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• Hospital Celebrates Opening Of Unit For Moms, New Babies

  10-06-2017 23:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center celebrated the opening of a brand new mom and baby unit on Friday.
  Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (credit: CBS)
  The new space in the Denver hospital includes larger patient rooms, breastfeeding pillows and pumps in every room, and the hospital says they are all equipped with state-of-the-art technology.
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  The unit is also closer to the Neonatal ICU.
  “We’re going to be able to have patients in
  
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• Fresh Off Emergency Calls Involving Fatalities, Firefighters Happy To Rescue Ducklings

  10-06-2017 22:01
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters in Colorado Springs pulled seven ducklings from a storm drain Friday morning.
  The rescue lifted their own spirits in the process.
  “We’re happy how that turned out,” said Lt. Rick Schmidt.
  Schmidt and his Truck 9 crew had two previous calls that included fatalities. A successful operation involving down-covered babies reversed the mood.
  (credit: Colorado Springs Fire Department)
  “A woman saw them go down the storm drain a
  
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• 15 Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire, 1 Critically Hurt

  10-06-2017 21:32
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire at an apartment building in Lakewood critically injured one person and displaced more than a dozen residents.
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  The fire destroyed one unit at the Ranch at Bear Creek, and surrounding units were damaged by smoke and water. The building is located at the intersection of South Estes Street and West Girton Drive, just north of Hampden Avenue.
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  The fire started in the unit that wound up being destroyed early Saturday morning.
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• Pitching A Big Reason For Rockies Dramatic Turnaround

  10-06-2017 21:03
  CHICAGO (The Sports Xchange) – The Colorado Rockies’ road record has suddenly surged way above sea level.
  The Rockies lead the National League with 40 wins and are 23-10 away from Denver’s mile-high Coors Field. Only once in the team’s 25-year history has it had a winning record on the road — 41-40 in 2009.
  German Marquez of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 10, 2017 (credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
  “I think we have the mentality of we’re
  
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• Adam West, Star Of 1960s ‘Batman’ TV Series, Passes Away

  10-06-2017 18:33
  LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBS4) – Adam West, the actor best known for his role as “Batman” in the 1960s, has passed away.
  The actor died died in Los Angeles surrounded by family, according to his representative, Mark Measures.
  Adam West, shown at a Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, July of 2014 ( credit – Kevin Winters/Getty Images)
   
  “Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans’ lives. He w
  
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• Former Bronco Tom Graham memorialized

  10-06-2017 17:57
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE—Tom Graham may not have made any Pro Bowls during his seven-year NFL career.       
  
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• Body Of Girl In Thornton Homicide Case Had Severe Trauma

  10-06-2017 17:07
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – There was severe trauma to the body of a 10-year-old girl who was found in an open space area behind homes in Thornton, CBS4 has learned.
  Investigators are trying to determine if Kiaya Campbell, who was found dead Thursday, had been sexually assaulted.
  Kiaya Campbell (credit: CBS)
  The Adams County coroner said the girl did not die as a result of an accident and Thornton police say they are now treating this case is a homicide.
  Campbell disappeared while wi
  
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• 15 Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire

  10-06-2017 16:32
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire at an apartment building in Lakewood critically injured one person and displaced more than a dozen residents.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire destroyed one unit at the Ranch at Bear Creek, and surrounding units were damaged by smoke and water. The building is located at the intersection of South Estes Street and West Girton Drive, just north of Hampden Avenue.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire started in the unit that wound up being destroyed early Saturday morning.
  The woman w
  
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• Latest Forecast: Heat, Flood and Fire

  10-06-2017 16:17
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the weather map we have a strong ridge of high pressure covering most of the country. Under this ridge temperatures are running above normal to near record levels from the Desert southwest all the way to the east coast and Colorado is right in the middle of the heat wave.
  With mostly sunny skies combined with just a few mountain wave clouds temperatures will be in the 90s to low 100s across the eastern plains with 70s and 80s in the mountains and 90s acr
  
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• CBS4 Night at Central City Opera

  10-06-2017 12:00
  
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to the Central City Opera performance of Carmen on July 8, 2017! Plus, one grand prize winner will win a pair of tickets on the Passion & Peril Party Bus with dinner at Rouge, roundtrip transportation and tickets to opening night!
  
