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• Ski Lift Where Women Fell To Death Remains Closed

  31-12-2016 23:59
  
  GRANBY, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators continue to investigate how a Texas woman fell to her death from a chairlift at Ski Granby Ranch on Thursday. The lift will remain closed during the investigation.
  Kelly Huber, 40, of San Antonio, fell from the Quick Draw Express Lift.
  Kelly Huber (credit: Facebook)
  Her two daughters were also injured after falling about 20 feet with her at the ski area located about 90 miles west of Denver.
  The lift will remain closed during the investigation until it
  
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• Drivers Urged To Pay Attention To Broncos Game Parking Restrictions

  31-12-2016 23:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Drivers are urged to pay attention to parking restrictions during the Denver Broncos game on Sunday.
  Parking enforcement officials told CBS4 that even though Sunday is a holiday the parking restrictions will be enforced during the game.Personnel will be patrolling the neighborhood surrounding Mile High Stadium and enforcing parking restrictions.
  
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• Denver Homeowners Need License For Short-Term Rentals

  31-12-2016 23:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Homeowners in Denver who want to rent out their properties for the short-term must have a license before listing it online.
  The City of Denver requires homeowners to register before they list property on sites like Airbnb and VRBO.
  (credit: CBS)
  Some property owners fought the license requirement over the summer but lost. Residents in some areas of the rapidly-growing Denver metro area are worried too many rentals would ruin the charm of their neighborhoods.
  One man knows wh
  
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• Police Prepare For Busy New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration

  31-12-2016 22:43
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver are preparing for a busy New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration in downtown Denver on Saturday night.The first fireworks show starts at 9 p.m. on the 16th Street Mall with a countdown to New Year’s Eve and a second fireworks show at midnight. Thousands of people are expected to fill the streets along the mall. (credit: CBS)
  Police told CBS4 they have been working on a security plan for quite some time and have stepped up security.“You will se
  
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• Remembering Darrent Williams

  31-12-2016 22:42
  
  The worst moment in Denver Broncos' history was not when the team lost home playoff games to underdog Jacksonville in the 1996 season or Baltimore to finish the season of 2012.       
  
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• Denver Ranks Among Top New Year’s Eve Celebration Cities

  31-12-2016 21:50
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver makes the list as one of the best places in the U.S. to spend New Year’s Eve.
  According to Wallethub.com, Denver ranks fourth in the country. Orlando took the top spot.(credit: CBS)
  The list was made according to affordability, weather and safety.
  One of the highlights of Denver’s celebration is the fireworks tradition started on New Year’s Eve 2000 with the fireworks along the 16th Street Mall.
  
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• 1 Critical After 2-Alarm Apartment Fire

  31-12-2016 21:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– One man was rushed to the hospital in “very critical” condition after he was one of four injured in an apartment fire early Saturday morning.
  The 2-alarm fire broke out at the apartment complex located at 3450 S. Poplar Street just before 1 a.m. Four people were rushed to the hospital after they were rescued from the burning apartment complex.
  The conditions of the others injured in the fire has not been released.
  A total of 27 people were evaluated at the scene.
  
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• UN backs Russian-Turkish Syria efforts as cease-fire wavers

  31-12-2016 21:04
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations, as a fragile country-wide cease-fire wavered.
  The resolution also calls for the “rapid, safe and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria. And it anticipates a meeting of the Syrian government and opposition representative in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana in
  
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• Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmes’ creator

  31-12-2016 20:58
  
  Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the title character on “Sherlock.”NEW YORK (AP) — Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago.
  Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.
  Cumberbatch and &ldquo
  
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• Fire Safety A Priority During ‘Decadence’ NYE Event

  31-12-2016 20:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Fire safety and security will be a priority for the “Decadence NYE 2016 Festival” at the Colorado Convention Center over the New Year’s Eve holiday weekend.
  The electronic dance music event and performance is expected to draw tens of thousands of people over the weekend. According to the website, it’s “America’s Biggest New Year’s Eve Celebration.”
  (credit: Decadence)
  Police officers, firefighters and security companies have te
  
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• Air Force Beats South Alabama 45-21 In Arizona Bowl

  31-12-2016 20:43
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Air Force could not get its usually reliable triple option rolling. South Alabama’s defenders clogged the inside lanes and used their speed to keep the Falcons from getting to the edge.
  Air Force countered by going to the air, something it rarely does.
  Arion Worthman threw for 207 yards to balance out Air Force’s run-heavy offense, Jacobi Owens scored two touchdowns and the Falcons overcame a sluggish start to beat South Alabama 45-21 in Arizona Bowl on Fri
  
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• Fire Sparks Drug Task Force Investigation

