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• Man Charged With Arson In Fire Started With Molotov Cocktail

  19-01-2017 23:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The person arrested after shots were fired at a burning home in Denver earlier this month has been charged.
  Firefighters rushed to the burning home located at 672 S. Irving Street on Jan. 8.
  (credit: CBS)
  Fire crews waited for police to arrive after reports of gunshots.
  Martin Schenck has been charged with two counts of use of explosive or incendiary device, one count of first-degree arson, one count of second-degree arson, four counts of possession of explosive or ince
  
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• The Presidency Is About To Change – As Trump Remains Trump

  19-01-2017 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump enters the White House on Friday just as he entered the race for president: defiant, unfiltered, unbound by tradition and utterly confident in his chosen course.
  In the 10 weeks since his surprise election as the nation’s 45th president, Trump has violated decades of established diplomatic protocol, sent shockwaves through business boardrooms, tested long-standing ethics rules and continued his combative style of replying to any slight with a personal a
  
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• Watch CBS4 For Special Coverage Of Presidential Inauguration Friday

  19-01-2017 23:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Watch CBS4 on Friday for a special schedule for the inauguration of Donald Trump.
  A local newscast will air from 4:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., then CBS This Morning will air from 5-8 a.m. with an extended preview.
  CBS News coverage of the ceremony begins at 8 a.m. and continues until at least 2 p.m.
  LINK: CBS4 TV Schedule
  If you miss the day’s events, you can watch an expanded version of CBS Evening News from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and a prime time special “Change and Challenge:
  
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• Colorado-Based Western Union To Pay $586 Million For Fraud Victims

  19-01-2017 23:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Western Union has agreed to pay $586 million to the U.S. government to pay back victims of fraud that the money transfer company failed to protect.
  The government said Thursday that Western Union did not have a strong enough anti-fraud program, allowing scammers to use its money-transfer services to rip off customers.In one such scam, fraudsters would contact people to trick them into thinking they won a foreign lottery and asked them to send money through Western Union to
  
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• Lack Of Latinos In Trump Cabinet Draws Ire For ‘Setback’

  19-01-2017 23:09
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s decision not to appoint any Latinos to his Cabinet is drawing fierce criticism from Hispanics, who call it a major setback for the nation’s largest minority group.
  Trump announced former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday as his choice to lead the Agriculture Department, ending hopes that the last open spot would go to a Latino nominee. The lack of Latino appointments means no Hispanic will serve in a president’s
  
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• Judge Blocks Texas On Planned Parenthood

  19-01-2017 23:00
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from ousting Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015.
  The decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks adds Texas to the list of Republican-controlled states that have been thwarted in efforts to cut off Medicaid dollars to the nation’s largest abortion provider. Sparks postponed Planned Parenthood’s ouster until Feb
  
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• State Lawmakers To Introduce Bill To Extend Bar Hours

  19-01-2017 22:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– State lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would allow bars in Colorado to stay open past 2 a.m. or even 24 hours.Currently it’s against state law to serve alcohol between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.
  A proposed bill would allow cities and counties decide how late bars and restaurants can serve drinks. (credit: CBS)
  “The State of Colorado tells local governments when to close down a businessand to me that’s ridiculous,” said Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat rep
  
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• The True Story Of How AJ Styles Signed With WWE

  19-01-2017 22:04
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  The walls of his home are likely covered in gold. Within a year of his first match in 1998, AJ Styles captured his first championship. It was the first of many he’d win over the next decade. Many were from wrestling’s most prestigious promotions, from Ring of Honor to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, from TNA Wrestling to halfway around the world with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Styles was an unstoppable force that truly became “the face that runs the place” whereve
  
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• Trump Pays $25 Million To Settle Trump University Cases

  19-01-2017 21:50
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has paid $25 million to settle three lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University, signaling that a judge’s approval of a settlement agreement remains on track for March 30.
  Plaintiff attorney Jason Forge says Trump Entrepreneur Initiative paid the money into escrow ahead of Wednesday’s deadline. Trump University was renamed Trump Entrepreneur Initiative in 2010 after New York state officials objected to the name because it was
  
