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• Specialty Sports Equipment For Disabled Stolen

  24-02-2017 23:52
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Someone has ripped off a non-profit that helps disabled people enjoy sports again. A total of $12,000 worth of equipment is gone.
  Chris Weigand of Adaptive Adventures shows CBS4’s Jennifer Brice the trailer broken into Sunday night by thieves. Trailers are parked behind the headquarters for Adaptive Adventures based in Lakewood.
  CBS4’s Jennifer Brice interviews Chris Weigand of Adaptive Adventures (credit: CBS)
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• Keidel: Why Not A Mayweather-McGregor Fight?

  24-02-2017 23:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  As much as purists of their respective sports want a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor to vanish into the ether, it refuses to leave the social media crucible.
  Especially once word leaked out that Mayweather visited famed trainer Freddy Roach at his Wild Card Gym, to ask if McGregor had enlisted Roach’s services. Once Roach assured Maweather that McGregor had not, the loquacious retired champion urged him to take McGregor on in case he does.
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• Police Arrest Suspected Gunman Wanted In Civic Center Lockdown

  24-02-2017 23:15
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Police have arrested the man they believe had a gun and triggered a lockdown at the Englewood Civic Center on Wednesday evening.
  (credit: Englewood Police)
  Police say the man got into a fight with a staff member after he started rummaging through someone’s desk. Then the employee noticed the man had a gun in his waistband.
  The man ran off and surveillance video was released. After receiving several tips, police identified the suspect as Daniel Rodriguez.Danie
  
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• Denver, Cleveland, Cincinnati, KC Get 4 Extra Draft Picks

  24-02-2017 22:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Denver, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Kansas City each will get four compensatory picks in April’s NFL draft while Seattle will have two additional selections in the third round.
  The NFL announced the distribution of the 32 compensatory picks Friday.
  Teams losing more or better free agents than they acquire the previous year are eligible to receive additional picks, based on a formula that factors salary, playing time and postseason honors. The choices are distributed at
  
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• Jalen Robinette Both A Cadet And NFL Hopeful

  24-02-2017 22:50
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Except for the few who already have donned cap and gown, most of the 330 prospects heading to the NFL Combine next week have put their pursuits of a college degree on hold so they can focus on their football futures.
  They’ve traded campus life for high-tech gyms where they’re trimming milliseconds off their 40-yard dashes and three-cone drills and facing mock interviews to prepare for the grilling from general managers in Indianapolis. Then, they retrea
  
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• Lawmakers Want To Give Parents A Break With Tax-Free Diapers

  24-02-2017 22:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some state lawmakers want to give parents a break and make diapers tax exempt.
  The sales tax in Colorado for diapers is nearly three percent.(credit: CBS)The bill creates an exemption for the quote, “sale and storage of diapers.”
  The lawmakers who proposed the bill believe not charging tax for diapers puts families first. (credit: CBS)(credit: CBS)
  
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• Drop Off Old, Torn Flags For Proper Retirement

  24-02-2017 22:09
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– People living in the Denver metro area have a convenient option to retire old and torn American flags.
  Adams County has installed receptacles at all six of its motor vehicle locations for people to drop off the flags.
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  The ballot drop off boxes have been revised to accept flags through October.
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  A chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will give the flags a proper retirement ceremony.
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• Hickenlooper Attends Governor’s Meeting In DC

  24-02-2017 21:37
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper is attending the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, DC this weekend.Hickenlooper was welcomed by Vice President Mike Pence for a lunch on Friday. Gov. John Hickenlooper shakes Vice President Mike Pence’s hand (credit: CBS)
  The meeting continues through Monday and the governors are expected to focus on getting more federal help for infrastructure projects like upgrading the roads in Colorado. Gov. John Hickenlooper at
  
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• Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Ex-Girlfriend’s Murder

  24-02-2017 21:13
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Berthoud man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and driving to Colorado’s Western Slope with her body pleaded not guilty to the crimes on Friday.
  Tanner Flores (credit: Larimer County)
  Tanner Flores appeared in Larimer County Court where he pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, a felony, and second-degree kidnapping. He will undergo an evaluation at the Colorado Mental Health Institute before his trial begins.
  Ashley Doolittle (credit: CBS)
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• Whole Foods Prepares To Close Boulder Store

  24-02-2017 19:56
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The Whole Foods store on Baseline Road in Boulder will close on Sunday. That’s six weeks earlier than expected.
  The company blames soft sales for the closure.Another Whole Foods location in Colorado Springs will shut its doors later this spring.
  
