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• Colorado’s First Bottle-To-Bottle Recycling Plant Opens

  22-02-2017 23:56
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado’s first bottle-to-bottle glass recycling plant opened on Wednesday.
  The Momentum Recycling LLC plant is located on Dillon Road in Broomfield.
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  Officials say the glass is separated at a different plant and then brought to the plant in Broomfield to be sanitized and separated by color.
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  Then the glass is sent off to a different plant for future production.
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  About 15 people were hired to work at the facility.
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• 3 Charged As Street Racing May Be To Blame For Death Of Teen

  22-02-2017 23:48
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Charges have been filed in a deadly accident that killed a teenager.
  Brazelle Martinez, 25; and Fred Junior Gutierrez-Flores, 22; have been charged with manslaughter.
  Brazelle Martinez and Fred Junior Gutierrez-Flores (credit: Denver District Attorney’s Office)
  Prosecutors say they were the drivers of two cars that were stopped on West Hampden Avenue last month as they prepared to street race. A car driven by 17-year-old Manuel Alejandro Castillo had to stop behind th
  
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• Jurors Find Man Guilty Of Setting House, Cars On Fire

  22-02-2017 23:35
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Jurors in Jefferson County found a man guilty of intentionally setting fire to a duplex and cars in Lakewood in April of last year.
  Christopher Magana was found guilty on Wednesday of 18 counts of arson and criminal mischief. Prosecutors say the fire displaced 14 people, nine of whom are children.
  The duplex fire in Lakewood (credit: CBS)
  One of the cars Magana set fire to belonged to a woman who he had recently dated.
  Sentencing is scheduled for late next month.
  
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• Police Arrest Protesters At Dakota Access Camp

  22-02-2017 23:31
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Police are arresting Dakota Access pipeline protesters who’ve failed to meet a deadline to clear a camp on federal land in North Dakota.
  The Army Corps of Engineers ordered all protesters to leave by 2 p.m. Wednesday, citing concerns about potential spring flooding. About 150 people met that demand about 1 p.m. when they marched out of the camp.
  Campers set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp’s 2pm deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin pr
  
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• DIA Works To Keep Wildlife Off Tarmac

  22-02-2017 23:27
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Denver International Airport works with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to keep wildlife from running onto the tarmac.DIA has 17 large mowers to cut vegetation across the 53-square mile property.
  Airport officials say they also installed channels to improve water drainage and also removed cattails near taxiways and runways.The clarification of DIA’s efforts comes after a coyote stopped all traffic at the Burbank Airport when it ran across the runway.Despite officers
  
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• Englewood Considers Restriction Revision For Sex Offenders

  22-02-2017 23:21
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The City of Englewood is considering scaling back restrictions for registered sex offenders.
  Right now there is a 2,000 foot buffer from daycare facilities, schools and parks. That’s a length of about five football fields.
  Some claim the restrictions essentially ban sex offenders from living in the city limits.
  The change comes from a lawsuit that the city is fighting. The suit was filed against the City of Englewood by three registered sex offenders who clai
  
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• CU To Launch 3-Year Online Degree

  22-02-2017 23:12
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The University of Colorado will soon offer a three-year degree program online.The school is moving forward with plans to launch the program that will allow students to receive a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.The goal is to launch the program in the fall of next year.
  
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• Flags Lowered To Honor Lt. Gov. Mark Hogan

  22-02-2017 23:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Flags across Colorado were lowered on Wednesday in honor of former Lt. Gov. Mark Hogan who died last week.
  Hogan, a Democrat, served as lieutenant governor to Gov. John Love, a Republican, from 1967 to 1971.Hogan died on Feb. 12 of natural causes. He was 86 years old.
  
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• Don’t Forget To Make Your Reservations For Denver Restaurant Week

  22-02-2017 23:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of Denver’s top restaurants are getting ready to offer multi-course dinners for reasonable prices for Denver Restaurant Week which starts this Friday.
  Lone Tree’s wine bar and grill Seasons 52 Executive Chef Partner Caleb Benton and Sales and Marketing Manager Rachel Huber stopped by CBS4 studios to talk about Denver Restaurant Week and why they are participating.
  (credit: denver.org)
  “Restaurant Week is all the local restaurants hosting some of t
  
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• WWE: Why Naomi Will Reclaim The SmackDown Women’s Title

