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• Oldest Tree In North America Removed

  25-04-2017 23:54
  
  BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (CBS4) – A tree that is believed to be the oldest in the United States has died and is being removed.
  Crews began cutting down the 600-year-old white oak on Monday. The oldest tree in North America has been firmly rooted long before the town of Basking Ridge was built. The tree began showing signs of decay and was declared dead last year. The church decided it was time to bring the tree down before it fell on its own.
  It’s believed George Washington rested beneath
  
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• Bridge Reconstruction Project To Pose Traffic Problems

  25-04-2017 23:51
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents and visitors in Glenwood Springs are bracing for what is sure to be traffic gridlock for several months as crews tackle a massive bridge reconstruction project.
  The Grand Avenue Bridge project is the largest infrastructure project on Colorado’s Western Slope in 25 years. Now, in the third phase of this five-phase project, crews are working to replace the more than five-decade-old traffic bridge.
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• Pinwheel Planters Try To Break Guiness Book Record

  25-04-2017 23:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The group Illuminate Colorado planted more than 2,000 pinwheels along Speer Blvd. in Denver Tuesday in an attempt to break a world record.
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  Organizers say it also doubles as an event to raise awareness about child abuse. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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  “We plant the pinwheel really as a symbol of the happy childhood for all children. It’s really about primary prevention. Prevention before abuse or neglect ever occurs,&rdquo
  
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• Dogs Found Decapitated On Train Tracks

  25-04-2017 23:35
  
  ORCHARD MESA, Colo. (CBS4) – Two dog owners in Mesa County say two of their family dogs were murdered. They say the pit bulls, known as BB and Calypso, jumped over the backyard fence more than a week ago.
  BB & Calypso seen on the right (credit: CBS)
  “The next morning when I woke up, they weren’t at the front door,” said George Ormond.
  Christin and George Ormond walk with their third dog. (credit: CBS)
  Ormond’s wife, Christin, says after a few days of l
  
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• 10 Retailers At Risk Of Folding Next Year

  25-04-2017 23:34
  
  A new study finds 10 retailers at risk of folding in the next year.
  
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• Pro Golfer Tweets That United Airlines Broke His Golf Clubs

  25-04-2017 23:30
  
  Bryan Altman
  It just keeps getting worse for United Airlines. Today, two weeks after video surfaced of police officers forcibly removing a passenger from an overbooked United flight and dragging his unconscious body down the aisle of the aircraft, professional golfer Mat Goggin tweeted out a picture of his broken golf clubs and laid the blame at United’s feet following a flight with the airline.First time in 20+ years I've opened my bag to find this… I was going to complain but
  
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• Fort Carson Troops Return Home For Emotional Welcome

  25-04-2017 23:14
  
  FORT CARSON, Colo. (CBS4) – It was an emotional homecoming for nearly 100 Fort Carson soldiers at the army post late Monday night.
  The group arrived at Fort Carson near Colorado Springs where their loved ones were waiting for them.
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  “It’s indescribable. Our grandson is just wonderful, he’s doing a great job and we’re so proud of him. Thankfully he’s coming home,” said one woman.
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  The soldiers deployed to Kuwait and Qatar in
  
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• Astronauts Demonstrate How Hard It Is To Make Food In Space

  25-04-2017 23:12
  
  INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (CBS4) – Even the simplest of tasks are much more complicated in the vacuum of space.
  In a video posted to NASA’s YouTube page, astronaut Robert Kimbrough demonstrated the process it takes to make a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich on board the International Space Station.
   
