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• Throttle Blamed For Colorado Jet Crash Near Obama Appearance

  14-12-2016 22:40
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A throttle malfunction on an Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic demonstration jet is being blamed for the jet’s crash last June near the Colorado Springs Airport where President Barack Obama was attending an event.
  The Colorado Springs Gazette reports the malfunction on the F-16 jet caused the pilot to accidentally turn the engine off.Copter4 flew over as the Thunderbird jet was placed on a semi trailer (credit: CBS)
  Air Force investigators cited lax main
  
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• Powerball, Pokemon, Prince Among 2016 Top Google Searches

  14-12-2016 22:37
  
  DENVER (AP) – “Pokemon Go,” the iPhone7 and Donald Trump are among Google’s top trending searches globally of 2016. But, in the U.S., no subject ranked higher than Powerball.
  The multi-state lottery’s record $1.6 billion prize in January and $429 million payout in June had ticket holders Googling winning numbers and gave Powerball the No. 1 spot on Google’s top 10 list in the U.S. this year.
  Prince’s death in April made him the second-highest trending ov
  
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• Electors Seek To Avoid Fine For Anti-Trump Effort

  14-12-2016 22:34
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Two Democratic presidential electors from Washington who want to see Donald Trump denied the presidency are asking a federal judge to ensure they don’t get fined for ignoring the results of the popular vote here.
  Bret Chiafalo and Levi Guerra took a voluntary pledge to vote for their party’s nominee — Hillary Clinton — if she won Washington, which she did. But they want to join with other so-called “Hamilton electors” from both parties to
  
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• BP Relocating Onshore Division From Houston To Denver

  14-12-2016 22:32
  
  DENVER (AP) — Oil and gas company BP said Wednesday it will move headquarters staff for its onshore division from Houston to Denver because of the region’s importance as an energy hub.
  David Lawler, CEO of the BP Lower 48 division, said there are increasing business opportunities in the Rockies, where the company has about two-thirds of its oil and natural gas production and proven reserves and previously had a significant presence.
  “In some ways, this is a homecoming for us,&r
  
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• Colorado Avalanche Information Center

  14-12-2016 22:16
  Visit the CAIC website at colorado.gov/avalanche for the latest on avalanche danger across the state of Colorado.
  
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• CBS’ Fouts Discusses Key AFC Games With Playoff Implications In Week 15

  14-12-2016 22:13
  
  By Rick Brown
  It has been a fun and exciting 2016 NFL season and there are several key AFC contests in Week 15 that have far-reaching playoff implications. To begin with, the division-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5) will play the Cincinnati Bengals on the road in an AFC North showdown. With the Baltimore Ravens one game back of the Steelers, it’s imperative for Pittsburgh to beat their division rival in order to remain in the driver’s seat in the AFC North. 
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• CBS’ Dan Fouts Discusses Key AFC Games With Playoff Implications In Week 15

  14-12-2016 22:13
  
  By Rick Brown
  It has been a fun and exciting 2016 NFL season and there are several key AFC contests in Week 15 that have far-reaching playoff implications. To begin with, the division-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (8-5) will play the Cincinnati Bengals on the road in an AFC North showdown. With the Baltimore Ravens one game back of the Steelers, it’s imperative for Pittsburgh to beat their division rival in order to remain in the driver’s seat in the AFC North. 
  Next, the division
  
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• 5 Course Christmas Dinner Recipes For Your Big Get Together

  14-12-2016 21:32
  
  It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Which means it’s also the busiest time of the year. You’ve probably had your hands full with holiday shopping, decorating and planning for the big celebration on the 25th. Save yourself a little bit of time with these simple Christmas recipes. Now you can spend more time with family and less time at the grocery store. Call it an early Christmas present!
  Related: 6 Best Cookbooks To Help With Your Holiday Gatherings
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• Indiana Town Without Police Force As Every Officer Resigns

  14-12-2016 20:29
  
  BUNKER HILL, Ind. (CBS Local) – In response to their town council, every single police officer in Bunker Hill, Indiana has resigned, leaving the town without law enforcement.
  Former Town Marshal Michael Thomison explained to CBS 4 Indianapolis why the sudden resignations.
  “We have had issues with the town board and there are some activities there where I felt like they were serving their own agenda,” said Thomison. “They would not communicate with us or the
  
