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• Still Zero Percent Containment On Junkins Fire

  19-10-2016 23:34
  
  WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Junkins Fire continued to burn unchecked on Wednesday two days after it was sparked by a downed power line before dawn on Monday.
  The fire has burned 16,832 acres since it started about 11 miles east of Westcliffe in Southern Colorado.
  (credit: Brad Davidson)
  There was zero containment on the fire by Wednesday afternoon. There were 260 personnel fighting the fire along with seven hand crews, 15 engines, four water tenders, four single-engine tankers, four hea
  
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• Three Broncos To Be Inducted Into ‘Ring Of Fame’ Monday

  19-10-2016 23:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Three Denver Broncos greats will be inducted into the team’s Ring of Fame during halftime of Monday night’s game against the Houston Texans.
  Kicker Jason Elam (1993-2007), linebacker Simon Fletcher (1985-95), and safety John Lynch (2004-07) will all be honored.
  Denver Broncos kicker Jason Elam (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  JASON ELAM
  Elam played his first 15 seasons with the Broncos, and is the team’s all-time leader in fi
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Can Bears Or Packers Get Things Going?

  19-10-2016 23:01
  
  By Danny Cox
  It’s Week 7, and pretty much anyone following the 2016 NFL season has been surprised to see the Minnesota Vikings still undefeated. Even more shocking might be that their NFC North rivals are struggling. The Green Bay Packers are 3-2 and seemingly out of sync, while the Chicago Bears are in the cellar at 1-5.
  The Bears and Packers both hoped for a better start to the season, and a win on Thursday Night Football this week is imperative for each of
  
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• Final Showdown: Clinton And Trump Meet For Last Debate

  19-10-2016 22:44
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the long and rancorous campaign lurches toward an end, Donald Trump gets one of his last opportunities in Wednesday night’s final debate against Hillary Clinton to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away.
  While Clinton’s campaign is confidently expanding into traditionally Republican states, Trump’s narrow electoral path is shrinking. Already unpopular with a majority of Americans, the GOP nominee has been battered by recent revelations of
  
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• Gallup: Record High 60 Percent Of Americans Back Legal Pot

  19-10-2016 22:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – A record high 60 percent of American adults support legalization of marijuana, according to a new Gallup poll released three weeks before voters in nine states decide whether to expand legal access to pot.When Gallup first asked about this issue in 1969, 12 percent of Americans supported legalization. By 2000, support had increased to 31 percent and has continued climbing since then, reaching 58 percent last year.
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• Rock Slide Could Keep McClure Pass Closed Until Thursday

  19-10-2016 21:49
  
  PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A rock slide closed McClure Pass on Wednesday that could keep the highway between Pitkin and Gunnison Counties closed until Thursday.
  Colorado Highway 133 was closed in both directions at mile marker 29.5 because of the rock slide. Some of the boulders were larger than semi trucks. The rock slide on McClure Pass (credit: CDOT)
  The Colorado Department of Transportation tweeted an update that stated there was no estimate at the time of reopening.CO 133 McClure Pa
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cold Tonight Before A Weekend Warmup

  19-10-2016 20:57
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – After spotty showers along the Front Range and 1-4 inches of mountain snow Tuesday night, Wednesday afternoon will stay mostly sunny and cool. It will certainly be the coolest day this week in the Denver area with high temperatures in the middle 50s. The Eastern Plains will experience 50s and 60s and it will be similar on the Western Slope.
  SKIING UPDATE: A Basin Announces It Will Open Friday
  Wednesday night will be mostly clear, calm,
  
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• What Would Washington, D.C. Be Called If It Became A State?

