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• Marine Veteran’s Arrest Is ‘Blessing’, Leads To Positive Changes

  27-04-2017 23:51
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– A Marine’s arrest last month has become a blessing for his Broomfield family. For the first time since the arrest, CBS4 spoke to Marine Veteran Cory Hixson.
  “It felt like my body was charged,” says Cory Hixson. “And I couldn’t trust anybody.”
  Cory Hixson (credit: CBS)
  That is how Hixson describes the medicinal psychosis he went through, causing the Marine Veteran to jump from his Broomfield balcony and go on th
  
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• Congress Doing Bare Minimum To Keep Government Running

  27-04-2017 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is doing the bare minimum to keep the country running, readying a short-term spending bill to keep the lights on in government past Saturday, when President Donald Trump will mark his 100th day in office.
  The short-term legislation will carry through next week, giving lawmakers more time to complete negotiations on a $1 trillion government-wide spending bill for the remainder of the 2017 budget year. The government is currently operating under spending legislatio
  
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• Broncos May Be Looking To Trade Up In The NFL Draft

  27-04-2017 23:22
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Broncos may be making some draft day moves to trade up in the draft.
  Two reports say the Broncos are “exploring options” of getting a higher pick, while many others are looking to move down.Plenty of teams want to move back; here's one trying to move up. Broncos exploring options of moving up in draft, per sources.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 27, 2017
  NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport says this has been on the team’s “radar f
  
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• Reward Now Offered In Costly Home Vandalism Case

  27-04-2017 23:19
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – More than a year after burglars broke in and vandalized a home in Jefferson County, a reward is now offered for information that helps investigators find those responsible.
  (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  Sometime between April 1 and April 10 of 2016, a home located in the Chatfield Bluffs neighborhood near C-470 and Kipling was burglarized while the homeowners were on vacation in Mexico.
  (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s
  
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• Anthony Joshua On Klitschko Fight: ‘I Win, It’s Not Complicated’

  27-04-2017 23:18
  
  Bryan Altman
  On Saturday afternoon at 4:15 p.m. ET, the fight world will shift its collective gaze across the Atlantic Ocean to Wembley Stadium in London to watch Wladimir Klitschko take on Anthony Joshua in the heavyweight bout of the century, which will air live exclusively on Showtime.
  Klitschko has said repeatedly that he’s “obsessed” with winning, and getting his belts back in his corner. For Joshua, though, talk is cheap and he’s done little of it leading up to the
  
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• Interview: Dr. Travis Stork On How To Treat Addiction And Embrace Your Flaws

  27-04-2017 23:14
  
  The Doctors, hosted by Dr. Travis Stork, recently worked with stand-up comedian Anthony Steven Kalloniatis on overcoming his food addiction. CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with Dr. Stork to get the inside scoop on the work Anthony is going through as well as how to maintain a generally healthy lifestyle.
  The Doctors is a nationally syndicated show, click here for information on what time and station the show comes on in your city.
  MW- Today’s episode of The Doc
  
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• More Charges Filed Against Man Who Led Police On Manhunt

  27-04-2017 23:01
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Prosecutors filed more charges against crime spree suspect Adam Fulford on Thursday.
  Fulford now faces 57 criminal charges, including eluding authorities, child abuse, carrying a concealed weapon, and aggravated robbery.
  (credit: CBS)
  Fulford, 33, appeared in court on Thursday, still in a wheelchair while recovering injuries he suffered in a chase and crash last month.
  Adam Fulford in court (credit: CBS)
  It was the night of March 30 into the next day when polic
  
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• Energy Drinks And Your Ticker

  27-04-2017 22:53
  
  By Dr. Dave Hnida
  DENVER (CBS4) -Having a tall energy drink may certainly give you a boost in energy, but at the same time it may also cause your heart to develop some funky rhythms.
  (credit: CBS)
  Researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Heart Association measured the blood pressure and heart rhythms of people who drank 32 ounces of an energy drink, and found about a 5 point rise in blood pressure after consuming the drink. But more importantly, they also saw some heart irregularitie
  