  22-02-2017 22:52
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  “I believe that I do have something different and special that I bring to the table. As soon as I get my shot, I think WWE will be very pleased.”
  —Naomi, 2014
  You deserve it. Clap! Clap! Clap, clap, clap!
  “Naomi, I think that everybody here truly believes that you do deserve it. And there’s a reason why. It’s because for years you have worked so hard. You have scratched, and you have clawed, and you have seen other women given more opportuniti
  
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• Car Fire Spreads To Nearby Garages, Tree

  22-02-2017 22:51
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Firefighters in Denver rushed to extinguish a car fire before it caused more damage on Wednesday morning.
  The flames from the burning car spread to two garages and a tree near Fox and Evans early Wednesday morning. (credit: Denver Fire Department)
  The fire caused a lot of damage.No one was hurt in the fire. What caused the fire is being investigated.
  
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• Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Held Family At Gunpoint

  22-02-2017 21:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Colorado Springs shot and killed a man who held a family at gunpoint.
  Officers say the suspect also stole the family’s car in an effort to get away from police.
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  The man led officers on a two-and-a-half mile chase before the shooting.
  He was wanted on a domestic violence charge but embarked on a crime spree.
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  “That was the same subject as the home invasion that occurred on Elm Meadows View. That party did steal
  
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• Hatch: Gorsuch Is One Of US’s Best Judges

  22-02-2017 21:01
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch says Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is one of the best judges in the country and will protect religious liberties is he’s confirmed to the high court.
  Hatch, a Republican, spoke to Utah’s state Senate on Wednesday about Gorsuch, a Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge.
  The senator says the most important issue to consider in the 2016 presidential election was filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
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• Teen Arrested In Foster Mom’s Death Faces Additional Charges

  22-02-2017 20:14
  
  By Matt KroschelGRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The 14-year-old accused of killing her foster mom is now facing additional charges.
  On Wednesday the suspect, whose name has not been releases since she is a juvenile and not being charged as an adult at this time, went before a judge. The proceedings were closed to the public and the media.Authorities continue to investigate how Linda Smith, 61, died. Her family held funeral services Tuesday for Smith.Neighbors tell CBS4 that Smith volunteered frequently a
  
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• Record 7 New Earth-Sized Planets Discovered Around Single Star

  22-02-2017 20:12
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS4/AP) – NASA announced that, for the first time, astronomers discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star.
  Each of these new worlds, they say, could hold life.
  NASA and a Belgian-led research team made the announcement Wednesday on their website and on Facebook:The cluster of planets is 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, circling around a dim dwarf star called Trappist-1, which is barely the size of Jupiter.New record! We’ve fou
  
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• Semi Rollover, Fuel Leak Closes U.S. 6 West Of Golden

  22-02-2017 20:05
  
  CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A semi rollover and diesel fuel spill forced the closure of U.S. 6 west of Golden on Wednesday morning.
  The semi rolled at 10 a.m. on Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon at mile marker 269.Hazardous materials crews were called to the scene to clean up the spill. The semi was hauling concrete.Crews hoped to have U.S. 6 reopened before 1 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• More Communities Put Fire Bans In Place On Colorado’s Front Range

  22-02-2017 20:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – For a stretch of 37 days there has been no measurable precipitation across the Denver metro area.
  An image from Copter4 over a fire on Monday in Weld County that destroyed a structure (credit: CBS)
  With that dry weather and persistent unseasonably warm weather fire danger has shot up, and several county and city managers have enacted fire restrictions in the past few days.The following is a list of all the areas with fire restrictions:
  – Jefferson County (unincorporat
  
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• 2017 NBA Second Half Preview – Western Conference

  22-02-2017 19:49
  
  By Rahul Lal
  At this point of the season, with about two-thirds of the games played, every team is tired and struggling with injuries. This past weekend’s festivities aside, the NBA All-Star break is essentially a week-long hiatus for anyone who isn’t a superstar.
  The NBA Trade Deadline is looming, and teams are starting to make moves. Maybe you noticed that DeMarcus Cousins is now a Pelican. Some teams hope to solidify their lineup and put/keep themselves in playoff conten
  
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• Republicans Who Won After Rowdy Town Halls Now Avoiding Them

  22-02-2017 19:47
  
  DENVER (AP) — Republicans who benefited from rowdy town halls six years ago and harnessed a wave of discontent with Democrats to win seats in Congress are learning a hard lesson this week as they return home: The left is happy to return the favor.
  From Maine to Montana, Democrats and their allies are spending this short congressional recess protesting elected Republican politicians who for the most part are trying to avoid the events that often turn into shouting matches.
  Just like the tea
  
