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• Explosive Detection Dog Retires, Recognized With His Own Day

  14-03-2017 23:53
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a successful career, one explosive detection dog is ready for more naps and rest time.
  Rex has been with the Denver Sheriff Department for six years. The City of Denver honored Rex’s career with a retirement ceremony on Wednesday.
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  “I do by officially proclaim March 14 … to be K9 Rex Day in Denver, Colorado,” Mayor Michael Hancock said at the ceremony.
  Rex has had a very active career, including assignm
  
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• Cherry Cricket Announces April Reopening

  14-03-2017 23:47
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Cherry Cricket is reopening.
  The restaurant made the announcement on their Facebook page Tuesday, saying that construction is wrapping up and their grand reopening is right around the corner.The exact date, they say, is still TBD, though, and they ask guests to check back on their Facebook page for an announcement.
  The Cricket has been closed since a kitchen fire forced everyone in the restaurant to evacuate at the end of November.
  No one was hurt.
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• Smash & Grab Suspect Caught On Camera At Safeway

  14-03-2017 23:38
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators want to find a man accused of breaking into a gas station kiosk at a Safeway in Broomfield.
  The suspect was caught on camera breaking the glass and then stealing phone chargers, earbuds and cigarettes.Do you recognize this vehicle associated with the "Smash & Grab" at Safeway; broken glass at gas kiosk; call 303.438.6461 pic.twitter.com/Q6ykBeJfK4
  — Broomfield Police (@BroomfieldPD) March 14, 2017Do you recognize this suspect or his vehicl
  
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• Man Performs ‘All By Myself’ While Alone On A Train During The Winter Storm

  14-03-2017 23:34
  NEW YORK (CBS4) – Not everyone got to stay in during the winter storm on the east coast.
  Scott Green had to commute Tuesday.
  When he found himself alone on the Long Island Railroad, he put his time and extra space to hilariously good use.
  Green busted out into song, putting it all down on video.
  “I was pretty bored,” Green told CBS New York. “I was very bored.”The late-season storm has hit the northeast with sleet and snow, grounding thousands of flights, as it
  
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• Porch Pirates Caught On Surveillance

  14-03-2017 23:26
  CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are searching for people accused of taking packages from a home in Cherry Hills Village.
  Surveillance footage captured the suspect’s vehicle and two passengers on Feb. 9 just after 3 p.m.
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  They might have also used a stolen credit card.
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• High School Council Leaders Accused In Alcohol Incident

  14-03-2017 23:09
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities are investigating after an incident at a student council event at a high school in Colorado Springs where students were accused of drinking.
  Eleven students were caught having alcohol at the event over the weekend at Palmer High School.
  Palmer High School (credit: KKTV)
  There’s an investigation now into how they got the alcohol into the school despite a chaperone at the school.
  The annual meeting is supposed to help the students bond.
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• Peko: Samson of Broncos interior defense

  14-03-2017 22:57
  
  ENGLEWOOD—It would be hard to believe Richie Incognito allowed Domata Peko's hair to pass without a yank.       
  
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• ATF: Number Of Guns Stolen Doubles In Past Year

  14-03-2017 22:52
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  DENVER (CBS4)– Federal authorities say a spike in firearms thefts in Colorado is the highest in a decade. The number of guns stolen has doubled in a year, all from stores in 10 metro area cities.
  The ATF does not regulate security measures that a gun shop chooses to take to protect their guns, but rather where the guns come from and who they are sold to.
  That is why federal agents and local police are now going door to door, talking to firearm dealers about the rise in th
  
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• DeMarcus Ware announces retirement

  14-03-2017 22:38
  
  ENGLEWOOD - DeMarcus Ware, a certain future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, announced his retirement Monday.       
  
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• Man Charged With Robbing Bank… Again

  14-03-2017 22:21
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man has been charged with robbing a bank for the second time.
  Paul Brennan has been charged with one count of aggravated robbery with a gun.
  The original charge was filed on Feb. 27 for the March 26, 2016 robbery of the 1st Bank located at 275 S. Federal Blvd.
  Paul Brennan (credit: Denver DA)
  The new charge filed Monday, alleges that Brennan, 59, robbed a bank teller at the same bank on Dec. 2, 2015.
  At the time of his arrest, Brennan was in custody in Weston, Mass. on an
  
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• Coroner: Female Fetus Found In Container Inside Dumpster

  14-03-2017 21:31
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver coroner has completed an autopsy on the remains of a female found inside a dumpster in Lowry on Sunday.
  According to the coroner, the body of the female fetus was found inside a container in the dumpster at 8001 East 11th Avenue on Sunday.
  The autopsy was completed but the cause and manner of death were not released pending investigation.
  No arrests have been made.
  
