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• Broncos Fans Lose Hundreds Of Parking Spaces, But Not For Long

  12-12-2016 23:58
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4)– Fans going to the final Denver Broncos home games this season will have fewer parking spots at Mile High Stadium to choose from.
  More than 350 spaces in the M Lot will be closed for at least the last two regular season games. The M Lot is near Federal Boulevard and Howard Place just south of the stadium.
  The M Lot at Mile High Stadium (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado Department of Transportation is building a new headquarters facility in the lot and construction
  
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• Aqib moves on from dirty Douglas to Pats

  12-12-2016 23:53
  
  Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's not dirty.       
  
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• Mine Pulls Plug On Lighted Cross Tradition

  12-12-2016 23:29
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  CLIMAX, Colo. (CBS4)– Mine officials in Climax have pulled the plug on the long-standing tradition of a cross illuminated for Christmas on the side of a mine building.
  The decision to illuminate the cross has some workers at the molybdenum-producing mine near Leadville furious, but company officials say they want the property to be non-denominational.
  Workers who were upset with the decision contacted CBS4 because they don’t understand why the non-governmental compan
  
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• Denver Semi Driver Charged In Fatal Truck Crash In Ohio

  12-12-2016 23:25
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – The surviving driver in a fatal truck collision that closed a section of highway near Cincinnati has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.
  Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says 31-year-old Angeson Abreha, of Denver, was taken into custody Sunday after being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
  Angeson Abreha (credit: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office – Ohio)
  Authorities say Abreha was driving a semitrailer southbound on Interstate 275 west of Cincinna
  
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• Man Arrested After More Than 5 Pounds Of Meth Found In Vehicle

  12-12-2016 23:14
  
  HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) – A Colorado man has been arrested in eastern Arizona after authorities say they found 5 ½ pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle.
  Navajo County Sheriff’s officials say 27-year-old Ivan Gamez Sierras, of Pueblo, has been booked into the county jail on suspicion of distribution of dangerous drugs.
  It was unclear Monday if he has a lawyer yet.
  Sheriff’s officials say Sierras was arrested last Friday after being pulled over for speeding on Interstate
  
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• Talib On Douglas Hit On Harris: ‘It Was A Dirty Play By A Sorry Player’

  12-12-2016 22:48
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Harry Douglas is correct in his argument that his low hit on Chris Harris Jr. is permissible. He’s mistaken in his contention it was clean.
  Tennessee’s journeyman wide receiver – known now in Denver as the Titans’ goon – was blocking toward his opponent’s goal line, not away from the ball. And the play was still live, albeit nowhere near where Harris was standing.
  So, legal, yes.
  But also dirty.
  Harry Douglas hitting Chris Harris
  
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• No. 11 Colorado Begins Practice For 1st Bowl Game Since 2007

  12-12-2016 22:31
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Colorado senior quarterback Sefo Liufau usually makes the same, routine walk to the locker room.
  This week, it was more difficult passing through a hallway that features the only Heisman Trophy in school history and a ceiling-to-floor photo of the tailback who earned it.
  Liufau and the 11th-ranked Buffaloes began on-field preparations Friday for the Alamo Bowl with heavy hearts after the passing of 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam , who was found dead Monday
  
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• CU Begins Practice For 1st Bowl Game Since 2007

  12-12-2016 22:31
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Colorado senior quarterback Sefo Liufau usually makes the same, routine walk to the locker room.
  This week, it was more difficult passing through a hallway that features the only Heisman Trophy in school history and a ceiling-to-floor photo of the tailback who earned it.
  Liufau and the 11th-ranked Buffaloes began on-field preparations Friday for the Alamo Bowl with heavy hearts after the passing of 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam , who was found dead Monday
  
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• Donald Trump Remains Winner Of Wisconsin Following Recount

  12-12-2016 22:26
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republican Donald Trump’s victory in Wisconsin has been reaffirmed following a presidential recount that showed him defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 22,000 votes.
  Trump picked up a net 162 votes as a result of the recount that the Wisconsin Elections Commission certified Monday. Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested and paid for the recount that began Dec. 1.
  But after recounting nearly 3 million ballots, little changed. The final results
  
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• Keidel: Calm Down, Cowboys Fans

  12-12-2016 21:48
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The NFL’s haunting vocational acronym, Not For Long, has long applied to the length of the average football player’s career, which hovers around three years.
  But it could also apply to the allegiance or attention span of the fan.
  The Dallas Cowboys just lost a football game to the New York Giants. While Dallas was 11-1, with all those wins coming consecutively, the Giants were hardly pushovers. The Giants were 8-4, at home and a divisional foe that knows the Cowboys b
  
