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• Warning: Google Docs Email Scam Hitting Colorado

  03-05-2017 23:55
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Did you get an email today with a random Google document attached to it?
  If so, don’t open it. It’s likely associated with a widespread phishing attack.
  There are a couple of ways to identify if an email you received is the Google Docs scam.First off, you likely won’t recognize the name of the sender.
  Secondly, in the body of the email, it will say someone, likely the sender’s name as noted above, has “invited you to view the following document
  
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• Ray says hometown sick Charles a Bronco

  03-05-2017 23:54
  
  The arrival of running back Jamaal Charles is a big deal in Denver.       
  
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• Denver Zoo Launches New App To Stay Up-To-Date On The Animals

  03-05-2017 23:29
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Zoo has a new free app so guests and fans can keep track of their favorite animals.
  Released in April, the app has a bunch of special features for both in the park and at home.
  (credit: CBS)
  The app can act as a guide, with information on how to find the animals, restrooms, and concessions, as well as details on animal demonstrations.
  Whether you’re at the park or home, with the app you can get the latest animal info, including learning “animal names,
  
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• Former Broncos QB Tebow ‘Feels More Comfortable’ In Pro Baseball

  03-05-2017 23:19
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – There are still too many strikeouts. His patience at the plate is a struggle. And the batting average remains below .250. But Tim Tebow believes he’s making steady progress in his life as a pro baseball player.
  “It feels more comfortable,” Tebow said Tuesday night , a short time after scoring the winning run in the Columbia Fireflies’ 2-1 victory over Delmarva. “I’m definitely seeing pitches better. I feel like I’m getting bet
  
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• Kentucky Derby Preview: No Superstars But A Great Race To Bet

  03-05-2017 23:09
  
  By Kevin Martin
  The three-year streak of short-priced winners in the Kentucky Derby is likely coming to an end this Saturday, May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. This year’s race lacks a clear favorite since even the best of the bunch ran a sub-par or, in some cases, bad race in 2017. Among the entries, there is no stand-out like we had the last three years with the trio of California Chrome, American Pharoah, and Nyquist. There is no need to fret about the lack of an obvious favorite
  
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• See Your Mail Before It Ends Up In Your Mailbox

  03-05-2017 23:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some people who live in Denver will be able to see their mail before it ends up in their mailbox.
  It’s called “informed delivery” and it first launched in California. Now, it’s available in some neighborhoods in Denver.
  People who sign up for the service will get a daily email that has pictures of their mail.
  The Postal Service already scans letters and other mail as part of their sorting process. This service allows residents to see that mail before
  
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• Be Alert When Hitting The Trails This Season

  03-05-2017 22:48
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Wildlife is waking up from hibernation, so make sure you’re alert when hitting the trails this spring.
  That’s the word from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who posted a video of a bear out at Roxborough State Park.Bears are frequently seen in the park, so it’s a good reminder to be alert when hiking.
  “The wildlife are [also] certainly out and about at Staunton State Park,” the park posted to Facebook.
  Staunton State Park is a short
  
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• Police: Mother Left 5 Children Alone At Motel

  03-05-2017 22:34
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A mother in Colorado Springs faces child abuse charges after police say she left her five children alone in a motel room for at least one day– without food.
  Investigators say Marissa Goodman left the children alone at the motel and that it was motel staff who found them and alerted police.Officers were unable to reach Goodman for several hours after the staff found the children.The motel is located in the 500 block of North Murray.Police have not relea
  
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• Cover Your Plants, Advisory Issued For Frosty Night Ahead

  03-05-2017 22:28
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – As skies clear this evening temperatures will fall across eastern Colorado.
  By Thursday morning many locations along and east of Interstate 25 could see temperatures as cold as the upper 20s and lower 30s.The National Weather Service has issued several frost and freeze alerts for the area, including all of metro Denver, which will be under a Frost Advisory between 3-8 am Thursday.
  Meteorologist Chris Spears writes about stories related to weather and climate
  
