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• CU Chancellor Apologizes For Delayed Reaction To Domestic Abuse

  04-02-2017 22:01
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – The chancellor of the University of Colorado is apologizing for the university’s failure to act quickly enough when it learned of domestic abuse allegations against assistant coach Joseph Tumpkin.
  Chancellor Philip DiStefano issued a statement Friday saying he, athletic director Rick George and football coach Mike MacIntyre wanted to apologize to the victim.
  Joseph Tumpkin (credit: CBS)
  The statement indicated the coach and athletic director learned of the
  
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• US Suspends Enforcement Of Travel Ban, Trump Bashes Judge

  04-02-2017 21:10
  
   WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Saturday suspended enforcement of President Donald Trump’s refugee and immigration ban and scurried to appeal a judge’s order, plunging the new administration into a crisis that has challenged Trump’s authority — and ability to fulfill campaign promises.The stand-down, a day after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked the ban, marked an extraordinary setback for the White House. One week ago, Trump had acte
  
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• L.T. may affect T.D. for Hall of Fame

  04-02-2017 18:19
  
  Terrell Davis called it.       
  
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• Broncos Lynch, Dawkins up for Hall vote

  04-02-2017 17:57
  
  HOUSTON—John Lynch shocked the NFL landscape last week by becoming the new general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.       
  
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• Hall of Fame travesty: No vote on Bowlen

  04-02-2017 17:42
  
  Now they've done it. The Pro Football Hall of Fame's bias against Broncos has been robbing Denver players of their bronze busts for years, but now the larceny has extended to beloved owner Pat Bowlen.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Mild With Wind East, Wind With Snow West

  04-02-2017 16:44
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Our weekend weather pattern is bringing in strong westerly winds across the central Rockies. This will bring dramatically different weather to the west and mountains compared to the eastern half of Colorado.
  For Denver and the eastern plains the westerly winds will be warming temperatures to above normal levels. In fact, the Mile High City may make it to 60 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
  For the mountains strong winds will really kick up during the early
  
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• Kiszla: There’s a stench in the Nuggets’ locker room and it smells like pouting

  04-02-2017 06:35
  
  There’s a festering stench in the Nuggets’ locker room, a stench that recedes into the walls after victories, but bubbles to the surface in defeat. For a team with legitimate playoff aspirations, it’s a stench that needs to be scrubbed clean. There are three players that must decide if they want to be in Denver: Jusuf Nurkic, Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler.
  Either they are all in, or they need to get out.
  With the NBA trade deadline of Feb. 23 less than three weeks away,
  
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• Jokic Returns, Nuggets Keep Bucks At Bay

  04-02-2017 06:33
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange)– Nikola Jokic returned to the lineup with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off a Milwaukee comeback to beat the Bucks 121-117 on Friday night.
  Jokic had come within a pair of assists of a triple-double in two previous games before reaching the milestone Friday.
  Wilson Chandler had 21 points and eight rebounds and Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets (22-27).
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• Thinking outside the mash tun: Colorado’s gluten-free Grouse Malt House fueling a new wave of beer

  04-02-2017 06:24
  
  Gluten-free beer drinkers are an expanding segment of the craft-beer market — and a small craft maltster in Wellington is helping breweries quench their growing thirst.
  “Gluten-reduced or gluten-free beers are definitely something that is of demand,” said Julia Hertz, craft beer program director for the Brewers Association, which puts on the Great American Beer Festival. The festival competition had 37 entries to its gluten-free category last year, up from 24 in 2015.
  
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• Victim Escapes After Being Beaten, Shot

  04-02-2017 06:17
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Arvada arrested eight people, including two adults and six juveniles, for an alleged abduction, shooting and burglary where the victim escaped.
  The suspects have been arrested on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, robbery and other charges.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators say the 18-year-old victim was lured into a stolen vehicle by an acquaintance on Jan. 27. Once in the vehicle he was severely assaulted
  
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• Avalanche podcast: “The wheels have fallen off”

  04-02-2017 06:17
  
  The Denver Post’s Terry Frei and Mike Chambers report from practice, a day before the Colorado Avalanche hosts the Winnipeg Jets, and discuss Colorado’s nine-game losing streak, going 4-24-2 in its last 30 games. Will Jarome Iginla get traded? And is Tyson Barrie playing too many minutes? Plus Terry and Mike answer questions from fans via the Avalanche Mailbag.Send your question for the Avalanche Mailbag to [email protected].
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• Matt Ryan, Falcons offense look unstoppable heading into Super Bowl LI

