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• Missing Girl Found

  08-02-2017 23:40
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have located Kimora Lynn Davis who had been reported as missing on Wednesday afternoon. She was found about 3:30 p.m.
  Davis, who is 8-years-old, was last seen in the 4800 block of Astrozon Boulevard in Colorado Springs. Police have not released any details about how she was found.
  
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• Smoke From Fire Closes Lanes Of I-25

  08-02-2017 23:09
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Smoke from a fire burning near Thornton Parkway has shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 25 in that area on Wednesday afternoon.
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  The smoke from the fire was so thick that the Colorado Department of Transportation shut down two lanes of southbound I-25 at the exit ramp to Thornton Parkway or 104th Avenue.
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  All lanes were reopened by 3:30 p.m. once fire crews were able to contain the fire.
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• Brush Fire Disrupts A Line Service

  08-02-2017 23:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A brush fire disrupted A Line service on Wednesday afternoon.The fire near 64th Avenue near Pena Boulevard caused the A Line to experience moderate delays around 3 p.m.
  What caused the fire is being investigated. It is unclear the size of the fire.Buses will provide service between 40th and Airport Station and DIA.Wildfire Resources
  – Visit CBSDenver.com’s Living With Wildfire section.
  Wildfire Photo Galleries
  – See images from the most destructive wildfire
  
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• Denver Professor Nominated For Grammy

  08-02-2017 21:31
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4)– The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are around the corner and a professor at the University of Denver is among those nominated for the music industry’s most prestigious award.
  “It’s a huge honor,” Martin Kuuskmann, professor and bassoonist for the Lamont School of Music, told CBS4’s Kelly Werthmann.
  Martin Kuuskmann (credit: CBS)
  Kuuskmann is a world-renowned bassoonist from Estonia and one of today’s leading solo instrumental
  
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• Brush Fire Along Highway 285 Forces Home Evacuations

  08-02-2017 21:19
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A brush fire burning along Highway 285 on Wednesday afternoon forced the evacuation of five to 10 homes.The fire broke out along the highway near South Turkey Creek Road. The homes are located on Granzella Road. The evacuated homes include the Arrowhead Manor Bed and Breakfast.
  Smoke could be seen billowing from the area from the CBS4 Tech Center camera. (credit: CBS)
  The fire had burned three to five acres as of 1:07 p.m. There were five different fire depa
  
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• 1902 Fistfight Gave Rise To Rule That Silenced Warren

  08-02-2017 21:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A fistfight on the Senate floor involving two Southern “gentlemen” gave rise to Rule 19, the arcane Senate directive that Republicans used more than a century later to silence Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. GOP lawmakers rebuked Warren Tuesday night for speaking against colleague and Attorney General-nominee Jeff Sessions.
  She was silenced for reading the letter that Coretta Scott King wrote three decades ago criticizing the Alabama senator’s record o
  
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• Colorado Dems Reintroduce Old Idea On Transportation Funding

  08-02-2017 20:07
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democratic House leadership says any effort to create a permanent funding source for the state’s roads must not affect education spending.
  House Speaker Crisanta Duran said Wednesday she’s “optimistically cautious” that talks with Republican leaders in the Senate will produce a roads funding bill — or ballot measure to be referred to voters — this session.
  But there’s little sign that progress has been made on what wa
  
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• Teen Charged As Adult In Kidnapping, Sex Assault

  08-02-2017 20:01
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A 16-year-old, accused in a kidnapping and sexual assault, has been charged as an adult.
  Police say Dominic Gabriel Barrios kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman from a Target parking lot on Jan. 17.
  According to the arrest affidavit, the woman had gotten into her car in the parking lot at 50th Avenue and Kipling Street when Barrios got into the back seat of her car.
  Dominic Gabriel Barrios (credit: Jefferson County)
  He put his arm around her neck while s
  
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• Fallen Police Dog Honored

  08-02-2017 19:47
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A fallen police dog was remembered by his fellow officers in Boulder County on Wednesday.
  Jason was six years old when he passed away suddenly.The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office hosted a special ceremony for the K-9 officer on Wednesday morning.Jason helped patrol the streets with Boulder County Sheriff’s Deputy Cathy Bryarly since 2012.Jason suffered an undisclosed medical issue when he died last month.
  