  
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• Colorado Counties Reporting Big Increases In Property Values

  25-04-2017 23:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Property values are going up all over Colorado.
  Seven county assessors reported big increases on Tuesday.
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  Adams County saw the biggest rise in value with homes going up by 40 percent from 2014.
  Boulder County was next at 35 percent. Elbert, Denver and Jefferson counties weren’t far behind.
  Assessors will mail out property value notices by May 1.
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Wildfire That Killed Hundreds Of Cattle

  25-04-2017 22:45
  
  HAXTUN, Colo. (CBS4) — A man has been arrested in connection with a fire in Logan and Phillips Counties that claimed the lives of hundreds of cattle along with other livestock.
  The grass fire that started on March 6 also destroyed four homes. The blaze was contained the first night but it took about two days to fully extinguish the fire.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators quickly determined that the fire was caused by reckless human action and later identified Patrick Svoboda as the man who was w
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Wildfire That Killed Cattle

  25-04-2017 22:45
  
  HAXTUN, Colo. (CBS4) — A man has been arrested in connection with a fire in Logan and Phillips Counties that claimed the lives of hundreds of cattle along with other livestock.
  The grass fire that started on March 6 also destroyed four homes. The blaze was contained the first night but it took about two days to fully extinguish the fire.
  (credit: CBS)
  Investigators quickly determined that the fire was caused by reckless human action and later identified Patrick Svoboda as the man who was w
  
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• Judge Blocks Trump Order On Sanctuary City Money

  25-04-2017 22:33
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked a Trump administration order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.
  U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the temporary ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit over the executive order targeting so-called sanctuary cities. The decision will stay in place while the lawsuit moves through court.
  The Republican president’s administration and two California governments that su
  
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• Disney Sets May 2019 Release For ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’

  25-04-2017 22:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Star Wars” is coming back to the summer movie season.
  The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday announced that the Colin Trevorrow-directed “Star Wars: Episode IX” would fly into theaters on May 24, 2019, making it the first in the main trilogy to debut in the summer box office season, which kicks off at the beginning of May.
  Both “The Force Awakens” and the upcoming “The Last Jedi” were December releases, as was the “Star Wars
  
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• Woman With Down Syndrome Makes Miss USA History

  25-04-2017 21:56
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS4) – A woman with Down syndrome is making history in the Miss USA pageant.
  Mikayla Holmgren is the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in a Miss USA pageant, telling CBS Minnesota she won’t let her disability define her.
  “Outside beauty, it’s like inside out because I’m thinking about what’s gorgeous. Like happy, joyful,” Holmgren said.
  The university student began dancing at age 6, and has also been involved in gymnastics.
  In 2015,
  
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• Guilty Plea In Taking Photos Up Woman’s Skirt Case

  25-04-2017 21:41
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man has pleaded guilty to taking cellphone photos up a woman’s skirt.
  Jacob Magee, 33, pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy for sexual gratification. Police identified Magee as the man in a Metro Denver Crime Stoppers alert released in early November 2016.
  Magee admitted to using his cellphone to snap photos up a woman’s skirt during the Denver Broncos game on Oct. 30, 2016 against the San Diego Chargers.
  According to Magee’s arrest paperwork, the woman
  
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• Kenny G Treats Airline Passengers To A Free Show

  25-04-2017 21:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS4) – Passengers on a flight from Tampa to Los Angeles were treated to a free show by Kenny G.
  Saturday, the saxophonist gave an impromptu show after a flight attendant announced they were raising money for Relay for Life.The artist said that if everyone on the plane raised at least $2,000 he would treat passengers to a free show.
  Kenny G was recorded by many people, including Lea Langenburg, walking up and down the aisle playing.
  He said on an overhead announcement that he
  
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• Court Removes Obstacle To Releasing Wolves In New Mexico

  25-04-2017 21:11
  
  DENVER (AP) — A court has removed one obstacle to the federal government’s plan to release more endangered wolves in New Mexico over the state’s objections, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether or when additional releases would occur.
  A Denver-based federal appeals court on Tuesday lifted a preliminary injunction that prevented the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from releasing more Mexican gray wolves after New Mexico refused to agree to the plan.
  State and federal off
  
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• Colorado To Allow Medical Pot For PTSD, With New Limits

  25-04-2017 21:06
  
  DENVER (AP) — Post-traumatic stress sufferers may soon qualify for medical pot in Colorado.
  But the state plans to add significant new limits before patients get permission to use pot to treat PTSD.
  The state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to make PTSD the 10th qualifying condition for medical pot. At least 15 other states already allow PTSD sufferers to use pot. The Senate agreed that minors need parents’ permission and other curbs before getting pot.
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• Broncos Open QB Competition In Earnest

