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• Trio Accused In Restaurant Robberies

  28-01-2017 22:44
  
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Denver believe three bandits who hit a Denver restaurant earlier this month also robbed another restaurant a couple days before.
  Masked robbers terrorized employees and customers at the La Frontera Steak House on Federal Boulevard.
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  Police have arrested two men and a woman and now the same trio is charged with a similar robbery at an Ethiopian restaurant located at 1422 North Poplar Street.
  Lawrence A. Evans, 26, and Jamal R. Bullock, 30, are e
  
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• Police Find Body In Car, Call Death Suspicious

  28-01-2017 22:19
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – An investigation is underway after a body was found outside a recreation center in Wheat Ridge Friday night.
  The body was in a car in the parking lot off 41st Avenue and Kipling Street.
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  Investigators first thought it was a suicide but now believe it is suspicious.
  The person’s identity and manner of death have not been released.
  
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• Wildfire Prompts Evacuations In El Paso County Near Fountain

  28-01-2017 21:57
  
  EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Evacuations have been ordered after a wildfire broke out Saturday in Hanover.
  The fire is burning in the 5800 block of Firebrand View, which is southwest of Pikes Peak International Raceway.Evacuations in progress in Hanover Fire. Evacuation point as of right now is Prairie Heights Elem School 7930 Indian Village Heights pic.twitter.com/uVVgodUmG9
  — EPCSheriff (@EPCSheriff) January 28, 2017
  Evacuees should go to Prairie Heights Elementary School located
  
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• 12 DUIs Gets Man 6 Years Behind Bars

  28-01-2017 21:40
  
  FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man convicted of his 12th DUI will spend six years behind bars.
  Eliazar Morales was sentenced using new tougher guidelines passed by state lawmakers last year.
  It was late October when Morales drove the stretch of Federal Boulevard and nearly caused a disaster.
  Eliazar Morales (credit: Adams County District Attorney’s Office)
  Officers saw Morales make an erratic U-turn at 63rd Avenue as other vehicles slammed on their brakes to avoid being hit. He wa
  
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• Death Of Yoga Founder From Colorado Ruled Accidental

  28-01-2017 21:12
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – Authorities say the founder of CorePower Yoga died from injuries he suffered in drunken falls as he staggered from room to room in his San Diego mansion.
  Forty-eight-year-old Trevor Tice was found last month. Detectives had labeled his death suspicious, but the county medical examiner concludes it was accidental.
  Autopsy results released Thursday say Tice seriously injured his face and head by falling several times throughout the house. Blood was found on beds, an office s
  
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• North Dakota Rallies To Beat Colorado College 5-2

  28-01-2017 21:02
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – North Dakota’s defending national champion hockey team has played better on the road than at home. Colorado College has been horrible at home.
  UND spotted the Tigers a two-goal first-period lead Friday then rallied to post a 5-2 National Collegiate Hockey Conference win. UND has won seven straight games on the road.
  Dixon Bowen and Shane Gersich scored 21 seconds apart late in the third period as UND (14-9-3, 7-7-1-1 NCHC) broke a 2-2 tie. Joel Janatuin
  
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• Major Water Main Break In Denver

  28-01-2017 20:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A major water main break is causing headaches in Denver.
  The break occurred at 29th Avenue and Zuni Street.
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  Crews are already on the scene and hope to have the break repaired in several hours.#Traffic: Water main break causing several road closures W 29th Ave from Zuni to Umatilla & in area of 15th St/Platte St. Please avoid areas pic.twitter.com/ehlmJsTsoE
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) January 28, 2017
  
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• Wildlife Officials Use Bait To Get Elk & Deer Herds Away From Highway

  28-01-2017 19:05
  
  GUNNISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have started using bait to lure wildlife away from a highway.
  CBS4 first reported about the problem in the Gunnison Basin last week.
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  Nearly 50 inches of snow has fallen recently and deer and elk have been forced to go closer to Highway 50 to find food.
  Wildlife officers started putting food out to get them away from the road. They’re confident they won’t have to expand to an all-out winter
  
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• Crackdown On Immigrants Could Hurt Denver Restaurants

  28-01-2017 18:39
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver restaurants are facing an employment crisis with the crackdown on immigrants from south of the border.
  It has estimated that at least 20 percent of those who work behind the scenes in restaurants are illegal immigrants.
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  Andra Zeppelin is the editor of the Eater.com website that covers the Denver restaurant industry. She says they fill an important gap.
  “People say immigrants are taking away jobs from Americans, restauranteurs in
  
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• Rockies Officially Sign Reliever Greg Holland

  28-01-2017 18:14
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Rockies made their deal with Greg Holland official on Saturday, signing the right-handed reliever coming off reconstructive elbow surgery to a one-year, $7 million contract.
  Holland was the closer for Kansas City through most of 2014 and 2015, when the Royals made back-to-back trips to the World Series. He injured his right elbow in late 2015 and missed all of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
  RELATED: Bud Black Talks About Holland Deal
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• Latest Forecast: Windy Mountains And Breezy On The Plains

