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• MacIntyre Named Pac-12 Coach Of The Year

  09-12-2016 23:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP/CBS4) – CU’s Mike MacIntyre was named the coach of the year on the Associated Press All-Pac-12 team after leading a massive turnaround in Boulder.
  The Buffaloes (10-3) play in the Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma State on Dec. 29.
  Colorado had three players on the All-Pac-12 first team.
  The 2016 AP All-Pac-12 team, with players listed by name, school, height, weight, class and hometown (u-denotes unanimous selections) is as follows:
  FIRST TEAM
  Offense
  Quarterback — Jake
  
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• ‘Winter Fest’: A New Celebration Of Winter At Cherry Creek North

  09-12-2016 22:45
  
  By Libby Smith
  DENVER (CBS4) For the first time this year, the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District is holding a celebration of winter. It’s called Winter Fest, and it will be on the Fillmore Plaza.
  LINK: Mile High Holidays
  (credit: CBS)
  “We will have a live ice carving demonstration. We’ll have temporary fire pits. We’ll have treats, cappuccinos, hot cocoa, popcorn. And it’s all free for families and visitors,” said Jenny Starkey, the Director of
  
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• Denver Doctor Reacts To Surgeon General’s Warning About E-Cigarettes

  09-12-2016 22:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The surgeon general calls e-cigarettes an increasing risk for teenagers.
  (credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
  A new report finds the use of the devices, also known as vaping, is up 900 percent among high school students in the past five years.
  Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says they have the potential to create a new generation of nicotine addicts.
  They were originally marketed as a safer alternative to smoking.
  Dr. Elisabeth Ihler (credit: CBS)
  “The concern is both
  
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• Jeff Hardy Opens Up About TNA Wrestling, Concussion Fears, New Album

  09-12-2016 22:33
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Jeff Hardy is one interesting dude. There really isn’t another way to put it. He’s a modern-day renaissance man: world-champion wrestler, painter, musician, husband, father. His life has played out better than any Hollywood script ever written. He’s gone from on top of the wrestling world to behind bars only to resurrect his career and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes.
  He seems happy now. Perhaps that’s because his life is full. As a wrestler, he and hi
  
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• Boys & Girls Club Members Get Cheer Lesson

  09-12-2016 22:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4’s Care 4 Colorado campaign collects new, unwrapped toys to benefit the kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. The University of Denver Division of Athletics & Recreation partners with CBS4 to collect toys. The DU cheer squad is holding a special collection on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the North Circle of Ritchie Center Drive.
  LINK: Care 4 Colorado
  Recently, some of the cheer squad members held a clinic at the Bronco’s Boys & Gi
  
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• Barring no setback, Siemian ready

  09-12-2016 22:28
  
  Barring a setback of discomfort in his left foot in the next 24 hours, it appears Trevor Siemian will be the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback Sunday at Tennessee.       
  
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• Hundreds Of Officers Deliver Toys To Young Hospital Patients

  09-12-2016 22:02
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Lights and sirens went off at Children’s Hospital Colorado this week, but it wasn’t for any emergency.
  More than 300 law enforcement officers delivered toys to patients at the hospital.
  (credit: CBS)
  It was particularly special for one of the officers who has a personal connection to the hospital.
  “My daughter was here. I know a lot of the individuals that come here with us have had children that have had illnesses that Children’s Hospital has
  
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• Water Crews Stay Busy Repairing 4 Water Main Breaks

  09-12-2016 22:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Water crews were repairing four water main breaks in the Denver metro area on Friday.
  One was located at 101st and Sheridan Boulevard in Westminster and three others were in Denver. One was at South Newport Street and East Vassar Avenue and two were on Evans Avenue. One was at the intersection of Evans and University Boulevard and one at Evans and South Raritan Court.
  (credit: CBS)
  The cold temps are the main culprit for these breaks. Fortunately the break at University and
  
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• Man Charged With Attacking Woman With Set Of Keys

  09-12-2016 21:42
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is charged with violently attacking a woman with a set of keys.
  Anthony Dyson (credit: Adams County)
  Police arrested the victim’s ex-husband, Anthony Dyson, and charged him with attempted first degree murder.
  The attack took place Monday night at an apartment complex near Bromley Lane and Prairie Center Parkway.
  Police say the 50-year-old victim suffered severe head wounds.
  