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• More Eyes On The 16th Street Mall, Improvements

  08-02-2017 19:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The 16th Street Mall analysis is being expanded which could expand the possibilities for the Denver landmark.
  The City and County of Denver and RTD will expand the current federally-mandated alternatives analysis of the 16th Street Mall. They will focus on potential reconfiguration to help the corridor improve transit, pedestrian and leisure activities.
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  Some of the recommendations may include new shuttle lane alignments, sidewalk enhancements, expanded seating
  
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• Teen In School Murder Plot To Be Sentenced

  08-02-2017 18:41
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The teen who admitted to making threats made against Mountain Vista High School is set to be sentenced on Wednesday afternoon.
  Brooke Higgins pleaded guilty last month to her role in the plot, including charges of conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder, both felonies. She has been in custody since her arrest.
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  In the plea agreement, Higgins, now 17, will be sentenced to three years in the juvenile detention system followed by
  
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• Silencing Of Warren Throws Senate Into Turmoil

  08-02-2017 18:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators fighting to derail Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general repeatedly challenged Republicans Wednesday by reading aloud from a critical letter from Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow, a day after the Republicans silenced Sen. Elizabeth Warren for doing the same.
  Warren was ordered to sit down Tuesday night, throwing the Senate into turmoil as it headed for Wednesday night’s vote on the Alabama senator. She was silenced for reading t
  
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• Peter Kostis On AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: ‘Favors The Ball Strikers’

  08-02-2017 18:22
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  It’s hard to argue that this portion of the PGA TOUR schedule isn’t one of the most entertaining stretches of the season. One week after the gala atmosphere of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the TOUR is in Pebble Beach, California for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, one of the glitziest and most fun-filled events in the game.
  Begun in 1937, the $7.2 million Pebble Beach Pro-Am features 156 professionals and 156 amateurs, many of them athletes and celebrit
  
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• US Marshals Seek Tattoo-Covered, Just-Released Sex Offender

  08-02-2017 18:06
  
  PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — U.S. Marshals need help tracking down a convicted sex offender recently released from a Virginia prison after he failed to show up at a transitional center in Texas.
  News outlets report authorities say 44-year-old Matthew Ezekiel Stager was released Thursday from the Federal Correctional Complex in Petersburg.
  He was supposed to check into the transitional center that day but never did.
  Marshals say it’s possible Stager is in the Hampton Roads area or has recen
  
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• Police Capture Tattoo-Covered, Just-Released Sex Offender

  08-02-2017 18:06
  
   
  PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — U.S. Marshals say a convicted sex offender who was at large has been arrested in the nation’s capital.
  Deputy U.S. Marshal Chris Leuer said in a statement that Matthew Ezekiel Stager was spotted around 4 p.m. Wednesday His arrest followed several reported sightings in Washington.
  Leuer says District police officers recognized the tattoo-covered suspect as he walked down the street near the D.C. Superior Court. Stager has tattoos on his face, head and nec
  
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• Texas Senator Responds To Trump’s Vague ‘Destroy’ Comment

  08-02-2017 17:57
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state senator who may have been the target of President Donald Trump’s suggestions that he and a Texas sheriff could “destroy” her career says she’ll keep pushing to reform asset forfeiture laws.
  Republican Sen. Konni Burton of Colleyville said in a statement Wednesday, “I will not be discouraged.”
  Trump’s comment came Tuesday during a meeting with sheriffs. The remark followed Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson criticiz
  
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• Grammys To Pay Tribute To Prince, George Michael