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• Johnny Depp Appears As Jack Sparrow On Disney Ride

  27-04-2017 22:44
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Some visitors to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at California’s Disneyland got a surprise: Captain Jack Sparrow himself.
  Johnny Depp donned the getup of his swashbuckling alter ego and interacted with riders on Wednesday. Videos taken by park goers and shared on social media show Depp chatting with fans as they passed by on the ride’s boats. He also spoke to a crowd outside.Just saw Johnny Depp @Disneyland on Pirates of the Caribbean dressed as Captain
  
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• The Maven Hotel Will Be Featured During Doors Open Denver

  27-04-2017 22:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Doors Open Denver will celebrate architecture and design throughout the city this weekend, and one of the highlights is a new downtown hotel.
  LINK: Doors Open Denver 
  The Maven is open now on the Denver’s Dairy Block. It’s the anchor to a major renovation happening on the entire block. The project started in 2015, and it should be completed this year.
  The Maven Hotel in Downtown Denver (credit CBS)
  “We are looking to have a micro-district that’s
  
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• Tom Hanks Going On ‘NFL Moratorium’ Over Raiders Move

  27-04-2017 22:26
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tom Hanks says he’s going on an “NFL moratorium” for two years after his hometown Oakland Raiders leave for Las Vegas, but he didn’t explain what that entails.
  The NFL approved the Raiders’ plan to move last month. A $1.9 billion stadium is slated to be built for the team with the help of $750 million in public money.
  Derek Carr of the Oakland Raiders against the Denver Broncos at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Nov. 6, 2016. (credit: E
  
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• Student Brewery Opening At CSU Thanks To Equipment From Coors

  27-04-2017 22:25
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – College students may already know a thing or two about drinking beer, but students at Colorado State University will take their knowledge to the next level when the long-awaited teaching brewery opens on campus this fall.
  Those enrolled in CSU’s Fermentation Science and Technology program will get hands-on training thanks to equipment recently donated by Molson Coors Brewing Company.
  (credit: CSU)
  “This is the most soph
  
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• No Sign Yet Of Well Leak In Fatal Home Explosion

  27-04-2017 22:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators say they’ve found no signs of natural gas leaks after a fatal explosion at a home near a gas well but they’re still running tests.
  (credit: CBS)
  State Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Director Matt Lepore said Thursday air sampling after the explosion found no trace of escaped gas in the neighborhood. Soil samples are planned.
  Lepore says he doesn’t believe the public is in immediate danger.
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• WWE Insiders Pick Payback 2017

  27-04-2017 22:19
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE returns to pay-per-view for the first time since WrestleMania with this weekend’s RAW brand WWE Payback. Seven matches are on the main card with an eighth on the pre-show. The main event features Roman Reigns seeking revenge on Braun Strowman after the goliath became the toast of the WWE Universe for destroying the former SHIELD member a couple weeks ago. One has to wonder whether the real-life death of Reigns’ brother, who wrestled in WWE under the ring name &ld
  
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• 2 Found Dead Identified In Murder-Suicide

  27-04-2017 22:13
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – The Arapahoe County Coroner has identified the two men found dead in a home in Centennial on Wednesday as those involved in a murder-suicide.
  Deputies in Arapahoe County rushed to the 5900 block of South Cherrywood Circle just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.The coroner released the names on Thursday afternoon as James Hugh Hofmann, victim of homicide by a gunshot wound to the head and Ian Jan Hofmann, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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• 5 Things To Watch For On Day 1 Of The NFL Draft

  27-04-2017 22:08
  
  Bryan Altman
  The sport that never sleeps is ready for its biggest night of the offseason.
  No more mock drafts, no more combines and no more bizarre questions for prospects to figure out how to answer as the NFL Draft is ready to kick off from Philadelphia tonight at 8 p.m. ET.
  As is always the case with the NFL Draft, try as we might to glean some insight into how teams are thinking and who might end up where when it’s all said and done, we really don’t know much more today than we d
  