  31-12-2016 20:34
  
  By Melissa GarciaTHORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – An accidental fire at a home in Thornton has sparked an investigation by the North Metro Drug Task Force.
  Fire crews were called out to a fire and explosion just after 2 p.m. Friday at a home near 137th Avenue and Clayton Street.(credit: CBS)
  A police spokesperson said that what firefighters found inside the home prompted them to call the task force.
  In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, police could not specify what it is that dr
  
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• Dempsey: “Furious George” is controversial, but is much more as well

  31-12-2016 20:00
  
  The irony of the controversy surrounding former Nuggets coach George Karl, in the days since excerpts of his new book “Furious George” were made public, is found in a passage in the pages of his own prose.
  “I just wish someone had managed me, like a GM does with a talented player,” Karl says in the book. “A young NBA coach needs weekly, maybe daily, help from an experienced guy.”
  An old one does too.
  Karl was referencing his repeated party fouls when talking t
  
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• Broncos offense worst since 1966

  31-12-2016 19:28
  
  ENGLEWOOD—We knew the Denver Broncos' offense was pitiful. But it took the further inspection of research to reveal just how deplorable the Broncos are when they have the ball.       
  
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• Fort Collins woman seriously injured when a driver crashed into a building

  31-12-2016 19:16
  
  A driver lost control of his truck and crashed into a building in Fort Collins around 1 a.m. Friday, seriously injuring 54-year-old passenger Angela Ramirez.
  Douglas Scovill, 36, was driving west on Mountain Avenue and attempted to turn right onto northbound Shields Street when he lost control of his truck, according to the Fort Collins Police Services. Police believe speed and alcohol contributed to the crash.
  Ramirez was taken to the Medical Center of the Rockies.
  Scovill was arreste
  
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• Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office asking for public’s help to locate a shooting suspect

  31-12-2016 18:54
  
  Provided by Arapahoe County Sheriff's OfficeDavid CraineThe Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help finding 27-year-old David Craine, a suspect in a fatal shooting Thursday in Englewood.
  Deputies believe Craine showed up at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment on the 3100 block of West Girard Avenue late Thursday night with a friend. Craine and the woman have a history of domestic violence and have a child, said Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s depart
  
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• Ring in the new year with fireworks and a comet

  31-12-2016 18:45
  
  Say farewell to 2016 in cosmic style by looking up to see the #NewYearsEve #comet on December 31 pic.twitter.com/3xaehGj0IQ
  — NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) December 28, 2016Fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up Saturday night’s sky, although you may want to pull out binoculars for the second thing.
  Stargazers will be able to see Comet 45P on the western horizon, coupled with a crescent moon, on New Year’s Eve, according to NASA.
  “We haven’t had a good easy-to-s
  
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• Chambers: Tyson Jost will sign with Avalanche sooner than later

  31-12-2016 18:00
  
  Claus Andersen/Getty ImagesTeam Canada’s Tyson Jost controls the puck against Team Russia during a game at the the 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 26, 2016 in Toronto.At this rate, the business marriage between the Avalanche and 2016 first-round draft pick Tyson Jost will be made in March or early April. Given the Avs’ struggles and Jost’s success at North Dakota and with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship, the NHL team lik
  
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• As Broncos’ 2016 season ends with thud, the question: How did this happen?

  31-12-2016 18:00
  
  John Fox had less than 24 hours to clean out his office and clear the Broncos’ slate. Weeks earlier the coach had helped the Broncos win their fourth consecutive AFC West title, but their hopes of a Super Bowl return ended abruptly the night of Jan. 11, 2015, when Denver lost a divisional playoff game to Peyton Manning’s former team, the Colts.
  So, the next afternoon, Fox was shown the door in a mutual split. John Elway, the Broncos’ general manager and face of the franchise, w
  
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• Arrest Warrant Issued In Deadly Shooting, Suspect On The Run

  31-12-2016 17:55
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – An arrest warrant has been issued in a deadly shooting on Thursday night. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for David Craine, 27, in the shooting death.
  The deadly shooting occurred in the 3100 block of Girard Avenue about 10:45 p.m. Thursday. When deputies arrived, they found a 36-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators have been looking for Cr
  
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• Family Reflects On 10-Year Anniversary Of Darrent Williams’ Death

  31-12-2016 17:39
  
  DENVER (AP) — The teenager glances at the picture in his room of Darrent Williams returning a kick, reading the inscription he long ago memorized.
  “To my wonderful son, Darius, daddy will always love you. Keep doing good in school, in sports. When you think of me, and I’m not there, look at this picture.”
  And so the son does, each day. A prized memento from his dad just before his death.
  It’s been 10 years since Williams, a 24-year-old defensive back/returner for De
  
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• Man taken to hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds in Colorado Springs