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• Denver Deputies Notified Of Possible Discipline In Jail Death Case

  14-03-2017 21:16
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned that seven Denver Sheriff Department deputies have been notified they are facing potential disciplinary action for their conduct in the case of Michael Marshall, a Denver jail inmate who died in 2015.
  Multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS4 that the office of Denver’s Manager of Safety sent out what are known as pre-disciplinary letters this month to deputies involved with the Marshall case.
  The letters suggest the deputies v
  
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• Trump Likely To Revisit Andrew Jackson Legacy In Nashville

  14-03-2017 20:41
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In his first days in the White House, Donald Trump hung a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office and likened his new administration to that of the snowy-haired man pictured on the $20 bill.
  Trump is likely to revisit Jackson’s legacy Wednesday when he lays a wreath at Jackson’s tomb at his historic home in Nashville known as the Hermitage. The president also plans to speak at a Nashville rally to replace former President Barack Obama’s signa
  
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• Rockies’ Injury Woes Mount With Tom Murphy’s Broken Forearm

  14-03-2017 20:41
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Colorado Rockies catcher Tom Murphy will miss four to six weeks with a hairline fracture in his right forearm.
  Manager Bud Black said Murphy broke his arm Saturday in a game against the Cubs when he was hit by Anthony Rizzo’s bat while throwing to second base on a steal attempt.The ball sailed into center field and Rizzo was called for interference. Murphy stayed in the game until the seventh, as planned. His injury wasn’t discovered until later.
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• Animal Park Reports ‘Snow Drifts Achieving 4-5’ Feet In Storm

  14-03-2017 20:38
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park is getting slammed by winter storm Stella.
  The park posted on Facebook Tuesday afternoon, saying that “current totals are easily over 2′, snow drifts achieving 4-5′.”
  And it’s not done yet, either, but, when it is, they “will need some helping hands and backs!”
  Currently they have four staff members on site taking care of the animals, including April the giraffe in her pregnancy.
  The park report
  
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• 2 Teens Found Dead Near Road

  14-03-2017 20:36
  FOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies in El Paso County are investigating the deaths of two teenagers found near the side of the road near Fountain over the weekend.
  Investigators say the victims were a teen boy and a teen girl identified as Derek Benjamin Greer, 15, and Natalie Partida, 16.
  The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigates the deaths of two teens near Fountain (credit: CBS)
  A passerby found the bodies on the side of Old Pueblo Road near Fountain on Sunday morning.
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• Chevron Cleaning Up Pipeline Oil Spill In NW Colorado

  14-03-2017 20:10
  RANGELY, Colo. (AP) — Chevron Corp. says its crews are cleaning up about 4,800 gallons of oil that spilled from a failed pipeline into an intermittent stream on public land in northwestern Colorado.
  State officials said Tuesday that the oil travelled about 2 miles downstream along an unnamed tributary of Stinking Water Creek in Rio Blanco County.
  Officials say two ducks covered in oil were found at the spill site. There were conflicting reports on whether the animals survived.
  The pipeline
  
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• Dozens Officially Become U.S. Citizens

  14-03-2017 19:20
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– Dozens of people officially became U.S. citizens and celebrated their achievement this week.They took their oath at the immigration office in Centennial on Monday afternoon.Maria Mansilla (credit: CBS)
  CBS4 producer Maria Mansilla was one of them. Maria Mansilla (credit: CBS)
  Friends and family witnesses the ceremony. (credit: CBS)
  
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• 1st Graders Read To Seniors

  14-03-2017 18:55
  DENVER (CBS4)– A retired elementary school teacher returned to the classroom on Monday to help first graders read to seniors with dementia.
  It’s part of the Grandfriend partnership between Fox Hollow Elementary and Anthem Memory Care.
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  Dr. Jack Platt lives at the center. His wife says she can see the results of the program that is designed to build friendships.
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  “So every month he comes and the first graders read to him. He really is excited and rememb
  
