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• Crews Douse Fire At Vacant Home Being Remodeled

  21-02-2017 23:42
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Firefighters in Denver responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon.
  The fire broke out at a vacant home in the 2800 block of Oneida Street.2805 Oneida,attic fire,fully involved on arrival, fire out pic.twitter.com/MNEi4L6zGi
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) February 21, 2017
  It appears the fire broke out in the attic of the home and the roof collapsed. Crews were able to put the fire out before it spread to neighboring homes.
  The home was apparently being remodeled.
  
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• United, American Begin Selling Cheaper Economy-Class Fare

  21-02-2017 23:39
  
  DALLAS (AP) — American and United have started selling cheaper “basic economy” fares as they battle discount airlines for the most budget-conscious travelers.
  American announced early Tuesday that it began selling the new fares for flights starting March 1 on 10 different routes from its hub airports in Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina.
  United followed suit later in the day, posting reduced fares on some flights from Minneapolis to seven of its hub citi
  
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• Nuggets On Their Way To Being A Good, Not Great, Team Again

  21-02-2017 23:22
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – With young players like forward/center Nikola Jokic and guard Jamal Murray on the roster, the future seems bright for the Denver Nuggets.
  Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets celebrates with the 2017 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge MVP trophy after the World Team defeated the US Team 150-141 in the 2017 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge at Smoothie King Center on February 17, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
  The question is, how sh
  
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• Going To Skijoring Races? Leave Your Drone At Home

  21-02-2017 22:54
  
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Three people are recovering after being trampled by a horse in Silverton after a low-flying drone spooked the animal at the skijoring race Saturday.
  Leadville has its own skijoring races coming up and organizers there are asking spectators to leave their drones at home so they don’t have any similar crashes this year.
  The crash in Silverton (credit: Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
  Skijoring is like NASCAR with cowboys and gals and ski bums getting towed on sk
  
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• Sword Breaks Off Civil War Memorial; Vandalism Suspected

  21-02-2017 22:51
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A sword has broken off again from a memorial depicting the famed 54th Massachusetts Civil War regiment, featured in the Denzel Washington movie “Glory.”
  Boston police are investigating after the damage was reported Tuesday. They suspect vandalism.Vandalized war memorial Boston Common #Boston pic.twitter.com/jei5TBieV4
  — Paul Buscemi (@paulbuscemi44) February 21, 2017
  National Park Service spokesman Sean Hennessey tells the Boston Globe it’s happened fr
  
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• Trump Praises New African American Museum During First Visit

  21-02-2017 22:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump denounced “bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms” during his first visit to the new Smithsonian black history museum on Tuesday.
  Trump, in remarks after his tour, called the museum “truly great” and said he would be back to see more of the 3,000 objects illustrating African-American history.
  “I’m deeply proud that we now have a museum that honors the millions of African-American men and wom
  
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• Video Shows Dangerous Windy Conditions Along I-25

  21-02-2017 22:23
  
  BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS4) – High winds means Red Flag Warnings are in place on Tuesday.
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  CBS4 photojournalist Dale Atchison recorded video of dust and dirt blowing across Interstate 25 near Berthoud in the morning.
  
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• Possible Case Of Road Rage Involves Attack With ‘Instrument’

  21-02-2017 22:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are investigating a possible case of road rage.
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  It happened Tuesday morning near the intersection of South Mabry Way and West Colorado Avenue in southwest Denver, near Lowell Boulevard.
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  Police say after two drivers got into afight, a man was attacked with some sort of “instrument.”
  It’s not clear so far if the man was seriously hurt.
  
