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• Study: Global Warming Is Shrinking River Vital To 40 Million People

  23-02-2017 23:53
  
  DENVER (AP) — Global warming is already shrinking the Colorado River, the most important waterway in the American Southwest, and it could reduce the flow by more than a third by the end of the century, two scientists say.
  The river’s volume has dropped more than 19 percent during a drought gripping the region since 2000, and a shortage of rain and snow can account for only about two-thirds of that decline, according to hydrology researchers Brad Udall of Colorado State University and
  
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• Kind of a big deal: Paper-thin air-conditioning system uses no energy

  23-02-2017 23:53
  
  You like power, right? No, not the kind thrown around by emperors and presidents. The kind that turns on lights after a simple flick of a switch — the exhilarating kind of power.
  Well, there’s been a recent breakthrough that can make power plants even more powerful — or at least more environmentally friendly and efficient.
  In 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy gave the University of Colorado Boulder a $3 million grant spanning t
  
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• AP: Nuggets Acquire Roy Hibbert From Bucks

  23-02-2017 23:53
  
  DENVER (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Denver Nuggets have acquired center Roy Hibbert from the Milwaukee Bucks for a protected second-round pick.
  The deal was reached just before the trade deadline Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been announced by either team.
  It’s the second time this month Hibbert has been dealt. The Bucks picked up Hibbert from the Charlotte Hornets on Feb. 2.
  
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• Moose ‘Lost’ In Minturn

  23-02-2017 23:31
  
  MINTURN, Colo. (CBS4) – A moose in the high country got a little turned around Thursday.
  The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office tweeted out a photo of the bull at a stop sign, apparently looking for some directions.Deputy Vasquez found this guy walking around Minturn today! #picturesonpatrol pic.twitter.com/2KlvTXAbry
  — Eagle County Sheriff (@EagleCountySO) February 23, 2017
  They captioned their tweet, “Deputy Vasquez found this guy walking around Minturn today! #picturesonpat
  
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• Broncos say goodbye to Russell Okung

  23-02-2017 23:25
  
  Even when the greatest of agents are negotiating, some the phoniest contract terms among the four major sports are those that belong to NFL players.       
  
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• No, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is not running for president in 2020

  23-02-2017 23:21
  
  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s is not running for president in 2020 — despite what you may have heard.
  The two-term Democrat’s name is being mentioned as a potential contender after landing on the vice presidential short-list for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
  And his choice of words in a recent CNN interview about a possible presidential bid against Donald Trump only fanned the flames.
  But Hickenlooper told The Denver Post in an interview Thursday that it’s nonsense. &ldquo
  
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• Republicans distance themselves from Trump’s agenda at rowdy town halls

  23-02-2017 23:18
  
  By David Weigel, The Washington Post
  GARNER, Iowa – When a voter here asked if Sen. Charles Grassley supports a probe of President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the Republican senator gave a qualified “yes.” In Virginia, asked about Russian interference in the presidential election, Rep. David Brat said an investigator should “follow the rule of law wherever it leads.” And in Arkansas, Sen. Tom Cotton told 1,400 people sardined into a high school auditorium that
  
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• Sessions: U.S. to continue use of privately run prisons

  23-02-2017 23:13
  By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled his support for the federal government’s use of private prisons, rescinding a memo meant to phase out their use.
  Related ArticlesFebruary 23, 2017 Bachar: Blame Congress for rising use of executive ordersFebruary 23, 2017 Former House speaker predicts “Obamacare” won’t be repealedFebruary 23, 2017 Fact Checker: Spicer’s claim there are “12, 14, 15 million”
  
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• Bannon: Trump administration is in unending battle for ‘deconstruction of the administrative state’

  23-02-2017 23:11
  
  By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post
  OXON HILL, Md. – Stephen Bannon, President Trump’s reclusive chief strategist and the intellectual force behind his nationalist agenda, said Thursday that the new administration is locked in an unending battle against the media and other globalist forces to “deconstruct” an outdated system of governance.
  In his first public speaking appearance since Trump took office, Bannon made his comments alongside White House chief of staff Reinc
  
