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• Peyton Manning Stops By Broncos Practice

  23-11-2016 23:48
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – An old friend stopped by Broncos practice Wednesday.
  Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning dropped in to visit the team, saying hello to old friends and meeting some of the new members of the team.
  RELATED: Best NFL Thanksgiving Day Performances
  The team posted a slideshow of photos to their website.
  Broncos vice president of public relations, Patrick Smyth, also tweeted out photos of Manning’s visit.Peyton Manning stopped by practice today & visited
  
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• Dog Owner Says Lesson Learned After Encounter With Mountain Lion

  23-11-2016 23:39
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – A scary encounter took place for a man and his dog in Jefferson County when they came face to face with a mountain lion.
  Geof Stephenson and his dog, Stella, have hiked the Wild Turkey Trail near the Red Rocks Country Club for years. Rarely does Stella walk off-leash, but last Sunday morning she was allowed to roam free.
  “I should’ve known better,” Stephenson said.
  (credit: CBS)
  When Stephenson tried to call Stella back to the t
  
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• Mayor Hancock Kicks Off 125th Annual Red Kettle Season

  23-11-2016 23:32
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver Mayor Michael Hancock decked out all in red and picked up a small bell to join Salvation Army volunteers in front of a King Soopers store on Wednesday.He helped kick off the Salvation Army’s 125th annual Red Kettle campaign in Denver. (credit: CBS)
  “Change dropped in a Salvation Army red kettle is not just change it’s a changed life, it’s a lifeline to someone choosing whether to pay their heating bill or put food on the table.It’s being
  
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• Couple Arrested In Shooting Death Of Man

  23-11-2016 21:46
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– A couple in Aurora has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in Lakewood.
  Police in Lakewood teamed up with members of the Denver Police Department and ATF agents to arrested Toussaint Lamar Hampton and Kiantrenay Sharminey Bell for the murder of Philip Todd Peny.
  (credit: CBS)
  The shooting happened in the area of 9th Avenue and Allison Street about 7 p.m. on Saturday.
  When officers arrived, they found a vehicle in the ditch. Peny, 44, from Wh
  
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• How To Play The Perfect Thanksgiving Day Football Game

  23-11-2016 21:01
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  That wonderful time of the year is here once again. The one day for you to try and recapture that former athletic glory and show off to your friends and family before eating an ungodly amount of food. Before you lace up those shoes or pull on your pair of replica NFL receiver gloves, here’s a few things you should prepare to ensure that your Thanksgiving day game will be the best.
  1) Pick A Location
  This is crucial. Sure, it’s fun to play the game in y
  
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• Latest Forecast: Gusty Wind & Mountain Snow To Hamper Travel Overnight

  23-11-2016 20:49
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – A fast moving weather front will enter Colorado from the northwest tonight.
  Behind it we expect some gusty wind and mountain snow that will last into Thanksgiving Day.
  Routes such as Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 40 will be the most impacted.
  In Denver it will stay dry but the wind will put a chill in the air. Conditions start to warm up and dry out for Friday and Saturday. Then some more changes will arrive by Sunday as the next storm system approaches Colo
  
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• What's open, closed on Thanksgiving

  23-11-2016 20:43
  
  Deciphering Thanksgiving day store hours can deflate your holiday cheer. Because there's nothing worse than a deserted grocery parking lot. Here are the closures and adjusted hours for the businesses you care about.         
  
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• Lots of new things are sandwiches in CO

  23-11-2016 20:43
  
  Everything you know about sandwiches is wrong, at least according to new state regulations in Colorado.       
  
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• Free Thanksgiving meals for the hungry

  23-11-2016 20:23
  
  Several organizations and groups across the state are coming together to offer the homeless, and people in need, a free Thanksgiving meal this holiday - including the turkey and all the fixins'.       
  
