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• Medical Pot Dispensary Selling Marijuana Pizza

  07-06-2017 23:58
  
  QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts medical marijuana dispensary has created a culinary delight for patients who don’t want to smoke their pot or eat it in the form of sweets.
  Quincy-based Ermont Inc. has been selling cannabis-infused pizza for about three weeks to rave reviews.
  Director of Operations Seth Yaffe says the company has a whole range of marijuana edibles, but he wanted to offer meals that patients could eat without a lot of sugar.
  The 6-inch cheese pizzas sell for $38 a
  
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• Get Ready For The 1st Ever Paddleboard Race On Evergreen Lake

  07-06-2017 23:28
  
  By Alan Gionet
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– If you love to paddle board, here is your event: Evergreen Parks and Recreation announced Wednesday a first ever race on Evergreen Lake.
  The race is set for July 15 from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m.
  (credit: Evergreen Park & Recreation District )
  There will be three age categories, ages 12-17, 18-60 and the senior division.
  Competitors will complete loops around the 40 acre lake. Paddleboards will be supplied, personal boards are not allowed.
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• Court: Neighbors Can Sue Pot Grower For Stinky Smells

  07-06-2017 23:23
  
  DENVER (AP) — A pot farm’s neighbor can sue them for smells and other nuisances that could harm their property values. That’s according to a federal appeals court in Denver.
  The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday revives a lawsuit between a southern Colorado horse farm and a neighboring marijuana company.
  RELATED STORIES: Marijuana Legalization Story Archive
  The horse farm’s owners sued in 2015, claiming that the pot-growing warehouse would diminish
  
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• Trump Nominates Colorado Justice For Federal Appeals Court

  07-06-2017 23:02
  DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Allison Eid, an associate Colorado Supreme Court justice, to serve on the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
  Eid was nominated Wednesday to fill the seat left vacant by Neil Gorsuch, now serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. Her nomination goes before the U.S. Senate.Allison Eid (credit: courts.state.co.us)
  Eid has served on the state Supreme Court since 2006. She’s a former state solicitor general and clerked for Supreme
  
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• Firefighters Mow Homeowner’s Lawn After Responding To Medical Call

  07-06-2017 22:02
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Firefighters went above and beyond after responding to a medical call.
  The crew from the Cunningham Fire Protection District were dispatched to a medical call. After they transported the person to the hospital, they went back and finished mowing the person’s lawn.to @Cunningham_Fire Engine 62. After a medical call &transport, the crew finished mowing the homeowner'a lawn. We ❤️ our fire partners! pic.twitter.com/cREAhGTr8V
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• Latest Forecast: Few Strong Storms Into The Early Evening

  07-06-2017 21:41
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Scattered showers and thunderstorms will take us into the early evening hours today.
  Some will contain locally heavy rain, small hail, dangerous lightning and gusty wind. A few storms will rumble well into the nighttime hours on the eastern plains.
  A large ridge of high pressure will control Colorado’s weather heading into the weekend and it’ll bring some of the warmest temperatures we’ve seen since last September.
  While there will be a slig
  
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• ‘Best Time Of Year To Experience’ Phenomenon At Sand Dunes

  07-06-2017 21:34
  
  ALAMOSA, Colo. (CBS4) – This June could be one of the best times of the year to visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
  “Medano Creek is now approaching peak flow!” the park posted to Facebook.
  Peak flow, or what they also call “surge flow,” is a “globally rare natural phenomenon where creek water flows in waves across the sand.”During much the rest of the year, the creek flows so shallowly that it’s easy to walk across with little c
  
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• Broncos’ Jamaal Charles Has Put K.C. In His Rearview Mirror

  07-06-2017 21:12
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Scribbling “28” next to his autograph takes some getting used to for Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time leading rusher who is embarking on a comeback with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos.
  “I’m signing 25 still,” Charles said, chuckling. “One time they were about to break down the huddle and I was about to say, ‘Chiefs.'”
  Habits may die hard but Charles made it abundantly clear this week that he&rs
  
