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• Broncos Begin Offseason Workouts

  10-04-2017 23:40
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (The Sports Xchange / CBS4) – The offseason is officially over for the Denver Broncos.
  Phase One of offseason workouts, limited to weightlifting and physical rehab for the first two weeks, kicked off Monday under first-year head coach Vance Joseph.
  “Well, the honeymoon is over; it’s football time. I’m excited,” Joseph said. “The players seemed excited this morning with a good turnout. It’s time to go to work.”
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• Avs Could Be In For Big Changes After Dismal Season

  10-04-2017 23:33
  
  DENVER (AP) – Defenseman Erik Johnson neatly summed up the Colorado Avalanche’s dreary season.
  “Not fun,” he said. “Don’t want to go through it again.”
  Here’s how far the Avalanche tumbled: Their 48 points were the lowest in a full season since 1999-2000, when the expansion Atlanta Thrashers had 39. Colorado was pretty much out of the playoff race by Christmas.
  Mark Barberio #45 of the Colorado Avalanche defends as Calvin Pickard #31 keeps track of
  
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• Road Rage Cases Involving Guns On The Rise

  10-04-2017 23:30
  
  A new report shows an alarming increase in road rage cases.
  
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• Colorado Set To Prohibit Marijuana Co-Op Growing Operations

  10-04-2017 23:16
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado was set Monday to outlaw marijuana growing co-ops soon after the state Senate unanimously approved a bill making it a crime for people to cultivate recreational pot for other people.
  The bill supported by the office of Gov. John Hickenlooper passed 35-0 but it was unclear when he would sign it.
  There are no state estimates on how many collective recreational marijuana growing operations exist in Colorado, though they are popular among users who share the cost of elec
  
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• 14 States Urge Appeals Court To Reinstate Travel Ban

  10-04-2017 23:16
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Texas, Florida and a dozen other states are urging a San Francisco-based federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban.
  In court documents submitted to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday, the states say the ban falls within the president’s authority to block foreigners from the U.S. They also reject the argument that it targets Muslims.
  The 9th Circuit is considering a ruling by a federal judge in Hawaii that block
  
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• Bullpen Fix Paying Off For Colorado Rockies

  10-04-2017 23:13
  
  DENVER (AP) — In years past, the sight of the Colorado Rockies’ bullpen doors swinging open was usually accompanied by groans from their fans and players alike.There’s a whole different vibe in 2017.
  Led by setup men Adam Ottavino and Mike Dunn and new closer Greg Holland, the Rockies’ refurbished relief corps posted five saves and two wins in the first week of the season, providing an early positive return on general manager Jeff Bridich’s offseason fix.
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• Broncos Preseason Schedule Announced

  10-04-2017 23:12
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Broncos 2017 preseason schedule has been released.
  Outside linebacker Shane Ray #56 of the Denver Broncos and outside linebacker Von Miller #58 celebrate a strip fumble in the fourth quarter of the game against the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 1, 2017. (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  For the first two games, the Broncos will travel to Chicago and San Francisco. They will return to play Green Bay and Arizona in Denver
  
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• Ex-Colorado Treasurer Kennedy Joins 2018 Governor’s Race

  10-04-2017 23:03
  
  DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado State Treasurer Cary Kennedy has joined the 2018 Democratic race for governor.
  Cary Kennedy (credit: Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Kennedy announced her candidacy Monday on Facebook Live video as she drove from her daughter’s school to her home.Kennedy also has served as a chief financial officer and deputy mayor in Denver.
  As treasurer, Kennedy authored Amendment 23, the constitutional mandate that directs annual state spending incre
  
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• Child Shot In Head, Recovering At Hospital

  10-04-2017 22:08
  
  FOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4)– A child was shot in the head and rushed to the hospital on Sunday night.Police in Fountain rushed to the 700 block of Progress Drive just after 5 p.m. Sunday on an accidental shooting call.The victim, a 3-to-4-year-old female, suffered a wound to the head and was rushed to Memorial Hospital.
  The circumstances surrounding the shooting are being investigated.The girl’s condition was not known on Monday afternoon.Anyone with any information regarding the incident
  
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• 6-Year-Old Girl In Critical Consition After Being Shot In Head