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• New Colorado Energy Subcommittee On Trump Policies Convenes

  19-01-2017 21:33
  
  DENVER (AP) — Energy production and climate protection. That theme dominated the first hearing Thursday of an energy subcommittee that Colorado Republicans created in anticipation of new policies under Donald Trump’s presidential administration.
  The panel’s chair, GOP Sen. Ray Scott of Grand Junction, says it will deal with facts — not fears — as it comes up with policy recommendations for energy production and environmental safeguards.
  Democrats hold two seats on t
  
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• Federal Highway Administration Approves I-70 Project

  19-01-2017 21:20
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Federal Highway Administration has approved the Interstate 70 expansion project in the Elyria-Swansea and Globeville neighborhoods in northeast Denver.CDOT says it’s the final approval needed in the $1.2 billion proposal to remove the existing I-70 viaduct between Colorado and Brighton Boulevards, lower the highway approximately 30 feet below grade, and add toll lanes.(credit: CBS)
  The I-70 expansion projects have been the subject of community-wide controversy in w
  
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• School: Teachers Face Discipline If They Join Trump Protest

  19-01-2017 19:59
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Providence school district says teachers will face disciplinary action if they participate in a planned student walkout at city high schools Friday in protest of Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  Providence Public Schools spokeswoman Laura Hart says that if staff members walk out, the district would follow a “progressive disciplinary process.” That process would include an investigation, a hearing and an outcome.
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• Devices Found In Trash Can Were Not Explosive

  19-01-2017 19:57
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– The Boulder County Bomb Squad determined that the possible pipe bombs found in a trash can outside a liquor store in Longmont on Wednesday did not contain any explosive material.
  Two people searching for recyclables in the trash can found what looked like two pipe bombs on Wednesday morning. They told the owner of the Twin Peaks liquor store in the 900 block of South Hover Street and the store owner called police. Officers cordoned off the area.
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• Cowboys Delay Talk Of Romo’s Future, Likely Knowing Answer

  19-01-2017 19:45
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Those closest to Tony Romo on the Cowboys aren’t ready to discuss the future of the Dallas quarterback, probably because they know the likely final answer.
  After 156 games and franchise bests of 34,183 yards passing and 248 touchdowns, Romo’s career in Dallas appears to be over after he lost the job he held for 10 years to rookie sensation Dak Prescott following a preseason back injury.
  The question is, what’s next?
  “There’s several cards
  
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• The Two-Day Hike: What To Bring And Why To Bring It

  19-01-2017 19:39
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Erica Ferencik is a graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Boston University. Her work has appeared in Salon and The Boston Globe, as well as on National Public Radio. Her first novel, The River At Night, on sale now from our sister company, Simon & Schuster, is a high stakes drama set in the Maine wilderness as four friends fight to survive after a white water rafting accident. Find out more on her website EricaFerencik.com and follow her
  
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• Raiders File Papers To Move From Oakland To Las Vegas

  19-01-2017 19:07
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have filed paperwork to move to Las Vegas.
  Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak told The Associated Press on Thursday that he spoke with the Raiders. Sisolak is part of an 11-member panel that was appointed by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval to study plans for a proposal backed by billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson’s company, Las Vegas Sands Corp., to build a domed stadium to lure the Raiders to town.
  The proposed 65,000-seat domed stad
  
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• Police: Colorado Springs Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder

  19-01-2017 18:58
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado Springs are investigating after a homeowner reportedly shot and killed an intruder.
  The victim, a transient, has not been identified.
  Lt. Howard Black says at least one shot was fired during the confrontation just before 7 a.m. in a residence in the downtown area.
  Detectives are investigating whether the shooting might fall under Colorado’s so-called “make my day” law under which homeowners cannot be held legally or civill
  
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• CBS Sports’ Nantz, Simms, Cowher, Gonzalez Analyze NFL Championships

