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• Broncos Notebook: Oct. 7

  07-10-2016 23:53
  
  Denver Broncos Head Coach Gary Kubiak is clairvoyant. The wise leader knew exactly what was on everyone’s mind today: the status of Quarterback Trevor Siemian. Without hesitation, and a sheepish, tongue in cheek look, Kubiak addressed the second year player’s situation, “You all (want to) know how Trevor was today?”Gary Kubiak (credit: CBS)
  After laughter from the media subsided, Kubiak continued, “He did a little bit more, took more reps in practice. We’ll co
  
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• Fort Carson Soldier’s Dog Given Away While At Training

  07-10-2016 23:42
  
  FORT CARSON, Colo. (CBS4)– A soldier from Fort Carson is trying to get his dog back after it was given away while he was training.Steve Munoz left his German Shepard “Ace” with a friend while he was training at Fort Irwin in California. Steve Munoz with Ace (credit: CBS)
  He had limited communication and didn’t know that Ace escaped out of the dog sitter’s yard.
  “Some woman saw him on post, saw that he had a collar and brought him in and reported it to the mili
  
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• Male breast cancer survivor shares story

  07-10-2016 23:18
  
  It is a common misconception and one worthy of discussion. Breast cancer is not just a woman’s disease. Men can and do get breast cancer.       
  
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• Keidel: Beckham Goes From Competitive To Destructive

  07-10-2016 22:51
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Before we proceed, we must agree on two items:
  1) Odell Beckham Jr. is an absurdly gifted football player, whose eye-defying catches are rare, even by the NFL’s high standards.
  2) His behavior over the last few weeks is not only odd, but also personally and professionally destructive.
  This all began last November, when Beckham and the New York Giants played the Carolina Panthers, at MetLife Stadium. And he hasn’t been the same since he morphed into Mike Tyson aga
  
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• Kubiak Says Trevor Siemian’s Status Still Uncertain For Sunday’s Game

  07-10-2016 22:31
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Four days after declaring Trevor Siemian was still his starting quarterback, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak declined Friday to name Siemian the starter for the Broncos’ game against the Atlanta Falcons this weekend.
  Kubiak said he wants to see Siemian throw again Saturday to make sure he’s healthy enough to play again after leaving last weekend’s game with a bruised left (non-throwing) shoulder.
  Kubiak’s other option is giving rookie Paxton Lynch
  
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• 2 In Custody After Body Found Rotting In Garage

  07-10-2016 22:27
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Two men wanted by police were booked into jail this week after a rotting body was found inside the garage of a vacant home.
  Police received a call just before 11 a.m. Sept. 25 about suspicious circumstances in the 2500 block of North Cascade Avenue after neighbors reported smelling what they thought was “rotting meat” coming from a detached garage.
  When officers arrived, they found a body in a body bag under carpet in the garage of the vacant hom
  
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• A cancer patient's gift after death

  07-10-2016 22:23
  
   Cancer does not discriminate. Sometimes it chooses the young and the healthy, and while cancer may take a life, it can never take away the gift that some choose to leave behind.       
  
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• Man Accused In Attempted Home Invasion Goes Before Judge

  07-10-2016 22:12
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– The man accused of trying to kick in the front door of a home and then exchanged gunfire with the homeowner appeared before a judge on Wednesday.
  Trevor Cecchettini faced the judge on charges of felony menacing and illegal discharge of a firearm.
  The homeowner said a man who “wasn’t making sense” tried breaking down his front door early Monday morning on East Aberdeen Avenue. He says the man started shooting at the house, so he shot back.
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• Sunnyside: Quaint charm in North Denver

  07-10-2016 22:09
  
         
  
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• Colorado Woman Completes 82-Mile Swim

  07-10-2016 22:01
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A Colorado woman who completed a nearly 82-mile swim across Lake Powell in 56 hours said Friday the vast distance wasn’t her biggest fear.
  “I wasn’t concerned about the distance. I had trained and worked for that part,” Sarah Thomas told The Associated Press a day after completing what is believed to be a record-breaking marathon swim. “But how do you stay awake that long?”
  Thomas, who was still in bed after sleeping nearly 12 hours, said
  
