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• Drone makers giving up on consumer sales

  14-11-2016 23:56
  
  The drone industry is shifting its focus to business applications as consumer demand for the aerial devices appears to wane.       
  
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• 2 Women Involved In Stabbing

  14-11-2016 23:54
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Two women were involved in an early-morning disturbance that resulted in a stabbing but no one has been charged or arrested.Brighton police officers rushed to 94 South Miller Avenue just after midnight on a report of a disturbance. When they arrived, a 36-year-old woman had been stabbed.The victim was rushed to the hospital where she is expected to survive.No charges have been filed yet. Neither woman has been identified.
  
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• What you can rent for $1,500

  14-11-2016 23:52
  
  In some metro Denver cities, having $1,500 to put towards rent means a lot of amenities to go with it.       
  
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• Baptist church in Dallas votes on...

  14-11-2016 23:46
  
  Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas has voted to grant LGBT members full membership to the church. The resolution passed by a 61 percent majority in a final vote conducted Sunday.       
  
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• Students decorate school with kindness

  14-11-2016 23:42
  
  The hallways are brighter, not because of neon colors, but because of the words scribbled onto them.       
  
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• More Officers Get Body Cameras

  14-11-2016 23:39
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– More officers in Aurora will be outfitted with body cameras on a trial basis.A few officers from the code enforcement and animal protection divisions in the City of Aurora Neighborhood Services will participate in a pilot program during the month of November to study how the cameras impact the officers.During the pilot project, three code enforcement and three animal protection officers will test the body cameras. All initial testing will be conducted inside city buil
  
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• Hickenlooper considers change

  14-11-2016 23:38
  
  Gov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged Monday that he is considering pushing a proposal to create certificates of need for hospitals, a potentially seismic regulatory change that would slow the recent growth of suburban hospitals and stand-alone emergency rooms in an attempt to slow the rising costs of health care as well.       
  
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• Colorado judge on Trump's short list

  14-11-2016 23:36
  
  Over the weekend, president-elect Donald Trump said he would appoint a U.S. Supreme Court Justice who is a strong supporter of Second Amendment gun rights and who seeks to overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision recognizing a right to abortion.       
  
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• Colorado firm backs startup

  14-11-2016 23:32
  
  Colorado's Aspen Energy Partners has provided an initial multimillion-dollar equity commitment to Citadel Casing Solutions, a new Houston-based manufacturer.       
  
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• Ping Identity names new executives

  14-11-2016 23:27
  
  Ping Identity has hired two key executives, bringing aboard a new CFO and a human resources officer who have experience at larger companies.       
  
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• Coal 'continuously' discharged from...

  14-11-2016 22:59
  
  Coal trains release an average of 100 million small particles of coal dust per second. That's according to an expert witness for environmental groups suing the company for coal pollution in Washington waterways.         
  
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• The Justin Ross Harris verdict

  14-11-2016 22:48
  
  On Monday, Justin Ross Harris was found guilty on all counts in the murder of his 22-month-old son Cooper Harris. The toddler died after he was left in a hot car in a suburban Atlanta office park in June, 2014.       
  
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• Why Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny, At Least For Your Heart

  14-11-2016 22:23
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -So let’s say you have a family history of heart disease. A strong family history. You might think, “What’s the use? I’m cooked.”
  Well, maybe not. There is a great piece of research out which says you DNA is not your destiny. That you can put a roadblock to that family history with fewer steps than you thought it might take—that’s even if you believed nothing could save you.
  The research is pretty good—a collection of more
  
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• Keidel: Did Cowboys Win, Or Steelers Lose?

  14-11-2016 22:02
  
  By Jason Keidel
  There are four or five teams whom fans can claim as NFL monoliths, as yearly playoff contenders.
  But with all due respect to the old and new guards, there are two teams with biblical fan bases, whose colors, logos and legacies are immutable.
  Those two teams played each other yesterday. Just as they have in three Super Bowls. And just like those three jousts for the Lombardi Trophy, an epic football game spilled into Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field yesterday.
  The Dallas Cowboys (8-
  
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• Man Arrested After Running Away From Moving Car On I-25

  14-11-2016 21:58
  
  FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4)– A man was arrested after leading police on a chase and jumping out of a moving vehicle as it was rolling down Interstate 25. Officers finally found him hiding underneath another vehicle.
  It all began during a routine patrol Sunday morning when Federal Heights police were led to an apartment complex with a history of stolen vehicles.
  “I noticed a black Honda vehicle that was backed into a parking space,” said Federal Heights Police Sgt. Frank Turek
  
