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• Camera Found In Hospital Bathroom For Employees Only

  09-02-2017 23:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A camera was found in an employee restroom at Denver Health Medical Center.Police in Denver are investigating who set up the camera.It apparently was found in a restroom in an area of the hospital where only employees with a badge are given authorization to enter.
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In Murder At Light Rail Station

  09-02-2017 23:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting death of a man at a light rail station.
  Ever Valles (credit: Denver Police Department)
  Ever Valles, 19, is accused in the murder of Tim Cruz at approximately 1 a.m. Tuesday at the RTD station located at 12th Place and Sheridan Boulevard.
  Police are still searching for another suspect, identified as Nathan Valdez, 19, who police say is 5-foot-8, 187 pounds and has blond hair and hazel eyes.
  Natha
  
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• Appeals Court: Decision On Trump Travel Ban Coming Thursday

  09-02-2017 23:24
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco said Thursday it will release its ruling by the end of the business day in the legal fight over whether to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
  A panel of three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is deciding whether to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the U.S. An appeal to the U.S. Suprem
  
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• Hickenlooper: Time Is Now For Colorado Roads Spending

  09-02-2017 23:21
  
  DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper told Colorado municipal leaders Thursday that time has run out on partisan debate over how to fix the state’s roads and that lawmakers must consider all options for a ballot measure to be referred to voters this year.
  Hickenlooper told a Colorado Municipal League summit that he’d like to see concrete proposals in the Legislature by the end of March. That would give lawmakers roughly six weeks to work out a ballot measure before the legislati
  
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• CBS Sports’ Steve Lappas Breaks Down #15 Kentucky vs. Alabama

  09-02-2017 22:03
  Ryan Mayer
  The Kentucky Wildcats are perennially one of the college basketball’s most interesting teams due to the yearly infusion of top recruits that head coach John Calipari lures to the program. This year is no different. The Wildcats signed the nation’s second-best recruiting class behind Duke according to 247 Sports. As we’ve seen in the past, these young teams will sometimes struggle come January and February as they continue to learn how to play with each other and with
  
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• Horse Rescued From Feed Trough

  09-02-2017 21:56
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters rescued a horse that had gotten stuck in a feed trough overnight.Katie’s owners found her Thursday morning in the trough at their farm in Windsor and believe she may have been stuck for several hours.(credit: Windsor Severance Fire Rescue)
  The horse was not happy but was doing alright. It took about an hour for at least 15 people from both the Windsor Severance Fire Rescue and Loveland Fire Departments to free the horse.The veterinarian checked out
  
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• White House Adviser ‘Counseled’ After Brand Promotion

  09-02-2017 21:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The White House has “counseled” a top aide to President Donald Trump after she promoted Ivanka Trump’s fashion line during a national cable television appearance from the White House.
  But House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz says that’s not enough, calling what Kellyanne Conway did “wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable.”
  The Utah Republican congressman said he will join with Democratic Oversight Leader Eli
  
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• Roaring Fork High Schools Online Threat: ‘Spam Email’

  09-02-2017 21:20
  CARBONDALE, Colo. (CBS4)– All Roaring Fork high schools were closed on Thursday and the elementary and middle schools placed on lock out after a threat made online that turned out to be a spam email.
  The Carbondale Police Department notified Roaring Fork Schools early Thursday that an 18-year-old senior made threats of violence against his or her school in an online forum. The FBI was also involved in the investigation.The threat was anonymous but the IP address was traced to the Carbondal
  
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• Laverne Cox Breaks Down Barriers In “Doubt”

  09-02-2017 21:07
  
  On Wednesday, February 15th at 10/9c, the all new courtroom drama, Doubt, makes its series debut on CBS. Doubt features an all-star cast of talented actors who portray a variety of diversified personas that are just as colorful inside the courtroom as they are out. Take Daytime Emmy Award Winner Laverne Cox’s portrayal of Cameron Wirth for example. Wirth is a transgender lawyer who fights injustice on a daily basis with her hallmark mix of passion and dedication to protecting the innocent.
  