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• New Parking Garage Opens At DIA

  07-10-2016 21:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A new four-story parking garage opened at Denver International Airport on Friday and is expected to ease some parking frustrations for travelers.
  The new garage has 1,800 parking spots, cost $45 million and took more than a year to build. It also features more electric car charging stations.
  (credit: CBS)
  Parking fees are $3 per hour or $24 for the day. Travelers can reserve a spot in advance online.
  DIA said the garage was designed to provide more convenient options for tra
  
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• Suspect On The Run After Police Chase, Crash

  07-10-2016 20:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver searched for a man who ran from a crash after flipping his SUV while being chased by officers.
  The police pursuit ended with a crash at 50th and Washington Street just before 3:30 a.m. Friday. Officers set up a perimeter and the area remained under lockdown for more than six hours during the search.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police haven’t released many details about what instigated the initial chase but said the suspect did everything he could to avoid officers.
  
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• Police Ask For Help Finding Murder Victim’s Body

  07-10-2016 19:37
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Police hope the public can help locate the body of a murder victim after his alleged killer committed suicide.
  John Cizek was last seen in Alamosa on June 12. He was traveling in a 2016 Minnie Winnie Winnebago. Cizek, 71, was named as the victim in a murder case in Jefferson County.
  John Cizek spotted at the McDonald’s in Alamosa (credit: Jefferson County)
  The suspect, David Little, was charged with his murder and while in custody at the Jefferson Coun
  
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• South Carolina Brewers Escape Hurricane At Great American Beer Festival

  07-10-2016 19:23
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hurricane Matthew has put a damper on some businesses participating in the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
  The three-day festival at the Colorado Convention Center features beer sampling and competitions among 780 breweries from across the United States.
  Low Tide Brewery in Florida (credit: Low Tide Brewery)
  A handful of breweries competing in the event came from the hurricane evacuation region on the Southeast coast. An event spokesperson said that
  
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• Florida Brewers Escape Hurricane At Great American Beer Festival

  07-10-2016 19:23
  
  By Melissa GarciaDENVER (CBS4)– Hurricane Matthew has put a damper on some businesses participating in the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
  The three-day festival at the Colorado Convention Center features beer sampling and competitions among 780 breweries from across the United States.Low Tide Brewery in Florida (credit: Low Tide Brewery)
  A handful of breweries competing in the event came from the hurricane evacuation region on the Southeast coast.An event spokesperson said that at
  
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• Broncos put on pads for running game

  07-10-2016 18:23
  
  ENGLEWOOD—For the first time in weeks the Denver Broncos practiced in pads Thursday.       
  
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• Rest Of Beulah Fire Evacuees Being Allowed Home Friday

  07-10-2016 18:18
  
  BEULAH, Colo. (AP) — The rest of the people evacuated by a wildfire that destroyed eight homes in southern Colorado are being allowed back home.
  Because of progress made fighting the Beulah Hill Fire, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says that they can return starting at 1 p.m. Friday.
  Authorities believe a Colorado Department of Transportation excavator doing routine maintenance somehow started the fire on Monday. It quickly spread in strong winds, leading to the evacuation of hun
  
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• Latest Forecast: First Freeze Friday Morning Gives Way To Warmer Weekend

  07-10-2016 15:36
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – The average first freeze of the season in Denver occurs on October 7. And ironically enough, here on October 7, we experienced our first official freeze of the season when DIA dropped to 32° shortly after midnight. The combination of clear skies and light winds responsible for the freezing temperatures will also create widespread fog over Northern Colorado including Greeley and Fort Morgan. Visibility in these areas will drop to less than 1/4 mile
  
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• Debate Over Public Trails On Former Nuclear Weapons Site

  07-10-2016 06:10
  
  By Jeff Todd
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– Despite opposition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is finalizing its plans to open up the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge to the public.
  Multiple trailheads, crossings, and parking lots have been funded as well as more than five miles of trails encircling the Department of Energy Legacy Site.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We’re really concerned about the amount of plutonium that’s in the environment from the former weapons plant,” said A
  