  08-02-2017 17:42
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunday’s Grammy Awards will include special tributes to pop music icons Prince and George Michael.
  Organizers announced Wednesday that the program will include two performances in honor of the stars who died last year. The announcement didn’t say who would perform the tributes.
  Previously announced performers for this year’s show include Adele, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Bruno Mars and Metallica. Gaga performed a medley of the late David Bowie
  
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• Trump Tweets That Nordstrom Treated Ivanka “So Unfairly”

  08-02-2017 17:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom shares took a brief tumble Wednesday after President Donald Trump tweeted that the department store chain that decided to stop selling Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessory line had treated his daughter “so unfairly.”
  The company had said last week that it made the decision based on the brand’s performance, and that each year it replenishes about 10 percent of its supply with new products.
  “My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfai
  
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• President’s Tweet Sends Nordstrom Shares Tumbling

  08-02-2017 17:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom shares have taken a tumble after President Donald Trump tweeted that the department store chain had treated his daughter “so unfairly.” The company announced last week it would stop selling Ivanka Trump’s clothing and accessory line, saying that was based on the sales performance of the first daughter’s brand.
  The president’s tweet said: “My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person &mdash
  
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• Serial Pharmacy Robber Strikes 5 Times

  08-02-2017 17:21
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Colorado Springs hope someone recognizes the suspect wanted in a series of pharmacy robberies.Police believe the man captured on surveillance footage is connected to five pharmacy robberies since late November 2016.
  The man has a handgun and is dressed all in dark clothing with dark sunglasses and a beanie cap. (credit: Colorado Springs Police)
  The robber has struck several businesses, including the Medicine Shoppe in the 2400 block of North Union
  
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• Avalanche Crews Trigger Slide On Berthoud Pass

  08-02-2017 17:01
  
  CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Avalanche crews working to prevent avalanches actually triggered one Wednesday morning.The slide put 20 feet of snow over U.S. Highway 40 on Berthoud Pass just after 8 a.m. Wednesday.
  Av. control work this a.m. on US 40 resulted in a large slide which covered the road w 20 ft of snow. US 40 closed expect lengthy delay.
  — CDOT (@ColoradoDOT) February 8, 2017
  Drivers are urged to take a different route because the Colorado Department of Transportation
  
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• Senate GOP Silences Warren Over Criticism Of Sessions

  08-02-2017 16:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans silenced Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for criticizing colleague and Attorney General-nominee Jeff Sessions with the words of Coretta Scott King from three decades ago challenging his record on race.
  Warren, whose name has been prominent in speculation about the 2020 presidential race, was given a rare Senate rebuke Tuesday night for impugning a fellow senator and she was barred from saying anything more on the Senate floor about Sessions, R-Ala.
  The
  
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• Latest Forecast: Storm Causing Heavy Mountain Snow Brings Wind To Denver

  08-02-2017 16:11
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Winter Storm Warning continues until 6 p.m. Wednesday for the mountains (above 9,000 feet). Up to 4 inches of additional snow will occur along the I-70 corridor above Idaho Springs along with blowing and drifting snow. Meanwhile it will stay dry for Denver and the Front Range but it will very windy at times.
  Wind gusts around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins will reach as high as 50-55 mph. The strongest wind will likely occur between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Dave’s Fight For Life

  08-02-2017 15:41
  
  Watch a report by Alan Gionet at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• 1 Hurt, 6 Displaced By Apartment Fire

  08-02-2017 14:58
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – One person was hurt and six people were displaced by an overnight fire that damaged a small apartment complex in Arvada.
  The emergency call came in at approximately 10:45 p.m. Tuesday and all of the residents were home at the time. The apartments are located by the intersection of Owens Street and West 64th Place.
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  Residents evacuated and firefighters got the blaze under control quickly.
  “When they arrived they reported to see that the balconies fo
  
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• McCoy Glad To Go Back To Calling Plays, If Not The Shots

  08-02-2017 14:47
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Mike McCoy is glad he’s calling plays again, if not all the shots like he did in San Diego.
  He gave up game-day play-calling duties during his four season as head coach of the Chargers.
  Mike McCoy (credit: CBS)
  Vance Joseph’s first call as Broncos head coach was to lure McCoy back to the job he held in Denver from 2009-12 following McCoy’s ouster last month.
  McCoy said returning to his old gig was “something special,” and certainly not
  
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• Joseph wants to keep Talib and Ward

  08-02-2017 14:38
  
  By Mike KlisIn the vacuum of football as a business, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward are vulnerable.       
  
