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• Postal Service Expects 12% Increase In Packages This Year

  05-12-2016 23:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– This year the U.S. Postal Service expects a 12 percent increase in packages this holiday season for a total of 16 billion nationwide.
  The busiest mailing day of the year will be Dec. 19 with the busiest delivery day on Dec. 22 with more than 30 million packages delivered.
  Last year, Denver metro area residents received 1.9 million packages. There are seven-day delivery options in the Denver metro area.
  A postal carrier picking up mail. (credit: usps.com)
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• Medina Alert Issued After Pedestrian Killed In Hit & Run

  05-12-2016 23:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A Medina Alert has been issued following a fatal hit-and-run in Colorado Springs Sunday night.
  The incident occurred on North Academy Boulevard just north of the Citadel Mall at approximately 8 p.m.
  According to police, two people were crossing Academy outside of a crosswalk and one of them was struck by a vehicle.
  The victim’s identity hasn’t been released.
  Police are searching for an SUV that’s possibly a 2008 gray Ford Escape with licen
  
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• New ‘Climbing Lane’ On I-25 On Berthoud Hill Close To Opening

  05-12-2016 23:00
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4) – There is good news for drivers in Northern Colorado as a new climbing lane is set to open on Interstate 25 near Berthoud this week.
  Berthoud Hill on I-25 (credit: CBS)
  Berthoud Hill on I-25 (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado Department of Transportation is finishing up work on the lane, which is on the southbound side of the interstate as it heads up Berthoud Hill.
  The hope is it will relieve some of the backups caused by trucks slowing down to get up the hill.
  The new lan
  
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• Former Avalanche Player Marek Svatos Died Of Overdose

  05-12-2016 22:49
  
  LONE TREE, Colo. (AP) – Authorities say former Colorado Avalanche player Marek Svatos died of a drug overdose.
  According to an autopsy report released Monday, the 34-year-old had several drugs in his system at the time of his death on Nov. 5, including anti-anxiety medication and painkillers. It also said that drug paraphernalia was found near him at his home in the suburban Denver city of Lone Tree.
  Marek Svatos #40 of the Colorado Avalanche skates during the game against the Nashville Pr
  
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• Latest Forecast: Arctic Blast Arrives Tonight, Then Snow Tomorrow

  05-12-2016 22:19
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – A strong cold front will move through Colorado this afternoon and evening with bitter cold air filtering in behind it.
  In fact we’re likely going to see some of the coldest air in Denver since late February of 2015!
  Related: Snow & Coldest Air In Nearly 2 Years Heading Toward Denver
  There’s a chance this front could kick up a few light snow showers tonight but Denver’s best chance for snow is expected to develop tomorrow afternoon and
  
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• Arctic Blast Arrives Tonight, Then Snow Tomorrow

  05-12-2016 22:19
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Monday, a strong cold front moved through the greater metro area late in the afternoon: at 3pm the temperature at the airport was right at 50 degrees and one hour later, at 4pm, the temperature had fallen 19 degrees to 31! Those gusty winds we had all day Monday will dies down overnight with the Denver low dropping to around 12 degrees…with a high on Tuesday only reaching 28. We’ll start Tuesday with some sunshine with increasing clouds and snow de
  
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• Snow & Coldest Air In Nearly 2 Years Heading Toward Denver

  05-12-2016 22:04
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – A blast of arctic chill will ooze into Colorado this week behind a strong cold front that had already entered northern parts of the state of as early Monday afternoon.
  Temperatures will drop below freezing Monday night and likely stay there until Friday with overnight lows dropping below zero by sunrise on Thursday.Denver and the lower elevations will see some snow by late Tuesday and early Wednesday, but the heaviest totals will stay in the mountains.Watch t
  
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• Keidel: Are These Chiefs For Real?

  05-12-2016 21:45
  
  By Jason Keidel
  While the NFL prides itself on parity, it often borders on parody.
  We’re all drawn to the bedrock notion (or illusion) that no matter how bad our team was last year, it could contend this year. And we’ve had just enough source matter to support these delusions. While we can always pencil in some monoliths, like the Patriots, Packers, Steelers or Broncos, as eternal contenders, we’ve had, over the last 20 years, the fruition of the gory-to-glory narrative to
  
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• Get Your ‘Frozen The Musical’ Tickets Next Spring

  05-12-2016 21:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Frozen The Musical opens next year at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and those who want tickets can sign up for alerts on box office dates.
  The new musical based on the Disney film will play The Buell Theatre Aug. 17 through Oct. 1, 2017. Single tickets will go on sale to the public in the spring.
  The DCPA will send out alerts about tickets and other events to those who sign up.
  