  25-04-2017 21:04
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos’ quarterback competition began in earnest Tuesday with Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch throwing on the first day of new coach Vance Joseph’s first minicamp.
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  Joseph has said it’s a “50-50 open competition” between Siemian, the incumbent, and Lynch, a first-round draft pick last year who started two games as a rookie.
  Both are learning offensive coordinator Mike McCoy’s system.
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• Light Rail Service Restored After Broken Wire Stalls Trains

  25-04-2017 20:30
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – RTD’s E, F and H lines stalled Tuesday morning after a wire broke near Interstate 25 and Broadway. The repairs were conducted and service was restored a short time later.
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  Passengers on the train that got stuck had to get off and walk onto a train that headed back towards the Louisiana and Pearl station.Bus shuttles for E, F will run between Broadway & Belleview. H Line passengers can get off at Southmoor to catch the bus shuttle.
  — RTD (@RideRT
  
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• Animal Park To Announce Top Ten Baby Giraffe Names Tuesday

  25-04-2017 20:28
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park will announce the top ten names for their baby giraffe Tuesday evening.
  They posted to Facebook saying that the reveal will be made at 6 p.m. MST.Round two of the voting will then begin at that time, lasting for five days, with Baby G’s chosen name being announced on May 1. Animal Adventure Park owner Jordan talked about timeline in a live Facebook interview with CBS Denver on Monday, when he thanked Denver fans for making April&r
  
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• Woman Rescued From Apartment Fire

  25-04-2017 20:06
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– A woman was rescued from the balcony of a burning apartment complex in Westminster.Firefighters rushed to the complex on Melody Drive on Monday afternoon.
  The woman who was rescued and another person were treated for smoke inhalation.Firefighters also treated a family’s cat for injuries suffered during the fire.What caused the fire is being investigated.
  
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• Best Carrot Cake In Denver

  25-04-2017 20:00
  
  By Deb Flomberg
  There isn’t much about a carrot that instantly screams dessert, but when you mix shredded carrot with plenty of sugar, cinnamon, walnuts and other tasty ingredients, the result is a sweet cake that can please even the pickiest of eaters. A carrot cake may most closely resemble a sweet bread, at least in preparation, but a thick layer of sweet cream cheese frosting helps signify this sweet treat as pure cake. If you’ve got a sweet tooth and you’re in search of th
  
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• Man Gets To Drive Dream Car For Free

  25-04-2017 19:59
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4)– A man gets behind the wheel of his dream car, a Mini Cooper, and won’t have to pay anything for the next three years.
  Don Organ entered a raffle to celebrate 100 years of the Emily Griffith Technical College and won the lease donated by Schomp Automotive.(credit: CBS)
  He was handed the keys on Monday and took it for a drive.“I can’t wait to be driving it!” said Organ. (credit: CBS)
  He was exploring a career in aviation maintenance when
  
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• Low-Flying ‘Air Force One’ Plane Spotted In Aurora

  25-04-2017 19:45
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A low-flying plane was spotted flying over homes in southeast Aurora on Tuesday morning as part of training for Air Force One.
  The Boeing 747 aircraft was conducting “touch and goes” according to Aurora police.
  According to Buckley Air Force Base personnel, “it is one of two planes that is used as Air Force One, but it is not Air Force One.” It is technically “just a normal plane” unless the president is on it.A low-flying plane in
  
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• Low-Flying Plane Spotted In Aurora

  25-04-2017 19:27
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A low-flying plane was spotted flying over homes in southeast Aurora on Tuesday morning.
  The plane was conducting “touch and goes” according to Aurora police.
  According to Buckley Air Force Base personnel, “it is one of two planes that is used as Air Force One, but it is not Air Force One.” It is technically “just a normal plane” unless the president is on it.
  It will be seen in the area Tuesday, as Buckley is one of the places trai
  
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• Greyhound Bus Slides Off I-70

  25-04-2017 19:24
  
  EAGLE, Colo. (CBS4)– A Greyhound bus slid off Interstate 70 near Eagle on Tuesday morning.The bus slid off the roadway in the westbound lanes of I-70 at mile marker 149, about two miles east of Eagle.Traffic was getting through that area but there were delays.
  There were four people on the bus when it went off the road. One person was injured. It’s unclear the extent of those injuries.State troopers are investigating whether there were adverse driving conditions in the area when the
  
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• Police Search For Missing At-Risk Teen

  25-04-2017 19:19
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora are using dogs to hunt for a developmentally-disabled teenager who disappeared Sunday afternoon.Juan Campos Rocha was last seen around his home near East Colfax and Galena. Juan Campos Rocha (credit: Aurora Police)
  The 13-year-old is 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, and was last seen wearing a blue sweater, grey pants and white shoes.
  