  19-01-2017 18:50
  
  Bryan Altman
  Our last weekend featuring multiple NFL games is upon us, and boy will it be a good one. This weekend the Green Bay Packers visit the Atlanta Falcons, and the Pittsburgh Steelers head to Foxboro to take on the New England Patriots in two marquee matchups that should set scoreboards on fire. Football fans will be watching from the edges of their seats to see which teams move on to Super Bowl LI.
  CBS Sports’ top NFL analysts Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Tony Gonzalez, and lead
  
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• Nebraska Bill Would Swap Columbus Day For Standing Bear Day

  19-01-2017 18:31
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would no longer recognize Columbus Day as an official state holiday but would instead honor the legacy of Native Americans if a new proposal becomes law.
  The bill introduced Tuesday would create “Standing Bear and Indigenous Leaders’ Day” in honor of the legendary Ponca Chief. The new state holiday would be recognized on the second Monday in October each year, on what is now Columbus Day.
  Standing Bear, Chief of the Dakota Sioux, North Americ
  
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• Welterweight Title Fight Between Keith Thurman And Danny Garcia To Air In Primetime On CBS

  19-01-2017 18:17
  
  Bryan Altman
  On June 25, 2016, boxing returned to primetime on CBS with a bang as welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman and Shawn “Showtime” Porter put on one of the best bouts of the year.
  Before last year’s epic WBA Welterweight title fight, it had been 40 years since boxing aired on CBS in primetime, but thanks to the overwhelming success of Thurman-Porter, the wait for the next primetime fight has been reduced substantially.
  On Wednesday SHOWT
  
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• Police To Destroy Motorcycle Seized After I-25 Rally

  19-01-2017 18:02
  
  DENVER (AP) — Denver police are planning to destroy a motorcycle that was seized after a massive rally that temporarily closed part of Interstate 25 over the summer.
  Hundreds of motorcyclists rode through Denver on July 24 as part of a rally to call attention to biker safety and awareness. Bikers were seen popping wheelies and doing burnouts in the middle of the highway, ultimately shutting I-25 down.
  (credit: Kill The Streets/Facebook)
  Denver Police seized a 2007 Honda after the protest t
  
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• Police Destroy Motorcycle Seized After I-25 Rally

  19-01-2017 18:02
  
  DENVER (AP/CBS4) — Denver police destroyed a motorcycle that was seized after a massive rally that temporarily closed part of Interstate 25 over the summer.
  (credit: CBS)
  Hundreds of motorcyclists rode through Denver on July 24 as part of a rally to call attention to biker safety and awareness.
  “We’re here to send a message, the strong message that we take these investigations very seriously, and we take this incident very seriously and that it really will not be tolerated,&rdq
  
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• Inaugural Crowds Sure To Be Huge – But How Huge?

  19-01-2017 17:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says his inauguration will have “an unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout.” Organizers of a protest the next day call it the biggest demonstration in history to welcome a new president.
  Exactly how many people actually show up for both events will likely never be known.
  Counting the number of people at major public events is as much art as science, and there will be no official tally of how many people attend either Friday’s inaugural
  
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• 2 Found Dead Inside Car Pulled From Creek Identified

  19-01-2017 17:54
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The two people who were found dead inside a car pulled from Bear Creek on Wednesday have been identified.
  The Jefferson County coroner told CBS4 the driver has been identified as Corry Danks, 26, from Conifer. The female passenger has been identified as Kira Blaugher-Wyszomirski, 20, from Evergreen. Autopsies will be conducted on Thursday to determine cause of death.The discovery was made about 8 a.m. Wednesday off Highway 74 near Kittredge when Evergreen Fi
  
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• Hawks Trade G Williams To Nuggets, Sign G Gary Neal

  19-01-2017 17:22
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have traded guard Mo Williams to the Denver Nuggets and signed guard Gary Neal to a 10-day contract.
  In exchange for Williams, the Hawks reacquired the rights to Cenk Akyol and a $2.2 million traded player exception, which they must use within the next year.
  The deal was announced Wednesday before the Hawks lost at Detroit 118-95. The 32-year-old Neal scored 4 points — all on free throws — and failed to connect on four shots from the field.
  He m
  
