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• 9NEWS talks to Jill Stein

  28-08-2016 23:45
  
  In a recent Quinnipiac University poll, Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein only managed to earn 7 percent of support from Colorado voters. Stein points to a lack of media coverage.       
  
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• Hundreds Gather To Celebrate ‘Go Topless Day’

  28-08-2016 23:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hundreds of men and women decided to go topless for the Go Topless Day event at Civic Center Park in Sunday.The event organizers say the day is to recognize women’s rights to go topless in public and desexualize the public perception of female toplessness.They picked Sunday because it was close to Aug. 26 or Women’s Equality Day to commemorate the day women earned the right to vote in the U.S.
  
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• Aurora Fire vehicle involved in wreck

  28-08-2016 23:26
  
  A vehicle belonging to the Aurora Fire Department was involved in a wreck Sunday afternoon near South Havana Street and East Alameda Avenue.       
  
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• Arenado Homers To Power Rockies Past Nationals 5-3

  28-08-2016 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (The Sports Xchange) – Nolan Arenado was 4-for-4 with three RBIs and Chad Bettis allowed just two runs in seven innings as the Colorado Rockies posted a series victory with a 5-3 win over host Washington Nationals on Sunday.
  Bettis (11-7) leads the team in wins after he struck out six with one walk while throwing 106 pitches. Jordan Lyles came in to pitch in the eighth for the Rockies and retired the first batter, Trea Turner, before Boone Logan got two outs in the eighth.
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• Broncos shopping punter Britton Colquitt

  28-08-2016 23:00
  
  KUSA—Britton Colquitt is on the trading block.       
  
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• Mosquito Spraying Scheduled In Larimer County

  28-08-2016 22:44
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews will begin spraying for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus in Larimer County on Sunday evening.
  Fogging trucks will begin canvassing neighborhoods at 8 p.m. Sunday until 2 a.m. Monday on the northeastern part of Fort Collins and adjacent Larimer County.
  Fort Collins has a map that allows residents to track the trucks as they spray different neighborhoods. Health officials urge residents to keep their windows and doors shut during and for an hour a
  
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• Mosquito Spraying Scheduled For Sunday Evening

  28-08-2016 22:44
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews will begin spraying for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus in Larimer County on Sunday evening.Fogging trucks will begin canvassing neighborhoods at 8 p.m. Sunday until 2 a.m. Monday on the northeastern part of Fort Collins and adjacent Larimer County.
  Fort Collins has a map that allows residents to track the trucks as they spray different neighborhoods. Health officials urge residents to keep their windows and doors shut during and for an hour af
  
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• For The First Time In 130 Years, Elephants Missing From Circus

  28-08-2016 22:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– For more than 130 years, elephants have been a part of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. But not anymore.
  With their latest show, “Out of This World,” the circus owned by Feld Entertainment, is taking a step towards a human-only circus, much along the lines of Cirque du Soleil.
  (credit: Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus)
  “You know, it was time,” said circus ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson. “And it really opened up a door fo
  
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• Fire Investigated At Columbine Country Club

  28-08-2016 22:14
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters investigated a fire at Columbine County Club early Friday morning.Copter 4 flew over the scene where several fire trucks had parked near the building on the grounds that stores golf carts and maintenance equipment. Copter4 flew over the fire at Columbine Country Club on Friday (credit: CBS)
  The fire did not spread to the pro shop or a new clubhouse that was under construction.What caused the fire is being investigated. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Broncos options regarding Mark Sanchez

  28-08-2016 22:03
  
  DENVER—There is no current quarterback who wanted to start for a certain NFL team more than Mark Sanchez wanted to start for the Denver Broncos.       
  
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• Police Search For Driver Of Pickup Near Hit & Run

  28-08-2016 21:45
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Police want to talk to the driver of a pickup who was near the scene of a deadly hit-and-run along Interstate 76 last week.
  The Adams County coroner identified the body found off Interstate 76 near 136th Avenue as that of Cindy Augustian, 51, of Aurora.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police believe she first struck a pole, drove off I-76 into a ditch, and crashed into some bushes on Aug. 19.
  911 received two calls from early morning drivers reporting a woman walking along the inters
  
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• Police search for missing 7-day-old

  28-08-2016 21:44
  
  Police in Pueblo issued a missing endangered alert for 7-day-old Cassius Head.       
  
