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• Coloradans Making Minimum Wage Must Work 95 Hours Per Week To Make Rent

  09-06-2017 23:55
  DENVER (CBS4) – Rent is anything but affordable in Colorado, especially if you earn minimum wage.
  According to the study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Coloradans must earn $21.97 per hour for a typical 40 hour work week, or work 95 hours at minimum wage, “in order to afford a modest, two-bedroom rental home.”
  That places Colorado twelfth nationally as the least affordable place for rent based on earnings, one of 17 states where people need to make more than $20
  
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• Governors Break Ground On US Olympic Museum In Colorado

  09-06-2017 23:43
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for an Olympic museum that will include a Hall of Fame and make mention of every athlete who has competed for the U.S. team.
  Attending the ceremony were Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and former Ohio Gov. Dick Celeste.
  The U.S. Olympic Museum will cost $75 million and is set to open in 2019, blocks from the U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters and a short drive from the Olympic Training Center.
  This will be the first
  
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• Romney: Clinton Told Me To Take Trump Secretary Of State Job

  09-06-2017 23:14
  
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Mitt Romney says Hillary Clinton encouraged him to take the job as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state.
  Romney made the declaration Friday at a Utah gathering of top GOP officials, donors and business leaders.
  Trump briefly considered Romney last year for Clinton’s former job.
  Mitt Romney (credit: BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images)
  Romney says he called “virtually all the former secretaries of state” including Clinton and all of them inc
  
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• Keidel: Why Colin Kaepernick Hasn’t Been Signed

  09-06-2017 22:48
  
  By Jason Keidel
  In the matter of Colin Kaepernick vs. the NFL, there’s one defining question, one that dwarfs his deeds on the gridiron.
  Is it collusion or coincidence?
  Have owners and general managers each decided autonomously not to sign the former 49ers quarterback? Or are they conspiring to keep Kaepernick from joining an NFL roster?
  While legal minds can better parse the particulars, there’s clearly an effort by NFL teams to avoid Kaepernick, or at least the public relations bag
  
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• Officers Save Fawn From Storm Drain, Reunite It With Mom

  09-06-2017 22:05
  
  RAMAPO, N.J. (CBS4) – Officers in northern New Jersey saved a newborn deer.
  The fawn fell down a storm drain early Friday morning shortly after it was born.
  Luckily officers Sgt. Sal Matos and Marc Lieman, who work the midnight shift, assisted by the Chaverim Safety Patrol, were able to help.
  The two used a pole and lasso to pull the trapped fawn from the drain, trying not to touch it and get their sent on the baby.Once the baby was out, they spotted the mother on the other side of the str
  
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• Zima Returns To Stores This Summer

  09-06-2017 21:46
  
  CHICAGO (CBS4) – Zima is making another comeback this summer.
  Beginning Fourth of July weekend, the “alternative to beer” will return to shelves for a limited time.Zima Is Officially Coming Back This Summer https://t.co/aHSOY2XEpd via @foodandwine pic.twitter.com/DhAIsqZ6Lc
  — MillerCoors (@MillerCoors) June 8, 2017
  MillerCoors spokesman Marty Maloney says, according to CBS Detroit, that they’re looking to connect with customers who are thirsty for some ’90s no
  
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• Fiesta Queen Pageant Out At Colorado State Fair

  09-06-2017 21:41
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A near-50-year Colorado State Fair tradition is out.
  The Pueblo Chieftain reportsthe Fiesta Queen Pageant was canceled Thursday due to financial reasons.
  Fiesta Day Committee Spokeswoman Melissa Casias says simply the cancellation is due to a lack of funding.
  The current Fiesta Day Queen, Aleiya Pence, and her court will reign over this year’s Fiesta Day. Casias and committee members are confident the pageant will return in 2018.
  The Fiesta Queen Pageant is an an
  
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• Anderson: Temporary Paralysis Only Reinforced Love Of Game

  09-06-2017 20:44
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Like any other NFL player, Zaire Anderson knew the game’s risks but was skeptical he’d ever be the one not getting up off the field someday.
  That changed on New Year’s Day when the Denver Broncos linebacker dived while covering a punt against the Oakland Raiders and smacked his helmet into a teammate’s hip, jamming his neck and getting knocked unconscious.
  When he came to, he couldn’t get up.
  “It felt like gravity was just holding
  