  10-04-2017 22:08
  
  FOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4)– A child was shot in the head and rushed to the hospital on Sunday night.
  Police in Fountain rushed to the 700 block of Progress Drive just after 5 p.m. Sunday on an accidental shooting call.
  The victim, a 6-year-old girl, suffered a wound to the head and was rushed to Memorial Hospital.
  The circumstances surrounding the shooting are being investigated.
  The child’s parents were reportedly home at the time of the shooting.
  The girl was listed in critical but sta
  
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• Fox Investigating Sexual Harassment Claim Against O’Reilly

  10-04-2017 21:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amid allegations of sexual harassment by Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly, the network’s parent company 21st Century Fox has launched an investigation.
  The probe comes in response to a complaint lodged last week by Wendy Walsh, a former regular guest on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor.”
  “21st Century Fox investigates all complaints,” the company said in a statement.
  As part of the investigation, Walsh and her lawyer, Lisa
  
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• More Covered Parking For A Line, DIA Passengers

  10-04-2017 21:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Good news for Denver International Airport passengers– 800 more parking spaces were added on Monday. Plus, most of those spaces are covered!
  The new lot at the A Line station located at 61st Avenue and Pena Boulevard opened Monday morning. Passengers can park in the lot and ride the train to DIA.(credit: CBS)
  “Denver International Airport is proud to partner with Panasonic and Xcel Energy in bringing this truly unique parking project to life,” airport CEO K
  
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• Joseph: Siemian full go for 50-50 battle

  10-04-2017 21:34
  
  Nothing like an open competition to accelerate the healing process.       
  
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• Colorado Branch Played Big Role In The Wells Fargo Sales Scandal

  10-04-2017 21:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The fraudulent account scandal at Wells Fargo has been making national headlines for months, with no end in sight. If you haven’t kept up with the story since the beginning, it’s worth backing up to get a fuller context for what has happened, and what is still to come.
  HOW DID THIS ALL START?
  For years, Wells Fargo has been known in banking circles as a having an extremely aggressive sales culture. The bank’s management likes to say it doesn’t have b
  
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• Latest Forecast: Temperatures On The Rise, Winds Calm Down

  10-04-2017 20:52
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a terribly gusty Sunday, we are much calmer today. We’re still a little gusty, but it’s a great improvement from Sunday. Our cold front has moved on, and we’ll be warming up this week.
  Today, high temperatures will peak around 60 degree for the Denver area and eastern Colorado. Monday will be the coolest day of the week, after today we’re on the rise.
  We are in for a pretty dry week, there isn’t a chance of precipit
  
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• Multiple People Shot At California Elementary School

  10-04-2017 20:09
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — An apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino left a teacher and the shooter dead and two students critically wounded, police said.
  Police do not believe the children were targeted but were close to the female teacher at North Park School when the suspect came to the classroom to visit and then opened fire with a handgun, police Capt. Ron Maass said at a news conference.
  “There was no indication the gun was visible up
  
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• Watch: Family Returns, Finds ‘Unusual Guest’ In Home

  10-04-2017 19:53
  
  SHOREWOOD, Minn. (CBS4) – A family returned home to find an unlikely intruder.
  A wild turkey, nicknamed “Tom,” was lounging on the family’s sofa when they walked in.They opened the door and a window, even called in the police, but he just wouldn’t leave.Tom thankfully did leave on his own, with some help from the officers, but not before making a bit of a mess – including a broken window.
  
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• Video Captures Burglars At Vapor Lounge

  10-04-2017 19:35
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Surveillance video captures burglars trashing a vapor lounge before they took off with the cash registers.Two thieves used rocks to break the windows at the Absolute Vapor Lounge in Colorado Springs. (credit: CBS)
  Surveillance video shows one man taking the cash registers while the other breaks into display cases.The store owners believe the crooks had been in the store before because they knew what they were looking for and where to find it. (credit: CBS)
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• Senate Approves Colorado Public Records Mediation

  10-04-2017 19:19
  
  DENVER (AP) — A bill encouraging citizens and state agencies to resolve public records disputes outside court is headed to the governor’s desk.
  The Senate passed the bill Monday 35-0. It offers mediation as an option when a citizen wants to challenge a government agency’s denial of his or her request for public records.
  Under Colorado’s Open Records Act, such challenges must go to court — an expense that deters many from pursuing their requests.
  The new bill keeps t
  