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• 5 Best U.S. Cities To Ring In 2017

  14-12-2016 20:00
  
  By Randy Yagi
  With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, cities around the country are already getting ready to put out the welcome mat for the last big party of the year. While everyone has a favorite American city to ring in the New Year, some destinations stand out just a little more than others, whether it’s because it has the best family-friendly events, it has the most extravagant pyrotechnic shows or even has the best weather. If you’re still looking for a place to celebrate
  
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• Rural School District To Vote On Whether To Arm Teachers

  14-12-2016 19:54
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A school district in rural El Paso County is set to decide whether to arm teachers.
  The vote is scheduled to take place at a board meeting on Wednesday night. Wednesday is the four year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.Hanover School District 28 serves students southeast of Colorado Springs.
  A board member told the Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs he believes arming teachers is a necessary precaution.
  There have never been any a
  
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• Amazon ‘Missed Delivery’ Email Is A Scam

  14-12-2016 19:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – With all the packaged delivered between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the holiday season is a prime time for scammers.
  One of the newest tricks is a “missed delivery” email notice appearing to have been sent by online retail giant Amazon.com.
  “It’s the classic phishing scam where you are being socially engineered,” Amit Serper, a principal security researcher at computer security company Cybereason, told CBS News. “They are getting bet
  
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• DNA Analysis Leads To Arrest In Murder Of 77-Year-Old

  14-12-2016 19:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A 41-year-old man is facing murder charges after a DNA analysis led to his arrest.
  Lewis Easterday, 77, was the victim of a gruesome homicide near Cheesman Park on Nov. 22. He was found stabbed multiple times inside his car at the intersection of Marion Street and 13th Avenue, an area that he frequented.
  Lewis Easterday (credit: Denver Police)
  Officials in the Denver District Attorneys announced on Wednesday that Pete Martinez now faces a first degree murder charge in the c
  
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• Newtown Marks 4th Anniversary Of Sandy Hook Massacre

  14-12-2016 19:15
  
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown held a moment of silence and flags were flying at half-staff across Connecticut to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
  It was Dec. 14, 2012, when 20 children and six educators were killed by a troubled 20-year-old gunman who shot his way into the Connecticut schoolhouse. Adam Lanza fatally shot his mother before driving to the school, and then killed himself after the rampage.
  (credit: CBS)
  The town typically does not hold
  
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• Reward Grows In Apartment Door Vandalism Case

  14-12-2016 19:07
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora have increased the reward money that’s available to the person who provides a tip that leads them to the vandal or vandals responsible for racist graffiti on doors in an apartment complex.
  The Aurora Police Department Reward Fund has added an extra $1,500 to the reward for information. It now totals $3,500 hundred.
  (credit: CBS)
  An African American family lives in the apartment that was targeted last month. KKK and the n word were spray painted
  
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• Surveillance Pics Show Suspect In Purse Theft, Home Break-In Case

  14-12-2016 17:06
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – An Arvada woman became a crime victim twice in the same day.
  Investigators say the victim’s purse was stolen near 96th and Wadsworth Boulevard on Nov. 16. Later in the day, her home was broken into and her stolen credit cards were used at a Walmart in Thornton.
  The woman suspected of the crimes was captured in survellance pictures, which Arvada police released on Tuesday.
  (credit: Arvada Police)
  She was was wearing an Idaho Springs hoodie and had dark reddish h
  
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• Jackie Evancho To Sing National Anthem At Trump Inauguration

  14-12-2016 16:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jackie Evancho, a 16-year-old singer from the Pittsburgh suburbs, has been chosen to sing the national anthem at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  Evancho, who became known when she made runner-up on “America’s Got Talent” in 2010, announced the event Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show. She said: “I’m so excited; it’s going to be awesome.”
  Trump’s inauguration committee spokesman calls Evancho
  
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• Apartments Damaged By Fire Reopening After Extensive Renovations