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• Moses-El Verdict: Not Guilty In Retrial

  14-11-2016 21:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4)–Clarence Moses-El was found not guilty of rape in his second trial on Monday afternoon.
  He was released from prison in December 2015 after serving 28 years of his sentence for a 1987 conviction in a brutal rape.
  He was allowed to leave prison after another inmate wrote a letter to Moses-El saying he had a lot on his mind and then verbally confessed to the crime. But the Denver DA claims that inmate, LC Jackson later recanted that confession.
  The DA’s office decided to p
  
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• Man on rape retrial found not guilty

  14-11-2016 21:39
  
  KUSA - A man on retrial for rape was found not guilty Monday morning.        
  
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• Colorado Elector Encouraging Colleagues To Sideline Trump

  14-11-2016 21:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – One of Colorado’s Electoral College representatives is working on an attempt to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency.
  Michael Baca of Colorado is one of four who are trying to persuade enough of their Republican electors to bail on President-elect Trump.
  They are calling themselves “Moral Electors.”
  “This is an American issue, and a moral imperative; someone without the requisite qualifiers should not be allowed to become our Chief
  
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• Arson Suspect Arrested In Fire That Destroyed Intricate Art

  14-11-2016 21:33
  
  IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The arson suspect in a fire that destroyed a vast collection of irreplaceable artwork at a home near Idaho Springs has been identified.
  Deputies arrested Robert Leibold who lived at the home. Leibold, 36, faces charges of first-degree arson and reckless endangerment.
  (credit: CBS)
  The homeowner and artist, Dave Shelton, told CBS4 that Leibold was recently evicted from the home.
  Hand-carved guitars, totem poles, and animal figurines were ruined by the fire
  
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• Man found guilty in brutal robbery, murd

  14-11-2016 21:10
  
  A third and final man has been found guilty of robbing and killing a 61-year-old in north Denver last year.        
  
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• Google’s top news link for “final election results” goes to a fake news site with false numbers

  14-11-2016 21:04
  
  By Philip Bump, The Washington Post
  If you head to Google to learn the final results of the presidential election, the search engine helpfully walks through the final electoral vote tallies and number of seats won by each party in the House and Senate. Under that, Google lists some related news articles. At the top this morning, with an accompanying photo: a story arguing that Donald Trump won both the popular and electoral votes.
  That’s not true.
  The Daily Show’s Dan Amira noticed t
  
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• Kansas City Chiefs overcome lousy offense, keep rolling up wins

  14-11-2016 21:00
  
  By Dave Skretta, AP Sports Writer
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith was held to less than 200 yards passing with an interception, Spencer Ware was plugged up on the ground and the rest of the offense was rendered entirely ineffective.
  Kansas City still managed to beat the reigning NFC champions on the road.
  In what is quickly becoming a charmed season for the Chiefs, coach Andy Reid and Co. kept right on rolling with a 20-17 victory at Carolina on Sunday. Kansas City leaned on its defense to c
  
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• Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene will miss another game Tuesday

  14-11-2016 20:52
  
  Avalanche leading scorer Matt Duchene did not skate on his own or practice with the team Monday and will miss his second consecutive game Tuesday against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
  Duchene, who suffered a head injury Thursday in a 3-2 overtime win over Winnipeg, was scheduled to skate Monday but coach Jared Bednar said those plans were aborted.
  “He didn’t feel he was ready to skate this morning,” Bednar said. “We’ll see what comes of it tomorrow, but he won&rsq
  
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• CU Boulder accepting food for fines

  14-11-2016 20:46
  
  CU Boulder's Parking Services is letting you pay off your outstanding parking fines with canned food instead of cash this week.        
  
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• Hate crimes against Muslims up by 67 percent in 2015, according to FBI

  14-11-2016 20:33
  
  ATLANTA — Reported hate crimes against Muslims rose in 2015 to their highest levels since those seen in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, according to FBI statistics released Monday.
  Civil rights groups had been raising concerns about an anti-Muslim backlash in the U.S. even before the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, late in the year. The reporting period covers calendar year 2015, but comes at a time of heightened tensions following last week&r
  
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• “Elvis” wins Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, sets record

  14-11-2016 20:31
  
  LAS VEGAS — A 42-year-old runner dressed as Elvis won the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon on Sunday night, setting a record for the fastest marathon run by someone dressed as “The King.”
  Michael Wardian of Arlington, Virginia, finished in 2 hours, 38 minutes and 4 seconds late Sunday — a feat he accomplished while wearing a black wig in an Elvis-style pompadour, gold sunglasses and a white Elvis jumpsuit with gold sequins.
  “I wasn’t sure how the
  
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• Broncos-Chiefs game flexed to prime time

  14-11-2016 20:27
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Jets? The NFL and Sunday Night Football don't want no stinkin' Jets.       
  