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• 2017 NHL Playoffs: Eastern Conference Preview

  10-04-2017 19:10
  
  Alyssa Naimoli
  The regular season has slipped away and every NHL fan’s favorite time of the year is coming around: the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for when playoff matchups are set in stone and everything we do is “for the Cup.”
  82 games have come and gone and now we’re starting over with 16 playoff teams who each want the Stanley Cup as much as the guys on the opposite side of the face off circle. No matter how badly each
  
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• Clinton Visits Bush In Houston, Gives Him Socks

  10-04-2017 19:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton has been spending some time with former President George H. W. Bush and wife Barbara in Houston.
  In a tweet on Sunday, Clinton said they “caught up about kids, grandkids, old times and new times. And socks.”
  Clinton also showed a photograph of him giving pairs of socks to the 92-year-old former president, who is seen sitting in a wheelchair.Great to spend time with @GeorgeHWBush & Mrs. Bush in Houston today. We caught up about k
  
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• Sanctuary State Bill Moves Forward At State Capitol

  10-04-2017 18:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A bill that would designate Colorado the first Sanctuary State in the country moves ahead in the state Capitol on Monday.
  The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Joe Salazar, a Democrat representing Thornton and unincorporated Adams County, says it’s a push back against what he called “federal over reach” when it comes to immigrant enforcement.
  Rep. Joe Salazar (credit: CBS)
  The Sanctuary State bill moves ahead with a committee meeting on Monday afternoon.
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• Police Investigate Hit & Run Crash Involving Pedestrian

  10-04-2017 18:52
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police investigated a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Monday morning and located the suspect driver a short time later.Police rushed to Tejon and Evans Avenue in Denver about 10:30 a.m. Monday.UPDATE: This crash is a hit & run. Suspect vehicle last seen WB on Evans. #DPD looking for black crossover SUV. https://t.co/3NICBYY1yv
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) April 10, 2017
  Westbound lanes of Evans were closed at Tejon. Officers are looking for a b
  
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• Colorado To Ban Growing Pot For Others

  10-04-2017 18:37
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado has legalized pot but wants to make it a crime to grow it collectively.
  A bill that won final approval in the state Senate Monday makes it a crime to grow recreational pot for someone else. That effectively ends Colorado’s marijuana co-ops.
  Legislative analysts have no estimate how many collective marijuana grows exist in Colorado, though they’re anecdotally popular with pot users who share the cost of electricity, water and fertilizer.
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• County Considers Special Tax For Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Visits

  10-04-2017 18:25
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Commissioners in a Florida county are so tired of spending money on President Donald Trump’s frequent visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort that some are suggesting a special tax be levied against the property if the federal government doesn’t reimburse its costs.
  Palm Beach County spends more than $60,000 a day when the president visits, mostly for law enforcement overtime — almost $2 million since January. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw says the county was
  
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• Watch Eaglet On Live Colorado Cam

  10-04-2017 18:08
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – A pair of bald eagles have a little something hidden in their nest.
  When the parents get up, a fuzzy baby eaglet is visible on a live cam from the city at the Standley Lake Regional Park.
  According to the site, the cam has been live since Jan. 5, before the eaglet hatched.
  “The live stream is intended to educate the viewers by showing nature in an unguarded fashion,” the site says. “Eagles are wild birds and anything can happen.”
  The
  
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• Gorsuch Sworn Into Supreme Court, Vows To Serve Constitution

  10-04-2017 17:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a public White House ceremony on Monday as a jurist who will rule “not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law.”
  In a Rose Garden ceremony, Trump said Americans would see in Gorsuch “a man who is deeply faithful to the Constitution of the United States” and predicted greatness for the 49-year-old former appeals court judge from Colo
  
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• Leah Still’s Powerful Message: ‘Don’t Be Scared, Be Strong’

