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• Air Force Academy Graduate Named Colorado Adjutant General

  31-03-2017 23:58
  
  DENVER (AP) — The new commander of Colorado’s National Guard is Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh, a combat pilot and a 1984 graduate of the Air Force Academy.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Friday that Loh will be the state’s adjutant general, replacing Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Edwards.
  Edwards retired after 10 years in that job and 43 years in the military.
  The adjutant general oversees more than 5,300 Army and Air national guard personnel in the state. Guard members re
  
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• Colorado Army Officer Drowns At U.S. Base At Guantanamo Bay

  31-03-2017 23:57
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. military says an Army warrant officer from Colorado has drowned at the Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  A statement says Chief Warrant Officer Jose Eduardo Lopez Cobena died Thursday. Details about the incident were not immediately released.
  The 40-year-old Lopez was based at Fort Carson, Colorado, and was on a 12-month assignment to Guantanamo that began in June. He had a nearly 20-year career in the military and had received many commendations including a Bronze S
  
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• Colorado’s Oldest Continually-Operating Synagogue Forced To Shut Its Doors

  31-03-2017 23:45
  
  By Kevin Strong
  TRINIDAD, Colo. (CBS4) – Let’s set the stage. It’s 1865. Colorado is not yet a state. Settlers are beginning to stream in, following the railroads as they push east across the plains from the Mississippi Valley.
  Settlements along centuries-old trade routes like the Santa Fe Trail find themselves at the center of this expansion. One such settlement, the suddenly-not-so-quiet ranching community of Trinidad, Colorado.
  Among those looking to stake their fortunes in
  
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• Skip The Spring Break Ski Traffic

  31-03-2017 23:09
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Wife’s Murder, Remains Located After 22 Years

  31-03-2017 22:34
  
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– A man pleaded guilty to his wife’s murder on Friday, and also told authorities where he hid her remains, ending a 22-year mystery.
  John Sandoval pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in his wife’s 1995 death on Friday. He was immediately sentenced to 25 years in prison plus five years parole. John Sandoval (credit: Weld County)
  The remains of Tina Tournai were found under the grave of a WWII veteran at a cemetery.Tournai disappeared in 1995 after meeting
  
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• Neighbors Say Shooting Victim Kept Them Safe

  31-03-2017 22:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Neighbors say a man took a bullet for them which helped keep the rest of the residents in the apartment complex safe during a robbery.The man was just returning home at East 11th Avenue and Columbine Street early Thursday morning.(credit: CBS)
  That’s when two men confronted him in the small entry way. They asked for full access to the apartment complex but the man would not let them inside.“At that point in time, they robbed him and asked him for his money and hi
  
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• Police Search For Gunman After Windows Shot Out

  31-03-2017 22:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver searched for the gunman who shot out several car windows in the Highlands neighborhood.The windows of at least three vehicles were shot out last weekend near 38th and Newton. (credit: CBS)
  One man says he woke up to find his car window shattered.“The glass was cracked with a bullet hole, it didn’t go all the way through but there was a hole and spider webbing on the window,” said victim Matt Moreira. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Devon Still’s Daughter Triumphs Over Cancer

  31-03-2017 22:11
  
  Devon Still shares a unique bond with his daughter Leah, a closeness that they both cherish. When Leah was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in 2014, at just four years old, she was given a 50/50 chance of survival.
  “It’s like you’re being hit by a train,” Still said, explaining how he felt when he received the news. “Your whole world is turned around.”
  Emotionally distraught, his performance on the field began to suffer. Struggling at team practices with t
  
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• Fire At Retirement Community Likely Started On Stove

  31-03-2017 22:07
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A fire that damaged a retirement community complex in Golden likely started on the stove.Neighbors tell CBS4 that a new tenant left a moving box on the burner and accidentally switched it on. That sparked the fire.Someone living one floor above that unit smelled smoke and tried to put out the fire.Firefighters say it spread to the rest of the unit and forced everyone to evacuate.
  One person was treated at the scene but it is unclear whether it is related to the fire.I
  
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• Colorado Competitors Team Up On The Amazing Race

  31-03-2017 21:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Two of the competitors on The Amazing Race found out they are both from Colorado and decided to team up.Floyd Pierce and Becca Droz teamed up on the reality competition. Becca Droz and Floyd Pierce on The Amazing Race (credit: CBS)
  A third man from Colorado, Matt Ladley, is also on the show.Watch The Amazing Race every Thursday at 9 p.m. on CBS4.
  