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• PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer

  14-11-2016 20:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates, died Monday of cancer, the network said.
  She was 61.
  A former reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post, Ifill switched to television in the 1990s and covered politics and Congress for NBC News. She moved to PBS in 1999 as host of “Washington Week” and also worked for the nightly “NewsHour”
  
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• 11-Year-Old Boy Dies After Shooting At Sleepover

  14-11-2016 20:20
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy.Caden Eric Randolf died Saturday night after he was shot while at a sleepover at a neighbor’s home in the Fruitvale area.
  The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said that Jeremy Mushrush came to the sheriff’s office to make a statement and he was released.After Mushrush, 41, was released, deputies learned that he was implicated in criminal activity. That led investi
  
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• No charges for man in killing of 17-year-old boy during Adams County marijuana burglary

  14-11-2016 20:17
  
  Provided by Adams County Sheriff's OfficeLevi SisnerosProsecutors have declined to file charges against a man who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy during a September marijuana burglary at an Adams County home, saying that they cannot disprove the shooter was acting in self defense.
  Levi Sisneros, 33, was initially arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the Sept. 1 shooting near the intersection of 76th Avenue and Pecos Street. Alfredo Chavez died after being shot in the back.
  “As
  
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• Why getting back to familiar philosophies might be Nuggets’ best move

  14-11-2016 20:06
  
  Standing on the sideline alone, arms folded late in his team’s loss to Portland on Sunday night, Nuggets coach Michael Malone was in the moment, watching Jamal Murray knock down 3-pointers. But he also appeared deep in thought about the state of his team that now stands 3-7 and has lost four in a row.
  The Nuggets have lost their early shine. Moreover, as crazy as this sounds, they might have to hit the reset button on what it is they are doing.
  No player is more emblematic of all the Nugge
  
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• Police search Commerce City landfill for evidence in case of missing woman

  14-11-2016 19:50
  
  Littleton police and other law enforcement officers are searching Tower Landfill in Commerce City for evidence in the disappearance of a 36-year-old woman who was reported missing in July.
  The family of Charlene Roxanne Voight, 36, reported her missing on July 8 after they hadn’t heard from her for several days, an unusual length of time for the woman to be out of touch.
  Members of the Littleton Police Department, assisted by personnel from the Colorado National Guard, the Colorado Bu
  
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• Billionaires put pop in advocates’ push for soda taxes

  14-11-2016 19:50
  
  By Candice Choi, AP Food Industry Writer
  NEW YORK — After years of stamping out soda tax proposals with well-financed campaigns, Big Soda is suddenly finding itself up against bigger adversaries.
  Voters and lawmakers in five municipalities such as San Francisco and the county that includes Chicago approved special taxes on sugary drinks last week, with advocates saying the victories point to a change in public attitudes and the beginnings of a movement. What’s also changed, though, i
  
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• Hundreds Of Students Protest Trump

  14-11-2016 19:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hundreds of students in Denver walked out of class on Monday morning to protest Donald Trump’s presidential election.(credit: CBS)
  The students walked out of Denver’s Strive Prep Excel High School and Byers Middle School. They marched to the state Capitol where they gathered for a short rally.(credit: CBS)
  Police officers and school officials escorted the students along the streets to the capitol. (credit: CBS)
  They carried signs reading “Donald Trump is no
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Deadly Drug

  14-11-2016 19:37
  
  Watch Jennifer Brice‘s report on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.
  
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• Broncos-Chiefs Nov. 27 Game Moved To Primetime

  14-11-2016 19:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The NFL has moved the Broncos next game from Sunday afternoon to Sunday night.
  The Broncos have a bye this upcoming weekend. They’ll face AFC West division rival the Kansas City Chiefs in Denver on Nov. 27.
  The Broncos (7-3) are currently chasing the Oakland Raiders (7-2) and the Chiefs (7-2) in the division. The Nov. 27 game will be the first meeting this season between the two teams.FLEX: Week 12 @NFL flexible schedule changes for Sunday, Nov 27:
  KC at DEN moves to
  
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• Artist Uses 2 Styles Of Art To Create 1 Image