  10-04-2017 17:40
  
  Leah Still, daughter of star NFL lineman Devon Still, has an infectious sparkle and vibrant personality that is unwaveringly positive. At the age of four years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma.
  “When I first found out I had cancer, I panicked and screamed in my head,” Leah shared. “I didn’t cry because I try not to cry.”
  While Leah was in the hospital, she bravely faced a variety of hardships such as many needle pokes, reoccurring fevers, constant f
  
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• Video: Passenger Is Dragged Off Overbooked United Flight

  10-04-2017 17:31
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Video shows three security officials dragging a male passenger from a United Airlines flight that the airline said was overbooked as it waited to depart from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
  Passenger Audra D. Bridges posted the video on Facebook after the incident Sunday evening. It shows the guards grabbing the screaming man from a window seat and pulling him across the armrest before dragging him down the airplane aisle by his arms.Other passengers are
  
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• Gorsuch Sworn In As Supreme Court Justice

  10-04-2017 17:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the swearing-in of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:
  11:16 a.m.
  President Donald Trump is praising new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a public White House ceremony. He says Gorsuch will rule “not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law.”
  In a Rose Garden ceremony, Trump says in Gorsuch, Americans see “a man who is deeply faithful to the Constitution of the United States.” The presid
  
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• Aspen Skiing Co., KSL Buying Intrawest Resorts Holdings

  10-04-2017 17:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — The company that owns the Aspen area’s ski resorts is teaming up with a private equity firm to buy the owner of several ski resorts in the United States and Canada.
  Aspen Skiing Co. announced Monday it was partnering with Denver-based KSL Capital Partners to acquire Intrawest Resorts Holdings for about $1.5 billion, including debt.
  Intrawest owns Steamboat Ski Resort in Colorado, Snowshoe in West Virginia, Stratton Mountain in Vermont, Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Blue Mou
  
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• Neil Gorsuch Takes First Of 2 Oaths, Prepares To Join Court

  10-04-2017 17:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Surrounded by family and his soon-to-be Supreme Court colleagues, Neil Gorsuch took the first of two oaths on Monday as he prepared to take his seat on the court and restore its conservative majority.
  The 49-year-old appeals court judge from Colorado is being sworn in after a bruising fight that saw Republicans change the rules for approving high court picks — over the fierce objection of Democrats.
  The first ceremony took place privately in the Justices’ Conf
  
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• Smart Roster Moves Always Make The Difference Early In The Fantasy Baseball Season

  10-04-2017 17:08
  
  By Sam McPherson
  It’s that time of year again, now that the 2017 regular season has kicked off for Major League Baseball. One week in, and most fantasy baseball owners are freaking out. After a draft where everything seemed to go right, the standings are telling a different story, and now most owners are going into panic mode. Never fear, as we are here to help you every week of the season with fantasy advice that can help anyone playing fantasy baseball in the standard, daily/weekly Rotis
  
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• ‘Increased Pacing’ One Of The Signs For Active Labor For April The Giraffe

  10-04-2017 16:52
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park gave us all a new hint on what to watch for when it comes to active labor for April the giraffe.
  They posted to their Facebook page Monday morning, saying they “are waiting for increased pacing to indicate an active labor situation has begun, in addition to pushing/contractions.”
  April is not showing any other significant physical changes, nor do they expect her to beforehand, so this will be a good sign of when active labor
  
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• Skiing Company Merger Affects Several Colorado Resorts

  10-04-2017 16:17
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Some of Colorado’s biggest ski resorts say they will merge in a new company that joins with a major hotel and entertainment group.
  Steamboat Ski Resort (credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
  Aspen Skiing Company is joining with KSL Partners to form a new company.
  Aspen owns Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk.
  KSL is a private equity firm worth billions, with offices in Denver. It owns pricey travel and leisure properties.The new company will
  
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• Keidel: Dolan Continues To Fail Knicks Fans

  10-04-2017 15:53
  
  By Jason Keidel
  To the world west of the Hudson, the New York Knicks may just be a foundering franchise, one of many dotting the American map.
  But there’s something poignant about the Knicks, in Manhattan, in Midtown, above Penn Station, in the vortex of transit and media and Macy’s. There are few places in Gotham, or the nation, with so much going on at once. And the Knicks are the only sports club mounted in the middle.
  And there’s something so foul about our basketball team
  
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• Cherry Cricket Set To Reopen This Week