  19-10-2016 20:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia leaders have come up with a new name for the city in the unlikely event that it becomes a state.
  For decades, statehood advocates have pushed for the state to be called “New Columbia.” But on Tuesday, the D.C. Council voted unanimously for the state to be called the “State of Washington, D.C.” The “D.C.” would stand for “Douglass Commonwealth,” in a nod to abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who lived in th
  
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• T-Mobile Fined $48M Over Slowing ‘Unlimited’ Data Plans

  19-10-2016 20:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile, the country’s No. 3 wireless carrier, will pay $48 million for not clearly telling customers how “unlimited” data plans weren’t really, well, unlimited.
  The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that T-Mobile had a policy to slow down the speeds of customers who were the heaviest data users. But the agency said the company didn’t let customers know how much data used would trigger the lower speed.
  The FCC says T-Mobile star
  
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• Suspect In DU Campus Graffiti Case Shows Up In Court

  19-10-2016 20:46
  
  By Jamie LearyDENVER (CBS4) – The suspect linked to graffiti on the University of Denver campus showed up for a court appearance in Denver on Wednesday.
  Samson Whittemore (credit: CBS)
  Samson Whittemore, 32, is wanted in connection with the vandalism case.(credit: CBS)
  The DU campus wasn’t the only place the graffiti was discovered; investigators believe Whittemore is also responsible for graffiti discovered at United Methodist Church on University Boulevard.
  The university quickly i
  
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• CBS Sports’ Bart Scott On Bears-Packers TNF Game, More Week 7 Matchups

  19-10-2016 20:40
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Week 7 in the NFL opens with an NFC North matchup between heated rivals, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. The Bears have been without starting quarterback Jay Cutler since a Week 2 loss to the Eagles, and backup Brian Hoyer has played well enough to cause speculation about replacing Cutler as the starter for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, the Packers have opened the season 3-2, but have been criticized for how poorly their offense, particularly quarterback Aaron Rodge
  
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• Business Owners Replace Idealists In Pot Legalization Movement

  19-10-2016 20:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana industry creates a broad base of new donors, many of them entrepreneurs willing to spend to change drug policy.
  Unlike in the past, these supporters are not limited to a few wealthy people seeking change for personal reasons. They constitute a bigger coalition of business interests. And their support provides a significant financial advantage for pro-legalization campaigns.
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• Trade talks with deadline approaching

  19-10-2016 19:11
  
  Each week during Broncos season, 9NEWS Denver Broncos Insider Mike Klis will answer your questions.       
  
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• Fiat Chrysler Recalls 224K Jeeps; Air Bags May Not Work

  19-10-2016 19:08
  
  DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 224,000 Jeep Wrangler SUVs worldwide because the air bags may not inflate in a crash.
  The recall covers certain 2016 and 2017 Wranglers. The company says in government documents that wiring to a sensor can come loose, cutting off signals to an air bag computer. If that happens, the seat belt pretensioners won’t work and the air bags won’t deploy.
  The company says no one has been hurt because the air bags didn’t inflate a
  
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• Western States Experience A Below-Average Wildfire Season

  19-10-2016 18:37
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — With measurable snowfall already dusting parts of the Rocky Mountains and Northwest, the 2016 wildfire season has wrapped up in much of the West, despite some flames still flaring in Colorado and Southern California.
  The region saw a below-average fire season overall, with about 7,500 square miles (4,800,000 acres) burned so far this year, said Jessica Gardetto, spokeswoman for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
  Blazes usually scorch about 10,000 sq
  
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• Davis special guest on Huddle

  19-10-2016 18:36
  
  Broncos linebacker Todd Davis will join Emmanuel Sanders and Rod Mackey on tonights Broncos Huddle.         
  
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• A Basin Announces It Will Open Friday

  19-10-2016 17:58
  
  ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado ski season is scheduled to begin on Friday.
  Arapahoe Basin says their opening day will be on Friday.
  “We had an incredible night of snowmaking last night, and we are expecting another one tonight. So, let’s get this party started,” ski area officials wrote in a Facebook post that was published Wednesday morning.
  The resort will open at 9 a.m. on Friday. The Black Mountain Express lift will be the only lift open and it will provi
  
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• Tale Of The Tape: Texans At Broncos

  19-10-2016 16:22
  
  The Broncos square off against their former QB as they welcome in Brock Osweiler and the Texans.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Chilly Weather Before A Weekend Warmup

