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• UPS Driver Saves Two Women, Extinguishes Flames

  13-04-2017 23:59
  
  HAVERHILL, Mass. (CBS4) – A UPS driver jumped into action after seeing fire break out on the porch of a house on his route.
  Paul Pereira saw the flames, and got out to alert a woman and her daughter inside.
  He then helps extinguish the fire with a garden hose, controlling the scene until firefighters arrive.
  
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• Musical Success Prompts Nathaniel Rateliff To Give Back

  13-04-2017 23:57
  
  By Libby Smith
  DENVER (CBS4) – Take Note: The Concert will feature some of Colorado’s most popular musicians raising money for music education in schools.
  Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will headline the concert. Recently he sat down with CBS4’s Jim Benemann to talk about the impact music has had on his life.
  LINK: Ticket Information for Take Note The Concert
  Rateliff headlined at Red Rocks Amphitheater for the first time last year.
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• Siemian Not Insulted He’s In A QB Competition Again

  13-04-2017 23:36
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Trevor Siemian won the starting quarterback job in Denver last year and did nothing to relinquish it. Paxton Lynch didn’t come close to challenging Siemian for the job and never did anything to unseat him.
  Yet, new coach Vance Joseph declared this week it’s a “50-50 … open competition ” between Siemian, the 250th overall pick in 2015, and Lynch, the 26th overall pick last year.
  Trevor Siemian (credit: CBS)
  The incumbent said he’s
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney Dies At 84

  13-04-2017 23:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Dan Rooney, the powerful and popular Pittsburgh Steelers chairman whose name is attached to the NFL’s landmark initiative in minority hiring, died Thursday. He was 84.
  The team announced his death but details were not immediately available.
  Rooney took over operation of the team in the 1960s from his father, Art, who founded the franchise. From there, Dan Rooney oversaw NFL championships for a team that had never even played in an NFL title game.
  He was a power
  
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• Colorado Peace Corps Worker’s Family Meets With Panama President After Tragedy

  13-04-2017 23:23
  
  By Alan Gionet
  PANAMA CITY, Panama (CBS4) – Family members are bringing the body of Peace Corps volunteer Cody Oser of Broomfield back to the United States on Thursday as his family prepares for his memorial.
  Cody Oser (credit: CBS)
  24-year-old Oser, a Colorado State University graduate with a civil engineering degree, was found dead in a stream in the Comarca Ngäbe Bugle region near David, Panama on April 8, where he’d been working on a project to bring clean water to indigenou
  
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• Juvenile Shot, Police Search For Gunman

  13-04-2017 23:16
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora searched for a gunman wanted in the shooting that left a juvenile injured.#APDAlert shooting was NOT on school grounds, it was in Jewell Wetlands. Unk if vic/susp go to nearby school. All updates will be here. https://t.co/PibUz8d94m
  — Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) April 13, 2017
  The juvenile was shot in the 13000 block of East Jewell Avenue in the Jewell Wetlands area near Overland High School about 1:45 p.m.
  Police in Aurora investigated a sh
  
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• Brush Fire In Parker 100 Percent Contained

  13-04-2017 23:01
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire broke out in Parker Thursday afternoon and a helicopter is helping firefighters with the firefight. The fire was 100 percent contained just after 3 p.m.#Ponderosafire now 100% contained.Excellent news but a lot of difficult work still has to be done.Updates to follow.
  — SouthMetroFireRescue (@SouthMetroPIO) April 13, 2017
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire is located in an area of brush and trees next to Ponderosa Drive, south of Pine Lane and north of Lincoln A
  
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• Actress Beth Malone Shares Colorado Roots In Solo Show

  13-04-2017 22:53
  
  “Beth Malone: So Far” is a solo show performed by Broadway actress Beth Malone. There will be two performances on Saturday, April 15th. For tickets and more information go to the “Beth Malone: So Far” page on denvercenter.org.
  DENVER (CBS4) – Broadway actress Beth Malone is bringing her solo show to Denver. The show is a comical look back on Malone’s life up to this point. It’s about how a little girl from Castle Rock, Colorado, ends up on Broadway, and
  
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• Small Plane Goes Off Runway

  13-04-2017 22:44
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– A small plane went off the runway at Centennial Airport on Thursday afternoon.UPDATE: Aircraft is a light sport, Jabiru J250. Pilot was landing on RWY 10/28. He is uninsured. Awaiting removal of aircraft. pic.twitter.com/rCNm14Cl18
  — Centennial Airport (@FlyCentennial) April 13, 2017
  The pilot was landing the light sport Jabiru J250 on runway 10/28 when the aircraft went off the runway.
  Centennial Airport tweeted an update on the aircraft and said the pilot
  