  31-12-2016 17:14
  
  A man was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening stab wounds at the Stone Ridge apartments in Colorado Springs Friday night.
  A woman has been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
  The investigation is still on-going and no names have been released. Police say there is no danger to the community.Denver CrimeSee our map, report and neighborhood rankings of assaults in Denver.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cool For The Last Day Of The Year

  31-12-2016 16:35
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – It will be a cooler end to 2016! An overnight cold front will keep high temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than Friday’s afternoon highs.
  There will be lots of sunshine over the northern part of Colorado for Saturday. At the same time a low pressure system is moving from Arizona into New Mexico. This will bring in mountain snow and lower elevation rain to Southern Colorado with most of the snow over the San Juan mountains for Saturday.
  If you&r
  
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• Woman arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash Friday night

  31-12-2016 16:14
  
  Aurora police arrested a woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Aurora Friday night.
  The pedestrian was hit around 9:30 p.m. while crossing East Colfax Avenue between Nome and Oswego streets, according to the Aurora Police Department. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  The driver initially left the scene but drove by later, police say. Witnesses pointed out the vehicle to police, who took the woman into custody a few blocks away.
  The woman
  
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• Skies should be mostly clear for New Year’s Eve fireworks

  31-12-2016 15:57
  
  Don’t worry, clouds won’t get in the way of your firework watching tonight.
  New Year’s Eve should be mostly clear with lows in the lower 20s Saturday night, National Weather Service spokesman Kyle Fredin said.
  Saturday should be sunny during the day with highs in the lower 40s, he said. New Year’s Day should be warmer with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the lower 20s.
  For those wanting to ring in the new year on the slopes, the mountains should have highs in the upper
  
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• Four people taken to hospital from apartment fire early Saturday morning

  31-12-2016 15:24
  
  3450 S. Poplar. 2nd alarm – Heavy fire in apartment building. Multiple victim saves by DFD. pic.twitter.com/MIkxLnVtse
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) December 31, 2016One person is in critical condition following an apartment fire in Denver early Saturday morning. Three others were taken to the hospital while 27 people were treated at the scene, according to the Denver Fire Department.
  The second story balcony fire was first reported a little before 1 a.m. at 3450 S. Poplar
  
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• 76ers Survive Late Flurry To Beat Nuggets 124-122

  31-12-2016 09:59
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers came up big in the fourth quarter a night after collapsing in the final 12 minutes.
  Ersan Ilyasova had a career-high 23 points and 13 rebounds and the 76ers survived a flurry in the final seconds to beat the Denver Nuggets 124-122 on Friday night.
  “I feel like the trip has been rewarded with a win and us having the ability to finally close out a game and finish off the fourth period,” Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said.
  Joel Embiid returned
  
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• Asiatic Black Bear Put Down At Denver Zoo

  31-12-2016 04:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Zoo workers said goodbye to a member of the family on Thursday.
  Tenzing, a 31-year-old Asiatic Black Bear, was humanely euthanized this week after she exhibited what zoo officials called “an acute decline in her overall quality of life” due to complications related to age.
  On a statement released on their Facebook page, Denver Zoo Assistant Curator of Carnivores Steve Venne said “This is always just so sad. Tenzing has been a member of our zoo fa
  
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• Aurora To Pay $325,000 Over Traffic Stop After Bank Robbery

  31-12-2016 02:49
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) – The city of Aurora has agreed to pay $325,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by motorists who were detained at an intersection while police tried to find a man who robbed a nearby bank.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  Attorney David Lane, who represented the 14 plaintiffs, says the settlement was reached Thursday. They sued the city for unlawful search and seizure after the June 2012 traffic stop. Some motorists were approached at gunpoint by police after the robbery, handcuf
  
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• Homeowner Thinks Airbnb Needs Some Changes After Home Trashed

  31-12-2016 02:41
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – A City Park homeowner says his place was trashed after he rented it out on the short-term rental site, Airbnb.
  “There was puke on our brand new couch and on our new rug, and chewing tobacco spilled, and basically a whole roll of paper towels shoved down a toilet upstairs,” said Airbnb host Chris Meiners.
  Chris Meiners is interviewed by CBS4’s Andrea Flores (credit: CBS)
  And the damage didn’t stop there.
  “They took my work lapto
  
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• Next Question: Grocery store liquor

  31-12-2016 02:24
  
  A Next Question that goes right along with New Year's Eve. Kim Aragon wants to know "What ever happened to the initiative for liquor to be sold in all grocery stores?"       
  
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• Colorado 100 years after prohibition

  31-12-2016 02:21
  
  These days, Coloradans fight to buy alcohol in more places.
  100 years ago, you had to fight just to find alcohol.       
  
