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• Bill Allowing Medical Pot For Those With PTSD Gets Hearing At Capitol

  30-01-2017 23:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A bill that would make post-traumatic stress disorder a qualifying condition for medical marijuana is making its way through Colorado’s Capitol.
  On Monday the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee held a hearing on the bill.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story ArchiveDozens of people showed up to show their support for the idea during a committee hearing last summer.
  The medical board currently does not allow people with PTSD to get medi
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Condemns Pres. Trump Travel Ban

  30-01-2017 23:21
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is urging President Donald Trump to rescind his executive order temporarily banning refugees.
  Hickenlooper said Monday the order serves as “a powerful recruiting tool” for the U.S.’ enemies because it bans nearly all citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. He also says it needlessly antagonizes U.S. allies.
  Donald Trump (credit: CBS)
  Trump says the U.S. must protect itself against extremists looking to attack Americans an
  
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• Former Bronco John Lynch Follows Similar Path To GM Role As Matt Millen

  30-01-2017 23:19
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Matt Millen couldn’t help but chuckle about the similarities to his own career path when John Lynch was hired as general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.
  Like Millen, Lynch is a former Pro Bowl defensive player who went straight to the broadcast booth before taking over the front office of a struggling team.
  “It’s funny. The parallels between John and I are very similar,” Millen said in a phone interview Monday. “He will just have
  
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• Mountain Lion Warning Issued After Attacks

  30-01-2017 23:18
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – In the past week, three dogs have been attacked in two different incidents.
  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are asking “residents to be more vigilant” as a result.
  In a Facebook post, they say the incidents happened on Jan. 23 and 24 in the Evergreen area.One dog was killed, one injured, and a second put on a 45-day observation with a rabies booster.“Though mountain lions are a common sight in many parts of JeffCo, we share this infor
  
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• Mountain Lion Warning Issued After 3 Attacks

  30-01-2017 23:18
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – In the past week, three dogs have been attacked in two different incidents.
  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are asking “residents to be more vigilant” as a result.
  In a Facebook post, they say the incidents happened on Jan. 23 and 24 in the Evergreen area.One dog was killed, one injured, and a second put on a 45-day observation with a rabies booster.
  “Though mountain lions are a common sight in many parts of JeffCo, we share this info
  
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• I-70, I-25 Projects Submitted To President Trump’s Priority List

  30-01-2017 23:14
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4)– As President Donald Trump settles into the White House, CBS4 has confirmed his staff is considering the Interstate 70 mountain corridor as a possible future infrastructure project they want to see completed.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation officials confirmed Monday that they did submit two proposals to the new administration. Those include a planned westbound expansion of a new peak time express toll lane on I-70 and new projects alon
  
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• Starbucks To Hire 10,000 Refugees Over Next 5 Years

  30-01-2017 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations.
  Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer’s chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees Sunday that the hiring would apply to stores worldwide and the effort would start in the United States where the focus would be on hiring immigrants &ldq
  
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• 5 Fever Fallacies – For Kids, And Grown-Ups Too

  30-01-2017 22:39
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -There’s no question that even the most experienced parent can get a little nervous when a child’s temperature begins to rise. Is my kid really sick? Do I need to see a doctor? How should I take care of those evil creeping numbers?
  Even I’ve had my times as a parent where the doctor part of me has gotten lost, and I’ve worried about what might be wrong and what I should be doing to “fix” things.
  Well, all of us might do a little better
  
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• Cary Elwes Coming To Denver For Princess Bride Event

  30-01-2017 22:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Dread Pirate Roberts is sailing into Denver.
  Cary Elwes will attend a screening of the “Princess Bride” at the Paramount Theatre on Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.
  (credit: AltitudeTickets.com)
  The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes will also feature a Q&A session, with behind-the-scenes stories.
  Tickets range from $29.50 to $49.50. A handful of $100 ticket will also be available, which will include a meet-and-greet with Elw
  
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• College Football National Signing Day: How To Watch, What To Watch For

  30-01-2017 21:01
  
  Bryan Altman
  Still recovering from the thrilling conclusion to the 2016-17 college football season?
  Well, believe it or not, it’s already time to turn the page and look forward to the 2017-18 college football season, which more or less kicks off on Wednesday afternoon as National Signing Day gets underway.
  Those in the know when it comes to the top high school football recruits will tell you National Signing Day is more or less the icing on the proverbial cake; most of the top tier targets
  
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• Colorado State University: 3 Students Affected By Travel Ban

  30-01-2017 20:51
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado State University says it has at least three students who’ve been affected by President Trump’s order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations.
  CSU president Tony Frank said in a Facebook post late Sunday that the university is working with the students and will help any other affected students they become aware of. He said the three students have been “caught up in returning from their home countries” and are being connected with
  
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• Colorado’s Historic Sites The Focus Of Saving Places Conference

