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• Girls & Science Offers Hands-On STEAM Experiments

  04-03-2017 22:37
  
  By Libby Smith
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of girls brought their families to the CBS4 Girls & Science event at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
  “I hope they feel empowered and I hope they feel they can actually do something,” said Molly Engleking, the membership business analyst for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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  Museum staff estimated 15,000 people would be at the event. They even did the math on it at the Science of
  
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• Not A Meth Lab, But Just As Dangerous

  04-03-2017 22:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver say they discovered a hash oil operation inside a home they initially believed was a methamphetamine lab on Thursday.
  Jordan Stone, 26, was arrested for suspicion of extracting the oil at a residence located in the 1800 block of South St. Paul Street near the University of Denver.
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  Police and fire crews were both there after finding that potentially explosive operation. The home has since been condemned.
  What started as a search b
  
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• Whole Body Cryotherapy: The FDA Says Chill Out, It’s A Waste Of Time…And Temperature

  04-03-2017 22:05
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -It seems like every week, I get more than a few patients asking me about the effectiveness of “Whole Body Cryotherapy”, and whether or not it might be an effective way to treat a medical problem, or simply, improve overall health.
  From asthma to anxiety to arthritis, all the way down the medical alphabet to weight loss, whole body cryotherapy is often touted as the frigid recipe for fixing up whatever seems to be ailing you. You may have heard of this ever-b
  
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• ‘Whole Body Cryotherapy’: FDA Says Chill Out, It’s A Waste Of Time … & Temperature

  04-03-2017 22:05
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  (CBS4) -It seems like every week, I get more than a few patients asking me about the effectiveness of “whole body cryotherapy,” and whether or not it might be an effective way to treat a medical problem, or simply, improve overall health.
  From asthma to anxiety to arthritis, all the way down the medical alphabet to weight loss, whole body cryotherapy is often touted as the frigid recipe for fixing up whatever seems to be ailing you. You may have heard of this ever-b
  
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• President Trump Accuses Former President Obama Of Wiretapping

  04-03-2017 20:37
  
  (CBS4) – President Donald Trump has accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping and bugging the Trump Tower offices before the election.
  A CBS News report says the accusations aren’t able to be confirmed so far, but Trump took to Twitter to make the allegations.How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017
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• Woman Accused Of Shooting At Law Enforcement Officers On I-70

  04-03-2017 18:20
  
  AGATE, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman accused of shooting at law enforcement officers was taken into custody Friday night.
  The incident occurred on Interstate 70 just after 11 p.m. east of the Agate exit.
  Authorities said the woman, identified as Jasmine Faith Delores Johnson, 26, was threatening to kill law enforcement officers.
  “Shots were fired; neither the suspect nor officers were hit by gunfire,” authorities said in a statement.
  Johnson is being held without bond at the Arapahoe
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warmth And Wind Push Up Fire Danger

  04-03-2017 16:51
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – We have a broad , flat high pressure ridge on the weather map from Colorado to the Gulf Coast. This ridge and an approaching jet stream is helping to push in strong southwesterly winds in for the first weekend of March.
  As a result, the triple whammy of warm temperatures, strong gusty winds and low relative humidity is boosting the Fire Danger across eastern Colorado. There is a Red Flag Warning from the southern Front Range Foothills across parts of northe
  
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• CBS4 “Disney on Ice Dream Big” Ticket Giveaway

  04-03-2017 12:00
  
  Enter for the chance to win a CBS family 4-pack to Disney On Ice Dream Big at the Denver Coliseum on April 6, 2017 or April 7, 2017!
  
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• CBS4 “Denver Auto Show” Ticket Giveaway

  04-03-2017 12:00
  
  Enter for your chance to win a CBS4 pack of tickets to the Denver Auto Show at the Colorado Convention Center between April 5, 2017 and April 9, 2017!
  
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• Kaepernick Opts Out Of Contract, Becomes Free Agent

  04-03-2017 04:34
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is a free agent after opting out of his San Francisco 49ers contract Friday.
  The six-year veteran quarterback who drew particular attention and headlines last season by not standing for the national anthem, met with new general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan before making the move.
  Kaepernick made a meteoric rise with the 49ers under coach Jim Harbaugh, leading them to the 2012 NFC title and a close loss to Baltimore in the Super Bowl
  
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• ‘Massive Fight’ Led To Man Allegedly Dismembering Girlfriend

