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• Denver Travel & Adventure Show

  16-03-2017 23:51
  
  Mar 18-19, 2017 - Discover the Leading Destinations, Local Travel Experts, Top Celebrity Personalities, Comprehensive Content, and Exclusive Travel Deals That You Just Can’t Find Anywhere Else.
  
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• Middle Tennessee State Does It Again! Upsets Minnesota 81-72

  16-03-2017 23:23
  Ryan Mayer
  Remember the Blue Raiders? That scrappy team that upended pre-tournament favorite Michigan State as a 15-seed last year? Well, they’re back to their upset ways. This time, the victim was 5-seed Minnesota. The Blue Raiders were actually -1.5 point favorites coming into the contest and they didn’t disappoint.
  A slow start left them trailing Minnesota 7-0 early, but then the shooting started to wake up. They outscored the Gophers 37-24 the rest of the first half to take a 37-
  
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• Lawmakers Debate Overhaul In Mental Crisis Treatment

  16-03-2017 23:23
  DENVER (CBS4)– State lawmakers are debating a massive overhaul in how people going through a mental crisis are treated in Colorado. The bill has bipartisan support.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper is behind a $9 million plan that would end the practice of putting people in crisis, in jail. The funding would come from marijuana sales tax.
  (credit: CBS)
  Colorado is only one of six states that still jails people for no other reason than the fact that they suffer from a mental illness.
  The lawmakers sp
  
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• Hairdresser Offers Snake Massages With A Cut

  16-03-2017 22:31
  DRESDEN, Germany (CBS4) – A hairdresser is offering a special massage at his salon.
  Frank Doehlen is offering snake massage service, courtesy his pet python Monty.
  Get it? Monty…Python.
  “It is quite heavy and warn,” customer Hanna Haubold said. “I thought it would feel cold.”
  Doehlen says the massage is done by the snake contracting its muscles, which makes up the majority of its body.
  In exchange for the massage, Doehlen asks for a small donation to hel
  
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• Dinos Are Coming To The Denver Zoo

  16-03-2017 22:16
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s taken 65 million years, but dinosaurs are finally coming to the Denver Zoo.
  DINOS! Live at Denver Zoo will open Saturday, July 1, featuring 21 life-sized dinosaurs. Nineteen of them will be animatronic.
  One is already on display at the zoo outside the tiger encounter, “The Edge.”
  “We are so thrilled to bring our third traveling exhibit to Denver Zoo,” says Brad Parks, Senior Director of Guest Engagement, in a statement. “DINOS!
  
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• Teen Arrested After Taking Gun Into Class

  16-03-2017 22:09
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– A teenager was arrested after police say he brought a gun into class.The 16-year-old allegedly took the gun into a classroom at Bear Creek High School in Lakewood about 1:15 p.m. on Thursday.A student at the school reported an anonymous tip that another student may have a weapon.The school resource officer called police and officers arrested the teen in the class.Police say the teen had the weapon in his pocket.He was arrested for juvenile possession of a handgun an
  
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• Butthead The Goat Reunited With Beavis

  16-03-2017 21:57
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – Butthead the goat has been reunited with his friend Beavis.
  Wednesday night, firefighters from Windsor Severance Fire Rescue found Butthead wandering down Weld County Road 74.@wsfr_colo Update: "Crackers," whose real name is "Butthead" is home and reunited with his brother "Beavis." #notkidding
  — Windsor Severance Fi (@wsfr_colo) March 16, 2017
  They put out a tweet asking for help in locating the owner, saying the goat they named “Crackers” was tur
  
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• Funniest WWE Stories Ever With Mean Street Posse’s Pete Gas

  16-03-2017 21:47
  By Chuck Carroll
  Pete Gas will be remembered in WWE for his argyle sweaters and khaki pants. His illustrious run with the Mean Street Posse and two reigns as WWF Hardcore Champion live in infamy among fans of the Attitude Era. But the lasting memory I will have of Pete Gas is that he blew off Shane McMahon to do this interview. Just before we started recording, the new author told me that his boyhood friend and current SmackDown Live commissioner was calling. I asked Pete whether he wanted to ca
  