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• Denver social marijuana advisory group works through details — but disagrees about alcohol

  23-02-2017 22:58
  
  Denver city officials brought together a disparate group to advise them on how to implement the city’s first-of-its-kind social marijuana use permit program. When the panel meets, the gaps between competing interests are hard to miss.
  Neighborhood advocates and others wary of open marijuana consumption pressed during a two-hour discussion Wednesday for concrete restrictions on a number of fronts for Initiative 300-authorized consumption areas. Businesses will be able to apply lat
  
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• White House Could Be ‘Taking Action’ Against Recreational Pot

  23-02-2017 22:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that they could be “taking action” against recreational marijuana.
  “When you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people,” Spicer said. “There is still a Federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to in terms of recreation marijuana and other drugs of that nature.”
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• 2 Suspected Robbers Arrested After Escaping From Bus

  23-02-2017 22:41
  
  BASALT, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities have arrested two suspected armed robbers after they jumped from the emergency window of a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority bus to get away from officers earlier this week.
  Cousins Nicholas Ameral and Benjamin Weeks, both 19, were apparently riding on the RFTA bus Tuesday morning.
  Benjamin Weeks (credit: Garfield County)
  People on the bus recognized them as wanted men in connection with a convenience store robbery in Carbondale on Feb. 16 and called
  
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• CBS Sports’ Jim Spanarkel On #13 Florida-#11 Kentucky SEC Rematch

  23-02-2017 22:33
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The conversation surrounding SEC basketball has largely centered on Kentucky since John Calipari arrived in Lexington in 2009. The Wildcats, who annually have one of the nation’s best collections of young talent, have been to four Final Fours and two national championship games with one title win in that time. Kentucky was once again well stocked this season, with the nation’s number two recruiting class, and looked to be the conference’s best team.
  Mike White a
  
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• Another wave of lawsuits claiming disability violations by small businesses, this time in Colorado Springs

  23-02-2017 22:11
  
  A 31-year-old father of two has turned small businesses in a small spot of eastern Colorado Springs into ground-zero for the latest swarm of federal lawsuits claiming discrimination against the disabled.
  In nearly two-dozen lawsuits filed on Feb 15, Terrell Frederick, an avid cyclist who is a self-employed insurance benefits consultant, says the businesses violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for infractions as minor as not securing carpet edges to the floor or having a toilet paper disp
  
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• A winter walk in Vail reveals that skiing isn’t always required

  23-02-2017 21:47
  
  VAIL – Winter’s not good time to be recovering from shoulder surgery. In the middle of this deep snow season, my doctor has barred me from even the bunny runs.
  Although I’m banned from slopes, I can still enjoy the ambiance of a fine winter resort. When my downhilling spouse decided to ski Vail, I tagged along.
  Dan Leeth, Special to The Denver PostThe Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum sits below the Welcome Center in the Vail Village parking garage. Its galleries tell the story
  
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• Dog Park Proves To Be Too Popular, Will Close

  23-02-2017 21:44
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A popular dog park in Jefferson County is proving to be too popular and that may be its downfall.Elk Meadow Dog Park near Evergreen is just too popular. There is competition for parking spaces and once dog owners do find a place to park at the off leash dog park, there is the poop problem.Elk Meadow Dog Park in Jefferson County (credit: CBS)
  It’s more than just a pesky poop issue. Community volunteers have picked up hundreds of pounds of dog poop from
  
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• Painkiller thief Rocky Allen set to be punished for taking family vacation on way to prison

  23-02-2017 21:33
  
  Denver7Rocky AllenFormer surgical technologist Rocky Allen broke a judge’s trust when he took a vacation with family on his way to an Oregon prison to begin serving a 6 1/2-year sentence for stealing powerful painkillers from Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.
  On Thursday, that judge, U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore, was set to potentially add more time to Allen’s sentence.
  On Nov. 7, Moore sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison and allowed him to self report to the Oregon
  