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• 3 Oklahoma City Men Arrested For Slaying In Colorado

  24-02-2017 19:35
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say three Oklahoma City men wanted in connection with the shooting death of a man in Pueblo, Colorado, in December have been arrested in Oklahoma City.
  Police say 44-year-old Raymond Davenport, 45-year-old Marvin Hopgood and 27-year-old Lionel Mosley were arrested separately on Thursday.
  Each of the three are being held in the Oklahoma County jail and jail records do not list an attorney for them.
  Police in Pueblo did not immediately return phone calls for comme
  
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• Sheriff’s Office Honors Fallen Deputy Killed 1 Year Ago

  24-02-2017 19:24
  
  PARK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Park County Sheriff’s Office is honoring fallen Cpl. Nathan Carrigan who was killed in the line of duty one year ago.
  “Nate was a hard working deputy and coach. His absence is felt every day. This flag pole and this plaque are in loving tribute to him and his memory,” said Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener.
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  The sheriff’s office dedicated a flag and a memorial stone to Carrigan during Friday morning’s ceremony.
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• Caitlyn Jenner To Pres. Trump: ‘This Is A Disaster’

  24-02-2017 18:48
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4)– Caitlyn Jenner is taking her disapproval of President Donald Trump’s administration’s reversal of a directive on transgender access to public school bathrooms public.
  In a video posted to Jenner’s Twitter account Thursday night, she says, “From one Republican to another, this is a disaster.”
  The Trump White House has ended a directive issued during Obama’s presidency that told public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms an
  
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• Bill Designed To Save Lives Of Children, Pets Moves Forward

  24-02-2017 18:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A bill designed to save the lives of children and pets moves forward at the state Capitol. The measure would give immunity to Good Samaritans who break into a stranger’s vehicle to save a child or pet.According to the current law, those who act to save lives can be prosecuted.Last year, nearly 40 children nationwide died of heatstroke after being left in a hot car. The temperature in a vehicle can increase by 20 degrees in just 10 minutes which means on an 80 degree da
  
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• Giraffe Is ‘Close’ To Giving Birth

  24-02-2017 17:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Millions of people continue to watch, waiting for April the giraffe to give birth at the Animal Adventure Park. And now it might not be too much longer.
  On Friday morning, the Animal Adventure Park said that her “physical posturing and other activity would suggest that she is close.”April and Oliver will be allowed outdoor time again on Friday but they will continue to be separated because Oliver’s rambunctious play could have negative effects.Veterinarian
  
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• J.C. Penney To Close Up To 14 Percent Of Stores

  24-02-2017 17:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney said Friday that it will be closing anywhere from 130 to 140 stores as well as two distribution centers over the next several months as it aims to improve profitability in the era of online shopping.
  The closures represent about 13 percent to 14 percent of the department store operator’s current store count, and less than 5 percent of total annual sales. The company said that it would also initiate a voluntary early retirement program for about 6,000 eligi
  
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• Plum, Osahor, Lead No. 11 Washington Past Colorado 79-46

  24-02-2017 16:39
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Kelsey Plum eventually continued her march toward the all-time career scoring mark, but the path was made much easier by Chantel Osahor.
  Plum, the nation’s leading scorer, finished with 25 points after a quiet start and Osahor had 24 points and 20 rebounds to pace No. 11 Washington past Colorado 79-46 in a Pac-12 game on Thursday night.
  Plum, who entered averaging 30.9 points, pushed her career total to 3,340, second in NCAA Division I history behind Jackie Stiles, who
  
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• Nuggets Let Kings Take Lead And Never Recover

  24-02-2017 16:24
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (The Sports Xchange) – Kentucky product Willie Cauley-Stein dropped hints during the Kings’ first practice after the All-Star break that he was ready to assert himself the way a former Wildcats big man used to do for Sacramento.
  He didn’t mention that yet another former Kentucky product would be just as impressive Thursday.
  Cauley-Stein, the second-year center tasked with replacing the majority of minutes lost when the Kings traded franchise forward and fello
  
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• ‘R Line’ Service Begins, Free Rides On Friday