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• Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne And Jon Pardi Take Home New Artist ACM Awards

  16-03-2017 21:27
  By Amanda Wicks
  Maren Morris’ year keeps on getting bigger and better. After winning the GRAMMY for Best Country Solo Performance (for her single “My Church“), the young country singer won the ACM Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year. 
  Related: ACM Awards Watch: Who Will Win Single, Song and Album of the Year?
  The Academy of Country Music announced its three new artist category winners today (March 14th) and besides Morris, Brothers Osborne took home th
  
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• Man Wanted In Romantix Store Robbery

  16-03-2017 21:21
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver are searching for a man who robbed an adult entertainment store.
  The man robbed the Romantix Store located at 633 E. Colfax Ave. just after 3 p.m. on Feb. 24.
  The suspect is described as a white male, 6-foot-5, balding with facial hair and tattoos on the tops of both hands.
  Anyone with information regarding these crimes or recognizes the suspect in the sketch is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637) then titl
  
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• Severe Drought Conditions Expand Into Denver, Fort Collins

  16-03-2017 21:19
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – A new report from the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday shows that severe drought conditions are now being detected in the immediate Denver and Fort Collins metro areas.
  A severe drought means that crop or pasture losses are likely, water restrictions could be imposed and in some communities, water supply could be at risk.Drought conditions developed late last summer across eastern Colorado and have been expanding ever since.
  Meteorologist Chris Spears w
  
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• 30 Players: Royals Deciding How To Utilize Top Prospect Matt Strahm

  16-03-2017 21:00
  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 (Minors): 22 G, 18 GS, 102 1/3 IP, 4.13 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 3 W, 107 SO, 23 BB
  2016 season (Majors): 21 G, 0 GS, 22 IP, 1.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 2 W, 30 SO, 11 BB
  Tommy John surgery is never something you want associated with a young pitcher. In the rare case of Matt Strahm, however, his best has come after undergoing the
  
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• Denver To Be As Warm, If Not Warmer, Than Miami This Weekend

  16-03-2017 20:57
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Coloradans won’t have to travel far to find warm weather this spring break, if your vacation starts this weekend.
  Denver is expecting highs around 80 degrees both on Saturday and Sunday which will flirt with the records set in 1907. Saturday’s record high is 82 and Sunday’s is 81.Highs will be in the 50s and 60s this weekend in the mountain with 70s in some of the valleys.
  Fire danger will remain a concern for the eastern half of the state,
  
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• Watch out! Video Shows Train’s Snow Wave Engulfing Platform

  16-03-2017 19:33
  RHINECLIFF, N.Y. (AP) — Amtrak customers in New York now know what to do when a train is approaching a station on snow-covered tracks: stand back.
  Several waiting passengers had their cellphones out Wednesday morning to take video of the train from Albany as it entered station in Rhinecliff, 85 miles north of New York City.
  As the train arrived, it hit deep snow left by this week’s major East Coast storm. The impact sent a huge wave of snow flying across the platform, engulfing peopl
  
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• Colorado Public Records Mediation Bill Advances To House

  16-03-2017 19:13
  DENVER (AP) — Coloradans whose requests for public records are denied have just one option: Go to court.
  That’s a costly prospect that deters many, if not most, from pursuing the information they want from government entities.
  That may change under a bill that would offer mediation as a way to quickly and cheaply resolve disputes.
  The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted 9-0 Thursday to send the bill to the House floor for debate.
  Centennial Republican Rep. Cole
  
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• US Taxpayers Might Be On The Hook For Pipeline Protest Costs

  16-03-2017 18:56
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota officials appear poised to go after the U.S. government — and thus U.S. taxpayers — to recoup more than $38 million in state expenses related to months of protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, though a longstanding offer from the project’s developer to pay up is still on the table.
  One taxpayer watchdog group questions why the state isn’t jumping at the offer from Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, a company worth billio
  
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• Rep. Coffman Floats Defense Of State’s Marijuana Industry