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• Video Shows Harrison Ford’s Mistaken Flyover At Airport

  22-02-2017 19:33
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Newly released video shows a plane piloted by Harrison Ford suddenly and mistakenly flying low over an airliner with 110 people aboard at a Southern California airport.
  The 45 seconds of soundless video show the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” star’s potentially serious mishap last week at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.
  Ford, 74, was told to land his single-engine plane on a runway, but he instead landed on a parallel taxiway.The
  
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• Questions Surround Murder Suspect’s Immigration Status

  22-02-2017 19:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Questions are surrounding a Denver murder suspect who was allegedly wanted by immigration authorities at the time of the murder.
  Ever Valles, 19, was arrested in October, according to the Denver Post, on a weapons charges as well as eluding and vehicle theft charges.
  He bonded out of the Denver Jail in December. The night he left, the Denver Sheriff Department sent a FAX to immigration authorities notifying them of Valle’s violation.
  Ever Valles (credit: Denver Police
  
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• District Attorney Upset Over 60-Day Sentence For 7th DUI Conviction

  22-02-2017 19:22
  
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4)– The District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial District is upset over the sentence handed down for a woman who was convicted of her seventh DUI.
  Ashby Capito was sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release on Tuesday. The Lake County prosecutor had asked for six years in prison.
  Ashby Capito (credit: Lake County)
  Last summer, Capito was speeding on Highway 24 in Leadville when she crashed into a home.
  Capito had been taking Adderall and had a blood alcohol level o
  
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• Clavell, Colorado State Beat New Mexico 68-56

  22-02-2017 18:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gian Clavell scored 24 points and had an answer when Colorado State needed it as the Rams beat New Mexico 68-56 on Tuesday night.
  The Rams (19-9, 11-4 Mountain West) never trailed in the game. Emmanuel Omogbo added a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Clavell had four 3-pointers, three steals and two blocks.
  Clavell even took care of the boisterous opposing crowd, shushing it with a finger to his lips following a jumper to halt a 6-0 Lobos’ run
  
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• Crews Quickly Extinguish Small Brush Fire In Aurora

  22-02-2017 18:50
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters quickly extinguished a small brush fire in Aurora late Tuesday night.
  Crews with South Metro Fire Rescue rushed to the brush fire at Seven Hills Park near homes close to Hampden Avenue and Tower Road. (credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)
  Firefighters were able to put out the fire. What ignited the fire is being investigated.(credit: South Metro Fire Rescue)
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• Thousands Watch, Wait For Giraffe To Give Birth On Live Stream

  22-02-2017 18:35
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – Thousands of eyes are on a giraffe as she’s about to give birth.
  April, a 15-year-old giraffe at the Animal Adventure Park outside of Binghamton, is due to give birth at any time, and thousands are watching on the park’s live giraffe cam.Oliver, the parks’ other giraffe, is the unborn calf’s father, and can be seen in the back of the shot.
  
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• Bill To Create Rules For Pot Clubs Postponed

  22-02-2017 18:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A bill that would create rules and regulations for securing a pot club license has been postponed at the state Capitol.A state Senate committee has postponed the bill.Supporters say Colorado already has private marijuana clubs that operate mostly underground.Critics say the bill would violate the amendment that bans consuming marijuana in open and public spaces. (credit: CBS)
  “For our organization this is first and foremost a public safety bill. We have created sort of
  
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• Pipeline Protesters Pray, Set Fires Ahead Of Camp Closing

  22-02-2017 18:16
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — The last people remaining at a Dakota Access pipeline protest camp prayed and set fire to a handful of wooden structures on Wednesday, hours ahead of a deadline set by the Army Corps of Engineers to close the camp.
  Some of the praying protesters said burning the structures — which appeared to include a yurt and a teepee — was part of the ceremony of leaving. As heavy rain turned to snow, some said they expected no trouble during the eviction, despite a
  
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• Camper Fire Spreads To 2 Homes

  22-02-2017 18:11
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– Flames from a burning camper spread to two homes in Broomfield early Wednesday morning. One person was injured in that fire.
  Firefighters from North Metro Fire Rescue rushed to the burning camper in the 800 block of West 8th Avenue in Broomfield about 2 a.m. When crews arrived the flames had already spread to two homes. (credit: CBS)
  Everyone inside those homes was evacuated. One person was injured and rushed to the hospital. The extent of that person’s inju
  