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• Victim In Deadly Crash Remembered By Family, Friends

  28-08-2016 20:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Friends and family gathered on Saturday to remember a man who was killed in a deadly crash. John Jefferson’s vehicle was struck on Federal Boulevard near Interstate 76 last week. He did not survive.
  Jefferson’s girlfriend, who he intended to make his wife, planned the vigil at a Denver park to remember what a great man he was.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I just sobbed and sobbed, because I’ve been robbed. I’ve been robbed of him and our life together,”
  
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• Wrong-Way Driver Killed In 5-Vehicle Crash

  28-08-2016 20:14
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – One man was killed and six others hurt after a crash involving a motorcycle and five cars.
  The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday at Parker Road and Jay Morgan Boulevard, and the wreck spread debris across the road.
  (credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)
  Police said the red Toyota Tacoma was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes for “quite some time” when it clipped one vehicle. Two people on a motorcycle saw what was happening and laid down the
  
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• Siemian likely cements No. 1 QB job

  28-08-2016 20:14
  
  DENVER—Trevor Siemian may have been an afterthought. He may have been unheralded, inexperienced and a seventh-round longshot.       
  
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• 1 Dead, 6 Injured In Motorcycle, 5-Vehicle Crash

  28-08-2016 20:14
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – One man was killed and six others hurt after a crash involving a motorcycle and five cars.
  The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday at Parker Road and Jay Morgan Boulevard, and the wreck spread debris across the road.
  (credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)
  Police said the red Toyota Tacoma was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes for “quite some time” when it clipped one vehicle. Two people on a motorcycle saw what was happening and laid down the
  
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• Southwest Crash Suspect’s Father: Son Has Meth Addiction

  28-08-2016 19:47
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (CBS4) – The father of a man who allegedly stripped down to his underwear and crashed a pickup into a Southwest Airlines plane in Omaha bound for Denver International Airport has revealed some details about his son.
  Delario Koonce has been arrested and charged with theft, criminal mischief and trespassing.Eppley Airfield Police Chief Tim Conahan says an officer spotted Koonce,35, outside the terminal Thursday evening, screaming that people were trying to kill him. When off
  
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• 1 killed, 1 wounded in Denver shooting

  28-08-2016 19:29
  
  Two people were shot in Denver just after midnight Sunday.       
  
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• Person Of Interest In Custody After Highline Canal Attack

  28-08-2016 19:27
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver Police have a person of interest in custody after a woman was attacked on the Highline Canal Trail Friday afternoon.
  Leasa Rhoades lives in the neighborhood and said the recent attack has her neighbors on edge.
  The Highline Canal (credit: CBS)
  “They’re afraid to walk the trail,” said Rhoades. “I won’t walk on the trail with my daughter.”
  Denver police said a woman walking along the trail, near Dartmouth and Forest,
  
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• Neighbors: Shooting Disrupts Community Early Sunday

  28-08-2016 18:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver were called to a death investigation after an early morning shooting on Sunday.Officers rushed to the home in the 100 block of South Knox Court early Sunday on reports of a shooting.When they arrived, one person was found dead.Investigators could not confirm how many people had been shot or what led up to the shooting.It is unclear whether police were searching for any suspects in the death.
  
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• Visitor Misbehavior Abounds As U.S. Parks Agency Turns 100

  28-08-2016 18:22
  
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk with antlers like small trees at the edge of a meadow in Yellowstone National Park.
  “They’re going to give me a heart attack,” said Gleason’s mother-in-law, Barbara Henry, as the group came within about a dozen yards of the massive animal.
  The elk’s ears then pricked up, and it eyed the children and Washington state m
  
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• Latest Forecast: Lots Of Clouds And Better Chance For Rain

  28-08-2016 16:00
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have a very weak storm system moving into Colorado from Arizona.
  This is spreading lots of clouds over Colorado through Sunday. With the increase of moisture there will be a better chance for showers and thunderstorms across the state. In fact, there is a chance for a few showers in the morning with a little midday sunshine. Just enough to get afternoon showers and storms going in the Denver metro area and across the eastern plains.
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• Latest Forecast: Lots If Clouds And Better Chance For Rain

  28-08-2016 16:00
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have a very weak storm system moving into Colorado from Arizona.
  This is spreading lots of clouds over Colorado through Sunday. With the increase of moisture there will be a better chance for showers and thunderstorms across the state. In fact, there is a chance for a few showers in the morning with a little midday sunshine. Just enough to get afternoon showers and storms going in the Denver metro area and across the eastern plains.
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• Phantom of the Opera returns to Denver

  28-08-2016 08:38
  
  Twenty five years ago a sports arena was transformed into the Buell Theatre to host the national Phantom of the Opera tour.       
  
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• 9 Broncos goals in their game vs. Rams

  28-08-2016 08:38
  
  After successfully transplanting the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles this season, Kroenke will bring his relocated NFL team to Denver for a preseason game Saturday night.        
  
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• Broncos vs Rams game recap

  28-08-2016 08:37
  
         
  
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• Bronco notes: Hillman bids to make team

  28-08-2016 08:36
  
  DENVER—It has been said by many an NFL coach and executive that players usually cut themselves.       
  
