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• Hillary Clinton Launching New Political Group

  15-05-2017 23:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton is launching a new political organization.
  The former Democratic presidential nominee unveiled “Onward Together” on Monday afternoon. The organization, whose name is a riff on her campaign theme, “Stronger Together,” aims to empower Democrats and liberal groups that are building a network of candidates in the 2018 mid-terms to oppose President Donald Trump.
  Hillary Clinton (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images)
  Clinton tweeted that she&r
  
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• Woman Finds ‘Octopus-Looking’ Mold Inside Her Coconut Water

  15-05-2017 23:51
  
  NEW YORK (CBS4) – A woman says she was sickened by an octopus-like sludge found in a bottle of Vita Coco coconut water.
  Barbara Kline wrote on social media that she become violently ill after unknowingly swallowing a piece of the slimy substance.
  “When I took a big gulp, I swallowed a chunk of something,” she said. “It tasted very thick and syrupy. It was disgusting.”
  A spokesperson for Vita Coco said they believe the object was mold and thinks it’s “hig
  
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• Laradon Opens After Hail Storm Thanks To Volunteers

  15-05-2017 23:42
  By Alan Gionet
  DENVER (CBS4)– An incredible effort by volunteers allowed The Laradon School to reopen a week after a devastating hail storm. But there is still months of work ahead for the school for developmentally disabled children and adults.
  “It was like gunfire that hit us,” said Laradon CEO Doug McNeill.
  CBS4’s Alan Gionet interviews The Laradon School CEO Doug McNeill (credit: CBS)
  A week ago this center for challenged children and adults took a beating in the hail
  
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• 1st Time In 30 Years For NFL: Woman To Do Play-By-Play For Broncos Game

  15-05-2017 23:29
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman will call the play-by-play in an NFL football game for the first time in about 30 years.
  Reports say ESPN’s Beth Mowins will call the Denver Broncos game against the San Diego Chargers on Sept. 11. It’s a Monday night game at Mile High Stadium.
  Beth Mowins (credit: Beth Mowins/Twitter)
  Mowins has called college football games and for the Oakland Raiders in the preseason. She’s set to be joined by Rex Ryan, the former coach for the Buffalo Bills and
  
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• Denver Zoo Hatches First Lake Titicaca Tadpoles In ‘North American History’

  15-05-2017 23:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Zoo announced Monday that it’s hatched the first Lake Titicaca frog tadpoles in North American history.
  The announcement comes a little delayed, as the first batch of the roughly 200 tadpoles actually happened back on Valentine’s Day, but it is a welcome one.
  The Lake Titicaca frog, the world’s largest entirely aquatic frog, is considered critically endangered.“This hatching and the research we’ve done with Lake Titicaca frogs at the
  
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• Drugs, Alcohol Suspected In Several Mother’s Day Hit & Run Crashes

  15-05-2017 22:45
  
  BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A man from Denver is believed to be the driver who caused several hit-and-run crashes that occurred on Sunday.
  Authorities believe Brian Lawrence Kahn, 40, was driving on Highway 85 in a high rate of speed when he crashed into several vehicles at the intersection with Bromley Lane.
  Brian Lawrence Kahn (credit: Brighton Police Department)
  “Kahn apparently swerved into the far left turn lane to go around the stopped cars, entering the intersection against a red
  
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• Keidel: Can Wizards Overcome History?

  15-05-2017 21:54
  
  By Jason Keidel
  So one team is playing it’s 30th Game 7. The other is trying to reach its first conference finals since 1979. One team is vying for its first conference finals since 2012, and has won four titles since 1979. The other is trying to reach its first conference finals since 1979. One team is home, where they’re 5-0 against tonight’s opponent. The other is trying to reach its first conference finals, on the road, where they are 0-5, since 1979.
  The historical gulf be
  
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• Suspect With Semi-Automatic Weapon Shot By Deputy

  15-05-2017 21:48
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – On Monday, authorities could release more information about last week’s bizarre officer-involved shooting in Douglas County.
  Around 6:45 p.m. May 12, a Douglas County deputy on routine patrol spotted a white SUV pulled over on the side of County Line Road near Santa Fe Drive.
  The deputy stopped to help what he thought was a stranded motorist, but soon feared for his life.
  (credit: CBS)
  According to Deputy Steve Johnson with the Douglas County Sheri
  
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• Deputy Shoots Suspect With Semi-Automatic Weapon