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• Man Inside Burning Home Escapes Unharmed

  23-11-2016 20:14
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Fire investigators continue to determine what started an early morning fire in Lakewood on Wednesday morning.Copter4 flew over the house in the 300 block of Garland as fire crews finished extinguishing the fire.
  A man living at the home escaped unharmed. A neighbor called firefighters after seeing the flames coming from the roof. Copter4 flew over a house fire in Lakewood on Wednesday morning (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters say the fire started somewhere on the second fl
  
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• From homeless to helping

  23-11-2016 20:14
  
  A woman who succumbed to alcohol and drug addiction spoke to 9Wants to Know about how she was able to escape homelessness and addiction.       
  
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• Vienna Zoo Unveils Names For Panda Cub Twins

  23-11-2016 20:01
  
  VIENNA (CBS4) – The Vienna Zoo officially unveiled the names for twin baby pandas born in August.
  The male is called Fu Ban, which means Lucky Companion, and the female Fu Feng, or Lucky Phoenix.Austrian Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner and Chinese Ambassador to Austria, Li Xiaosi, did the name plate unveiling.
  The twin cubs were the fourth and fifth born to mother Yang Yang.
  
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• 5 Best European Ski Resorts

  23-11-2016 20:00
  
  The ski season has begun and if you hope to hit the slopes this winter, you should start planning your trip very soon. But instead of going to your usual place, why not make your next trip a real adventure by skiing in Europe! After all it’s the birthplace of the popular winter sport and many of the world’s best ski resorts are all within a single train ride from one another. To save you valuable time to figure out where to go, here are five of the best ski European ski resorts for
  
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• Day care provider charged with...

  23-11-2016 19:59
  
  An in-home day care provider has been charged with attempted murder for hanging a child in the basement of her Minneapolis home.       
  
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• CO State Parks free on Black Friday

  23-11-2016 19:50
  
  Trade long lines for fresh air this Black Friday        
  
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• Resorts offer sledding, sightseeing

  23-11-2016 19:49
  
  This fall's unseasonably warm weather has forced several Colorado ski resorts to postpone their opening day but some are still offering activities for visitors over the Thanksgiving weekend.       
  
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• Water Main Break Closes Yosemite Street

  23-11-2016 19:47
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4)– A water main break closed Yosemite Street north of Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village on Wednesday morning.The break happened on Yosemite Street just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.The water main break closed Yosemite Street between Arapahoe Road and Yosemite Circle.
  There is no estimate on when the road will reopen.What caused the break is being investigated.
  
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• We don't endorse defacing crossing signs

  23-11-2016 19:37
  
  Next does not endorse people defacing traffic signs around town, but we're not above showing you the best ones.       
  
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• RTD Bus Involved In Crash

  23-11-2016 19:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– An RTD bus was involved in a crash with a vehicle on Tuesday night.The crash happened at 17th Avenue and Glenarm Street in Denver. (credit: CBS)
  The vehicle was smashed but police told CBS4 there were no serious injuries.What led up to the crash remains under investigation. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Lodeiro Gives Seattle 2-1 Win Over Colorado In West Finals

  23-11-2016 19:20
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Sounders will go to Colorado needing only a draw or a win to reach the MLS Cup final for the first time.
  The Rapids are perfectly fine heading home for the second-leg of the Western Conference finals knowing a win will send them to the championship match, too.
  “We’ve given up the least goals I think in the history of the league at home,” Colorado coach Pablo Mastroeni said. “We’re very comfortable in the position that we are in.&rdqu
  
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• Lodeiro Gives Seattle 2-1 Over Colorado In West Finals

  23-11-2016 19:20
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Sounders will go to Colorado needing only a draw or a win to reach the MLS Cup final for the first time.
  The Rapids are perfectly fine heading home for the second-leg of the Western Conference finals knowing a win will send them to the championship match, too.
  “We’ve given up the least goals I think in the history of the league at home,” Colorado coach Pablo Mastroeni said. “We’re very comfortable in the position that we are in.&rdqu
  
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• NFL Picks Week 12: Lions, Redskins And Steelers Win On Thanksgiving Day