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• Painkiller thief Rocky Allen gets extra year for taking family vacation on way to prison

  23-02-2017 21:33
  
  Denver7Rocky AllenFormer surgical technologist Rocky Allen broke a judge’s trust when he took a vacation with family on his way to an Oregon prison to begin serving a 6 1/2-year sentence for stealing powerful painkillers from Swedish Medical Center in Englewood.
  On Thursday, Allen stood before that judge and pleaded guilty to felony criminal contempt of court. U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore sentenced him to an additional year in prison.
  On Nov. 7, Moore sentenced to 6 1/2 year
  
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• “Beer me” in the name of science: museum brings back popular crowdtasting study

  23-02-2017 21:29
  
  People already drink beer and eat food for their own enjoyment. Why not do it for science, too?
  The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is hosting an official research study led by taste expert Nicole Garneau to “crowdtaste” the science behind pairing beer with food. The results from the event on March 2 will be collected and analyzed to see if researchers can understand the science behind why certain pairings are satisfying.
  The 200 attendees taste three beers as they eat
  
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• Rockies’ Chad Bettis Optimistic After Bout With Cancer

  23-02-2017 21:21
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – One night in November, Chad Bettis found a lump in the wrong place before going to sleep.
  The Colorado Rockies pitcher then gave himself an ultimatum: “If I found it again in the morning, I needed to step up and say anything.”
  He followed through and received a diagnosis of testicular cancer. He underwent surgery to remove one of his testicles on Nov. 29.
  There have been no complications, and subsequent tests, including results he got at a doctor’
  
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• Report: Nuggets acquire reserve big man Roy Hibbert from Milwaukee Bucks in deadline deal

  23-02-2017 21:18
  
  Mike Ehrmann, Getty ImagesRoy Hibbert, seen here in a May 24, 2013 file photo, was acquired by the Denver Nuggets in a trade deadline deal on Feb. 23, 2017.The Nuggets made a move ahead of the NBA trade deadline buzzer Thursday, acquiring big man Roy Hibbert from the Milwaukee Bucks for a protected second-round draft pick, according to a Yahoo report.
  The move adds depth to an already deep front line for the Nuggets, who also acquired forward Mason Plumlee from the Portland Trailblazers for
  
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• Nuggets acquire reserve big man Roy Hibbert from Milwaukee Bucks in deadline deal

  23-02-2017 21:18
  
  The Nuggets made a move ahead of the NBA trade deadline buzzer Thursday, acquiring big man Roy Hibbert from the Milwaukee Bucks for a 2019 protected second-round draft pick.
  “It gives us a big body. It gives us protection at the rim,” Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly said of the trade in a radio interview with Altitude Sports. “He’s a guy who has had some success and has a lot of experience. We had a roster spot and we needed a big body. It will be interesting to
  
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• Schedule Set For Terrell Davis Enshrinement Into Hall Of Fame

  23-02-2017 21:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Mark your calendars, Broncos fans! The schedule is now set for Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, and it will be different than in years past.
  Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis is in this year’s class.
  Terrell Davis of the Denver Broncos stands with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, left, and John Elway, right, after winning the AFC Championship Game in 1999 against the New York Jets at Mile High Stadium. (credit: Brian Bahr/Allsport)
  The enshrinement ceremo
  
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• State Trooper Saves Injured Cat On I-25

  23-02-2017 21:03
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado State Patrol Trooper Graham Thorne rescued an injured cat off the highway this morning.
  It happened on Interstate 25 and East Castle Pines Parkway, which is just north of Castle Rock.Update: Kitty Cat rescued, it is injured but Trp. Thorne enroute to the Buddy Center in CR for treatment. Thx 4 moving over for us! pic.twitter.com/GHuZOScVFc
  — CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) February 23, 2017
  The rescued cat was taken to the Dumb Friends League Bu
  
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• State Trooper Saves Injured Cat On Highway