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• Public Records Bill Heads To Senate For Debate

  14-03-2017 18:39
  DENVER (AP) — A state Senate committee has passed a bill to modernize Colorado’s Open Records Act — but left intact a provision that could prove troublesome for the legislation.
  The Appropriations Committee voted 4-3 Tuesday to refer the bill to the Senate floor for debate.
  Democratic Sen. John Kefalas’ bill would require state agencies to provide public records to citizens in computer-friendly formats that, in most cases, can be easily delivered and analyzed.
  Kefalas tri
  
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• Reward Grows In 30-Year-Old Murder Case

  14-03-2017 18:27
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– The reward is growing in a 30-year-old murder case.In 1987, 20-year-old Army Specialist Darlene Krashoc was killed in Colorado Springs. Her killer has never been found. Darlene Krashoc (credit: Colorado Springs Police)
  Now investigators are using state-of-the-art technology to find her killer. (credit: Colorado Springs Police)
  Investigators have released an artist’s rendering of what the suspect looked like 30 years ago. Another rendering shows what th
  
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• 2017 NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Game-By-Game Picks

  14-03-2017 18:16
  Bryan Altman
  The bracket has been released and the prognostication has begun. As you fill out your bracket and take in advice from your favorite sources on which teams to pick, allow us to add one more voice to the mix with our bracket preview series. We’ll go region by region and break down each and every matchup on the road to the Final Four.
  Round of 64
   
  No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 NC Central/UC Davis
  No disrespect to NC Central or UC Davis, but this will be a short and succinct selec
  
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• ‘Bad From Start To Finish’: DeGette Describes GOP Health Care Plan

  14-03-2017 18:02
  DENVER (CBS4)– Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat representing Denver in Congress, is among many who are disappointed with the new GOP plan to replace Pres. Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
  “This bill is so bad from start to finish I could go on for hours about it,” said DeGette.
  Rep. Diana DeGette (credit: CBS)
  DeGette is one of the authors of the so-called Obamacare. Although she acknowledges that it has problems, she believes the Republican plan will make things worse.
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• Bill Aims To Reduce Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade Suspensions

  14-03-2017 17:25
  DENVER (CBS4)– Lawmakers are debating a bill at the state Capitol that aims to reduce the number of young children suspended and expelled from school. Advocates believe schools should scale back punishment.
  In Colorado last year, more than 7,800 preschool through third graders received out-of-school suspensions. The vast majority of them were boys, minorities and children with disabilities.
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  Some lawmakers say many of the suspensions were for behavior typical of children ages
  
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• NCAA Tournament: West Region Game-By-Game Picks

  14-03-2017 16:22
  Ryan Mayer 
  The bracket has been released and the prognostication has begun. As you fill out your bracket and take in advice from your favorite sources on which teams to pick, allow us to add one more voice to the mix with our bracket preview series. We’ll go region by region and break down each and every matchup on the road to the Final Four.
  Now, it’s on to the West region where the ‘Zags find themselves sitting atop the bracket once again hoping to make it to Mark Few&r
  
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• 30 Players: Tigers’ Michael Fulmer Should Avoid Sophomore Slump

  14-03-2017 16:05
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  2016 season (Majors): 26 G, 26 GS, 159 IP, 3.06 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 11W, 132 SO, 42 BB
  The Detroit Tigers had a very eventful 2015 Trade Deadline, moving David Price, Yoenis Cespedes and Joakim Soria for a number of top-flight prospects. The Tigers are still expecting more from young arms Daniel Norris and Matt Boyd acquired from
  
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• Freezing Rain, Blowing Snow, Arctic Temps Bring Travel Woes

  14-03-2017 16:04
  DENVER (CBS4) — Hundreds of passengers were delayed at Denver International Airport as a big storm pummels the Northeast.Cancelled signs were a common sight at DIA on Tuesday morning as passengers with destinations across the U.S. worked to deal with delays and cancellations caused by a heavy snowstorm that stretched along the eastern seaboard.DIA tweeted that about 95 flights had been cancelled.Even those who didn’t have a destination in those cities impacted by the storm still deal
  
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• Behind The Song: Lady Antebellum- “You Look Good”

