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• Adele To Perform At The Grammy Awards

  21-01-2017 23:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP/CBS4) — Adele is set to take the stage at next month’s Grammy Awards, where she is nominated for album, song and record of the year.
  Adele (credit: Bob Levey/Getty Images for BT PR)
  The Recording Academy announced Friday that Adele will perform at the Feb. 12 show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Previously announced performers include Metallica, Carrie Underwood, John Legend and Keith Urban.
  Adele had a hiccup during her Grammy performance last year after a microph
  
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• 2 Vehicle Crash Seriously Injures 3

  21-01-2017 22:37
  
  ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – Three people were hurt in a two-car crash in east Boulder County on Saturday morning.
  Authorities had to close Baseline Road at the scene of the crash, near Erie Airpark and just east of Lafayette, for several hours.
  (credit: Mountain View Fire)
  Police said a vehicle was traveling westbound on the road when it swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a red car that was headed eastbound. The red car was knocked up onto a barrier and was totaled.
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• DU Pioneers Rebound From 9 Point Hole, Beat IUPUI

  21-01-2017 21:30
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Amigo scored 18 points and Denver came back from a nine-point deficit early in the second half to beat IUPUI 78-74 on Saturday.
  IUPUI led 43-38 at halftime and scored seven of the first 10 after the break for a 50-41 lead. The Pioneers responded quickly with a 13-4 run to tie it at 54 apiece with 14:33 left.
  The game went back-and-forth the rest of the way. An Amigo jumper gave Denver (12-8, 4-3 Summit League) a 70-69 lead with 3:26 left, then five straight point
  
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• Hundreds Of Thousands Of Women Around The World Decry Trump

  21-01-2017 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing pink, pointy-eared “pussyhats” to mock the new president, hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets in the nation’s capital and cities around the world Saturday to send Donald Trump an emphatic message that they won’t let his agenda go unchallenged over the next four years.
  “We march today for the moral core of this nation, against which our new president is waging a war,” actress America Ferrera told the Washington cro
  
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• Enormous Crowd Takes Part In Women’s March In Denver

  21-01-2017 21:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tens of thousands of women from across Colorado are gathering in Civic Center Park in Denver Saturday for a solidarity march.(credit: CBS)
  The “Women’s March on Denver” got going just before 10 a.m. and was scheduled to last until 3 p.m.
  (credit: CBS)
  At Colfax Avenue and Broadway women, girls — and many males, too — were filling the streets, many carrying signs. No traffic was getting through in that intersection and many others along the marc
  
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• Planned Coffee Shop Would Give At-Risk Women Chance For New Lives

  21-01-2017 21:01
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – A new coffee shop could soon be opening its doors in Denver that will also open doors to new opportunities for women in need.
  It all began when Kristen Lanning moved to India, a trip that forever changed her life.
  “While I was living there I was working for a NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) that specifically rescues minors who are coming out of the sex trade,” Lanning told CBS4.
  Kristen Lanning (credit: CBS)
  Her journey quickly turned into
  
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• Police Shoot, Injure Burglary-Stabbing Suspect

  21-01-2017 19:46
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins shot and injured a burglary suspect on Saturday morning who they say was armed with a gun.
  The incident happened on the 1600 block of Hastings Drive in a residential part of the city.
  (credit: CBS)
  A man called 911 just after 8 a.m. saying he came out of his room and witnessed his roommate being stabbed by someone he didn’t know. Two officers were the first to arrive and said they saw the suspect from the burglary come out of the ho
  
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• Jokic Establishing Himself As Player Nuggets Can Build Around

  21-01-2017 19:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Young Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is quickly becoming a superstar.
  Jokic is averaging 29 points and 12 boards during a run of four straight double-doubles.Take Our PollJokic is only 21, and has been getting more playing time lately as center Jusuf Nurkic’s time on the court has been decreasing.
  Denver is reportedly shopping Nurkic with the trade deadline approaching.
  