  30-01-2017 20:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado is a state bursting with history but much of it is fading and eroding away. That’s where Colorado Preservation Inc. comes into the picture.
  The organization is working to save historical sites around Colorado by declaring the state’s most endangered places each year. This is the 20th year that Colorado Preservation Inc. hopes to bring awareness to the growing problem of our disappearing past.
  The Tabor Opera House in Leadville (credit: CBS)
  Colorado Pre
  
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• Keidel: Patriots Winning Without Gronk

  30-01-2017 20:43
  
  By Jason Keidel
  With so much swirling around the Patriots this year, largely the residue of Deflategate, and the delicious possibility of Roger Goodell handing the Lombardi Trophy to Robert Kraft & Co., we forget the Pats got here sans their second-best player.
  Rob Gronkowski played his last full game against the Seattle Seahawks on November 13. He was injured two weeks later against the New York Jets, and missed the rest of the regular season. He has not played in the playoffs.
  So, of
  
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• CIA Director To Be On National Security Council

  30-01-2017 20:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – White House press secretary Sean Spicer says the director of the CIA will be added to the White House National Security Council.
  Spicer says President Donald Trump has decided to amend his recent memo restructuring the council to add CIA Director Mike Pompeo to the top circle of national security advisers. The restructuring also added White House senior adviser Steve Bannon to the council’s principals committee, which includes the secretaries of state and defen
  
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• Ski Trail Mapmaker Not Putting Down The Brushes Anytime Soon

  30-01-2017 20:21
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – For the past 30 years, a Colorado artist has been making a living drawing maps for ski resorts.
  “It is nice to make art that is useful,” Loveland resident James Niehues told CBS Sunday Morning in a report that aired over the weekend titled “A trailblazing artist.”
  Niehues’ panorama of Snowbird inUtah (credit: jamesniehues.com)
  Niehues, 72, revealed in the report that he wasn’t actually much of a skier when he first began his
  
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• Water Main Break Raises Concerns Of Aging Pipes

  30-01-2017 20:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Crews finished repairs to a street on Monday afternoon after a massive water main break over the weekend left businesses and homes flooded.
  A 24-inch conduit underground on 29th Avenue and Zuni Street burst open around noon Saturday, sending a gushing geyser of water through the streets of the Highlands near downtown Denver.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  A stretch of 29th Avenue remained closed through Monday morning, longer than expected, as workers were filling the giant hol
  
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• Tonight’s XML Guest: Todd Davis

  30-01-2017 19:47
  
  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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• George HW Bush Is Released From Hospital

  30-01-2017 19:30
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Houston hospital where he received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Monday that the 92-year-old Bush is thankful for the prayers and kind messages he’s received during his stay at Houston Methodist Hospital and for the “world-class care” from doctors and nurses.
  Bush was experiencing breathing difficulties when he was admitted Jan. 14. D
  
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• Poll: Trump Reaches Majority Disapproval In 8 Days

  30-01-2017 19:09
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance.
  That’s according to a new poll conducted by Gallup.
  According to the poll, eight days into his administration, 51 percent of Americans do not approve of President Trump’s work after his first week in the White House.
  The poll surveyed 1,500 adults by phone, with a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.Days until achieving MAJORITY disapproval from @Gallup
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• CBS & Grammys To Honor Bee Gees With Concert

  30-01-2017 18:43
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Recording Academy and CBS will pay tribute to the Bee Gees two days after the Grammys with a concert featuring a range of artists, including Celine Dion, Andra Day, John Legend and Keith Urban.
  The show, “Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees,” will mark the 40th anniversary of the pop legends’ soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever,” according to a joint announcement released Friday.
  Barry Gibb, the sole su
  
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• Bystander Rescues Dog From Icy Pond

  30-01-2017 18:36
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A bystander rescued a dog from an icy pond on Sunday but firefighters say that’s not a good idea.
  The dog fell through thin ice at the Chatfield off leash dog park on Sunday afternoon.YouReporter Patrick Crennen sent CBS4 the video of the rescue. He says a bystander went out on the thin ice and pulled the dog from the icy water. (credit: Patrick Crennen)
  Firefighters say that is not a good idea. Firefighters say dogs can survive longer in icy water than
  
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• Search For Man Who Stole Liquor

  30-01-2017 18:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver hope someone recognizes a man caught in the act during a robbery at a liquor store.
  Investigators say the man walked into the liquor store on Colfax Avenue near Madison Street about 3 a.m. Jan. 24.(credit: Denver Police)
  The thief got away with some bottles of liquor and tried to steal some cash.
  Anyone with information regarding this crime or recognizes the suspect in the pictures is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CR
  
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• Nobody Injured In Apartment Fire In Greeley

  30-01-2017 18:19
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – An investigation is underway into what started a fire in Greeley early Monday morning.
  The fire department took pictures of the scene on 11th Avenue.
  (credit: Greeley Fire Department)
  (credit: Greeley Fire Department)
  When firefighters arrived at the apartment building there were flames visible from a second story window.
  Everyone inside got out safely.
  