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• Feds OK More Coal Extraction At Northwest Colorado Mine

  19-01-2017 17:20
  
  DENVER (AP) — Federal regulators say operations can continue at a northwest Colorado coal mine under a plan that calls for the company to donate land for the greater sage grouse.
  Lee Boughey, a spokesman for the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, said Wednesday that the Interior Department is allowing the Colowyo Coal Company to continue working reserves in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties first leased from the Bureau of Land Management in 1982.(credit: CBS)
  Colowyo Coal is a
  
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• Fresno State Sets Season-High For 3s, Beats Colorado State 78-57

  19-01-2017 17:17
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Deshon Taylor hit four 3-pointers and scored 19 points to help lead Fresno State to a 78-57 win over Colorado State on Wednesday night.
  Jaron Hopkins finished with 18 points and added seven assists and six rebounds for Fresno State (12-7, 4-3 Mountain West), which has won 11 straight at home against Mountain West teams.
  The Bulldogs shot 44.4 percent from the floor and hit a season-high 11 3-pointers, including five from Jahmel Taylor who finished with 15 points.
  Fres
  
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• Fultz Scores 37 As Washington Beats Colorado 85-83 In OT

  19-01-2017 17:10
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Markelle Fultz carried Washington back from a 17-point deficit in the second half, enough to take Colorado to overtime on a night it appeared the Huskies were about to be routed.
  It was David Crisp’s turn to hit the big shot in overtime.
  Fultz scored a career-high 37 points and Crisp’s 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left in overtime gave Washington an unexpected 85-83 win over the Buffaloes on Wednesday night.
  Washington (9-9, 2-4 Pac-12) trailed 41-24 in th
  
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• ‘Intentionally Being Left Out’: Artists Paint Ugly Picture Of City Enforcement

  19-01-2017 17:02
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4)– The forced evacuations of two DIY art spaces in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood late last year, Rhinoceropolis and Glob, have amplified tensions between artists seeking freedom and the city whose job it is to ensure their safety.
  In an effort to ease such tensions and facilitate discussions between stakeholders, a panel of city planners, members of the Denver Fire Department, Denver Arts and Venues, and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs hosted a
  
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• Former President’s Movement Disorder Mimics Parkinson’s

  19-01-2017 16:41
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been placed in intensive care at a Houston hospital, is suffering from pneumonia and has vascular parkinsonism, a rare syndrome that mimics Parkinson’s disease. The 92-year-old Bush also broke a vertebra in 2015 and has used a motorized scooter or a wheelchair in recent years. Some answers to common questions about his health:
  Q: WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF PNEUMONIA?
  A: Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be mild o
  
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• Latest Forecast: Metro Snow, Minor Accumulation Expected Friday

  19-01-2017 15:50
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures on Thursday will reach into the 50s in Denver and all along the Front Range for the second day in a row. The relatively warm weather comes just ahead of another cold front that could bring the metro area light snow on Friday.
  Most of the snow with this next system will stay in the mountains. A Winter Storm Warning has already been issued for mountain areas west of Vail Pass from Thursday evening through early Sunday morning. The Vail and Aspen
  
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• 1 Rescued From Burning Home

  19-01-2017 15:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– One person was rescued from a burning home early Thursday morning.
  Firefighters rushed to the house fire in the 3200 block of West Colorado Boulevard just before 4 a.m. Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Denver Fire Department operations chief told CBS4 that the fire likely started inside the home in a corner where there was a pine tree.
  (credit: CBS)
  A CO detector went off in the home and the alarm company called the home and alerted the woman who lived inside. She called 911 and
  
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• Q&A: Nation’s 1st Marijuana Club Law Shrouded In Questions

  19-01-2017 15:25
  
  DENVER (AP) — Denver has started work on the nation’s first law allowing marijuana clubs and use in public places such as coffee shops or art galleries. But the details about what those pot clubs would look like are very much in the air. Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the looming pot clubs headed to Denver:___WHEN WILL THE POT CLUBS OPEN?Applications are available Friday, but the city has no deadline for issuing the licenses, which will cost $2,000 a year. An
  
