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• Avs Mailbag: Colorado “a work in progress,” blue line struggles continue, goaltending talk and more

  19-11-2016 23:35
  
  Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers posts the Avs Mailbag every other Tuesday during the regular season.
  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag.
  Mike nice job covering the Avs. Your colleague Terry Frei wrote over the weekend that the Avalanche have a goaltending mess. Is it really that bad? Does Semyon Varlamov really need to be the man or is it time for backup Calvin Pickard to shine?
  — Jeff, Aurora
  Thanks for the question, Jeff. I agree with Frei’s stan
  
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• Mudiay: 2 Key Turnovers Led To 113-111 Loss To Raptors

  19-11-2016 22:49
  
  DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Kyle Lowry scored 18 and had 13 assists and Toronto beat the Denver Nuggets 113-111 in overtime on Friday night.
  
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• Opponents Say Barring Pot Use In Denver Businesses Unwise

  19-11-2016 22:32
  
  DENVER (AP) – Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law approved by voters and force people to sneak around while they use pot and consume alcohol.
  The new rule announced Friday bars liquor-license holders from applying for a permit to allow the consumption of pot. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said using alcohol and marijuana together increas
  
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• Buffs DB Afolabi Laguda Ejected For Targeting Hit

  19-11-2016 22:20
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Colorado safety Afolabi Laguda has been ejected for targeting in the first quarter against Washington State on Saturday.
  Laguda was attempting to break up a 14-yard TD pass to Cougars receiver Robert Lewis when he hit Lewis in the head. The call was confirmed after a review.
  Laguda entered the game as the second leading tackler on the Buffaloes.
  This was the second time the Buffaloes have lost a player to a targeting call in three games. Outside linebacker Jimmie Gilb
  
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• Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul

  19-11-2016 22:18
  
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi troops faced stiff resistance Saturday from Islamic State militants as they pushed deeper into eastern Mosul, backed by aerial support from the U.S.-led international coalition, a senior military commander said.
  Troops moved into the Muharabeen and Ulama neighborhoods after fully liberating the adjacent Tahrir neighborhood on Friday, said Maj. Gen. Sami al-Aridi of the Iraqi special forces. Al-Aridi said IS militants were fighting back with snipers, rocket-propelle
  
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• ‘Scream Bandit’ Victims Say They Will Never Forget Ordeal

  19-11-2016 20:57
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A Jefferson County jury handed down guilty verdict for three men known as the Scream Mask Robbers.
  The verdict was handed down exactly one year after the crime.
  On Nov. 18, 2015, Miguel Sanders, Myloh Mason and Tyrone Richards committed a violent bank robbery in Lakewood. They shot and nearly killed one man and then tried to carjack a mother and daughter, Robin and Rhonda Torrez.
  Robin and Rhonda Torrez (credit: CBS)
  “The pain of it, you know,
  
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• Police Investigating Homicide That Occurred In Abandoned Building

  19-11-2016 18:44
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Larimer County are investigating what they call a homicide in an abandoned building.
  According to police, just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday police were notified of an assault that occurred in the 200 block of West Harmony Road in Fort Collins.
  “Officers were dispatched to the location and found a deceased adult male in an abandoned building,” police said in a statement.
  It appears people were using the abandoned building as a shelter.
  
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• 2 In Custody After Homicide In Abandoned Building

  19-11-2016 18:44
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Larimer County are investigating what they call a homicide in an abandoned building.
  According to police, just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday police were notified of an assault that occurred in the 200 block of West Harmony Road in Fort Collins.
  Police arrested Matthew Tatti, 30; and Anthony Horne, 38; for their alleged involvement in the death.
  Tatti and Horne are both charged with first-degree murder.
  “Officers were dispatched to the locati
  
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• Denver Firefighters Douse House Fire, Nobody Injured

  19-11-2016 18:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Nobody was injured after a house fire in Denver early Saturday morning.
  The fire broke out at a home located in the 100 block of South University Boulevard.
  (credit: Denver Fire Department)
  (credit: Denver Fire Department)
  The fire was on the first two floors.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
   
  
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• Latest Forecast: Delay On The Warmup, Next Storm Arrives Monday Night

  19-11-2016 16:28
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures in the sky above Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins will be warmer than the temperatures at the ground. This somewhat unusual setup is called an inversion and will limit how much the metro area can warm up on Saturday. Higher elevations on the west and south sides of town near the foothills and along the Palmer Divide will be the warmest locations with highs in the 50s. Elsewhere highs will likely be stuck in the 40s.
  Mountain areas will a
  
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• “Finding Neverland” Ticket Giveaway

  19-11-2016 12:30
  
  Win a CBS4-Pack of tickets to "Finding Neverland" at the Buell Theater in December 2016
  
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• GOES-R Satellite Will Revolutionize Forecasting Severe Weather

  19-11-2016 06:15
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The AtlasV rocket, carrying the next generation of weather satellites, is at the launchpad ready for liftoff on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  CBS4 Meteorologist Dave Aguilera goes into greater detail about what the satellite is and how it will revolutionize forecasting severe storms.
  (credit: CBS)
  GOES is the acronym for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. While the GOES-R was built by Lo
  
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• United Travelers Stuck At DIA Could Pursue Passengers’ Bill Of Rights

  19-11-2016 06:05
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4)– United Airlines passengers who experienced significant delays or canceled flights at Denver International Airport on Thursday may be eligible for recourse under federal passenger protections that were first issued in 2009.
  Known as the “Passengers’ Bill of Rights,” the rules provide a set of guidelines commercial airlines must follow or face civil penalties for violating.
  (credit: CBS)
  Thursday, during the first snow storm of the season
  