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• HIV-Positive Surgical Tech Behind Bars, Again

  05-12-2016 21:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The surgery technician who pleaded guilty to taking fentanyl from patients at Swedish Medical Center and sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison last month is back in police custody.
  As part of his guilty plea agreement, Rocky Allen, a former Navy medic who is also HIV positive, was allowed to voluntarily surrender to begin his sentence.The theft of painkillers raised concerns that thousands of patients may have been exposed to the disease, as well as hepatitis B and he
  
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• Bobcat Spotted Peering Into Sand Dunes Visitor Center

  05-12-2016 20:24
  
  GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Colo. (CBS4) – With cold weather moving in,  it looks like everyone is trying to find a place to keep warm.
  Even a young bobcat down in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.The kitten was spotted peering through a window at their visitor center, which posted photos to their national park’s Facebook page on Monday.
  “Perhaps he/she was seeking the same thing many of us do – some warmth on a winter mornin
  
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• Aches And Pains Of Weather Change: Not All In Your Head

  05-12-2016 19:58
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  DENVER (CBS4) -With an “Arctic Blast” ready to strike Colorado, will you be, or are you already, having more aches and pains than usual—or is that simply a weather/medical myth?
  Unfortunately, it’s probably more painful fact than fiction. Your sore knee or throbbing head may be as accurate as the CBS4 meteorologists when telling you what weather is coming down the pike.
  A couple of research studies, including one that’s ongoing,  say your
  
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• DeGette Hopes Biomedical Research Bill Passes Senate

  05-12-2016 19:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The U.S. House of Representatives has already passed a landmark bill to modernize America’s biomedical research system. Now, Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette hopes the bill passes the Senate next week.
  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)
  “Disease doesn’t just affect one
  
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• Police Warn Of ‘Puffing’ Dangers

  05-12-2016 19:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– As the temperatures continue to drop, police in Denver are warning drivers about the dangers of puffing, or leaving your vehicle running unattended.Police shared the story of one woman whose car was stolen while she left it running to keep it warm.
  The thief crashed her car and totaled it. Now she’s paying for her mistake.
  “This has been the hardest time ever. It’s like my whole life has been flipped upside down,” said the woman. “I know everyon
  
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• Focus Of Recount Effort Shifts To Michigan, Pennsylvania

  05-12-2016 19:24
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Presidential candidate Jill Stein’s fight to force ballot recounts in three states focused Monday on Pennsylvania, where her Green Party was seeking an emergency federal court order for a statewide recount, and Michigan, where a hand recount began on the orders of a federal judge.
  President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in both states and Wisconsin, which started its recount last week. The recounts were not expected to
  
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• Grief Counselors Help Students After Classmate Killed

  05-12-2016 18:51
  
  By CBS4 Reporter Jamie LearyWESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– Grief counselors attended Legacy High School Monday morning after helping students cope with the loss of one of their own over the weekend.
  Sophomore Jory Coates, 16, was killed Saturday after he was struck by a driver in Westminster.
  Jory Coates (credit: CBS)
  Westminster police say the teen was waiting on a median near 112th Avenue and Federal Boulevard when a car heading north on Federal veered off the road.
  Police say the teen was k
  
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Broncos Tight End A.J. Derby

  05-12-2016 17:59
  
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Tie Or No Tie? Cam Newton Benched Over Dress-Code Violation

  05-12-2016 17:55
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A missing necktie led to Carolina quarterback Cam Newton getting benched for one series on Sunday night.
  Ron Rivera didn’t expect it to last just one play. One disastrous play that created a most awkward of beginnings, and defined the Panthers’ 40-7 blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
  “We didn’t lose this game because of a tie,” Newton said. “It was a lot of execution errors. Including a lot of things where we had our opportunities and w
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Safe To Drive?

  05-12-2016 17:44
  
  Watch Jennifer Brice‘s report on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.
  
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• Mall Of America, Nation’s Biggest, Hires First Black Santa

  05-12-2016 17:00
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The nation’s largest mall is hosting its first-ever black Santa Claus this this weekend.
  The Star-Tribune reports The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis hired Larry Jefferson to play Kris Kringle from Thursday to Sunday as part of its Santa Experience.
  Santa Experience co-owner Landon Luther says they “want Santa to be for everyone, period.” With that in mind, he tells the newspaper he launched a nationwide search for a diverse Santa and fou
  
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• Guns n’ Roses Announces Denver Tour Stop