  23-02-2017 21:03
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado State Patrol Trooper Graham Thorne rescued an injured cat off the highway this morning.
  It happened on Interstate 25 and East Castle Pines Parkway, which is just north of Castle Rock.Update: Kitty Cat rescued, it is injured but Trp. Thorne enroute to the Buddy Center in CR for treatment. Thx 4 moving over for us! pic.twitter.com/GHuZOScVFc
  — CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) February 23, 2017
  The rescued cat was taken to the Dumb Friends League Bu
  
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• Broncos meet with free-agent DT Earl Mitchell

  23-02-2017 20:42
  
  Less than two months after sitting on the other side of the table as the Broncos’ guest of honor, Vance Joseph got to return the favor.
  The new head coach, along with general manager John Elway and defensive line coach Bill Kollar, dined with free-agent defensive tackle Earl Mitchell on Wednesday evening. Mitchell returned to the team’s facility Thursday morning to meet with some coaches, a visit that is said to have gone well, according to a source.
  Mitchell arrived in Colorado
  
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• Latest Forecast: Snow Arrives But Accumulation Will Be Limited

  23-02-2017 20:36
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time since January 16, the Denver area has experienced accumulating snowfall. Periods of light snow will continue through the afternoon before the best chance of snow develops after 5 p.m. Accumulation for most areas will be limited to between a trace and 2 inches by early Friday. Isolated amounts to 3 inches are possible in the metro area especially near the foothills.
  Farther north around Fort Collins, accumulation will be higher
  
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• Former House Speaker Predicts ‘Obamacare’ Won’t Be Repealed

  23-02-2017 20:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker John Boehner predicted on Thursday that a full repeal and replacement of “Obamacare” is “not going to happen.”
  The Ohio Republican, who was forced out by conservatives in 2015, said he started laughing when he heard President Donald Trump and Republicans promise swift action on undoing and replacing the health law.
  “Republicans never ever agree on health care,” Boehner said.
  Congressional Republicans are “goin
  
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• Broncos’ Free Agency, Draft Shopping List

  23-02-2017 20:29
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – As they wade through free agency and prepare to evaluate draft prospects at the Indianapolis Scouting Combine (March 1-6), the Denver Broncos must decide which players to keep as they seek to improve upon their 9-7 record from last season.
  The Sports Xchange and NFLDraftScout.com evaluated the Broncos’ roster and created a shopping list to use in free agency and to reference during the Combine.
  Much will be different in Denver after the retirement of hea
  
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• Google fights online trolls with new tool

  23-02-2017 20:14
  
  By Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post
  The Internet can be an ugly place – one where the mere act of expressing an opinion can result in a barrage of name-calling, harassment and sometimes threats of violence.
  Nearly half of U.S. Internet users say they have experienced such intimidation; a third say they have resisted posting something online out of fear, according to the nonprofit Data and Society Research Institute. Women, particularly young women and women of color, are disproportio
  
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• Fact Checker: Spicer’s claim there are “12, 14, 15 million” people in the U.S. illegally

  23-02-2017 20:08
  
  By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post“The president has made clear, when you have 12, 14, 15 million people in the country illegally, that there has to be a system of priority, and right now, ICE’s priority is going to make sure that we focus on first and foremost on that.” “When you have 13 or 14 million people that are in the country . . . you know, I think it’s one thing to say, prioritize people who pose a threat to public safety and go after this individu
  
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• Denver Police Chief Robert White Was Finalist For D.C. Job

  23-02-2017 20:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Washington D.C.’s mayor has named a long-time department veteran as the city’s next police chief, and CBS4 has learned that Denver Police Chief Robert White applied for the job and was a finalist.
  At a Thursday news conference, Mayor Muriel Bowser selected Peter Newsham to lead the department of 3,800 officers. The city reviewed more than 100 applications for the job and Bowser said she personally interviewed four candidates.
  Denver Police Chief Robert White (cr
  
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• Broncos to decline Russell Okung’s contract option for 2017