  15-05-2017 21:48
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – On Monday, authorities could release more information about last week’s bizarre officer-involved shooting in Douglas County.
  Around 6:45 p.m. May 12, a Douglas County deputy on routine patrol spotted a white SUV pulled over on the side of County Line Road near Santa Fe Drive.
  The deputy stopped to help what he thought was a stranded motorist, but soon feared for his life.
  (credit: CBS)
  According to Deputy Steve Johnson with the Douglas County Sheri
  
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• Developer Helps Homeowners Achieve Dream With Wee Cottages

  15-05-2017 21:35
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– As the cost of traditional homes continues to rise dramatically across Colorado, one developer is trying to help homeowners achieve the American dream by keeping it small.
  “We like to say it has everything you need and nothing you don’t,” said community manager David Gregg Jr.
  (credit: CBS)
  In the Centerra neighborhood of Loveland, 19 Wee Cottages are the latest development to spring up along the Front Range.
  Each house averages about 1,000 square
  
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• Too Much Caffeine Led To Heart Problems That Killed Teen

  15-05-2017 21:16
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A coroner says a 16-year-old South Carolina high school student who collapsed and died in a classroom had heart problems caused by drinking too much caffeine.
  Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said at a news conference Monday that Davis Cripe drank a large Mountain Dew, a latte from McDonalds and an energy drink in the two hours before his heart fell out of rhythm at Spring Hill High School near Chapin on April 26.
  Watts says parents need to know that while a soda or
  
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• Colorado Mills Remains Closed 1 Week After Hail Storm

  15-05-2017 21:08
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The Colorado Mills remains closed one week after a devastating hail storm caused millions of dollars in damage.The storm hit the afternoon of May 8, leaving baseball size hail that shattered windows, stripped siding and ultimately postponed the Colorado Rockies- Chicago Cubs game at Coors Field. Flooding in the Colorado Mills mall (credit: Domo Tyler)
  The Mills was hit hard, with shoppers evacuating when the storm started flooding the building. Dozens of shoppers fo
  
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• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Baby Giraffe Goes Outside

  15-05-2017 21:03
  COLORADO, SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s new baby giraffe spent much of Monday outside.
  The giraffe, the zoo’s 199th successful giraffe birth, arrived on April 26 to mother Msitu, her second calf, and father Khalid.
  Shortly after the gender was announced, the baby girl was making friends with the other giraffes at the zoo and going outside.The baby girl wandered in and out of the zoo’s live giraffe cam, seen several times right below the railing
  
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• Murder Suspect In Missing Woman Case Appears In Court

  15-05-2017 20:25
  
  By Jamie Leary
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– The man accused of killing Queen Ashby made his first court appearance Monday morning in Arapahoe County.
  Shawrae Butler, 21, has been charged with Ashby’s murder. His parents were in court Monday to support their son.
  (credit: CBS)
  While they didn’t want to talk on camera, Butler’s father said he wanted to extend his deepest condolences to Ashby’s family. He also said that he wants the public to know that his son turned
  
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• Judges Question Whether Trump’s Travel Ban Discriminates

  15-05-2017 19:50
  SEATTLE (AP) — Federal judges on Monday peppered a lawyer for President Donald Trump with questions about whether the administration’s travel ban discriminates against Muslims, the second time in a week the issue has been in court.
  Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, who is defending the travel ban, told a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle that the executive order halting travel from six majority Muslim nations doesn’t say anything about r
  
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• Police: Mother, Son Killed By Family Friend

  15-05-2017 19:47
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police say a man who killed a mother and her son was living with them in Colorado Springs.
  Family friends have identified the victims as Barbara Pepper and her son, Christopher, 20.
  ( credit – Colorado Springs Police Department)
  Police say Elijah Phillips, 19, killed them and then stole their vehicle.
  (credit: CBS)
  He was arrested just hours after their murders on Sunday morning, thanks to tips to police from the community.
  (credit: CBS)
  A family frie
  
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• Joseph knows more to coach than coaching

  15-05-2017 19:36
  
  DENVER—For a rookie head coach, Vance Joseph seems to understand the enormity of his job.       
  