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• Keidel: A Last Look At The Final Four

  31-03-2017 21:23
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The Final Four is upon us. And there’s a nice, eclectic mix of teams pining for the title. Let’s tackle each team based on when they play.
  South Carolina vs. GonzagaSaturday, April 1, 6:09 p.m. ET
  South Carolina:
  The Gamecocks can fit at least its toes inside the slipper as a No. 7 seed from a football school. If it felt like the Gamecocks were really good at every sport but basketball, that’s because it’s true. South Carolina had zero tournament wins betw
  
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• Fugitive Pulls Gun On CBS4 Photographer, Arrested After Chase

  31-03-2017 21:21
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office arrested a wanted fugitive Friday morning after a chase through Larimer County. That suspect pulled a gun on a CBS4 photojournalist before he was taken into custody.
  The suspect, identified as Adam Fulford of Loveland, was finally arrested on Friday morning after officers initially tried to take him into custody on several felony warrants on Thursday evening.
  Adam Fulford (credit: Larimer Coun
  
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• Vet Says April The Giraffe Is “In The Home Stretch”

  31-03-2017 20:26
  
  NEW YORK (CBS4) – The Countdown For Calf continues for April the giraffe.
  And we may be close to the big moment.
  This morning, staff at the Animal Adventure Park wrote, “All observations, behavior, and predictions suggest a calf today, tonight – we would be shocked to get through the weekend without our newest addition.”Rest assured, we are watching her, too. We will send an alert on our Facebook page announcing the birthing process.
   
   
   
   
  
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• Colorado House OKs Roads Bill To Ask Voters For Tax Hike

  31-03-2017 20:24
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democrat-led House has passed a transportation bill over objections from Republicans who oppose a proposed state sales tax hike.
  Other Republican lawmakers demanded transparency in what will be built with the $3.5 billion in bonds that the bill would finance.
  Four Republicans did join Democrats in sending the bill Friday to the Senate by a 41-24 vote.
  The bill would, in part, ask voters to raise the state sales tax from 2.9 percent to 3.5 percent. The Colorad
  
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• Colorado Chemical Arms Waste May Be Trucked To Another State

  31-03-2017 20:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Army is considering trucking hazardous wastewater from a chemical weapons destruction plant in Colorado to another state because the plant isn’t yet fully operational.
  Incinerators in Texas and Arkansas are under consideration to destroy up to 250,000 gallons (946,000 liters) of wastewater from the Pueblo Chemical Depot, but officials couldn’t immediately provide the exact locations Thursday.
  The southern Colorado plant is dismantling and neutralizing she
  
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• Warrant Issued For Man In Son-In-Law’s Shooting Death

  31-03-2017 20:02
  
  RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in west-central Colorado are searching for a 45-year-old man in the shooting death of his son-in-law.
  Michael Francis Montgomery is the subject of a warrant for first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Christopher Lee Gallegos in Rifle. Garfield County Coroner Robert Glassmire said Gallegos died Wednesday evening of a gunshot wound to the head.
  It is not clear what led to the shooting.
  Montgomery is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs about 175
  
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• Suspect In Overnight Manhunt Crashes Into Car During Chase

  31-03-2017 20:00
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man being sought Thursday night by police in Fort Collins was pursued Friday morning by police into Loveland where he crashed into another car.
  The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office announced on Twitter the suspect, identified as Adam Keith Fulford, was taken into custody.Adam Keith Fulford is in custody. More info to follow later today.
  — Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff) March 31, 2017
  The suspect was apparently driving a dark-colored Prius.
  
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• Jeff Hardy Says He’s Not Signing With WWE, Staying At Ring Of Honor

  31-03-2017 17:57
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Sunday is going to be weird for Jeff Hardy. He’s going to be within a stone’s throw of 70,000+ rabid WWE fans at Camping World Stadium, but he says he won’t be on the card. Despite all of the rumors to the contrary, he denies that there will be a surprise appearance from the Hardy Boyz at WrestleMania. He says Matt and Jeff will be busy hosting a six-hour pre-show of sorts at the Broken Tailgate Party, and that’s as close as they’ll get to “Th
  
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• Suspect In Overnight Manhunt Pursued By Police, Crashes Into Car In Loveland

  31-03-2017 17:04
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A man being sought Thursday night by police in Fort Collins was pursued Friday morning by police into Loveland where he crashed into another car.
  The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office announced on Twitter the man was taken into custody.Adam Keith Fulford is in custody. More info to follow later today.
  — Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff) March 31, 2017
  The suspect was apparently driving a dark-colored Prius. How he obtained that vehicle is unknown
  
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• 30 Players: Mariners Have Potential Dominant Closer In Edwin Diaz