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• Denver Zoo Helps Denver Art Museum With Centuries-Old Painting

  12-12-2016 21:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Zoo helped out the Denver Art Museum on Monday with an examination of a painting completed in 1700.
  The zoo provided an X-Ray machine, normally meant for large animals like polar bears, to the art museum so they could learn more about a centuries-old painting.(credit: CBS)
  The painting was completed in 1700 by Mexican artist Cristobal de Villalpando. (credit: CBS)
  The conservationists can compare notes with what they learned about the painting and possibly even re
  
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• Investigators Work To Determine Cause Of House Fire

  12-12-2016 21:00
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators in Fort Collins are trying to figure out what started a house fire early Monday morning.Poudre Fire Authority crews rushed to the burning home at 518 Sycamore Street in Fort Collins before dawn on Monday. (credit: Poudre Fire Authority)
  Four people were inside at the time but all escaped unharmed.The house has both fire and smoke damage. (credit: Poudre Fire Authority)
  
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• Investigators Say House Fire Cause Was Accidental

  12-12-2016 21:00
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Investigators in Fort Collins say a house that caught fire early Monday morning was accidental.Poudre Fire Authority crews rushed to the burning home at 518 Sycamore Street in Fort Collins before dawn on Monday. (credit: Poudre Fire Authority)
  Four people were inside at the time but all escaped unharmed.The house has both fire and smoke damage. (credit: Poudre Fire Authority)
  The fire involved a pipe from a wood burning stove that went through the attic.
  
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• Suspect Arrested, Wanted In Violent Attack

  12-12-2016 19:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The suspect wanted in a violent attack on the Auraria campus has been arrested. He is a juvenile and has not been identified.
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  — CU DEN|AMC Police (@CUDen_AMC_PD) December 12, 2016
  University of Colorado-Denver police tweeted an update on the case on Monday morning.Both attacks happened Nov. 22 around 7:30 p.m. The first victim was approached outside the north classroom building near Larimer Street and Speer Boulevard.
  The suspect demanded mon
  
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• DIA Sets Passenger Records For 2016

  12-12-2016 19:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– It’s a new passenger record for the Denver International Airport. DIA saw its 55th millionth passenger of the year on Sunday.That’s the most passengers since DIA opened in 1995.Last year, the airport served a total of 54 million passengers.
  
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• DeMarcus Ware Among 8 Sportsmanship Finalists

  12-12-2016 19:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eight veteran players, including frequent All-Pros DeMarcus Ware, Marshal Yanda and Julius Peppers, are finalists for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
  Other finalists announced by the NFL on Monday are Greg Olsen, Joe Staley, Darren Sproles, Brian Cushing and Frank Gore.
  The award recognizes players who best demonstrate the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.
  The award was created in
  
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• Mary Jane Opens Over The Weekend

  12-12-2016 19:27
  
  WINTER PARK, Colo. (CBS4)– Skiers and boarders hit the slopes of Winter Park’s Mary Jane on Sunday thanks to a blanket of fresh powder.According to Winter Park, the resort received nearly nine inches of snow overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. A total of three feet of snow has accumulated since last Tuesday. (credit: Carl Frey/Winter Park)
  Several ski areas in Colorado delayed their openings this year because of unseasonably warm weather. Mary Jane Ski Area opens (credit: Carl Fr
  
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• High Court Won’t Hear Challenge To Colorado Internet Sales Tax Law

  12-12-2016 19:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a Colorado law that requires out-of-state internet retailers to tell customers how much they owe in state sales taxes.
  The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the law doesn’t discriminate against interstate commerce, as online retailers had claimed.
  An industry trade group representing retailers challenged the law as unconstitutional because it applies only to companies outside the state. A fe
  
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• ‘Not Widespread Practice’: Mayor On Police Taking Blankets In Frigid Temps

  12-12-2016 19:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver Mayor Michael Hancock says the video that shows police officers taking blankets from protesters camped outside in front of city hall is “not a widespread practice.”
  The American Civil Liberties Union posted video on Facebook that shows Denver police officers confiscating blankets from people who were camped out in 20 degree weather.
  Hancock appeared on CBS4 Morning News to discuss the practice by the police department.
  “This is not a widespread pract
  
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Broncos Cornerback Bradley Roby

