,” said student Claire Alexander.
  CBS4’s Andrea Flores interviews CU student Claire Alexander (credit: CBS)
  Alexander says sharing a small room isn’t
  
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• Homeless Could Be Part Of Class Action Lawsuit Over Property Removal

  19-08-2016 03:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Names are being collected for a class action lawsuit that involves the homeless in Denver over the removal of their property earlier this year.
  A civil rights lawyer has started gathering names for a lawsuit that could go into the millions.(credit: CBS)
  In March, the city removed personal possessions that littered the streets around the Denver Rescue Mission in the Ballpark neighborhood. Waste crews and police removed tents, bags of belongings and other makeshift shelters.Th
  
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• Most stolen bikes never recovered

  19-08-2016 02:37
  
  About 15,000 bicycles have been reported stolen to Denver police since 2011. That’s about seven bikes a day taken by bike thieves.       
  
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• Latest Forecast:Chilly Change For Friday

  19-08-2016 02:30
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – A cold front will bring us a big change in the weather and by tomorrow we’ll be running anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees below normal for this time of year.
  In addition to the cool down we’ll see the chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms, both this evening, and during the day on Friday.A few strong to severe storms can’t completely be ruled out with this weather change.
  It will stay unsettled overnight and into Saturday but then dri
  
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• CU students allowed to move in

  19-08-2016 02:23
  
  Some CU Boulder students slept in hotels Wednesday night after being forced out of their apartment building when city inspectors deemed it unsafe.       
  
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• Broncos rookies get a special look

  19-08-2016 01:54
  
  It’s a Broncos rookie tradition, the haircut.       
  
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• Ways to save on school supplies

  19-08-2016 01:50
  
  ome point or another, every parent has had sticker shock looking at the price of school supplies.        
  
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• Denver mayor appoints new city attorney

  19-08-2016 01:30
  
  A University of Colorado Law School graduate will become the city’s next top lawyer.  As City Attorney, Kristin Bronson will oversee one of the largest public law offices in the state, with 200 lawyers, paralegals and administrative staff.       
  
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• New way of predicting floods developed

  19-08-2016 01:29
  
  The power of water can be found all across the country, feeding rivers and streams and sometimes destroying anything in its path.       
  
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• A race against encroaching water

  19-08-2016 01:27
  
         
  
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• Suspects Wanted For Shoplifting From Nordstrom’s

  19-08-2016 01:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver need the public’s help identifying two suspects wanted for shoplifting high-value items from Nordstrom’s in Cherry Creek.
  On Aug. 11, the suspects were involved in a high-value shoplifting incident at the department store at the Cherry Creek mall.
  The suspects got away in an unknown type of red truck.
  Anyone with information regarding this crime or recognizes the suspects in the pictures is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).
  
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