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• Massive Music Festival In Denver One Step Closer To Reality

  27-04-2017 22:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The City and County of Denver is moving forward in the process to host a massive three-day music and art festival at Overland Park Golf Course.
  The decision, which was announced Thursday, comes after months of gathering public input on the proposed event. Many in the community raised concerns about hosting a festival of this size, which organizers estimate would draw up 60,000 people per day in its first year. The event could close the public golf course for&
  
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• Thieves Targeting Mailboxes In Mountain Communities

  27-04-2017 22:00
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Local and federal authorities are working together to catch thieves targeting mailboxes in rural Summit and Grand counties.
  CBS4 has learned several credit cards were used at the Walmart in Frisco on the same day mail was stolen from a community mailbox in the Blue Valley Acres neighborhood in Grand County. More reports of missing mail were filed in nearby Heeney, Colorado.
  The recent rash of mail thefts has the U.S. Postal
  
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• Child Found Dead In New Homicide Investigation

  27-04-2017 22:00
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Broomfield are in the midst of an investigation. It involves the death of a child being investigated as a homicide.
  It started with two 911 calls from a home on 136th Avenue, starting a hangup.
  (credit: CBS)
  That’s when they found a dead child. So far there aren’t any details about the age or gender of the child.
  A man in his 20s is in custody.
  
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• Colorado Researchers To Embark On Large-Scale Wildfire Smoke Study

  27-04-2017 21:57
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Researchers in Colorado are set to embark on the first large-scale study of how smoke from wildfires in the West impacts our environment.
  Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder are two of the five universities involved in the study, which is backed by a $3.8 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation.
  Smoke billows at sunrise from part of the Waldo Canyon fire on June 30, 2012 in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Spencer Plat
  
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• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s New Baby Giraffe Gender Revealed

  27-04-2017 21:50
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo announced the gender of their new baby giraffe.
  It’s a girl!
  (credit: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)
  (credit: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)
  The zoo made the announcement Thursday afternoon after they were able to find out themselves.
  Msitu and the new baby, who has yet to be named, were bonding immediately after birth Wednesday, and so the zoo could not determine the gender without disturbing the two, making the decision not to “becau
  
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• Physician Who Was Dragged Off Flight Settles With United

  27-04-2017 21:30
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Kentucky doctor who was dragged off a United flight after he refused to give up his seat to crew members has reached a settlement with the airline for undisclosed amount.
  David Dao’s legal team announced the settlement Thursday in a brief statement. The agreement includes a provision that the amount will remain confidential.
  A United Airline A320-232 (AP File Photo/Chris O’Meara)
  Cellphone video of the April 9 confrontation aboard a jetliner at Chicago’s
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cold, Wet Spring Storm On Track For Colorado

  27-04-2017 21:22
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – We’re still watching a strong spring storm system with eyes set on Colorado.Rain and snow will become more widespread Friday and last into Saturday.
  At this time we’re expecting 2-5 inches of heavy, wet, slushy snow around most of Denver and Boulder. Slightly higher amounts are possible over the western and southern suburbs like Golden, Ken Caryl, Highlands Ranch, and Parker.
  Lower amounts are expected farther north around Fort Collins, Lovelan
  
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• Pitkin County commissioners pass pro-immigration resolution

  27-04-2017 19:36
  
  BASALT — Pitkin County commissioners say a new resolution will limit the sheriff’s office interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
  The Aspen Times reports the resolution passed Wednesday. It states that the sheriff’s office will not provide ICE or CBP with “non-public information” about a person such as home or work addresses unless they have a warrant issued by a judge.
  Related ArticlesApril 27, 2017 Pare
  
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• ‘Survivor’ Castoff Debbie Speaks In Post-Elimination Interview