  23-11-2016 19:16
  
  Bryan Altman
  This year’s Thanksgiving Day slate is it.
  It’s the snowball’s chance in hell.
  It’s the 99-1 shot coming through at the track.
  It’s the one turkey at the slaughterhouse (sorry for the imagery) that gets pardoned by the President and gets to live another day.
  For the first time in 81 years, all six teams playing on Thanksgiving Day are over .500 and for the first time in as long as I can remember, we’re going to have three great games to watch
  
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• Broncos Select Company For Naming Rights

  23-11-2016 19:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Broncos selected the company who will help them secure naming rights.
  WME | IMG will lead the naming rights efforts for the Broncos’ stadium.We've selected @wme | @img to secure stadium naming rights » https://t.co/zZfandYGCs pic.twitter.com/v8mFLrBUpw
  — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 23, 2016
  “WME | IMG’s extensive network throughout the sports and entertainment industry will serve as a tremendous resource for our organizatio
  
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• With Openings Delayed, Resorts Offer Sledding, Sightseeing

  23-11-2016 19:07
  
  DENVER (AP) — This fall’s unseasonably warm weather has forced several Colorado ski resorts to postpone their opening day but some are still offering activities for visitors over the Thanksgiving weekend.
  Telluride Ski Resort, which won’t open until Dec. 2, has created a “snow play area” for sledding, as well as a small terrain park for skiers and snowboarders.
  On Thanksgiving Day, Aspen Skiing Company plans to offer free sightseeing by gondola on Aspen Mountain and
  
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• California firm tapped to sell naming...

  23-11-2016 19:02
  
  A California marketing and talent agency, WME-IMG, has been selected to sell naming rights to the Denver Broncos stadium, according to multiple sources.       
  
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• Man Dies After He Was Found Bleeding Inside A Car

  23-11-2016 18:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man has died after he was found inside his car, bleeding from apparent stab wounds.Police rushed to the intersection of 13th Avenue and Marion Street on Tuesday night on reports of a stabbing. (credit: CBS)
  When officers arrived, they found a man inside the vehicle, bleeding, with the driver’s side window smashed out and two tires flattened. (credit: CBS)
  Investigators have not released any information about a suspect. The victim’s identity has not been release
  
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• Chemicals being removed from home

  23-11-2016 18:48
  
  Police are evacuating a Castle Rock neighborhood for a second time after a Halloween explosives scare.       
  
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• Homes Evacuated Again Due To Dangerous Chemicals

  23-11-2016 18:47
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – People living in one Castle Rock neighborhood were temporarily evacuated on Wednesday morning as crews removed dangerous chemicals from a home.
  (credit: CBS)
  Eight homes on Prestwick Way were evacuated while crews removed chemicals from inside a home where they were found last month. The chemicals were purchased legally but put together made for a dangerous combination.
  The investigation began after an officer discovered a small box of suspicious chemicals insid
  
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• Perfect Travel Weather Today, Mountain Snow Tonight

  23-11-2016 18:12
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dry weather returns statewide on Wednesday with no weather related travel delays expected anywhere in Colorado. Temperatures will also be warmer compared to Tuesday with highs in the lower 50s for Denver and the Front Range.
  And speaking of Tuesday, we must mention it was our wettest day in almost 5 months with 0.30″ in the rain gauge at DIA.
  It will now stay completely dry in Denver through at least Saturday but snow will return to the mountains alo
  
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• Winter Park, Steamboat Celebrate Openings

  23-11-2016 18:06
  
  WINTER PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – Two more Colorado ski resorts celebrated openings Wednesday morning.
  Winter Park and Steamboat both opened ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
  RELATED: Ski Train Returns As Amtrak Winter Park Express
  Keystone, Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, A-Basin, Loveland, Eldora, and Purgatory are already open.
  Aspen Mountain, Crested Butte, Snowmass, and Wolf Creek are all scheduled to open on Thanksgiving Day.It's official: The season has begun in Steamboat. pic.twi
  
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• Reference To Slavery Will Remain In Colorado Constitution