  14-12-2016 16:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Eight months and more than $1 million later, some apartments in Denver destroyed by a fire are opening for residents again.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Tuesday the owner allowed a CBS4 crew inside the building, which is located at 26th and Federal Boulevard.
  The fire broke out on Easter and injured 11 people. A nonprofit property redevelopment group has finished work on the first two floors and hopes to have the third floor finished in time for Christmas.
  Restoration work at the apart
  
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• Latest Forecast: Up And Down Temperatures, Snow On The Way

  14-12-2016 15:59
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A cold front moving into Colorado from Nebraska will drop temperatures about 20 degrees in the metro area on Wednesday. Meanwhile the mountains will experience snow and slow travel through Wednesday night.
  Winter Weather Advisories continue through early Thursday morning for the mountains including the entire I-70 corridor from Idaho Springs to Glenwood Springs. A total of 6-10 inches of snow is expected for the ski areas.
  Drier and warmer weather will be
  
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• Norovirus Outbreak Forces School To Call Off Classes

  14-12-2016 14:56
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Shepherd of the Hills Christian School in Centennial is closed because of a widespread outbreak of the norovirus.
  The school put out a statement on its Facebook page Tuesday night announcing Wednesday’s closure. School officials said the classrooms will be disinfected.
  Symptoms of norovirus usually develop within 12 to 48 hours.
  The throwing up and upset stomach that come with it can lead to dehydration, especially in young children, older adults and people
  
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• “Suspicious” death of CorePower Yoga founder Trevor Tice leaves those who followed in his footsteps reeling

  14-12-2016 13:05
  
  Photo courtesy of CorePower YogaCorePower Yoga founder, Trevor TiceCorePower Yoga founder Trevor Tice, a pioneer in the industry who helped bring a less esoteric, more fitness-oriented vision of yoga to the masses, was found dead Monday in his San Diego home.
  San Diego police say the 48-year-old entrepreneur’s death is considered suspicious, but have provided few details. An autopsy should be completed within the next day.
  The yoga community was left reeling by the death&nbs
  
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• We dug through our holiday cookie recipes and here are the 11 favorites

  14-12-2016 09:00
  
  My daughter loves the spritz cookies. A girlfriend begs me to make her an extra batch of jam buttons. Year after year, the rolled shortbread cookies are a hit at our annual book club cookie swap.
  Some recipes are passed down mother to daughter or granddaughter. Some are clipped out of the newspaper to share.
  One of the cookie recipes shared here — our staff’s contribution to the holiday cookie compendium — comes from a Denver Post staffer’s great-grandmother. Another, acc
  
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• Google shares what Denver searched for in 2016

  14-12-2016 09:00
  
  COPA America scored a major “Goooal” with Denver internet users this year as the international men’s soccer tournament topped the list of most searched terms in the Denver area, according to the search giant.
  It was also the top-trending news story.
  But sports didn’t dominate Google searches this year as it did last year when Lamar Odom and “”Broncos schedule 2015” was the number one and two most searched terms in 2015. The Broncos even played and won th
  
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• Woman Randomly Shot In The Chest By Paintball

  14-12-2016 07:53
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– A woman in Stapleton thinks she may have been shot with a paintball before a recent vandalism spree involving dozens of shot-out car windows.
  “I really thought I had been shot as I looked up I saw a white truck,” said Precious Flores. “My whole hand was blue thank goodness not red. I was like, ‘I think I just got shot by a paintball.'”
  (credit: CBS)
  Flores was shot in the chest. She still has a blue mark on the sweater she was weari
  
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• Todd Davis gives back to the community

  14-12-2016 07:29
  
  LITTLETON--Todd Davis remembers what it was like to be in need.        
  