  19-10-2016 15:35
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – After spotty showers along the Front Range and 1-4 inches of mountain snow Tuesday night, Wednesday will be sunny and cool. It will certainly be the coolest day this week in the Denver area with high temperatures in the middle 50s. The Eastern Plains will experience 50s and 60s and it will be similar on the Western Slope.
  Wednesday night will be mostly clear, calm, and cold! A Freeze Watch has been posted from 2 a.m. until 8 a.m. o
  
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• Movie Theaters In Colorado Offer Free Presidential Debate Viewing

  19-10-2016 14:49
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off Wednesday night in Las Vegas in their third and final presidential debate.
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the Presidential Debate at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York. (Photo by Rick Wilking – Pool/Getty Images)
  You may watch the debate from the comfort of your home (it airs on CBS4 at 7 p.m.), but if you want to see it on
  
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• Duchene: ‘We Were Unable To Match Washington’s Intensity’

  19-10-2016 14:24
  
  WASHINGTON (The Sports Xchange) – The Washington Capitals knew they could do better on the power play. Turns out, they were correct and the road-tripping Colorado Avalanche were victims of Washington’s extra man prowess.
  T. J. Oshie tallied two goals, Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season and Philipp Grubauer registered his first career shutout as the Washington Capitals downed the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Tuesday night.
  Ovechkin and Oshie scored power-play goals in the
  
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• Duchene: Avs ‘Unable To Match Washington’s Intensity’

  19-10-2016 14:24
  
  WASHINGTON (The Sports Xchange) – The Washington Capitals knew they could do better on the power play. Turns out, they were correct and the road-tripping Colorado Avalanche were victims of Washington’s extra man prowess.
  T. J. Oshie tallied two goals, Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season and Philipp Grubauer registered his first career shutout as the Washington Capitals downed the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Tuesday night.
  Ovechkin and Oshie scored power-play goals in the
  
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• Roger Waters Ticket Giveaway!

  19-10-2016 12:00
  
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to Roger Waters on June 3, 2017 at the Pepsi Center! One grand prize winner will receive a pair of tickets to Roger Waters plus dinner and round-trip transportation!
  
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• Violent Tagger Stalking DU Campus Will Be Arrested If He Appears In Court

  19-10-2016 06:30
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Students at the University of Denver are on edge after learning of a violent graffiti artist stalking the campus.
  “It’s a little uneasy knowing someone like that is around our campus,” student Wurth Shurtleff told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  Samson Whittemore, 32, is a registered sex offender with an extensive criminal past.
  Samson Whittemore (credit: CBI)
  Denver police believe graffiti found all across campus, and at the United Methodist Church
  
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• Proposed Archdiocese Retreat Facing Wildfire Questions

  19-10-2016 06:09
  
  By Brian Maass
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A proposed Catholic retreat and conference center in Jefferson County is facing scrutiny over neighbors’ concerns that the development would pose an imminent wildfire threat.
  “We understand the neighbors have concerns,” said Catholic Archdiocese Vicar General Randy Dollins. “If I had made an investment in a home up there I would have similar concerns.”
  The Catholic retreat is proposed for Douglass Ranch in Jeffers
  
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• Grueling East Coast Trip Doesn’t Get Any Easier For Avs

  19-10-2016 05:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – All it took was one goal for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to get their confidence back, and they didn’t let it go.
  Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season on the power play and assisted on one of T.J. Oshie’s two goals as the Capitals solved some early season woes and beat the tired Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Tuesday night. The well-rested Capitals skated circles around Colorado, which was playing the second half of a back-to-back and its thir
  
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• Avs Suffer 1st Loss On Grueling East Coast Trip, It Doesn’t Get Easier

  19-10-2016 05:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – All it took was one goal for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to get their confidence back, and they didn’t let it go.
  Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season on the power play and assisted on one of T.J. Oshie’s two goals as the Capitals solved some early season woes and beat the tired Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Tuesday night. The well-rested Capitals skated circles around Colorado, which was playing the second half of a back-to-back and its thir
  