  23-11-2016 17:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A reference to slavery will remain in Colorado’s constitution.Voters have said “no” to a ballot measure, Amendment T, that would have removed the language.The final ballots were tallied on Tuesday and the Secretary of State said the margin is not close enough to require a recount.The constitution prohibits slavery or involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime — wording that proponents of the amendment claim was outdated.
  Those against the
  
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• Thursday Breakdown: Vikings, Lions Dig In On Thanksgiving Day

  23-11-2016 17:50
  
  By Danny Cox
  It’s a tradition for the Detroit Lions (6-4) to play on Thanksgiving Day. But this year will differ from years past, because the Lions are contenders. Detroit currently sits on top of the NFC North, holding the tiebreaker over the rival Minnesota Vikings (6-4), their Turkey Day opponents.
  The Lions started the season slowly, losing three of their first four games before winning five of the next six. What first appeared to be another woeful Lions team seems to have found their
  
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• Colorado Congresswoman Pushes For $6 Billion Bill To Help Find Cures

  23-11-2016 17:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Colorado congresswoman is pushing for the passage of a bill on Capitol Hill that would help find cures for diseases.Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat representing Colorado, is a co-sponsor of the 21st Century Cures Act which would speed up the discovery, development and delivery of life-saving treatments. Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado (credit: CBS)
  “You know, if we can’t pass a bill for cures for diseases then all hope is lost,” said DeGette.The bill inclu
  
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• Refugees Celebrate 1st Thanksgiving

  23-11-2016 17:17
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– This is the first Thanksgiving for many families who are new to the U.S. and making their home in Colorado.The African Community Center hosted its 11th annual Refugee First Thanksgiving celebration on Monday night.(credit: CBS)
  The feast included traditional dishes like turkey and stuffing but also popular foods from the refugees’ home countries. (credit: CBS)
  “I think the refugees feel very welcome. They feel that people of this community are welcoming them into
  
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• Customers Sue Chipotle Over Calories

  23-11-2016 17:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Three customers are suing Chipotle over calorie counts.
  The complaint centers around the new chorizo burrito. Chipotle claims the item is about 300 calories but that only refers to the chorizo meat and not the rest of the burrito.
  The entire burrito is at least 700 calories.
  (credit: CBS)
  Chipotle has not commented on the lawsuit.
  This is the latest in a series of issues plaguing the Denver-based restaurant this past year that include E. coli and norovirus.
  
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• Murray Helps Get Denver Rolling For Big Win Over The Bulls

  23-11-2016 16:50
  
  Jamal Murray helped get Denver rolling in the right direction in the second quarter, and the defense in the fourth made sure his efforts would stand up.
  
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• DIA Expects Record Number Of Travelers This Weekend

  23-11-2016 16:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver International Airport is bustling with holiday travelers preparing to take off before the holiday weekend. DIA is preparing for a record number of travelers over the long weekend.
  Passengers made their way through security lines without many delays on Wednesday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  About 6:45 a.m. Wednesday there was about a 22 minute wait for passengers to get through security with no significant delays.
  That is much less of a wait time compared to the Thanksgi
  
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• Latest Forecast: Perfect Travel Weather Today, Mountain Snow Tonight

  23-11-2016 15:55
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dry weather returns statewide on Wednesday with no weather related travel delays expected anywhere in Colorado. Temperatures will also be warmer compared to Tuesday with highs in the lower 50s for Denver and the Front Range.
  And speaking of Tuesday, we must mention it was our wettest day in almost 5 months with 0.30″ in the rain gauge at DIA.
  It will now stay completely dry in Denver through at least Saturday but snow will return to the mountains alo
  
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• Texas Shows What A Mess It Is Once Again

  23-11-2016 13:58
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The Texas Longhorns lost to Kansas on Saturday 24-21 in overtime. It’s the first time the program has lost to the Jayhawks since 1938. In the aftermath, it has become clear that Charlie Strong is likely done as the team’s head coach. However, rather than firing Strong and having an interim coach for the team’s last game against TCU, the university is forcing him to trot out there on Friday, before likely giving him the axe on Saturday to pursue other options.
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• Best NFL Thanksgiving Day Performances