  04-02-2017 06:05
  
  HOUSTON — Tevin Coleman can’t stop laughing. The topic honestly isn’t that funny, but the Falcons’ second-year running back is laughing as he pictures vivid facial impressions imprinted in his mind.
  Coleman lines up in the backfield before motioning out as a wide receiver. An unlucky linebacker has the inevitable task of following him onto the lonely island. Coleman knows he has his man beat before the ball is even snapped.
  “There’s a lot of communication, yel
  
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• Nikola Jokic, Nuggets hold off Bucks to snap two-game losing skid

  04-02-2017 06:02
  
  It really is real, this Nikola Jokic effect.
  It sweeps in and lifts all boats. On Friday night, it swept in and lifted the Nuggets to a much-needed course-correcting victory, 121-117 over the Milwaukee Bucks.
  The Pepsi Center crowd was dialed into Jokic’s return from the start. He already has a cult following nationally. On his way out of town recently, one national writer identified the Nuggets’ burgeoning star as the next big thing to be saturated with white hot hype.
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• Iranian Students Uncertain Of Future After Travel Ban

  04-02-2017 05:55
  
  By Jeff Todd
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Several of the brightest minds at the Colorado School of Mines say they don’t know what’s going to happen as uncertainty continues to swirl around President Donald Trump’s immigration ban.
  “It’s been a nightmare,” said Zoheir Khademian, a PhD student. “We came here to make a contribution to this country. We were under the impression we can show how good we are, how hard working we are. But right now our everyday l
  
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• Broncos' Super Bowl babies

  04-02-2017 05:36
  
  Despite the fact the Broncos will not be playing in Super Bowl LI, several Denver families are reminded of the glory only one year ago.“It was awesome. That was an awesome win,” said new parents Bree and Shaun Wolfe.       
  
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• New Effort To Stop More Development In Centennial

  04-02-2017 05:34
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– There’s a new effort underway to stop new development in Centennial. Some people don’t want to see any more car dealerships, drive-thrus, or gas stations along Arapahoe Road.The area specifically targeted in the campaign is along Arapahoe Road from South Yosemite east to Parker Road. (credit: CBS)
  A group of citizens called “The Centennial Neighborhood Coalition” says they’ve collected more than 5,000 signatures and submitted it to th
  
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• Firefighters Rush To Burning Home

  04-02-2017 05:25
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters rushed to a burning home in Thornton on Friday night.Crews rushed to the home in the 500 block of Planet Place. When they arrived they found smoke and flames coming from the home.(credit: CBS)
  No one was taken to the hospital but one animal was found deceased inside the home.The home is not livable and the Red Cross is assisting the three people displaced from the home.
  What caused the fire is being investigated.
  
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• Man Charged With Murder In Security Guard Killing

  04-02-2017 05:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The man police believe shot a security guard in the head, killing him, appeared in court on Friday morning.
  Joshua Cummings was advised of the first-degree murder charge in the death of Scott Von Lanken. Von Lanken was shot in the head about 11 p.m. Tuesday near Union Station at 16th and Wynkoop while trying to help two women with information about the light rail.
  Joshua Cummings (credit: Denver Police)
  Cummings, 37, had his arms and legs shackled when he appeared before the
  
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• Dog Shot By Owner Finds New Home

  04-02-2017 04:46
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – A troubled pit bull who was shot by his foster owner has found a new home.
  Beefcakes (credit: CBS)
  Beefcakes found a new home last year but a family emergency forced those owners to return the dog to the Longmont Humane Society.
  He ended up in the news after an owner shot him in the jaw at close range when he got into a fight with a chihuahua.
  Beefcakes was adopted by a new family last week.
  
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• Bowling Green massacre? Jokes fly after Kellyanne Conway cites fictional attack in interview

  04-02-2017 04:46
  
  By Bruce Schreiner, The Associated Press 
  A White House adviser’s commentary about a massacre in Kentucky that never happened has sparked seemingly endless snickering online, with jabs like “never remember” and “I survived the Bowling Green massacre.”
  Kellyanne Conway mentioned the fictional massacre in an MSNBC interview Thursday as the reason for a temporary travel ban for Iraqis in 2011, saying it also proved why the Trump administration’s ban was nece
  
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• Air Force Has 5-Year Plan To Cleanup Water Contamination

  04-02-2017 04:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) — The Air Force has a five-year plan to cleanup water contamination in two communities near Colorado Springs.The contamination happened when an unexplained discharge of 150,000 gallons of wastewater tainted with toxic chemicals was released from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.
  The chemicals flowed into the city’s wastewater treatment system but didn’t get into its drinking water, officials said.
  The discharge included chemicals called perfluorinated c
  
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• Puppies Welcome DIA Passengers In ‘Puppy Bowl’