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• Buffs, Utes Could Highlight The Pac-12’s 2nd Half

  19-10-2016 05:45
  
  (AP) – Oregon’s precipitous slide and Washington’s rise highlighted the opening half of the Pac-12 season. Colorado and Utah could shape the finish.
  The Ducks and the No. 5 Huskies had last week off but the last time they played it was against each other, and undefeated Washington romped 70-21 at Autzen Stadium. The victory ended Washington’s 12-game losing streak to rival Oregon.
  The game illustrated the rise of the Huskies, off to their best start (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) sinc
  
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• The art of cooking with and eating crickets, and where it’s going down in Denver

  19-10-2016 05:25
  
  Many diners have no problem with liver mousse, beef heart or head cheese, but the moment you suggest eating bugs, the food conversation comes to a halt.
  That isn’t stopping some people from putting crickets on the menu.
  Before getting squeamish at the thought of your food jumping off the plate, know that crickets, just like any produce or protein, are farmed and prepared by knowledgeable experts. And while entomophagy — the practice of eating insects — has its shock value, eati
  
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• Avs lose to Caps, Matt Duchene and Jarome Iginla particularly upset

  19-10-2016 05:21
  
  WASHINGTON — For the second consecutive year, I witnessed the Avalanche get smoked by the Washington Capitals here at Verizon Center. Didn’t seem like much of a challenge for Caps. The better team won. Not much else to say.
  So let’s examine two of the game’s non-scoring plays — a low check on Matt Duchene and an instigator minor on Jarome Iginla. The Avalanche players were irate at Washington’s Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson, respectively, after Colorado’s
  
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• Former Sheriff Recalls Decades-Old Incident That May Have Led To Bomb Scare

  19-10-2016 04:59
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4) – The theory goes back to 1971, the place was the Pioneer Inn in Nederland on 1st Street where a hippie called Deputy Dawg, who was really 19-year-old Guy Goughner, was involved in a disturbance. Former Boulder County Sheriff George Epp recalled what happened with CBS4’s Rick Sallinger.
  “The bartender called the marshal who came and loaded him into a car and that’s the last anybody saw of him until his body was found in Clear Cree
  
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• Tesla: Newly reserved Model 3 delivery to start mid-2018

  19-10-2016 04:48
  
  Tesla Motors Inc. said buyers who place new orders for Model 3 vehicles can expect to begin receiving deliveries as soon as mid-2018, with production starting as scheduled late next year.
  “Production begins late 2017. Delivery estimate for new reservations is mid 2018 or later,” the electric-car marker said on its website Tuesday. Tesla shares briefly pared gains after the news was initially interpreted as a delay in the introduction of the vehicle. The shares rose 2.7 percent to $19
  
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• Against Brock Osweiler, Broncos’ defense eager for interceptions, victory

  19-10-2016 04:06
  
  The Broncos’ first opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past two games will come against a familiar face Monday, when they host Brock Osweiler and the Texans on Monday night.
  Osweiler, once the Broncos’ quarterback of the future, has struggled in his start as a Texan, but is coming off a thrilling overtime victory against the Colts on Sunday.
  “He’s like a gunslinger right now,” cornerback Chris Harris said. “He’s throwing the ba
  
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• Avalanche can’t keep up with Capitals, lose first game under Jared Bednar

  19-10-2016 03:56
  
  WASHINGTON — The possession time and puck movement Colorado fancied in Monday’s overtime victory against defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh didn’t exist Tuesday night versus the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winner in Washington. Perhaps that had something to do with the schedule — certainly a tough back-to-back set for the Avalanche against the rested Capitals — but the Avs won’t dwell too much on their first loss under new coach Jared Bednar.
  Tire
  
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• Broncos to wear alternate all-blue uniforms against Texans