  14-03-2017 16:00
  By Radio.com Staff
  Behind the Song gives fans an inside look into some of the best songs by this year’s ACM Awards nominees. Here, Lady Antebellum — nominated for Vocal Group of the Year — talk about ‘You Look Good.’
  After a short break during which Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley both released solo albums (Scott’s won two GRAMMYs), Lady Antebellum returned with a horn-driven new song, “You Look Good.”
  Lady Antebellum’s Dave Heywood says tha
  
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• April The Giraffe Cam ‘May Go Off Line’

  14-03-2017 15:58
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The camera on April the giraffe may go off line due to weather conditions.
  The Animal Adventure Park posted the warning today on Facebook, saying it’s because of the current snow storm they’re experiencing.
  “The storm has, and will likely, continue to disrupt signal,” they posted to Facebook. “The cam may go off line and then restart.”We will continue to stream the signal on our Facebook page, updating it whenever the live rec
  
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• Avs Fall To Coyotes

  14-03-2017 15:55
  
  Brendan Perlini scored his 13th goal of the season and Mike Smith made 22 saves to record his franchise-record 22nd shutout as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Monday at Gila River Arena.
  
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• Marco Rubio Criticizes Snoop Dogg Over Trump Video

  14-03-2017 15:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Snoop Dogg shouldn’t have shot a toy gun at a clown dressed as President Donald Trump in a music video released over the weekend.
  The video shows Snoop shooting at the Trump character with a gun that releases a flag with the word, “bang.”
  Rubio tells TMZ that “Snoop shouldn’t have done that.” He says “we’ve had presidents assassinated before in this country, so anything like that is something pe
  
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• Behind The Song: Little Big Town- “Better Man”

  14-03-2017 15:52
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  Behind the Song gives fans an inside look into some of the best songs by this year’s ACM Awards nominees. Here, Little Big Town — nominated for Vocal Group of the Year — talk about ‘Better Man.’
  There was a lot of pressure on Little Big Town to follow up their massive 2014 smash, “Girl Crush,” and they came through last year with a little help from a famous friend. “Better Man” was given to them by none other than Taylor Sw
  
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• Lawmaker Mocks Abortion Law With Call For Masturbation Fines

  14-03-2017 15:49
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker is making a point about legislation that restricts women’s access to health care and abortions by proposing to fine men $100 when they masturbate.
  Alongside the penalty for wasting semen not resulting in a pregnancy, state Rep. Jessica Farrar’s bill would require a “medically unnecessary digital rectal exam” before any man undergoes a vasectomy or can be prescribed Viagra.
  The 11th term Democrat tells the Houston Chronicle that
  
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• Behind The Song: Luke Bryan- “To The Moon And Back”

  14-03-2017 15:44
  By Radio.com Staff
  Behind the Song gives fans an inside look into some of the best songs by this year’s ACM Awards nominees. Here, Luke Bryan — nominated for Entertainer of the Year — talks about “To the Moon and Back” from his 2015 album, ‘Kill the Lights.’
  If you’re a guy who is, perhaps, uncomfortable talking about feelings, how do you tell the woman that you love how you feel? A good song is always helpful. And that’s one of the great thi
  
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• Start Times Will Change For Some Cherry Creek Schools Students

  14-03-2017 15:39
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Some students in Cherry Creek Schools will get to sleep in a little more when the next school year begins. The school board approved the start times on Monday evening.The vote was unanimous at the Monday school board meeting. (credit: CBS)
  Elementary school students in Cherry Creek Schools will begin class around 8 a.m. instead of 9 a.m.Middle school students will move an hour later to just before 9 a.m.(credit: CBS)
  High school students will also start later from 7:1
  
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• Behind The Song: Jason Aldean- “They Don’t Know”

  14-03-2017 15:35
  By Radio.com Staff
  “Behind the Song” gives fans an inside look into some of the best songs by the year’s ACM Awards nominees. Here, Jason Aldean — nominated for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year — talks about “They Don’t Know,” the title track of his 2016 album.
  “They Don’t Know” was written for Aldean by Kurt Allison, Jaron Boyer and Josh Mirenda, but it expresses a sentiment that Aldean has felt often when se
  
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• Sefo Liufau Prepares For NFL Draft