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• Police Shoot Wanted Man In Leg, Arrest Woman Who Fled

  21-02-2017 22:18
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police shot and injured a man who got into an altercation with police overnight. The man may have been wearing body armor, and his injuries are non-life threatening.
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  The series of events that led to the shooting started in Commerce City right outside of Denver’s city limits. There, the man got into a confrontation with police officers near the intersection of East 48th Avenue and Pontiac Street.
  Police said they stopped him because there wa
  
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• Ian Desmond Will Spend Spring Trying To Master First Base

  21-02-2017 22:05
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Ian Desmond no doubt was a big offseason acquisition for the Colorado Rockies, a proven offensive player who should flourish at Coors Field.
  But after six full seasons as a shortstop for the Washington Nationals and one season as a center fielder for the Texas Rangers, how quickly can he learn to play first base?
  “Being an athletic first baseman, I will be able to jump for balls a little better than an average first baseman,” Desmond said. “My han
  
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• Avs Defenseman Erik Johnson Nears Return From Broken Leg

  21-02-2017 22:00
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson is nearing a return after being sidelined since early December with a broken leg.
  Although Johnson won’t play Tuesday against Los Angeles, coach Jared Bednar said the Avalanche’s top defenseman has been going through some of the contact drills in practice and “that’s a positive sign.”
  He broke his leg while blocking a shot Dec. 3 against Dallas.
  Johnson’s return would bolster a banged-up defense th
  
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• Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort To Be Bought By Vail Resorts

  21-02-2017 21:55
  
  STOWE, Vt. (AP) – Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort is being purchased by the Colorado-based Vail Resorts for $50 million.
  Vail said Tuesday in a news release that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Stowe resort from the Mount Mansfield Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American International Group.
  If the deal goes through, it would be Vail’s first East Coast resort. Vail owns 10 mountain resorts and three urban ski areas.
  Vail would acquire all the assets relate
  
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• ‘R Line’ Opening As Planned Despite Fatality

  21-02-2017 21:52
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) – A light rail line through Denver’s eastern suburbs is expected to open as scheduled Friday, despite a weekend fatality as the train was being tested.
  The Aurora Sentinel reports that Sunday’s fatality will not affect the R Line opening planned Friday.
  The Regional Transportation District still has not identified the 35-year old man killed Sunday. Authorities say the man was hearing impaired and may have been intoxicated when he stepped in front of the train
  
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• NASA Aims To Measure Vital Snow Data From Satellites

  21-02-2017 21:48
  
  DENVER (AP) – Instrument-laden aircraft are surveying the Colorado high country this month as scientists search for better ways to measure how much water is locked up in the world’s mountain snows – water that sustains a substantial share of the global population.
  A P-3 Orion gets ready to fly a mission to study the snowpack in western Colorado. (credit: CBS)
  A NASA-led experiment called SnowEx is using five aircraft to test 10 sensors that might one day be used to monitor snow
  
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• US To Expand Pool Of People Targeted For Deportation

  21-02-2017 21:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a priority for deportation, including people arrested for traffic violations, according to agency documents released Tuesday.
  The documents represent a sweeping rewrite of the nation’s immigration enforcement priorities.
  The Homeland Security Department memos, signed by Secretary John Kelly, lay out that any immigrant living in the United States illegal
  
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• Questions Immigrants Must Answer To Become Citizens

  21-02-2017 21:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 1 million people applied to become U.S. citizens the fiscal year through September 2016. Advocates say interest in naturalization jumped again after President Trump issued executive orders that legal immigrants fear could affect their standing in the country.
  Here’s a look at naturalization in the U.S. based on numbers from the 2015 fiscal year, the latest year for which a detailed breakdown was available:
  — About 730,000 immigrants naturalized to beco
  
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• Granddad Inside Home Damaged By Falling Tree: Late Wife ‘Was Watching Us’

  21-02-2017 20:34
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – The grandfather of a new baby says his late wife was watching over him and his daughter’s family when a large tree crashed down on their home during a visit.
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  Strong winds overnight blew the cottonwood tree over onto Roy Wooderson’s daughter’s home on Crawford Court in Loveland.
  “The whole house just started shaking and there was a big, loud bang,” said Wooderson, who is from Alaska. “I jumped up and l
  
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• Keidel: Where Should Tony Romo Go?

