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• Rockies’ Bettis Finishes Last Round Of Chemo For Testicular Cancer

  16-05-2017 23:55
  
  DENVER (AP) – Colorado Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis says he has finished his last round of chemotherapy two months after doctors discovered his testicular cancer had spread.
  Chad Bettis of the Colorado Rockies poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 23, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (credit: Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
  Bettis posted a photo Tuesday on his Instagram account of his new daughter sitting on his lap and his wife standing nearby.
  
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• Rompers For Men: Your New Favorite Summer Outfit

  16-05-2017 23:04
  
  (CBS4) – The makers of what’s being called the first ever romper for men, the RompHim, say it “may just be the start of a fashion revolution.”
  The RompHim’s Kickstarter page indicates that the idea came about while the founders were talking about men’s clothing options.
  The four friends found that “everything was either too corporate… too fratty … too ‘runway’ … or too basic.”
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• Denver Company Has Advice For Those Affected By Ransomware

  16-05-2017 22:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s being a called a case of high-tech extortion. The WannaCry ransomware has infected computers in the U.S. and across the globe.
  The hackers demand money to let computer users back into their computer files. It’s impacted more than 300,000 machines in 150 countries.
  CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger found a cyber-security company in Denver called Red Canary that monitors clients’ computer operations to try to prevent them from being hit with devastating
  
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• Some Starbucks Offering Free Drinks Amid Reported Computer Outage

  16-05-2017 22:44
  (CBS4) – A reported computer outage is affecting Starbucks shops around the country, and some fans of the coffee chain are cashing in with free drinks.It’s not clear how widespread the outage is but several people have posted on Twitter that their local Starbucks is offering free coffee if the computers are down.
  Customers wait for coffee at Starbucks (Photo credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
  In Chicago, long lines were seen at one Starbucks giving away complimentary cof
  
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• Meeting Over Controversial Dog Park Closing Packed With Upset Pet Owners

  16-05-2017 22:34
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Dozens of people piled into a county commissioner’s meeting Tuesday morning and pleaded for a popular dog park to be reopened.
  The meeting on Tuesday (credit: CBS)
  The Elk Meadow Dog Park was closed last month because of an excessive amount of dog waste being left behind.
  All 107 acres are currently closed. A county official says they could be looking at other areas to open for the community.
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  There’s been no decision to reopen the origina
  
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• Broadway’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Tour To Launch In Denver In 2018

  16-05-2017 22:27
  DENVER (CBS4) – “Dear Evan Hansen” is the hottest ticket on Broadway right now, and the 2018 tour will launch in Denver.
  “People seem to find the show very emotional. I think that people are surprised by the journey that they go on with the show. The musical really goes to some funny places, and some dark places, and it’s a really…it’s a big ride it takes you on. Definitely you begin in one place and end in another,” said Steven Levenson, the
  
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• Crews Working On ‘Hold Lines’ At Wildfire In Park County

  16-05-2017 22:11
  PARK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire in Park County that started Sunday has burned about 44 acres.Officials say they were working on hold lines on the Puma Fire and were mopping up the blaze.
  Planes dropped fire retardant Monday afternoon.
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  Firefighters were setting new fires to protect the fire line.
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• Watch: April The Giraffe Cam Streaming Live Online

  16-05-2017 22:05
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – April the giraffe and her baby boy Tajiri are streaming live online.
  The Animal Adventure Park is doing their weekly live feed, which begins every Tuesday at about 4 p.m. MT, from their giraffe barn.
  The feed lasts approximately four hours. 
  Animal Adventure Park opened their gates Monday for the first time of the season after a short weekend delay due to an incoming nor’easter.
  RELATED: Denver Zoo Welcomes Malayan Tapir Birth
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• Storm Forces Mall To Close Until November

  16-05-2017 21:24
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A popular Lakewood shopping mall will remain closed until November because of a storm that brought damaging hail and heavy rain a week ago.
  The storm on May 8 pelted Colorado Mills with baseball-sized hail that damaged the roof.
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  In a letter to mall tenants obtained by CBS4, the Lakewood mall said, “At this time, we are not able to estimate, with precision, how long it will take until the complex is ready to be open to the public; however, we do
  
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• Neighbors Say Homicide Victim Was Housesitting

  16-05-2017 21:10
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police are investigating a homicide at a home in the 3900 block of South Spruce Street.
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  The crime took place early Tuesday morning in Denver’s Hampden South neighborhood, not far from East Hampden Avenue and South Tamarac Drive.
  A few hours after the murder, police located a vehicle that was possibly involved at a home in east Denver, along the border with Aurora at Yosemite Street and East 11th Avenue. The reportedly stolen black Audi SUV was tow
  