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• Kubiak Waiting Until Saturday To Make Decision On Siemian

  09-12-2016 21:22
  
  By Dave Willie, CBS4 Sports
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Broncos are a foot away from deciding their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.
  Trevor Siemian (credit: CBS)
  Trevor Siemian’s left foot, that is.
  Should Siemian wake up on Saturday morning with his foot feeling as it does today, he should get the nod Sunday.
  Trevor Siemian (credit: CBS)
  Head Coach Gary Kubiak says Siemian has progressed during the week and has done everything the team has
  
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• Broncos Brandon Marshall Shares Racist Letter He Received At Work

  09-12-2016 20:43
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was one of many NFL athletes to join 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the national anthem as protest against injustice in the United States. Marshall, like the other players, received plenty of criticism and backlash from fans, media, and sponsors alike.
  On his Instagram account Friday, he shared an example of the kind of hate mail that he has received since adding his voice to the protest. 
  In addition to sh
  
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• Zebra Baby Born At Denver Zoo

  09-12-2016 19:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Visitors to the Denver Zoo this weekend will have the chance to see a zebra who is less than 10 days old.
  (credit: Denver Zoo)
  Cody was born early last Saturday morning. The Grevy’s zebra is a male foal.
  (credit: Denver Zoo)
  “Zookeepers say Cody is thriving and runs very well for a zebra that is less than a week old,” Denver Zoo officials wrote in a news release.
  Grevy’s zebras have longer legs and more narrow stripes than other zebras. They are enda
  
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• Thermometer In Denver Finally Rises Above 32 Degrees

  09-12-2016 18:14
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – After the coldest stretch of weather in almost three years in Denver, temperatures have climbed above freezing for the first time in four days.
  The above-freezing reading was recorded at 10 a.m.We're out of the deep freeze in Denver! Climbed 10 degrees in just the last hour. First time > 30° since Monday #4wx pic.twitter.com/NAiBCtqcgq
  — Ashton Altieri (@AshtonCBS4) December 9, 2016
  Friday’s high temperatures will be in the middle 40s ar
  
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• John Glenn’s Influence Still Felt Strongly In Colorado’s Science Community

  09-12-2016 18:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Famed astronaut and politician John Glenn passed away on Thursday. Glenn was an American hero, and his success started with being a pilot.
  He enlisted right after Pearl Harbor was bombed. He flew more than 150 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War. But being the first American to orbit the planet is what inspired generations of people, particularly here in Colorado.
  John Glenn (credit: CBS)
  “The Mercury 7 were still the iconic heroes for what it was t
  
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• Keidel: Buccaneers Winning… For Now

  09-12-2016 16:51
  
  By Jason Keidel
  When pondering the NFL’s most essential teams, Tampa Bay is rarely high on the list.
  Yet they’ve had odd growth spurts since entering the league in 1976. The Bucs lost their first 26 games but made the NFC title game in 1979.
  Fast forward 20 years, when Tony Dungy slowly built them into a behemoth. While Dungy didn’t get a chance to feast on the fruits of his labor, Jon Gruden led the Buccaneers to their lone Super Bowl title in 2002.
  But between
  
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• Study Finds Millennials Less Likely To Out-Earn Parents

  09-12-2016 15:58
  
  (CBS) – Graduation inspires many different feelings from college students. First and foremost, pride. But not long after, anxiety sets in about the impending job search.
  This generation is much less likely to out-earn their parents, found in a study conducted by Stanford and Harvard universities and UC Berkeley,via the LA Times which calls into question the so-called American dream.
  In 1940, children were born with a near certainty that they’d earn a higher income than their par
  
