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• Nation’s Oldest WWII Veteran Celebrates 111th Birthday

  11-05-2017 23:59
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (CBS4) – The nation’s oldest living World War II veteran celebrated his 111th birthday Thursday.
  Richard Overton was honored by the city of Austin at the UT Club, renaming Hamilton Avenue, the street he calls home, Richard Overton Avenue.
  Richard Overton (C) acknowledged by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony to honor veterans at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2013 (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty I
  
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• Malfunction Strands Nearly 100 Train-To-The-Plane Passengers

  11-05-2017 23:57
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Disruptions to RTD’s train-to-the-plane service lasted into Thursday afternoon after a morning electrical issue halted one of the trains. Service was completely restored at 2:45 p.m.
  (credit: CBS)
  Approximately 95 people were on an eastbound A Line train sometime before 8:30 a.m. when the malfunction happened near the Chambers Avenue crossing. No one was hurt, but passengers were stuck on the train for more than an hour and had to get off the grounded train wit
  
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• School Transformed Into One-Of-A-Kind Police Training Facility

  11-05-2017 23:54
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Jefferson County Public Schools has turned an empty school into training headquarters for law enforcement.
  Law enforcement officers train in new facility (credit: CBS)
  Martenson Elementary School in Wheat Ridge hasn’t been used since 2011.
  It is now a training facility named after Frank DeAngelis.
  There law enforcement can train for situations like active shooter emergencies.
  DeAngelis was the principal at Columbine High School in Arapahoe County
  
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• Fifth Graders Exploring Pawnee National Grasslands

  11-05-2017 23:44
  
  By Raetta Holdman
  EVANS, Colo. (CBS4) – Fifth grade students at Dos Rios Elementary School in Evans joined students around North America studying the grasslands this year.
  The vast stretches of grasslands are an important part of the nation’s ecological system, supporting a number of activities from wildlife to farming to oil exploration.
  (credit: CBS)
  The day CBS4’s Dave Aguilera visited the students, they were outside for lessons.
  That included a game of “Pronghorn Go&r
  
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• School Damaged By Hail Could Reopen Friday

  11-05-2017 23:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Students at one elementary school in Denver are hoping to get back to class on Friday after a massive hail storm damaged the building.
  Beach Court Elementary School located at 4950 Beach Ct. has been closed since Monday’s hail storm shattered nearly 100 windows and left broken glass scattered around the property.
  (credit: CBS)
  The windows that were broken were boarded up on Monday night. Caution tape blocked the doors of the school on Tuesday morning. School officials
  
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• Animal Park Shares New Giraffe Photo: ‘Enjoy’

  11-05-2017 23:21
  HARPRUSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park posted a new photo of their three star giraffes.
  Along with the photo of April, Tajiri, and Oliver was a simple caption: “No words needed! Enjoy.”The park was forced to delay their opening, which was scheduled for Saturday, due to a potential nor’easter. But, based on the photo, it appears to be a clear and sunny day in southern New York.
  Animal Adventure Park will instead now open on Monday.
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• Police Identify Murder Suspect In Missing Woman Case

  11-05-2017 23:17
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora have identified the man they believe is responsible for the murder of a woman whose remains were found dumped along a rural road in Clear Creek County.
  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)
  Last week, she was identified as Queen Ashby, 20, from Aurora, who was reported missing last month. She was the mother of a young child.
  According
  
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• US, Japan, France, UK Practice Amphibious Landings On Guam

  11-05-2017 21:34
  
  HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The U.S., the U.K. and Japan are joining a French-led amphibious exercise at remote U.S. islands in the Pacific over the next week. Participants say they are showing support for the free passage of vessels in international waters, an issue that’s come to the fore amid fears China could restrict movement in the South China Sea.
  The drills around Guam and Tinian may also get the attention of nearby North Korea. Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea spiked last
  
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• FBI Raiding GOP Fundraising Firm