  05-12-2016 15:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Rock n’ roll icons Guns n’ Roses are returning to Denver this summer.
  On their website, on Monday they announced new 2017 tour dates for North American and Europe, including an Aug. 2 date at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.The Machine Is Back At It In 2017!#GnFnR #NotInThisLifetime Tour
  Get more info at https://t.co/R8emcxgCHw pic.twitter.com/VoPowRdqQZ
  — Guns N' Roses (@gunsnroses) December 5, 2016
   
  Presale tickets for their Nightrain fan club
  
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• Latest Forecast: Deep Freeze Starts Tonight, Snow Late Tuesday

  05-12-2016 15:45
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Other than gusty winds and light snow in the higher foothills, Monday will be a generally quiet and mild day for Denver and the Front Range. High temperatures will be in the lower 50s or just a few degrees cooler than Sunday.
  Everything changes Monday night when an arctic cold front that originated in Canada moves into Colorado. Temperatures will quickly drop behind the front and morning lows in the metro area Tuesday morning will be near 10 degrees.
  
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• Deep Freeze Starts Tonight, Snow Late Tuesday

  05-12-2016 15:45
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Other than gusty winds and light snow in the higher foothills, Monday will be a generally quiet and mild day for Denver and the Front Range. High temperatures will be in the lower 50s or just a few degrees cooler than Sunday.
  Everything changes Monday night when an arctic cold front that originated in Canada moves into Colorado. Temperatures will quickly drop behind the front and morning lows in the metro area Tuesday morning will be near 10 degrees.
  
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• Student Struck, Killed While Crossing Street

  05-12-2016 15:24
  
  By Andrea Flores
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Legacy High School community is mourning the loss of 16-year-old student Jory Coates after they say he was struck and killed by a driver in Westminster Saturday morning.
  Westminster police say the teen was waiting on a median near 112th and Federal, when a car heading north on Federal veered off the road.
  Police say the teen was killed on impact.
  By Sunday, a small memorial grew as friends and family members went back to the scene of the acci
  
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• North Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow To Stay Despite Victory

  05-12-2016 15:08
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Protesters celebrated a major victory in their push to reroute the Dakota Access oil pipeline away from a tribal water source but pledged to remain camped on federal land in North Dakota anyway, despite Monday’s government deadline to leave.
  Hundreds of people at the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, encampment cheered and chanted “mni wichoni” — “water is life” in Lakota Sioux — after the Army Corps of Engineers refus
  
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• College Football Bowl Game Match-ups, Schedule

  05-12-2016 13:27
  
  Ryan Mayer
  College football’s regular season may be over, but the postseason is just about to get started. Beginning on December 17th, the bowl season gets underway and it will run through the holiday season and into the New Year when the season wraps up with the National Championship game on Monday, January 9th, 2017.
  You probably have heard who the four teams are that will be playing in the semifinals of the third edition of college football playoff, but there are 38 other bowl games to
  
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• Big Play Roby comes through

  05-12-2016 05:42
  
  JACKSONVILLE—Somewhere inside the No Fly Zone, Bradley Roby is becoming deserving of his own nickname.       
  
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• Big, Bad Bikers Show Their Soft Spot For Kids

  05-12-2016 04:38
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The boys and girls at Children’s Hospital Colorado got a little holiday cheer Sunday morning after toys were dropped off by Santa Claus, firefighters and more than 1,000 Harley-Davidson riders.
  The event is called the Children’s Hospital Toy Run.
  “You can smell it, you can feel it … today is just very, very meaningful to us at Children’s,” Kathleen McBride with Children’s Hospital said.
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• Bronco notes: Running back may be needed

  05-12-2016 04:10
  
  JACKSONVILLE—Just as it appeared Kapri Bibbs was making a run at becoming the Denver Broncos' No. 1 running back, he was left slumped on the trainer's table, his left ankle iced and heavily wrapped.       
  
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• Ski Resorts Back On Track After Slow Start To Season

  05-12-2016 04:03
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – Despite a slow start with delayed openings at most high country resorts earlier this month, places like Vail are back on track.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We are looking good and more snow in the forecast for next week will allow us to open even more terrain,” said Maggie Meisinger with Vail Resorts told CBS4’s Matt Kroschel.
  Vail Mountain opened its back bowls Saturday and has expanded terrain to include portions of Sun Down Bowl and beginner te
  
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• Witness: Children Nearly Caught In Crossfire Before Officer-Involved Shooting

  05-12-2016 03:09
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A Thornton police officer is on paid administrative leave as a critical incident team investigates a shooting at an apartment building.
  The officer shot one suspect who was fleeing the scene of an earlier shooting in the same complex, the Creekside Apartments.
  Shots first went off around 6:13 p.m. Saturday when police say some kind of disturbance broke out between several families that escalated.
  (credit: CBS)
  An apartment resident reported to pol
  
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• Denver Edges Weber State 57-55