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• Fire Breaks Out At Restaurant On South Broadway

  09-12-2016 15:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire on at a restaurant in Denver Friday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire appeared to be confined to the roof of a building on South Broadway containing a Pasquini’s Pizzeria restaurant and Bowman’s Vinyl & Lounge. That’s at the East Louisiana Avenue intersection.
  The fire started at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Friday and firefighters climbed up onto the roof to put it out.
  So far it’s not clear how mu
  
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• Latest Forecast: Denver Warms Up, Mountain Snow Continues

  09-12-2016 15:27
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – After the coldest stretch of weather in almost three years in Denver, temperatures will climb above freezing for the first time in four days. High temperatures will be in the middle 40s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins which is near normal for the first half of December.
  Skies will be mostly to partly sunny around the metro area with no chance for precipitation on Friday or Friday night.
  Meanwhile in the mountains, scattered snow showers will conti
  
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• Building Evacuation Follows Deadly Warehouse Fire In Oakland

  09-12-2016 15:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver’s fire department has cleared out a building popular with artists and musicians in the city’s RiNo district after receiving reports that conditions there may be unsafe.The space is known as Rhinoceropolis, and it’s located at 36th and Brighton Boulevard. Fire officials say they performed an inspection and found up to five people living there, as well as fire code violations that were deemed “serious.”
  (credit: CBS)
  That prompted fire off
  
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• 2016 Year In Review: Oh What An Election!

  09-12-2016 15:00
  
  By Raetta Holdman
  The following is a look back at some of the biggest stories from the year in politics in Colorado.
  DENVER (CBS4) – Campaign 2016 was unlike any other seen in American history. A businessman took on a Washington insider, both disliked by much of the electorate at large.
  Republican Donald Trump won the electoral college and the presidency but Democrat Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.
  As a swing state, Colorado again made an impact in the presidential race.
  Caucus vs. P
  
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• 3 Symptoms Of Strep, And A Few That Usually Are Not

  09-12-2016 07:59
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  DENVER (CBS4) – There are a lot of bugs going around the Front Range right now, but one of the biggies is strep throat. And it is not just little kids who are getting it, but  a number of grownups are having positive throat cultures as well.
  Strep is one of the main reasons why people go to the doctors and have to take time away from school or work.  But one of the big things to know is that viruses cause the majority of sore throats. In children about 1 in
  
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• RTD: A Line Issues Overshadow Train’s Success

  09-12-2016 06:26
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4)– Significant delays along RTD’s A Line from Union Station to Denver International Airport frustrated some passengers in the sub-zero temperatures early Thursday morning.
  Between the Central Park Boulevard and the 40th and Colorado Boulevard Stations, a rail broke before dawn on Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Passengers scrambled onto waiting buses or other trains to get to their destinations.
  RTD spokesman Nate Currey says it may very well be due to temperatures p
  
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• Avs End 6-Game Losing Streak With Win Over Bruins

  09-12-2016 06:14
  
  The Avalanche ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.
  
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• Sex, Drinking On The Job Led To DPD Firing

  09-12-2016 06:12
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver police sergeant has been fired after being accused of drinking while in uniform, randomly leaving his loaded gun in a bar, lying and leaving his off duty job to have sex; behaviors Denver’s Department of Safety described as “disgraceful.”
  But in an interview with CBS4, former Sgt. Tim Delsordo, 46, called his firing “flabbergasting to me. It’s pretty disheartening.”
  Former Denver Police Sgt. Tim Delsordo (credit: CB
  
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• CBS4 Investigation Finds Racial Disparity In Speeding Tickets Issued By Troopers

  09-12-2016 06:01
  
  By Mark Ackerman and Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado State Patrol has instituted a mandatory two-day training in “fair and impartial policing” for all of its troopers.
  The training is taking place as CSP statistics show state troopers may be ticketing Hispanic drivers at a higher rate than white drivers.
  (credit: CBS)
  CSP Chief Scott Hernandez says his agency examines “discretionary” speeding tickets for bias. The specific infraction CSP analyzes is spee
  