  23-02-2017 19:50
  
  The Broncos will have to find a new left tackle for the second straight offseason.
  Denver informed left tackle Russell Okung Thursday that it would not be picking up his $1 million option securing his return to the team next season, an NFL source said.
  The Broncos had until March 8 to make a decision on Okung, who would have received a four-year, $48 million contract with $20.5 million guaranteed if the option was picked up.
  Okung, who without an agent signed what ended up being a one-year, $8 m
  
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• Colorado Moves Toward Front Range Rail Study

  23-02-2017 19:49
  
  DENVER (AP) — Passenger rail service along Interstate 25 in Colorado? The state may be looking into the idea more carefully under a bill that passed the state Senate Thursday.
  The Senate voted 24-11 to order a report on the feasibility of Front Range rail service by the end of the year. The study is part of a bill to extend the work of an existing panel looking at the Southwest Chief. That’s an Amtrak line that runs through southern Colorado.
  Republican Sen. Larry Crowder of Alamosa
  
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• School board refuses to close Roaring Fork district openings to outside applicants

  23-02-2017 19:38
  
  John Stroud, Post IndependentAnika Neal, a teacher at Sopris Elementary School, urges Roaring Fork District administrators and members of the school board to give teachers impacted by enrollment shifts caused by the opening of the new Riverview School first shot at teaching positions at the new school, during a meeting in Basalt Wednesday night.Teachers affected by enrollment shifts in Roaring Fork Schools next year will be first in line to at least interview and be considered for the remaining
  
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• New Refugees Get Warm Reception In Colorado

  23-02-2017 19:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dozens of refugees are getting a warm welcome in Colorado this week as they begin resettling here.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper and other state leaders on Wednesday attended a reception for 75 recently arrived refugees at Denver’s Union Station.
  The governor said he wanted to show support for the new members of the community and let them know that Colorado will continue to open its doors to them despite recent executive orders from President Donald Trump which aim the slow
  
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• Trump touts recent immigration raids, calls them a “military operation”

  23-02-2017 19:26
  
  By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post
  President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated what he called “a military operation” to round up and deport undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes or caused violence in the United States.
  “We’re getting gang members out, we’re getting drug lords out, we’re getting really bad dudes out of this country – and at a rate that nobody’s ever seen before,” Trump told a group of several dozen manufacturi
  
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• U.S., Mexico square off on immigration as top officials meet

  23-02-2017 19:25
  
  By Josh Lederman, The Associated Press
  MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s mounting unease and resentment over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown are looming over a gathering of U.S. and Mexican leaders Thursday that the U.S. had hoped would project a strong future for relations between neighbors.
  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly were meeting with their Mexican counterparts in Mexico City before they were supposed to sit down with
  
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• Bill Would Allow Crime Victims To Sue Sanctuary Cities

  23-02-2017 19:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A bill being considered in the Colorado legislature this week would allow victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants in designated sanctuary cities to hold criminally liable those cities and their politicians who don’t enforce immigration laws.
  (credit: CBS)
  It would also allow for to lawsuits as big as $2 million to be filed by those victims or their families.
  The bill has made national news, become a blueprint for other states and temporarily put Colorado at
  
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• World Premiere ‘Two Degrees’ Contributes To The Debate Over Global Warming

  23-02-2017 18:53
  
  The world premiere of “Two Degrees” runs from February 3rd – March 12th, at the Jones Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets and information go the special “Two Degrees” web page at denvercenter.org.DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Center Theatre Company offers the world premiere of “Two Degrees”, a play that contributes to the conversation about global warming.
  “Two Degrees” (credit DCPA)
  The play by Tira Palmquist
  
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• Zoo: Live Video Of Giraffe Giving Birth Was Labeled Explicit

  23-02-2017 18:12
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of a New York zoo planning to live-stream a giraffe giving birth says the video feed was briefly removed from YouTube because animal rights activists labeled it sexually explicit.
  Animal Adventure Park started streaming video Wednesday of 15-year-old April in her enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, 130 miles northwest of New York City. But owner Jordan Patch says YouTube removed the feed early Thursday after someone reported it was explicit and cont
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Inside The Mind Of A Hoarder