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• Rep. Coffman Meets With Fiorina On Women’s Issues

  28-08-2016 07:00
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) – Republican Rep. Mike Coffman met Saturday with former presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina at an event to talk about expanding business opportunities for women.
  Coffman and the former CEO of Hewlett Packard both appeared at the Working Women Event & Panel at CSU Global Campus in Greenwood Village. Other businesswomen also attended the event, which was by invitation only.
  Carly Fiorina (credit: CBS)
  Coffman faces a competitive challenge in Colorado’s
  
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• Trevor Siemian Solidifies QB Job In Denver’s 17-9 Win Over Rams

  28-08-2016 06:36
  
  DENVER (AP) — Trevor Siemian threw his first touchdown pass of the preseason and tightened his grip on the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback job in a 17-9 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night.
  After showing off his strong right arm over a first half that included a 1-yard pass to Virgil Green, Siemian accepted hugs from his teammates and gave way to rookie Paxton Lynch, who was also impressive in his half of play.
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• Crews Get Quick Handle On Brush Fire Near Sedalia

  28-08-2016 06:10
  
  SEDALIA, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire broke out late Saturday afternoon south of Denver and crews quickly got it under control.
  The fire was described as being 10 acres in size at 4 p.m. by firefighters, who had it contained in approximately an hour.
  (credit: South Metro Fire)
  It was located near Highway 85 in the Sedalia area, west of Castle Pines and east of Roxborough Park in Douglas County.
  At 4 p.m. a plume of smoke could be seen from approximately six miles away.
  No one was hurt.
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• 7 hospitalized after crash on Parker Rd

  28-08-2016 06:09
  
         
  
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• Several Injured In 3 Car, 1 Motorcycle Crash

  28-08-2016 05:15
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Seven people were taken to the hospital on Saturday night after a crash involving a motorcycle and three cars.
  (credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)
  The crash happened just before 7 p.m. at Parker Road and Jay Morgan Boulevard, and the wreck spread debris across the road.
  (credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)
  South Metro Fire Rescue said some of the victims were trapped in their vehicles and had to be extricated after the crash.
  A total of seven people were taken to the hosp
  
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• Broncos Cody Latimer Suffers Knee Injury

  28-08-2016 05:01
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broncos wide receiver Cody Latimer was injured early in the second half of Saturday night’s preseason game in Denver.
  Latimer had a good training camp has been fighting for the No. 3 receiver spot.
  Man, I know Fowler & Latimer good on special teams, but now both banged up on pre-season punt returns. #4Broncos
  — Mark Haas (@markhaastv) August 28, 2016There’s no word on how serious the injury is. It happened on a special teams play, and the Broncos annou
  
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• 17-Year-Old At Large After Allegedly Shooting Brother

  28-08-2016 04:52
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Larimer County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a 17-year-old accused of shooting his brother.
  The shooting happened early Saturday morning near the Foothills Campus of Colorado State University.
  There’s no word yet on what led to the shooting or what the victim’s condition is.
  Deputies say the suspect is a 5-foot-7 Hispanic male. He could be wearing a blood stained white T-shirt and shorts.
  
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• Paxton Lynch Plays Entire 2nd Half For Broncos

  28-08-2016 04:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos chose to place rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch into the game at the start of the second quarter on Saturday night.
  Quarterback Paxton Lynch of the Denver Broncos warms up on Saturday (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  Quarterback Trevor Siemian played the entire first half and Lynch played the entire second half.
  
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• Broncos Paxton Lynch Sees Action At Start Of 2nd Half

  28-08-2016 04:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos chose to place rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch into the game at the start of the second quarter on Saturday night.
  Quarterback Paxton Lynch of the Denver Broncos warms up on Saturday (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  Quarterback Trevor Siemian played the entire first half.
  
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• Siemian Turns In Positive Performance

  28-08-2016 04:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian threw a nice-looking touchdown pass to tight end Virgil Green in the second quarter on Saturday night after a drive in which he made several accurate completions.
  Siemian was 4-for-4 on the 67 yard scoring drive.
  Strong response drive by Siemian after throwing an INT. #4Broncos
  — Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4) August 28, 2016Siemian threw an interception earlier in the quarter on a deep pass to Cody Latimer. The pass bounced o
  
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• Aqib Talib Gets Penalized, Leaves Game

  28-08-2016 03:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib saw his first preseason game action on Saturday night, and was tagged with a costly penalty before leaving the game.
  Talib tackled Rams quarterback Case Keenum hard as he was running out of bounds in the second quarter on a 2nd down play.
  Keenum was slow to get up on the Broncos sideline, and Talib didn’t return to action after he was hit with a 15 yard penalty.
  “After that hit, Talib took off his helmet and put it on the ben
  
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• Poor Showing For Broncos Running Game In Early Going

