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• Burning Car Found Near Light Rail Tracks

  23-01-2017 23:58
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A burning car was found near the light rail tracks along Interstate 225 during the morning commute on Monday.Copter4 flew over the burning car near the RTD Park and Ride at I-225 and Colfax Avenue.Police investigated reports that the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash. Officers have not determined if that is the case but did confirm the car was stolen.Officers say three people inside the car set it on fire and then took off.
  
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• Dogs Blamed For Killing 12 Animals At Nonprofit Farm

  23-01-2017 23:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A dozen animals were killed by other animals over the weekend at a nonprofit farm for children.
  “The dogs came in over the feeders,” Mike Nicks described the chain of events that lead to the slaughter of twelve animals at the Urban Farm at Stapleton.
  (credit: CBS)
  “There were animals dead in three different pens,” he told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  Nicks is the Urban Farm’s Executive Director. On Sunday morning, seven goats, three sheep and two ra
  
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• Spectacular First Images Released From GOES-16 Weather Satellite

  23-01-2017 23:08
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – The first images from NOAA’s next-generation weather satellite are in and they’re absolutely stunning.
  GOES-R launched from Florida on Nov. 19 after a brief delay due to Hurricane Matthew. Just 10 days later the spacecraft’s name was changed to GOES-16 after it successfully reached a geostationary orbit approximately 22,000 miles above Earth’s equator.
  This composite color full-disk visible image is from 1:07 p.m. EDT on January 15, 20
  
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• Sierra Nevada Brewery Issues 36-State Recall Of Select Beers

  23-01-2017 22:51
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall Sunday of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA’s and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.
  In a statement Sunday, it said the recall applies to eight different types of its craft beers, including its popular Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, purchased in 36 states across the Midwest, the South and East Coast of the United States.
  The California-base
  
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• Bush Ready To Leave Intensive Care, Wife Barbara Goes Home

  23-01-2017 22:27
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is still suffering from pneumonia, but is well enough to leave the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital, doctors said Monday. His wife, Barbara, has been discharged from the same facility after completing treatment for bronchitis.
  The 92-year-old former president was struggling to breathe when he was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital Jan. 14. Last week, he was breathing with the aid of a ventilator in the ICU, but doctors remov
  
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• Cab Driver Names Elway His Top QB, Doesn’t Realize He’s Driving Him

  23-01-2017 22:03
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – A cab driver had a hilarious chance encounter with former Broncos quarterback John Elway.
  Asked to name his top three quarterbacks of all-time, driver Sam Snow picked Elway without even realizing the Broncos great was sitting in his back seat.
  Philanthropists Glenn and Mindy Stearns, who were in the cab with the two, as well as Elway’s wife, filmed the whole thing.Snow’s reaction when he realized he was driving Elway?
  “Oh come on man, are you serious?&
  
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• Keidel: Brady And Ryan, A Contrast In QBs

  23-01-2017 21:58
  
  By Jason Keidel
  All Super Bowls have their own stories, plots and subplots.
  The more — or the more intense — the merrier. From the tete-a-tete between Ray Buchanan and Shannon Sharpe to the worldwide ankle watch on Terrell Owens to Hollywood Henderson questioning Terry Bradshaw’s IQ, we like our sporting events distilled to storylines, to good vs evil.
  In the absence of that this year — unless you find some vicarious thrill in Roger Goodell’s quite conspicuous
  
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• Romantic Valentine’s Day Destinations

  23-01-2017 21:54
  
  We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. Run away this Valentine’s Day with your significant other to the vacation of your dreams. These five destinations offer an adventure for every type of romantic. Sans the traditional v-day gifts of chocolate and roses by treating yourselves to some quality alone time. After all, what is life but one grand adventure.
  San Francisco, California
  Tennessee Williams once said, “America has only three cities: New York, San Francis
  
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• 2 Arrested In Shooting, Chase & Crash