  04-02-2017 04:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Passengers at Denver International Airport were greeted with fuzzy cuddles on Friday for the second year of the Puppy Bowl.
  DIA partnered with the Dumb Friends League for the event.
  (credit: CBS)
  Six puppies and dogs from the airport’s Canine Therapy Squad greeted passengers in the center of the Jeppesen Terminal.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Puppies Welcome Passengers At DIA’s ‘Puppy Bowl’
  (credit: CBS)
  “People love puppies and this is an awesome opport
  
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• Jhabvala: Super Bowl LI and its QBs are reminders of what Broncos lack

  04-02-2017 04:01
  
  HOUSTON — Winter break ended in Denver as soon as the party began in Houston.
  This past week, new Broncos coach Vance Joseph and his staff returned to Englewood to begin draft preparation, roster evaluations and a plan for the offseason. About 1,000 miles south, the streets of downtown Houston were converted into an NFL playground.
  The Broncos’ run as reigning Super Bowl champions was nearing an end. Talk of their historically great defense in 2015 was supplanted by talk of two quart
  
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• Army Corps To Close Land Where Protesters Camped

  04-02-2017 03:56
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say it will close federal property where Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters have camped beginning on Feb. 22 because of concerns about flooding.
  In a statement on Friday, the Corps says there has been a record snowfall and long periods of frigid temperatures at the mouth of the Cannonball River where the protesters have been camped. There is a high potential of flooding from spring runoff and ice jams.
  The Corps said it sent notices
  
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• Army Reserve engineers eager to resume civilian life after Iraq tour

  04-02-2017 03:44
  
  Stacie Scott, The GazetteSpecialist Ronald Boerner proposes to Misha Putnam during a homecoming ceremony for approximately 70 Fort Carson soldiers from 282nd Engineer Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, at the William Reed Special Events Center on Feb. 3, 2017.Members of the 282nd Engineer Company came home to Fort Carson after nine months in the Middle East with a ceremony that marked an end for some of its soldiers and a beginning for others.
  The 70-member Army Reserve unit sent troops dee
  
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• Indians, Red Sox and closers emerge as biggest hot stove winners

  04-02-2017 03:43
  
  The 2016-17 hot stove season didn’t dramatically alter baseball’s competitive landscape. The best teams stayed strong, or, in the case of the Cleveland Indians, got even stronger.
  But it certainly was an interesting off-season, with enormous contracts awarded to free-agent closers while high-profile sluggers got little respect. With spring training set to begin in a week, here’s a look back at the past two months, and the big moves.
  The rich got richer
  The defending champi
  
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• Back-to-back? Falcons’ Terron Ward grew up following his brother T.J.’s trail

  04-02-2017 03:33
  
  HOUSTON — Little brothers always have to make sacrifices. For most kids, they deal with receiving hand-me down clothes or their parents applying stricter rules after learning from the first brother. In Terron Ward’s case, it was being the case study for his big brother Terrell “T.J.” Ward Jr.’s wrestling moves.
  One night, T.J. would deliver the Stone Cold Stunner, a signature move made famous by wrestler Steve Austin. Another episode, The Rock would put a champ
  
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• Wrestling Coach Leaves After Controversial Video Surfaces

  04-02-2017 03:32
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A wrestling coach at Chaparral High School is no longer with the school district after a controversial video was handed over to the school.
  The video shows what some are calling a prank and others are calling hazing, on a freshman member of the wrestling team at the high school in Douglas County.The student is shown being blindfolded before attempting a “sit-up” into another teammate’s naked buttocks.The Douglas County School District told CB
  
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• Wrestling Coach Fired After Controversial Video Surfaces

  04-02-2017 03:32
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A wrestling coach at Chaparral High School has been fired after a controversial video was handed over to the school.
  The video shows what some are calling a prank and others are calling hazing, on a freshman member of the wrestling team at the high school in Douglas County.The student is shown being blindfolded before attempting a “sit-up” into another teammate’s naked buttocks.The Douglas County School District told CBS4 that the coach, Rock
  
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• How to sound like An NFL Fan While Watching The Super Bowl

  04-02-2017 03:32
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – If you’re among the millions of people who watch precisely one NFL game each year, yet want to sound like a real football fan during Sunday’s Super Bowl, The Associated Press has you covered.
  This guide includes talking points for some of the biggest storylines and critical characters that everyone will be watching and discussing when the New England Patriots face the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 in Houston:
  TOM BRADY: Brady is New England’s 39-year-old
  
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• Corey Nelson says Broncos didn’t have “same fire” or “leadership” in 2016