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• Rookie Henderson Makes Special Request For Broncos Jersey Number

  16-05-2017 20:50
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The first thing rookie running back De’Angelo “Hop” Henderson of Coastal Carolina inquired about when the Denver Broncos drafted him was whether No. 33 was available.
  Unlike many NFL rookies who have superstitious reasons for seeking certain jersey numbers — and often paying cash to a veteran who already owns it — Henderson wanted the number to honor a friend.
  “My fraternity brother Anthony Frye died March 2, 2016,” Henderso
  
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• Judge Grants Freedom To Inmate Who Was Released After Error, Then Imprisoned Again

  16-05-2017 20:31
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Colorado judge on Tuesday granted freedom to a man who was released from prison in error many years early and then spent six years out of prison before being incarcerated again.
  Rene Lima-Marin (credit: Jasmine Lima-Marin)
  Judge Carlos A. Samour ordered that Rene Lima-Marin be released from the Colorado Department of Corrections.
  “At the end of the day, the Court concludes that it would be utterly unjust to compel Lima-Marin, at this juncture, to serve the rest of hi
  
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• Reynolds Carries On Impressive Start For NL West-Leading Rockies

  16-05-2017 19:59
  DENVER (AP) – Mark Reynolds glided into the Colorado Rockies clubhouse on a motorized skateboard.
  A fitting ride these days for a player who just keeps rolling along.
  Reynolds is having an unlikely All-Star-caliber season, hitting .326 with a team-leading 12 homers and 33 RBIs. Unlikely, because he wasn’t even supposed to be the everyday first baseman for the NL West-leading Rockies.
  Mark Reynolds #12 of the Colorado Rockies is congratulated by third base coach Stu Coles as he circle
  
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• Letterman Wins Nation’s Top Prize For Comedy

  16-05-2017 19:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — David Letterman’s job was to make America laugh five nights a week, but he also didn’t mind making his audience uncomfortable. The late-night host’s irascible, independent streak inspired fierce loyalty from fans and critics and led to his being honored with the nation’s top prize for humor.
  Letterman, 70, is this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center announced Tuesday. He is the 20th humorist to rece
  
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• Car Winds Up Dangling Off Wall After Accident

  16-05-2017 19:17
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A motorist in Denver experienced a scare late Tuesday morning when the car they were driving on Speer Boulevard wound up dangling on a wall next to the Cherry Creek Bike Path.
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  The accident happened near the intersection of Speer and 8th Avenue.
  A CBS4 employee was on the path shortly after the incident happened and captured a photo of the driver still in the driver’s seat as firefighters tried to get the car back onto stable ground.
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  The dri
  
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• Peyton Manning To Host ESPY Awards

  16-05-2017 19:00
  
  (The Sports Xchange) – Five-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning has been chosen to host the 25th annual ESPYS on June 12 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
  Manning, who retired after 17 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos on March 7, 2016, will be joined by many of the world’s top athletes to celebrate the year in sports.
  “It’s an honor to be asked to host THE ESPYS, and it’s even more meaningful that it’s the 25th year for this incredible eve
  
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• CDOT To Shut Down Part Of Interstate 70 For More Rock Blasting

  16-05-2017 18:37
  IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation will be shutting down Interstate 70 in Colorado’s high country for a short time on Tuesday afternoon to do rock blasting work.
  Drone4 flew over the blasting for rock mitigation on I-70 (credit: CBS)
  Last week mitigation work was done west of Idaho Springs between Fall River Road and Dumont. Crews will be back at the same spot starting at 11 a.m.
  Closures of the highway and frontage roads should last fo
  
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• 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Preview

  16-05-2017 18:34
  By Rahul Lal
  It’s finally time for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. After an incredible back-and-forth series between the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, the DC curse holds, and Beantown can celebrate… for now. While Boston has many reasons to be excited, it faces an even more difficult task starting Wednesday: beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  James has taken his teams to the NBA Finals, representing the East, in each of the las
  
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• Neighboring Family Files Lawsuit After Fatal Gas Explosion

  16-05-2017 18:29
  FIRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – A family has filed the first lawsuit over a gas explosion that killed two people and seriously injured another in a home in Firestone.
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  The lawsuit was filed on Monday by Jeffrey and Karla Baum. The homeowners have three children and are seeking damages from builders, developers as well as the natural gas producers and controllers of the well. That includes Andarko, the company that owns the well, as well as Noble Energy which owned the well before An
  
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• Man In Custody After Barricading Himself Inside Home