  05-12-2016 02:57
  
  OGDEN, Utah (AP) – C.J. Bobbitt scored 17 points while hauling in 12 rebounds, and Joe Rosga hit the go-ahead bucket with 12 seconds remaining Saturday night to lift Denver past Weber State 57-55.
  In a back-and-forth second half, Denver (3-4) tied the game at 55-all on Bobbitt’s jumper with 2:12 left, then both teams went cold over the next two minutes before Rosga made the winning basket. Weber State’s Jeremy Senglin missed a 3-pointer at the other end with eight seconds left
  
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• Animals Missing After Fire Destroys Family’s Home In Bailey

  05-12-2016 02:52
  
  BAILEY, Colo. (CBS4) – A family in Bailey needs a new place to live after a fire destroyed their home.
  The fire broke out early Sunday morning on Holmes Gulch Road. Everyone was able to make it out safely but the family lost all their possessions.
  (credit: Elk Creek Fire Rescue)
  A neighbor says the residents fostered special needs animals and several are still missing.
  Investigators are still looking into what caused the blaze.
  A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the displaced family a
  
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• Broncos at Jaguars game recap

  05-12-2016 02:46
  
         
  
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• Latest Forecast: Deep Freeze Now One Day Away

  05-12-2016 02:08
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Our calm weather pattern will be hanging on for one more day. But, the clock is ticking as cold Arctic air is already starting to ooze into Canada and will soon arrive in Colorado.
  There is a strong northwest flow over the state Sunday into Monday. This will bring in a little moisture for the northern mountains in the form of snow shower and a few inches into Monday. The northwest flow will be a warming wind for Denver boosting metro temperatures into
  
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• Navy Christens Submarine USS Colorado In Shipyard Ceremony

  05-12-2016 01:38
  
  GROTON, Conn. (AP) – Annie Mabus smashed a bottle of sparkling wine from a Denver vineyard against the Navy’s newest attack submarine Saturday, christening it the Colorado as the vessel prepares to join a fleet expected to number more than 300 ships by 2019.
  The 377-foot-long submarine will become the USS Colorado when it is commissioned as the 15th in the Virginia class of attack submarines, each costing $2.7 billion. The vessels are equipped to carry out warfare against submarines
  
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• Fort Collins Man Dead After Being Hit By Train

  05-12-2016 01:18
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – A Fort Collins man is dead after being hit by a train.
  Police in Fort Collins say they were notified of a pedestrian hit by a train early Sunday morning. They found a 42-year-old man dead at the scene, near the Spring Creek Train on the west side of Creekside Park.
  Authorities aren’t identifying the man or specifying how he died until his family is notified.
  Police are asking anyone with information about the incident who hasn’t already given a statem
  
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• Teen killed in Westminster crash

  05-12-2016 01:15
  
  Police say a call that began as a hit-and-run, ended in the death of a 16-year-old boy Saturday morning.       
  
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• School Superintendent Faces 7 Counts Of Sexual Assault On A Child

  05-12-2016 01:13
  
  KARVAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A superintendent is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Lincoln County.
  Kenneth Weber (credit: Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office)
  Kenneth Weber, 36, is the superintendent of the Karval School District in Lincoln County. He’s facing seven counts for a pattern of sex assault on a child by a person in position of trust.
  Weber is out of jail after posting a $100,000 bond. He’s scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 13.
  
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• Sketch Released Of Robbery Suspect Who Shot Victim In The Back

  05-12-2016 00:45
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man accused of robbing a man and shooting him in the back is on the run and police in would like help identifying him.
  The robbery happened at the Wells Fargo bank located at located at 999 South Sable Boulevard in Aurora on Thursday.
  (credit: Aurora Police Department)
  Officers released a sketch of the suspect. He’s described as a 20- to 30-year-old black man with an average build. He may have gotten away in a dark-colored late 1990s for early 2000 model Merc
  
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• Sketch Released Of Armed & Dangerous Robbery Suspect

  05-12-2016 00:45
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man accused of robbing a man in and shooting him in the back is on the run and police in would like help identifying him.
  The robbery happened at the Wells Fargo bank located at located at 999 South Sable Boulevard in Aurora on Thursday.
  (credit: Aurora Police Department)
  Officers released a sketch of the suspect. He’s described as a 20- to 30-year-old black man with an average build. He may have gotten away in a dark-colored late 1990s for early 2000 model M
  
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• Ukulele orchestra gains popularity

  05-12-2016 00:25
  
  This is the time of year when people get together. The air gets cooler, and thoughts turn to ice and snow. But what’s drawing a crowd at the Clements Community Center is usually more associated with sand and surf.       
  
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