  23-01-2017 21:26
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Officers arrested two people in connection with a shooting that led to a police pursuit and crash.The chase started at East Colfax Avenue and Chambers on Sunday. The pursuit ended with a crash on Interstate 70 near Airpark Road.(credit: CBS)
  Police took two people into custody after the crash. Investigators say one of the people arrested shot and hurt someone on Saturday night. (credit: CBS)
  That shooting happened in a Walmart parking lot at Colfax Avenue and Havana S
  
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• City Councilman Celebrates After Cancer Battle

  23-01-2017 21:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver city councilman hit the slopes to celebrate after doctors initially told him he would never snowboard again.Albus Brooks (credit: CBS)
  District 9 Councilman Albus Brooks posted a video on Twitter with the caption “I’m baaaaack!!!! My Doctors told me I would never snowboard again.. today was my first day back since cancer.”I'm baaaaack!!!! My Doctors told me I would never snowboard again.. today was my first day back since cancer. @CureSarcoma @live
  
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• After Women’s Marches, Can Numbers Translate To Real Change?

  23-01-2017 21:10
  
  DENVER (AP) — Deb Szeman, a self-described “homebody,” had never participated in a demonstration before hopping on an overnight bus from her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend the women’s march on Washington.
  She returned on another bus that pulled in at 4 a.m. Sunday, full of people buzzing about what might come next and quipping that they would see each other at the next march.
  “I wouldn’t have spent 18 hours in Washington, D.C., and taken the bus
  
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• Conway Reverses Course, Trump To Release Tax Returns

  23-01-2017 21:01
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – President Donald Trump will release his tax returns.
  According to CBS News, that’s a reverse from what presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway said Sunday, when she stated “he’s not going to release his tax returns.”
  “The White House response is that he’s not going to release his tax returns,” Conway told ABC’s “This Week.” “We litigated this all through the election.”Kellyanne Conway reverses course,
  
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• Watch: Elk Walks Into Estes Park Store

  23-01-2017 20:47
  
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – File it under something you don’t see every day, an elk wandering into a store.
  It happened at the Water Wheel Gift Corner on, appropriately enough, Elkhorn Avenue in Estes Park.
  Store owner Prateek Shakya caught the whole thing on camera.
  Police tried to shoo the elk away while he stood outside, but he walked into the store instead.
  Shakya said it was a bit of a scary experience.
  “I was inside stuck for some time, but fortunately he did not do a
  
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• Despite Challenges, ‘Season’s Not Over’ For CSU Rams

  23-01-2017 20:37
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – CSU Rams basketball coach Larry Eustachy has had some well publicized tough times throughout his career.
  Now, in his 26th season of coaching, Eustachy is yet again faced with a challenge.
  Larry Eustachy (credit: CBS)
  The Rams had three players ruled academically ineligible for the second semester. Juniors Che Bob, Devocio Butler and Kimani Jackson did not meet the minimum grade-point requirements in their fall classes.
  Bob was the fourth-leading scorer for the
  
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• Officer Shoots Man Carrying Pellet Gun

  23-01-2017 20:19
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Police in northern Colorado say a man shot and wounded by an officer had been carrying a pellet gun.
  According to the Fort Collins Police Services, 25-year-old Austin Snodgrass called 911 Saturday to say a stranger was stabbing his roommate. Police later determined the story was false.
  Police say two officers arrived on the scene and Snodgrass walked toward them with a gun. FCPS says Officer Matthew Brede fired multiple shots and hit Snodgrass an unknown number o
  
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• Colorado Moves To Eliminate Black-Market Internet Pot Ads

  23-01-2017 20:14
  
  DENVER (AP) — Weed on Craigslist? It is widely for sale in Colorado, but legislation moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on those who sell marijuana illegally using online ads.
  A bill approved unanimously by the state Senate on Monday would make it a misdemeanor to advertise pot if the person does not have a license to sell the drug.
  It’s already a crime to sell pot without a license in Colorado, but it’s not illegal to place an advertisement for weed. That
  
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• Federal Judge Denies Aetna-Humana Insurer Merger

  23-01-2017 19:53
  
  (AP) – A federal judge has rejected health insurer Aetna’s plan to buy rival Humana Inc. for about $34 billion and become a major player in the market for Medicare Advantage coverage.
  U.S. District Judge John Bates says in an opinion filed Monday that he largely agrees with federal regulators who contended that such a combination would hurt competition.
  Aetna spokesman TJ Crawford said the insurer was reviewing the decision “and giving serious consideration to an appeal after p
  