  11-05-2017 21:03
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — FBI agents raided the office of a Republican consulting firm in Maryland on Thursday in connection with an investigation into the 2013 Virginia governor’s race.
  The FBI confirmed it served a search warrant in Annapolis, Maryland, but declined to elaborate. Kelley Rogers, president of Strategic Campaign Group, told reporters the investigation relates to work the consultant did for former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the GOP’s 2013 gubernatorial
  
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• Mormon Church Pulls Older Teens Out Of Boy Scouts

  11-05-2017 20:56
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, announced Thursday it is pulling as many as 185,000 older youths from the organization as part of an effort to start its own scouting-like program.
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said the move wasn’t triggered by the Boy Scouts’ decision in 2015 to allow gay troop leaders, since Mormon-sponsored troops have remained free to exclude such adults on religious gro
  
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• Denver Sheriff Commanders Face Hearings In Preferential Treatment Investigation

  11-05-2017 20:34
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two top commanders at the Denver Sheriff Department face disciplinary hearings Thursday afternoon into how they handled the jailing last September of Jamie Webb, granddaughter of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and niece of Denver’s Manager of Safety, Stephanie O’Malley.
  CBS4 learned the “pre- disciplinary” hearings for Captain Phazaria Koonce and Chief Gary Wilson are set for Thursday afternoon. Both have been told the internal af
  
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• 3 Red Wolf Pups Join Pack At North Carolina Zoo

  11-05-2017 20:34
  ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Zoo has announced the birth of three red wolf pups.
  A news release issued by the zoo on Wednesday said the pups, born April 18, marked the first litter of 2017 in the North American population of red wolves born in human care.
  The zoo said the pups were born to Raydar and Haley, the same red wolves who had a single pup last May at the zoo.There are 19 red wolves at the zoo, with two of them on display in the park. The rest live off site as part of t
  
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• Report: Broncos, 1st Round Pick Garett Bolles Reach 4 Year Deal

  11-05-2017 20:15
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos have reached a four-year rookie deal with their first round draft pick Garett Bolles, according to a report on NFL.com.
  Garett Bolles with John Elway (credit: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Bolles, a left tackle who played at Utah, is expected to compete for the starting spot right away on the Broncos offensive line, which was one of the worst units in the NFL last year.
  “I know this offensive line has a lot of talent. They h
  
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• Broncos, 1st Round Pick Garett Bolles Reach 4 Year Deal

  11-05-2017 20:15
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos have reached a four-year rookie deal with their first round draft pick Garett Bolles.
  Garett Bolles with John Elway (credit: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Bolles, a left tackle who played at Utah, is expected to compete for the starting spot right away on the Broncos offensive line, which was one of the worst units in the NFL last year.
  “I know this offensive line has a lot of talent. They have a lot of amazing players,&rdqu
  
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• 20 Attorneys General Call For Independent Probe Into Russia

  11-05-2017 19:48
  BOSTON (AP) — A group of 20 attorneys general is calling for the appointment of an independent special counsel to continue the investigation into Russian interference in last year’s presidential election.
  The group led by Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey called President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey during the ongoing investigation a “violation of public trust” in a letter sent Thursday to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosens
  
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• Broncos reach four-year deal with Bolles

  11-05-2017 19:39
  
  KUSA—For Garett Bolles, the rewards of turning his life around can now be measured monetarily.       
  
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• Apple To Add A Downtown Denver Office?

  11-05-2017 19:37
  DENVER (CBS4) – Apple is the first American company to top $800 billion in value, and there are rumors the company could soon add an office in downtown Denver.Business Den reports the tech giant is close to reaching a deal at the Dairy Block building, located at 18th and Wazee Street.
  (credit: Randy Yagi)
  Apple will reportedly take up 15,000 square feet of office space.
  Last week, the company posted a job for an app engineer in Denver.
  