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• Student Arrested After Social Media Threat

  15-05-2017 19:24
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– A student believed to be responsible for a social media threat involving Wheat Ridge High School was taken into custody early Monday morning.
  The threat went out over the weekend.
  Jeffco Schools composed a letter to parents informing them of the threat. The Wheat Ridge Police spokeswoman told CBS4 they believe the threat has been resolved.
  Copter4 flew over Wheat Ridge High School (credit: CBS)
  Additional officers from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
  
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• ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Jim Parsons Marries Longtime Partner

  15-05-2017 19:22
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Big Bang Theory” star Jim Parsons has married longtime partner Todd Spiewak.
  Parsons’ publicist, Jillian Roscoe, has confirmed reports from People magazine and the New York Post that Parsons and Spiewak married Saturday night at the Rainbow Room restaurant in New York’s Rockefeller Center.
  Parsons posted a picture on Instagram on Monday of himself and Spiewak holding hands while walking down the aisle in tuxedos. He also posted a shot of the newlywe
  
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• Ammonia Leak Forces Packing Plant Evacuation

  15-05-2017 19:08
  
  By Jamie Leary
  DENVER (CBS4)– An ammonia leak forced the evacuation of a King Soopers corporate meat packing warehouse early Monday morning.
  Firefighters from Denver rushed to the plant at 85 Yuma Street just before 4 a.m.
  Firefighters invetigated an ammonia leak at the packing plant (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the packing plant (credit: CBS)
  The alarm sounded, alerting employees of the leak. Everyone evacuated safely while hazardous materials teams searched for the source of the leak.
  
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• 4 Stabbed Outside Rescue Mission

  15-05-2017 18:55
  By Jamie Leary
  DENVER (CBS4)– Four people are recovering after they werestabbed outside the Denver Rescue Mission early Monday morning.Police responded to the corner of Park Avenue and Lawrence Street just before 4 a.m. to find the injured victims.
  A witness to the incident told CBS4 that it started as an altercation between a man and his girlfriend and when others tried to intervene, the man pulled out a knife.The four people stabbed were transported to the hospital with non-life threaten
  
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• Como Zoo Officials Announce Alice The Gorilla Is Expecting

  15-05-2017 18:53
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Officials at Como Zoo say Alice, one of their western lowland gorillas, is expecting and will likely give birth sometime in September or October.
  It’s the second pregnancy for Alice. Her first baby died just days after it was born.
  Zoo officials say the 14-year-old Alice has been able to watch and learn about mothering from another gorilla in recent years, and they are optimistic.
  A Como Zoo gorilla (credit: Como Zoo / Facebook)
  Baby gorillas weigh between 4 an
  
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• Six Weeks Into Fantasy Baseball Season, It’s Time To Drop Struggling Draft Picks

  15-05-2017 18:51
  By Sam McPherson
  It happens every spring: Fantasy baseball owners pick a sure-thing player in the draft, and that player has the worst season of his career. Or, team owners gamble on a risky player, hoping to beat the others in the league to the punch—and that risk fails miserably.
  As Major League Baseball enters its seventh week of regular-season play, it’s time to assess which of your beloved draft picks is failing this season and accept it now before a player (or multiple players,
  
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• School Reopens After Devastating Hail Storm

  15-05-2017 18:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A non-profit school that was closed for much of last week after the devastating hail storm reopened on Monday morning.
  The Laradon School helps both children and adults with developmental disabilities.
  The Laradon School was damaged by a hail storm (credit: CBS)
  The school at 51st and Lincoln Avenue suffered nearly $2 million in damages. Every day the school remained closed, it lost about $80,000 a day in funding. The school closed after the storm on May 8 and didn’t
  
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• Blue Trees Offer Students A Lesson In Preservation

  15-05-2017 18:39
  By Libby Smith
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Blue Trees outdoor art installation is moving to Denver schools. As part of the exhibition that’s going on in the Denver Theatre District, the artist is taking his message and blue dye to several Denver Public Schools.
  (credit CBS)
  Second graders at the International Academy of Denver were the first students to pick up paint brushes and color some trees using environmentally safe dye. They worked on three trees in their playground. The kids said tha
  
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• North Korea: New Long-Range Missile Can Carry Heavy Nuke

  15-05-2017 18:26
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday the missile it launched over the weekend was a new type of “medium long-range” ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. A jubilant leader Kim Jong Un promised more nuclear and missile tests and warned that North Korean weapons could strike the U.S. mainland and Pacific holdings.
  North Korean propaganda must be considered with wariness — Pyongyang has threatened for decades to reduce Seoul to a “sea of
  
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• Gary Russell Jr.: My Hand Speed, Punching Power, Boxing IQ Are Why I Will Win

  15-05-2017 18:23
  
  Ryan Mayer
  WBC featherweight champion “Mr.” Gary Russell Jr. comes from a boxing family. Trained by his father, Gary Russell Sr., alongside his three brothers (all also named Gary), Russell quickly proved a force to be reckoned with. In 2005, he became the first fighter to win the United States and Golden Gloves titles before the age of 17. He faced some adversity in having to leave the Beijing Olympics in 2008 after an unsuccessful weight cut, but since turning pro has rolled up a 2
  