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• DU Students, Faculty Walk Out For ‘Climate Justice’

  23-01-2017 19:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– On Monday morning dozens of students and faculty members at the University of Denver walked out to protest what they claim is the Trump administration’s climate change denial.The students and faculty gathered on campus and carried signs that read “Divest.”(credit: CBS)(credit: CBS)
  The group called Divest DU called on DU Chancellor Chopp and the board of trustees to divest the university’s endowment from the fossil fuel industry in order to combat cli
  
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• Troopers: Drivers May Not Know They Struck A Man

  23-01-2017 19:35
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– One man is dead after being struck and possibly rolled over by multiple vehicles early Monday morning.According to the Colorado State Patrol, the accident was reported around 6:20 a.m. Monday off Zuni Street, just north of West 52nd Avenue in Adams County.(credit: CBS)
  State troopers told CBS4 the drivers did not stop to render aide to the man. Investigators also believe it’s possible the drivers thought they hit debris.It’s unclear if the man was wa
  
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• Man pleads guilty in fatal Denver crash

  23-01-2017 19:17
  
  A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide after hitting and killing a longtime Denver Post reporter who was walking across the street.       
  
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• Boarders, Skiers Scammed By Bogus Lift Tickets

  23-01-2017 19:16
  
  VAIL, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Vail are warning skiers and snowboarders about bogus ski ticket sales.Scammers are taking advantage of people enjoying the fresh powder. The fake tickets are showing up for sale online on sites like Craigslist. (credit: CBS)
  Police say the scammers buy the tickets with a stolen credit card so the passes turn out to be no good once the victims arrive at the slopes. (credit: CBS)
  “We really encourage guests to either buy from Vail.com or a reputable third-
  
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• Trump withdraws U.S. from trade deal

  23-01-2017 19:13
  
  As he promised, President Donald Trump plans today to sign an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement with 12 nations.       
  
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• More Road Closures At Arapahoe Road & I-25

  23-01-2017 19:09
  
  By Joel HillanGREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews will close Arapahoe Road under Interstate 25 for a second night Monday starting at 10 p.m. and going until 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado Department of Transportation says that the eastbound Arapahoe Road on-ramp to southbound I-25 and the westbound Arapahoe road on-ramp to northbound I-25 will stay open during the closure.(credit: CBS)
  The $66 million Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance Project (RAMP) aimed at improvi
  
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• How to care for succulents

  23-01-2017 18:57
  
  Succulents are increasing in popularity due to their versatility as a houseplant and ease of care.       
  
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• Star Wars: Episode VIII Title Revealed

  23-01-2017 18:48
  
  SKYWALKER RANCH, Calif. (CBS4) – The official title for the next Star Wars movie was announced Monday.
  “We have the greatest fans in this or any other galaxy,” the announcement reads. “In appreciation of the fans, we wanted them to be the first to know the title of the next chapter in the Skywalker saga: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi.'”
  But, now, the question is: who is or are the last Jedi? After all, Jedi can be singular or plural.
  RELATED: ‘Star Wars
  
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• Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Reporter

  23-01-2017 18:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The man who struck and killed reporter for the Denver Post last summer pleaded guilty on Monday.
  Jesus Carreno pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide – reckless driving and one count of driving under the influence in the death of Colleen O’Connor.
  O’Connor was walking in an intersection just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2016 when she was struck and killed by a car driven by Carreno, 24 at the corner of East 1st Avenue and Downing Street.
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• Trump wields his presidential pen

  23-01-2017 18:36
  
  President Trump signed three presidential directives Monday, withdrawing U.S. support for a Pacific trade deal, imposing a hiring freeze in civilian agencies, and restoring the so-called Mexico City policy that prohibits U.S. aid from supporting international groups that promote abortion.       
  
