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• Minor League Baseball Team To Host ‘Beatles Night’

  02-05-2017 23:57
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (CBS4) – Minor League Baseball promotions can be hit or miss. This one may be worth the plane ticket.
  The Toldeo MudHens will celebrate one of the most historic days in rock – the release of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album.
  FIRST LOOK: Let us introduce to you our fab Sgt. Pepper's-themed jerseys we'll wear for 'Beatles Night' on June 16. https://t.co/oiIjKUPLYg—Toledo Mud Hens (@MudHens) May 02, 2017
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• Community Activities Planned For Blue Trees Installation

  02-05-2017 23:51
  
  By Libby Smith
  DENVER (CBS4) – Downtown Denver may seem like a strange place to meditate, but that’s exactly what’s happening among the Blue Trees in front of the Colorado Convention Center.
  (credit CBS)
  On Mondays throughout the month of May, instructor Kimberly Allyse Johnson is holding open meditation sessions in the Blue Trees along 14th Street at Stout Street.
  A company called Sound Off is providing noise-canceling headphones. In addition to cutting out the sound
  
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• National Health Care Debate Worries Colorado MS Patient

  02-05-2017 23:31
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Congressional Republicans are reviving the health care plan they hope to replace Obamacare with, and that has Colorado patients with chronic illness wondering what’s next.
  Gloria Rogozic was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nearly 10 years ago. She takes a slew of prescription and over-the-counter medications to manage her symptoms.
  Gloria Rogozic with her medications to manage MS. (credit CBS)
  “I have a lot of neuropathy,” Rogozic told CBS4.
  
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• Broncos Sign RB Jamaal Charles

  02-05-2017 23:24
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Broncos have signed free agent running back Jamaal Charles
  NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport first tweeted out the news.Source: The #Broncos are signing RB Jamaal Charles. He did his physical, came back to the building, will sign.
  — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 2, 2017
  According to NFL.com, the deal is for one year and is worth $3.75 million.
  Broncos General Manager John Elway tweeted, saying he’s “excited to have Jamaal Charles join the Broncos.
  
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• ‘Criminal Act’: Man Dies After Fire At Apartment Complex

  02-05-2017 23:22
  
  GUNBARREL, Colo. (CBS4) – A resident of an apartment complex where a fire broke out has died.
  The early morning apartment fire broke out in April 21 in Gunbarrel.
  The victim, whose name hasn’t been released, was identified as a 42-year-old man.
  (credit: CBS)
  The call started as a domestic disturbance, coming into emergency dispatchers just after 3:30 a.m. When Boulder County authorities got to the 4600 block of White Rock Circle, they reported the inside of the apartment was on fire.
  
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• Denver Zoo Holds Birthday Party For Hyena Ngozi

  02-05-2017 23:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Zoo held a birthday party Tuesday for one of their hyenas.
  Ngozi, a female spotted hyena, turned 18-years-old. She is the oldest and longest resident on the zoo’s Predator Ridge.In addition to nice chalk art birthday messages, Ngozi enjoyed a little birthday “cake.”
  RELATED: Denver Zoo Says ‘Dobby Is Doing Great!’
  
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• Big Bust In Fake ID & Social Security Card Operation

  02-05-2017 23:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Officers put an end to a fake ID operation in Denver.
  Jesus Mendoza-Torres, 37, was charged with forgery. Prosecutors say he was not only making fake Colorado ID cards, but was also forging Social Security cards.
  Jesus Mendoza-Torres (credit: Denver District Attorney’s Office)
  “Denver police were able in April 2017 to obtain examples of such forgeries and, following the execution of search warrants, seized materials allegedly used for the purpose of creating the
  
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• Fire That Put Up A Lot Of Smoke Was A Prescribed Burn

  02-05-2017 23:01
  
  FREDERICK, Colo. (CBS4) – A grass fire in Weld County Tuesday afternoon that put up a lot of smoke was a planned burn.
  The fire was burning near Daho Creek Access Road and Weld County Road 5 about two miles west of Firestone.
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  It’s north of the large Anderson Farms in the area and north of a farm called Xanadu Alpacas.
  No animals or buildings were threatened.
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• Fist Fight Breaks Out On A Flight From Tokyo To LA

  02-05-2017 22:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS4) – A fight broke out on an All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles.
  One of the passengers, Corey Hour, caught it on camera.
   