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• Residents, Hotel Guests Suffer Sleepless Nights Thanks To DIA Train

  07-10-2016 06:05
  
  By Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4) – The blaring horns from RTD’s A Line trains are causing a lot of aggravation in Northeast Denver. The new train to the airport runs 22 hours a day and must blow its horn at every intersection along the way, day or night.
  Train noise has been “absolutely awful’ for guests at the Renaissance Hotel, according to general manager Brian Lenfestey, who says he offers his guests white noise machines, fans and ear plugs in an attempt to drown out th
  
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• ACLU Leaders Don’t Want History To Repeat Itself

  07-10-2016 05:57
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4)– With a past controversy in mind, the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a records request with the city of Denver on Thursday, asking to obtain information about the Denver Police Department’s purchase and use of software that enables it to monitor social media activity.
  The software, according to a report published last month by The Daily Dot, is Geofeedia, marketed as a way for law enforcement to simultaneously track social media pos
  
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• Cardinals Capitalize On 49ers Mistakes To Win 33-21

  07-10-2016 05:41
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Drew Stanton threw two touchdown passes to Larry Fitzgerald in his first start in two years, David Johnson ran for two scores and the Arizona Cardinals capitalized on San Francisco mistakes to beat the 49ers 33-21 on Thursday night.
  The Cardinals (2-3) got 17 points off three turnovers by the 49ers (1-4) — two interceptions by Blaine Gabbert and a fumbled kickoff return by Chris Davis — and also had one drive extended by a running-into-the-kicker pena
  
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• CDOT Equipment May Have Sparked Fire That Burned 8 Homes

  07-10-2016 04:56
  
  By Rick SallingerBEULAH, Colo. (CBS4)– A piece of equipment used by the Colorado Department of Transportation is the suspected cause of a large fire that destroyed eight homes in Beulah. Nearly 2,000 people had to evacuate their homes.It is believed a spark from a track hoe may have triggered the fire. CDOT is taking responsibility and has given $5,000 to each of the homeowners whose houses were burned. The equipment was used to move rocks to prevent erosion along the St. Charles River. (c
  
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• Bizarre Call About Mannequin Leads Police To Dead Body

  07-10-2016 04:15
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora have opened a homicide investigation after receiving a bizarre call on Thursday.
  Police said someone called 911 and reported a mannequin sitting in Side Creek Park with a weapon. The park is located near Tower and Iliff in Aurora. Police in Aurora investigated a deadly shooting (credit: CBS)
  When officers arrived they found a man who had been shot. He was not alive. Investigators believe the death is suspicious but say there is no threat to the public
  
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• JonBenet’s Brother Files Defamation Suit Against Pathologist

  07-10-2016 03:58
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The older brother of JonBenet Ramsey filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against a Michigan forensic pathologist who told a Detroit-area media outlet that Burke Ramsey killed his 6-year-old sister.
  The complaint alleges that Dr. Werner Spitz said in a Sept. 19 interview that 9-year-old Burke bludgeoned JonBenet to death in 1996.
  “Spitz made this accusation without ever examining JonBenet’s body, without viewing the crime scene, and without consulting with the pat
  
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• Man Shot, Killed At CU Identified

  07-10-2016 03:55
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was shot to death by police when he refused to drop a large machete after threatening someone at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
  The Boulder County Coroner’s Office identified the man Thursday night as 28-year-old Brandon Simmons, of Thornton.
  Investigators say Simmons brandished the machete during an altercation in the parking lot of a sports complex Wednesday and then went inside the building, where a staf
  
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• NHTSA Investigating 400+ Complaints Of Exploding Sunroofs

  07-10-2016 03:53
  NHTSA is investigating more than 400 complaints of exploding sunroofs. As many as 13 vehicle manufacturers are involved. The agency could issue recalls. You can file a complaint with the NHTSA if this has happened to you.
  
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• Broncos to honor cancer survivors

  07-10-2016 03:02
  
  During halftime of Sunday's home game against the Falcons, the Broncos will honor 125 cancer survivors.       
  