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• United Airlines Passengers Back In The Air After Glitch

  23-01-2017 18:24
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– United Airlines passengers were getting back in the air at Denver International Airport on Monday morning after a ground hold on Sunday cancelled and delayed dozens of flights.
  The ground hold started around 6 p.m. Sunday and lasted close to two hours.
  (credit: CBS)
  United Airlines told CBS4 the computer systems were running normally on Monday morning but passengers should anticipate some additional delays because of the ground hold on Sunday.
  More than a dozen arrivals at D
  
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• Who's playing Red Rocks in 2017?

  23-01-2017 18:20
  
  Red Rocks Amphitheatre is already getting ready for the 2017 concert season.       
  
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• Pedestrian hit by car near City Park

  23-01-2017 18:16
  
  A pedestrian was seriously injured after they were hit by a car Monday morning near Colorado Boulevard and East Colfax Avenue.        
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: The Dog Aging Project

  23-01-2017 17:34
  
  Watch Britt Moreno‘s report on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.
  
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• River otters spotted around Boulder

  23-01-2017 17:20
  
  Northern river otters appear to be flourishing in Colorado's Boulder County after about a century of struggle.       
  
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Rockies Pitcher Chad Bettis

  23-01-2017 17:15
  
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Man arrested in Brighton stabbing

  23-01-2017 17:15
  
  A suspect has been taken into custody after a 56-year-old man was found Sunday with stab wounds to the neck.        
  
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• Hit & Run Leaves Pedestrian With Serious Injuries

  23-01-2017 17:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian with serious injuries.The crash happened at Colorado Boulevard and Colfax Avenue.Police tweeted an update on the investigation.#HeadsUp: #DPD investigating a hit & run, auto vs pedestrian crash w/serious injuries aColorado & Colfax. #Watch here for updates. #Denver pic.twitter.com/eF1YYYP2UH
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) January 23, 2017
  The crash happened just after 8 a.m. Monday when
  
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• Kid’s Menu Is Just As Unhealthy As It Was 5 Years Ago, Study Finds

  23-01-2017 17:10
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – Obesity has been a long discussed topic and it’s seemed there’s been a public push towards a healthier living. Unfortunately, though, a crucial option to be healthy has remained largely unchanged in five years: the kid’s menu.
  A study conducted by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that the Kids LiveWell program, launched to do things like positively alter things like the
  
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• Colorado biotech cutting employees

  23-01-2017 17:02
  
  Biotech firm Bioptix Inc. said it's cutting employees and will explore "strategic alternatives."       
  
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• Amazon Bringing 1,000 Jobs To Aurora

  23-01-2017 17:02
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Online retail giant Amazon announced it will create 1,000 full-time jobs when it opens its first fulfillment center in Colorado.
  “We knew Amazon coming to Aurora meant the creation of great jobs for this community and the arrival of a strong corporate neighbor,” said Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan.Amazon already employees hundreds of people in Aurora at a sortation center.
  “Our community has already benefited from their prese
  
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• Mars Investigating Skittles Said To Be Intended For Cattle

  23-01-2017 16:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A mysterious Skittles spill on a rural highway in Wisconsin is taking another twist, with Mars Inc. saying it doesn’t know why the discarded candy might have been headed to become cattle feed.
  The case began when a Wisconsin sheriff posted on Facebook this week that “hundreds of thousands of Skittles” had been found spilled on a highway. Later, he updated the post to say the candy had fallen off a truck on its way to be cattle feed.
  Only red Skittles had s
  
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• Colorado State Patrol Investigates Pedestrian’s Death

  23-01-2017 16:48
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A pedestrian is dead after being hit by at least one car just north of Denver’s city limits.
  (credit: CBS)
  The incident happened early Monday morning at 52nd and Zuni Street, which is in southwest Adams County.
  So far it’s not clear if the driver or drivers stayed at the scene of the crash.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating the incident.
  