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• Hickenlooper: State Responding With ‘Great State Of Urgency’ After Gas Explosion

  03-05-2017 22:21
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Calling it a “tragedy of immense intensity,” Gov. John Hickenlooper says he is directing employees across the state of Colorado to respond with “a great state of urgency” to the news that leaking gas from a truncated natural gas flowline caused the explosion at a home in Firestone.
  John Hickenlooper (credit: CBS)
  A day after ordering a statewide review of existing oil and gas operations, Hickenlooper says he’s doing everything he can to reassur
  
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• Family Reacts To Deadly Home Explosion Investigation

  03-05-2017 22:17
  
  FIRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4)– The families of the victims in the home explosion in Firestone say the investigation into last month’s blast reflects what they believed all along– that it was not caused by the men working in the home at the time.
  The April 17 explosion in Firestone killed two people and left another badly burned. The home was 200 feet from a gas well. Investigators said the explosion was caused by “fugitive gas” from a severed and uncapped line.
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• Ski Resort Finds Gold Wedding Band Under The Snow

  03-05-2017 21:48
  
  KEYSTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – The snow is melting, and apparently once again revealing gold in the hills.
  Keystone Ski Resort posted on Instagram Wednesday that they “found a gold wedding band underneath the snow and need help finding the owner!”
  They’re asking people share the story to help them reunite the ring with whomever is missing it.The resort did not post where at the resort it was found or when exactly.
  
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• US Attorney Details Why No Charges In Alton Sterling case

  03-05-2017 21:41
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An investigation into the police shooting death of a black man in Baton Rouge found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the white officers acted unreasonably and willfully, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
  The Justice Department’s decision may not be the final legal chapter, however, because state authorities can conduct their own investigation of Alton Sterling’s death last summer and possibly pursue state charges. The governor and Bato
  
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• Crews Rush To Burning Home, Building

  03-05-2017 21:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Fire crews in Denver rushed to a burning home on Wednesday afternoon where it appeared the fire had spread to another building.The two buildings were located at 3197 S. Dale Ct.
  @Denver_Fire extinguished two buildings on fire at 3197 S. Dale Ct. One confirmed minor injury, no firefighters injured. No other updates. pic.twitter.com/Pz7od1QoVT
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) May 3, 2017
  Denver Fire tweeted that one person was injured. No firefighters were injured. (cr
  
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• Crews Rush To Burning Home, 1 Injured

  03-05-2017 21:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Fire crews in Denver rushed to a burning home on Wednesday afternoon where it appeared the fire had spread to another building.
  The two buildings were located at 3197 South Dale Court.@Denver_Fire extinguished two buildings on fire at 3197 S. Dale Ct. One confirmed minor injury, no firefighters injured. No other updates. pic.twitter.com/Pz7od1QoVT
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) May 3, 2017
  Denver Fire tweeted that one person was injured. No firefighters were
  
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• House Endorses Bill To Protect Pot Industry

  03-05-2017 20:57
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s House has endorsed a bill to allow recreational pot growers and retailers to reclassify their product as medical marijuana if federal marijuana policy changes.
  The House voted 58-5 on Wednesday for the bill . It requires another formal vote before it’s sent back to the Senate, which passed a different version of the measure.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story Archive
  The bipartisan bill would let Colorado’s approximately 500 licens
  
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• Mexican Man Who Lived In Church Freed

  03-05-2017 20:53
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A Mexican man arrested by immigration agents in Colorado last week has been temporarily freed after U.S. Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet intervened.
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  Arturo Hernandez was released Tuesday after being granted a 30-day deportation delay. His lawyers plan to appeal his case to try to keep him in the United States permanently.
  Hernandez spent nine months living in the basement of Denver’s First Unitarian Church starting in 2014 after immigration authorit
  
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• Colorado Senate Approves Revised Budget Bill