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• ESPN’s Shelley Smith Having Tests After Scare At Warriors

  15-05-2017 18:12
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — ESPN reporter Shelley Smith said Sunday night she was doing well and undergoing tests at an East Bay hospital for stroke symptoms after a scare in the Golden State locker room following the Warriors’ 113-111 victory over San Antonio in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.I'm good!!! Waiting for test results! Thankyou everyone!! https://t.co/qENFQ1Iw2P
  — Shelley Smith (@ShelleyESPN) May 15, 2017
  Smith shared details with The Associated Press via text m
  
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• Being Drunk Doesn’t Change Your Personality, Study Finds

  15-05-2017 17:48
  
  CBS Local – Blaming last night’s actions or decisions on excessive alcohol consumption is commonplace and a moderately forgivable offense.
  However, there isn’t much science to back up this conventional wisdom.
  Booze doesn’t alter your personality, it simply exaggerates it, according to a study published in Clinical Psychological Science.
  In the study, 156 participants were studied. Some were given non-alcoholic drinks and others were given drinks desig
  
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• With Resurgent Holland, Rockies Winning Closer Lottery

  15-05-2017 17:28
  
  DENVER (AP)– It’s mid-May, and the Colorado Rockies are still in first place.
  One big reason for that unexpected development is the performance of their resurgent closer.
  The Rockies signed Greg Holland last offseason to a contract laden with performance bonuses , hoping the right-hander could regain his status as one of the game’s top relievers after missing the entire 2016 season because of Tommy John surgery. The move has paid off so far. Holland leads the major leagues with
  
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• Report: ESPN’s Beth Mowins To Make History By Calling Broncos-Chargers Week 1 Matchup

  15-05-2017 17:11
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  DENVER (CBS4) – When the Denver Broncos open up their 2017 season against the Los Angeles Chargers as part of the opening week Monday Night Football doubleheader, history will be made on the broadcast. According to a report from Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch, ESPN will have play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins on the call for the game alongside new analyst Rex Ryan. Why will that make history, you ask? Well, Mowins will become the first woman to ever announce a Mon
  
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• Jake Butt Aims To Meet Broncos’ Expectations Quickly

  15-05-2017 16:59
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Jake Butt has no regrets and one thing to prove.
  The former Michigan star and Denver Broncos rookie wants to show he’s the best tight end of the 2017 NFL draft class even though six were selected ahead of him, including three in the first round.
  Butt was considered a first-rounder, too, until blowing out his right knee in the Orange Bowl, which caused him to slip to the fifth round.
  Tight end Jake Butt scores a touchdown at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 10, 2016.
  
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• Actor Powers Boothe Dies At 68

  15-05-2017 16:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Powers Boothe, the character actor known for his villain roles in TV’s “Deadwood,” and in the movies “Tombstone,” “Sin City” and “The Avengers,” has died. He was 68.
  Boothe’s publicist says he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles Sunday.
  Beau Bridges tweeted the news and called him “a dear friend, great actor, devoted father and husband.”
  Actor Powers Boothe (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Get
  
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• Chilly Rain And Maybe Even Snow In Store For Denver By Friday

  15-05-2017 16:55
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Get ready for a wild weather ride this week!
  A strong spring storm is expected to bring much colder weather and precipitation into Colorado.
  Snow showers are possible in the higher elevations by Tuesday night. Moderate to heavy snow is possible in the mountains and higher foothills by Thursday.
  A snapshot from the GFS computer model shows the potential for snow in Denver overnight Thursday. (credit: College of DuPage)
  A chilly rain is expected in Denver and o
  
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• Animal Adventure Park Opens Today!

  15-05-2017 16:40
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – Home to April the giraffe and her baby Tajiri, the Animal Adventure Park opened Monday.
  The park posted to Facebook in the morning, saying “today marks the opening of our 5th season!”For the summer months, they’re open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the last admission sold at 4 p.m.
  RELATED: Pittsburgh’s Zoo Is Welcoming ‘A Ton Of Good News’
  The park gained international fame with April the giraffe, as million
  
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• Rapids Defender Works To Make Things Special For Mom Battling Cancer