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• Rockies Spend Big In Off Season To Bolster Bullpen, 1st Base

  09-02-2017 20:44
  
  DENVER (AP) — The usually cost-conscious Colorado Rockies went on a little bit of a spending splurge in free agency.
  They made big investments in an effort to give the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants a run for their money in the ultra-competitive NL West.
  The Rockies signed All-Star outfielder Ian Desmond ($70 million, five years) to transition over to first base, added left-handed reliever Mike Dunn ($19 million, three years), brought in versatile infielder Alexi Amarista ($1
  
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• Union Station Revitalization Will Save Millions For Denver

  09-02-2017 20:14
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Business is booming at Union Station and it’s happened much faster than the City of Denver anticipated.That mean that RTD and the city will refinance federal loans at lower interest rates which will save millions. For RTD that will save $134 million.(credit: CBS)
  The property and sales tax proceeds in the neighborhood are already more than the city expected to reach in 2022.RTD may use the money for underfunded rail lines in the FasTracks program. Union Station in purp
  
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• Construction Begins On New Casino

  09-02-2017 19:54
  
  BLACK HAWK, Colo. (CBS4)– Groundbreaking has begun on the new Monarch Casino in Black Hawk.
  Crews broke ground on the resort and spa on Wednesday.
  A parking garage was demolished in December 2016 to make room for the 23-story luxury gaming resort and spa.
  (credit: CBS)
  Construction will continue over the next two years.
  
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• 2 Gun Bills Killed At State Capitol

  09-02-2017 19:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two bills dealing with guns in Colorado have died at the state Capitol.The first would would have allowed teachers and staff at some public schools in Colorado to carry handguns to work.Another gun bill revived a long debate over ammunition magazines.
  Lawmakers limited ammunition magazines to 15 rounds after the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting; Republicans call the limit useless and have voted every year since to repeal it.Both were killed on Wednesday.
  
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• Weekend To Bring Comet & ‘Snow Moon’ Eclipse, But Eagle Eye Needed

  09-02-2017 19:09
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – A few cool things will happen in the sky this weekend, but you’ll need a lot of patience and some good tools to see either one.
  First up is a penumbral lunar eclipse of the Full Snow Moon on Friday evening starting at 3:34 p.m., peaking at 5:43 p.m., and ending at 7:53 p.m. in the mountain time zone. Moonrise in Denver will be right around 5:30 p.m. Friday.
  However, according to timeanddate.com this will be a tough eclipse to see because Earth’s
  
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• McDonald’s Testing Out Crab Sandwich

  09-02-2017 19:02
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — McDonald’s is planning to launch a crab sandwich in the San Francisco Bay area.
  The fast good giant says the sandwich consists of snow crab meat mixed with mayonnaise and served with tomato and lettuce on a sourdough bun. It says it worked with San Francisco chef and former “Top Chef” contestant Ryan Scott to create the sandwich.
  It’s currently being tested in four restaurants in San Jose, California. If the company gets positive feedback, it
  
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• School Closure Plan To Be Discussed In Jefferson County

  09-02-2017 18:47
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Jefferson County School Board will discuss a plan to reallocate money to ensure competitive pay for teachers on Thursday evening. That plan includes closing schools and eliminating more than 100 staff positions.
  (credit: CBS)
  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 emp
  
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• Aretha Is Retiring: Singer Plans 1 More Album

  09-02-2017 18:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier.
  Aretha Franklin is planning to retire this year, she told Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4, the city’s NBC affiliate. The singer says she will make one more album, with several tracks produced by Stevie Wonder, and will otherwise limit herself to “some select things, many one a month, for six months out of the year” as she devotes more time to her grandchildren. She also says 2017 will be her
  
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• Bill Could Increase Penalty For Texting & Driving