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• New Affordable Housing Complex Will Have Breathtaking Views

  31-12-2016 02:08
  
  By Shawn Chitnis
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – An old, almost completely abandoned building will become a new apartment development with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains and downtown Denver, but it’s not the latest upscale high rise to pop up in town — it’s an affordable housing complex for low-income families.
  “To find a diamond in the rough like this, is a really great opportunity,” said Brendalee Connors, the director of development for Metro West Housi
  
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• Shoplifter sought in Edwards

  31-12-2016 02:02
  
  A woman was caught on camera stealing from a boutique in Edwards earlier this week.The Eagle County Sheriff's office says the woman took clothes and jewelry valued at nearly $1,000 from the Rogue Boutique just before closing time on Wednesday.       
  
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• Community ice skating party in Morrison

  31-12-2016 02:01
  
  You know you live in Colorado when one family hosts a community ice skating party every year in their neighborhood.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Colder Temperatures To End 2016

  31-12-2016 01:57
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – A warm Friday ahead of our next cold front moving in. Temperatures hit 65 degrees, while that is warm is it short of the 71 degree daily record high. This is our warmest day since the day after Thanksgiving.
  We’ll see more clouds overnight into Saturday, with the southern mountains getting a shot of a little snow. Our temperatures drop about 20 degrees or more with this cold front coming through. We’ll be down into the lower 40s on Saturda
  
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• Colder Temperatures To End 2016

  31-12-2016 01:57
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – A warm Friday ahead of our next cold front moving in. Temperatures hit 65 degrees, while that is warm is it short of the 71 degree daily record high. This is our warmest day since the day after Thanksgiving.
  We’ll see more clouds overnight into Saturday, with the southern mountains getting a shot of a little snow. Our temperatures drop about 20 degrees or more with this cold front coming through. We’ll be down into the lower 40s on Saturda
  
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• Von Miller’s Season Special Despite No Return To Playoffs

  31-12-2016 01:53
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Von Miller is headed for a very different kind of offseason.
  “For one, I already know that I’m not going to be Super Bowl MVP,” the Broncos star cracked.
  No, but he could still win his first Defensive Player of the Year award – if voters look past Denver’s offensive-driven nosedive that will leave them out of the postseason party for the first time since 2010.
  Even though he’s been stuck at 13½ sacks for three weeks, Miller
  
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• Woman missing from Broomfield

  31-12-2016 01:46
  
  Broomfield police are asking for help locating a woman who was last seen leaving her work on Thursday.Lynn Wright, 53, left work at Denver Human Services at 1200 Federal Boulevard in Denver at 11:06 a.m. Thursday but never made it to her Broomfield home.       
  
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• Mom killed in ski lift fall identified

  31-12-2016 01:37
  
  The Texas woman who died after falling from a chair lift was identified Friday afternoon.       
  
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• Denver Zoo mourns loss of black bear

  31-12-2016 01:21
  
  The Denver Zoo announced the death of Tenzing,  a 31-year-old female Asiatic black bear on its Facebook page.       
  
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• Officers Who Lost Homeless Brother Hold Breakfast For Those In Need

  31-12-2016 01:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver police officer and a Denver deputy gave back after their brother was affected by homelessness.
  Valmy Hartzog Howard’s brother Michael lived on the streets for six years until his death last year. She and her sister Denita helped him whenever they could and know firsthand how people struggle with homelessness.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  They hosted a Breakfast for Michael at the Denver Diner on Thursday.
  Howard says homelessness can affect anyone and she just
  
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• 'Cannabist' chief leaves after 3 years

  31-12-2016 01:12
  
  The editor-in-chief of The Cannabist has decided to move onto the next step, following 15 years as a reporter at The Denver Post - 3 of them at the marijuana publication.       
  
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• It’s Not A Cat: Firefighters Make A Different Kind Of Tree Rescue

  31-12-2016 01:06
  
  BASALT, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters saved a little boy’s holiday by rescuing his new drone from a tree.
  It happened in the town of Basalt between Glenwood Springs and Aspen.
  (credit: Basalt Fire Department)
  The 9-year-old was flying his Christmas present when a gust of wind blew it into the tree. Firefighters weren’t busy at the time so they came out with a ladder truck to retrieve the drone.
  Firefighters said they didn’t want anyone to get hurt trying to climb the tree.
  
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• Aurora paying $325,000 settlement

  31-12-2016 01:04
  
  The city of Aurora has agreed to pay $325,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by motorists who were detained at an intersection while police tried to find a man who robbed a nearby bank.       
  
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• Site helps people with criminal records

  31-12-2016 01:03
  
  You may never meet anyone who's served time in jail or prison, but all of us as taxpayers pay for their punishment.       
  
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