  15-05-2017 16:32
  By Mark Haas
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – Like a lot of moms, Laurie Ford spent part of her Mother’s Day weekend at her son’s soccer game.
  “The greatest thing I have ever had the opportunity to be a part of is being his mom,” Ford says from a field level suite provided by the Colorado Rapids. “Of all the things I have done, this is the greatest honor I have.”
  Defender Kortne Ford of the Colorado Rapids attempts to maneuver past forward Soony Saad of Spo
  
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• 1 Dead, Another Injured After House Party Turns Violent

  15-05-2017 15:57
  
  By Andrea Flores
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – One man is dead and another injured after a fight turned deadly in Aurora over the weekend.
  (credit: CBS)
  Officers responded at 1:13 a.m. Sunday to the 16100 block of East Brunswick Drive on a report of a fight at a house party.
  Fernando Rivera says his best friend, 20-year-old Hector Herrera, was killed in the fight.
  “I guess he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Rivera said. “Hector was just the most, awesome, hard-wo
  
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• Latest Forecast: Storm Originating In Alaska On The Way To Colorado

  15-05-2017 15:25
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver and the Front Range will enjoy more summer-like weather on Monday with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. A mix of sun and clouds will be overhead throughout the day with a near zero chance for rain at lower elevations. The higher foothills and mountains could experience a late day gusty thunderstorm. There would be more wind that rain.
  It will also be a bit breezy along the urban corridor with southerly w
  
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• Tonight’s Xfinity Monday Live Guest: Former Nuggets Player/Coach Bill Hanzlik

  15-05-2017 14:56
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News at 10 p.m.: CBS4 Investigates 911 Emergencies On Hold

  15-05-2017 14:46
  
  Watch a report by investigator Brian Maass at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  Watch the latest CBS4 Investigates reports.
  
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• How To Find The Best Memorial Day Sales

  15-05-2017 04:58
  By Deborah Flomberg
  Memorial Day is Monday, May 29, and so is the unofficial start to the summer season. As everyone heads out to enjoy the day, retailers from coast to coast are also preparing to bring out out their best deals to help attract new customers during those long, slower retail months. It’s a great chance to get the best deals on everything form mattresses and furniture to clothing, housewares and more – as long as you know where to look. Start early and you can plan
  
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• 5 Things To Do This Memorial Day

  15-05-2017 04:56
  
  By Deborah Flomberg
  Memorial Day may be the unofficial start to the summer season, but it’s also a time to remember those who have given their lives while serving in the armed forces. The holiday dates back to 1868, but is still celebrated today across the country in many different ways. It’s a great opportunity to teach your family about American history, the importance of supporting the troops, and how we can help to honor those that have passed.
  Of course, since the holiday f
  
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• Tips For Beating Memorial Day Weekend Traffic

  15-05-2017 04:54
  By Deborah Flomberg
  Memorial Day is the start of the summer season, which means everyone will be out of the house, finding different ways to celebrate the day with their families. Of course, that also means the dreaded traffic jams, the congested streets and the headaches that come from being stuck in a hot car for hours on end. Don’t let the stress of traffic ruin your holiday. There are a few things you can do to plan for Memorial Day traffic to keep your spirits high and to make th
  
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• Thief Steals Signs Designed For The Blind

  15-05-2017 03:01
  By Melissa Garcia
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Jefferson County deputies are investigating a series of thefts at Genesee Park.
  The 2,000-acre park is close to Interstate 70 and exit 253.
  Someone stole every sign for the visually impaired along the half-mile loop of the Braille Trail on the park’s north end.
  (credit: CBS)
  Over the last few months, fences and signage at the trail have gone missing.
  The trail’s interpretive signs in English and Braille disappeared last week. W
  
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• Police Anticipate More ‘Ransomware’ Victims As Workers Return To Computers Monday

  15-05-2017 02:55
  
  LONDON (CBS4) – The European Union’s police agency warns more internet users will likely fall victim to the international “ransomware” cyberattack Monday morning as people return to work there and turn on their computers.
  The virus has already struck more than 100,000 organizations in at least 150 countries, according to Europol’s spokesman. Included among them are Britain’s hospital network, Germany’s national railway, Spain’s telephone system, Ru
  
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• Rockies’ Valaika Has 2 HRs, Senzatela Gets Win For Mom

  15-05-2017 02:25
  DENVER (AP) – Pat Valaika homered twice and drove in four runs, Antonio Senzatela got the win in an emotional Mother’s Day start and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Sunday.
  Senzatela (6-1) was pitching on Mother’s Day for the first time since his mom died of breast cancer last July. Like many around the league, Senzatela used a pink bat to raise awareness about the disease.
  The rookie right-hander is tied for the majors’ lead in wins. He allowed f
  
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