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• Arrest Of 2 Teens Follows Extensive Murder Investigation

  11-05-2017 19:22
  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (CBS4) – Two 17-year-old males are now in custody following the brutal murder of a man and a woman in Morgan County.
  The bodies of Destiny McMinn, 18, and Santos Macias, 40, were found last month. They had been killed at the same location and their bodies were dumped in two different areas.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police arrested the two suspects on Wednesday on the 200 block of South West Street in Fort Morgan. Both are from Fort Morgan, and their names are not being released. Th
  
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• Taz On Braun Strowman Injury: ‘Not A Big Deal’

  11-05-2017 19:19
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  It’s an interesting time for WWE. Then again, it always is after WrestleMania. It’s not because of sizzling storylines. This is the time of year when WWE creative has to get, well, creative. There were so many weeks of hype leading up to WrestleMania that there was really no way to sustain the momentum. It’s just impossible not to dip after such a large climax.
  The roster shakeup has worked well to retain some of the audience and give writers an opportunity to
  
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• Roads Completely Destroyed In Southern Colorado Flooding

  11-05-2017 18:58
  
  BEULAH, Colo. (CBS4) – Several roads are washed out or covered in water due to major flooding in southern Colorado.
  Creeks are overflowing after Wednesday’s rain and hail storm, forcing debris down from the Junkins and Beulah Hill Fire burn scars.Anybody above Red Mountain Youth Camp can now travel north from North Creek to Hwy 96. #beulahflood pic.twitter.com/RF68L6WcwC
  — PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) May 11, 2017
  So far there have been no evacuations, but law enforce
  
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• Malfunction Strands 95 Train-To-The-Plane Passengers

  11-05-2017 18:57
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Disruptions to RTD’s train-to-the-plane service are expected to last into Thursday afternoon after a morning electrical issue halted one of the trains.
  (credit: CBS)
  Approximately 95 people were on an eastbound A Line train sometime before 8:30 a.m. when the malfunction happened near the Chambers Avenue crossing. No one was hurt, but passengers were stuck on the train for more than an hour and had to get off the grounded train with help from Aurora firefighters
  
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• “I Had No Intention Of Telling Anybody That I Had It [Legacy Advantage].” ‘Survivor’ Castoff Sierra: Post Elimination Q&A

  11-05-2017 18:27
  CBS Local – CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 12 of Survivor: Game Changers, and we had the chance to interview the most recent castoff, Sierra Thomas. Here’s her unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom and Samantha Bennet) on being voted off, the fate of her legacy advantage and her regrets playing the game.
  Castoff: Sierra
  SB: When Brad won immunity, what was your first thought? Did you think your time was up?
  S: Yes, like I said at tribal council &nd
  
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• Suspect In Crash That Hurt Boy Had Been Deported 15 Times

  11-05-2017 18:15
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Mexican man who’d been deported at least 15 times has pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving crash that badly injured a 6-year-old boy in San Diego.
  Thirty-eight-year-old Constantino Banda-Acosta entered pleas Wednesday to DUI, hit-and-run and driving without a license.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Prosecutors say his pickup ran a red light Saturday night and struck the car of a family that was returning from Disneyland.
  The boy, Lennox Lake, suffered a fractured s
  
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• Colorado Legislative Session Ends With Hard-Fought Wins, Some Misses

  11-05-2017 17:40
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers concluded business for the year Wednesday with hard-fought agreements on highways, hospitals and affordable housing — but the split Legislature racked up some misses, too.
  On Day 120 of the 2017 session, the Democrat-led House sent a signature bill that spares rural hospitals drastic budget cuts and provides $1.8 billion for transportation to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who’s expected to sign it.
  Its many moving pieces prompted legislators of both p
  
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• Justice Interviewing Candidates For Acting FBI Director Post

  11-05-2017 17:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department leaders interviewed four veteran law enforcement and intelligence officials on Wednesday for the role of interim FBI director, officials said.
  The position is currently held by Andrew McCabe, top deputy to ex-FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening.
  Justice Department officials identified two of the contenders as Adam Lee and Michael Anderson, who run the FBI’s field offices in Richmond, Virginia, and C
  