  04-03-2017 04:25
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Adam Densmore said that he and Ashley Mead got in a “massive fight” in February.
  Police say Densmore killed Mead afterwards, then dismembered and dumped the remains of her body across four states.
  Ashley Mead (credit: CBS)
  Mead, 25, was reported missing along with her 1-year-old daughter on Feb. 14 after she didn’t show up for work in Boulder.
  The girl, Winter Daisy, was found with her father, Adam Densmore, outside Tulsa, Oklahoma on Feb. 15.
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• ‘Continued Belly Movements!’ On April The Giraffe

  04-03-2017 04:08
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park updated April the giraffe’s condition Friday night.
  “Continued belly movements!” they say in a Facebook post.
  Other than that, the park says “no significant reports from care staff or vet” to pass along, although “her back end remains quite large with visibly pink coloring.”While we’ve all been watching and waiting for April, the park has welcomed several other new babies into the herd.
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• Phone Scams On The Rise

  04-03-2017 03:52
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies are warning about a rise in phone scams.
  One woman got a call from someone claiming to be her grandson.
  That person asked for thousands of dollars to bail him out of jail for drugs.
  Grandma was suspicious, and the caller got aggressive when she started asking questions.
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  “She turned that guy upside down,” the woman’s husband said. “I don’t think that guy knew who the hell he was dealing with.”
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• Drunk Driver Who Killed Reporter Sentenced

  04-03-2017 03:30
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – The driver who hit and killed a Denver Post reporter was sentenced to prison Friday in Denver district court.
  Jesus Carreno, 24, pleaded guilty in January to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence.
  Colleen O’Connor (credit: Denver Post)
  Colleen O’Connor, 60, was on her daily walk on the evening of August 31st 2016 when she was hit and killed while crossing the street against the light at 1st Avenue and Downing Street.
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• Very Dry Atmosphere Means Boost In Fire Danger

  04-03-2017 03:00
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A large ridge of high pressure will continue to build over Colorado from the west through this weekend. The result will be sunny, dry, and warmer than normal weather statewide through Sunday. Wind will be strengthening over the state through the weekend.
  Sunday will also be the warmest day of the next three with highs near 70 degrees around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Mountain valleys will climb into the 50s by Sunday afternoon. And it does stay sun
  
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• Latest Forecast: Very Dry Atmosphere Means Boost In Fire Danger

  04-03-2017 03:00
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A large ridge of high pressure will continue to build over Colorado from the west through this weekend. The result will be sunny, dry, and warmer than normal weather statewide through Sunday. Wind will be strengthening over the state through the weekend.
  Sunday will also be the warmest day of the next three with highs near 70 degrees around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Mountain valleys will climb into the 50s by Sunday afternoon. And it does stay sun
  
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• 22 Bison Put Up For Auction

  04-03-2017 02:41
  GENESEE Park, Colo. (CBS4) – Twenty-two young bison were up for auction Friday.
  The property manager at the Genesee Bison Ranch says there’s only so much land to hold all of the bison they have, so some needed to be auctioned off.
  A typical bison brings in about three to five thousand dollars.
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  Organizers say the annual event attracts bidders from all over the country, which helps the ranch’s bottom line.
  
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• ‘Scream Bandit’ Sentenced To Over 1,200 Years

  04-03-2017 02:16
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The second of the three “Scream Bandits” was sentenced to 1,200 years in prison.
  Myloh Mason was convicted on 38 counts after he robbed a bank while wearing a mask from the movie “Scream.”
  An image of the bank robbery suspect (credit: FBI)
  Last December, Miguel Sanders was sentenced to 371 years for his role.
  A third man, Tyrone Richardson, is set to be sentenced later in March.
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  The trio were convicted in November of robbing a ban
  
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• Hospital Outsourced Background Check Of Convicted Surgical Tech

  04-03-2017 02:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Swedish Medical Center outsourced the background check on its former surgical tech who is serving time in federal prison for taking the painkiller fentanyl from patients, CBS4 has learned.
  Swedish hired Rocky Allen, the technician, in spite of his history of addiction and drug thefts.
  Rocky Allen (credit: CBS)
  The background check was done by a company called PreCheck, which is based in Houston. Attorneys for former patients say PreCheck missed that Allen had been cour
  
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• Half The School Calls In Sick After Norovirus Outbreak

  04-03-2017 01:47
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – More than 200 students called in sick to school Friday.
  On Thursday, more than 30 kids were sent home from Oakland Elementary School after displaying symptoms of norovirus.
  “Denver Environmental Health has instructed us to do a thorough scrub down of the entire school,” Denver Public Schools Director of Media Relations Will Jones said Thursday. “We’re doing everything we can to make sure the entire school is safe, that the entire school is clean, and
  
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• Denver Zoo Gives Update On Baby Giraffe Dobby