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• Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation In Fort Collins

  21-01-2017 17:51
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins say there has been an officer-involved shooting there.
  (credit: Fort Collins Police)
  The incident happened in a residential area of the city on Hastings Drive near the intersection with Dunbar Avenue.
  So far it’s not clear who may have been injured in the incident and how severe injuries may have been.Officer-involved shooting being investigated on Hastings Dr. More info as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience.
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• Officer-Involved Shooting Occurs In Fort Collins

  21-01-2017 17:51
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Fort Collins say there has been an officer-involved shooting there.
  The incident happened in a residential area of the city on Hastings Drive near the intersection with Dunbar Avenue.
  So far it’s not clear who may have been injured in the incident and how severe injuries may have been.Officer-involved shooting being investigated on Hastings Dr. More info as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience.
  — Fort Collins Police (@FCPolice
  
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• Enormous Crowd Gathers In Civic Center Park For Women’s March

  21-01-2017 17:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tens of thousands of women from across Colorado are gathering in Civic Center Park in Denver Saturday for a solidarity march.
  (credit: CBS)
  The “Women’s March on Denver” is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday.Event organizers said the event would not take the tone of a protest of the new presidential administration. However, they said the rally would be an event which calls for social justice for women.
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• Latest Forecast: Slightly Cooler In Denver With Big Mtn Snow

  21-01-2017 17:05
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Welcome to the weekend!
  Another storm system is moving into the central Rockies from the Southwest. This system will zip across southern sections of the state producing more heavy snow for the mountains over the next 24 hours. At the same time cooler temps will be the norm over the Denver metro area with partly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance for a few flurries from Castle Rock down to the Monument Hill area late in the afternoon. But, overall most m
  
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• Peyton Manning Helps Tennessee With Search For AD

  21-01-2017 16:42
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is part of a search committee helping the University of Tennessee in its search for an athletic director.
  Tennessee announced Friday that it has hired the Turnkey Sports and Entertainment search firm to assist the school as it seeks a replacement for Dave Hart, who said in August he would be stepping down.
  School officials also announced that incoming chancellor Beverly Davenport has assembled a separate search committee to
  
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• Police Search For 4 Convenience Store Robbers

  21-01-2017 05:44
  
  By Jeff ToddAURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Aurora police are hoping for help after at least two early morning robberies of convenience stores.
  The first robbery happened around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday. Four teens, all heavily disguised, rushed into the store.
  The first was in a face mask and a black hoodie. The next also with a face mask and grey hoodie.(credit: Aurora Police)
  A shorter suspect with a T-shirt wrapped around his head was wearing a light blue sweat shirt.
  The fourth suspect dressed in jean
  
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• What Killed Geese, Ducks Under Investigation

  21-01-2017 05:21
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Federal agencies have launched an investigation to determine what has contaminated the water in a Lakewood retention pond, killing more than a dozen geese and ducks and sickening at least three more.
  (credit: CBS)
  Friday, authorities with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Lakewood police and animal control, and West Metro Fire Rescue barri
  
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• Trump Polls Inaugural Ball Crowd On Twitter Use

  21-01-2017 04:49
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – President Donald Trump asked the crowd at the second of three inaugural balls he’s attending whether he should “keep the Twitter going?”
  The crowd roared in apparent approval.
  Trump said his all-hours tweeting to his more than 20 million followers is “a way of bypassing dishonest media.”
  He spoke with first lady Melania Trump by his side. She wore an ivory column gown.
  “Now,” he added, “the fun begins.”
  The first cou
  
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• Evacuations Ordered After Natural Gas Leak

  21-01-2017 04:35
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A natural gas leak in Weld County prompted a reverse 911 call and an evacuation order on Friday afternoon.
  The natural gas leak was reported just after 3:30 p.m. between Weld County Roads 18 and 20 at Weld County Road 41.Crews from Hudson Fire Department were the initial responding agency.A reverse 911 call went out to all residents within a one-mile radius ordering evacuations.No injuries were reported.What caused the natural gas leak is being investigated.
  