  12-12-2016 18:33
  
  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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• Broncos Ware Among Sportsmanship Award Finalists

  12-12-2016 18:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eight veteran players, including frequent All-Pros DeMarcus Ware, Marshal Yanda and Julius Peppers, are finalists for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
  Other finalists announced by the NFL on Monday are Greg Olsen, Joe Staley, Darren Sproles, Brian Cushing and Frank Gore. The award recognizes players who best demonstrate the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition. The award was created in
  
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• Avalanche Danger Ranges From Moderate To High

  12-12-2016 18:04
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Avalanche warnings remain in effect in parts of the high country, ranging from moderate to high.Eleven avalanches were reported on Sunday from Aspen to Vail and the San Juan Mountain Range.Experts say recent snowfall contributed to the dangerous conditions. (credit: CBS)
  “We have high avalanche danger as you can tell, obviously you can tell right now the wind is blowing, we have a lot of snow moving around and we have seen two to four feet of snow. We&rsq
  
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• Terminally Ill Boy Gets Last Wish, Dies In Santa’s Arms

  12-12-2016 17:44
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local) – For those posing as Santa Claus in malls and hospitals or anywhere else this holiday season, they have extra incentives to be good at their jobs: they get to make kids smile, and in rare cases, it can make their life.
  Eric Schmitt-Matzen isn’t just any Santa, either, he’s a Hall of Fame Santa. For starters, he’s 6’1″ and 310 pounds, naturally looking the part. He needs not outside help for facial hair, as his Santa
  
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• Road Loss To Titans Makes Broncos Playoff Road Much Harder

  12-12-2016 17:02
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Denver Broncos already faced the NFL’s toughest stretch in their bid to reach the playoffs and defend their Super Bowl title.
  Their path just got much, much tougher.
  The Broncos lost 13-10 Sunday to the one team left on their schedule without 10 wins already. Instead, the Tennessee Titans finished off a big victory that kept them tied with Houston atop the AFC South.
  Now the Broncos (8-5) are two back in the mighty AFC West with three games remaining &ndas
  
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• Avalanche Bounce Back, Defeat Maple Leafs 3-1

  12-12-2016 16:28
  
  The Colorado Avalanche in general, and goaltender Semyon Varlamov in particular, experienced a weekend of extremes.
  
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• Lawsuit To Free Electors To Be Heard Monday

  12-12-2016 16:13
  
  DENVER (AP) — A judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit by two Colorado electors challenging the requirement that they vote for the state winner of the presidential election.
  The two Democratic electors want to be freed of the requirement that they vote for Hillary Clinton so they can cut a deal with Republicans from other states to make someone other than Donald Trump president. They are part of a longshot attempt to keep Trump out of the White House when the electoral college meets Dec. 1
  
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• Residents Angry After Windows Shot Out On Multiple Cars

  12-12-2016 15:58
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4) – Several car owners in Denver have called the police to report car vandalism after they found their windows shot out Sunday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  An unknown number of residents that live near Yosemite Court and East 23rd Avenue in the Stapleton neighborhood had their car windows shot out Saturday night. Some of the vandalism victims were at a holiday block party when the incidents took place.
  “Unbeknownst to us, while we were celebrating the holidays,
  
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• Latest Forecast: Unsettled Weather Continues All Week

  12-12-2016 15:26
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Gusty winds will impact the mountains Monday while areas of fog impact the Denver metro area through mid morning. Meanwhile temperatures will be warmer in most areas compared to Sunday. Highs around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins will be in the mid 40s.
  An unsettled weather pattern will remain over Colorado all week. This will cause up and down temperatures for the metro area with 40s on Monday, Thursday, and Friday, and 30s for Tuesday and Wednesd
  
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• Top GOP Leader: Senate To Probe Reports Of Russia Hacking

  12-12-2016 15:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The top Senate Republican said Monday that Congress will investigate a CIA assessment that Russia interfered in the November election on behalf of Donald Trump, an intelligence conclusion that the incoming commander in chief has called “ridiculous.”
  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that an inquiry would be conducted by the Senate intelligence panel. Two key Senate Republicans — John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a le
  
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• Bipartisan Call For Investigation Into Russian Inference With Election

  12-12-2016 15:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump is trying to cast new doubt on the CIA’s conclusion that Russia tried to interfere in the U.S. presidential election.
  He’s tweeting Monday that “it’s very hard to determine who was doing the hacking.” He adds that if his campaign had lost the election and “we tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!”Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried t
  