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• Rockies Finalize Deal With Ian Desmond

  14-12-2016 06:47
  
  DENVER (AP) — As a longtime shortstop, Ian Desmond knows all too well the value of a good first baseman.
  He’s vowing to be that reliable as the Colorado Rockies convert him to a position he’s never played. He doesn’t even have a first baseman’s glove of his own yet, borrowing one from a buddy until his arrives in the mail.
  Although the Rockies’ solution at first base seems out of left field — Desmond did play 29 games in left for Texas last season &mdash
  
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• Fallen Hero License Plate Could Be Discontinued

  14-12-2016 06:32
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4)– A specialty Colorado license plate is in danger of being discontinued if more aren’t purchased by next summer.
  The Fallen Hero plate was introduced back in 2012, following Weld County Deputy Sam Brownlee’s line of duty death in 2010, as a way to make sure fallen officers are not forgotten. The proceeds from the license plates go to help families and coworkers of fallen law enforcement.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s that constant reminder that
  
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• Miracles On Ice Help Kids With More Than Just Skating

  14-12-2016 06:19
  
  CBS4 News is featuring a special series of reports this holiday season called the 12 Days of Christmas. The following story is written by CBS4’s Jim Benemann.
  DENVER (CBS4)– Anyone who’s known me for any length of time knows I am a huge hockey fan. I still play with a bunch of guys on Fridays before I come into work. And playing hockey as an adult in Denver puts one in touch with a lot of great people who love the sport and enjoy sweating it up every once in a while chasing a p
  
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• Crews Get On The Ground Moments Before Roof Collapse

  14-12-2016 05:58
  
  By Stan BushENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Construction workers were on the roof of an Englewood home on Tuesday afternoon when they heard it creak and begin to give out, jumping to the ground just moments before it collapsed.The home on the 2800 block of S. Bannock Street was having its roof replaced. Denver Fire believes the roof may have caved in because the workers put too much weight on top.Copter4 flew over the home where the roof collapsed (credit: CBS)
  “My doorbell rang and a polic
  
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• Woman Shot In The Chest By Paintball

  14-12-2016 05:53
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– A woman in Stapleton thinks she may have been shot with a paintball before a recent vandalism spree involving dozens of shot-out car windows.
  “I really thought I had been shot as I looked up I saw a white truck,” said Precious Flores. “My whole hand was blue thank goodness not red. I was like, ‘I think I just got shot by a paintball.'”
  (credit: CBS)
  Flores was shot in the chest. She still has a blue mark on the sweater she was weari
  
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• Emergency repairs after debris falls from I-270 bridge onto Brighton Blvd.

  14-12-2016 05:43
  
  Emergency road repair on I-270 over Brighton Boulevard caused long lane and road closures Tuesday afternoon, leading to traffic issues.
  Debris from a failed section of an I-270 highway bridge fell onto Brighton Boulevard below, causing a shutdown of the boulevard for safety concerns and a lane closure on the highway above as emergency repairs were carried out.
  The shutdown happened about 1:30 p.m., and traffic in the area was rerouted. Delays were long as the repairs lasted into the night. One w
  
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• CorePower Yoga Founder’s Death Considered ‘Suspicious’

  14-12-2016 05:38
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS4) – The founder of CorePower Yoga has been found dead under suspicious circumstances at his home in California.
  Trevor Tice, 48, lived in San Diego and was found dead on Monday afternoon. His home is located in the Sunset Cliffs area of Point Loma. According to police, when Tice did not answer a friend’s texts and calls, they were called to the home.
  The crime scene surrounding Trevor Tice’s home in San Diego (credit: CBS)
  San Diego Po
  
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• Colorado push to test “predator control” by killing lions and bears faces barrage from CSU scientists, conservation groups

  14-12-2016 05:30
  
  A Colorado push to euthanize mountain lions and bears as a predator-control experiment to revive declining deer is facing a barrage of criticism from scientists and conservation groups as state commissioners prepare for a Wednesday vote.
  The latest to challenge Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s $4.5 million scheme are Colorado State University wildlife biologists who contend the proposed killing contradicts the agency’s own science. They accuse CPW officials of kowtowing to hun
  
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• Mom-To-Be Car’s Stolen Before Leaving For Hospital

  14-12-2016 05:21
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– A Lakewood couple’s car was stolen while they were getting ready to go to the hospital because the mom-to-be thought she was in labor.
  Turns out, she wasn’t actually in labor but the thief has already taken off with their car, leaving the family without transportation.
  Codie Rayl and Baby Grace (credit: CBS)
  “To have your car stolen while you’re in labor. Dispatch kept asking me, ‘What’s your emergency?’ I was like, ‘I
  