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• Colorado Senate Defeats Bill On Abortion Waiting Periods

  13-04-2017 22:38
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Senate has rejected a measure requiring waiting periods for women seeking abortions.
  The bill by GOP Sens. Vicki Marble and Kevin Lundberg would have required doctors to offer women the chance to see ultrasound images, to explain abortion risks, and to review alternatives such as adoptions.
  The Senate initially approved the bill Thursday. But it died on a subsequent vote, with Republican Sens. Don Coram and Beth Martinez Humenik voting no.
  Still pending in th
  
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• Bill Would Decouple Colorado’s Judiciary, Legislative Pay

  13-04-2017 22:34
  
  DENVER (AP) — When it passed its version of a fiscal year 2017-18 budget last month, the Senate stripped $2.2 million that would have given judicial employees a 3.1 percent pay hike.
  That’s because current law would trigger an equivalent percentage hike for legislators — something they’d like to avoid as the Legislature struggles with tight finances.
  The Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to Republican Sen. Bob Gardner’s proposal to sever the judiciary-legislati
  
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• National Park Fees Waived On Some April Weekends

  13-04-2017 22:09
  
  MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – National Park fees will be waived for some some weekend in April.
  As part of National Parks Week, all parks, monuments, and historic sites will be free to visitors the weekends of April 15 and 16, as well as 22 and 23.Both Mesa Verde National Park and the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve posted about the free weekends on Facebook Thursday.LINK: National Park Week
  
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• Bike Lane, Transit Lane Expanded Along Broadway

  13-04-2017 22:05
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Drivers and bicyclists will continue to share more of the road on one of the busiest stretches of South Broadway this year with an additional eight blocks added to the protected bike lane. The transit-only lane will also be expanded to 24 hours.
  Denver Public Works says the testing of a new bike lane on South Broadway between Bayaud and Virginia will be expanded. The bike lane will be expanded from Virginia to the Cherry Creek Bike Path along Speer Boulevard through 2018.
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• Helicopter Does Water Drops On Brush Fire In Parker

  13-04-2017 22:04
  
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire broke out in Parker Thursday afternoon and a helicopter is helping firefighters with the firefight.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire is located in an area of brush and trees next to Ponderosa Drive, south of Pine Lane and north of Lincoln Avenue. That’s just west of South Parker Road.
  It was putting up a lot of smoke at 12:45 p.m., and South Metro Fire Rescue tweeted that the fire behavior was “extreme.”Helicopter on scene making water drops. pic.t
  
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• Giraffe Dies After Fall At Zoo Boise

  13-04-2017 21:38
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials at Zoo Boise say their 11-year-old giraffe, Julius Longfello, has died after a fall.
  KBOI-TV reports that keepers at the zoo found Julius after he had fallen early Thursday and could not get him back up. Officials eventually decided to euthanize him.A necropsy will be performed to learn more about what happened.
  Julius arrived at Zoo Boise in 2008 from the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio.
  Zoo Boise still has one male giraffe, Jabari. Officia
  
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• Colorado Has Backed Off Plans For Marijuana Clubs

  13-04-2017 21:36
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers have backed off plans to regulate marijuana clubs, saying the state would invite a federal crackdown by approving Amsterdam-style pot clubs.The state House voted Thursday to amend a bill that would have set rules for how private pot clubs could work.
  It was a dramatic reversal. Bring-your-own pot clubs had bipartisan support in the Legislature, and the measure had already cleared the GOP Senate.
  But lawmakers bowed to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who
  
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• Trump Jr. Mocks College Students’ Concern Over Chick-fil-A

  13-04-2017 21:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has taken to Twitter to mock a group of Pittsburgh college students opposed to the addition of a Chick-fil-A restaurant to their campus.
  A student newspaper at Duquesne University reports that a student government representative last month proposed asking the university to reconsider the addition of a Chick-fil-A. Niko Martini told The Duquesne Duke that Chick-fil-A “has a questionable history on civil rights and human rights.”
  Trump Jr. tweet
  
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• Home Searched, Yard Dug Up In 4-Year-Old Missing Woman Case

  13-04-2017 21:09
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are searching a southwest Pueblo home and digging in the backyard as they look for a missing woman from Pueblo.
  The Pueblo Police Department says they are conducting their operation at a home on Manor Ridge Drive as they try to solve the 4-year-old disappearance of Kelsie Schelling.
  Kelsie Schelling (credit: CBS)
  The home belongs to the grandmother of Donthe Lucas, a man the 22-year-old was dating.
  On the night of Feb. 4, 2013, Schelling drove from Denver to a
  