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• Top State Executive Fired, CBI Investigating Alleged Embezzlement

  19-01-2017 06:00
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned the Colorado Department of Transportation has fired one of its top executives amidst concerns he stole thousands of dollars through the use of CDOT purchasing cards.
  CDOT terminated Chris Wedor, its director of audits, Dec. 29, after the agency discovered “irregularities” in Wedor’s use of the state credit cards.
  Chris Wedor (credit: CBS)
  Amy Ford, CDOT communications director, confirmed the CBS4 report but declined to provi
  
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• Elk & Deer Herds Getting Too Close To Roads, Baiting Could Be The Solution

  19-01-2017 05:49
  
  GUNNISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have a problem they need help with. Elk and deer are getting too close to roads in the Gunnison Basin.
  Wildlife officers hope food will lure the thousands of big game animals off the highway, and with so much snow there, it’s easy to see why the animals have gathered along the cleared road.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Our concern is the Highway 50 travel corridor,” J Wenum with Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
  Deer and elk
  
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• Denver Officers, High School Students Meet To Find Common Ground

  19-01-2017 05:27
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – With the hope to bridge the gap between younger generations and law enforcement, a new kind of approach was taken inside of Manual High School in Denver on Wednesday.
  “Improv is a tool that is a great equalizer. Improv requires that people have to be vulnerable and a little bit silly and put their guard down,” said Lainie Hodges, a Manual High alumnus and development specialist, who lead the group meeting.
  (credit: CBS)
  Six officers from the Denver
  
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• ‘It’s Crazy Somebody Would Even Joke’ About A Bomb On A Plane

  19-01-2017 05:15
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4) – The FBI arrested Cameron E. Korth on Monday for allegedly writing a note about a bomb on board a United Airlines plane.
  Jeremy Schlagel and girlfriend Brittney Cox were on the flight, headed back to Denver from San Diego when Cox noticed a commotion in the back of the plane.
  Cameron E. Korth (credit: Facebook/CBS)
  “I actually noticed him. He called the flight attendant into the bathroom and pointed something out and they went straight to the front of
  
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• Trump Picks Former Georgia Governor To Lead USDA

  19-01-2017 03:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – A person familiar with the decision says President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to serve as agriculture secretary.
  The person who revealed Trump’s pick was not authorized to speak publicly before it is announced.
  Perdue is a 70-year-old agribusiness owner and veterinarian. He made Georgia history in 2002 when he became the first Republican elected governor since the aftermath of the Civil War. His election marked the completion
  
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• 2 Possible Pipe Bombs Discovered Outside Liquor Store

  19-01-2017 03:00
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Two people looking for aluminum cans in a garbage can found two possible pipe bombs in a trash can located outside of a liquor store in Longmont on Wednesday morning.
  The people went inside Twin Peaks liquor store in the 900 block of South Hover Street and told the owner about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. The store owner called police and officers cordoned off the area.
  (credit: CBS)
  Eric Longeo works at the Twin Peaks Liquor Store next to where the alleged pipe bombs wer
  
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• Notes: Sanders honored, Barone hired

  19-01-2017 02:28
  
  The consolation to not making the playoffs as a team is it increases the chances of individuals receiving a Pro Bowl honor.       
  
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• Another Day In the 50s Before a Chance for Snow

  19-01-2017 01:49
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wednesday turned out to be a pleasant winter day with plenty of sunshine and a high of 52 degrees. Look for another day much like it for Thursday with a high back in the low 50s. The it’s back to winter as Friday’s high drops into the low 40s with a chance for snow showers or light snow. Not much expected across the metro area, maybe 1-3″…but just the opposite for the southwest quadrant of the state where a Winter Storm Watch, a Winter
  
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• Sentencing In Pot Money Laundering Case, Possible Colombia Connection