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• Car Stolen While Mom In Labor

  14-12-2016 05:21
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– A Lakewood couple’s car was stolen while they were getting ready to go to the hospital because the mom-to-be thought she was in labor.
  Turns out, she wasn’t actually in labor but the thief has already taken off with their car, leaving the family without transportation.
  Codie Rayl and Baby Grace (credit: CBS)
  “To have your car stolen while you’re in labor. Dispatch kept asking me, ‘What’s your emergency?’ I was like, ‘I
  
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• Protected Bike Lane Will Stay On South Broadway- For Now

  14-12-2016 04:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Drivers and bicyclists will continue to share the road on one of the busiest stretches of South Broadway through the end of 2017.
  Denver Public Works says the testing of a new bike lane on South Broadway between Bayaud and Virginia will be extended through through the end of next year.
  (credit: CBS)
  It’s Denver’s first two-way protected bike lane with a parking lane to separate cyclists from traffic.
  (credit: CBS)
  The bike lane was installed four months ago on th
  
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• Rockies Bettis’ Cancer One Of The More Common Types For Men

  14-12-2016 04:44
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis says that he was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer in late November of this year. Bettis reports that the cancer was found early and was successfully treated by surgically removing the affected testicle.
  Bettis said that the cancer was suspected on a physical exam, and then diagnosed with imaging and blood tests. The surgery took place on Nov. 29. The tumor had not spread and Bettis didn’t discuss needin
  
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• Chad Bettis Of The Rockies Announces He Was Treated For Testicular Cancer

  14-12-2016 04:44
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis says that he was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer in late November of this year. Bettis reports that the cancer was found early and was successfully treated by surgically removing the affected testicle.
  Bettis said that the cancer was suspected on a physical exam, and then diagnosed with imaging and blood tests. The surgery took place on November 29th. The tumor had not spread and Bettis didn’t discuss needing any f
  
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• Police Increase Patrols After Possible Hate Crimes

  14-12-2016 04:38
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Aurora police say there have been five incidents in which racist graffiti was spray painted on doors of an apartment complex on the city’s southeast side.
  The first two incidents occurred in November. Both times the same door of African-American family was hit. That led to a news conference by Aurora’s mayor and police chief stating such acts will not be tolerated.
  (credit: CBS)
  Now three more similar incidents have occurred so far this m
  
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• Pres. Obama Signs 21st Century Cures Act

  14-12-2016 04:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– President Barack Obama signed a landmark bill into law on Tuesday to modernize America’s biomedical research system. The approval paves the way to help find new drugs and devices.
  Pres. Obama signs 21st Century Cures Act into law (credit: CBS)
  Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat representing Colorado, is a co-sponsor of the 21st Century Cures Act which will speed up the discovery, development and delivery of life-saving treatments.
  Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado (credit: C
  
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• Obama Signs 21st Century Cures Act

  14-12-2016 04:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– President Barack Obama signed a landmark bill into law on Tuesday to modernize America’s biomedical research system. The approval paves the way to help find new drugs and devices.
  Pres. Obama signs 21st Century Cures Act into law (credit: CBS)
  Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat representing Colorado, is a co-sponsor of the 21st Century Cures Act which will speed up the discovery, development and delivery of life-saving treatments.
  Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado (credit: C
  
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• New DMV Office Should Help Alleviate Long Lines For Drivers

  14-12-2016 04:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A new Department of Motor Vehicles office opened in southeast Denver on Tuesday. The hope is the new location will help cut down on long lines for drivers.Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and other city leaders helped cut the ribbon for the new DMV office at Monaco and Evans Avenue. (credit: CBS)
  It’s the first new DMV branch office on the side of town in 13 years. The original DMV office at that location was closed in 2003 because of budget cuts.Denver Mayor Michael Hanco
  
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• Jhabvala vs. Kiz: Can Aqib Talib, Broncos’ secondary outduel Tom Brady?