  24-02-2017 15:42
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A light rail line through Aurora will open Friday morning and passengers were invited to try out the new service for free on its first day in service.The R Line will take passengers from the existing Nine Mile Station up 10½ miles along Interstate 225 to the Peoria Station.The R Line will connect to the A Line heavy commuter rail that takes passengers to Denver International Airport or Union Station.There is also an H Line extension with the new service.
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• Latest Forecast: Snow Slowly Ends, Temperatures Stay Chilly All Weekend

  24-02-2017 15:25
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Cloudy skies and cold temperatures will dominate the weather along the Front Range on Friday. Occasional flurries and light snow showers are also in the forecast but any additional accumulation in the metro area will be very minor.
  High temperatures will be stuck in the 20s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Wind chills will be in the single digits and teens.
  In the mountains, plan on 1-4 inches of snow during the day on Friday and up to 3 inches Fr
  
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• Man’s Jeep Stolen Twice In One Week

  24-02-2017 06:03
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police are investigating after a man had his vehicle stolen twice in one week.
  Last Tuesday Blake Douglas left his 2009 Jeep Cherokee parked at the Sheridan light rail station.
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  “I thought I was losing my mind,” Douglas said.
  When he got back from work, it was gone.
  “I park here in the garage figuring its safer there’s a lot of cameras around,” he said.
  The Sheridan light rail station (credit: CBS)
  He fil
  
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• Hidden In Their Homes: Hoarders Live In A Private Nightmare

  24-02-2017 06:00
  
  By Alan Gionet
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – “You don’t always know you have a problem while you have it,” said Lin Nicholson as she sat on her bed in her … living room. Around it were piles of newspapers and magazines, books and trinkets; boxes of things and things in boxes.
  CBS4’s Alan Gionet interviews Lin Nicholson in her Aurora home. (credit: CBS)
  “At some point there’s a startling realization — either by you or by somebody else — you ca
  
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• Snow Creates Treacherous Travel On I-25

  24-02-2017 05:56
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4)– While not a big snowstorm by Denver standards, the timing of a flash freeze and light snow brought traffic to a standstill once the sun set Thursday.
  CBS4 Meteorologist Chris Spears and Photojournalist Rob McClure got stuck in a traffic jam on southbound I-25 well after the time that rush-hour would normally be over. It took them 90 minutes to drive the 12-mile stretch between Hampden Avenue and Castle Pines Parkway.
  The problem was a snowpacked interstate whi
  
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• State Pot Officials: ‘Impossible To Discern’ White House Action On Retail Pot

  24-02-2017 05:49
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4)– State leaders say it’s unclear if White House Spokesperson Sean Spicer’s comments truly represent a new policy when it comes to legalized marijuana.
  The Justice Department will step up enforcement of federal law against recreational marijuana, Spicer said Thursday, offering the Trump administration’s strongest indication to date of a looming crackdown on the drug, even as a solid majority of Americans believe it should be legal.
  White House Pre
  
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• Avs Fall To Predators 2-4

  24-02-2017 05:14
  
  The Colorado Avalanche fall to the Nashville Predators despite an early lead.
  
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• Former Firefighter Accused Of Child Porn Possession

  24-02-2017 05:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A former Denver firefighter has been arrested and accused of possession of child porn.Investigators claim Mark Jacobson was looking at the images while at work. The allegations stem from an incident in July 2016.Mark Benjamin Jacobson (credit: Denver DA)
  Jacobson no longer works for the Denver Fire Department.Police arrested Jacobson last week. He is scheduled to appear in court in March.
  
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• HIV-Positive Surgical Tech Sentenced To More Prison Time

  24-02-2017 05:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The former surgery technician who pleaded guilty to taking fentanyl from patients at Swedish Medical Center and sentenced to 6½ years in prison was sentenced to more prison time on Thursday.
  As part of his guilty plea agreement, Rocky Allen, a former Navy medic who is also HIV positive, was allowed to voluntarily surrender to begin his sentence last fall.
  Rocky Allen (credit: CBS)
  Allen asked the federal court for permission to visit his family in Idaho before r
  
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• ‘Excited To Move On’: Home Invasion Victims React To Sentencing

  24-02-2017 04:52
  
  By Jeff Todd
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The first of four defendants was sentenced Thursday for a brutal and violent attack of a home owned by two middle school teachers in Golden.
  Cody Jones was sentenced to 45 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to assault, burglary and aggravated robbery.
  Jessica and Jesse Swift (credit: CBS)
  “Every day, this effects everything in our life,” said Jesse Swift.
  It was May 16, 2016 when three men knocked on the Swift’s door then b
  