  04-02-2017 03:12
  
  HOUSTON — A year ago, the Broncos were preparing for the big game instead of running around granting interviews on radio row. They ended the season as the happiest team in the NFL. This past year, Denver found out how hard it is to repeat.
  Broncos linebacker Corey Nelson took a few minutes to talk to The Denver Post on radio row about what went wrong in 2016, how he plans to spend his offseason, and what Broncos fans should expect in 2017.
  Nelson, who just completed his third season i
  
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• Chambers: Expansion draft plays into trade-deadline deals for Avalanche

  04-02-2017 03:08
  
  What happens in Las Vegas on June 20 ties into what might happen before the NHL’s trade deadline March 1. Make no mistake, the expansion Vegas Golden Knights could dramatically dictate how trades play out this month, and in Colorado, the cellar-dwelling Avalanche must be careful how it rebuilds before March 1 then again before June 20.
  Before those dates, teams aren’t going to trade for what they want if they can’t protect that acquisition or one of their own players of similar
  
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• Super Bowl LI using security video technology from Fort Collins incubator to help see people at night

  04-02-2017 03:07
  
  Jemez Technology, the technology firm that spun out of the Fort Collins incubator Innosphere, has its eagle eyes on Houston as the city prepares for the big Super Bowl LI game on Sunday.
  The Los Alamos, N.M., company was tapped by the city of Houston and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its video-analytics technology, which is used by camera partner Axis Communications. Its Eagle-i Edge software works with Axis thermal cameras to detect body heat so surveillance cameras at night
  
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• Latest: Minnesota AG reacts to ruling blocking travel ban

  04-02-2017 03:05
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit by Washington and Minnesota seeking to halt President Donald Trump’s immigration ban (all times local):
  5:49 p.m.
  Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says she supports measures to protect the security of the United States but also backs the Constitution.
  Swanson, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, is reacting to a federal court ruling temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
  She said in a statemen
  
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• 8 suspects arrested after Arvada man, 18, was beaten and shot

  04-02-2017 02:54
  
  Eight suspects, including six juveniles, have been arrested after an 18-year-old man was lured to a stolen vehicle where he was beaten, and later shot, police said.
  Once inside the stolen vehicle, the victim was forced to disrobe and photographs were taken of him, according to an Arvada Police Department media release.
  Related ArticlesFebruary 3, 2017 20-year-old Pueblo man arrested as child pornography suspectFebruary 3, 2017 Westminster police arrest man in January death of his girlfriend&rsqu
  
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• When the calendar turned to February, Jarome Iginla faced reality with Avs

  04-02-2017 02:46
  
  Amid the Avalanche free-fall, there came a point when even pretending that Colorado had a chance to make the playoffs became, well, ridiculous.
  Quibble over exactly when that moment was, if you will, but there’s no disputing this: If Jarome Iginla, 39, is going to have another shot at the Stanley Cup in the final season of his three-year, $16-million contract, and perhaps the final season of his career, it sure isn’t going to be with the Avalanche.
  So, yes, Iginla recently indicated
  
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• App reviews: Rolling Sky tests your dexterity, Firefox Focus highlights privacy

  04-02-2017 02:27
  
  By Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post
  Rolling Sky
  Can you keep the ball rolling? That’s the main challenge of Rolling Sky, which puts you in charge of steering a ball through a winding path without once hitting or grazing the obstacles in your way.
  Players control the ball by sliding a finger underneath it to guide it in the right direction. But your reflexes have to be fast to keep up as the path unfolds before you.
  Related ArticlesJanuary 30, 2017 App reviews: Meet your goals —
  
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• LaDainian Tomlinson Q&A: What makes a Hall of Fame RB, being a finalist with Terrell Davis, more

  04-02-2017 02:19
  
  LaDainian Tomlinson, the long-time Chargers great, played running back for 11 seasons, rushing for over 1,000 yards in each of his first eight years. Tomlinson was a three-time first-team all-pro selection who won the 2006 MVP award. He’s third all-time with 162 touchdowns. We caught up with him for a Q&A ahead of Saturday’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
  Q: There’s no set criteria for the Hall of Fame, but what do you think defines a Hall of Fame running back?
  A:  B
  
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• 20-year-old Pueblo man arrested as child pornography suspect

  04-02-2017 02:09
  
  Provided by Pueblo Police DepartmentMichael ApodacaA 20-year-old Pueblo man has been arrested as a suspect in a child pornography case.
  The Pueblo Police Department Special Victims Unit began an investigation on Jan. 11, according to a police department media release.
  On Jan. 24, investigators served a search warrant at a home in the 1700 block of Quillian Avenue. After the search, and a review of evidence, police arrested Michael Apodaca on suspicion of sexual exploitation of children/possessio
  