  21-02-2017 20:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  While the media and masses play spin the bottle with Tony Romo’s career, it feels like there are more candidates for the Cowboys QB’s services than there are NFL clubs.
  Depending on the channel, show or pundit, the beleaguered Cowboy — who had a biblically bad year, going from Cowboys QB to injured to benched to perhaps cut in six months — has a dozen potential destinations. Predictions for where Romo will end up pinball across the map, from the Bears to t
  
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• Denver 1 Of 2 Logical Fits For Tony Romo

  21-02-2017 20:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  (CBS) – While the media and masses play spin the bottle with Tony Romo’s career, it feels like there are more candidates for the Cowboys QB’s services than there are NFL clubs.
  Depending on the channel, show or pundit, the beleaguered Cowboy — who had a biblically bad year, going from Cowboys QB to injured to benched to perhaps cut in six months — has a dozen potential destinations. Predictions for where Romo will end up pinball across the map, from
  
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• Latest Forecast: Another Record High Temperature Prompts High Fire Danger

  21-02-2017 20:11
  
  3625782By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A westerly downsloping wind along the Front Range on Tuesday will cause gusts over 40 mph, push temperatures into record territory, and create a very high fire danger.
  The record for February 21 in Denver had been 71° set in 1995. That record was broken around noon on Tuesday when Denver International Airport officially reached 72°.
  A Red Flag Warning has been issued through 6 p.m. because of a high fire danger being cause by the warm temper
  
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• Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Defends Trump Against Media ‘Onslaught’

  21-02-2017 19:09
  
  EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee is defending Republican President Donald Trump against what he says is a tiresome “full onslaught” by the “mainstream media.”
  In an interview with WPRO-AM on Tuesday, the former Rhode Island governor says Trump is an outsider and “the media were against him right from the beginning.”
  Chafee says he didn’t vote for Trump and disagrees with his policies, but says peo
  
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• Harvard To Honor Brandon Marshall For Stance On Social Injustice

  21-02-2017 18:45
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall will be honored by Harvard’s Graduate School for his stance on social injustice.
  Harvard said they chose Marshall because of “his role in elevating issues of social justice.”
  During the national anthem before the start of several games in the 2016 NFL season, Marshall took a knee to protest the social injustices he saw in America.
  Some criticized Marshall, including Justice Ginsburg, who called the anthem
  
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• Wind Blows Large Tree Onto Home, Causing Heavy Damage

  21-02-2017 18:43
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A large tree crashed down onto the home of a Loveland family overnight.
  A strong wind gust knocked the tree over at approximately 4 a.m. and luckily no one was hurt.
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  The home is located at 4049 Crawford Court, which is on the city’s west side.
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  Three people who live in the home were displaced. The American Red Cross is helping them with temporary housing.
  Strong westerly downsloping winds have been blowing across Colorado’s Fr
  
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• Hotspots Still An Issue, But Rabbit Mountain Fire Contained

  21-02-2017 18:15
  
  HYGIENE, Colo. (CBS4) – The 151-acre Rabbit Mountain Fire in Boulder County is fully contained, but many firefighters are still on scene dealing with flareups and variable wind gusts.
  More than 25 firefighters were working at the burn area Tuesday morning. It’s located along Ute Highway between Longmont and Lyons, not far from Hygiene and near Rabbit Mountain.
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  On Monday, the flames destroyed four structures. Three were described as being outbuildings and one was a barn.
  