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• Rescuers Save Dog Swept Down Creek

  09-06-2017 19:34
  
  NEDERLAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Rescuers saved a dog after she went into the Boulder Creek Thursday.
  Sage, a 7-year-old yellow lab, was running off leash on a trail near the Hessie trailhead and Fourth of July Road west of Nederland when she went out of view.
  A few moments later Sage’s owner spotted her being swept down the Boulder Creek.
  (credit: Boulder County)
  She was able to climb onto a rock in the middle of the creek, but was stranded there until rescuers arrived.
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• Glenne Headly, Star Of ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,’ Dead At 62

  09-06-2017 19:06
  NEW YORK (AP) — Glenne Headly, an early member of the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company who went on to star in films and on TV, died Thursday night, according to her agent. She was 62. No cause of death or location was immediately available.
  Headly was known from her performances in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” co-starring alongside Michael Caine and Steve Martin; in “Mr. Holland’s Opus” with Richard Dreyfuss; and in Warren Beatty’s “Dick Tracy.&
  
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• Watch: Osprey Chicks On Live Cam From Boulder Fairgrounds

  09-06-2017 18:57
  
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Osprey chicks are visible on a live camera at the Boulder Fairgrounds.
  Three chicks and their parents are visible in the camera.Four chicks were all born near the end of May, but the second one passed away for an unknown reason days later.
  The adult osprey can be identified by their different markings.
  (credit: Boulder County Open Space / YouTube)
  “The female Osprey has a ‘bib’ of dark feathers on her chest, whereas the male has an almost complete
  
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• Colorado Company’s Pot Cases Seized By Federal Authorities

  09-06-2017 18:07
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Boulder-based company that makes marijuana stash cases is looking at ways to manufacture its product in the U.S. after the federal government seized a shipment imported from China.
  Stashlogix makes lockable, odor-blocking containers used to store marijuana or medication. Founder Skip Stone says the company has imported a dozen orders from China in the past two years, but this time was different.
  The Daily Camera reported Thursday that 1,000 bags costing a total of $
  
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• Officers Searching Area Where Child’s Body Was Found

  09-06-2017 17:36
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators are searching the area where a child’s body was found Thursday.
  Ten-year-old Kiaya Campbell disappeared during Wednesday night’s rainstorm. On Thursday, the body of a child was found where she was last seen. It has not yet been positively identified as her, but the search to find her has been called off.
  Kiaya Campbell (credit: Thornton Police Department)
  The Thornton Police Department tweeted Friday morning, saying “Investigators wi
  
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• ICE Agents Shoot, Injure Suspect

  09-06-2017 17:12
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Immigration Customs Enforcement agents were involved in a shooting Friday morning.
  Denver Police Chief Robert White said that it occurred while the agents were attempting to make a traffic stop Friday morning in the area of South Inca Street and West Louisiana Avenue in Denver, which is just west of the South Platte River.ALERT: #DPD investigating a reported shooting in the area of Louisiana & Inca. PIO en route. Watch here for updates. #Denver
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• Top Father’s Day Restaurants In Denver

  09-06-2017 17:00
  By Jennifer EberhartYou know how great your dad is, so why not show him and everyone else how much you appreciate him by taking him out to a nice dinner? Celebrate this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, with dad at one of Denver’s best restaurants.Buckhorn Exchange
  1000 Osage St.Denver, CO 80204(303) 534-9505
  www.buckhorn.comBuckhorn Exchange is Denver’s oldest restaurant, founded in 1893. The meals and atmosphere will make dad feel like he’s in the Wild West for the evening
  
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• Man Killed In Shootout With Officers

  09-06-2017 16:56
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is dead after a shooting involving police officers.
  The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Thursday near Namaqua Park, which is west of Interstate 25, in Loveland.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police say they were at a traffic stop and a crash when they found the suspect car involved.
  A man opened fire.
  Several officers returned fire, hitting the man.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  He later died at the hospital.
  His name has not yet been released.
  No one else was hurt.
  