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• Muslims Welcome Visitors To Mosque As Sign Of Solidarity

  04-02-2017 01:44
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4)– Amid a time which local Muslims have described as “concerning,” many gathered at Denver mosques to show solidarity for those of the faith.
  While hundreds gathered for prayer at Masjid Abu Bakr, the Colorado Islamic Center, many of other faiths showed support.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It has been incredibly emotional for a lot of Muslims,” said Iman Jodeh, spokeswoman for the Colorado Islamic Center.
  “Along with the fear, there is understa
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory Mountains, “Spring Advisory” East

  04-02-2017 01:41
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – As promised freezing drizzle, fog, and very light snow impacted the morning commute again on Friday. The official high at the airport was 38 degrees after a morning low of 16. Now that warm-up we have been talking about all week will finally arrive on Saturday, just in time for your weekend: look for mostly sunny skies with a high near 60 for Saturday and simply more of the same for your Sunday with a high in the upper 50s.
  As we look ahead to next week &n
  
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• Surge in visitors at Chautauqua State...

  04-02-2017 01:41
  
  The City of Boulder is asking the community for input about traffic at Chautauqua State Park after attendance surged in recent years.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Winter Weather Advisory Mountains, “Spring Advisory” East

  04-02-2017 01:41
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – As promised freezing drizzle, fog, and very light snow impacted the morning commute again on Friday. The official high at the airport was 38 degrees after a morning low of 16.Now that warm-up we have been talking about all week will finally arrive on Saturday – just in time for your weekend: Mostly sunny skies with a high near 60 for Saturday and simply more of the same for your Sunday with a high in the upper 50s.
  As we look ahead to next week &ndash
  
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• John Lynch, Brian Dawkins look to join small contingent of safeties in Hall of Fame

  04-02-2017 01:39
  
  HOUSTON — New England quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick have a chance to cap their tour through the NFL with yet another Super Bowl ring on Sunday.
  But this weekend, it’s John Lynch, a former Broncos safety who hasn’t donned a jersey in more than eight years, who might just seal the most remarkable, and surprising. four-month stretch in the NFL.
  For the fourth year, Lynch is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He will learn Saturday if the hall’s se
  
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• Denver refugees, immigrants ask city to do more to help calm nerves over Trump orders

  04-02-2017 01:32
  
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Friday he has instructed the city attorney to assemble a team of outside legal experts to offer advice on the city’s immigration and refugee policies.
  Those instructions include figuring out what the city can do to protect DACA students — children whose parents brought them to the United States illegally but were granted reprieve from deportation by President Barack Obama under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
  Hancock explained step
  
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• Patriots vs. Falcons Super Bowl 51: Who has the edge in key matchups?

  04-02-2017 01:30
  
  HOUSTON — Does Matt Ryan get his first ring and move into a select group of Super-winning quarterbacks or does Tom Brady solidify his case for the greatest of all-time with ring number five?
  Atlanta vs. New England appears to be one of the more evenly matched Super Bowls in recent memory. A look at the keys to the game and the most important matchups.
  Three things to watch
   The experience bubble — The Patriots have made themselves a home in the playoffs, and the Super
  
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• US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Travel Ban Nationwide

  04-02-2017 01:28
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries after Washington state and Minnesota urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country.
  U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled against government lawyers’ claims that the states did not have the standing to challenge Trump’s order and said they showed their case was likely to s
  
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• Colorado’s Pot Lessons: Prepare For No Help, A Lot Of Smell

  04-02-2017 01:28
  
  DENVER (AP) — Don’t delay. Don’t expect help. And get used to the smell.
  Those are some marijuana lessons from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The agency is starting to open up more about regulating cannabis, a plant the agency long ignored.
  Here are some pointers it recently shared with agriculture officials from other states during a recent convention in Denver:___DON’T WAIT
  Colorado’s Department of Agriculture ignored the marijuana industry for the first
  
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• Hiking muddy trails after a storm

  04-02-2017 01:24
  
  We have a pretty big warm up ahead this weekend.
  A great time for a good hike, but it also means the trails will likely be messy.       
  
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• Eric Trump’s trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills

  04-02-2017 01:24
  
  Amy Brittain and Drew Harwell, The Washington Post
  When the president-elect’s son, Eric Trump, jetted to Uruguay in early January for a Trump Organization promotional trip, U.S. taxpayers were left footing a bill of nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms for Secret Service and embassy staff.
  It was a high-profile jaunt out of the country for Eric, the fresh-faced executive of the Trump Organization who, like his father, pledged to keep the company separate from the presidency. Eric mingled with re
  
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