  19-10-2016 03:48
  
  The Broncos will go blue for the Texans.
  Monday night, when Denver hosts Brock Osweiler and the Texans, the Broncos will wear their all-blue — blue jerseys, blue plants — alternate uniforms, according to the team’s website.
  The Broncos are 4-1 in the blue jerseys since they made them the alternates in 2012, and 3-1 when they’ve been paired with the blue pants. All time, the Broncos are 13-9 in all-blue unis.
  Last season, they wore their blue jerseys tw
  
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• 5 Homes, Other Structures Lost In Junkins Fire Burning In Southern Colorado

  19-10-2016 03:45
  
  WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (CBS4) – The Junkins Fire consumed more homes on Tuesday.
  The fire was reported before dawn Monday east of the small town of Westcliffe near the Rocky Mountain foothills and continued to burn unchecked in Custer and Pueblo Counties in Southern Colorado.
  On Tuesday afternoon authorities confirmed at least five homes and more outbuildings have been destroyed by the fire.
  (credit: Andy Lyon)
  The fire had burned more than 16,300 acres as of Tuesday evening. Fire officials hop
  
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• Kiszla: Boo Brock Osweiler? Or kill him? No way. Broncos should give Oz a big, fat kiss

  19-10-2016 03:43
  
  Here comes Brock Osweiler, the quarterback that Broncos Country loves to hate, because he sold his loyalty for $37 million.
  But here’s betting almost every single Broncos fan that’s itching to boo Osweiler would have done exactly the same thing. Osweiler got his Super Bowl ring and then got paid in Houston. It was a smart business decision, one most NFL players would have made in a heartbeat.
  God bless you down to your orange-and-blue plaid boxer shorts, but if you try to tell me you
  
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• Ride sharing services didn’t run taxis off road, but that could change

  19-10-2016 03:37
  
  Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and other sharing-economy platforms have transformed the way people move around, find a place to stay away from home and get tasks done. But are the new players siphoning off revenues and jobs from traditional providers?
  In metro Denver, both new and old business models experienced job growth between 2012 and 2014 when it came to rides and lodging, which suggests a complementary rather than cannibalistic existence, according to a study from t
  
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• Junkins fire near Westcliffe burns over 16,000 acres, has destroyed five homes

  19-10-2016 03:18
  
  A huge, destructive wildfire burning about 11 miles east of Westcliffe was sparked by a metal outbuilding that was blown into a power line.
  The Junkins fire, which started early Monday morning in gusty winds, has destroyed five homes and 13 outbuildings, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.
  As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the fire has scorched 16,312 acres and is 0 percent contained.
  Evacuation and pre-evacuation notices for Pueblo County residents in the area posted on Monday
  
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• Violent Tagger Stalking DU Campus

  19-10-2016 03:00
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Students at the University of Denver are on edge after learning of a violent graffiti tagger stalking the campus.
  “It’s a little uneasy knowing someone like that is around our campus,” student Wurth Shurtleff told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  Samson Whittemore, 32, is a registered sex offender with an extensive criminal past.
  Samson Whittemore (credit: CBI)
  Denver police believe graffiti found all across campus, and at the United Methodist Church
  
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• Retired Police Officer Says ‘Neuro-Laser’ Treatment Is Healing Her Brain

  19-10-2016 02:44
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A retired police officer from Colorado Springs says a high-powered light treatment has given her her life back. She believes a neuro-laser has helped reverse brain damage caused by severe concussions.
  The therapy is non-invasive. The laser is Food and Drug Administration-approved but the treatment is experimental. Jennifer Fortezzo swears by it.
  Once a week for half an hour, Fortezzo focuses on healing her brain. In an office in Centennial, Chiropr
  
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• GOES-R Weather Satellite Launch Rescheduled Due To Hurricane Matthew

  19-10-2016 02:32
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – NOAA’s next generation weather satellite, built by engineers at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, will not be heading to space on Nov. 4 as previously planned.
  The delay is due to a close call at Kennedy Space Center by Hurricane Matthew earlier this month.
  (credit: Lockheed Martin)
  While the overall infrastructure at Cape Canaveral escaped major damage there was some minor damage to ground systems.
  According to United Launch Alliance, a tentative launch ha
  