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• Colorado Mills Employees Attend Job Fair

  07-06-2017 21:09
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The May 8 hail storm caused such severe damage to the Colorado Mills Mall that the entire mall will remain closed until November, with the exception of Super Target.
  The storm aftermath left hundreds of people without jobs.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Wednesday, several businesses and government entities hosted a job fair to get those people back to work. Part-time workers welcomed the opportunity to explore other options.
  A car parked at the Colorado Mills mall (credit: CBS)
  
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• NFL GM: ‘Peyton Manning Will Be President One Day’

  07-06-2017 21:04
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – At least one person thinks former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will be president one day.
  That’s according to the Bleacher Report, who quoted the anonymous AFC general manager after Manning was photographed on a golf outing with current President Donald Trump.
  “Peyton Manning will be president one day,” the GM reportedly said.
  Despite what the general manager said, according to B/R, Manning has said that he has “no interest in the pol
  
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• Ian Baker-Finch On FedEx St. Jude Classic: ‘Better Come Prepared To Play’

  07-06-2017 20:00
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  On a former dairy farm east of Memphis, the PGA TOUR makes its next stop, one with great history and aura. This week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic returns to TPC Southwind, a strong ballpark made tougher when those Memphis winds start to stir.
  Home to this event since 1989, TPC Southwind plays 7,239 yards, par 70, with numerous water hazards that add further challenge to the equation. Daniel Berger handled the challenge last year, holding off the likes of Brooks Koepka, Steve
  
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• Zoo Says Premature Elephant Born At Nature Center

  07-06-2017 19:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium has unveiled an elephant calf born about a month prematurely.
  The calf was born at the zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County in May. It was unveiled Tuesday.
  The female calf was born to Seeni, a 21-year-old elephant that’s among three the zoo rescued from Botswana in 2011.Zoo president Barbara Baker says officials are waiting to see how the calf adjusts and is accepted by the rest of the zoo’s herd b
  
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• 2nd Teen Accused In High School Murder Plot Pleads Guilty

  07-06-2017 19:50
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The second of two teens accused in a murder plot at their high school pleaded guilty to several charges on Wednesday. Sienna Johnson was charged with making threats against Mountain Vista High School.
  Johnson, who is now 17 and was 16 at the time of her arrest, appeared in court on Wednesday. She pleaded guilty to felony menacing, conspiracy to commit murder and being an aggravated juvenile offender.
  Sienna Johnson (credit: Mountain Vista High School yearbook
  
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• Hail Storm Aftermath: Colorado Mills

  07-06-2017 19:48
  The hail storm on May 8 left hundreds of people out of jobs when it forced Colorado Mills to close for months. If you need help, you can call The American Job Center at (303) 271-4700.
  
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• Gorilla Gives Birth With Help From Doctors Who Treat People

  07-06-2017 19:48
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo has given birth to a healthy baby after a difficult labor that required medical techniques typically used for delivering humans.
  A keeper noticed 17-year-old Kira had gone into labor on Thursday. Gorilla labor is typically very quick, but by Friday, it had not progressed and she seemed unwell.
  Concerned about her and the baby’s health, the zoo brought in a team of veterinarians and doctors who treat people. They included an ob-gyn
  
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• Denny’s Restaurants Shut Down While Employees Taking Orders

  07-06-2017 19:42
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Employees were cooking up breakfast and taking orders at three Denny’s restaurants when they were suddenly shut down.Restaurants in Colorado Springs, Fountain and Woodland Park were among those locations closed. (credit: CBS)
  All are owned by Abe Imani. The locations were seized by the IRS.In April, CBS4’s sister station in Colorado Springs reported that Imani’s employees were not getting paid and that their paychecks bounced. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Dead & Company Return To Boulder’s Folsom Field This Weekend