  09-02-2017 17:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– State lawmakers say the dangerous problem of texting and driving is getting worse despite the fact that it’s illegal in Colorado. Now legislators want to increase the penalties for the crime.
  The Colorado law that prohibits texting and driving is one of the most lenient in the U.S.A Senate committee took up the bill on Wednesday that would increase the penalty for texting while driving to a $300 fine and four points on a driver’s license. (credit: CBS)
  The curren
  
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• Survey: Colorado Ranks As 2nd-Best For Singles

  09-02-2017 17:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A new survey says Colorado is one of the very best places in the country for singles who are looking for love.
  WalletHub, the personal finance website, ranked Colorado No. 2 among the states and the District of Columbia.
  A couple kisses at the top of Pikes Peak. (credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
  The state of Washington ranked as the best place for singles. California, Montana and South Dakota were the next best states after Colorado for romance.
  WalletHub said it compil
  
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• Roaring Fork High Schools Closed After Online Threat

  09-02-2017 17:20
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. (CBS4)– All Roaring Fork high schools were closed on Thursday and the elementary and middle schools placed on lock out after athreat made online.
  The Carbondale Police Department notified Roaring Fork Schools early Thursday that an 18-year-old senior made threats of violence against his or her school in an online forum.
  The threat was anonymous but the IP address was traced to the Carbondale area.Police are investigating the threat. Investigators have not released details
  
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• Threat closes RFSD high schools

  09-02-2017 16:51
  
  What Roaring Fork Schools is calling an “anonymous online threat of violence” early Thursday morning has closed all of the high schools in the western Colorado district.       
  
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• Trump Vs Nordstrom: The Latest Bout Raising Ethical Concerns

  09-02-2017 16:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The White House is rushing to the defense of Ivanka Trump’s company — the latest sign the president can’t seem to separate the presidency from his family’s businesses.
  President Donald Trump added to a string of presidential firsts on Wednesday, and drew fire from ethics lawyers, with a Twitter attack on Nordstrom. The Seattle-based retailer stoked Trump’s rage by dropping his daughter Ivanka’s clothing and accessory line.
  The implication
  
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• Who killed Peggy Hettrick?

  09-02-2017 16:34
  
  In the early morning hours of Feb. 11, 1987, Peggy Hettrick became a headline.       
  
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• Taz: Unlikely WWE Had Contingency Plans For Seth Rollins

  09-02-2017 16:21
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  “In all my years of experience as a wrestler and as a broadcaster, not just in WWE but in TNA and ECW, there very rarely are contingency plans.”–Taz, Host of The Taz Show: Bodyslams & Beyond
  WWE is in a curiously familiar place. Déjà vu.
  Fifteen months ago the world crumbled around Seth Rollins. In a split second he went from being king of the wrestling world to just another athlete on an operating table. The blown-out knee couldn’t have
  
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• Neil Gorsuch Reportedly Calls Trump Attack On Judiciary ‘Demoralizing’

  09-02-2017 16:19
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – Colorado native and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is criticizing President Donald Trump for his attacks on the judiciary system.
  The president recently called an appeals court hearing into his travel ban disgraceful, saying the judges involved had a political agenda.
  U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch arrives for a meeting with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) February 8, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
  Gorsuch tal
  
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• JeffCo to decide fate of 5 schools

  09-02-2017 16:03
  
  The Jefferson County School Board will decide the fate of five elementary schools Thursday night.        
  
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• Latest Forecast: Record High Temperatures To End The Week, Then A Weekend Cold Front

  09-02-2017 16:00
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures on Thursday and Friday will soar 25 to 30 degrees above normal for the second week in February. Records are probably safe on Thursday before record breaking warmth settles in on Friday.
  It will also stay dry nearly statewide on Thursday and Friday. That’s not necessarily a good thing on the plains where the warm weather will combine with gusty winds and very dry soil to create an elevated threat for grass fires.
  A cold front will mo
  
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• Stepping up the snow shoveling rules

  09-02-2017 15:20
  
  At the Glenwood Springs Bed and Breakfast, owner Duncan Sinnock says nearly everyone on his street has a snow shovel parked on the porch.       
  