  16-03-2017 18:28
  DENVER (AP) — Rep. Mike Coffman is suggesting he might use the power of the purse to protect Colorado’s legal marijuana industry.
  During a telephone town hall Wednesday evening the Republican congressman was asked about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ threat to crack down on states like Colorado that have legalized recreational marijuana.
  Coffman noted that he opposed the ballot measures that legalized both medical and recreational marijuana in the state. But he added that sinc
  
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• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Author Announces Santa Fe Film Project

  16-03-2017 18:24
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The author of books that inspired “Game of Thrones” is starting a new film project in Santa Fe.
  George R.R. Martin announced this week that a 10,000-square-foot building he owns in north Santa Fe will serve as an office and production space for film and television groups.
  Martin says his new nonprofit the Stagecoach Foundation will focus on making filmmaking accessible for local filmmakers and newcomers.
  The first project expected to use the Stagecoach Fou
  
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• Man Arrested For Trafficking Woman, Teen Girl

  16-03-2017 18:17
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Durrell Bumphus was arrested by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for human trafficking.
  The arrest was a result of a two-year investigation.
  In Jan. 2015, deputies contacted two women at a hotel on East Mulberry Street, one of whom was 16-years-old, after receiving information that both were being trafficked by Bumphus.
  Bumphus faces six different felony charges, including human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude and pimping of
  
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• Transient Convicted In Attack On Police Officer

  16-03-2017 18:06
  DENVER (CBS4) – A jury found Stephen Hamper guilty of attacking a police officer in 2014 after a two-day trial.
  Hamper was charged with assault in the first degree – serious bodily injury/deadly weapon, assault in the second degree – peace officer, criminal attempt to disarm a peace officer, and assault in the second degree – custody/peace officer.
  On Sept. 6, 2014, Officer Aubree Thompson was set to contact Hamper after he was seen washing his clothes near Interstate 25
  
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• Animal Park Answers Your Questions On April The Giraffe

  16-03-2017 17:20
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – After cleaning her stall, the Animal Adventure Park answered questions on April the giraffe live on Facebook Thursday morning.
  Thousands of people watched as park owner Jordan Patch answered questions for nine minutes.
  The big question about April’s “very interesting behavior” that happened overnight.The answer is that it looked like she was going into active labor, with her tail up and to the side as she hunched, with obvious movements of the
  
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• Travel Ban Protesters Get Legal Victory

  16-03-2017 16:54
  DENVER (CBS4) – Travel ban protesters gained a legal victory from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
  The court denied Denver’s request for an emergency stay.
  That means people can freely protest President Donald Trump’s executive order at the airport.
  (credit: CBS)
  Denver police and the airport had told protesters they needed to get a permit and give seven days advanced notice.
  A lower court ruled protesters needed to give DIA one day notice.
  RELATED: Trump Suffers Second Defea
  
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• McDonald’s Says It’s Investigating Tweet At Trump

  16-03-2017 16:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s says it has been notified by Twitter that its account was “compromised” after it appeared to send a message calling Donald Trump “a disgusting excuse of a President.”
  (credit: Twitter)
  The tweet to Trump from the official account for McDonald’s Corp., a message that has since been deleted but was captured in a screenshot, said it would love to have President Obama back. “Also you have tiny hands,” the tweet told Tru
  
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• SMU’s Road To The NCAA Tournament

  16-03-2017 16:38
  Bryan Altman
  In 2015, SMU finally emerged from the dark days of Mustang basketball, making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993. Famed NBA and college basketball coach Larry Brown set the stage for SMU’s revival when he became the team’s head coach in 2012, but his abrupt resignation last July left many wondering once again about the Mustangs’ future.
  This season, SMU and new head coach Tim Jankovich have proven that they plan to continue this new era of Musta
  
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• Colorado Organization Accused Of Exporting Pot

  16-03-2017 16:24
  DENVER (AP) — Authorities are raiding over a dozen locations in Colorado linked with an organization accused of shipping marijuana out-of-state.
  The Drug Enforcement Administration says it’s helping local police and prosecutors serve search warrants at 20 locations between the Denver and Colorado Springs areas on Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  A DEA spokesman says the investigation into the organization has been in the works for months and isn’t the result of any new directive from th
  
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• Firefighters Put Out Overnight Bedroom Blaze