  04-03-2017 01:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Zoo posted an update on Dobby, their new baby giraffe.
  The zoo welcomed Dobby earlier this week, but he had some health issues and has required a little extra care because he was having difficulty standing and nursing.
  “He is still behind-the-scenes resting with mom, but has been nursing and gaining weight,” the Denver Zoo posted to Facebook.“We know that everyone is eager for updates and we will continue to give them when we have more informati
  
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• Lawsuit Alleges ICE Detainees Work for $1 A Day

  04-03-2017 01:12
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A lawsuit by detainees who have been at the Aurora ICE detention facility has won a significant victory in a nearly three year long fight that is still ongoing.
  The detainees are claiming they were forced to work for little or no money in violation of the law. The center is run by the private firm GEO for the federal government.
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  A federal judge has now certified the detainees as a “class” meaning more than 60,000 people who
  
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• Newborn Leopard Cub Makes History

  04-03-2017 01:08
  NASHVILLE (CBS4) – A new clouded leopard cub born at the Nashville Zoo is rewriting the history books.
  The cub is the first of his species to be born via artificial insemination. The procedure used frozen and thawed semen.
  Clouded Leopards are among the rarest cat species around the world. The animals are secretive, and are difficult to breed in captivity. Scientists hail his birth as a major step forwad in conserving an otherwise endangered species.
  “This is an enormous accompl
  
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• Critical Fire Weather This Weekend, Open Burning Prohibited For Many

  04-03-2017 00:57
  DENVER (CBS4) – The first weekend in March should bring snow, but this year, it will bring critical fire weather to the foothills and eastern plains.
  Unusually warm temperatures and strong gusty wind out ahead of a new storm system will combine with extremely dry air to create potentially explosive behavior should a fire start.A Red Flag Warning will be in effect Saturday afternoon for the foothills west and south of Denver, as well as the southeast plains. It will likely be reissued for S
  
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• Fort Collins K9 Officer Survives Commonly-Fatal Emergency

  04-03-2017 00:55
  By Dillon Thomas
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Only weeks after undergoing life-threatening surgeries, a Fort Collins K9 could be on the fast track to a full return.
  “Yago,” the canine partner of FCPS Officer Brett Dollar, underwent multiple surgeries in February. His first surgery removed a benign tumor on his hip. Shortly after, Yago’s intestines turned. 
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  Emergency surgery was needed, as blood flow to vital organs could be disrupted. 
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• Rep. Polis: ‘Rogue ICE Agent Has Broken Protocol’

  04-03-2017 00:46
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Congressman Jared Polis says a rogue immigration agent is breaking agency protocol to deport a Denver woman.
  Jeanette Vizguerra entered the country illegally 20 years ago, has three American born children and was awaiting a visa that would give her a path to legal status when Polis says Immigration and Customs did something unprecedented.
  Congressman Jared Polis and Jeanette Vizguerra (credit: CBS)
  “The normal custom is ICE defers deportation du
  
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• Armed Veteran Shot By Police After Disturbance Call

  04-03-2017 00:39
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A military veteran was transported to the hospital after being shot by police.
  Officers were called to the area of West Bates Avenue and Bannock Street in Englewood on a disturbance in a nearby parking lot.
  (credit: CBS)
  When they arrived, the man barricaded himself inside a home with other people.
  It is unknown if they were being held hostage, but were able to leave the home before officers shot the man after he refused to come out.
  His condition is currently unk
  
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• Armed Vet Shot, Killed By Police After Disturbance Call

  04-03-2017 00:39
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A military veteran was transported to the hospital after being shot by police and later died.
  Officers were called to the area of West Bates Avenue and Bannock Street in Englewood on a disturbance in a nearby parking lot.
  “Our suspect has been transported to the hospital, and we believe he has passed away,” said Englewood police spokesperson Kevin Sage. “The SWAT team was called out. It was a barricaded gunman call, and now it’s being inves
  
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• Ryan Harris retires after 10 seasons

  04-03-2017 00:35
  
  KUSA - Ryan Harris is retiring from playing football before the game could retire him.       
  
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• Hawaii Beating Denver In Snowfall This Year

  04-03-2017 00:10
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – February went out with a bang in Hawaii as a winter storm gripped the state’s highest peak.
  In fact, the snow shut down the road to the summit of Mauna Kea.
  (credit: NWS Honolulu)
  The National Weather Service reported 8 inches of snow from the storm which is more than Denver’s 7.9 inches measured thus far in 2017.
  So far this season Denver has seen 19.3 inches of snow and we should be at 35.1 inches.
  Meteorologist Chris Spears writes about stories
  
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