  23-02-2017 17:14
  
  Watch a report by Alan Gionet at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• Too Much Broken Glass Keeps K-9s Out Of Freaky’s Fire Scene

  23-02-2017 17:01
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Arson investigators in Thornton are continuing to work to determine what caused a fire at a tobacco shop, but it’s been determined police dogs won’t be involved.
  Fire destroyed Freaky’s smoke shop in Thornton (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation was considering bringing in K-9s to study the scene of the fire at a Freaky’s smoke shop off Washington Street in Thornton. That won’t happen, however, because there’s too m
  
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• AP Oscar Predictions: What Will Win, What Should Win

  23-02-2017 16:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ahead of Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards, Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle share their predictions for a ceremony many expect will be a “La La Land” sweep.
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  The Nominees: “Arrival,” ”Fences,” ”Hacksaw Ridge,” ”Hell or High Water,” ”Hidden Figures,” ”La La Land,” ”Lion,” ”Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight.”
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• Latest Forecast: Snow Is Likely But Accumulation Will Be Limited

  23-02-2017 15:36
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – For the first time since January 16, the Denver area will experience accumulating snowfall on Thursday and Thursday night. Periods of light snow are possible during the day before the best chance for snow develops after 5 p.m. Accumulation for most areas will be limited to between a trace and 2 inches by early Friday.
  Farther north around Fort Collins, accumulation will be higher with 3-6 inches of snow by Friday morning. Meanwhile, the highest snow a
  
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• ‘Body Armor’ Suspect Shot By Police No Stranger To Crime

  23-02-2017 06:41
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado criminal records indicate a man shot by police Tuesday in Denver has a lengthy criminal history and was jailed most recently as January.
  Denver police say Isaac Lesperance-Torres, 44, was wearing ballistic body armor and armed with two semi-automatic handguns when he fired on officers near the 7200 block of East 47th Avenue on Tuesday.
  Commerce City officers were heard on police radio calling for backup. Then, Denver police say at least one offi
  
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• Woman Fed Up With Automated Calls To Cellphone Files Lawsuit

  23-02-2017 06:18
  
  By Jeff Todd
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – An Arvada woman got so fed up with automated telephone calls to her cellphone she decided to file a lawsuit.
  Trudy Newell says she started getting calls in April 2016.
  Trudy Newell (credit: CBS)
  “This obnoxious person; well I can’t even say it was a person because there was nobody there, it was just this recording. ‘This is the office of Maury Cobb attempting to collect a debt,’” said Newell. “The one time that I got t
  
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• Whistleblower Claims Floor & Décor Deceived Customers

  23-02-2017 06:00
  
  By Mark Ackerman
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – A national home improvement chain with locations in Colorado has settled a $14 million class action lawsuit over claims it was acting unethically in the sale of formaldehyde treated flooring. The lawsuit claims Floor and Décor mislabeled flooring as complying with formaldehyde limits.
  Floor & Decor (credit: CBS)
  According to the National Cancer Institute, formaldehyde is a known carcinogen and prolonged exposure to the chemical ca
  
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• Sen. Gardner Town Hall Meeting To Be Missing A Key Person

  23-02-2017 05:47
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – More than 1,000 people plan to attend a U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner town hall this Friday in Denver, but one person who won’t be there — Gardner.
  “It’s extremely upsetting as a citizen to see politicians ducking out of their responsibility,” said Eve Rose, an organizer with Indivisible Front Range Resistance. “If he’s not there, we’ve been collecting questions, and at the end we’ll present those questions to Sen.
  
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• Time To Get Winter Coats Back Out Of The Closet

  23-02-2017 05:31
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – After nearly two weeks of record highs, grass fires and plenty of sunshine, it’s back to reality for millions of Coloradans.
  A strong cold front will drop temperatures along the Front Range and on the Eastern Plains anywhere from 50 to 70 degrees as compared to many of the record highs set over the past 10 days.
  In addition to the colder weather there will also be a chance for snow although accumulations will most likely be little to nothing for those
  
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