  16-03-2017 16:17
  DENVER (CBS4) – Firefighters responded to a report of a bedroom fire overnight.
  The call came in around 4 a.m. in the 1400 block of Josephine Street.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire happened in a bedroom in a house that’s made up of six separate units.
  Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze.1444 Josephine. Bedroom fire. All hands working. pic.twitter.com/lGEEtHtVtE
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) March 16, 2017
  The cause of the fire, as well as the extent of the damag
  
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• Sen. Gardner Says We Need A Westerner On The Supreme Court

  16-03-2017 16:00
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – Colorado Senator Cory Gardner says we need a westerner on the United States Supreme Court.
  He’s backing President Donald Trump’s pick – Coloradan Neil Gorsuch.
  Gardner met Wednesday with representatives from the American Indian tribes at the White House, talking about Gorsuch.
  “We need somebody with more experience in the western land issues, water issues, tribal sovereignty issues,” Gardner said. “The 10th Circuit Court represents 20
  
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• CDOT Unveils 9-Foot-Tall Grenade Exhibit

  16-03-2017 15:48
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation unveiled a 9-foot-tall grenade exhibit on the Auraria Campus.
  (credit: CBS)
  The mock grenade represents the dangers that unbuckled passengers pose in a crash.
  CDOT hopes the grenade sparks controversy about safety, and lets drivers know to “beware of the beltless.”
  (credit: CBS)
  “You become a high speed projectile,” CDOT’s Sam Cole said. “It’s just that dangerous.”
  Sam Cole (credit: CB
  
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• Man With Denver Ties Kidnapped In The Congo

  16-03-2017 15:21
  DENVER (CBS4) – Michael Sharp was on a mission to the Congo with the United Nations when he was captured.
  Most people learned about Sharp’s kidnapping on Monday, though it’s not clear how long it’s been since he’s been gone.
  Michael Sharp (credit: CBS)
  Friends and family held a vigil at the University of Denver Wednesday night for his safe release.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I was absolutely floored when I got the news because he had a level of protection that was pretty
  
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• Latest Forecast: Fire Danger Continues With Our Very Warm and Dry Weather

  16-03-2017 14:37
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – A combination of very low humidity, very dry vegetation, wind gusts to 35 mph, and temperatures staying 20 degrees above normal will keep the fire danger high along the Front Range and on the NE plains Thursday.
  A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday for the Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins areas. The warning extends east all the way to the Nebraska and Kansas state lines. The foothills (elevations between 6,000-9,000 feet) in Jef
  
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• Latest Forecast: Breezy And Warm Weather Keeps The Fire Danger High

  16-03-2017 14:37
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A combination of very low humidity, very dry vegetation, wind gusts to 35 mph, and temperatures staying 20 degrees above normal will keep the fire danger high along the Front Range and on the NE plains Thursday.
  A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday for the Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins areas. The warning extends east all the way to the Nebraska and Kansas state lines. The foothills (elevations between 6,000-9,000 feet)
  
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• Shorthanded Nuggets Host Clippers Thursday

  16-03-2017 14:35
  
  The Denver Nuggets are hot at a good point in the season and they look for their fourth consecutive win and eighth in the past 11 games when they host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.
  
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• Duchene Ends Slump As Avalanche Beat Red Wings 3-1

  16-03-2017 14:28
  DENVER (AP) — Matt Duchene raised his arms and exhaled as he circled around the net following his first goal since Feb. 19.
  What he calls the “worst slump” of his life is finally over.
  Duchene scored for the first time in 12 games and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night.
  “I think you could tell by my reaction how relieved I was,” Duchene said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever scored a goal that felt better than that o
  
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• Trump Suffers Second Defeat As Revised Travel Ban On Hold

  16-03-2017 14:13
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban has suffered another federal court setback after a judge in Maryland rejected a revised measure that bans travel targeting six predominantly Muslim countries.
  Judge Theodore Chuang ruled Thursday in a case brought near the nation’s capital by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups representing immigrants, refugees and their families. The groups argued that the underlying rationale of the ban was to d
  