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• Civil Rights Coalition To Closely Monitor Donald Trump

  12-12-2016 14:57
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Several Colorado attorneys have formed a new coalition to fight for civil rights.
  Lawyers Civil Rights Coalition says their goal is to be prepared for any violations that may come up once President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
  While no policy changes have been made just yet, David Lane, a civil rights attorney, says he’s committed to protecting the people.
  “Every time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he threatens the Bill of Rights,&rdq
  
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• California police officer shot and paralyzed an unarmed man, then for 11 minutes he didn’t tell anyone

  12-12-2016 05:53
  
  By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post
  As Paradise Police Officer Patrick Feaster approached the smoking, overturned truck that he had been chasing in Northern California, a dazed Andrew Thomas started to climb out of the driver’s side window.
  Thomas’s head and shoulders cleared the vehicle, and Feaster unholstered the pistol on his right hip.
  Feaster took aim and fired one shot, hitting Thomas in the neck – and the injured man dropped back into truck’s cab.
  Then, t
  
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• Police expect Trump to lift limits on surplus military gear

  12-12-2016 05:42
  
  By David Dishneau, Associated Press
  HAGERSTOWN, Md. — If president-elect Donald Trump keeps his promise, surplus military grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles and high-powered firearms and ammunition will once again be available to state and local U.S. police departments.
  National police organizations say they’ll hold Trump to that promise.
  President Barack Obama issued an executive order restricting that access in 2015 amid an outcry over police use of armored vehic
  
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• Broncos comeback falls short in 13-10

  12-12-2016 05:36
  
  NASHVILLE - It was a bumpy trip from the start.       
  
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• Prosecutors in 2 states face uphill battles retrying white police officers in fatal shootings of black men

  12-12-2016 05:30
  
  By Dan Sewell, Associated Press
  CINCINNATI — Facing uphill battles to find jurors willing to convict police officers, prosecutors in two states say they will try again to win guilty verdicts against white officers in the fatal shootings of black men.
  A judge in the case against former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing set a Monday hearing on a timetable for a retrial. Jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges against him in the dea
  
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• Cooper tells Peyton he's 'embarrassing'

  12-12-2016 05:28
  
  Peyton Manning may be the last quarterback to you know, win the Super Bowl, but Cooper says he's "embarrassing" the rest of the Mannings.       
  
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• Connecticut case challenges use of cellphone tower evidence

  12-12-2016 04:46
  
  By Dave Collins, Associated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. — An appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court is adding to the divided legal landscape nationwide surrounding the validity of cellphone tower evidence used in criminal trials.
  Eugene Edwards Jr. is serving a 20-year prison sentence for robbing an 82-year-old woman in her Wethersfield, Connecticut, home in 2012. Part of his appeal says the trial court judge should not have admitted evidence that his cellphone “pinged,” or conn
  
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• Italy foreign minister tapped to be premier, form next government

  12-12-2016 04:33
  
  By Frances D’Emilio, Associated Press
  ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was tapped Sunday to form a new, Democrat-led government and end a political crisis so the country can quickly tackle pressing problems, which include troubled banks, an economy resisting growth and an electoral reform aimed at finally making the nation more governable.
  “I’m aware of the urgency to give Italy a government in the fullness of its powers, to reassure the citizens and to fac
  
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• Dixon shows off strong right arm

  12-12-2016 04:31
  
  Riley Dixon was a quarterback in high school, as if you didn't know.       
  
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• Rick Perry said to be Trump’s top candidate for energy secretary

  12-12-2016 04:09
  
  By Jennifer Jacobs and Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bloomberg
  Donald Trump has narrowed his search for energy secretary to four people, with former Texas Gov. Rick Perry the leading candidate.
  People familiar with the president-elect’s selection process said two Democratic senators from energy-producing states — Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia — are also in the mix, along with Ray Washburne, a Dallas investor and former chairman of the Republican National
  
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• Rural Veterans & Families Receive Holiday Cheer Thanks To Volunteer Pilots

  12-12-2016 03:59
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thanks to a handful of volunteers Sunday morning, hundreds of Colorado veterans will receive planes full of holiday cheer.
  “It’s important because there are veterans that are in need,” U.S. Navy veteran Peter Buchanan said.
  Buchanan also serves as the chairman for the VFW Charity Airlift, which celebrated its sixth annual event Sunday. More than 10,000 pounds of toys and non-perishable foods were delivered to rural towns across the state
  
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