  31-03-2017 16:35
  
  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): 16 G, 6 GS, 40 2/3 IP, 2.21 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 3 W, 1 S, 54 SO, 7 BB
  2016 season (Majors): 49 G, 51 2/3 IP, 2.79 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 18 S, 88 SO, 15 BB
  Pitchers aren’t often groomed as closers, they usually fall into the role (if they’re good enough) after struggling as a starter. Edwin Diaz h
  
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• Latest Forecast: Rain Becomes Snow, More Than A Foot Possible In The Foothills

  31-03-2017 15:44
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – The latest spring storm to reach Colorado will cause rain and snow to become all snow Friday night into Saturday morning. Accumulation should be limited in the immediate metro area while some areas south and especially west will be slammed with more than a foot of wet, slushy snow.
  All the precipitation that falls around the Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins areas on Friday will be rain. It will continue as rain through the evening before changing to snow
  
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• Assault Victim: ‘I’ve Never Felt So Vulnerable In My Life’

  31-03-2017 05:47
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman says she was attacked and nearly raped near East High School and popular East Colfax Avenue bars and restaurants earlier this month.
  The woman, who asked only to be identified as a local nurse, says she was alone in an alley off East 16th Avenue and York Street on Monday, March 20, around 1 a.m. when a man came up from behind her, knocked her to the ground and pinned her. He began groping her, and was attempting to rape her when he suddenly ran o
  
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• Hunting Elk On Public Land Proposed To ‘Keep The Biodiversity’

  31-03-2017 05:27
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A herd of elks’ decision to take refuge year-round at Rabbit Mountain has forced the state and county to consider opening hunting on public land.
  Boulder County, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, officials said the herd of elk in northern Boulder County killed a lot of the habitat’s plant life, ruining the land for other species.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It is absolutely essential to manage herbivore population,” said Larry Rogst
  
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• 85-Year-Old Woman And Her Cat Survive Being Stranded In High Country For Days

  31-03-2017 05:06
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  GYPSUM, Colo. (CBS4) – An 85-year-old woman is home safely after being stranded for several days in a remote area 20 miles south of Gypsum in Eagle County.For five days and four nights Ruby Stein was stuck in the mud in her car, deep in the mountains, but now she is able to tell how she survived.
  A wrong turn left her stranded in the middle of nowhere. The car battery died and her phone was useless in the wilderness at 10,000 feet. She showed CBS4’s Rick Sallinger t
  
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• Bullet Enters Little Girl’s Bedroom, Search On For Shooter

  31-03-2017 04:48
  
  By Shawn Chitnis
  NORTHGLENN, Colo. (CBS4) – A bullet entered a young girl’s bedroom early Thursday morning and hit a light fixture shattering glass everywhere at a home in Northglenn. She wasn’t injured but police are now trying to figure out who fired the shot.
  “It’s a quiet neighborhood,” the mother said. “We’ve never had any problems like this before.”
  (credit: CBS)
  CBS4 isn’t identifying the family for their privacy.
  The mother was
  
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• Vets, Keepers Say April The Giraffe’s Delivery Shouldn’t Be Far Away

  31-03-2017 04:30
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – Keepers at Animal Adventure Park say April’s behavior is “off” from normal tonight, and wouldn’t even let veterinarians close, as she prepares to give birth.
  Vets couldn’t get close enough to take pictures of April’s mammary development. The udders, however, are full based on a visual inspection.The zoo is hoping to launch a subscription-based text alert system, including a labor alert message and exclusive texts, photos, info
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Wetter, Colder Storm Now Headed for Colorado

  31-03-2017 03:18
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Despite the mostly cloudy skies on Thursday we still managed to reach a high of 67 officially at the airport and 68 degrees downtown, both well above the normal high for this time of year of 58 degrees.Now our next winter-like storm, in early spring, begins to move in.A few scattered showers overnight are just on the far eastern edge of this next system which the bulk of now sits well to the west over Utah. We’ll start Friday off with scattered showers th
  
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• A Wetter, Colder Storm Now Headed for Colorado

  31-03-2017 03:18
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Despite the mostly cloudy skies on Thursday we still managed to reach a high of 67 officially at the airport and 68 degrees downtown, both well above the normal high for this time of year of 58 degrees. Now our next winter-like storm, in early spring, begins to move in. A few scattered showers overnight are just on the far eastern edge of this next system which the bulk of now sits well to the west over Utah. We’ll start Friday off with scattered showers
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick WrestleMania 33

  31-03-2017 02:47
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Can you imagine what would happen if Roman Reigns beats the Undertaker at WrestleMania? If you think the boos are loud now, you haven’t heard anything yet. I’m writing this in Washington, D.C. and have no doubt the collective jeers will reverberate all the way up here from Orlando. Is that even a possibility? According to my WWE journalism brethren, yes. And a very good one at that.
  Is there any way that Brock Lesnar doesn’t finally triumph over Goldberg to cap
  
