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• Help The Museum Find More Artifacts, Discover Hidden Items

  17-06-2017 23:34
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4)– Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts thousands of years old in Golden, and they’re asking the public to help them find more.
  The historical digs are happening on Magic Mountain not far from Heritage Square Amusement Park. Researchers with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Paleocultural Research Group have teamed up with volunteers to discover hidden items, including tools, fireplaces, even homes.
  The dig site at Magic Mountain near Gol
  
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• CU Withdraws Exemption Request For Sugary Drink Tax

  17-06-2017 23:03
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– The University of Colorado says it not longer needs an exemption from the City of Boulder’s tax on sugary drinks.
  CU had requested more time to adapt to the two cents per ounce tax because it estimated it would cost the campus $1 million the first year. Now the school says that was a miscalculation and will actually lose $200,000.
  (File photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  The vice chancellor of CU apologized to Boulder’s city council and is withdrawing
  
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• Camera Washes Up On Florida Beach, May Belong To Coloradan

  17-06-2017 22:38
  
  SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. (CBS4) – One man’s island vacation turns into a mystery about a camera washed up on the shore.
  It comes down, essentially, to a blue shirt.
  In a Facebook post, Josh Zuelke writes that he found a camera that washed up onto a Sanibel Island beach last week. Family photos contained within are time stamped “2012” and appear to be taken at Key Largo.
  But it’s the blue shirt that appears to drop the biggest hint: “Special Olympics Colorado.&rdqu
  
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• FBI Investigating 2 Bank Robberies, Possibly Related

  17-06-2017 22:32
  
  LOUISVILLE, Colo. (CBS4)– The FBI is investigating whether two bank robberies are related.Monday, a bandit hit the Bank of the West in Louisville. Investigators believe the same man hit the Vectra Bank in Westminster last month. (credit: FBI)
  The man was seen on surveillance video from the bank. He was wearing a mask and gloves. He grabbed a few handfuls of cash and took off.(credit: FBI)
  The FBI says he made his getaway on a bicycle. (credit: FBI)
  
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• Car2Go Gets Upgrade To Mercedes

  17-06-2017 22:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The popular Car2Go vehicles will soon be missing from the streets of the Denver metro area and replaced with Mercedes.The car sharing company is making a big upgrade. Car2Go is replacing all of its Smart Cars with Mercedes sedans and SUVs. (credit: CBS)
  Car2Go says the change was made because customers needed bigger cars to accommodate the outdoor and mountain lifestyle. (credit: CBS)
  That will bump up rental prices from 13 cents to 45 cents per minute. (credit: CBS)
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• Search For Inmate Who Escaped From Job Outside Jail

  17-06-2017 22:13
  
  LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The search is on for an inmate who escaped from custody in La Plata County.
  The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office says Timothy Sobley walked away from his assigned job outside the jail in Durango and never came back.
  Timothy Sobley (credit: La Plata County)
  He was serving time for a DUI and domestic violence charges.
  Investigators say he recently shaved his beard.
  Timothy Sobley (credit: La Plata County)
  Anyone who sees Sobley is urged to call 911 immedi
  
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• Wood Pellet Plant Goes Up In Flames

  17-06-2017 21:45
  KREMMLING, Colo. (CBS4)– A wood pellet plant went up in flames on Saturday.
  The Confluence Energy plant in Kremmling continued to smolder hours after it ignited. The fire was fully contained but firefighters allowed a large pile of unusable wood waste product to burn itself out.The fire at the Confluence Energy wood pellet plant in Kremmling (credit: Grand County Fire)
  The fire destroyed a stack of raw logs that was awaiting processing along with a large mount of chip material in front of
  
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• Lightning-Caused Wildfire Grows In Fremont County

  17-06-2017 21:13
  
  FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Fire crews are battling a wildfire burning in Fremont County.
  The so-called North Milsap Fire grew to 22 acres overnight Friday into Saturday. Lightning caused the fire about five miles north of Canon City. The North Milsap Fire burning in Fremont County (credit: CBS)
  BLM Colorado Fire has multiple crews attacking the fire which is burning in rugged terrain in Ponderosa Pine and Gamble Oak.A helicopter is making water drops on the fire. The North Milsap Fire b
  
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• US, Japan Search For 7 Navy Sailors, Puzzle Over Ship Crash

  17-06-2017 20:26
  YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — U.S. and Japanese vessels and aircraft searched Saturday for seven American sailors who were missing after their Navy destroyer collided before dawn with a container ship four times its size off the coast of Japan.
  The USS Fitzgerald was back at its home port in Yokosuka Naval Base south of Tokyo by sunset Saturday, its crew lined up on deck. The Philippine-flagged container ship was berthed at Tokyo’s Oi wharf, where officials began questioning crew members ab
  
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• 1 Dead In Paraglider Crash

  17-06-2017 19:19
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews recovered the body of a paraglider who crashed in steep terrain on Green Mountain.
  The paraglider crashed in the designated paragliding area that was steep with loose rock. He called 911 about 8:30 p.m. Friday and told emergency dispatchers that he was down.(credit: West Metro Fire Rescue)
  The rescue operation began in steep terrain and in the dark with light from the Flight for Life helicopter.Unfortunately, crews with West Metro Fire Rescue tweeted a
  
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• Man Sentenced To 72 Years For Grandfather’s Beating Death