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• Yahoo Salvages Verizon Deal With $350 Million Discount

  21-02-2017 17:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts.
  The revised agreement, announced Tuesday, eases investor worries that Verizon Communications Inc. would demand a discount of at least $1 billion or cancel the deal entirely.
  The hacking bombshells, disclosed after the two companies agreed on a sale, represent the t
  
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• Dozens Of Car Windows Shattered By Vandals

  21-02-2017 17:26
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Dozens of car owners in Thornton are dealing with repair bills after an outbreak of vandalism in which windows were shattered.
  More than 20 people woke up Monday morning to find broken car windows.
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  A majority of the damage is in a neighborhood near 88th and Colorado Boulevard.“Our neighbor came over … and said ‘Your window’s broken,'” said Jolene Kennon.
  The damage was primarily done to vehicles that were parked on the s
  
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• Burger King, Tim Hortons Parent To Buy Popeyes For $1.8B

  21-02-2017 16:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Restaurant Brands International says it’ll pay $1.8 billion for Popeyes, bringing the fried chicken chain under the same corporate umbrella as Burger King and Tim Hortons.
  The move fits Restaurant Brands’ strategy of taking over well-known fast-food chains that it believes have the potential for wider expansion. The deal gives Popeyes shareholders $79 per share, a 19 percent premium from its closing price on Friday.
  Restaurant Brands was created after Burger Kin
  
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• Trump Denounces Threats Against Jewish Centers

  21-02-2017 16:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is calling recent threats against Jewish community centers “horrible and painful.”
  Trump made the remarks after touring the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture. He said it was a “meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all forms.”
  The threats against JCCs are a “very sad reminder” of the work to be done in the country,” Trump said.
  
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• Avalanche Defenseman Zadorov Breaks Ankle, Out For Season

  21-02-2017 16:28
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a fractured ankle during a collision in practice Monday.
  Nikita Zadorov of the Colorado Avalanche handles the puck during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on February 01, 2017 in Los Angeles. (credit: Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images)
  The injury occurred when Zadorov got tangled up with forward Mikko Rantanen.
  “He actually fell on to
  
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• Martin Truex Jr. And Furniture Row Shifting Into Gear For 2017

  21-02-2017 16:19
  
  By Michael Spencer
  DENVER (CBS4) – Martin Truex Jr. had a season to remember in 2016. Truex Jr. won a career-high four races and led a NASCAR Cup Series high 1,809 laps.
  Despite his success, his 2016 campaign will likely be remembered for what didn’t happen more than what did.
  Truex finished 0.010 seconds behind Denny Hamlin in the Daytona 500 to start the season, and then saw his championship hopes dashed at Talladega when his engine blew just 41 laps into the Hellmann’s 500.
  
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• Former Nugget Issel Impressed By Coach Malone This Year

  21-02-2017 16:00
  
  Former Nuggets player and coach Dan Issel joined CBS4 sports anchor Michael Spencer for Monday’s edition of Xfinity Monday Live at ViewHouse Centennial.
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Dan Issel, who coached the Denver Nuggets for two different stints, was very complimentary of the job Michael Malone has done in his second season with the team.
  Michael Malone (Photo by Getty Images)
  “I love the job that Michael has done,” said Issel. “Michael is old school. Michael would
  
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• Police Shot, Wound Man Wearing Body Armor

  21-02-2017 15:43
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police shot and injured a man who got into an altercation with police overnight. The man was wearing body armor and his injuries are non-life threatening.
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  The series of events that led to the shooting started in Commerce City right outside Denver’s city limits. There, the man got into a confrontation with police officers near the intersection of East 48th Avenue and Pontiac Street.
  The man then fled but wound up being spotted about two bloc
  
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• Police Shoot, Wound Man Wearing Body Armor

  21-02-2017 15:43
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Police shot and injured a man who got into an altercation with police overnight. The man was wearing body armor and his injuries are non-life threatening.
  (credit: CBS)
  The series of events that led to the shooting started in Commerce City right outside Denver’s city limits. There, the man got into a confrontation with police officers near the intersection of East 48th Avenue and Pontiac Street.
  The man then fled but wound up being spotted about two bloc
  
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• Latest Forecast: Gusty Winds, Record High Temperatures, And A High Fire Danger