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• Oliver The Giraffe Stars In Animal Park Q&A

  13-04-2017 21:06
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – Oliver the giraffe, April’s mate, starred in a Facebook live Q&A session with Animal Adventure Park owner Jordan Patch Thursday afternoon.
  Before the live was cut short due to a low cell phone battery, the pair answered questions not only about Oliver but also April.
  One of the big questions, by the sounds of the comments rolling into them, is whether April and Oliver will breed together again.
  The short answer was that they don’t know. Once Apri
  
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• Denver Welcomes 80 New Citizens In Naturalization Ceremony

  13-04-2017 20:45
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver city leaders officially welcomed 80 brand new citizens to the United States on Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Immigrants from more than 40 different countries took part in a naturalization ceremony at the Denver Central Library in the morning.
  Among them was Xiao Chang Eoan, who is originally from China and has been working to become an American citizen since 2006.
  Xiao Chang Eoan (credit: CBS)
  “It’s a huge day for me. I have been waiting for this day for foreve
  
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• ‘Mamma Mia’ Actress Shares Theater Experiences

  13-04-2017 19:55
  
  ‘Mamma Mia!’ weaves the biggest hits of the pop band ABBA into a love story. It plays at the Buell Theatre April 11- 16th. For tickets and information go to the ‘Mamma Mia!” page at denvercenter.org. 
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo (CBS4) – For actress Cashelle Butler each night is a pop extravaganza as she takes the stage in the touring company of “Mamma Mia”.
  Cashelle Butler from “Mamma Mia” (credit CBS)
  “One of my cast mates says somet
  
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• U.S. Drops ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ In Afghanistan

  13-04-2017 19:40
  
  NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (CBS4) – The U.S. has dropped a bomb containing 11 tons of explosives on an ISIS cave complex in Afghanistan.
  A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the information to CBS News’ David Martin.
  The bomb is officially called a GBU-43, or Massive Ordinance Air Blast, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal
  It has never before been used in combat.
  “The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and U.S. Forces conducting clearing operation
  
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• Health Inspectors Ding Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Eateries

  13-04-2017 19:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unsafe seafood. Insufficiently refrigerated meats. Rusty shelving. Cooks without hairnets.
  Reports show Florida health inspectors dinged President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with 13 violations in late January, days before the U.S. leader hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh AH’-bay) for a visit.
  US President Donald Trump (facing right), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (facing center), US First Lady Melania Trump (L), and Robert Kraft (2
  
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• AJ Lee Was A Fighter Long Before WWE

  13-04-2017 18:38
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  AJ Mendez Brooks, known to her passionate fans as AJ Lee, is undeniably one of WWE’s most popular female wrestlers of all-time. Her strong and quirky personality resonated with an audience of millions as she skipped down the entrance ramp and into the ring where the undersized fighter dominated her larger opponents. Little did her vast legion of loyal fans realize that juxtaposition of her on-screen persona mirrored her real life struggle with Bipolar disorder; a mental il
  
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• Colorado Man Remembered For ‘Selfless’ Peace Corps Work

  13-04-2017 18:03
  
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Just before he left on a volunteer mission with the Peace Corps, Cody Oser built an impressive treehouse in a backyard of his nieces and nephew’s home in Louisville.
  (credit: CBS)
  The gift for his young family members will soon become a memorial adorned with a plaque, following Oser’s death in Panama.
  “He worked tirelessly (because) we had a deadline — he had to leave for the Peace Corps in July — and he worked every night and every
  
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• Peyton Manning Spills The Beans About Meaning Of ‘Omaha’

  13-04-2017 17:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – While breaking records as a member of the Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning made “Omaha” famous. Now he’s revealing why.We certainly appreciate all the love from #PeytonManning #OmahaOmaha
  — Official Omaha Info (@VisitOmaha) January 12, 2014
  The future Hall of Fame quarterback’s numerous shout outs to the the Nebraska city from the line of scrimmage were a bit of a mystery all the way up to and continuing on through to the day of his retirement.
  I
  
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• April’s Keepers: She’s ‘Out Of It’

  13-04-2017 16:46
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – According to April the giraffe’s keepers at the Animal Adventure Park, she’s “out of it.”
  Apparently April is quite distracted Thursday morning, as opposed to being her usual inquisitive self.
  Only time will tell if this means the time is here, as there are no other significant physical changes to report.FAQs from Animal Adventure Park’s YouTube Channel:
  They have some of the biggest pens in the nation (sq ft per animal). We take pr
  