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• Mother Takes Sanctuary In Church Over Deportation Fears

  09-12-2016 05:05
  
  By Andrea FloresDENVER (CBS4)– A mother has taken sanctuary in a Denver church hoping to avoid being deported back to her home country of Peru.
  Ingrid Encalada Latorre moved to Colorado back in 2000, but for the past 11 days she’s taken sanctuary in Denver’s Mountain View Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation, to avoid deportation.Ingrid Encalada Latorre (credit: CBS)
  “It’s been my dream to come to this country ever since I was little,” Latorre said. “I
  
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• League Fixes Mistake, Credits Miller With Another Sack

  09-12-2016 04:41
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller won’t complain to the officials when he’s getting grabbed, mugged or slugged on just about every snap these days. He won’t lobby for statistics, either.
  So, the Broncos’ star pass rusher shrugged it off when the NFL failed to credit him with a sack last weekend that sealed Denver’s 20-10 win at Jacksonville.
  “I had already put it to bed on Monday. I wasn’t going to beat myself up about it,” Miller said. &ldq
  
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• State-Of-The-Art Cancer Clinic For Pets Helps Furry Friends

  09-12-2016 04:39
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– A new veterinary center dedicated to animals with cancer is now open at Colorado State University.
  The Lucy Oncology Clinic, named for a Rottweiler patient with bone cancer, is part of a major renovation project at CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital.The Lucy Oncology Clinic at CSU (credit: CBS)
  This latest addition boasts a spacious 4,100 square foot floor plan and state-of-the-art medical equipment. Future construction projects will continue
  
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• Nuggets Fall To Wizards 85-92

  09-12-2016 04:30
  
  The Washington Wizards fended off the Denver Nuggets for a 92-85 win Thursday night.
  
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• Teen Pleads Guilty To Role In Pierce Woman’s Death

  09-12-2016 04:22
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A teenager has acknowledged her role in the death of a woman who investigators say was killed by a former town board member from Pierce and a group of bikers.
  Prosecutors say 19-year-old Karly Hanchett pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to commit first-degree murder and participating in a violent crime causing death. She was one of seven people charged in the September 2015 death of 34-year-old Tera Lewandowski, whose remains were found near Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  Acco
  
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• Colorado’s Pot Industry Could Be Targeted By Trump Administration

  09-12-2016 04:11
  
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado’s Marijuana Czar says fears that President-Elect Donald Trump will dismantle the state’s pot industry are well founded.
  “I think there’s very good reason to be concerned,” says Andrew Freedman, Director of Marijuana Coordination for the State of Colorado. “it could become an enforcement priority overnight.”
  CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd interviews Andrew Freedman, Director of Marijuana Coordination for t
  
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• Take A Taste Of The Olde World At Christkindl Market

  09-12-2016 03:02
  
  By Libby SmithDENVER (CBS4)– Christkindl Market is a celebrating of Christmas in the German tradition, a mixture of shopping, entertainment, and food that comes straight from the Olde World.
  LINK: Mile High Holidays
  Chef Walter Neuhold mans a spatula at his potato latke tent. He fries up the potato pancakes at the Christkindl Market.
  Chef Walter Neuhold at the Christkindl Market. (credit: CBS)
  “People love it, you know, it’s a good recipe I have,” Neuhold said.
  The recipe
  
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• Frigid Temps May Be To Blame For A Line Delays

  09-12-2016 02:41
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4)– It was another black eye for RTD’s A Line from Union Station to Denver International Airport. Somewhere in the vicinity of the Central Park Boulevard and the 40th and Colorado Boulevard Stations, a rail broke before dawn on Thursday.
  Passengers scrambled onto waiting buses or other trains to get to their destinations.
  (credit: CBS)
  RTD spokesman Nate Currey says it may very well due to temperatures plunging below zero, “Cold weather, we are look
  