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• Trump Protesters Cause Traffic Delays

  21-01-2017 03:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Dozens of President Trump protesters took to the streets on Friday night just hours after the inauguration.(credit: CBS)
  The protesters started with a small group at the state Capitol on Friday evening. Some carried signs. (credit: CBS)
  The crowd began to grow in size and then was on the move making their way from Civic Center Park to Interstate 25 and Colfax Avenue. (credit: CBS)Copter4 flew over the protests on Friday night (credit: CBS)
  
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• ‘Drunk, High, Cocaine-Using Texter’ Sentenced To 20 Years For Deadly Crash

  21-01-2017 03:13
  
  By Melissa GarciaDOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A judge handed down a 20-year prison sentence to the drunk driver who hit and killed a couple in Franktown.
  Athina Munoz, 28, pleaded guilty in October 2016 to two counts of vehicular homicide.
  Athina L. Munoz (credit: Douglas County Sheriff)
  In Friday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutors said Munoz was over three times the legal limit, and was also high on marijuana and texting at the time of the crash.
  Brian Lehner, 58, and his wife Jacq
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Snowy Weekend for the Mountains; Dry In Denver

  21-01-2017 02:12
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Scattered snow showers or freezing drizzle just scattered around the metro area early this morning – heavier snow was found to the east.Skies even cleared during the afternoon hours over Denver as the high rose to 45 at the airport and 47 degrees downtown. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories continue for most mountain locations until early Sunday morning.
  For Denver expect a fairly seasonal weekend: partly cloudy skies on Saturday with a h
  
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• A Snowy Weekend for the Mountains; Dry In Denver

  21-01-2017 02:12
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Scattered snow showers or freezing drizzle just scattered around the metro area early this morning – heavier snow was found to the east. Skies even cleared during the afternoon hours over Denver as the high rose to 45 at the airport and 47 degrees downtown. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories continue for most mountain locations until early Sunday morning.
  For Denver, expect a fairly seasonal weekend: partly cloudy skies on Saturday with a
  
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• Raw Sewage Fills Church, Home; Bills, Questions Remain

  21-01-2017 01:36
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4)– A church in Denver and a home next door continue to undergo repairs after a sewage backup that occurred the night of Christmas Eve.
  The Calvary Apostolic Church at 5900 E. Yale Ave and a home nearby were both submerged in more than one foot of raw sewage in December.
  (credit: CBS)
  Four weeks after the basements flooded, the Holly Hills Water and Sanitation board had not addressed reimbursement for damages caused by the flooding.
  Those involved, including hom
  
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• List of all the 2017 Presidential...

  21-01-2017 01:21
  
  Looking to get fancy for the inauguration? We have a list of all the balls!        
  
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• Ski chairlift modification likely...

  21-01-2017 01:20
  
  Officials at a small Colorado ski resort say an independent contractor's modifications to a chairlift likely caused a lurch that toppled a Texas woman 25 feet to her death.       
  
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• Crews work to remove snow, giant icicles

  21-01-2017 01:15
  
  A banner year for snow across much of Colorado's high country has created some unusually large icicles at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison.       
  
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• Parade Over, Celebration Switches To Balls

  21-01-2017 01:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The parade for newly sworn-in President Donald Trump is over, shifting the celebration to its third act — a trio of balls. Trump and first lady Melania are expected at all three.Two balls will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The third, the “Salute to Our Armed Services Ball,” will take place at the National Building Museum.
  The celebrations come after Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 45th president and the Senate confi
  
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• Ski Chairlift Modification Likely Caused Woman’s Fatal Fall