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• Fire Causes Interstate To Collapse

  31-03-2017 02:26
  
  ATLANTA (CBS4) – Part of a major Atlanta interstate collapsed after a large fire burned under the overpass Thursday.
  No one was hurt, but the fire raged for about 45 minutes after the collapse.
  Atlanta Police said the fire was caused by piles of electrical wiring burning under the overpass.*Emergency* Interstate 85 in Atlanta GA has just collapsed due to fire under bridge. All lanes blocked. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/5Pa5yJN9YI
  — Atlanta Fire Rescue (@ATLFireRescue) March 30, 2
  
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• Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Bill Authorizing Fallen Heroes Memorial

  31-03-2017 02:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill authorizing fundraising for the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial.
  If it’s successful the memorial will be built at Veteran’s Park on the west side of the Capitol between Lincoln and Broadway.
  (credit: CBS)
  It will honor every U.S. soldier killed in action since World War I.
  “Colorado is making a statement that we honor our veterans, we honor those who pay the ultimate sacrifice with this memorial,” said Re
  
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• Rockies, Padres Game Interrupted By Swarm Of Bees

  31-03-2017 01:55
  
  PEORIA, Ariz. (CBS4) – The Rockies and the Padres were rudely interrupted when a swarm of bees attacked the infield during the ninth inning.
  Infielder Daniel Castro was at the plate when play was briefly stopped, and Padres pitcher Trey Wingenter joined plate umpire Alex Tosi and everyone else in the infield in hitting the deck during the onslaught.
  (credit: CBS)
  The broadcast caught someone yelling “Bees! Bees!” on the field.
  “I saw something happen over here as all
  
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• One Hurt In Fire At Retirement Community

  31-03-2017 01:29
  
  GOLDEN (CBS4) – Firefighters are on scene of a fire at the Applewood Retirement Community on Youngfield Street in Golden.
  West Metro Fire says one person was taken out of the building with unknown injuries to get medical help.
  Copter4 saw smoke billowing from the top floors of the senior living apartment building.
  Fire officials tell us one unit has heavy damage, and smoke spread to several other units.
  
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• BDT Stage’s ‘Disenchanted’ Is Reality After Happily Ever After

  31-03-2017 01:17
  
  “DISENCHANTED!” is a musical comedy satire that turns fairy tales upside down. It’s playing at the BDT Stage from March 3 – May 6. For tickets and information go to the “DISENCHANTED!” page on bdtstage.com.
  BOULDER, Colo (CBS4) BDT Stage is staging the musical comedy satire “DISENCHANTED!”. CBS4 Critic At Large Greg Moody recently saw the show and offers this review:
  “My favorite time in a theater comes when my assumption of what I’m go
  
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• Dog Park Prepares For Shutdown, Rally Planned For Protest

  31-03-2017 01:00
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The woman considered the founder of Evergreen’s Elk Meadow Dog Park will start to prepare for it to shut down by pulling a sign in memory of her son.
  Jefferson County Open Space has decided the entire off-leash park needs to close because of health concerns.
  (credit: CBS)
  The space has been affected by people who have failed to clean up after their dogs.
  The park will close Tuesday, and is likely to be three years before it reopens, if they do.
  Elk Meadow Do
  
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• Dog Park Prepares For Shut Down, Rally Planned For Protest

  31-03-2017 01:00
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The woman considered the founder of Evergreen’s Elk Meadow Dog Park will start to prepare for it to shut down by pulling a sign in memory of her son.
  Jefferson County Open Space has decided the entire off-leash park needs to close because of health concerns.
  (credit: CBS)
  The space has been affected by people who have failed to clean up after their dogs.
  The park will close Tuesday, and is likely to be three years before it reopens, if they do.
  Elk Meadow Do
  
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• ‘Safe2Tell’ Program Proves To Be Asset Again After School Incident

  31-03-2017 00:41
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Names discovered on a middle school student’s note threatening school violence are safe thanks to another student reporting it using the school’s Safe2Tell program.
  According to officials, the Summit Middle School student is in custody. Parents and students were briefed on the situation in a letter sent home Thursday.
  The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case working alongside the school district.
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• Rural Colorado Fire Departments Could Get Badly Hurt By Budget Cuts

  31-03-2017 00:22
  
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – As wildfires break out across Colorado, rural fire departments in Colorado are warning of deep budget cuts. They stand to lose millions of dollars in funding over the next few years.
  Property taxes are expected to drop substantially next year, which is great news for homeowners. But there’s a catch.
  From medical emergencies to wildfires, Platte Canyon Fire Protection District is the first responder for 280 square miles of rural Colorado. It’s a department
  
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