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• No Prosecution In Over-Budget Veterans Hospital

  09-06-2017 16:44
  DENVER (AP) — The Justice Department has declined to prosecute two Veterans Affairs Department executives after lawmakers accused them of misleading Congress about massive cost overruns at a Denver-area VA hospital.
  The House Veterans Affairs Committee asked for a perjury investigation last fall, claiming the executives repeatedly gave false testimony that masked serious problems with the hospital construction project.
  The VA Hospital in Aurora (credit: CBS)
  The Justice Department told law
  
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• Flags Lowered For Navy SEAL Who Died In Parachute Show

  09-06-2017 16:32
  
  DENVER (AP) — Flags on state buildings around Colorado are lowered in honor of a Navy SEAL who died during a parachute demonstration over the Hudson River.
  Special Warfare Operator Remington J. Peters was killed when his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration Memorial Day weekend. The 27-year-old from Grand Junction was a member of an elite Navy parachute team called the Leap Frogs.
  Remington J. Peters (credit: US Navy)
  Remington J. Peters (credit: US Navy)
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• Pulisic Scores Twice, US Beats Trinidad 2-0 In Qualifying

  09-06-2017 16:27
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — After sliding to score a goal with his left foot, Christian Pulisic got back up, raced for a corner and glided across the grass on both knees.
  Just a teenager showing exuberance.
  Pulisic rescued the United States with a pair of second-half goals, and the Americans beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 on Thursday night to move into third place at the halfway point in the final round of World Cup qualifying.
  Pulisic, an 18-year-old phenom from Hershey, Pennsylvania, ended
  
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• How Far Will $30 Get You In The Real Estate Market? Try 9 Acres

  09-06-2017 16:01
  
  By Andrea Flores
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – How far will $30 get you in the real estate market?
  For one developer, it’s nine acres of land worth $4 million, according to Arvada city officials.
  Marc Williams (credit: CBS)
  Mayor Marc Williams says almost a dozen developers were in the running for the $30 land deal before Trammell Crow, the developer responsible for Denver’s Union Station, was selected.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s not like we did a sweetheart deal with one develop
  
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• Latest Forecast: Dry And Hot Weather Pattern Brings Our First Heat Wave

  09-06-2017 15:53
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A large ridge of high pressure will slowly move southeast of Colorado this weekend. This will transport warm and dry air from the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona directly into Colorado. And therefore temperatures will soar well into the 90s Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the metro area.
  Friday will likely be the warmest day in Denver since Labor Day last year with a high of 93°. The record for June 9 is 95° set in 2012.
  It will also stay complet
  
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• Latest Forecast:

  09-06-2017 15:53
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A large ridge of high pressure will slowly move southeast of Colorado this weekend. This will transport warm and dry air from the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona directly into Colorado. And therefore temperatures will soar well into the 90s Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the metro area.
  Friday will likely be the warmest day in Denver since Labor Day last year with a high of 93°. The record for June 9 is 95° set in 2012.
  It will also stay complet
  
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• Expecting Parents To File Suit After Explosive Gas Detected In Lot

  09-06-2017 15:40
  By Dillon Thomas
  FIRESTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – Just weeks after being told their home was safe to live in, one family elected to move out of their residence.
  Juan and Rita Esquivel moved from their home, after the property behind their lot tested for high levels of methane gas.
  (credit: CBS)
  In April, a home down the street from the Esquivel’s exploded, and gas was detected in the soil.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We don’t feel safe there,” Juan said.
  The couple hired an attorney an
  
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• 1 injured in Denver shooting

  09-06-2017 14:14
  
  One person is recovering at the hospital after being shot in an alley early Thursday morning.       
  
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• 1 dead in police-involved shooting

  09-06-2017 13:36
  
  An officer-involved shooting in Loveland left one man dead Thursday night, according to the Loveland Police Department.       
  
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• Trump breaks Twitter silence, says Comey’s testimony gives him “total vindication”

  09-06-2017 13:22
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asserted Friday that the testimony of fired FBI Director James Comey to Congress represents “total and complete vindication” in the Russian election-meddling political furor.
  Trump, who had not posted on his Twitter account Thursday as Comey accused the administration of spreading “lies,” struck back with an early morning tweet in which he said, “Wow, Comey is a leaker.”
  Comey had laid bare on Capitol Hill months of di
  
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• Ask Amy: Reluctant bridesmaid worries about distance

  09-06-2017 12:30
  
  Tribune Content AgencyAmy DickinsonDear Amy: My younger brother and I had a falling out, and he stopped all contact with me for about a year. In fact, he got married and I wasn’t invited to the wedding.
  I admit that the incident leading to estrangement was my fault. I don’t blame him for not talking to me.
  We reconciled, but our relationship has changed. It is not as close as it once was.
  I have lived abroad for almost four years. He’s still in the U.S. I never hear from him un
  