  14-03-2017 15:30
  
  By Michael Spencer
  DENVER (CBS4)– Former Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau visited with CBS4 sports anchor Michael Spencer for Xfinity Monday Live at the ViewHouse Centennial.
  Liufau leaves Colorado after a record-setting career in which he accounted for 98 school records and now is preparing for the NFL Draft.
  Sefo Liufau with CBS4’s Michael Spencer on Xfinity Monday Live (credit: CBS)
  Liufau was in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine in early March and then a few days later partic
  
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• Liufau Prepares For NFL Draft After Setting Records At CU

  14-03-2017 15:30
  By Michael Spencer
  DENVER (CBS4) – Former Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau visited with CBS4 sports anchor Michael Spencer for Xfinity Monday Live at the ViewHouse Centennial.
  Liufau leaves Colorado after a record-setting career in which he accounted for 98 school records and now is preparing for the NFL Draft.
  Sefo Liufau with CBS4’s Michael Spencer on Xfinity Monday Live (credit: CBS)
  Liufau was in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine in early March and then a few days later
  
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• Behind The Song: Florida Georgia Line- “May We All”

  14-03-2017 15:19
  By Radio.com Staff
  ‘Behind the Song’ gives fans an inside look into some of the best songs by this year’s ACM Awards nominees. Here, Florida Georgia Line — nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Duo of the Year, Album of the Year (for ‘Dig Your Roots’), Single of the Year (for ‘H.O.L.Y.’) and Vocal Event of the Year (for their collaboration with Tim McGraw, ‘May We All’) — talk about ‘May We All.’
  “If [2014
  
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• The Thrill Is Back As Nuggets Beat Struggling Lakers 129-101

  14-03-2017 15:15
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – As the postgame media crowded around Will Barton’s locker, Denver coach Michael Malone walked by and shouted, “They weren’t there last game! The Thrill is back!”
  He is, and the Nuggets are happier for it.
  Barton broke out of a slump to score 22 points, Jamal Murray also had 22, Nikola Jokic added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 129-101 on Monday night.
  Danilo Gallinari also scored 18 point
  
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• Deputy Injured In Crash, Pulls Driver From Burning Car

  14-03-2017 14:34
  BENNETT, Colo. (CBS4)– An Adams County Sheriff’s deputy who was injured in a crash on Interstate 70 pulled a driver from a burning car.
  The crash happened just before 6 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-70 near Bennet between an Adams County Sheriff’s Office cruiser and another vehicle.
  (credit: CBS)
  Both vehicles went into the median and the other vehicle caught fire.
  The deputy, already injured in the crash, managed to pull the other driver from the burning car to safety.
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• Latest Forecast: Warming Trend Through The Weekend, No Rain Or Snow In Sight

  14-03-2017 14:26
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Westerly downsloping winds will push high temperatures into the 70s in the coming days. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue trough at least the weekend.
  Denver is now more than 20″ below normal with snowfall this season. As this point last season we were only 1.5″ below normal. Unfortunately we have no rain or snow in the forecast through at least this weekend. There are signs moisture may reach Colorado early next week especially
  
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• Peyton on DeMarcus: 'it was a privilege'

  14-03-2017 11:38
  
  Joe DeCamillis was sitting in the hotel lobby of the Denver Broncos’ hotel in Nashville, waiting to meet up with another coach for an Uber drive to dinner.       
  
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• ‘Puppy Love’ Turning Out To Be Great Way To Help Vets With PTSD

  14-03-2017 05:15
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – After experimenting with a new way to help veterans treat their post traumatic stress disorder, a Colorado charity is working with its first Colorado veteran.
  “When I see somebody in need like that and if we’ve got the opportunity to help, we’re going to help,” said Kevin Sonka the founder of the Rocky Mountain Dawgs Project.
  (credit: CBS)
  Sgt. Eli Allen has spent 19 years in the military between the Army, National Guard, and reserv
  
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• Mistreated?: Some Broncos Season Ticket Holders Lose License To Renew

  14-03-2017 05:01
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of Denver Broncos season ticket holders will not be able to renew their license to hold tickets for the upcoming season.
  On Friday, the Broncos organization emailed season ticket holders telling them they will not be eligible for renewal during the 2017-2018 season because they “did not personally use their tickets to attend a single game in 2016.”
  (credit: CBS)
  The team has the right to revoke ticket holders’ licenses and says
  
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