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• Arsonist Who Destroyed Landlord’s Self-Built Log Cabin Learns Sentence

  30-12-2016 23:45
  
  IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man accused of arson in Idaho Springs has been sentenced to three years in prison.
  Robert Raymond Leibold (credit: Idaho Springs)
  The fire destroyed the home of a local artist in November. Robert Raymond Leibold, 36, who had been renting a room at the home, pleaded guilty to arson.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators say Leibold doused his belongings with gasoline and then called 911 to report the fire he set on purpose.
  The fire destroyed the home of artist Dave Sh
  
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• Broncos Notebook: Dec. 30

  30-12-2016 23:09
  
  By Brian Madden, CBS4 Sports 
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday’s final practice of the Broncos’ 2016 season is complete. No more viewing of men running around in protected head-coverings at Dove Valley. The ultimate conclusion is this Sunday at Mile High on CBS4 at 2:25 p.m.
  T.J. Ward, Derek Wolfe, and A.J. Derby have been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Brandon Marshall is questionable and should be considered a game day decision.
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• Ski Area’s Chairlift Remains Shut Down As Fatal Fall Investigated

  30-12-2016 21:58
  
  GRANBY, Colo. (AP) – Investigators were trying to determine Friday how a Texas woman fell to her death from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort, the first fatal fall in the state in over a decade.
  The 40-year-old woman’s two daughters were also injured after falling about 20 feet with her on Thursday at Ski Granby Ranch about 90 miles west of Denver. Their names haven’t been released, but police said they were visiting from San Antonio.
  The 12-year-old daughter was treat
  
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• Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman Makes Trek To Afghanistan For Christmas

  30-12-2016 21:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman made a visit to Afghanistan for the holidays.
  The Republican and other lawmakers spent Christmas with U.S. troops.
  “This Christmas, I had the honor of visiting with our troops deployed in Afghanistan,” Coffman, a Marine Corps combat veteran, said in a statement. “Any opportunity I have to thank our deployed service members for their work, especially around the holidays, is very important to me. I also want to thank the famil
  
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• Wade Phillips contract is up

  30-12-2016 21:03
  
  ENGLEWOOD—No way the Denver Broncos don't bring back Wade Phillips as their defensive coordinator.       
  
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• Colorado’s MacIntyre Wins Dodd Trophy As Coach Of Year

  30-12-2016 19:40
  
  ATLANTA (AP) – Mike MacIntyre of Colorado has won the Dodd Trophy as coach of the year.
  He led the Buffaloes to their first winning season since 2005 and a division title. They had gone 2-25 in Pac-12 play over the previous three seasons, finishing at the bottom of the South Division each time.
  RELATED: Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre Wins AP Coach Of The Year
  The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation announced Dodd as the winner Friday before a Peach Bowl news conference.
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• Losing Ways Continue For Avs In 4-2 Loss To Dallas

  30-12-2016 19:36
  
  Colorado (12-22-1) got goals from Matt Duchene and Mikhail Grigorenko. The Avalanche, who also got two assists from Tyson Barrie, are now 3-13-1 over their past 17 games.
  
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• 2 Men Sought After Fatal Shooting In Arapahoe County

  30-12-2016 18:18
  
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are searching for two men suspected of being involved in the fatal shooting of a man Thursday night.
  The shooting occurred in the 3100 block of Girard Avenue.
  According to deputies, the shooting happened after an alleged fight.
  No names have been released.
  
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• 5 College Basketball Players Who Could Become Household Names In March

  30-12-2016 16:00
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  As conference play gets underway, here are five players to keep an eye on. Come March, they could become household names you’ll want to be familiar with.
  Note: All stats and records reflect games played through Tuesday, Dec. 27.
  Marcus Foster, Creighton
  This is a name you may have forgotten, as Marcus Foster sat out last season after transferring from Kansas State, where he led the Wildcats in scoring his two years there. He’s doing the same so far (19.1 points per gam
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warmest Day In More Than A Month

  30-12-2016 15:35
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday will be a beautiful day across Colorado with mostly clear skies and warmer temperatures. The Denver area will soar to near 60 degrees. It will be our warmest day since the day after Thanksgiving.
  Clouds will start to stream into the state late Friday and into early Saturday. The clouds are associated with a cold front that will pass over Denver and the Front Range on Saturday. Behind the front, temperatures will drop about 20 degrees and theref
  
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• Buffs Dominated In Alamo Bowl, Lose 38-8 To Oklahoma State

  30-12-2016 07:02
  
  Mason Rudolph threw for 314 yards and touchdowns to three different receivers as No. 10 Oklahoma State manhandled No. 12 Colorado 38-8 on Thursday in the Valero Alamo Bowl before a crowd of 59,815 in the Alamodome.
  
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• CDOT Postpones Road Construction For Holiday Weekend After Massive Delays

  30-12-2016 05:52
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – In an effort to ease holiday traffic backups, The Colorado Department of Transportation says it will halt all roadway construction work through the News Year’s weekend.
  The announcement on Thursday came after drivers in the high country experienced hours of delays along Interstate 70. Skiers and snowboarders who set out for the mountains from Denver before sunrise told CBS4 the early start was not enough to avoid hours of slow-moving traffic.
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• Woman Dies, 2 Children Injured In Chairlift Fall

  30-12-2016 05:30
  
  GRANBY, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – A mother died and her two young daughters were injured after falling from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski area Thursday.
  The 40-year-old Texas mother and the girls, ages 9 and 12, fell 20 feet from a four-person lift onto snow at Ski Granby Ranch, a 400-acre family-oriented resort about 90 miles west of Denver.
  (credit: Lance Maggart/Sky-Hi Daily News)
  “Ski patrol arrived, and they, in addition to EMS, transported the patients to Middle Park Medical Cent
  