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• Denver Broncos Agree To Terms With 7th Rounder Chad Kelly

  11-05-2017 17:22
  
  (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Broncos reached an agreement on a four-year rookie deal with quarterback Chad Kelly, who was dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant” as the 253rd and final pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.
  The former Ole Miss quarterback is due about $2.5 million over four years and has an estimated cap hit of $481,067 this year, the Denver Post reported Wednesday.
  Kelly, ranked the 10th-best quarterback prospect by NFLDraftScout.com, is the nephew of Hall of Fame quarterback Jim K
  
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• Trump To Launch Panel To Investigate Voter Fraud

  11-05-2017 16:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday launching a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the U.S. election system, three White House officials said.
  Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach will lead the commission, which will look at allegations of improper voting and fraudulent voter registration in states and across the nation, one official said. The officials spoke on condition o
  
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• Trump Launches Commission To Investigate Voter Fraud

  11-05-2017 16:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday launching a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression, building upon his unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.
  The White House said the president’s “Advisory Commission on Election Integrity” would examine allegations of improper voting and fraudulent voter registration in states and across the nation. Vice President Mike Pence wi
  
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• Animal Park Home To April The Giraffe And Baby Opening Monday

  11-05-2017 16:51
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — People hoping to get an up-close look at April the giraffe’s baby born at an upstate New York zoo before a live stream audience will have to wait a little longer.
  Animal Adventure Park originally planned to open for the season this weekend, but delayed the date until Monday because of cool and rainy conditions in the forecast.April gave birth to a male calf on April 15. Her pregnancy was the second most live-viewed channel in YouTube’s history, with mo
  
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• Scientists Name Newly ID’d Dino For Ghostbusters Monster

  11-05-2017 16:46
  TORONTO (AP) — Scientists in Toronto have named a newly identified dinosaur after a monster from the original “Ghostbusters” film.
  The Royal Ontario Museum says it acquired the skeleton of Zuul crurivastator (ZOOL’ crer-uh-vas-TAYT’-or) last year. The name references Zuul, a dog-like monster that terrorizes characters played by Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis in the 1984 movie. The museum says scientists picked the name Zuul based on the features of its head, whic
  
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• Storm Damage In The Millions For Denver Nonprofit

  11-05-2017 16:15
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Laradon, a not-for-profit service provider for children and adults with developmental disabilities, was shut down for a second day Wednesday after Monday’s severe storm caused at least $2 million in damages.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I have never seen anything like it,” described Laradon President and CEO Doug McNeill of the storms. “We have 17 buildings, 21 roofs; all roofs are going to have to be replaced.”
  (credit: CBS)
  Safety concerns
  
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• Latest Forecast: Storm Moves Away From Colorado Today, Sunny Weather Returns

  11-05-2017 16:10
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – The storm system responsible for our wet weather this week will finally move away from Colorado on Thursday. As the system departs, clouds will gradually decrease and mostly sunny skies are expected by late Thursday afternoon and through the evening.
  In terms of temperatures, highs will be in the lower 60s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. It will be warmer than Wednesday (Denver officially reached only 54°) but still below normal for
  
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• Broncos Among Teams Who’ve Changed Rookie Minicamps

  11-05-2017 15:48
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Hands on and lots of hand-offs? No longer.
  The Denver Broncos’ upcoming rookie minicamp reflects a change in the way many teams handle the draft class introduction into the NFL.
  “We’re going to have a rookie orientation, and it’s not going to be all football,” coach Vance Joseph said. “It’s going to be more helping guys get acclimated to the NFL. More meetings, some lifting and some running, but not a full-scale team practic
  
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• ‘Amazing Race’ Competitors From Colorado To Appear On CBS4