  16-05-2017 18:15
  
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A SWAT situation near the border between Wheat Ridge and Edgewater is over after a man barricaded himself inside a home early Tuesday morning.
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  The situation happened in the 2700 block of Ames Street, near Sloan’s Lake.
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  A woman called 911 at approximately 1 a.m. and told police her boyfriend had a gun. That’s when he barricaded himself inside that home at about 3:30 a.m.
  SWAT officers were able to talk to the man. They took
  
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• Denver’s Most Iconic Bars

  16-05-2017 18:00
  By Deborah Flomberg
  Whether you’re searching for a new neighborhood drinking joint, or you’re hoping to get a taste of Denver’s historic cocktail culture, there are several watering holes you simply must take some time to visit. From the first bars to open in Denver to the first bars to receive liquor licenses once prohibition was repealed, there is no shortage of historic and fascinating places to take in a cocktail or two. When you’re looking for a new spot to stop for
  
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• Town Retires Gas Explosion Victim’s Softball Jersey

  16-05-2017 17:40
  
  FIRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – It’s been nearly a month since the blast that leveled the Martinez family home in Firestone, killing Mark Martinez and his brother-in-law and injuring two others.
  Mark and Erin Martinez (credit: CBS)
  Martinez’s daughter was surrounded by family and friends on Monday at the Firestone Sports Complex as her dad’s jersey was retired by the town’s softball league.
  Mark Martinez’s daughter (credit: CBS)
  Victor Carbajal, who coaches the girl
  
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• LeMahieu, Rockies Travel To Minnesota For Interleague Series

  16-05-2017 17:01
  
  DJ LeMahieu hopes his torrid stretch at the plate travels well as the Rockies begin a season-high 10-game road trip on Tuesday with the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Twins.
  
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• School District On Western Slope Pulls Suicide Book ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’

  16-05-2017 16:48
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — As a Colorado community mourns the loss of seven students who recently killed themselves, a school district official ordered librarians to temporarily stop circulating a book that’s the basis for Netflix’s popular new series “13 Reasons Why,” which some critics say romanticizes suicide.
  The order rankled some librarians who called it censorship, and it appears to be a rare instance in which the book has been removed from circulation
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Few T-Storms Late Tuesday, Bigger Storm On The Way

  16-05-2017 16:12
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Clear skies Tuesday morning will allow for a lot of sunshine through at least early in the afternoon. Then clouds will quickly increase followed by a 30% chance for showers and thunderstorms from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m.
  Severe weather is not anticipated in Colorado on Tuesday although a few thunderstorms on the Northeastern Plains around Sterling and Julesburg will be capable of producing hail and strong winds.
  In the mountains, plan on scattered thunder
  
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• Homicide Reported At House, No Word On Suspects

  16-05-2017 15:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police say they are investigating a homicide at a home in the 3900 block of South Spruce Street.
  That’s in Denver’s Hampden South neighborhood near East Hampden Avenue and South Tamarac Drive.
  So far there haven’t been any suspect descriptions released.
  
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• Rocky Flats Set To Open Trail Network, Despite Outrage From Concerned Citizens

  16-05-2017 15:27
  
  By Jeff Todd
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has wrapped up a four-stop sharing session about the plans to widely open public access to the controversial Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
  “We think it’s valuable to come out and talk with folks, we need to figure out the best way to show them that we are listening and kind of show how our decisions have been informed by their input,” said David Lucas the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge
  
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• Hanzlik: Malone Has Nuggets Headed In Right Direction

  16-05-2017 14:42
  By Michael Spencer
  Former Nuggets player and coach Bill Hanzlik joined CBS4 sports anchor Michael Spencer for Xfinity Monday Live at the ViewHouse Centennial on Monday.
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – Bill Hanzlik, who coached the Nuggets for the 1997-1998 season, had lots of praise for the job Michael Malone has done in his two seasons as the Nuggets head coach.
  “I think he’s done an outstanding job,” said Hanzlik.
  Head Coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets (credit: Garr
  
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• Five Small Midwestern Towns to Visit Now

  16-05-2017 12:00
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and Luck, Love & Lemon Pie, loves to write stories that end well with characters you’d invite to dinner. A wife, mom, amateur chef, Fix-It Mistress, and cider enthusiast, she earned her MA in English Literature and serves on her local library’s board of directors. Hew new book from sister company Simon & Schuster, The Simplicity of Cider, is available now.
  In her new novel, The
  
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• Suspect Admits To Killing Man Before Setting Fire

  16-05-2017 06:37
  
  By Stan Bush
  NORTHGLENN, Colo. (CBS4) – The suspect in a fatal home invasion allegedly admitted guilt shortly after his arrest.
  According to court documents, Joshua Misegadis, 26, knocked on 79-year-old Joseph Montoya’s door Friday morning and asked to use the phone. During a two-hour interview, Misegadis, a self-admitted drug addict, said he fought with Montoya after asking the resident for money.
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  The suspect says during the fight he got a knife and stabbed Mont
  
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• Missing Boise girls found safe after...