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• Surgery on mutilated dog successful

  09-02-2017 14:13
  
  Two surgeons from Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine successfully performed surgery Wednesday on a dog found mutilated on the Detroit's southwest side.       
  
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• Unsolved: The NoCo shootings

  09-02-2017 14:10
  
  For months, Northern Colorado felt a chill.        
  
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• High fire danger due to dry conditions

  09-02-2017 13:58
  
  It won’t be as windy, but there’s still high fire danger Thursday along the Front Range.        
  
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• Mesa mother deported after Trump order

  09-02-2017 13:34
  Crowds gathered outside ICE Phoenix headquarters to block the deportation of a Mesa mother who has a felony for working in the country illegally.       
  
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• After ‘Dark Days,’ Injured Flight Nurse Tells Miracle Survival Story

  09-02-2017 07:59
  
  By Alan Gionet
  DENVER (CBS4) – “That just never came across my mind I guess.”
  That’s what Dave Repsher said when CBS4’s Alan Gionet asked about dying.
  Medical texts don’t seem to have documented survival from injury as great, but Repsher is an anomaly in many ways. Incredible fitness, toughness of body and mind — and help, medical care and emotional support. The combination has put him back on his feet working on new steps in his survival. He hasn’
  
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• Former CU Coach Allegedly Choked Woman 100 Times

  09-02-2017 07:39
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – In February 2015, shortly after Joseph Tumpkin accepted an assistant coaching position with the University of Colorado football program, his then-girlfriend says Tumpkin began beating her at a Broomfield hotel, according to court documents filed in the case and obtained by CBS4.
  The woman told police that from then on, until November 2016 — a period of nearly two years during which Tumpkin worked as a defensive coach for the CU Buffs &md
  
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• Are elevated Fukushima radiation levels cause for alarm?

  09-02-2017 07:05
  
  By Anna Fifield and Yuki Oda, The Washington Post
  TOKYO – The utility company that operated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan – the one that went into triple meltdown after the enormous 2011 earthquake and tsunami – has released some jaw-dropping figures.
  The radiation level in the containment vessel of reactor two has reached as high as 530 sieverts per hour, Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco as it’s known, said last week. This far exceeds the previous high of
  
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• Judge denies $54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger

  09-02-2017 06:45
  
  A merger of the nation’s second- and third-largest medical health insurance carriers — Anthem and Cigna — has been blocked by a federal judge.
  The ruling Wednesday by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia says that massive merger would violate federal antitrust laws.
  The $54 billion acquisition merger by Anthem Inc. of rival insurer Cigna Corp was challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice as well as Colorado Attorney General Cynthia
  
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• Court Documents: CU Coach Choked Woman More Than 100 Times

  09-02-2017 06:39
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – In February 2015, shortly after Joseph Tumpkin accepted an assistant coaching position with the University of Colorado football program, his then-girlfriend says Tumpkin began beating her at a Broomfield hotel, according to court documents filed in the case and obtained by CBS4.
  The woman told police that from then on, until November 2016 — a period of nearly two years during which Tumpkin worked as a defensive coach for the CU Buffs &md
  
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• The business of staging homes

  09-02-2017 06:31
  
  A common way to prepare a house for sale is to "stage" the home with furnishings to attract buyers.       
  
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• Saving dogs from hot cars legally

  09-02-2017 06:25
  
  A bill before the Colorado legislature would legalize smashing and grabbing a pet out of a dangerously hot car, provided the Good Samaritan first tried to find the owner and contact law enforcement.       
  
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• Burglars steal box containing ashes

  09-02-2017 06:25
  
  For years, Mary Nazzaro kept an ornate box containing the ashes of her late husband in her home.       
  