  21-02-2017 15:36
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A westerly downsloping wind along the Front Range on Tuesday will cause gusts over 50 mph, push temperatures into record territory, and create a very high fire danger.
  The record for February 21 in Denver is 71° set in 1995. That record should be easily broken by the early afternoon on Tuesday.
  A Red Flag Warning has been issued through 6 p.m. because of a high fire danger being cause by the warm temperatures, gusty winds, and very dry vegetation. Any
  
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• Winds Whip New Flareups At Site Of Wildfire

  21-02-2017 15:00
  
  HYGIENE, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters are battling a new flareups at the site of a destructive wildfire in Boulder County Tuesday morning. The flareups are being stoked by strong winds.
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  The flareups are located in and around the burn area of the Rabbit Mountain fire in Boulder County, not far from Hygiene and southeast of Lyons. On Monday, flames from the fire destroyed four structures. Three were described as being outbuildings and one was a barn.
  A Red Flag Warning is i
  
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• $600 For A Hotel Room? In Aspen, Visitors Say ‘Sure’

  21-02-2017 14:45
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Be prepared to pay if you plan on grabbing a room in Aspen.
  The Little Nell Hotel in Aspen (credit: Getty Images)
  The Aspen Times is reporting hotels and lodges charged the highest room rates in the state last month.
  The average daily rate came in at nearly $600.
  The newspaper reports the price hardly drove away visitors. Hotels were on average 81.3 percent full.
  
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• Fast-Spreading Weld County Wildfire Burns 2 Structures, Vehicles

  21-02-2017 07:59
  
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire in southwestern Weld County destroyed two structures and two cars on Monday afternoon.
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  The 30-acre fire burned near Highway 52 north of Erie and south of Longmont. Mountain View Fire officials said high winds fueled the fire, and it spread in exceptionally dry conditions. It has been more than a month since there has been measurable precipitation in the Denver metro area.
  Copter4 video captured at 2 p.m. showed the fire burning close to
  
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• Hundreds Demonstrate In Denver At ‘Not My President’s Day’ Rally

  21-02-2017 06:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – People across the nation protested President Donald Trump this President’s Day, including hundreds in Denver.
  The rallies were called Not My President’s Day protests.
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  Thirteen people were arrested in Portland, Oregon — most for ignoring orders to stop blocking traffic.
  Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago to protest Trump’s policies. They marched across the river from Trump Tower for the second day in a row.
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• Denver’s Underground Music Scene Becomes More Secretive After Oakland Fire

  21-02-2017 06:00
  
  By Brian Maass and Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver’s once-thriving underground music scene continues to survive two months after tragedy in California forced some under-the-radar venues in Denver into the public eye.
  “What all of us are struggling with is these space are absolutely sacred to us,” said Liz Solomon, an artist who spoke out at a recent meeting organized by the Denver Fire Department.
  “But, the only way they exist is underground,” she said.
  L
  
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• Identity Thieves Targeting More Gas Stations With ‘Skimmers’

  21-02-2017 05:50
  
  By Tom Mustin
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have issued a warning for drivers in Highlands Ranch after crooks put credit card skimmers on gas station pumps.
  “Well they’re at it again,” said Robyn Otero, one of a growing number of identity theft victims in Highlands Ranch. “All my friends. It’s kind of what happens nowadays. It’s just, that’s the way it goes,” she told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
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  Over the past few week
  
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• More & More Illegal Immigrants Taking Sanctuary In Churches

  21-02-2017 05:28
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some immigrants in the U.S. illegally are finding sanctuary inside Denver area churches.
  One woman has been living since November at the Quaker Mountain View Friends meetinghouse in southeast Denver.
  Ingrid Encalada LaTorre feels safe only to the doorway of the church.
  Ingrid Encalada LaTorre is interviewed by CBS4’s Rick Sallinger (credit: CBS)
  “What will happen if you go back to Peru?” CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger asked her.
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• With Congress out of session, many in Colorado ask: Where are the town halls?