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• Police Search For Man With Gun Who Caused Lockdown

  24-02-2017 04:16
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Police have released surveillance video of the man with a gun who triggered a lockdown at the Englewood Civic Center on Wednesday evening.
  (credit: Englewood Police)
  Police say the man got into a fight with a staff member after he started rummaging through someone’s desk. Then the employee noticed the man had a gun in his waistband.
  The man ran off and hasn’t been captured.
  The civic center was on lockdown during the search.
  Anyone with information rega
  
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• Judge Rules Banning People From Parks Is Illegal

  24-02-2017 03:53
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver judge has ruled that the city’s orders to ban certain people from parks is illegal.
  The six month trial program started in September. Anyone caught selling, buying or using drugs could be suspended from the park for 90 days.
  A judge ruled on Thursday that the ban is unconstitutional because it denies people their right to due process.
  (credit: CBS)
  The ban order comes after more than 3,500 needles were collected out in the open in Denver parks in 2016. City le
  
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• Denver Art Museum Plans Welcome Center

  24-02-2017 03:46
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Art Museum plans to begin construction later this year on a welcome center.
  The welcome center is part of the north building revitalization project. The Denver Art Museum welcome center (credit: CBS)
  The goal is to have the center completed by 2021, the building’s 50th anniversary.
  
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• Gorsuch Supporters Rally At State Capitol

  24-02-2017 03:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– There was a show of support for Supreme Court nominee and Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch at the state Capitol on Thursday.
  Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman was joined by state lawmakers and business leaders to speak in favor of Gorsuch’s confirmation.Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (credit: CBS)“Judge Gorsuch is an extremely well qualified and respected U.S. Supreme Court nominee.He not only has a brilliant legal mind, but he has both the experien
  
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• Man Missing From Ski Slope In Japan

  24-02-2017 02:58
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– A search is underway for a Denver man who went missing in Japan.
  Mathew Healy, 33, was skiing with his family at the Hakuba Happo-One Resort, in the Nagano region of Japan. He never returned from his last run.
  Healy is a military veteran and civilian physician’s assistant for the Navy, living in Okinawa, where his wife is stationed with the U.S. Air Force. They’ve been living in Japan, with their kids, since 2015.
  Mathew Healy (credit: Facebook)
  
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• Firefighters Set Fire On Purpose

  24-02-2017 02:44
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighter recruits with West Metro Fire Rescue set a fire on purpose in hopes of learning how better to put out fires.
  The firefighters set fire to three structures in Lakewood on Thursday. It’s part of their training to learn how fire spreads in certain situations. (credit: CBS)
  It took just minutes for the flames to fully engulf the structures.Each one was built using different construction techniques commonly found in homes in Colorado.
  
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• Broncos To Part Ways With Tackle Russell Okung

  24-02-2017 02:31
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Okung bet on himself and lost. Or did he?
  The former first-round pick signed what basically was a one-year tryout last year with Denver.
  Serving as his own agent, Okung structured his contract so that only his $8 million salary in 2016 was guaranteed. He needed to have a big year to trigger the final four years and $48 million.
  He didn’t, and on Thursday the Broncos informed the former first-round pick they wouldn’t be picking up his $1 million o
  
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• Target Shooters Started Rabbit Mountain Fire

  24-02-2017 02:08
  
  HYGIENE, Colo. (CBS4) – Target shooters started the 151-acre Rabbit Mountain Fire in Boulder County earlier this week.
  The fire was located along Ute Highway between Longmont and Lyons, not far from Hygiene and near Rabbit Mountain.
  On Monday, the flames destroyed four structures. Three were described as being outbuildings and one was a barn.
  Evacuations were in place for a few hours on Monday evening.
  Investigators say the target shooters called 911 to report the fire. They tried to put i
  
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• ‘Fractured Everywhere’: Victim In Skiing Hit & Run Seriously Injured

  24-02-2017 01:54
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  VAIL, Colo. (CBS4)– Before being hit while skiing at Vail Resorts last week, Patricia Koenig didn’t need help getting out of bed. But now she can’t do it on her own.
  After days in a Vail hospital following the collision, she continues to suffer in excruciating pain.Patricia Koenig (credit: CBS)
  “I’m fractured everywhere. It’s going to take a long time to heal,” said Koenig.
  She must undergo physical therapy for the simplest of actio
  