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• Cold Springs Fire Starters Ordered To Pay $1 Million

  19-11-2016 05:51
  
  By Stan Bush
  NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Two transients who sparked a wildfire in Nederland over the summer that destroyed eight homes and burned hundreds of acres, will not go to prison.
  Jimmy Suggs, 28, and Zackary Kuykendall, 26 were sentenced Friday to two years’ work release out of the Boulder County Jail, 4 years’ probation, and will have to pay more than $1 million in restitution.
  Zachary Ryan Kuykendall, left, and Jimmy Andrew Suggs, right (credit: Boulder County)
  The pair
  
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• Study: Residents Near Rocky Flats Experienced Unusual Illnesses

  19-11-2016 05:42
  
  By Andrea Flores and Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Preliminary results from a Metropolitan State University study show residents who lived near the Rocky Flats Plant between 1952 and 1992 may have experienced unusual illnesses, including specific cancers linked to radiation exposure.
  The early results may confirm decades-long speculations about the effects of living in communities near the former nuclear production facility.
  (credit: CBS)
  MSU’s Head Investigator, Carol Jensen, s
  
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• Transamerica Partners With Habitat For Humanity To Build Home

  19-11-2016 05:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Transamerica has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in Denver.The project is under construction on Decatur Street and College Avenue in Southwest Denver. (credit: CBS)
  For the first time, the company is sponsoring a home build.Many of the company’s 500 employees are volunteering at the site to complete the construction of a family home from the ground up. (credit: CBS)
  “It’s a bigger commitment because you need to fill all those build dates
  
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• Neighbors File Injunction To Stop C-470 Expansion

  19-11-2016 05:21
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – A neighborhood coalition in Highlands Ranch has filed an injunction to stop the expansion of C-470.On Friday, a federal judge agreed to hear those arguments at a later date.The neighbors major complaint is noise. They say the environmental impact study underestimated the noise levels of adding more traffic lanes. (credit: CBS)
  CDOT had originally planned to put up barriers along the lane expansion area, but said new noise level tests showed the barriers &mda
  
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• Earth-To-Space Call Connects Astronaut To Students

  19-11-2016 05:12
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Students at Wheat Ridge High School got a special visit from space on Friday.The school hosted an Earth-to-space call with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough answered questions from students about life in space. (credit: CBS)
  “On your current mission, what is the most interesting science experiment that you’re working on?” asked one student.“Great question. We’ve been here thre
  
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• Private Investors Help Get Homeless Off The Streets

  19-11-2016 04:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– It’s been a tough couple of days for the homeless living in the Denver metro area with the recent drop in temperatures and snowfall. Now, a program is helping move those living on the streets to housing with the idea of spending money to save money.
  “It’s cold but it’s what you have to deal with when you’re in this situation,” said Josh Lewis. “Some people can help it, some people can’t.”
  (credit: CBS)
  The program allows
  
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• Denver Broncos Week 11 Injury Report: Broncos Rest During Bye Week

  19-11-2016 04:15
  
  By Rick Brown
  After an amazing win against the New Orleans Saints (4-6), the Denver Broncos (7-3) enter their bye week looking to get healthy. The Broncos’ secondary hopes that the time off will heal Aqib Talib’s ailing back. An extra week of rest will also help their front seven as Derek Wolfe continues to heal from an elbow injury.  
  Broncos’ secondary set to get key playmaker back following bye
  Talib returned to practice on Tuesday. Fans and players may breath easi
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Chilly Friday Gives Way to a Milder Weekend

  19-11-2016 01:49
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – After the season’s first snowfall in Denver on Thursday, sunshine returned in full force on Friday, but the cold air stayed around and Friday’s high only reaching 32 degrees – the coldest high temperature we have had since March 18!The morning low dropped to just 14 degrees and that is the coldest low since March 24th!
  Now we will begin to moderate our temperatures and warm into the lower 50s for Saturday under sunny skies.Sunshine will stay wi
  
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• A Chilly Friday Gives Way to a Milder Weekend

  19-11-2016 01:49
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – After the season’s first snowfall in Denver on Thursday, sunshine returned in full force on Friday, but the cold air stayed around and Friday’s high only reached 32 degrees – the coldest high temperature we have had since March 18! The morning low dropped to just 14 degrees and that is the coldest low since March 24th!
  Now we will begin to moderate our temperatures and warm into the lower 50s for Saturday under sunny skies. Sunshine will stay
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect After Body Found In Home

  19-11-2016 01:07
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting after a man’s body was found inside a house early Friday.
  The investigation started Friday morning at a home near 42nd and Tejon in the Sunnyside neighborhood. The victim, Zach Chavez, 35, was found dead inside the home.
  (credit: CBS)
  Neighbors woke to cop cars, flashing lights and crime tape. Valerie Wojtech lives across the street and says officers also knocked on her door as the i
  
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• Boulder County Drops Fire Ban

  19-11-2016 00:38
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– This week’s cold temperatures and snow are helping to ease the dry conditions in western Boulder County.The Boulder County Sheriff dropped the fire ban this week. Camp fires are allowed in the county and do not require a permit.
  
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• Scream Bandits Convicted Of Attempted Murder

  19-11-2016 00:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The so-called Scream Bandits were convicted on Friday in connection with a violent bank robbery one year on Friday.
  Myloh Mason, Tyrone Richardson and Miguel Sanders were convicted on several charges that include attempted murder, first-degree assault and kidnapping.
  Myloh Mason, Tyrone Richardson and Miguel Sanders (credit: Jefferson County)
  Police arrested Richardson and Sanders last November. Mason made it on to the FBI’s Most Wanted List before he was caught in Ja
  
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