  03-05-2017 20:48
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Senate has approved a revised budget bill for the upcoming fiscal year.
  With little debate, the Republican-led Senate voted 33-1 on Wednesday to send the $26.8 billion document to the Democrat-led House.
  The lone holdout was Republican Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs.
  Both chambers must approve a reconciled budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 before sending it to the governor.
  Republican Sens. Bob Gardner and Larry Crowder expressed hope that leg
  
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• Facebook To Hire 3,000 To Review Videos

  03-05-2017 20:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook plans to hire another 3,000 people to review videos and other posts after getting criticized for not responding quickly enough to murders shown live on its service.
  The hires over the next year will be on top of the 4,500 people Facebook already has to identify crime and other questionable content for removal. CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday that the company is “working to make these videos easier to report so we can take the right action sooner — w
  
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• Watch: Small Plane Crashes On Speedway

  03-05-2017 20:28
  
  MUKILTEO, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crashed on a road shortly after it departed from Paine Airport north of Seattle.
  The Mukilteo Police Department said on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that a small plane “was down” at Harbor Point Boulevard Southwest and Mukilteo Speedway, which is also known as State Route 525.Police say there are no injuries but several vehicles were damaged. Police photos show at least one SUV with what appears to be fire damage to the engine.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Storm Leaves Colorado Tonight, Frost Possible Early Tomorrow

  03-05-2017 20:26
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wednesday will start with cloudy skies, chilly temperatures, and scattered rain showers along the entire urban corridor from Fort Collins to Denver to Colorado Springs. The chance for rain will gradually decrease throughout the day and by late afternoon rain chance should fall under 20%
  Temperatures will stay below normal for the eight day in row in Denver with highs in the upper 50s. Normal highs for the first week in May are in the middle and upper 60s.
  
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• Dozens Of Bullets Shot Into Home, Girl Inside Killed

  03-05-2017 20:17
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A girl was shot and killed when more than a dozen bullets were shot into the home early Wednesday morning. It is unclear whether it was a drive-by shooting as police continued to search for the gunman.
  Police rushed to the home in the 4200 block of West Dakota just after 3:15 a.m. on reports of a shooting.
  (credit: CBS)
  When officers arrived, they found the female victim inside the residence, described by neighbors as a little girl, wounded after more than a dozen bullets we
  
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• N Line Delayed Over Final Design Approval

  03-05-2017 20:11
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– There is a delay that could impact riders of the N Line, which travels from downtown Denver to Thornton.
  The new rail line will take riders on a 13-mile route from Union Station to Thornton. Eventually that line will stretch to Adams County. (credit: CBS)
  It seems there is a failure to come to an agreement on a final design for the rail line.
  RTD anticipated a 2018 opening but that has been pushed back.Crews are working on a new project timeline.
  
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• 1 Man Injured, Police Search For Gunman

  03-05-2017 20:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver rushed to investigate a shooting that happened near downtown that left one man injured.
  The shooting happened about 11 p.m. Tuesday near Broadway and Curtis. Police in Denver investigate a shooting in downtown (credit: CBS)
  One man was rushed to the hospital.
  Police have not released a description of the gunman. (credit: CBS)
  What led up to the shooting is being investigated.
  
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• Ranchers Search For Hundreds Of Missing Cattle After Blizzard

  03-05-2017 19:44
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – A rare spring blizzard slammed extreme western Kansas, southeast Colorado and the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma April 29-30.
  In some places the snow was measured in feet and winds up to 60 mph left drifts that were reported to be at least 10 feet high.
  Jeff Hilger shared this photo with the National Weather Service in Dodge City, Kansas. It was taken along Highway 50 on the west side of Lakin.
  Now ranchers across the area are busy searching for hundreds o
  
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• Everyone Escapes Fire That Destroyed Home