  27-04-2017 19:33
  
  CBS Local – CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 10 of Survivor: Game Changes, and we had the chance to interview the latest castoff, Debbie Wanner, who after leading the last episode’s blindside of Ozzy, fell victim to a blindside elimination herself.
  Here’s her unique perspectives (as told to CBS Local’s Samantha Bennet and Adam Bloom) on being voted off the island, her game play and how it feels to be the third member of the jury.
  Episode 10 Castoff:&
  
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• Homeless who spend night at Denver overflow shelter can no longer bring in food

  27-04-2017 19:32
  
  Homeless people who use Denver’s overflow shelter can no longer bring in a snack when they spend the night, thanks to a new policy that bars them from bringing food or drink into the shelter at Peoria Street and Interstate 70.
  “Historically, guests were permitted to bring snacks and drinks because there is a designated area where people are supposed to eat,” Alexxa Ganuie, spokeswoman for the Denver Rescue Mission.
  Lately, she added, some people have been eating outside th
  
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• Plea deal could be pending in case of Honduran man accused in fatal Denver hit-and-run

  27-04-2017 19:18
  
  A plea deal could be pending in the case of a Honduran man, living in the U.S. unlawfully, who is accused in the October hit-and-run death of a young Denver lawyer.
  During a court appearance on Thursday morning, a Denver prosecutor said a proposed disposition has been extended to 28-year-old Norlan Estrada-Reyes. The details of the disposition — apparently referring to a plea deal — were not discussed.
  “It just unraveled late yesterday afternoon,” Brad Lozow, Es
  
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• U.S. admiral says North Korea crisis is at worst point he’s seen

  27-04-2017 18:54
  
  By Richard Lardner, The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — The senior U.S. Navy officer overseeing military operations in the Pacific said Thursday that the crisis with North Korea is at the worst point he’s ever seen, but he declined to compare the situation to the Cuban missile crisis decades ago.
  “It’s real,” Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
  Harris said he has no doubt that Nort
  
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• Abandoned Building Transforming Into Affordable Housing

  27-04-2017 18:20
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Construction crews are breaking ground Thursday afternoon on a new affordable housing complex in Lakewood that was once an abandoned office building.
  (credit: Metro West Housing Solutions)
  The renderings may look like the latest upscale high-rise coming to the metro area, but the 150-unit complex is secured for families making $50,000 or less. Located at 5800 West Alameda Avenue, it offers residents breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains and downtown Denver.
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• Percentage of Colorado kids in poverty drops to about 15 percent

  27-04-2017 18:17
  
  The percentage of Colorado children living in poverty is declining, but is still too high with an estimated 180,000 kids growing up in families at or below the federal poverty line, or about $24,000 for a family of four, according to the latest Kids Count report.
  “We don’t want to celebrate too much because 15 percent of kids living in poverty in our state is still too high,” said  Sarah Hughes, research director for the Colorado Children’s Campaign, a nonprofit
  
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• Broncos draft live chat: Cameron Wolfe answers your questions on 2017 NFL draft

  27-04-2017 18:00
  
  The 2017 NFL draft kicks off Thursday night and the Broncos have plenty of needs to address. What will Denver do in the first round and the rest of the draft, and where will former Valor Christian star Christian McCaffrey go?
  Denver Post NFL reporter Cameron Wolfe will answer your questions about the NFL draft via live chat at noon Thursday.
  Related ArticlesApril 27, 2017 A quick look at the Broncos most likely first-round draft optionsApril 27, 2017 2017 NFL draft trackerApril 26, 2017 Could C
  
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• Neighbors Want Answers After Surprise Development In Explosion Investigation

  27-04-2017 17:49
  
  FIRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents in Firestone are questioning their safety after oil and gas company Anadarko announced it will close more than 3,000 vertical wells across Colorado.
  The announcement comes after an explosion and fire 10 days ago killed two people and injured two others in a home on Twilight Avenue, less than 200 feet away from where Anadarko was operating a well.
  (credit: CBS)
  The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but the company said in a stateme
  