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• Police: Man Bites Off Ear In Argument About Trump

  23-01-2017 16:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police were searching for a man who bit the ear off another man as they argued about President Donald Trump.
  Officers responded to a gas station in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood about 6:45 a.m. Monday, after the victim ran there for help.
  Police say they know who the ear-biting suspect is, but have declined to name him while they searched for the suspect and continued to investigate.
  Police spokeswoman Emily Schaffer says she’s unable to say
  
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• Latest Forecast: Mountains Get Brunt Of The Next Storm

  23-01-2017 15:39
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Another winter storm originating in California will move east into Colorado on Monday. Snow will spread over the mountains throughout the day while clouds increase over Denver and the Front Range.
  Temperatures will be relatively mild in the metro area ahead of the cold front associated with the storm system. Highs around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins will be in the lower and middle 50s. The front will pass early Tuesday morning and cause temperatu
  
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• Latest Forecast: Big Snows Continue for the Mountains, Maybe a Snow Shower East

  23-01-2017 15:39
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Another winter storm moving east from California will bring Pacific moisture to our mountains and that means heavy snow.It also means only scattered snow showers at best for Denver and the eastern plains.Mountains get their moisture from the Pacific, and here is the east our moisture that results in heavy snow comes from the Gulf in an “upslope” configuration.So once again, most mountain locations are under a Winter Weather Advisory or winter Storm W
  
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• Event Organizers Hope March Will Have Lasting Impact

  23-01-2017 15:35
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of women, men, and children flocked to Civic Center Park Saturday for the Women’s March on Denver.
  “This march was organized by women, but for everyone,” said spokeswoman Lisa Cutter.
  (credit: CBS)
  Organizers say an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 people were in attendance, more than double the amount of marchers they expected.
  (credit: CBS)
  Their main goal was simple: to demonstrate solidarity for human rights.
  “We’re g
  
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• Towns Outshines Jokic As Timberwolves Defeat Nuggets

  23-01-2017 14:57
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (The Sports Xchange) – In the first half, the anticipated matchup between Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns and Denver’s Nikola Jokic was fulfilling as their two teams traded offensive blows with little defense to show from either team.
  Towns owned the second half and the Timberwolves pulled out another close game.
  Towns had 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and hit a go-ahead jump shot with 42.5 seconds left as Minnesota came from behind to beat Denver 111-108
  
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• CenturyLink “Link To The Grammy’s”

  23-01-2017 12:00
  
  Enter to win a VIP experience to see Grammy nominee Ariana Grande in L.A. and Denver! This VIP experience includes a trip for two to L.A along with premium tickets at The Forum and VIP tickets at the Pepsi Center.
  
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• Computer Glitch Grounds Domestic United Airlines Flights

  23-01-2017 02:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – United Airlines says all of its domestic flights are grounded on Sunday because of a computer problem.
  Company spokeswoman Maddie King said in a brief statement that it issued a ground stop in the U.S. because of an “IT issue.” It did not give any more details, and it was not immediately clear how many flights were affected.
  Chicago-based United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents.
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• Man Sentenced After Killing Toddler Because She Soiled Herself

  23-01-2017 02:41
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man will spend 48 years in prison for killing a toddler in Aurora.
  Shane Campbell, 26, was sentenced this week for the death in 2015. Prosecutors say he struck his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.
  Shane Campbell (credit: Aurora Police Department)
  Campbell later said he hit the girl because she soiled herself.
  The girl suffered a seizure after she was struck and did not survive.
  
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• Mild Before Next Snow Storm

  23-01-2017 02:30
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Yet another storm system is drenching California with heavy pockets of rain and lots of mountain snow. This system will begin to affect Colorado Sunday night with more mountain snow ramping up. There are brand new Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories for the western mountains and higher Sangre De Cristo mountains for tonight through Tuesday morning. Some of which may see an additional 10 to 20 inches of snow over the next 2 days.Denver and the Front Range w
  
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• Shooting Suspects In Custody After Police Pursuit Ends In Crash

  23-01-2017 02:14
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora said they were involved in a pursuit with a vehicle wanted in connection with a shooting.
  (credit: CBS)
  The chase began at East Colfax Avenue and Chambers Road and ended at Interstate 70 and Airpark Road where the suspect vehicle reportedly crashed on Sunday#APDAlert: 2 suspects taken into custody, driver has minor injuries, transported to hospital. https://t.co/h7eNg4ul8R
  — Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) January 23, 2017
  According to police, t
  
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