  07-06-2017 19:18
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Excitement is building as three of the original members of the Grateful Dead return to Folsom Field this weekend for two Dead & Company shows.
  GET TICKETS: AXS.com
  Original Dead drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann plus singer/guitarist Bob Weir founded Dead & Company in 2015 following the successful Fare The Well 50th anniversary concerts of the Grateful Dead. The band also features rocker John Mayer on guitar and vocals, Oteil Burbridge on bass and Jef
  
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• Animal Adventure Park Welcomes 2 New Babies

  07-06-2017 19:14
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The Animal Adventure Park welcomed twin Patagonian cavies.
  The park made the announcement on their Facebook page Wednesday, saying”born in front of hundreds of school and general public visitors.”The park gained international fame with April the giraffe, as millions watched and waited for her to give birth on a live stream.
  Park owner Jordan Patch thanked CBS Denver fans for helping make the live feed go viral.
  RELATED: Denver Zoo Welcomes New Baby L
  
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• 32-Year-Old Pennsylvania Native Dies On Colorado River

  07-06-2017 19:13
  
  VAIL, Colo. (AP) — A Pennsylvania native is the second person to die in a river boating accident in Colorado this year.
  Authorities say 32-year-old Elyssa McCreight died in a stretch of the Upper Colorado River near Bond on Monday. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office says she got trapped in a boat after it high-centered on a hard-shelled fishing boat previously stuck on a rock in what’s known as the “boneyard rapid.” Others in the raft were able to swim out.
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• More Apartments, Retail Space Coming To Stapleton

  07-06-2017 19:08
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Construction is being planned to expand Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood.Phase 1 of the new project will be built on five blocks near the Central Park Station for the A Line. (credit: CBS)
  The plans include a six-story office building, apartments and retail space. (credit: CBS)
  Phase 2 will bring condominiums, retail and a hotel.(credit: CBS)Construction on the project is scheduled to begin next year. (credit: CBS)
  
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• Burning Tires, Power Lines Complicate Firefighting Efforts

  07-06-2017 18:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Burning tires inside a building that caught fire, combined with overhead power lines, complicated firefighting efforts overnight.
  The fire broke out at a trailer at Colfax Avenue and Roslyn about 3:30 a.m. It was a challenge for crews as the tires kept burning.
  (credit: CBS)
  Crews also had to wait for Xcel Energy to turn off power to the lines before they could put out the fire.Colfax Avenue was shut down in both directions at Rosyln while crews tried to extinguish the flame
  
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• 2017 Travel Season Off To Busy Start At Rocky Mountain National Park

  07-06-2017 18:44
  
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) — The 2017 travel season is off to a busy start at Rocky Mountain National Park, which set a record for visitors last year.
  Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said Tuesday visitor numbers in April were up 21 percent over the same month in 2016.
  The park had a total of 4.5 million visitors in all of 2016, causing congestion and long lines on some weekends. From late June through September, rangers temporarily restricted traffic on most weekends in three popular areas: th
  
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• Dog Squatting: The New Exercise Taking Social Media By Storm

  07-06-2017 18:25
  
  CBS Local– For those who are dog lovers and workout enthusiasts, there’s a new trend that’s right up their alley. As #SquatYourDog has begun to populate social media, more and more people are getting in on the act.
  But is the exercise as literal as that hashtag?
  Yes. Many are posting on social media videos of themselves picking up their dog, then squatting with them in tow as if their pooch were a free weight at the gym or in the park.
  Their dogs seem to enjoy it, and almo
  
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• If He Only Had A Driver: Tin Man Actor Charged With DWI

  07-06-2017 18:15
  
  SULLIVAN, N.Y. (AP) — A man hired to portray the Tin Man in “Wizard of Oz” author L. Frank Baum’s upstate New York hometown was still in his character’s makeup when his mug shot was taken after a drunken driving arrest.
  State police say troopers responded Sunday to a report of an intoxicated man on private property in the Madison County town of Sullivan, just east of Syracuse. The homeowner says a man had driven to the home with another person and was asked to leave
  