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• Muslim Group Raises Funds For Vandalized Jewish Cemetery

  22-02-2017 18:03
  
  UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis Jewish cemetery badly damaged by vandals is getting a show of support from volunteers, well-wishers and financial contributors from across many faiths.
  Muslim groups have launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in University City, Missouri, with a goal of $20,000. By midmorning Wednesday, $66,000 had been raised.
  Cleanup continues Wednesday. The cemetery has posted on Facebook that 154 headstones were dama
  
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• Police Hope To Resolve Barricade Situation At Motel

  22-02-2017 17:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver hoped to resolve a barricade situation at a motel on Colfax Avenue that had been going on for more than two hours on Wednesday morning.Officers rushed to the Driftwood Motel at Oneida Street and Colfax Avenue about 7 a.m. after a man apparently was yelling that he was going to blow up the place. A barricade situation at the Driftwood Motel on Colfax Ave. (credit: CBS)
  All residents of the motel were evacuated and placed on an RTD bus as a safety precaution.T
  
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• 1 Arrested As Police Resolve Barricade Situation At Motel

  22-02-2017 17:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver arrested one man as they resolved a barricade situation at a motel on Colfax Avenue. Officers had been negotiating with the man for more than two hours on Wednesday morning.Officers rushed to the Driftwood Motel at Oneida Street and Colfax Avenue about 7 a.m. after a man apparently was yelling that he was going to blow up the place. A barricade situation at the Driftwood Motel on Colfax Ave. (credit: CBS)
  All residents of the motel were evacuated and placed
  
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• Cousins Wanted In Armed Robbery Case Jump From Bus Window

  22-02-2017 17:24
  
  BASALT, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are looking for two suspected armed robbers after they jumped from the emergency window of a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority bus.
  Cousins Nicholas Ameral and Benjamin Weeks, both 19, were apparently riding on the RFTA bus Tuesday morning. People on the bus recognized them as wanted men in connection with a convenience store robbery in Carbondale on Feb. 16 and called police.
  Nicholas Ameral and Benjamin Weeks (credit: Carbondale Police)
  Officers from thr
  
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• Judge Blocks Texas Cutting Medicaid To Planned Parenthood

  22-02-2017 16:58
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Texas can’t cut off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015 that launched Republican efforts across the U.S. to defund the nation’s largest abortion provider.
  An injunction issued by U.S. District Sam Sparks of Austin comes after he delayed making decision in January and essentially bought Planned Parenthood an extra month in the state’s Medicaid p
  
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• Man Injured In Shooting, 2 Suspects At Large

  22-02-2017 16:55
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are searching for two men after a shooting in Jefferson County overnight.
  (credit: CBS)
  A man was shot and injured at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday outside a home on the 8000 block West Fremont Avenue, near Wadsworth Boulevard.
  (credit: CBS)
  They say there was a small gathering at the house and that the shooting may have been related to a drug deal.
  Deputies are looking for two men who might be seen in either a silver Ford Focus or Subaru with Ohio plates.
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• Explosions Heard As Fire Destroys Tobacco Shop

  22-02-2017 16:31
  
  By Jamie Leary
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A well-known tobacco shop is a total loss after a fire late Tuesday night. Freaky’s smoke shop off Washington Street in Thornton is now just a shell of what it used to be. The tobacco products store and tattoo parlor is unrecognizable.(credit: CBS)
  It was just before midnight when firefighters responded to the shop. Crews had to remove bars from the store’s windows and smash glass to tackle the flames, which spread quickly throughout the
  
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• 10th Mountain Division Veteran Hits The Slopes At 92

  22-02-2017 16:01
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – Most visitors making runs at Vail Resort Tuesday probably didn’t know they were sharing trail space with a living legend.
  (credit: CBS)
  At age 92, Hugh Evans is a World War II veteran who trained at the famous 10th Mountain Division in Colorado before going on to battlefields in the high snowy mountains in the European theater.
  “It’s a joy to get on the skis,” Evans told CBS4. “Coming back here I’m just so fortunate
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cold Front Set To Bring A Dramatic Change To Colorado

  22-02-2017 15:37
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wednesday will be the nineteenth consecutive day with above normal temperatures in Denver metro area. It will also be the thirty-seventh day in a row without measurable precipitation. Both streaks will end Thursday as a strong cold front sweeps into Colorado.
  High temperatures will go from a record 73 degrees back on Tuesday to the middle 60s on Wednesday, 40s on Thursday, and then below freezing on Friday.
  But while the colder air is guaranteed, the chanc
  
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• Clavell Scores 24, CSU Wins 5th Straight Road Game

  22-02-2017 14:56
  
  The Rams defeated New Mexico 68-56 in Albuquerque on Tuesday night.
  