  21-01-2017 00:51
  
  DENVER (AP) — Officials at a small Colorado ski resort say an independent contractor’s modifications to a chairlift likely caused a lurch that toppled a Texas woman 25 feet to her death.
  Melissa Cipriani, CEO of Granby Ranch, said in a news release Friday that the contractor modified the electrical drive/control system of the Quick Draw Express lift before the ski season. A Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board report says problems with that system “contributed to a rare dyna
  
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• Senate Confirms Kelly For Homeland Security Secretary

  21-01-2017 00:51
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of General John Kelly (USMC, Ret.) as Secretary of Homeland Security on Friday.
  Senators voted 88-11 to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee. The lone senator who did not vote was Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, who was nominated for Attorney General.
  In a statement, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) said Kelly was a proven leader and would lead the department effectively.
  “In a time when Americans fear another d
  
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• Charitable element added to Brown Palace

  21-01-2017 00:51
  
  Downtown Denver's famous Brown Palace Hotel and Spa has added a charitable twist to its annual tradition of hosting the National Western Stock Show's Grand Champion Steer.       
  
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• Coloradan's long trip to women's march

  21-01-2017 00:44
  
  The Women’s March on Washington has brought people from across the country to America’s capital, and from around the world.       
  
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• 217 Arrested, 6 Officers Hurt In DC Protests

  21-01-2017 00:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters registered their rage against the new president Friday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald Trump’s inaugural parade. At least 217 people were arrested for rioting while a burning limousine sent clouds of black smoke into the sky during Trump’s procession.
  Several spirited demonstrations unfolded peacefully at various security checkpoints near the Capitol as police helped t
  
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• Coroner IDs Transient Shot At Colorado Springs Residence

  21-01-2017 00:39
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — El Paso County officials have released the name of a transient who was shot to death at a residence in Colorado Springs.
  The coroner’s office says 37-year-old Donald Wayne Russell died Thursday morning.Police say he had entered the three story house that had been converted into apartments and was confronted by a tenant, who shot him.
  Under Colorado’s so-called “make my day” law, a resident can use deadly force against an intruder witho
  
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• Wells Fargo creates ethics office

  21-01-2017 00:30
  
  Wells Fargo & Co. says it has created an internal ethics office as it continues to grapple with the fallout from its bogus-accounts scandal.       
  
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• 4 CO companies named to GovTech 10 list

  21-01-2017 00:26
  
  Four Colorado companies have been recognized in Government Technology magazine's annual GovTech 100 list.       
  
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• High Tea Tradition With Grand Champion Steer Continues

  21-01-2017 00:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The tradition of high tea with the Grand Champion Steer at the Brown Palace continued on Friday.The steer, named FU, is the National Western Stock Show Grand Champion. This is the 72nd year the Brown Palace has hosted the event where the prized bull is featured in the middle of the formal dining room.
  Fu was raised by 12-year-old Lillie Skiles of Dalhart, Texas. (credit: CBS)
  Skiles plans to use the money from her win to buy more cattle.Fu was featured in a pen with the Rese
  
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• John Elway Attends Trump Inauguration

  21-01-2017 00:05
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – Broncos General Manager John Elway was spotted at President Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday.
  A lot.
  Several fans tweeted out photos with Elway when they saw him in the crowd, some saying they were sitting next to him.Sat by John Elway at the inauguration. Strongly suggested they draft Brian Hill. pic.twitter.com/kRSYQVDFby
  — Wyoming Tailgater (@WyoTailgater) January 20, 2017Bronco Exec John Elway reported at Presidential Inauguration today- seated in VIP
  
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• George Karl Doesn’t Hold Back In First Book

  21-01-2017 00:03
  
  DENVER (AP) — George Karl ambles into the Tattered Cover Bookstore for his first signing of his recently released “Furious George” memoir, and he looks refreshed, having dropped from near three bills to 230-some pounds.
  “I feel terrific,” said Karl, 65, who’s eating right, drinking less, sleeping more and generally enjoying a peaceful existence as a two-time cancer survivor taking what he hopes is just a brief respite from the stress of NBA coaching.
  “I
  
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