  03-05-2017 19:39
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– What caused a fire that burned a home to the ground in Jefferson County is still being investigated.
  Firefighters rushed to the burning home on Jennings Road in Jefferson County on Tuesday afternoon.
  Copter4 flew over a burning home in Jefferson County on Tuesday (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the house fire as firefighters tried to keep the flames from spreading but the home was a total loss.
  (credit: CBS)
  Everyone made it out safely.
  What caused the fire
  
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• 2 Dead In Possible Murder-Suicide At Texas Community College

  03-05-2017 19:34
  
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Two people died Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide at a Texas community college, prompting an active-shooter alert that instructed students and employees to barricade themselves into rooms. It was the second deadly attack on a Texas campus this week.
  Irving police spokesman James McLellan said it doesn’t appear anyone else was hurt in the shooting Wednesday at North Lake College, a two-year school in suburban Dallas. The college said classes were canceled fo
  
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• Some Lawmakers Push For Youth Corrections Makeover

  03-05-2017 19:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The State of Colorado is overhauling the youth correction system after reports of an increase in violence in the facilities.
  Prison officials are working with state lawmakers to find solutions after reports that detail the use of full-body straight jackets and pain compliance techniques. Both of which will be phased out.
  (credit: CBS)
  But that isn’t all: some lawmakers say the entire culture of Youth Corrections needs to change.
  Over the past year, more than 3,600 chil
  
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• Officer Rescues Child From Pond

  03-05-2017 19:10
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (CBS4) – A police officer saved a boy’s life, plucking the autistic child from a pond in the nick of time.
  Officer Aaron Bulmer was originally searching for some people involved in a fight when he noticed the four-year-old.
  Bulmer sprinted to the pond, jumping in and grabbing the child before another person stepped in to help.
  Thankfully, because of Bulmer’s actions, the child is doing just fine.
  
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• US Test Fires Ballistic Missile From California Coastal Base

  03-05-2017 19:09
  
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — An unarmed missile capable of sending a nuclear bomb across the world was launched Wednesday from a coastal California military base amid rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
  The unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile blasted off from a silo at 12:02 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base and delivered a single re-entry vehicle to a target about 4,200 miles (6,800 kilometers) away at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, th
  
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• Peter Kostis On Wells Fargo: ‘Going To Be A Very Good Test’

  03-05-2017 18:53
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  It’s been 60 years since a professional golf tournament has been held in Wilmington, North Carolina, when the Azalea Open was won by none other than Arnold Palmer.
  This week the PGA TOUR returns to Wilmington with the Wells Fargo Championship at Eagle Point Golf Club, designed by renowned architect Tom Fazio. For the first time since the tournament began in 2003, the Wells Fargo will not be staged at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, as it prepares to host t
  
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• Could There Be An Exercise Pill? It’s Possible, Study Finds

  03-05-2017 18:34
  
  CBS Local – Some people enjoying exercising and working out, others enjoy the physical and health benefits that accompany aforementioned physical activity. Some would happily skip their workouts if they could get similar benefits.
  Now, according to a study, it may be possible to take a pill to improve stamina.
  In a study published in Live Science, scientists experimented on mice. Mice who did not take the stamina pill could run on a treadmill for about 160 minutes while those who
  
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• State Senators Debate Construction Defects Bill

  03-05-2017 18:28
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – State senators will debate a construction defects bill on Wednesday that has already passed the state House.
  The state House passed the bill last month that some lawmakers say will help jump start Colorado’s sleepy condominium market as reform has eluded lawmakers for years.
  As a result, developers are building rental units instead of condos to avoid costly class action lawsuits by homeowners associations. The bill before the Senate could help thaw the frozen mar
  
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• Watch: Vet Sings To Nervous Dog Before Surgery

  03-05-2017 18:15
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Dr. Ross Henderson knows how to make a nervous dog feel comfortable before surgery.
  Before Ruby’s operation, Henderson took her in his lap and sang to her on the floor at the Fox Hollow Animal Hospital.
  The family-run clinic posted a video of it to their Facebook page, saying “sometimes your patient just needs you to go the extra mile to make them feel comfortable when they’re here for the day to have surgery.”Dr. Ross did that quite we
  