  The brawl breaks out between a passenger in a red Hawaiian shirt and another man dressed in black in a row behind him.
  Hour tells CBS LA that he heard the man in the red shirt point at the other man and say, “Where are you from?” and “I’ll kill you.”
  The red-shirted man then began shoving and throwing
  
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• Rocky Flats Reaches $375 Million Settlement

  02-05-2017 22:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A 27-year-long legal fight with the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant has finally come to an end with a $375 million settlement.
  The class action lawsuit was filed 27 years ago against Dow Chemical and Rockwell International. It’s one of the longest running cases in the United States and many of the 15,000 people involved in the lawsuit have passed away.
  United States Department of Energy Rocky Flats Plant in Colorado (file photo credit: CBS)
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• Denver’s Vie For Least Snowy Season Ends With Weekend Storm

  02-05-2017 22:47
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Denver International Airport measured 2.4 inches of snow over the weekend which pushed the season-to-date total up to 21.8 inches.
  The current snow season ranks as the second least snowy since Denver’s snow record began in 1882.
  1888-89 (21.3″)
  2016-17 (21.8″)2010-11 (22.8″1887-88 (25.5″)1981-82 (26.6″)
  A snow season starts on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year.
  The weather station in Stapleton, which was Denv
  
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• ‘Fugitive Gas’ Leaked From Pipeline Caused Deadly House Explosion

  02-05-2017 22:17
  
  FREDERICK, Colo. (CBS) — Firefighters discussed their investigation into a fatal house explosion near a gas well in Colorado on Tuesday afternoon.
  Investigators talked about the details during a news conference about the April 17 explosion in Firestone that killed two people and left another badly burned.
  (credit: CBS)
  “There is no threat to surrounding homes as a result of the incident,” said Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District Chief Ted Poszywak.
  Poszywak said that i
  
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• Abandoned gas line caused home explosion

  02-05-2017 22:12
  
  A cut, abandoned gas line leading to a nearby well cause a deadly home explosion in Firestone April 17, investigators announced Tuesday afternoon.       
  
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• Missing man with schizophrenia

  02-05-2017 21:38
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 71-year-old man with Schizophrenia who they say has been missing since Tuesday morning.       
  
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• Live: April And Tajiri’s Cam Streams Online Tuesday

  02-05-2017 21:26
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – April the giraffe and her baby boy Tajiri are streaming on a live online camera Tuesday afternoon.
  The Animal Adventure Park says they’ll stream their camera for four hours, beginning at 2 p.m. MST:In an update posted to Facebook Tuesday, the park says that “Tajiri had no issues with the thunder or driving rains on the barn roof/walls” after a storm moved through the area.“It’s always a gamble to predict reactions to first time
  
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• Body Of Young Woman Found Near Highway Identified

  02-05-2017 21:18
  
  By Matt KroschelCLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A woman’s body found dumped along a rural road in Clear Creek County has been positively identified as a missing young woman from Aurora.Dozens of tips came in about the unidentified woman after a computer-generated image of the victim was released by investigators last month.
  ( credit: CBI)
  She has been identified as Queen Ashby, 20, from Aurora.
  According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, a driver discovered her body near Col
  
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• Deadly stabbing on UT campus: What we...

  02-05-2017 21:06
  
  Shortly after the one-year anniversary that marked the death of University of Texas student Haruka Weiser, a different student has died in a violent stabbing on campus.       
  
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• CU Boulder apologizes for sign

  02-05-2017 21:00
  
  The University of Colorado Boulder has apologized for posting a sign – with pictures – barring a Daily Camera journalist from entering a private building on campus to cover students protesting about fossil fuel divestment.       
  
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• Teen Arrested In Deadly Child Abuse Case

  02-05-2017 20:54
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– An 18-year-old man was arrested in Thornton, accused in the death of an infant.Police arrested Isaiah Marquez after the 3-month-old was found not breathing at a home on Gale Boulevard near Thornton Parkway on Monday night. Isaiah Marquez (credit: Thornton Police)
  The infant was rushed to the hospital where the child was pronounced deceased.Medical staff stated the injuries to the child were described as non-accidental trauma. The cause of death will be determined by
  
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• Painting for Freedom

  02-05-2017 20:38
  
  San Angelo resident Frank Dubeck vividly remembers his life before coming to the United States.       
  
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• Clinton Blames Misogyny, FBI, Russia, Herself For 2016 Loss

  02-05-2017 20:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she is taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also played roles.
  The former Democratic presidential nominee reflected Tuesday on the presidential contest during the Women for Women International’s annual luncheon in New York.
  Clinton said she was “on the way to winning” until a combination of events in the final days. She cited the FBI director&
  
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• Native leaves Colorado for life in Iowa

  02-05-2017 20:16
  
  Dillon Mitchell loves Colorado, but, it's "too expensive, too busy and there's just too much going on right now."       
  