  11-05-2017 15:29
  
  By Wendy Holmes, CBS4 Program Director
  (CBS4) – Two Colorado reality TV stars will appear on CBS4 on Thursday.
  Becca Droz and Floyd Pierce on The Amazing Race (credit: CBS)hat will be awarded on Thursday, June 1 (9-10 p.m.) In fact, they were the Top 2 teams on the Thursday, May 4th show for the second week running.
  Matt Ladley, Becca Droz, and Floyd Piece (L-R) (credit: CBS)
  Leg 6 featured the teams running through Italy. When they got to Lake Como, one of the Detour choices was to climb
  
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• Take A Virtual Field To The Pawnee National Grasslands

  11-05-2017 14:58
  
  EVANS, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 had teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service and Prince William Network for a virtual field trip to the Pawnee National Grasslands.
  It’s part of a program to teach school children about just how important the huge expanses of land are to Colorado and the country’s ecology and economy. Teachers and kids across the nation have been studying the lands this school year.
  (credit: CBS)
  It culminates when Dave Aguilera hosts a virtual field trip to the Pawnee
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: Sweetheart Scam

  11-05-2017 14:34
  
  Watch a report by Jennifer Brice at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• Dead & Company Ticket Giveaway

  11-05-2017 12:00
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Dead & Company at Folsom Field on June 9, 2017 or June 10, 2017!
  
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• Ask Amy: Long-ago sexual assault haunts friendship

  11-05-2017 09:00
  
  Dear Amy: My husband and I have been friends with another couple for 40 years. We get together socially, vacation together, visit each other’s homes in different states, etc.
  My problem is that now it is very difficult for me to be with the female friend because of something that happened in the early ’90s. I thought that I had been able to put the incident out of my mind; but now I am finding that it is bothering me to the point that I cannot bear to talk to the friend, be with her,
  
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• Ducks end Game 7 woes, beat Oilers to reach West finals

  11-05-2017 07:42
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nick Ritchie scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks ended their streak of five straight Game 7 losses with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the second time in three years.
  Andrew Cogliano scored the tying goal midway through the second period for the Ducks, who had blown a 3-2 series lead and lost a Game 7 on home ice in four consecutive seasons.
  After a rally fr
  
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• Snapchat’s growth stalls in Facebook’s shadow; stock plunges

  11-05-2017 06:49
  
  NEW YORK — Facebook’s shadow continues to hang over Snapchat as its parent company reported disappointing numbers.
  Snap Inc., best known for disappearing messages even though it has evolved to become much more, had a massive loss and saw user growth continue to slow down in the first three months of the year. Its revenue was below Wall Street’s expectations in its first quarterly earnings since its initial public offering of stock.
  Snapchat has tried to become more like its big
  
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• DIA Wants To Remove Art But Not Everyone Is Ready For Takeoff

  11-05-2017 06:30
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver International Airport is moving forward with plans to remove a large and now controversial piece of art in the middle of the Concourse C but not everyone is onboard.
  “This piece has been particularly problematic and it’s reached a point where it’s both dangerous for people traveling and very cost prohibitive for a maintenance schedule,” said Heath Montgomery, a spokesman for the airport.
  CBS4’s Jeff Todd interviews Heath Mon
  
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• Presence of Russian photographer in Oval Office raises alarms

  11-05-2017 05:41
  
  A photographer for a Russian state-owned news agency was allowed into the Oval Office on Wednesday during President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian diplomats, a level of access that was criticized by former U.S. intelligence officials as a potential security breach.
  The officials cited the danger that a listening device or other surveillance equipment could have been brought into the Oval Office while hidden in cameras or other electronics. Former U.S. intelligence officials raised que
  
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• Oil & Gas Facility Inspections Continue After Home Explosion

  11-05-2017 05:34
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Inspections of Colorado oil and gas facilities so far have not found any more leaks like the one that was responsible for the explosion of a home in Firestone.
  What happened in Firestone last month took two lives, injured others, and touched off a mad dash to inspect other oil and gas sites.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Thousands of wells were shut down after the blast as a precaution.
  CBS4’s Rick Sallinger accompanied Colorado Oil and Gas
  
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