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• Rockies’ Bettis Back With Team Following Cancer Treatment

  07-06-2017 18:08
  DENVER (AP) — Chad Bettis was greeted with smiles and bear hugs in his return to Coors Field.
  Bettis rejoined the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday after finishing treatment for testicular cancer last week in Arizona. He threw off flat ground and lifted weights prior to the opener of a two-game series against the Cleveland Indians.
  “How do I feel to be back?” he said with a grin. “It feels great. Physically, I feel good. But I think this is way more mentally of a weight off my
  
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• WATCH: Senzatela, Reynolds Lead Rockies To Win Over Indians

  07-06-2017 17:18
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Rookie Antonio Senzatela took over the National League lead in victories Tuesday night, and Mark Reynolds vaulted into the major league RBI lead as the Colorado Rockies pounded the Cleveland Indians 11-3.
  Senzatela (8-2) threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He also slugged his way into franchise history, joining Willie Blair in 1993 and Jorge De La Rosa in 2010 as the only Rockies pitchers to hit a three-run double.
  It was the first extra-base
  
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• Eric Trump Calls Father’s Critics ‘Not Even People’

  07-06-2017 17:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Trump says critics of his father are “not even people.”
  President Donald Trump’s son told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday that he’s “never seen hatred like this” and “morals have flown out the window” when it comes to attacks against his father.
  Eric Trump took special aim at the Democratic Party, which he says is “imploding.” He calls Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez “a total wackj
  
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• Dry Conditions In Western Colorado Have Crews Preparing For Wildfires

  07-06-2017 17:03
  By Matt Kroschel
  RIFLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters on the ground and in the air are all working together on Colorado’s Western Slope as they prepare for what could be a very busy firefighting season.
  “Twenty eight wildfires already ignited during this early season. That represents about three times the amount of starts we’ve had from this same one last year,” Deputy Unit Fire Manager Josh Tibbetts told CBS4.
  (credit: CBS)
  It takes hundreds of firefighters working t
  
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• Public Works Projects On Trump’s Agenda For Ohio Visit

  07-06-2017 16:56
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to promote his plans for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and waterways during a speech along the Ohio River.
  As the White House tries to push past a series of distractions and focus on Trump’s legislative agenda, the president was scheduled to travel to the Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati on Wednesday. His speech was expected to make the case for efforts to repair aging levees, dams, locks and ports
  
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• Trump Defends Tweeting As Valuable Tool

  07-06-2017 16:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is defending his tweeting habit despite complaints from some Republicans that the president’s practice can be a distraction.
  That’s the word from Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York who says Trump raised the issue unprompted at a White House dinner Tuesday night with several GOP senators and House members.The FAKE MSM is working so hard trying to get me not to use Social Media. They hate that I can get the honest and unfiltered m
  
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• Peyton Manning To Advise Riddell On Product Development

  07-06-2017 16:37
  
  ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will be advising helmet manufacturer Riddell on product development.
  The five-time NFL MVP, who retired after the 2015 season, wore Riddell’s helmets and shoulder pads throughout his career. His insights will be used to help inform the many aspects of helmet design and development for the company.
  He also will work with the company as its first brand ambassador through its grass roots initiative “Smarter Foo
  
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• Broncos offense tries to agitate defense

  07-06-2017 16:00
  
  If the Denver Broncos are to become one, the weaker half must get stronger.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Another Day, Another Chance For Strong Or Severe Thunderstorms

  07-06-2017 15:59
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Wednesday will start sunny and dry. But ample moisture streaming into the state will cause another chance for showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. The thunderstorm activity is expected to be more widespread than Tuesday but the chance for a storm at any specific location is still less than 50%.
  The primary concern with the thunderstorms late Wednesday is a prolonged period of heavy rain thanks to the slow movement of the storms. Loca
  
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