  19-01-2017 01:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A federal judge sentenced a convicted drug offender with alleged ties to Colombia to 45 days in prison on Wednesday.
  Gerardo Uribe was sentenced in federal court after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor marijuana possession charges last year.
  Brothers Luis Uribe, left, and Gerardo Uribe, right (credit: CBS)
  This guilty plea comes after a series of highly-publicized raids in November 2013 where cash and marijuana were confiscated.
  Three other people were charged in connecti
  
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• Walker Denied Again As Three Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

  19-01-2017 01:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, earning the honor as Trevor Hoffman and Vladimir Guerrero fell just short.
  Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were passed over for the fifth straight year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. But they received a majority of votes for the first time and could be in position to gain election in coming years.
  Bagwell, on the ballot for the
  
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• Walker Denied Again As 3 Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

  19-01-2017 01:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Rockies outfielder Larry Walker missed out on the baseball’s Hall of Fame but will still be on the ballot in 2018.
  Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to the Hall of Fame on Wednesday, earning the honor as Trevor Hoffman and Vladimir Guerrero fell just short.
  Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were passed over for the fifth straight year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. But they receive
  
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• Man Accused Of Penning Note About Bomb On Plane Was ‘Good Samaritan Hero’

  19-01-2017 01:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The FBI arrested Cameron E. Korth on Monday for allegedly writing a note about a bomb on board a United Airlines plane.
  United flight 231 was en route from San Diego to Denver International Airport when Korth, 20, allegedly found the note in the bathroom.
  The note stated there was a bomb on the plane and the flight crew should not attempt to land the aircraft.
  Cameron Korth (credit: Davis County, UT)
  Korth shared the note with the flight crew who notified authorities at DIA
  
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• 2 Found Dead In Car Pulled From Creek

  19-01-2017 00:55
  
  By Andrea Flores
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Two people were found dead inside a car pulled from Bear Creek.
  The discovery was made about 8 a.m. Wednesday off Highway 74 near Kittredge when Evergreen Fire Rescue crews responded and pulled the 2015 Volkswagen from the water.
  Copter4 flew over the Volkswagen after it was pulled from the creek (credit: CBS)
  “The car did go off the side of the road, hit a tree, and rolled over, upside down into the creek,” said Evergreen Fire R
  
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• Subject In Sex Trafficking Documentary Sues Filmmaker

  19-01-2017 00:48
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver woman, mentioned in a 2013 documentary about sex trafficking, filed a complaint initially suing both the filmmaker and Netflix.
  The documentary named “Tricked” is a gritty, revealing film about the world of sex trafficking. It streams on Netflix. Much of the documentary was filmed in Denver and profiles local sex workers, sex victims, pimps, prosecutors and vice cops.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Wednesday afternoon, CBS4 learned that the plaintif
  
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• Child Abuse Hotline Expanded To Help More Kids

  19-01-2017 00:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline is being expanded to help more children who may be in danger.
  The hotline is in its third year of operation. In the past year, calls received from community members versus mandatory reporters made up 40 percent of the total number of calls. That’s up 24 percent from 2015.
  A new feature allows concerned people to report child sex trafficking to the hotline thanks to the passage of a bill in the state Legislature. HB 16-1224 e
  
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• New Series Of Snowstorms Getting Set To Hit Colorado’s High Country

  19-01-2017 00:32
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a brief break from days of heavy mountain snow there’s more in the forecast starting Wednesday.
  A series of storms lined up over the Pacific Ocean will move along the jet stream over the next week and each one will bring snow.The snow will fall on top of near historic snowfall which buried some communities with 5 to 10 feet of snow during the first 10 days of January.
  Colorado already has 80% of its annual snowpack on the ground with half of the s
  
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• Failure To Use Bear-Resistant Trash Bins Fines Lowered

  19-01-2017 00:20
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Boulder City Council members voted to lower the fine for first-time violators who don’t use bear-resistant trash bins.
  Bears are a common sight in the neighborhoods in west Boulder. That was part of the decision behind the city requirement that residents use bear-proof trash bins starting in 2014.
  (credit: CBS)
  Some people violated the rule and city leaders decided to implement fines for those who did not follow the requirement.
  (credit: CBS)
  The City of
  
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