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• Derek Wolfe Is Making Denver Fans Forget About Malik Jackson

  07-10-2016 02:37
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pundits predicted a decline for Denver’s defense after Malik Jackson jumped to Jacksonville in free agency.
  Jackson’s six-year, $90 million contract with the Jaguars dwarfed Derek Wolfe’s four year, $37.5 million deal that he’d signed three months earlier to stick around Denver and continue working under coordinator Wade Phillips and renowned D-line coach Bill Kollar.
  Yet, Wolfe has emerged as more than just the guy who does all the dirty wor
  
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• Broncos Executives Help Build Habitat For Humanity Homes

  07-10-2016 02:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some Denver Broncos executives got their hands dirty on Thursday when they picked up hammers and drills and helped build homes for those in need.
  The executives helped build four Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver homes in the College View Community on Decatur Street. The homes are for income-qualified families.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Broncos have partnered with Habitat for Humanity for the past three years on the project.
  
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• RTD Teams Up With First Responders For Active Shooter Drill

  07-10-2016 01:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– First responders in the Denver metro area teamed up with RTD for an active shooter drill.Police, paramedics and firefighters joined the emergency drill on Thursday. There was a practice hostage situation at the light rail station located at 41st and Fox Street. First responders teamed up with RTD for an emergency drill on Thursday (credit: CBS)
  Crews worked to improve coordinating efforts to protect commuters during a similar crisis. (credit: CBS)
  “We’ve got peop
  
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• Latest Forecast: Freeze Warning For Greater Metro Area Tonight

  07-10-2016 01:53
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Just as promised…scattered showers overnight into the Thursday morning hours with a cool high of just 53 degrees.Some foothill and mountain locations generally saw between 2 and 6 inches of snow.Clear skies overnight will allow those temperatures to drop to at or slightly below the freezing mark for the greater metro area.A Freeze Warning has been issued for eastern Colorado including Metro Denver, and for the Yampa Valley and the Gunnison Valley, with a
  
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• Freeze Warning For Greater Metro Area Tonight

  07-10-2016 01:53
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Just as promised…scattered showers overnight into the Thursday morning hours with a cool high of just 53 degrees. Some foothill and mountain locations generally saw between 2 and 6 inches of snow. Clear skies overnight will allow those temperatures to drop to at or slightly below the freezing mark for the greater metro area. A Freeze Warning has been issued for eastern Colorado including Metro Denver, and for the Yampa Valley and the Gunnison Valley, wit
  
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• New Pet ‘Relief’ Rooms Open At DIA

  07-10-2016 01:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Four-legged travelers now have new options for a little relief while at Denver International Airport.
  “We know that many of our passengers travel with their service animals or their beloved pets,” airport CEO Kim Day said in a statement. “Opening these relief rooms on the concourses will provide those furry companions with a comfortable and welcoming area to take care of business before or after a flight.”
  (credit: Denver International Airport)
  
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• Couple Charged $40 To Hold Newborn

  07-10-2016 00:52
  
  SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) – Utah father Ryan Grassley discovered a perplexing charge on a hospital bill for the recent birth of his son: Nearly $40 for “skin to skin” contact after his wife gave birth via a cesarean section.
  Amused by the bill, Grassley posted a picture of the bill on Reddit this week commenting that he was charged to hold his baby. That post set off a flurry of outrage and consternation on the website with many people sharing their own stories of bizarre medical
  
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• Siemian progresses while Lynch gets reps

  07-10-2016 00:48
  
  Everyone likes Trevor Siemian. He is a seventh-round underdog who has done good.       
  
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• Detective Dan Brite Leaves The Hospital

  07-10-2016 00:10
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Douglas County Sheriff’s Detective Dan Brite left the hospital Thursday to cheers.
  Brite was critically injured in a shootout with a suicidal man near Sierra Middle School in Parker on Sept. 2.
  RELATED: Athletes Raise Money For Deputy Injured In Shootout
  “He charged in, and ran to the fight,” said Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock. “He didn’t stop. He was the first guy to go in and the community knows that.”
  In a statement,
  
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