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• No prosecution in over-budget Aurora veterans hospital

  09-06-2017 09:39
  
  DENVER  — The Justice Department has declined to prosecute two Veterans Affairs Department executives after lawmakers accused them of misleading Congress about massive cost overruns at an Aurora VA hospital.
  The House Veterans Affairs Committee asked for a perjury investigation last fall, claiming the executives repeatedly gave false testimony that masked serious problems with the hospital construction project.
  The Justice Department told lawmakers in a May 19 letter that there was in
  
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• “My Cousin Rachel” is pretty to look at, but a little dull

  09-06-2017 09:00
  
  By Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
  “My Cousin Rachel” swirls around a deliciously twisty premise: On a sprawling Cornwall estate in the 19th century, a young heir-to-be, Philip Ashley, discovers that his beloved guardian, Ambrose, has died mysteriously while taking the healing sun in Italy.
  Philip immediately suspects foul play at the hand of the woman Ambrose married during his sojourn, a distant cousin named Rachel, and determines to take revenge — a plot slightly complica
  
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• “Megan Leavey” is a canine-human love story

  09-06-2017 09:00
  
  By Mark Jenkins, Special To The Washington Post
  The oddest thing about “Megan Leavey” is its title. After all, Shakespeare never titled his great romances simply “Juliet” or “Antony.”
  Admittedly, Megan (made both sympathetic and resolute by Kate Mara) is on-screen a lot more than her paramour: a German shepherd employed by the military to sniff out explosives. But viewers of this fact-based weepie are likely to prefer the emotionally versatile Rex (impersonat
  
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• “It Comes at Night” builds an atmosphere of almost unbearable psychological horror

  09-06-2017 09:00
  
  Three and one-half stars. Rated R.  97 minutes.Anyone expecting the movie “It Comes at Night” to live up — or, rather, to live down — to the self-consciously cheesy promise of its name, which hints at the kind of nocturnal boogeyman who has haunted so many horror films before it, must be unfamiliar with the work of its writer and director, Trey Edward Shults.
  That’s not surprising, given that Shults’s only previous feature, the family drama “Krisha,
  
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• Nowhere in America can a full-time minimum wage worker afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment

  09-06-2017 08:42
  
  There is nowhere in this country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released Thursday documenting the gap between wages and the cost of rental housing.
  Downsizing to a one-bedroom will only get you so far on minimum wage. Such housing is affordable in only 12 counties located in Arizona, Oregon and Washington states, according to the report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
  You would have to e
  
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• Outside Voice: Persistent farmers find healing in the dirt

  09-06-2017 08:34
  
  We farmers are a persistent lot, whether we are wrangling rows of experimental crops in backyard plots or on acres devoted to vegetables mostly unsuitable for Colorado’s stupidly harsh climate.
  Are we just bored with things that hold up to the wind and scalding sun? Or does trying and trying again, until we are able to harvest a rare tomato or an artichoke yield more than just the fruits of our labor?
  There is something healing in the dirt. Or I hope there is.
  I noticed this week that my i
  
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• Theresa May’s UK election gamble backfires as Tories lose majority

  09-06-2017 08:31
  
  LONDON  — British Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly, as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament and pressure mounted on her Friday to resign.
  The shock result throws British politics into chaos and could send Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union — due to start June 19 — into disarray. The pound lost more than 2 cents against the dollar.
  With 636 of 650 seats in the House of Comm
  
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• Punch List: The second week of June we’ve got giant spruce aphids to worry about

  09-06-2017 08:31
  
  It finally feels like summer. Here are the top 10 to-dos to keep the landscape looking great all season long:Get the kids involved with gardening at an early age — grow a child, grow a garden. Try building a living teepee using twigs, bamboo sticks or poles. Simply tie the sticks together at the top creating a teepee, then plant scarlet runner bean seeds or fast growing vines at the base of each stick. For smaller hands let them drop larger seeds in the planting hole and water each day wit
  
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• Senior citizen missing in Aurora

  09-06-2017 06:47
  
  Aurora police are looking for Bobby Jean Porter, 75, who went missing on Thursday night.       
  
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• Body of child found in Thornton

  09-06-2017 06:38
  
  The body of a child was found in Thornton Thursday evening, near where a 10-year-old had gone missing.       
  