  14-12-2016 04:21
  
  Question: Who you got in a fight between Tom Brady and Aqib Talib?
  Kiz: I’m anxiously awaiting the steel-cage match between Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib and Dirty Harry Douglas of Tennessee after the NFL season is over. Stop by for brats and beer at my house if the bout is on pay-per-view. But the Broncos are fighting for their playoff lives right now. Talib and the Denver secondary must find a way to slow down ageless New England quarterback Tom Brady. Who has the advantage?
  Jhabvala: Yo
  
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• Coroner confirms Rashaan Salaam autopsy, but likely no CTE tests will be run

  14-12-2016 03:47
  
  Adam Nadel, The Associated PressColorado’s Rashaan Salaam poses with the 1994 Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 1994, at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York.By Mitchell Byars, The Daily Camera
  The Boulder County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday confirmed an autopsy had been performed on former University of Colorado football player Rashaan Salaam, but said any tests to determine whether he had head trauma related to his time on the football field would have to be sent to an outside
  
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• Avalanche looking to turn home ice into, well, home ice

  14-12-2016 03:47
  
  Despite the furor during and after the Avalanche’s embarrassing 10-1 blowout loss at Montreal on Saturday, the fact is that Colorado eventually went 2-2 on the just-concluded trip and is 7-7-0 on the road this season.
  It would be wrong to make too much of 14 points in 14 road games, since going into Tuesday’s games, 16 of the 30 NHL teams had at least a point per road game and winning on the road isn’t as difficult as it is in the NBA, for example. Also, that’s not &ldquo
  
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• Boulder police, DA plan new DNA testing in JonBenét Ramsey case

  14-12-2016 03:30
  
  Patrick Davison, Rocky Mountain News via APJohn Ramsey looks on as his wife Patsy Ramsey holds an ad promising a reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer of their 6-year-old daughter, JonBenét, during a television interview on May 1, 1997.Boulder police and prosecutors are planning a new round of DNA tests on key evidence in the unsolved 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey, the Daily Camera and 9NEWS have learned.
  The move comes in the wake of a joint Ca
  
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• Colorado politicians call on the Obama administration to prevent “wholesale slaughter” in Aleppo

  14-12-2016 03:17
  
  Syrian-American Obeid Kaifo pleaded for help from the only community he knows, imploring Coloradans to ask the White House to prevent “wholesale slaughter” of civilians and rebels who are trapped by civil war in Syria.
  “The people in Aleppo are on their last breath. There needs to be action in the next hours,” Kaifo said, his hands shaking and his speech punctuated with emotion-filled pauses. “We do not want to be the country that stands by as a genocide occurs
  
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• Broncos DeMarcus Ware Joins Effort To Tackle Diabetes

  14-12-2016 03:10
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver Broncos football player, who lost relatives to diabetes, is urging people to get checked. DeMarcus Ware is targeting men, in particular, who are reluctant to see a doctor.
  The Bronco linebacker delivers the hits on the field, but diabetes struck him on a personal level.
  Denver Bronco DeMarcus Ware (credit: UCHealth)
  “Because I lost both of my uncles. And now my grandmother, she’s an amputee. It runs in my family. It really touches my heart
  
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• Report: Alan Thicke Dead At 69

  14-12-2016 03:06
  
  Denver (CBS4) – TV sitcom legend Alan Thicke has died, according to a report by entertainment website TMZ.
  Thicke might be best known for his role as the dad on the ’80s hit “Growing Pains.”
  TMZ reports Thicke was playing hockey with his son Carter when he suffered a heart attack. He was taken to a Burbank hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  He’s survived by his three sons Robin, Brennan, and Carter, and his wife Tanya.
  Thicke was 69 years old.
  
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• Judge Says Colorado Electors Can’t Switch Votes

  14-12-2016 02:08
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge is ordering the state’s nine electors to vote for Hillary Clinton.
  Two electors had sued in hopes of being freed from the requirement so they could join Republicans in picking a compromise candidate who isn’t Donald Trump.
  The longshot effort aimed to deny Trump the presidency through the Electoral College that votes Dec. 19.
  But Denver Judge Elizabeth Starrs ruled that the state’s electors will have to vote for Clinton. Any who fail to do s
  
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