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• Pot Shops Stay Open Later

  25-04-2017 19:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Pot shops in Denver will stay open later after the city council approved the operating hours extension on Monday night.
  City council members approved the longer hours in order to help Denver’s dispensaries stay competitive in the metro area market.
  (credit: CBS)
  Right now, pot shops in Denver city limits must close by 7 p.m.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story Archive
  Starting May 1, both medical and recreational marijuana shops will stay open until 10 p
  
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• Gardner Talks Border Wall During Online Town Hall

  25-04-2017 18:52
  
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– Senator Cory Gardner, a Republican representing Colorado, talked to constituents about big issues like border security, during his online town hall on Monday night.
  Gardner addressed the border wall and he said now is not the time to debate President Donald Trump’s border wall promise as a government shutdown looms in our nation’s capitol.
  Sen. Cory Gardner (R) Colorado (credit: CBS)
  “And I think it would be irresponsible to shut the government down
  
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• Flames Shoot Through Roof Of Home

  25-04-2017 18:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Flames shot through the roof of a home in Denver early Tuesday morning. Fortunately no one was home at the time.Firefighters rushed to the home near 28th and Race Street near City Park Golf Course just before 1:30 a.m. (credit: Denver Fire Dept.)
  Investigators say the home was being remodeled at the time the fire started. The homeowners were undergoing a major addition.Crews from the Denver Fire Department say when they arrived, smoke was visible but when more oxygen was ava
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ Escaped Inmate Arrested

  25-04-2017 18:11
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – It was a violent end to the search for an escaped convict wanted in a crime spree.
  Zachary Vela, a Department of Corrections escapee, was wanted for a felony parole violation and numerous other crimes.
  Zachary Vela (credit: Douglas County)
  He was arrested late Monday night after he crashed into a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s vehicle in the 3500 block of South Harlan Street in Denver. The air bags were deployed but no one was injured in
  
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• Zoo Welcomes Baby Zebra; First Born There Since 1980s

  25-04-2017 17:47
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City zoo has added a fourth striped member to its zebra exhibit after a foal was born at the facility earlier this month.
  Spokeswoman for Utah’s Hogle Zoo Erica Hansen said Monday that the healthy female zebra has joined her father, Ziggy, mother, Zoey and a third zebra named Ziva, who all live at the facility.She says they are very proud of the birth, as the baby is the first zebra born at the zoo since the 1980s.
  Hansen says after about a 12-mont
  
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• Stork Delivery? Woman Gives Birth To Baby At Zoo

  25-04-2017 17:42
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman whose baby was due mid-May went into labor early and gave birth at a Nebraska zoo.
  Drea Hubbard was born Sunday at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces.
  Her mother, 24-year-old Kymica Hubbard, says the birth took about two minutes from when her water broke.Hubbard was so taken by surprise that she was still standing when Drea’s head appeared. Her husband, Justin Hubbard, caught the child and wrapped her in a sweater as other zoo
  
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• Ian Desmond Takes Batting Practice With Broken Hand On Mend

  25-04-2017 17:30
  
  DENVER (AP) — Ian Desmond launched a baseball in batting practice that bounced off the yogurt stand behind the seats in left field. His broken left hand appears to be mending quite nicely.
  The Colorado Rockies first baseman had a productive workout Monday as he took 25 swings in the batting cage, ran the bases, fielded some grounders at first and shagged fly balls. He’s been sidelined since he was hit by a pitch from Cincinnati’s Rookie Davis on March 12.
  Ian Desmond of the Col
  
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