  14-11-2016 19:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – At the Georgia Amar Gallery on Santa Fe, artist Jim Stevens is presenting his latest work.
  “Well every layer, every layer I paint with a different shading,” Stevens said of his work.
  Jim Stevens (credit: CBS)
  There is his earlier work with monofilament, fishing line, which captures shadows in haunting relief. But then there is his latest work which he calls “abstract linear.” The negative space of a piece of artwork and the positive image are separat
  
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• Search Underway At Landfill For Missing Woman

  14-11-2016 19:04
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)– New details have emerged in the disappearance of a woman who recently moved to Littleton from southern California. CBS4 has learned that police are searching a landfill in Commerce City for the remains of Charlene Voight.
  (credit: CBS)
  Voight disappeared this past summer. According to her sister, the last time Voight had a phone conversation with family was on June 29.
  Authorities began searching the Tower Landfill, located at 8480 Tower Road in C
  
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• Police search landfill for missing woman

  14-11-2016 19:04
  
  Multiple agencies started searching a local landfill Monday for the body of a woman who was first reported missing this summer.        
  
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• Fire Destroys 2 Homes After Starting In Shed

  14-11-2016 18:53
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– A fire that started in a shed behind a home in Lakewood spread, destroying two homes.The fire broke out on South Owens Street near the Main Reservoir early Sunday morning.
  At least 40 firefighters rushed to the scene to try to get the flames extinguished. (credit: CBS)
  Five people were displaced from their homes.Although investigators know where the fire started, what sparked the fire remains unknown.
  
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• Family Cat Recovers After Shot With Pellet Gun

  14-11-2016 18:32
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A family in Colorado Springs is on a mission to find the person who shot their cat.The cat is expected to make a full recovery. The cat was shot with a pellet gun in the windpipe.The cat’s four-year-old owner found her. (credit: CBS)
  “Wolf came up to us and told us the cat was biting her tongue and there was blood. So I walked over to where she was and she didn’t look well. She was kind of wheezing,” said cat owner Fae Best.Animal law
  
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• Bikers Help Springsteen, Stranded On The Side Of The Road

  14-11-2016 18:32
  
  FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it really happened for a group of guys from New Jersey.
  A group from the Freehold American Legion was riding after a Veterans Day event Friday when Dan Barkalow says he saw a stranded motorcyclist up ahead near Allaire State Park in Wall Township.
  “Bikers gotta stick together,” Barkalow said. “I stopped to see if he
  
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• FBI: Hate Crimes Against Muslims Up By 67 Percent In 2015

  14-11-2016 18:23
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The number of hate crimes reported to police increased by about 6.7 percent last year, led largely by a 67 percent surge in crimes against Muslims, according to FBI statistics released Monday.
  Civil rights groups had been raising concerns about an anti-Muslim backlash in the U.S. even before the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, late in the year. The reporting period covers calendar year 2015, but comes at a time of heightened tensions following last we
  
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• If You Missed The Supermoon, See It Again Monday Night

  14-11-2016 18:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Supermoon rose above Colorado on Sunday night and will rise again on Monday.The Supermoon is the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. (credit: CBS)
  It’s the closest the moon has come to Earth in nearly 70 years. It won’t come this close again until 2034.
  
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• Hundreds Gather To Promote Trust, Equality In Rally For Unity

  14-11-2016 18:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Hundreds of people gathered in Civic Center Park on Sunday for a rally for unity after days of protests.The rally was organized to build trust and help promote equality in the aftermath of the presidential election. (credit: CBS)
  “We don’t want to bring fear to the neighborhood. We don’t want to disrupt the city’s life but we also need to fight for our rights,” said activist Phoenix. (credit: CBS)
  Organizers told CBS4 they want Denver’s pe
  
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• Woman stabbed during fight in Brighton

  14-11-2016 18:09
  
  A 36-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was stabbed during a fight early Monday morning.       
  
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• Students walk out of school, protest Tru

  14-11-2016 18:05
  
  Students walked out of class Monday at two Silver Spring high schools to protest president-elect Donald Trump, a student told WUSA9.       
  
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• “The Simpsons” are not thrilled that they predicted President Trump in 2000

  14-11-2016 17:52
  
  Sixteen years ago, “The Simpsons” writers predicted a Donald Trump presidency.
  Sunday night, in the first show to air after Trump’s victory, they expressed their regret.
  In the opening credits, which change every episode, Bart Simpson grimaced as he scrawled on the blackboard: “BEING RIGHT SUCKS.”
  It was an allusion to a prediction made in a 2000 episode, which featured Lisa as the nation’s first “straight female” president. Her older brother Bart
  
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• Vet draws portraits of fallen soldiers

  14-11-2016 17:43
  
         
  
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