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• Coffman Says Spicer Should Go: ‘He Made A Terrible Mistake’

  13-04-2017 16:01
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Rep. Mike Coffman is the first Republican member of Congress to join the calls for the resignation of President Donald Trump’s spokesman.
  Rep. Mike Coffman on Wednesday night (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado Congressman’s comments on White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s gaffe about the Holocaust and Adolf Hitler came Wednesday night at his town hall meeting in Aurora.
  Earlier this week Spicer compared Syrian dictator President Bashar Assad’s ch
  
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• 2017 NBA Playoff Preview – Eastern Conference

  13-04-2017 16:00
  
  By Rahul Lal
  We had to wait until the last day of the NBA season to be able to determine which teams would fill out the Eastern Conference Playoffs but we seem to have a pretty competitive field in front of us. The Cleveland Cavaliers represented the conference in the finals last year and were crowned the champs but, this season, they’ll have to start off from the second seed in the playoffs. The Boston Celtics have surged all the way to the top and will have to prove they’re not an
  
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• Latest Forecast: Temperatures Stay 15-20° Above Normal Through Friday

  13-04-2017 15:30
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures will continue to climb along the Front Range Thursday with highs in the mid and upper 70s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. It will also become breezy in the afternoon with southerly winds gusting up to 30 mph in the metro area.
  In the mountains, plan on mostly sunny skies with highs in the 40s and 50s.
  There will be just enough moisture over Colorado to create a slight chance for a brief late day thunderstorm in the mountain
  
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• Coffman Faces Fiery Town Hall Crowd

  13-04-2017 15:14
  
  DENVER (AP) — It was one of the most exclusive tickets in town: Only 800 were made available, and those lucky enough to score one had to show photo ID at the gate, where they were issued a wristband and a number. No signs bigger than a sheet of notebook paper were allowed, so as not to obscure anyone’s view.
  The rules weren’t for a rock concert but for a town hall meeting Wednesday evening between Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and his suburban Denver constituents.
  (credit: CBS)
  
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• 12-Year-Old Boy Goes Missing In Aurora

  13-04-2017 15:01
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora police would like the public to keep an eye out for a missing 12 year old.
  Jovani Bustos was last seen Wednesday night at Wheel Park near South Chambers Road and East Iliff Avenue in Aurora.
  He is about 4 feet tall and was last seen wearing a black hoodie and jeans. He had a skateboard with him. So far there’s been no sign of him.
  
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• Nuggets Finish Season With Win Over Thunder

  13-04-2017 14:37
  
  Nikola Jokic scored 29 points to lead the short-handed Nuggets in a 111-105 victory Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
  
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• Christian McCaffrey To Visit Broncos

  13-04-2017 07:23
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A familiar name is stopping by to visit with the Denver Broncos Thursday.
  Christian McCaffrey at the NFL Combine (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
  As first reported by the NFL Network, Christian McCaffrey, son of former Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey will visit with the team.
  Of this year’s draft running back prospects, McCaffrey is one of the best, with combine stats of 4.48-second 40, 37.5-inch vertical, and a 10’1″ broad jump.
  Not only is
  
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• April The Giraffe Remains “Big and Happy”

  13-04-2017 06:09
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – No news is good news, right?
  No major changes reported from Animal Adventure Park tonight. April remains “big and happy.” The biggest update is that keepers noted significant movement from the calf during observation.
  Check out video from a carrot feeding session with one of the veterinarians.FAQs from Animal Adventure Park’s YouTube Channel:
  They have some of the biggest pens in the nation (sq ft per animal). We take pride in our indoor h
  
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• Businesses Brace For Losses During Construction In RiNo

  13-04-2017 06:04
  
  By Jamie Leary
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Commuters and businesses frustrated with the construction mess along Brighton Boulevard should pack their patience. Another phase of construction between 38th and 44th avenues is set to begin Friday.
  Denver’s River North (RiNo) area has long been an industrial hub. It’s only in the last few years that the landscape has seen significant changes. Apartments, restaurants and breweries are attracting more people than ever … and a lot mor
  
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• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Help Child Welfare Workers With Skyrocketing Cases

  13-04-2017 05:49
  
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – They’ve seen the worst of humanity and now child welfare workers in Colorado are asking lawmakers for help.
  Almost three years after the state began hiring nearly 600 additional child welfare workers to handle a skyrocketing number of cases, it’s facing a new crisis — an alarming exodus of caseworkers so traumatized by what they see. Forty percent leave the profession after just two years.
  “I’ve smelled burning flesh on toddlers f
  
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