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• Craft beer craze spilling into Douglas County

  19-10-2016 02:29
  
  Craft beer is almost synonymous with Colorado these days.
  There were 284 craft breweries  — those producing 6 million barrels or less annually — in the state in 2015; third most of any state in the country, and more than double the number that were operating in 2011, according to statistics from the Boulder-based Brewers Association.
  And a growing number of those craft brewers have chosen to call Douglas County home. Counting chains C.B. & Potts and Rock Bottom Brewery,
  
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• Colorado’s share of Volkwagen emissions settlement: $61M

  19-10-2016 02:18
  
  The U.S. District Court judge overseeing the deal said Tuesday he was “strongly inclined” to approve the proposed $14.7 billion deal between the German automaker, consumers and regulators, the single largest auto-scandal settlement in U.S. history. A final ruling is expected by Oct. 25.
  The lion’s share of the settlement — $10 billion — would be earmarked to repair or buy back about 475,000 Volkswagen and Audi vehicles with 2-liter dies
  
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• Human remains found in Boulder County identified

  19-10-2016 01:51
  
  Human remains found in July in Boulder County, near Eldora Mountain Resort, have been identified.
  Remains found July 16, 2016, north of Peterson Lake in Nederland are those of a Denver man, Ervin Mettler, according to the Boulder County coroner’s office.
  “The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation,” the coroner’s office said.
  A runner found the remains scattered over a small area estimated to be no wider than 20 feet. It appeared the dead person
  
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• Staying Dry With a Warm-Up by the Weekend

  19-10-2016 01:43
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday stayed partly sunny all day but the high temperature was 12 degrees cooler than Monday’s high when we reached 65 – which is just about normal for this time of year. We did see showers or rain and snow over northern Colorado, but the farther south you went, the drier it turned out to be. Tuesday will be a bit cooler with a high only in the upper 50s but we will be under sunny skies. Thursday will still be cool with a high in the low 60s and w
  
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• Latest Forecast: Staying Dry With a Warm-Up by the Weekend

  19-10-2016 01:43
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday stayed partly sunny all day but the high temperature was 12 degrees cooler than Monday’s high when we reached 65 – which is just about normal for this time of year.We did see showers or rain and snow over northern Colorado, but the farther south you went, the drier it turned out to be.Tuesday will be a bit cooler with a high only in the upper 50s but we will be under sunny skies.Thursday will still be cool with a high in the low 60s and we&rs
  
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• Air Quality Update From CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida

  19-10-2016 01:42
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) – The air quality along the Front Range region apparently looks worse than it may be from an actual health standpoint for most people.
  According to the Colorado Health Department experts, the visibility is expected to be moderate poor, which pretty much is the way it looks when you take a look across the skyline. I mean, I can’t even see across the city from the downtown hospital where I work. But ozone levels are expected to be in the good category, and the
  
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• El Paso County wildfire may have been ignited by shooting

  19-10-2016 01:39
  
  Authorities say a 14-acre wildfire near Rampart Reservoir in El Paso County might have been ignited Monday by someone shooting in the area.
  “There is evidence of shooting in line with the point of origin,” said Jacqueline Kirby, spokeswoman for the county sheriff’s office.
  #TalcottFIre determined to be human caused. Evidence of shooting in line with point of origin.No further info at this time.
  — EPCSheriff (@EPCSheriff) October 18, 2016Recreational shooting is prohi
  
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• October Weather History Rewritten By Two Cities In Kansas

  19-10-2016 01:32
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – October 17 made history in southwest Kansas as temperatures climbed into the 90s and 100s for the second day in a row.
  Dodge City recorded a high temperature of 101 degrees on Monday and set the following records…
  broke the daily record of 94 degrees set in 1926, making Oct. 17 the latest 100 degree day on record
  warmest October temperature on record, the previous was 99 degreesthe only 100 degree temperature recorded in October in 142 years of record
  
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