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• Clavell Nails 6 3-Pointers, CSU Defeats Aggies

  08-02-2017 14:11
  
  Gian Clavell scored 24 points in the Rams' win over Utah State 69-52 on Tuesday night.
  
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• Mikko Rantanen Scores Hat Trick As Avalanche Defeat Canadiens

  08-02-2017 14:05
  
  The Avalanche skated off the Bell Center ice in Montreal at the lowest point in a season full of futility. The 10-1 loss to the Canadiens on Dec. 10 turned into motivation for the rematch in Denver.
  
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• Star Wars And The Power Of Costume Ticket Giveaway

  08-02-2017 12:00
  Sign up for an ExpressToll account and enter to win tickets to "Star Wars and the Power of Costume" at the Denver Art Museum!
  
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• Witness: Security Officer Said Daughter’s Name After Being Shot

  08-02-2017 06:32
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two sisters rushed to the side of an injured RTD security officer.
  Scott Von Lanken was shot at point blank range while on duty outside Union Station last Tuesday.
  Scott Von Lanken (credit: apostolicarm.com)
  Desiree Evans has only been in Colorado for a matter of weeks. Her sister Vanna has in in Colorado for just a matter of days. In that short amount of time their lives have changed forever.
  “He did speak when I first got there and his eyes did move
  
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• Skiers Survive More Than 2 Days Lost In Backcountry

  08-02-2017 05:45
  
  MONARCH, Colo. (CBS4) – A skier explained to CBS4 how she and a friend survived more than two days lost in the backcountry without food or any survival gear.
  Kelsey Malin and a friend went skiing at Monarch Ski Area last month. They accidentally went out of bounds and became stuck in deep snow. She was able to build a snow cave. That and some incredible luck likely saved her life, according to what Ski Patrol told her.
  Monarch Pass (credit: CBS)
  No one even knew they were missing. The next
  
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• Brighton Boulevard Construction To Improve Accessibility For Pedestrians

  08-02-2017 05:30
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – The commute for drivers who need to go from downtown to Interstate 70 just got harder.
  Denver Public Works is reducing traffic on Brighton Boulevard, the major artery to downtown from the interstate, to one lane in each direction.
  An image from denvergov.org’s flyover video of Brighton Boulevard on YouTube
  An image from denvergov.org’s flyover video of Brighton Boulevard on YouTube
  The city is working to improve accessibility for pedestrian and cycl
  
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• Middle School Student Claims Harassment Because She’s Jewish

  08-02-2017 05:08
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  CONIFER, Colo. (CBS4) – The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is investigating West Jefferson Middle School over allegations of harassment of a student because she is Jewish.
  Eighth-grader Isabella Grunspan told the Jefferson County School District Board in January she is being picked on because she of her religion.
  Grunspan said she has been told she should be put in an oven like the other six million Jews and gassed like the Zika virus.
  Isabella Gruns
  
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• Lawmaker: Bill Will Help Rural Affordable Housing, Businesses

  08-02-2017 04:40
  
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – State lawmakers are considering a first-of-its-kind effort to help with Colorado’s affordable housing crunch, especially in rural areas.
  “Obviously there’s a challenge with this because its new. It’s like blazing a trail and then other people can drive a wagon on that trail later. But blazing this trail … it’s going to be pretty divided,” said Rep. Jim Wilson, R-Chaffee County, who is sponsoring the bill.
  Wilson says
  