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• 300% Increase In Car Thefts With Spike In Recent Months

  09-12-2016 02:18
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– New details on a rise in car thefts in Douglas County. Thieves have gotten away with 162 cars this year according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, making it one of the top crimes in the county.
  Deputies say the criminals are fairly young and coming from the north metro area to commit the crimes.Deputies say the thieves are bold, even walking into open garages and stealing cars when people are home. In some cases, police have seen
  
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• Seasonal Weather Arrives for the End of the Week and Into the Weekend

  09-12-2016 01:45
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – The official low at the airport Thursday morning plunged to 10 degrees below zero – the coldest since January 4, 2015, when we were also at -10. Downtown we were not quite as cold with a low right at the zero mark. Hazy sunshine did not do much to warm us up as the high only reached 19 at the airport and 22 degrees downtown. Snow continues in the high country, with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for portions of the northern and central mountains unti
  
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• Latest Forecast: Seasonal Weather Arrives for the End of the Week and Into the Weekend

  09-12-2016 01:45
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – The official low at the airport Thursday morning plunged to 10 degrees below zero – the coldest since January 4, 2015, when we were also at -10.Downtown we were not quite as cold with a low right at the zero mark.Hazy sunshine did not do much to warm us up as the high only reached 19 at the airport and 22 degrees downtown.Snow continues in the high country, with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for portions of the northern and central mountains until 6p
  
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• Three Symptoms Of Strep, And A Few That Usually Are Not.

  09-12-2016 01:28
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -There are a lot of bugs going around the Front Range right now, but one of the biggies is strep throat. And it is not just little kids who are getting it, but  a number of grownups are having positive throat cultures as well.
  Strep is one of the main reasons why people go to the doctors and have to take time away from school or work.  But one of the big things to know is that viruses cause the majority of sore throats.  In children about 1 in 4 sore
  
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• 1 Man Found Dead, Another Injured In Home Invasion

  09-12-2016 01:21
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Adams County Sheriff’s deputies rushed to a home in a rural area on Thursday on reports of a deadly home invasion.
  When they arrived at a home near Tucson Street and Highway 7 in Adams County shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, investigators found one man dead and another person suffering from a gunshot wound.
  (credit: CBS)
  While investigators tell CBS4 it is very early in the process of determining what happened, they do believe they have a known suspect ident
  
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• IIHS Top Safety Pick Vehicles

  09-12-2016 01:14
  Consumers who choose a 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award winner shouldn't have trouble seeing the road on nighttime drives. Good or acceptable ratings in the Institute's new headlight evaluations set the latest crop of qualifiers apart. Thirty-eight models earn the "plus" accolade, and 44 earn TOP SAFETY PICK.
  
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• Broncos Team Headlines: Green Selected As Payton Award Winner

  09-12-2016 01:00
  
  By Rick Brown
  It’s been a busy week for the Denver Broncos (8-4) as the team prepares for the Tennessee Titans (6-6) in this week’s matchup.
  The Broncos added much-needed depth in the backfield picking up former Lions/Ravens back Justin Forsett off waivers, as Karpi Bibbs was placed on injured reserve (IR). The team is also monitoring Trevor Siemian‘s foot injury and hopes that he can start against the Titans on Sunday.
  ‘Tis the season for giving, as the Broncos awar
  
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• Brothers Arrested, Accused Of Running Illegal Pot Grow

  09-12-2016 00:46
  
  EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Two brothers have been arrested and accused of running an illegal marijuana grow operation in Eagle County.Police officers teamed up with DEA agents to search the property owned by Theodore and Thomas Archibeque. Theodore was elected at the Eagle County Surveyor in 2014.Investigators found 28 pot plants and 65 pounds of harvested marijuana on the property on Nov. 1.Officers also discovered some recently built greenhouses and an airfield.Marijuana grow operations
  
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