  10-04-2017 15:34
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Four months after a fire forced The Cherry Cricket to close, staff returned to the restaurant to prepare for reopening.
  The Cherry Creek North eatery is scheduled to reopen to the public Tuesday. Staff said memories of the fire were fresh in their mind as they returned to work over the weekend.
  “(The night of the fire) there was smoke everywhere, billowing out,” said Samantha Taxin, a manager.
  (credit: CBS)
  “(Firefighters) were just pouring water into the
  
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• Latest Forecast: Slow Warming Trend This Week, No Rain Or Snow In Sight

  10-04-2017 15:23
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – The cold front responsible for gusty winds throughout much of Colorado on Sunday and Sunday night has moved away. Therefore winds will decrease through the day on Monday as sunny skies prevail statewide.
  Temperatures were cold for April to start with day with temperatures in the 20s for most neighborhoods in the metro area. Single digits were found in the high country with wind chills dropping below -20 in some causes in the mountains early Monday.
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• CBS4 Night At LUZIA Ticket Giveaway

  10-04-2017 12:00
  
  Enter to win tickets to Cirque du Soleil LUZIA at the Pepsi Center on June 15th! Plus, one grand prize winner will win VIP tickets on June 6th!
  
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• YouTube TV has some nifty features – and some big drawbacks

  10-04-2017 08:11
  
  By Anick Jesdanun, The Associated PressYouTube TV, Google’s new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry’s latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the internet. It offers intriguing advantages over rivals, but it remains hobbled by a limited channel selection.
  Don’t confuse the YouTube service, which began Wednesday, with Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming offerings. Like similar efforts from Sony, Dish and
  
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• He lobbied for gay rights and opposed Trump — now Seattle’s mayor is accused of sexually assaulting minors

  10-04-2017 08:04
  
  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, a nationally famous champion of gay rights and progressive causes, has been accused by three men of having sex with them as children.
  An unnamed man filed a child sex abuse lawsuit against the mayor on Thursday, alleging Murray “repeatedly criminally raped and molested” him when he was a homeless 15-year-old in the 1980s.
  The unnamed plaintiff and two other men subsequently gave interviews to the Seattle Times – all telling similar stories about a polit
  
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• Worries of an Anthem exit add to Western Slope’s health care woes

  10-04-2017 08:01
  
  When patients walk into Dr. Michael Pramenko’s office in Grand Junction these days, they often walk in worried.
  Already, residents of Colorado’s Western Slope pay more for health insurance than just about anybody else in the country while also having a smaller selection of insurers to choose from. The Republicans’ health care bill in Congress — which may yet be revived — could up their costs even more.
  And now, the Western Slope is bracing for more po
  
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• New York train derailment highlights U.S. infrastructure concerns

  10-04-2017 07:53
  
  When a train jumped the tracks this past week at New York’s Penn Station, the seemingly minor accident led to a cascade of exasperating delays for hundreds of thousands of commuters.
  When a flood forced authorities to condemn a one-lane, century-old bridge in rural Ozark, Missouri, it was no less frustrating for the residents and business owners cut off from their shortest route into town.
  The two episodes highlight a reality about the U.S. transportation system — it is aging, conges
  
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• Found: Runaway Teen At Risk Of Serious Health Problems

  10-04-2017 07:48
  
  ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Erie said they located a missing teenager Monday morning. She was considered at risk because she is diabetic.
  According to police, officers responded to a call in the 600 block of Moffat Street in Historic Downtown about a missing 16-year-old girl, identified as Patience Leigh Thompson, just after 1 a.m. Saturday.
  Patience Leigh Thompson (credit: Erie Police Department)
  Thompson’s mother told officers her daughter ran away from home and was last seen at
  
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• Perlmutter Announces Gubernatorial Run

  10-04-2017 07:39
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter has announced his run for governor of Colorado.
  “It is a great day to be a Coloradoan. Thank you very much,” Perlmutter said to a cheering crowd Sunday outside of Natural Grocers in Golden.
  Rep. Ed Perlmutter at the announcement (credit: CBS)
  The Democrat and former state senator said that he plans to tackle crowded classrooms, make housing more affordable, and put more jobs within reach. He vowed to im
  
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