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• Broncos 2017 Home, Road Opponents Set

  30-12-2016 05:13
  
  Denver (CBS4) – The Broncos will welcome some big names into Denver next season.
  Game dates have not yet been set by the league office, but because the playoff teams have been set, the Broncos now know their opponents for next season.
  In 2017, the Broncos will host the Patriots, Jets, Cowboys, Bengals, and Giants.
  They’ll be on the road to take on the Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, Redskins, and either the Titans or Colts, whichever team finishes third in the AFC South.
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• Finding A Place To Park For Capitol Hill Residents Continues To Be A Problem

  30-12-2016 04:42
  
  By Shawn Chitnis
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – New residents to one of the Denver’s most popular neighborhoods, Capitol Hill, say the already-challenging parking situation has gotten even tougher, but the Public Works Department says bringing down the number of residential permits is the only way to tackle the growing problem.
  “When I told my coworkers and friends I was thinking about Capitol Hill, parking was the first thing they mentioned,” said Donny Boulanger.
  Boulanger move
  
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• Von Miller, Broncos Hope This Isn’t End Of DeMarcus Ware’s Career

  30-12-2016 04:03
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – DeMarcus Ware was likened to a vintage Ferrari that simply needed new brakes.
  There’s certainly nothing wrong with the motor of the 34-year-old Denver Broncos pass rush specialist, though.
  That was Von Miller’s take on Ware, a driving force behind Miller’s recent success. Ware is scheduled to have surgery Friday to repair a ruptured disk, ending what’s been an injury-filled season. Ware may have played his last game in Denver, possibly even t
  
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• Coach Mac Helps Pay For Former Buff Players To Attend Alamo Bowl

  30-12-2016 02:34
  
  SAN ANTONIO (CBS4) – The Colorado Buffaloes play Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl Thursday night..
  The Buffs see the game as a tremendous opportunity. How big of a deal is this bowl game to Colorado? Well head coach Mike MacIntyre helped pay for 19 of his former CU players to be at the game.
  MacIntyre knows the guys who played and suffered through his first three seasons in Boulder helped lay foundation for what’s happened this year.
  Quarterback Sefo Liufau #13 of the Colorado Buffal
  
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• Latest Forecast: Big Warm Up Ahead Of Major Cold Blast

  30-12-2016 02:01
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Get ready for a wild temperature ride over the next several days.
  A big warm up is in store for tomorrow thanks to gusty winds out ahead of an approaching cold front. Denver will flirt with highs around 60 degrees.
  Then it turns colder over the New Year’s weekend with temperatures back to where they should be for this time of year. There will also be a chance for some mountain snow showers.By next week the bottom will drop out of this forecast as a s
  
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• Big Warm Up Ahead Of Major Cold Blast

  30-12-2016 02:01
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Get ready for a wild temperature ride over the next several days.
  A big warm up is in store for tomorrow thanks to gusty winds out ahead of an approaching cold front. Denver will flirt with highs around 60 degrees.
  Then it turns colder over the New Year’s weekend with temperatures back to where they should be for this time of year. There will also be a chance for some mountain snow showers.By next week the bottom will drop out of this forecast as a s
  
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• Did Debbie Reynolds Die Of A Broken Heart?

  30-12-2016 01:57
  
  (CBS4) – Is dying of a broken heart medically possible? Science says it is.
  Iconic actress Debbie Reynolds died Wednesday, just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher succumbed to a heart attack.
  Reynolds’ son Todd Fisher told the Associated Press “I want to be with Carrie, and then she was gone.”
  (credit: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
  No official cause of death has been revealed yet, but according to doctors, there is a condition called stress-induced cardiomyopathy
  
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• Miller may need big game for award

  30-12-2016 01:56
  
  Von Miller became the defender to beat for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in game 2, when he stripped sacked Andrew Luck, a play that turned into a win-clinching touchdown fumble return by teammate Shane Ray.       
  
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• DIA Releases Lost Items Statistics

  30-12-2016 01:01
  
  Denver (CBS4) – Lose anything at the airport? DIA has you covered.
  The airport says 45,000 items made their way to lost and found this year. Of the 11,000 people that filed claims, airport officials were able to return items to 90% of claimants.
  The lost and found team took 64,000 phone calls, 4,800 emails, and 28,000 visitors to the airport’s lost and found counter, according to an airport Facebook post.
  The most common items left behind were laptops, cell phones, sunglasses, belts,
  
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• Fallen Trooper’s Family Gets Tremendous Gift From Colorado Company

  30-12-2016 00:51
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4) – The family of a fallen Colorado State trooper was given a generous gift just in time for the new year.
  Velma Donahue had no idea what would happen Thursday morning at the office of Altitude Planning Group of Denver. Co-owner Haley Sanders presented her with a large donation.
   
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  “On behalf of Altitude Planning Group and Gradient Gives Back, we present you with 12 months of mortgage payments,” Sanders told Velma Donahue.
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• CDOT Halts Construction On Stretch Of U.S. 34 For The Holidays

  30-12-2016 00:43
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – U.S. Highway 34 is now open between Estes Park and Loveland.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation is leaving the road open for travel through the New Year’s holiday.
  (credit: CBS)
  A three-mile stretch of the highway has been shut down since October for flood repairs.
  The highway will shut back down again at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Ware to get back fixed, hopes to play

  30-12-2016 00:39
  
  Bad as it sounds, don't count out DeMarcus Ware, yet.       
  
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• Are You Eligible For A Class Action Lawsuit?

  30-12-2016 00:35
  Consumer Action maintains this listing of notable class actions so that interested consumers can learn more, join a pending action or make a claim. You can sort the listing three ways.
  
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