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• Latest Forecast: As Promised, Not Much Snow, But Much Colder Temperatures

  24-02-2017 01:45
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Four time in this month of February the National Weather Service has recorded a “trace” of moisture: on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 19th of the month.  But it was just a trace…which is really a word for “so little fell that no one really noticed”!  A little different story on Thursday: enough snow fell that it actually whitened the ground in the greater metro area and several inches fell in the foothills and over northern and
  
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• As Promised, Not Much Snow, But Much Colder Temperatures

  24-02-2017 01:45
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Four time in this month of February the National Weather Service has recorded a “trace” of moisture: on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (snow) and 19th (rain) of the month.  But it was just a trace…which is really a word for “so little fell that no one really noticed”!  A little different story on Thursday: enough snow fell that it actually whitened the ground in the greater metro area and several inches fell in the foothill
  
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• Emotional Reunion As Crash Survivor Meets Life Savers

  24-02-2017 01:31
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– It was an emotional reunion as a crash survivor met the firefighters who saved his life.Casey Park was in a three-vehicle crash and nearly died but quick thinking by first responders helped save the young father. The crash at 84th and Washington in March 2016 (credit: CBS)
  Last March, the driver of a stolen truck smashed into two cars near 84th and Washington Street, causing serious damage.Park was wearing a seatbelt but he was pushed from the driver’s seat in
  
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• Which quarterback fits the Broncos?

  24-02-2017 01:06
  
  The Broncos seem to have a renewed attitude after hiring a new coaching staff and the addition of new players coming soon; however, whether that will last will come down to their quarterback selection.        
  
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• Man accused of illegally buying gun used in 2013 Eagle County slaying pleads guilty, gets 90 days in jail

  24-02-2017 00:53
  
  Provided by the Colorado Department of CorrectionsTraci CunninghamA man accused of illegally purchasing a gun used in the 2013 slaying of an Aurora woman — a former nun who was killed by her daughter — in Eagle County has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail.
  Jeffrey Lumpkin, 32, also was ordered Wednesday to serve four years of supervised probation, prosecutors say. He admitted to being a previous offender in possession of a weapon, a Class 6 felony.
  Lumpkin was taken
  
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• Big names stay in place on NBA trade-deadline day

  24-02-2017 00:49
  
  MIAMI — Paul George stayed put. So did Jimmy Butler, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose.
  And as the trade deadline passed Thursday, the NBA landscape seemed remarkably unchanged. In all, seven deadline-day trades involving 14 players were put together by the 3 p.m. Eastern deadline — but no last-minute blockbusters. All-Star DeMarcus Cousins was traded to New Orleans by Sacramento earlier in the week, yet every trade that followed paled in comparison.
  “You know where all those bi
  
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• Adrian Peterson’s status not yet decided, Minnesota Vikings GM says

  24-02-2017 00:41
  
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Time is running out for Adrian Peterson and the Vikings to work out a way for the venerable running back to stay in Minnesota.
  With the increasing likelihood of a split after 10 seasons together, the two sides have not spoken yet about a path to a future if there’s even a mutual desire for it. General manager Rick Spielman sounded Thursday a little like he was eulogizing the franchise’s all-time leading rusher.
  “In my mind, regardless of whether Adri
  
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• Interstate 70 closed in both directions at Morrison because of crashes; heavy delays

  24-02-2017 00:35
  
  Interstate 70 has been closed in both directions in Morrison on Thursday afternoon because of crashes, prompting long delays for motorists, as winter returns to the state creating a sloppy drive across the Denver area.
  “Have patience,” Lt. Col. Scott Hernandez, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said in a tweet. “Winter driving conditions in the metro area. Slow down, buckle up.”
  The westbound lanes of I-70 were closed at Morrison around 3:45 p.m. because of wr
  
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• Woman Robbed In Her Own Driveway

  24-02-2017 00:31
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– A woman is okay but understandably shaken up after she was robbed in her own driveway.
  It happened just after midnight Thursday in the 11000 block of Birchwood Street in Parker.Police arrested two men but are looking for a possible third suspect.One suspect fired a gun but the bullet did not strike the woman.
  
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