  28-08-2016 03:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos running game is not anything to write home about so far in their preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams.
  Of their first six rushing attempts in the first quarter, four were for negative yardage. The total yardage gained was 7 yards.
  Running back C.J. Anderson also left the game to get treatment for a cut. He is expected to return to action, according to the Broncos.
  Devontae Booker came into the game when Anderson came out.
  So Booker clearly the #2 R
  
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• New Precautions Being Taken By Blood Centers In Effort To Prevent Zika’s Spread

  28-08-2016 03:23
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Blood centers in Colorado and across the country have been working to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. This week they learned of new measures in the donation process that need to be taken.
  The action is a requirement from the Food and Drug Administration. It mandates that blood centers start testing for the virus, and have their processes in place within 12 weeks.
  A Bonfils Blood Center donor (credit: CBS)
  Before this week, only a few counties in Florida were
  
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• Latest Forecast: Nice Weekend Continues

  28-08-2016 02:24
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have a very weak storm system moving into Colorado from Arizona. This will spread clouds over the state through Sunday morning. With the increase of moisture there will be a few isolated showers and thunderstorms across the mountains through the night into Sunday morning. For Denver and the eastern plains there is a slight chance for a few evening showers and storms Saturday night.
  Sunday morning should have showers in the northern and central mountains.
  
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• Police: Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Was Holding Knife

  28-08-2016 02:15
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man shot by police inside of a home in Denver’s Baker neighborhood has died.
  Police were called to the home on Fox Street and Ellsworth Avenue shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday.
  They found a man inside of the home who was armed with a knife, according to Eranda Piyansena, a technician with the Denver Police Department.
  Piyasena said that the suspect advanced at officers with the knife and refused to comply with orders to drop his weapon.
  Police said t
  
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• Colorado Town Tries To Set Pie Fight Record

  28-08-2016 02:10
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – An attempt to set the record for the world’s largest pie fight was staged in Longmont on Saturday.
  (credit: CBS)
  It happened on Saturday afternoon in downtown Longmont.
  Organizers invited more than 1,000 people to throw pies at each other, and the kids who took part had a great time.
  “It was amazing,” one young participant told CBS4.
  (credit: CBS)
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  The event helped raise money for Rotary Youth Programs in the St. Vrain Valley School D
  
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• Utility workers compete at fairgrounds

  28-08-2016 02:09
  
   A national rodeo came to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday, though there were no cowboys, bull-riders or mutton busters.       
  
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• Craziest soccer goal ever

  28-08-2016 02:03
  
  You literally "can't even" after watching something as spectacular as what happened during Saturday's ThunderRidge versus Columbine boys' soccer game. And we're not kidding.       
  
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• Blackmon Hits 2 Homers As Rockies Beat Nats 9-4 In 11 innings

  28-08-2016 01:48
  
  Charlie Blackmon had three hits -- including two homers -- and made a nice diving catch in the ninth inning.
  
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• Police search for teen shooting suspect

  28-08-2016 01:35
  
  Deputies are looking for a shooting suspect in Fort Collins Saturday morning.       
  
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• Neighbor Of Manslaughter Suspect Saw Him Distraught In Hallway

  28-08-2016 01:23
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The neighbor of an Aurora man who is charged with reckless manslaughter says he saw the suspect distraught and bloody in the hallway after the shooting incident that left his wife dead.
  Police say Brian Lebron-Rivera admitted he shot and killed his wife Thursday evening, but he says it was an accident. The shooting took place in Lebron-Rivera’s third story apartment at 17103 East Ohio Place.
  Brian Lebron-Rivera (credit: Aurora Police)
  Kendrick Wedgeworth lives
  
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• Rapids Fall To Real Salt Lake, 2-1

  28-08-2016 00:33
  
  SANDY, Utah (AP) — Yura Movsisyan scored two goals and Real Salt Lake beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 after missing two second-half penalty kicks Friday night.
  Real Salt Lake improved to 8-0-5 at home this season and is unbeaten in 14 straight games against Colorado at Rio Tinto Stadium.
  RSL (12-8-7) tied the Rapids (11-4-10) for second in the Western Conference. Both teams have 43 points, two behind Dallas, but Colorado, which has only lost twice in the last 20 games, has two games in hand.
  
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• Amber Alert Canceled: Police Find Man, Baby

  28-08-2016 00:18
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – An Amber Alert has been deactivated after a 39-year-old man was arrested his 3-month-old child was found safe.
  The Amber Alert was issued out of Colorado Springs just after 3 p.m. and it was canceled at approximately 4:15 p.m.
  Police responded to a domestic violence call Saturday morning and learned a man named Jonathan Beatty threatened to kill the baby and his wife. He was also acting suicidal, according to police.
  When the woman tried to report the threa
  
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