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• April The Giraffe Had Some ‘Very Interesting Behavior’ Overnight

  16-03-2017 14:00
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – April the giraffe kept zookeepers on edge overnight.
  By morning, though, “all has seemed to settle,” the Animal Adventure Park posts on Facebook.The park continues to dig out from all of the snow Thursday, which actually knocked April’s camera offline for a while late Wednesday night.As the park warned previously, such an outage was anticipated due to the weather conditions, but, say, ‘breathe easy and rest assured – this too will p
  
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• Paradis leads Broncos in bonus payouts

  16-03-2017 07:12
  
  For the second consecutive season, Matt Paradis earned the highest performance pay distribution among Denver Broncos.       
  
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• Broncos grant funds Adams City trainer

  16-03-2017 05:52
  
  From concussions to heat stroke to sprains and broken bones, injuries are not uncommon in high school athletes. These days, many programs rely on athletic trainers to keep their students healthy, but those can come at a high cost.       
  
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• Cheerleader, Priest, Mayor Help CBS4’s Mark Haas With Bracket Challenge

  16-03-2017 04:53
  By Mark Haas
  DENVER (CBS4)– Filling out an NCAA bracket is a lot of fun, but can also be pretty frustrating when half of your picks are wrong by the end of the first weekend. So this year, CBS4’s Mark Haas went out to get some help.(credit: CBS)
  The “expert” bracket team he assembled:
  Sara – Denver Broncos Cheerleader
  Michael Hancock – Mayor of Denver
  Fr. Daniel Leonard –Christ the King Catholic Church
  Mason Plumlee – Duke 2010 National Champi
  
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• UCF Holds Off Colorado’s Late Rally, Wins 79-74 In NIT

  16-03-2017 04:48
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — B.J. Taylor scored 26 points, A.J. Davis added 17 and Central Florida held off Colorado’s late rally for a 79-74 victory on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.
  Matt Williams also scored 17 points for No. 4 seed UCF (22-11), playing in its first postseason in five years. The Knights will face top-seeded Illinois State (28-6) in the second round.
  Colorado used a 15-4 run in a 1:28 span to pull to 77-74 with 14 seconds left.Derrick White made a 3-pointer
  
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• Red Rocks Parking Lot Paved

  16-03-2017 04:29
  DENVER (CBS4)– Parking will be easier for some at Red Rocks this concert season.
  Crews have started paving the Upper North Parking Lot. The project should be finished by the end of April. (credit: CBS)
  The paving project is expected to help control erosion in the former gravel lot. (credit: CBS)
  The parking lot will be sealed in a Red Rocks color to match the rest of the iconic venue.
  
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• Gunman Who Shot Man In Head In KFC Parking Lot Sentenced

  16-03-2017 04:24
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – The man who shot another man in the head in the KFC parking lot in Westminster was sentenced on Wednesday.
  Thomas Flynn was sentenced to 36 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder for the shooting at the Kentucky Fried Chicken located at 92nd Avenue and Federal Boulevard last July.
  Thomas Flynn (credit: Westminster Police Department)
  Flynn ran away from the scene and turned himself into police the next day. The shooting victim, Jerome Campbell, survive
  
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• Zoo Workers Watching For Start To Birth Process

  16-03-2017 03:36
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – A massive snowstorm kept the staff at The Animal Adventure Park away from their homes, according to the latest update posted on the park’s Facebook page.
   
  The storm didn’t seem to bother April the Giraffe. Park officials say she remains in the same condition as this morning’s update. However, the vet says “we should begin watching for a shift in calf position/and belly carry from low to back.” That could mean the birthing proc
  
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• Family Claims Dog Isn’t Part Wolf, DNA Test Ordered

  16-03-2017 03:33
  By Andrea Flores
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Tracy Abbato’s dog, Capone, will remain in an Aurora animal shelter one more week as she fights the city to prove the family’s pet is not a wolf hybrid.
  “It’s hard waking up and he’s not there,” Abbato said. “It’s been heartbreaking. He’s our family member and we don’t have him here with us.”
  Last month, Animal Control caught Capone after a neighbor called to complain.
  (credit: Tracy Ab
  
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