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• Kings Defeat Avalanche As Disappointing Season Continues

  22-02-2017 14:53
  Peter Budaj stopped 24 shots and got some fortunate bounces against his former team as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night.
  
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• 5 Days Lost: Man Had Nearly ‘Given Up Mission To The Stars’

  22-02-2017 06:00
  
  By Stan Bush
  ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Bryan Skilinski was battling a mid-life crisis when he came to Great Sand Dunes National Park. What he did to cure it almost killed him.
  “I was trying to find motivation for the next 40 years of my life,” said Skilinski. “I wanted to exert myself. I didn’t want to go to the extremes that I did.”
  CBS4’s Stan Bush interviews Bryan Skilinski (credit: CBS)
  The Syracuse, New York native drove to the expansive desert
  
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• Street Racing?: Woman, Newborn Critical After Crash

  22-02-2017 05:55
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CBS4) – A teenager police say was allegedly street racing crashed into a pregnant woman from Colorado Springs.
  Amy Wilson and her baby, who had to be delivered by emergency C-section, are in critical condition as her husband flew to Utah to be by her side.
  Amy Wilson (credit: KKTV)
  Amy was just weeks away from having her baby. She was in Salt Lake City when she was hit by a speeding teen driver.
  Wilson’s husband, Kyle, says his wife and newborn will have a long
  
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• What is Ware's future with the Broncos?

  22-02-2017 04:46
  
  DENVER - What is DeMarcus Ware's future with the Denver Broncos in the coming season? When the Broncos placed Ware on injured reserve for the final game, even though he wasn't terribly hurt, it was a sign that he had played his last game in Denver.        
  
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• Trump Star Vandal To Pay Damages, Serve Probation

  22-02-2017 04:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who destroyed Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years of probation for vandalism.
  An attorney for James Otis says he pleaded no contest to the felony Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
  Attorney Mieke ter Poorten says Otis agreed to pay $4,400 for the damage and attorney’s fees and perform 20 days of community labor.
  Otis used a sledgehammer and pickax to deface the star about a week before Trump was electe
  
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• Suspect Shot By Police Might Have Been Wearing Body Armor

  22-02-2017 04:28
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – A man was shot by Commerce City police early Tuesday morning near the boundary of Denver and Commerce City and the man might have been wearing body armor.
  The ordeal started in the vicinity of an adult movie store between 5-6 a.m. When police pursued the man he ran through one parking lot into another. Those nearby tried to piece it together.
  (credit: CBS)
  One nearby worker who did not want to give name said they fired at him.
  “They did
  
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• Record Highs Will Give Way to Cold and Some Snow

  22-02-2017 02:31
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday, strong downslope winds from the west whipping along the Front Range, were being pushed ahead of our next weather system. The result gave Denver their 4th record high in just 12 days. That high was 73 degrees breaking the old record first set back in 1982. Red Flag Warnings and a Fire Weather Watch were issued today and tomorrow for portions of the eastern plains for high fire danger.
  Winter-like conditions will return to the area by Thursday. Snowwill
  
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• Milo Yiannopoulos Apologizes For Remarks, Quits Breitbart

  22-02-2017 02:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos was by turns apologetic for comments he made about sexual relationships between boys and men and adamant he had been the subject of “a cynical media witch hunt” on Tuesday as he spoke after resigning as an editor at Breitbart News.
  Yiannopoulos opened his remarks to reporters by saying two men, including a priest, had touched him inappropriately when he was between the ages of 13 and 16.
  “My experiences as a v
  
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• ‘Unite Rally’ Held Concerning Deportation Fears Among Students

  22-02-2017 01:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Recent fears of deportation among young students in Denver prompted a unite rally on Tuesday.
  Officials with Denver Public Schools came together with the Mexican consulate. They said it was meant to be a show of support and inclusion for all students and community members.
  (credit: CBS)
  The district’s superintendent, Tom Boasberg, promised a “safe and welcoming” environment. DPS Board of Education member Lisa Flores echoed that.
  “The safety and emoti
  
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