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• Should Colorado charter schools get a share of local tax increases? Some Colorado lawmakers think so.

  09-02-2017 06:12
  
  Teachers at the Ricardo Flores Magón Academy charter school in Westminster have been forced to take four days of unpaid leave to help balance this year’s budget.
  The office manager is rationing paper because of a budget that is on “a shredded shoestring,” as school leader Kaye Taavialma puts it. If the vacuum breaks, Taavialma doesn’t know how she’ll replace it.
  Such financial challenges are not unusual at many charter schools in Colorado, and yet another att
  
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• Sentencing for teen in Mtn. Vista plot

  09-02-2017 06:07
  
  The teenager who admitted to plotting a deadly attack at Mountain Vista High School will learn her fate Wednesday.       
  
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• Injured Flight Nurse Tells Miracle Survival Story

  09-02-2017 06:00
  
  By Alan Gionet
  DENVER (CBS4) – “That just never came across my mind I guess.”
  That’s what Dave Repsher said when CBS4’s Alan Gionet asked about dying.
  Medical texts don’t seem to have documented survival from injury as great, but Repsher is an anomaly in many ways. Incredible fitness, toughness of body and mind — and help, medical care and emotional support. The combination has put him back on his feet working on new steps in his survival. He hasn’
  
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• Hawks Start Strong, Hold Off Nuggets 117-106

  09-02-2017 05:54
  
  ATLANTA (AP) – Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks held off a late rally by Denver to beat the Nuggets 117-106 on Wednesday night.
  The Hawks never trailed and scored a season-high 72 points in the first half. The Nuggets cut Atlanta’s lead to 109-105 on a basket by Gary Harris with less than three minutes remaining.
  Following a turnover by Atlanta’s Kent Bazemore, Denver couldn’t take advantage of the chance to pull closer. A three-point pla
  
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• A mission to get Postman Jim to Ireland

  09-02-2017 05:53
  
  The most Colorado thing we've seen today is a guy named Jim Looney, who has a crazy talent.       
  
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• Bill Allowing Bars To Stay Open 24/7 Appears On Fast Track To Governor

  09-02-2017 05:45
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Scores of fans flooded the streets of downtown Denver and then went home when the Broncos won Super Bowl 50. They did not go into local bars because many of them were closed while partiers raged on — due to state law requiring bars to close at 2 a.m.
  “I’m confused why bars close at 2 a.m. anyway,” said State Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton. “This is a relic of prohibition.”
  On Wednesday a bill that would allow local government
  
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• Slacklining legal at some Boulder parks

  09-02-2017 05:37
  
  New rules from Boulder Parks and Recreation have slackliners on the right side of the law.       
  
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• ‘Hitler Was A Genius’: Teacher & Student Complain Of Anti-Semitism

  09-02-2017 05:30
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  CONIFER, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights is now investigating complaints of anti-Semitism at a Jefferson County school by both a student and a teacher.
  The principal of West Jefferson Middle School was sent a letter from a teacher in December. The letter, obtained by CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger, detailed what it called the anti-Semitic atmosphere.
  (credit: CBS)
  One line states, “Several Jewish students ha
  
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• Olivo a better coach than politician

  09-02-2017 05:21
  
  A little more than eight years ago, Brock Olivo was NFL athletic, English lit intelligent, a good looking Italian, outgoing, curious, restless and unsure what to do with all his gifts.       
  
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• Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried injures ankle vs. Hawks, is day-to-day

  09-02-2017 05:17
  
  ATLANTA – Kenneth Faried’s return to the team was short-lived. The athletic Nuggets big man went down in the second quarter Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle. X-rays on the ankle came back negative.
  Faried went down and had to be helped to his feet by a couple of his teammates. He put no pressure on his right foot on his way to the bench. Minutes later, Faried was helped back to the locker room.
  He did not return.
  Afterward, Faried was in a walking boot and on crutches. He
  
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