  23-11-2016 11:00
  
  By Jeremiah Delgado
  The turkey’s in the oven and there is football to be watched all day. Thanksgiving Day football has been a staple on the holiday for roughly 100 years beginning with the Detroit Lions. Here are some of the best performances we’ve ever seen on the holiday in NFL history.
  Sterling Sharpe, WR, Green Bay Packers-November 24, 1994
  Sterling Sharpe had a huge Thanksgiving Day performance with 126 receiving yards and four touchdown catches. This game between the Green Bay
  
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• Accident Prompts Massive Inspection Of Guardrails On Colorado Roads

  23-11-2016 06:25
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation is halfway through reviewing over 42,000 guardrail connections.
  An accident near Johnstown on Interstate 25 over the summer exposed a problem between guardrails and their endcaps.
  (credit: CBS)
  “The guardrail instead of diverting and deflecting actually penetrated the cabin and caused her significant injuries,” said CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt.
  The accident exposed an issue within CDOT where guardr
  
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• Survivor Of Porn Industry On Mission To Warn Others About The Dangers

  23-11-2016 06:00
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4) – The pornography industry is worth billions of dollars yearly. CBS4’s Jennifer Brice took a rare look into the world of porn and human trafficking happening in Denver. She met a woman who used to be in the sex trade and now speaks out against it.
  Jessica Neely is a survivor of the porn industry. Her life, however, started on a very different path from the world of pornography.
  “I didn’t know anything else but my relationship with God,&rdqu
  
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• Convicted Mother & Son Scammers Now Accused In Rental Scam

  23-11-2016 05:46
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – The district attorney’s office in Denver has charged a man and his mother for their involvement in an alleged rental scam while they are already serving sentences for similar crimes.
  According to court documents, Andres Torres, 49, faces six counts of forgery and six counts of identity theft, after investigators say he stole a man’s identity and used it to advertise a single family home for rent on Craigslist, drawing up phony leases and coll
  
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• Witness Says Fatal Stabbing Suspect Appeared To Be On Drugs

  23-11-2016 05:23
  
  By Stan Bush
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – An argument escalated into a fatal stabbing Monday at an apartment complex in Fort Collins.
  David Matthew Strunk, 48, is accused of first-degree murder in the death of Duane L. Gardner, 50.
  David Matthew Strunk (credit: Larimer County Sheriff’s Office)
  Neighbors say there was shouting in a garden level apartment between the two men and an unnamed woman.
  “I heard another man’s voice say ‘stop threatening her,'” said Jer
  
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• How Colorado Crash Changed How School Buses Are Made

  23-11-2016 05:13
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – It was 1971 when brake failure led to a school bus crash on Monarch Pass killing eight students and a coach from the Gunnison High School junior varsity football team. That led to what’s called the Colorado rack and load test.
  Jennifer Okes, the executive director of school finance with the Colorado Department of Education, says it’s critical.
  “School buses made and sold in Colorado have an extra safety to insure that the frame of the sch
  
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• Colorado Crash Changed How School Buses Are Made

  23-11-2016 05:13
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – It was 1971 when brake failure led to a school bus crash on Monarch Pass killing eight students and a coach from the Gunnison High School junior varsity football team. That led to what’s called the Colorado rack and load test.
  Jennifer Okes, the executive director of school finance with the Colorado Department of Education, says it’s critical.
  “School buses made and sold in Colorado have an extra safety to insure that the frame of the sch
  
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• Colorado Records Astounding 1,135 Record High Temps In 60 Days

  23-11-2016 02:33
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s been an abnormally warm fall season in Colorado thus far, especially at night.
  During the 60 day period between September 22 and November 20 there were 1,135 record high temperatures either tied or broken across the state. Over half of those were set at night.
  The unusual warmth delayed the start of ski season at several resorts and aided the expansion of drought.September 22-30
  Record High Max Temps – 21 (8 tied, 13 broken)
  Record High Min T
  
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