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• ‘Arrest Public Safety Threats’: ICE Director’s Message About Priority

  10-06-2017 06:13
  
  By Britt Moreno
  DENVER (CBS4)– The director of the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office wants to get the right message to the public when it comes to the job they do and why they do it.
  “This is something you don’t do very often. You guys don’t give these on camera interviews. Why are you deciding to talk now?” asks CBS4’s Britt Moreno to Immigration Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Jeff Lynch.
  CBS4’s Britt Moreno interviews Im
  
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• Dog Returned To Owner After Car Was Stolen With Him Inside

  10-06-2017 05:55
  
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Colorado man has been reunited with his dog after his vehicle was stolen from the hospital parking lot with the pooch inside.
  Casey Capshaw parked his blue Subaru in the garage at Denver Health Medical Center and rushed in to the emergency room to be with his injured wife.
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  But, when he returned… the car and his dog were gone.
  “It’s shocking, you know there’s a lot of people suffering in here and we don’t have it
  
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• Broken Windows Will Soon Be Legal When Child, Pet Is In Danger

  10-06-2017 05:39
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4)– With temperatures surpassing 90 degrees Friday, and an even hotter Saturday in the forecast, several agencies teamed up to warn drivers about the dangers of hot cars.
  In Colorado, it is illegal to leave a child unattended in a vehicle. Come August, the state plans to implement a law which would allow bystanders to break a vehicle window if a person, dog or cat were found to be in danger inside.
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  “It is real dangerous, in the summer months
  
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• Lewis, Polumbus join Logan on radio team

  10-06-2017 05:35
  
  There must be a couple minutes in every day when Rick Lewis is a slacker.       
  
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• Men Who Stole Broncos DeMarcus Ware’s Super Bowl Ring Sentenced

  10-06-2017 05:19
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two men who broke into Broncos star DeMarcus Ware’s home and stole his Super Bowl ring were sentenced to jail on Friday.
  Sergio Irreza and Billy McCaslin were caught on camera last fall stealing more than $40,000 worth of merchandise from his Cherry Creek apartment, including Ware’s customized Super Bowl 50 championship ring.
  Billy McCaslin (credit: DPD)
  Sergio Irreza (credit: DPD)
  Almost everything was recovered.
  McCaslin will spend 60 days behind bars for the
  
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• ICE Agent Shoots Man Carrying Weapon, Grazes Forehead

  10-06-2017 05:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man who was holding a weapon on Friday morning. The shooting happened during an attempted traffic stop.
  Officers in Denver rushed to the area of Inca Street and West Louisiana Avenue on reports of a shooting possibly involving an ICE agent at 8:45 a.m. Friday.
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  Police say ICE had information on a person who had two outstanding felony warrants for his arrest. They tried to contact him through a vehicle stop in t
  
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• Stroke Sufferer Treated At Same Hospital While Daughter Gives Birth

  10-06-2017 04:24
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– A man suffering a stroke is rushed to the hospital where his daughter was giving birth.Greg Burns was golfing on June 3 when the stroke hit. Within 11 minutes, he was given TPA, a specific medicine for stroke patients. Greg Burns (credit: CBS)
  After 18 minutes, he was rushed into surgery.All the while, his daughter was also at Swedish Medical Center with her new baby boy. Greg Burns holds his grandson (credit: CBS)
  “But yeah, I knew she was… I thought
  
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• Skyline Beer Garden Opens For The Season

  10-06-2017 03:54
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado’s craft beer culture is coming to life this summer in downtown Denver at the Skyline Beer Garden.
  The craft beer hangout is right under the clock tower at 16th and Arapahoe.
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  Along with enjoying great beer, visitors can play ping-pong, putt-putt and cornhole. There will also be live music on Fridays and Saturdays.
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  There is also locally-made brats, house-ground burgers, fresh salads and German pretzels with dipping sauces.
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• Police: 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death Is A Homicide

  10-06-2017 03:53
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– The death of a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a ravine was not accidental, according to the Adams County Coroner’s Office. Thornton police said her death is being investigated as a homicide.
  UPDATE: Investigation being deemed homicide. Large amount of evidence collected during today's search to be sorted and analyzed. #Kiaya
  — Thornton Police Dept (@ThorntonPolice) June 10, 2017
  Authorities confirmed the deceased girl’s
  
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• Baby Fiona Getting Stronger, Gets Time With Mom

  10-06-2017 03:46
  CINCINNATI (CBS4) – Baby Fiona is making big strides.
  She has started getting chaperoned time in the outdoor pool.She has also been getting time with her mom Bibi. Fiona is up to 291 pounds, after a premature birth put her at risk.
  
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• Zima Is Making A Comeback

  10-06-2017 03:29
  (CBS4) – Zima is making a comeback.
  The lightly-carbonated clear alcoholic cooler that was popular in the mid-90s will be back on liquor store 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
  Chicago-based MillerCoors announced that Zima will be released for a limited time this summer, beginning on the 4th of July weekend, around the country.
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• With No Flights Available, NFL Player Hails Uber To Get To Practice

  10-06-2017 03:18
  BUFFALO (CBS4) – Uber is there for when you’re in a bind. That includes when you’re an NFL cornerback headed to voluntary workouts.
  Buffalo Bills cornerback Shareece Wright found himself out of options when he got stuck at Chicago’s O’Hare airport with no available flights to Buffalo. So he hailed an Uber.
  26-year-old Hadi Abdollahian was just dropping off a fare when he got a notificiation about a new fare at the airport. He did not know, however, where Wright
  
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• Top Denver Sheriff Commanders Demoted For Preferential Treatment