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• Air Force Academy Football Team Gives President Falcons Jersey

  02-05-2017 20:09
  
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– The Air Force Academy football team gave President Donald Trump his very own Falcons jersey during the team’s trip to the White House on Tuesday.
  In turn, Trump gave the Falcons the Commander in Chief’s Trophy for the Air Force Academy claiming victory over both the Army and Navy. (credit: CBS)
  It’s the second time in three season that the Air Force has been awarded the trophy.Trump told the cadets they represent not only the future of the Air Force
  
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• Videos: Gator Handcuffed After Intruding

  02-05-2017 20:07
  
  ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (CBS4) – Two Wild Life and Fisheries agents had an interesting gator round up recently.
  The St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 posted about it to Facebook.
  The two agents were called to remove an intruding alligator.
  After pulling the gator outside, the agents were able to hold it down, duct tape its mouth shut, then took the extra measure to handcuff its back legs together so it wouldn’t scurry off.Once the alligator was secured, they loaded it into the
  
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• Firefighters To Discuss Probe Of Fatal Blast Near Gas Well

  02-05-2017 19:53
  
  FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters are planning to discuss their investigation into a fatal house explosion near a gas well in Colorado.
  Investigators scheduled a news conference for Tuesday on the April 17 explosion in Firestone that killed two people and left another badly burned.
  The house was within 200 feet (60 meters) of a well, but investigators haven’t yet said whether the well was involved.(credit: CBS)
  State regulators planned to test the soil for evidence of underground
  
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• Civic Center EATS Returns For Season

  02-05-2017 19:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– After a long, cold winter, it’s time to get outside and enjoy all the food trucks downtown Denver has to offer.
  Civic Center EATS returns on Tuesday. Food trucks are serving up tasty treats three days a week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
  (credit: CBS)
  This is the 12th year for the event with dozens of food trucks scheduled to participate on specific days during the three day a week event.
  (credit: CBS)
  The event is in Civic Center Park between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  
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• DeMarcus Walker, ‘Drafted 2 Days Ago And Already Back To Work’

  02-05-2017 19:35
  
  TALLAHASEE, Fla. (CBS4) – DeMarcus Walker is already hard at work to prepare for the upcoming Broncos season.
  The Broncos drafted Walker, a DE out of Florida State, in the second round of the NFL Draft Friday.
  Two days later, late at night, he’s back in Florida flipping tires as shown in a video from one of Florida State’s coaches.Drafted 2 days ago and already back to work.At #FSU you learn that you get out what you put in.We never stop working! #FSUtoNFL #DLineU pic.twitter.c
  
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• Budweiser Clydesdales coming to FoCo

  02-05-2017 19:28
  
  If you live your life like it’s a Budweiser commercial, then pay attention.       
  
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• Middle School Threat Discovered By Safe2Tell Program

  02-05-2017 19:22
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– There is an increase in security at Summit Middle School on Tuesday following a threat uncovered through the school’s Safe2Tell program.A letter from Summit Schools Superintendent Kerry Buhler was sent home with students. Parents are asked to discuss the situation with their children. (credit: CBS)
  The school told CBS4 the latest threat, discovered on Monday, does not target any individual students or staff members.This is the second such action so far th
  
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• Update on huge Antarctic ice crack

  02-05-2017 19:10
  
  A huge crack in an Antarctic ice shelf now has a new second branch       
  
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• Vote Closes Zoning Loophole In Parking Requirements

  02-05-2017 19:09
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver City Council approved a zoning proposal that centers on parking after controversy spiked in one neighborhood over two “micro-apartment” buildings. Now, developers will be required to provide parking depending on several factors.
  The complex that ignited the debate is being built near 16th and Humboldt Street in the City Park West neighborhood close to several health centers. Many people living claim this is not a good location for the complex.
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• Firefighters to discuss Firestone blast

  02-05-2017 19:06
  
  Firefighters are planning to discuss their investigation into a fatal house explosion near a gas well in Colorado.       
  
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• Lawmakers Debate Bills To Protect Legalized Marijuana

  02-05-2017 18:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– State lawmakers are debating two bills that would protect Colorado from the federal government when it comes to legalized marijuana.
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions opposes the drug’s legalization and last month ordered a review of the government’s marijuana policy, which has included a largely hands-off approach in legal marijuana states.
  US Attorney General Jeff Sessions (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
  Sessions has the authority to enforce federal laws
  
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• Best Ways To Celebrate Cinco de Mayo In Denver

  02-05-2017 18:00
  
   By Deborah Flomberg
  Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, which means it’s time to find ways to help celebrate Mexican culture in Denver. The holiday, which commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French in 1862, has become an important day to honor and explore the rich culture and traditions the diverse population in Colorado provides. Thankfully, there are lots of fun ways to celebrate the holiday with friends or with family. From a quiet dinner out to a huge fes
  
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• Man arrested in 3-month-old's death

  02-05-2017 17:59
  
  An 18-year-old Thornton man is in custody for the death of his girlfriend’s 3-month-old child.       
  
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• 2 indicted in $1M real estate scam

  02-05-2017 17:58
  
  A Denver Grand Jury has indicted two men in a real estate scam that took nearly $1 million from 10 investors across the country.        
  