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• Boulder County Parks Employee Found Dead After ATV Crash

  03-05-2017 17:52
  
  NIWOT, Colo. (AP) — A Boulder County employee who was working on a weed control project was found dead by two of his co-workers after an all-terrain vehicle crash.
  Sheriff’s investigators say 45-year-old Faulkner Merdes, of Longmont, was found dead under his ATV on county owned property southwest of Longmont on Tuesday morning. Merdes, an 18-year veteran of Boulder County Parks & Open Space, died at the scene.
  Investigators have not said what led to the crash, and an autopsy is p
  
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• Immigrant Living In Church Ventures To Court

  03-05-2017 17:21
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — An immigrant who has been living in a Denver church to avoid deportation has ventured out to a court hearing to try to stay in the United States.
  Ingrid Encalada Latorre moved into the Quaker meeting house with her one-year-old son in December to avoid being arrested by immigration agents, who generally don’t enter houses of worship.
  Ingrid Encalada Latorre (credit: CBS)
  She was able to travel to court in suburban Jefferson County about 15 miles away for her Wedn
  
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• Fatal Gas Explosion Certain To Renew Tensions

  03-05-2017 17:18
  
  FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — A red-orange fireball that killed two people and destroyed a Colorado home prompted the governor to order sweeping inspections of natural gas lines and is certain to worsen tensions in state already divided over how to regulate the industry.
  Fire investigators said Tuesday the April 17 explosion was caused by a leak in an old gas line that was believed to be out of service but was connect to a producing gas well — for reasons they still do not know.(credit: CB
  
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• Mother’s Day Book List Gift Guide

  03-05-2017 16:47
  
  At a loss over what to buy this Mother’s Day? Our sister company, Simon & Schuster, has the answer. Whether your mom loves mystery, thrillers, home décor, or cooking, the perfect gift idea is right here.
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  For The Mom Who Is Looking For The Next Read For Her Book Club: Beartown by Fredrik Backman
  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove comes the story of a small town that has big dreams for their junior hockey team.
  
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• Second Body Identified In ‘Brutal’ Killings Case

  03-05-2017 16:43
  
  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (CBS4) – Someone killed two people and dumped their bodies in two different areas in Morgan County in a case authorities are calling “brutal.”
  (credit: CBS)
  The body of Destiny McMinn, 18, was found Sunday in a shed in the 9000 block of Road Q in the Fort Morgan area. She had originally been reported as missing on April 2.
  Authorities say she may have been in a relationship with Santos Macias, 40. His body was found last month in a vacant garage in Fort Morga
  
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• CSU, New Belgium Team Up For Brand New Brew

  03-05-2017 16:23
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado State University and New Belgium Brewing are teaming up to create a new beer.
  The Old Aggie Superior Lager will be available starting July 1, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the university.
  (credit: CSU)
  The malt lager has hints of citrus and lemon and is described by New Belgium as a session beer.
  The packaging has a vintage look and is meant to celebrate the college’s rich agricultural history.
  
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• New Bronco Jamaal Charles: ‘Still Have More In My Tank’

  03-05-2017 15:53
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Declaring “I still have more in my tank,” Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time rushing leader, signed with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos on Tuesday for a chance to prove it.
  “Excited to have Jamaal Charles join the Broncos,” general manager John Elway tweeted Tuesday afternoon upon signing Charles to a one-year, incentive-laden deal. “A great addition to our backfield, and we’re thrilled we won’t have t
  
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• New Bronco Jamaal Charles ‘Still Has More In My Tank’

  03-05-2017 15:53
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Declaring “I still have more in my tank,” Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time rushing leader, signed with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos on Tuesday for a chance to prove it.
  “Excited to have Jamaal Charles join the Broncos,” general manager John Elway tweeted Tuesday afternoon upon signing Charles to a one-year, incentive-laden deal. “A great addition to our backfield, and we’re thrilled we won’t have t
  