  28-01-2017 16:17
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have a warming trend ramping up for the next few days. Saturday will be a slow start however, with gusty winds in the mountains and breezy conditions over the plains.
  Lets start with weather across the plains. There is a high pressure ridge over California that is slowly trying to work its way west. Initially, on Saturday this system will bring in clouds mixed with sunshine. The winds will be shifting from the north to northwest helping to warm temp
  
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• ‘There Goes My Car’: Good Samaritan Tries To Help Crash Victims

  28-01-2017 05:57
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A man who stopped to help two crash victims who went off the road and into a creek ended up being a victim of one of the people who he tried to help.
  “I see this man who is all beat up, he’s all cut up and bloody and stuff and he tells me there might be people dead in the car,” said Good Samaritan Reno Abram.
  CBS4’s Karen Morfitt interviews Reno Abram (credit: CBS)
  Abram was driving through the area of York near 70th Avenue in Adams Count
  
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• Police Investigate Series Of Car Thefts From One Neighborhood

  28-01-2017 05:40
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A series of car thefts in Golden has caused police across the Denver metro area to participate in an investigation.
  Golden Police told CBS4 four cars have been stolen from northern Golden in January alone. All four were recovered. Two were found in Boulder, one was found in Brighton, and the final car was found out of state.
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  More than two weeks after his car was stolen while delivering pizza, Tyler Warren said his 1998 Honda Civic was fi
  
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• ‘People Shouldn’t Be Afraid’: Gardner On Trump Policy

  28-01-2017 05:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Coloradans are flooding the phone lines of Colorado’s elected officials after President Donald Trump took the Oath of Office.
  Sen. Cory Gardner talked to CBS4’s Political Specialist Shaun Boyd about the amount of calls his office is getting from people concerned about changes to everything ranging from health care to immigration.
  Sen. Cory Gardner (credit: CBS)
  Gardner said his office is getting so many calls and emails, his has staff assigned to do nothing excep
  
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• Petition Sends Sexist Dress Code Before U.K. Parliament

  28-01-2017 04:40
  
  What women wear on their feet is personal, but Nicola Thorp said she was ordered to put heels on on her first day of work.
  “My manager met me at reception and said, ‘Well you can’t wear those!’” Thorp said.
  In the U.K., it’s against the law to require woman to wear heels, but some companies exploit a dress code law that makes filing a complaint costly and time consuming.
  Thorp said she was fired all because of two inches. But she didn’t step down without
  
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• CSU Shares Information On New Stadium

  28-01-2017 04:32
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado State University hosted an open house on Friday that gave students, faculty and Fort Collins residents information about the new football stadium.
  For the past two years, CSU and the City of Fort Collins have hosted a series of community meetings and taking feedback on how game day operations should work.
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  On Friday, CSU shared information on stadium parking, tailgating and ticket sales.
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  “They’ll be able to go onli
  
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• Walmart Apologizes For Condoms In Valentine’s Display

  28-01-2017 04:20
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Walmart is apologizing for what some are calling an inappropriate Valentine’s Day display.Condoms were put in the holiday aisle next to the Valentine’s Day stuffed animals. (credit: CBS)
  The Walmart store is located off Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs.Walmart customer Susan Alexander saw the display on Thursday and called the manager. She was told it was “cross merchandising.”
  “I have a 7, 8, 12 and 15-year-old. I don’t
  
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• RTD Faces Federal Deadline To Fix A Line Issues

  28-01-2017 04:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– RTD faces a federal deadline to fix issues with the A Line “train to the plane.”
  There were more issues with the commuter rail on Friday, on both the A and B Lines.(credit: CBS)
  A train became stuck for 19 minutes on the B Line Friday and RTD did not immediately know why. This happened after trains on the A Line finally made it all the way between Union Station and Denver International Airport after delays of 20-30 minutes.“Unfortunately I’m going to
  
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• Truck Strikes Bus, Sends Passengers Flying

  28-01-2017 04:07
  
  SYRACUSE, New York (CBS) — A pickup truck driven by an 82-year-old man violently struck a city bus broadside last week.
  Despite the force of the wreck, police reported injuries were not serious.
  Video obtained by CBS shows the interior of the bus at the time of impact. A male passenger can be seen turning his head in the direction of the truck moments before the collision. The crash sent him flying across the rider compartment and into the other side of the bus.
  According to the Syrac
  
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• Jeffco Schools Could Close To Pay Teachers More

  28-01-2017 03:43
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Jefferson County School Board named the five schools that could be closed in the district to reallocate money to ensure competitive pay for teachers.
  Jeffco Schools also plans to eliminate 136 staff positions.
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  The schools on the list include Peck, Pennington, Pleasant View, Stober and Swanson.
  This comes after officials were told they need to come up with $20 million to pay for other employees’ compensation and benefits so those emplo
  
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• Parent Hospitalized After Stabbed By Student

  28-01-2017 03:38
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– A parent is recovering in the hospital after being stabbed by a high school student in Greeley.The victim is the father of another Northridge High School student.Police say the man confronted the teen in the parking lot for driving too fast and a fight broke out.
  The student allegedly stabbed the man in the leg.Police say the man was rushed to the hospital with a serious leg injury.The student was taken into custody.
  