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• Delta Passengers Deal With Delays, Cancellations At DIA

  30-01-2017 18:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Delta Airlines passengers were dealing with flight delays and cancellations at Denver International Airport on Monday after a computer glitch over the weekend.Delta said that the issue has been resolved on Monday morning but passengers were still dealing with the backlog at DIA. (credit: CBS)
  By early Monday, 110 flights had been canceled nationwide and the airline said more may follow. Delta canceled about 170 flights Sunday night after the outage prevented some departures.
  
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• Chris Harris: ‘Elway Is Going To Make Some Splashes’

  30-01-2017 18:00
  
  Bryan Altman
  (CBS Local) – The Broncos followed up their Super Bowl 50 win with a relatively disappointing 2016-17 campaign in which they went 9-7 and missed the playoffs and, as a result, some degree of change is likely in store for the team this season.
  Broncos GM John Elway has proven in his tenure as the team’s leader of personnel decisions that he’s not afraid to shake things up and it’s likely that he’ll continue that trend this offseason, especially
  
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• Team On The Verge Of Making Colorado Curling History

  30-01-2017 17:35
  
  By Mark Haas
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen curling and said “That’s not really a sport.”
  “If you don’t know a sport, your knee-jerk reaction is that it’s a silly game because (you) have never done it,” says curler Josh Chetwynd.
  (credit: CBS)
  Raise your hand if you have seen curling on TV and said “Hey, I could do that.”
  “The biggest misconception is that curling is really easy,” says curle
  
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• Building A Champion: Roster Moves That Got The Patriots To The Super Bowl

  30-01-2017 16:58
  
  By Danny Cox
  Many people believe that teams need to go out and sign the most established veterans and draft only the absolutely top-rated players out of college. In order to do that, a lot of money is needed, and besides—those kinds of actions don’t always produce the results that everyone believes they will. That’s why the New England Patriots look for talent in the dark; they also find players that other teams have given up on, and they put their faith in them.
  Obviously, thi
  
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• British Citizens Trying To Block President Trump’s Visit To U.K.

  30-01-2017 16:48
  
  CBS Local – The UK Parliament is currently debating whether President Trump should be banned from visiting the UK after he enacted his refugee and travel ban this past Friday.
  This debate came about after more than 1.3 million people signed a petition hoping to keep him away from the Queen. It only needed 100,000 to be open for debate in parliament.
  The petition states that President Trump shouldn’t be allowed near the Queen due to ’embarrassment’.
  “Donald Trum
  
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• Trump Signs Executive Order On Regulations

  30-01-2017 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed an executive action aimed at significantly cutting regulations for small businesses.
  The president was surrounded by small business leaders as he signed the order in the Oval Office Monday morning.
  Trump says that the order is aimed at “cutting regulations massively for small business.”
  US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order with small business leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in W
  
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• Building A Champion: Roster Moves That Got The Falcons To The Super Bowl

  30-01-2017 16:37
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  The Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan back in 2008 and he led them straight to the playoffs. However, something happened in the years that followed and the Falcons lost their momentum. By the time they made the playoffs again this year, they had missed the postseason for three straight years. Changes needed to be made to get them back to the top, and everything finally came together in 2016, sending the Falcons to their second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
  Here is a
  
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• Saving Places Conference

  30-01-2017 16:31
  The annual Saving Places Conference takes place Feb. 1-4. It features "workshops, educational sessions and special forums that address current and future trends in historic preservation." Learn more at ColoradoPreservation.org.
  
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• Lawmakers Consider Whether Home Inspectors Should Be Registered

  30-01-2017 15:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado lawmakers will discuss this week whether home inspectors should have to be registered.
  (credit: CBS)
  Right now there are no state requirements for home inspectors and some say that leaves homeownersvulnerable. Count Coloradans Molly Plutt and Kali Ferguson in that bunch.
  Last year Plutt told CBS4 she hired an inspector to avoid surprises, but after she moved in she learned her roof the inspector said was sound actually wasn’t. She had to replace it at a cost
  
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• Latest Forecast: Westerly Winds Keep The Metro Area Dry And Mild

  30-01-2017 15:27
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Winds gusting as high as 50 mph in and near the foothills on Monday will keep temperatures mild around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Highs will soar almost 20 degrees above normal.
  It will likely be even milder on Tuesday with highs in the middle 60s in the Denver area.
  The mountains don’t get the benefit of the downslope but temperatures will generally stay above normal in the high country with highs in the 30s and even lower 40s for most mount
  
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• Protests At DIA Continue Over Trump’s Executive Order On Immigration

  30-01-2017 14:45
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration continued at Denver International Airport for the second day on Sunday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Protestors gathered outside DIA to voice their concerns over Trump’s temporary ban of immigrants traveling from seven predominately Muslim countries.
  Across the airport, immigration attorneys like Christina Fiflis prepared for possible detainees.
  “I’m scared for the law. I&rsqu
  
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