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• Chatwood Unravels As Rockies Fall To Padres

  03-05-2017 15:44
  
  SAN DIEGO (The Sports Xchange) – San Diego no longer has the Chargers, but that didn’t prevent Padres manager Andy Green from telling a football story on Tuesday.
  Trevor Cahill pitched the Padres past the Colorado Rockies 6-2 in the opener of a three-game series, but it was his trip around the bases on Manuel Margot’s triple that had Green chuckling.
  “(Cahill) looked like an offensive lineman who had recovered a fumble and was trying to get to the end zone,” Green s
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: A Grandmother’s Dilemma

  03-05-2017 15:35
  
  Watch a report by Rick Sallinger at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Storm Leaves Colorado Today And Takes The Rain With It

  03-05-2017 15:26
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wednesday will start with cloudy skies, chilly temperatures, and scattered rain showers along the entire urban corridor from Fort Collins to Denver to Colorado Springs. The chance for rain will gradually decrease throughout the day and by late afternoon rain chance should fall to near zero.
  Temperatures will stay below normal for the eight day in row in Denver with highs in the upper 50s. Normal highs for the first week in May are in the middle and upper 6
  
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• Tony Wolters leaves Rockies game with a concussion and Colorado will dig into its depth

  03-05-2017 08:24
  
  SAN DIEGO — Tony Wolters returned to his home town Tuesday to face the team he grew up rooting for. His dad was in the Petco Park seats, watching the Rockies’ No. 1 catcher take on the Padres.
  But Wolters’ night ended early when he took himself out of the game in the seventh inning. He was hit in the side of his head by a bat swing and suffered a concussion, Colorado manager Bud Black said.
  Wolters was put in Major League Baseball’s concussion protocol. He will miss a min
  
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• These wings are called “irresistible” for a reason

  03-05-2017 08:01
  
  Back in the early 1980s, I came up with a chicken wing recipe. It started as a refrigerator-clearing exercise, using a little of this and that from jars. The first batch was terrific, and because I had, literally, taken a little of this and a little of that, I was unable to replicate what I had done.
  It took some experimenting to cobble together another batch as delicious as the first; after sampling several dozen wings, who could remember? From that day forward, I had my wing recipe.
  The Wing Y
  
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• “Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent”: Portrait of a chef seeking redemption

  03-05-2017 08:00
  
  For someone who has had such an illustrious career, Jeremiah Tower may be the nation’s most unfortunate chef. As chef de cuisine of Chez Panisse from 1972 to 1978, he made the famed restaurant in Berkeley, California, what it was, but it’s only founder Alice Waters’ name that people associate with it.
  Tower founded one of the country’s best restaurants —  San Francisco’s Stars —  and, just like the celestial bodies it was named after, it burned
  
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• Rockies cannot solve Padres, fall out of first place in another loss to the bottom-dwellers

  03-05-2017 07:18
  
  SAN DIEGO — If the Rockies set off fireworks every time a player hit a home run at Coors Field, the Denver sky would light up in a permanent shade of orange from spring to fall. And it would cost a fortune in artillery bills. But in San Diego, where the marine layer acts like a wet blanket on the longball, the Padres can afford some pyrotechnics.
  But there is a drawback. Tyler Chatwood’s sixth inning blew up in a such a hurry here Tuesday night, the Petco Park artillery crew never ha
  
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• Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2017 in Denver

  03-05-2017 07:00
  
  Cinco de Mayo is on a Friday. So, yeah. Don’t go hating on 2017 just yet. Hopefully visions of margaritas and mariachi music dancing in your head will get you through the work week to enjoy the many festivities happening around the Mile High City.
  We found the best fiestas for Cinco de Mayo in Denver and rounded them up in this handy guide. (It was a tough job, but someone had to do it.) We’re talking margaritas, a taco eating contest, beer specials, live music and more.
  And before y
  
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