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• Todd Helton Accepts Volunteer Role On Tennessee’s Staff

  28-01-2017 03:10
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Colorado Rockies star Todd Helton is taking a volunteer role on Tennessee’s baseball staff as director of player development.
  Helton played baseball and football at Tennessee before the Rockies selected him in the first round of the 1995 draft. A school release Friday said Helton’s roles will include maintaining alumni relations, assisting with on-campus recruiting, collaborating with the coaching staff and “helping Tennessee’s current
  
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• Charge Added In Death Of Trooper

  28-01-2017 02:43
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The man charged in the death of Colorado State Patrol Trooper Cody Donahue will face an additional charge.
  Donahue died in Nov. 2016 after being hit by a semi-trailer driven by Noe Gamez-Ruiz on Interstate 25 near the Tomah exit.
  Noe Gamez-Ruiz (credit: Douglas County)
  He was conducting a traffic investigation.
  Gamez-Ruiz, 41, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the deadly crash.
  Noe Gamez-Ruiz in court (credit: CBS)
  Gamez-Ruiz has been charge
  
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• Neighbors Break Into Rescue Mode In Burning Apartment Building

  28-01-2017 01:56
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A mother and her two toddlers are recovering after being rescued from their burning apartment.
  Firefighters rushed to the blaze at the Club Valencia apartment complex at 1303 South Parker Road near Mississippi Avenue just before 9 a.m. Friday morning.
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  Investigators believe the fire started by something cooking on the stovetop in an apartment kitchen.
  Thomas Uzzle, a resident, didn’t know his building was on fire until fi
  
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• Out of the Chill Through the Weekend and Into Next Week

  28-01-2017 01:43
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday saw more sunshine and temperatures that finally reached just into the 40s: 40 officially at DIA and 42 degrees downtown. 44 degrees is normal for this time of year.
  More of this warm and dry trend over the next several day as our winter weather takes an extended break, and that means for the entire state – dry everywhere even the high country. For Denver, Saturday should see partly sunny skies and a high a few degrees above normal – into the
  
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• Latest Forecast: Out of the Chill Through the Weekend and Into Next Week

  28-01-2017 01:43
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday saw more sunshine and temperatures that finally reached just into the 40s: 40 officially at DIA and 42 degrees downtown.44 degrees is normal for this time of year.
  More of this warm and dry trend over the next several day as our winter weather takes an extended break.Saturday should see partly sunny skies and a high a few degrees above normal – into the mid to upper 40s.Even milder to end the weekend as Sunday warms into the low 50s.As we begin nex
  
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• Bull Moose Square Off In Woman’s Yard

  28-01-2017 01:06
  
  GILPIN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Judi Williams is no stranger to moose sightings in her yard.
  She’s actually shared many of her photos with CBS4, taken from her home outside of Black Hawk, which we’ve posted on our Facebook page.
  But what happened Friday was “something like I have never experienced before.”“Today a female came by and right behind her were two males,” Williams said. “The males proceeded to have a fight right in my driveway.”
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• Woman Gives Warning After Forged Signature On Divorce Document

  28-01-2017 00:48
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4)– A woman’s warning when it comes to finding good legal representation after, she says, her divorce papers were forged and she almost paid the price.
  Xochitlt Ramirez was facing years in prison if convicted of forging her divorce documents. She was accused of signing her ex-husband’s name.
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  “I was worried because I’m my family’s main support system,” says Ramirez.
  Friday morning, the Denver District Attorney&rs
  
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• The Effort To Save Shakespeare’s Works Comes To Life On The Stage

  28-01-2017 00:36
  
  The world premiere of “The Book of Will” is playing at the Ricketson Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through February 26th. For tickets and information go to “The Book of Will” page at dcpa.org
  DENVER (CBS4) “The Book of Will” is a new play about the effort to save the works of Shakespeare after his death. Written by Lauren Gunderson, the story follows two of Shakespeare’s friends and actors as they gather, collate, and ultimate
  
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• Burning Semi Causes Delays On I-25

  28-01-2017 00:04
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Fire crews rushed to put out a burning semi along Interstate 25 in Douglas County on Friday afternoon.
  South Metro Fire Rescue tweeted out a video and update on the fire.
  South Metro Firefighters battling a semi fire southbound I-25 just south of County Line Rd exit.Right 2 lanes closed. pic.twitter.com/rHXD4EC1Cr
  — SouthMetroFireRescue (@SouthMetroPIO) January 27, 2017
  The semi was pulled over on the shoulder of the southbound lanes of I-25 south of the
  
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