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• Man Found Dead Inside SUV

  02-05-2017 17:46
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A man was found dead inside an SUV in Jefferson County on Monday afternoon and now authorities are investigating his death as a homicide.
  Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle in the 11300 block of West Maplewood Drive at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
  Residents first noticed the white Ford Explorer on Monday morning that was unfamiliar to the neighborhood and they grew concerned when the vehicle had not
  
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• ‘Guests Are Welcome To Visit’ New Baby Giraffe

  02-05-2017 17:44
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says that visitors can now see their new baby giraffe.
  The 199th successful giraffe birth at the zoo, born to mom Msitu, the yet-to-be-named baby girl is not yet allowed to go outside, but “guests are welcome to visit mom and baby inside,” the zoo says on Facebook.Both Mom and baby girl are doing well, and at “just six days old [she] is already more confident on her legs and enjoys checking out the giraffe bu
  
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• C-470 highway expansion gets loan

  02-05-2017 17:39
  
  The project to expand of C-470 via the addition of toll lanes between Interstate 25 and Wadsworth Boulevard, along Denver's southern flank, has landed a $109 million loan from the federal government.       
  
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• Senate again kills 'Ban the Box' bill

  02-05-2017 17:36
  
         
  
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• Jonah Energy makes $580M purchase

  02-05-2017 17:34
  
  A Denver energy company is buying more than 1,200 producing wells and 27,000 net acres in Wyoming from a Houston company.       
  
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• Eagle County Superintendent Poised To Lead Jefferson County

  02-05-2017 17:34
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Eagle County’s school superintendent is poised to take over as the leader of the Jefferson County public schools following several years of political turmoil in the suburban Denver district.
  The Jefferson County school board met Monday and named Jason Glass as the sole finalist for the superintendent’s job, allowing contract talks to proceed.He will replace Dan McMinimee who was hired by a conservative school board majority ousted in a recall election in 20
  
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• 'Amazon tax' bill in Colorado dies

  02-05-2017 17:32
  
  An effort to limit the state’s role in collecting taxes from out-of-state internet purchases died in the Colorado Legislature Monday, just two months before a new law is set to take effect.       
  
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• Turning On Your Sprinklers? Check The Watering Rules

  02-05-2017 17:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Summer watering rules are in effect for Denver Water customers, despite the absence of drought.
  Customers can water their lawns anytime except between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and no more than three days a week.
  Property owners must repair leaking sprinkler systems within 10 days.
  Those who don’t follow the rules could be fined.
  Watering restrictions continue through Oct. 1.
  
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• $13M penthouse for sale in Denver

  02-05-2017 17:31
  
  You now have the opportunity to purchase a "once in a lifetime" two-story penthouse condo in downtown Denver.       
  
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• 2017 Tony Awards Nominees

  02-05-2017 17:27
  
  The 2017 Tony Awards will air on Sunday, June 11th at 8/7c on CBS. Today the full list of nominees was released for this year’s show. “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812” leads the field with 12 nominations, recently revived “Hello, Dolly!” came in second with 10.
  See below for a complete rundown of this year’s nominees and be sure to tune into CBS on June 11th to see who wins!
  Best Play:
  Oslo
  Indecent
  Sweat
  A Doll’s House, Part 2
  Be
  
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• No New Leads In Missing Pregnant Woman Search

  02-05-2017 17:19
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – Family members of a missing woman are disappointed after no new leads were uncovered as investigators continued digging for evidence. Last month, crews dug through the backyard of the former home of a the boyfriend of Kelsie Schelling.
  She disappeared four years ago and her family has long believed she was murdered. Schelling went missing after she traveled from Denver to Pueblo to tell her boyfriend she was pregnant.
  Kelsie Schelling (credit: CBS)
  On the night of Fe
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel Tearfully Recounts Newborn Son’s Heart Surgery

  02-05-2017 17:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tearful Jimmy Kimmel turned his show’s monologue into an emotional recounting of his newborn son’s open-heart surgery — and a plea that all American families get the life-saving medical care they need.
  “It was a scary story and before I go into it, I want you to know it has a happy ending,” Kimmel assured ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” studio audience Monday as he detailed how his son’s routine birth April 21 suddenly tu
  
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• Boy’s Death On Busy Street A Shock For Witnesses

  02-05-2017 16:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The death of a boy on Monday night on a busy Denver street was so frightening that his companion ran away from the scene.
  The collision between an SUV and the boy, who was crossing Evans Avenue near the intersection with Quebec Street, was upsetting for the people who watched it happen.
  (credit: CBS)
  The 10 or 11 year old was trying to get from a gas station to the other side of the road and wasn’t in a crosswalk.
  “There’s heavy traffic here, at all times.
  
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• Don't mix essential oils and sun or...

  02-05-2017 16:42
  
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