  16-05-2017 06:33
  
         
  
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• Firestone community mourns victims

  16-05-2017 06:28
  
  It’s been nearly a month since two men were killed in a home explosion in Firestone – and that community is still reeling from the loss.       
  
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• NASCAR says no to Colo. hemp oil sponsor

  16-05-2017 06:20
  
  A Colorado-based hemp oil company likely got more than its money's worth after NASCAR ordered a driver to remove its logo from his car last week.        
  
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• Inmate died of medicine withdrawal

  16-05-2017 06:12
  
  Coroner's office backs claim of John Patrick Walter's family that he died of prescription drug withdrawal in jail.       
  
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• Future of Rocky Flats

  16-05-2017 06:04
  
  Plans to fully open the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge to the public appear on track despite pushback       
  
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• Callers To Denver’s 911 Center Forced To Spend Minutes On Hold

  16-05-2017 06:00
  By Brian Maass and Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of callers to Denver’s 911 system in the last year have been placed on hold for more than a minute and a half — sometimes as long as three minutes — before reaching a live operator, according to a CBS4 investigation.
  Athena Butler (credit: CBS)
  “As much as we don’t want that to be the reality, the reality today is that’s the truth,” said Athena Butler, director of Denver’s 911 system.
  
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• Rivers & Streams About To Peak: ‘It Only Takes One Small Mistake’

  16-05-2017 05:43
  By Matt Kroschel
  SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4) – Spring runoff in rivers and streams in Colorado will peak in the next several weeks and lots of people are out boating, but many are not doing it safely.
  There was a very close call on the Eagle River Saturday left four people, three not wearing life vests at the time, stuck in the middle of the river after the raft they were in wrapped around a rock.
  ( credit – Eagle County Sheriff’s Office)
  Swift water rescue crews were called in
  
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• Neighbors file lawsuit after explosion

  16-05-2017 05:40
  
  A lawsuit filed connected to the deadly explosion in Firestone comes from a neighbor.          
  
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• DU excited to face rival Notre Dame...

  16-05-2017 05:40
  
  Since Bill Tierney arrived no team has matched up better with DU than Notre Dame.  The last four games between the two teams has been decided by a single goal, but the Pioneers have won them all.  In fact, DU has won five straight against the Fighting Irish, but that doesn't mean this isn't a rivalry game.       
  
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• Jose Altuve back in lineup after switching to shoes that fit

  16-05-2017 05:39
  
  MIAMI — Second baseman Jose Altuve is back in the Houston Astros‘ lineup after giving his team a scare because his special Mother’s Day shoes were too snug.
  Altuve began limping enough in the ninth inning of Sunday night’s game at the New York Yankees that manager A.J. Hinch replaced him with a pinch runner.
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• Watch Xfinity Monday Live With Bill Hanzlik

  16-05-2017 05:26
  
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• Lawsuit filed after restaurant closes

  16-05-2017 05:24
  
  Immigrant says a sewer smell inside his new restaurant forced him to abandon the American dream, sue landlord.       
  
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• Boston Celtics power past Washington Wizards in Game 7

  16-05-2017 05:15
  
  BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas scored 29 points and had 12 assists, Kelly Olynyk scored a career-playoff high 26 points and the Boston Celtics used a big fourth quarter to outlast the Washington Wizards 115-105 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night.
  Boston advances to the Eastern Conference finals, where it will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 on Wednesday.
  Led by Olynyk the Celtics got a huge lift from their bench, outscoring their Wizards’ counterparts 48-5. Bo
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins knot series with Game 2 victory over Ottawa Senators

  16-05-2017 05:10
  
  PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots for his second shutout of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins evened their Eastern Conference final against Ottawa with a 1-0 victory in Game 2 on Monday night.
  Phil Kessel beat Craig Anderson with a wrist shot 13:05 into the third period as Pittsburgh finally broke through against the Ottawa’s packed-in defense.
  The Penguins dominated play for long stretches but couldn’t solve Anderson until late in the third. Kessel’s
  
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• Police: Officer Who Shot Suspect ‘Was Essentially Attacked’

  16-05-2017 05:08
  By Tom Mustin
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Authorities in Douglas County are investigating after a deputy shot a man who apparently threatened him with a rifle.
  Flashing lights and police tape tell the story of a disturbing officer-involved shooting.
  “Very disturbed. When you see red tape and yellow tape, you know something is going on,” said Diane Hokanson.
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  Around 6:45 p.m. Friday, a Douglas County deputy saw what appeared to be a stranded motorist in a white G
  
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