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• Child’s Body Found Near Where Girl Went Missing

  09-06-2017 06:34
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The search for a missing 10-year-old girl was called off Thursday evening after the body of a child was found near where Kiaya Campbell was last seen.
  The news came as hundreds of people from the community gathered outside Skyview Elementary School to begin searching for her.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I’ve known her since she was born. She’s like a niece to me, she’s a little love bug,” said one woman.
  Ten-year-old Campbell was last seen with a 1
  
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• Crossing Gate Issues Plague RTD, Denver Transit Partners Want Out

  09-06-2017 06:13
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The future of RTD commuter rail lines may be in question after its private business partner claims there is no solution to a lingering problem.
  In a letter to RTD, Denver Transit Partners said the crossing gate timing issue won’t be fixed by the deadline.
  (credit: CBS)
  Denver Transit Partners is made up of the group of contractors who built and maintain the A Line, B Line and the future G Line. At issue, the crossing gates that must be manned 24 hours a day, seven days
  
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• DA to review running store crash

  09-06-2017 06:09
  
  The Parker Police Department is handing over its investigation into the crash at RNK Running store to the District Attorney.       
  
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• Tax Tussle In Douglas County Over I-25 Improvements

  09-06-2017 06:08
  
  By Brian Maass
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Douglas County’s newest county commissioner, Lora Thomas, contends it is time to use millions of dollars in tax revenues for widening Interstate 25, money that has been earmarked for public safety for more than two decades.
  “Citizens feel their lifestyle is being ruined by traffic congestion,” said Thomas. ”I think this is a good way for citizens to get use of their tax dollars directly.”
  CBS4 Investigator Brian Maa
  
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• Loveland may change squirrel policy

  09-06-2017 06:08
  
  Loveland may modify its wildlife feeding ordinance to exclude squirrels and birds.       
  
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• Fawns rescued in Colorado Springs

  09-06-2017 06:07
  
  Two young fawns are safe thanks to an observant neighbor in Colorado Springs.       
  
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• DougCo teacher under investigation

  09-06-2017 06:06
  
  A Douglas County High School teacher is under investigation.       
  
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• Chatwood Helps Lead Rockies To Victory Over Cubs

  09-06-2017 05:35
  
  CHICAGO (The Sports Xchange) – Right-hander Tyler Chatwood gave up a first-inning home run and then little else to help lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday.
  Charlie Blackmon went 2-for-3 with an RBI while DJ LeMahieu added a three-run homer as the NL West leaders (39-23) won their fifth straight and sixth in seven games.
  Jon Lester (3-4) worked five innings and took the loss for Chicago (30-29), losers of two stra
  
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• Tourism Committee Approves Rooftop Terrace

  09-06-2017 05:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– There could be a rooftop terrace coming to the Colorado Convention Center. The City of Denver wants to revamp the rooftop to create meeting spaces and an outdoor terrace.
  Voters approved the $105 million for the project in 2015. The city is proposing a tax on hotels to pay for the rest of it.
  The rooftop terrace at the Colorado Convention Center (credit: City of Denver)
  A Denver City Council committee authorized the new tourism district on Wednesday night.
  The city says the
  
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• The Denver neighborhood that nearly...

  09-06-2017 04:44
  
  As the South Broadway stretch becomes more and more popular, so do all the neighborhoods along it.       
  
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• ‘I Was Trying To Get A Gun’: Suspect Confesses In Jail

  09-06-2017 04:38
  
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– One of the two men accused of trying to break into gun shops in Lakewood has confessed to CBS4’s Rick Sallinger during a jail interview.
  “I rammed a car into a gun store,” said Travell Young who talked to CBS4 from behind bars.
  Travell Young talks to CBS4’s Rick Sallinger from jail (credit: CBS)
  When asked why, the 19-year-old replied, “I was trying to get a gun.”
  Just before 3 a.m. Wednesday, thieves rammed a stolen car t
  
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• Coloradans get in NASA astonaut training

  09-06-2017 04:15
  
  Two Coloradans have been chosen by NASA to go through its astronaut candidate training program.       
  
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• 'Deception' in DPD record handling

  09-06-2017 03:54
  
  Documents from the Denver District Attorney's office investigation into Denver's two top cops call into question the truthfulness of both Chief Robert White and Deputy Chief Matt Murray.       
  
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