  21-02-2017 04:58
  
  Congress is off this week, but few Colorado lawmakers are using the time to meet with constituents — a slight that has angered activists across the state.
  Three members of Colorado’s nine-member delegation aren’t in the country: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton — in Cuba, Japan and Germany, respectively.
  The rest generally are avoiding the open-air, town hall hearings that are appreciated by residents and protesters but disliked
  
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Former Nuggets Coach Dan Issel

  21-02-2017 04:43
  
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• ChromDex expands to Longmont with plans to add 30 to 40 new jobs

  21-02-2017 04:03
  
  Thanks to the work of Harvard scientists, we know that daily consumption of coffee may lower the risk of prostate cancer and that red wine could slow aging.
  The next big breakthrough in food-health news may come from a small lab in Longmont.
  ChromaDex, a California-based natural products company, recently expanded to the city after outgrowing its Boulder operation.
  The 10,000-square-foot facility will handle research and development for ChromaDex, testing plants for hidden properties and formula
  
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• Fire danger rises along Colorado’s Front Range

  21-02-2017 03:26
  
  Several wildfires broke out in northeastern Colorado on Monday, and unseasonably warm, windy weather could spark an additional round of fires Tuesday.
  The National Weather Service posted a red-flag warning for fire danger for northeastern Colorado on Tuesday, including along the Front Range — from the Wyoming state line to south of Castle Rock — and the entire Denver area. The warning goes into effect at 11 a.m. and runs until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
  The warning area also includes the entire
  
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• CU Boulder proposes $39M in new spending for 2017-18

  21-02-2017 03:16
  
  The University of Colorado’s Boulder campus is proposing $39 million in new spending in the 2017-18 fiscal year so that it can maintain aging campus buildings, boost the salaries of its employees and offer more financial aid to needy students.
  Campus finance officials unveiled their proposed $805 million budget to the CU Board of Regents this week. The regents asked questions during the meeting, but are not scheduled to take action on the 2017-18 budget until April.Related ArticlesFebruary
  
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• CU aims to launch 3-year, fully online degree in 2018

  21-02-2017 02:58
  
  The University of Colorado is charging ahead on a plan to create a three-year, fully online degree and hopes to launch the new program in the fall of 2018, according to William Kuskin, vice provost and associate vice chancellor for strategic initiatives.
  Once the program is fully implemented, a student will be able to get a bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies by taking online classes offered by all four CU campuses.Related Articles CU Boulder proposes $39M in new spending for 20
  
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• Broncos’ Brandon Marshall to be honored by Harvard for stance against social injustice

  21-02-2017 02:54
  
  Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall will receive the 2017 Courage Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Alumni of Color for his stance against social justice, his discussions with the Denver Police Department about its use-of-force policy and his ongoing work in the local community.
  According to a press release posted by Marshall on his Twitter account, the award will be presented at the Alumni of Color’s 2017 Conference at the Graduate School of Education, held
  
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• Coloradans, your relationship with debt is changing

  21-02-2017 02:50
  
  When it comes to keeping up with the Joneses, most people compare what they own, not what they owe. The 2016 State of Credit report from Experian, however, offers a detailed look at the relationship American consumers have with debt.
  Last year, Colorado residents, on average, carried 2.5 credit cards with balances on them of $6,018, around 29 percent of the available credit limits, according to the report.Related Articles Liz Weston: How to put more dollars in working-class pocket
  
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• Helicopter Makes Hard Landing In Centennial

  21-02-2017 02:42
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A helicopter reportedly made a hard landing in Centennial Monday evening.
  The helicopter went down off East Dry Creek Road and South Colorado Boulevard near Tony’s Market.
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  According to a spokesperson with the Littleton Fire Department, nobody was seriously injured.
  The helicopter didn’t hit any buildings.
  
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