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• The Zurich Classic is bringing team competition to golf

  27-04-2017 17:38
  
  The Zurich Classic in New Orleans is bringing team competition to golf, minus the uniforms.
  This will be the first official team competition on the PGA Tour since 1981 at the Walt Disney World National Team Championship. It was won by Vance Heafner and Mike Holland, which turned out to be their only PGA Tour victory.
  They each earned $36,000. The winners of the Zurich Classic each get $1,022,400. So yes, it’s been a long time.
  The first and third rounds at the TPC Louisiana will be foursom
  
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• Broncos fearless draft preview

  27-04-2017 17:31
  
  ENGLEWOOD—Let's follow the NFL's Christmas-in-April theme as the Denver Broncos are about to get the gift of a new player.       
  
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• Boulder Buddhist group protests end of county’s fracking moratorium

  27-04-2017 17:22
  
  Boulder EcoDharma Sangha, a Boulder-based environmentally-focused Buddhist group, announced Wednesday it will hold two demonstrations to protest the end of Boulder County’s moratorium on oil and gas development.
  The group also will protest against hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.” The moratorium that expires on Monday prevented oil and gas companies from submitting new applications for drilling for oil and gas in unincorporated areas of Boulder County.
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• Parents, students press Aurora school district to protect immigrant students

  27-04-2017 17:03
  
  Dozens of Aurora students and parents are pressing the Aurora Public Schools board to adopt a resolution for “safe and inclusive” schools.
  While the Denver school board adopted a similar resolution in February, their peers in Aurora have yet to act.
  The resolution presented by parents and students would direct the school district to ensure officials are not collecting information about the legal status of students or their families, that they keep schools safe for students and f
  
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• Eli Manning’s attorneys say he didn’t provide fake memorabilia to dealers

  27-04-2017 17:01
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Attorneys for New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning are trying to convince a judge that the dealers suing the two-time Super Bowl MVP tried to pressure him to settle a memorabilia lawsuit by releasing select notes that weren’t related to the disputed goods.
  Emails released by the court on Wednesday were part of a motion seeking sanctions and legal fees against one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys after he released an email from Manning in 2010 that seemed
  
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• Storm Promises To Bring Snow To Denver Friday Night

  27-04-2017 17:00
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A strong spring storm system heading for Colorado will cause more snow in the mountains on Thursday. The heaviest snow will fall during the morning and early afternoon. Meanwhile a few rain showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm are possible for the urban corridor and the Eastern Plains. Temperatures will remain below normal statewide with highs in the 50s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.
  Thursday night and Friday morning will be mainly dry.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Storm Promises To Bring Snow To Denver Friday Night

  27-04-2017 17:00
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A strong spring storm system heading for Colorado will cause more snow in the mountains on Thursday. The heaviest snow will fall during the morning and early afternoon. Meanwhile a few rain showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm are possible for the urban corridor and the Eastern Plains. Temperatures will remain below normal statewide with highs in the 50s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.
  Thursday night and Friday morning will be mainly dry.
  
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• United To Offer Bumped Flyers Up To $10,000 After Video Flap

  27-04-2017 16:54
  
  DALLAS (AP) — United Airlines says it will raise the limit — to $10,000 — on payments to customers who give up seats on oversold flights and will increase training for employees as it deals with fallout from the video of a passenger being violently dragged from his seat.
  United is also vowing to reduce, but not eliminate, overbooking — the selling of more tickets than there are seats on the plane.
  (credit: Audra Bridges / Facebook)
  The airline made the promises Thursday a
  
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• Colorado Landmark Targeted Under New Executive Order

  27-04-2017 16:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday requiring the review of dozens of national monuments designated by past administrations over the last two decades.
  (credit: CBS)
  The move could strip protections for federal lands larger than 100,000 acres in Colorado and other states. That includes Canyons of the Ancients near Cortez.
  Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (credit: CBS)
  During an appearance at the Interior Department, the president said the order will
  
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