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• Fort Carson Soldiers Get Super Bowl Surprise

  08-02-2017 04:19
  
  HOUSTON (CBS4) – Some Fort Carson soldiers got the surprise of a lifetime during the Super Bowl.
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  Corporal Trista Strauch and Sergeant Richard Morrill both call Colorado Springs home but are stationed in Poland.
  Hyundai decided to treat them to a unique 360-degree game experience.
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  When the soldiers got to the booths, they were shocked to see their families in a suite at the game in Houston. The soldiers could even interact with their families.
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• Bill Would Allow Sexual Assault Victims To Break Apartment Leases

  08-02-2017 04:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Survivors of sexual assault, stalking and domestic abuse pleaded with lawmakers to pass a bill they say could save lives on Tuesday.
  The bill allows survivors to break apartment leases if they have a note from a medical professional or professional with the state confidentiality program.
  Currently, domestic violence victims can break a lease only if they file a police report.
  “There are a lot people who are telling me, ‘Look, I feel re-victimized, like sleeping
  
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• Obama, Branson Compete In Watersports During Caribbean Getaway

  08-02-2017 02:42
  
  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (CBS4) – Former President Obama is taking the phrase “work hard, play hard” to heart.
  The former president joined Sir Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands kitesurfing and foilboarding, according to CBS News.
  “One of the first stories Barack told me when he and Michelle arrived on Moskito Island was how, just before he became President, he had been surfing on a dangerous break in Hawaii,” Branson wrote in a blog post on Virgin’s
  
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• Obama, Branson Compete In Water Sports During Caribbean Getaway

  08-02-2017 02:42
  
  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (CBS4) – Former President Obama is taking the phrase “work hard, play hard” to heart.
  The former president joined Sir Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands kitesurfing and foilboarding, according to CBS News.
  “One of the first stories Barack told me when he and Michelle arrived on Moskito Island was how, just before he became President, he had been surfing on a dangerous break in Hawaii,” Branson wrote in a blog post on Virgin’s
  
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• Appeals Court Hears Arguments On Travel Ban

  08-02-2017 02:17
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A panel of appeals court judges reviewing President Donald Trump’s travel ban hammered away Tuesday at the federal government’s arguments that the ban was motivated by concerns about terrorism, but also questioned an attorney who said it unconstitutionally targeted Muslims.
  The hearing before the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges was the greatest legal challenge yet to the ban, which temporarily suspended the nation’s refugee pro
  
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• Snow Continues for the Mountains as Plains Temps Warm Up

  08-02-2017 01:43
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – A moisture flow from the Pacific continues to pump snow into the high country. The Warnings and Advisories for Winter Weather continue until Wednesday at 6pm, however for slightly lesser amounts than posted yesterday. The eastern half of the state is still under the same westerly winds that have warmed temperatures well above normal for this time of year. Tuesday, Denver reached 62 degrees, officially at the airport, and 64 degrees downtown. We might see a few
  
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• Latest Forecast: Snow Continues for the Mountains as Plains Temps Warm Up

  08-02-2017 01:43
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – A moisture flow from the Pacific continues to pump snow into the high country.The Warnings and Advisories for Winter Weather continue until Wednesday at 6pm.The eastern half of the state is still under the same westerly winds that have warmed temperatures well above normal for this time of year.Tuesday, Denver reached 62 officially at the airport and 64 degrees downtown. Could see a few scattered rain showers over night as the overnight low will stay well above
  
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• ‘Please Stop’: Tire Slashing Victims Plea For Vandals To Quit

  08-02-2017 01:30
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – Residents in one Stapleton neighborhood feel like they’re being targeted after more tires were slashed overnight, just hours after police issued a crime alert about dozens of other slashed tires in the same area.
  “You can see right there where they put a knife into it.”
  CBS4’s Tom Mustin interviews Christian Tarango (credit: CBS)
  Christian Tarango showed us his slashed tire after another night of vandalism at the Northfield at Stap
  
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