  10-06-2017 02:52
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4)– CBS4 has learned that former Denver Sheriff Gary Wilson has been demoted to the rank of Captain, and his sister, Phazaria Koonce, has been demoted from Captain to the rank of Sergeant after the Safety Department determined the two provided preferential treatment to the granddaughter of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb.
  In blistering disciplinary letters obtained by CBS4, Wilson’s behavior was called “borderline reckless” and his sister was
  
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• Man With Walker Struck, Killed While Crossing Street

  10-06-2017 02:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A man who appeared to have escaped one car crash earlier this week was struck and killed in another one in the same area.
  The man was struck about 9:30 p.m. Thursday on Federal Boulevard near Florida Avenue.
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  Police say the driver who struck the man stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
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  A man who knew the victim says he was using a walker when he crossed the street and was nearly struck the night before.
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• Latest Forecast: Hot And Dry In Colorado This Weekend

  10-06-2017 02:04
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – High pressure building over Colorado will keep us on the hot side through the weekend. Temperatures won’t be record breaking, but they will be our hottest of the year so far. Friday, Denver hit 92 degrees and we’ll get a few degrees warmer on Saturday.
  We’ll be hot, sunny, and dry through the weekend. Thanks to these dry conditions, we’ll see high fire danger for the Western Slope. Red Flag Warnings are in place on both Saturday and
  
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• Hot And Dry In Colorado This Weekend

  10-06-2017 02:04
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – High pressure building over Colorado will keep us on the hot side through the weekend. Temperatures won’t be record breaking, but they will be our hottest of the year so far. Friday, Denver hit 92 degrees and we’ll get a few degrees warmer on Saturday.
  We’ll be hot, sunny, and dry through the weekend. Thanks to these dry conditions, we’ll see high fire danger for the Western Slope. Red Flag Warnings are in place on both Saturday and
  
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• Coroner: 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death Not Accidental

  10-06-2017 01:53
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– The death of a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in a ravine was not accidental, according to the Adams County Coroner’s Office.
  Authorities confirmed the deceased girl’s identity as Kiaya Campbell of Montbello.
  (credit: Thornton Police Department)
  Campbell went missing around nightfall Wednesday. According to police, the girl had left her father’s home on Forest Drive, walking in the direction of a shopping center about 12 bl
  
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• Prosecutors Rest Their Case At Bill Cosby’s Trial

  10-06-2017 01:47
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Bill Cosby on Friday, saving until practically the very end the comedian’s damaging, decade-old testimony about giving quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with.
  The prosecution called 12 witnesses over five brisk days of testimony in the sexual assault case that could send the 79-year-old TV star to prison for the rest of his life. The defense will begin presenting its side on Monday.
  Testifying under oath in 2005,
  
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• SWAT Officer Shares Story Of Transition

  10-06-2017 01:27
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The nation’s first known transgender command level law enforcement officer is transitioning to her new life and role as a leader in the LGBTQ community in Summit County.
  The Summit County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement on April 12, 2017.
  Lesley Mumford with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office (credit: CBS)
  The 17-year law enforcement veteran, formerly known as Wesley Mumford, is now Lesley.
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  Despite fear of
  
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• Colorado Woman Nominated For Position In Department Of Health And Human Services

  10-06-2017 00:49
  
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – A Colorado woman has been nominated as the Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the Department of Health and Human Services.
  Lynn A. Johnson currently serves as the Executive Director the Jefferson County Department of Human Services.
  (credit: American Public Human Services Association)
  Her credentials in government are extensive. She was Chief of Staff for former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton, as well as Deputy Director for Policy and Human Services Policy Advis
  
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• Rockies Escape Late Jam, Beat Cubs 5-3 For 6th Win In Row

  10-06-2017 00:37
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Rockies closer Greg Holland walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning before escaping, and Colorado held off the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Friday for their season-high sixth win in a row.
  After three straight one-out walks, Holland retired Ben Zobrist on a short flyball and struck out a swinging Jason Heyward for his major league-best 23rd save. The Rockies posted their NL-leading 40th win this season and have their longest winning streak since 2014.
  The Cubs had just three singles
  
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• High School Teacher Accused Of Sexting With Student

  10-06-2017 00:20
  
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A teacher in Douglas County has been accused of sexting with a student.Brian Stebbins was taken into custody on June 2 and released on bond. Brian Stebbins (credit: Douglas County)
  Stebbins, 41, is an English teacher and softball coach at Douglas County High School. School officials sent home a letter to parents after his arrest.Stebbins is facing felony charges for sexual child exploitation and enticement.He is scheduled to appear in court next month.
  
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• Police Identify Child’s Body As That Of Kiaya Campbell

  10-06-2017 00:00
  
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Police positively identified the body of a child found on Thursday afternoon as that of Kiaya Campbell who went missing the day before. The Adams County Coroner confirms “other than accidental” cause of death.
  Officers rushed to the 12400 block of Forest Drive in Thornton just before midnight on Wednesday on reports of a missing child.
  Kiaya Campbell (credit: Thornton Police Department)
  Campbell was last seen with a 15-year-old boy, the son of her father
  
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