  17-06-2017 19:08
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Aurora man to 72 years in prison for beating his 84-year-old grandfather to death.
  Arapahoe County District Judge Phillip Douglass handed down the sentence on Friday, saying 34-year-old Jason Vanbommel was unremorseful over the December 2015 death of Frans Vanbommel.Douglass told Jason Vanbommel there isn’t room in a civilized society who believes this was acceptable.
  Vanbommel’s sentence was enhanced by a finding that he is a habit
  
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• Dangerous Heat Will Move Into Colorado Next Week

  17-06-2017 17:49
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Excessive heat building over the deserts of California, Nevada and Arizona will move into Colorado early next week.
  Some places on the western slope will see highs between 100-110 degrees before the week ends. A few cities could potentially set new all-time record highs.It will also be hot in the mountains with highs well into the 80s and we expect 90s and a few low 100s on the eastern plains.
  Denver will climb into the middle and upper 90s by Tuesday and Wed
  
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• Latest Forecast: Weekend Cool Down Before Summer Heat Hits

  17-06-2017 17:25
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a hot day on Friday with a record high of 95 degrees in Denver you’ll notice a cool down for the Father’s Day weekend.
  There is even a chance for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms although the drop in temperature will be the main weather story.
  Looking ahead to next week an unusually hot air mass sitting over the deserts of the southwest will begin to influence Colorado.
  The hottest weather will be found in the western valleys where
  
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• Cosby Judge Declares Mistrial As Jury Deadlocks Again

  17-06-2017 17:23
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s trial on sexual assault charges ended without a verdict Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision in a case that helped destroy the 79-year-old comedian’s image as “America’s Dad.”
  Jurors deliberated more than 52 hours over six days before telling a judge they couldn’t agree on whether “The Cosby Show” star drugged and molested Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Phil
  
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• Thomas The Tank Engine Rolls Into Colorado

  17-06-2017 15:00
  
  GOLDEN, Colo (CBS4) – “All Aboard!” is what you’ll hear as Thomas the Tank Engine pulls out of the station at the Colorado Railroad Museum for three consecutive weekends this summer.
  (credit Thomas & Friends)
  “Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour 2017” is rolling into Colorado at the end of June. The Colorado Railroad Museum will host Thomas the Tank Engine on June 24-25, July 1-2, July 8-9. Children and their families can take a 25-minute ride on thei
  
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• Desmond Helps Lead Rockies To 10-8 Victory Over Giants

  17-06-2017 07:43
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Ian Desmond hit a three-run homer and tied a season-high with four RBIs, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 10-8 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
  Desmond homered during a five-run fifth as the Rockies went ahead 6-4 and also added a sacrifice fly in the seventh when Colorado tacked on three runs.
  Trevor Story hit his first career pinch-hit homer in the sixth and Carlos Gonzalez snapped a 0-for-27 skid with a single in the seventh.
  DJ LeMahieu we
  
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• Polumbus ready for his role on the...

  17-06-2017 06:23
  
  The former Bronco offensive lineman will now spend his Sundays on the Broncos sideline doing radio.       
  
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• Search And Rescue Teams Use Drone To Find Missing Hikers

  17-06-2017 05:25
  By Karen Morfitt
  DOUGLAS COUNTY (CBS4) – The search for missing hikers in the Pike National Forest was a success, thanks in part to a newly-approved drone.
  “I think it’s awesome, it’s fantastic. It is in fact, I think, where search and rescue, especially in the wilderness, is headed,” Roman Bukary of the Douglas County Search and Rescue Team said.
  (credit: Douglas County Search and Rescue)
  On Thursday, Bukary and the rest of the rescue team were called on to find tw
  
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• BBB Removes Contractor’s Rating After Brewery Bilked

  17-06-2017 04:53
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to consumers after a local contractor was accused on several occasions of stealing money.
  The BBB said Fulbrum Builders, operated by contractor Craig Holman, received several similar complaints. The complaints all alleged the company would require an up-front cash deposit, and would not follow up with work.
  Rick Cane and his fellow owners of Blue Spruce Brewing said Holman bilked the company out of m
  
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• Denver Restaurant Adds Surcharge To Reward Kitchen Staff

  17-06-2017 04:01
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Restaurants live and die on the success of their kitchen staffs, and now one restaurant wants them rewarded for it.
  Duo Restaurant, a favorite amongst Denver’s voracious foodie culture, is adding a 2% surcharge to every bill. The charge, called a “Kitchen Livable Wage Surcharge”, goes directly to the kitchen staff, divided equally.
  “In think job market it is tough to keep great people. It’s tough to find great people,” says o
  
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• 7 U.S. Navy Crew Reported Missing After Collision Off Japan

  17-06-2017 03:33
  TOKYO (AP) — Seven Navy sailors are missing and one was injured after a U.S. destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country’s coast guard reported.
  Footage from the Japanese TV network NHK showed heavy damage to the mid-right side of the USS Fitzgerald and a person in a stretcher being lifted to a helicopter.
  The Navy’s 7th Fleet said on its Facebook page that the number of injuries is still being determined. The Fitzgerald ha
  
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• Coroner Releases Results Of Carrie Fisher Death Inquiry

  17-06-2017 03:20
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say actress Carrie Fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other factors, but they could not conclusively determine what caused her death.
  Los Angeles coroner’s officials said in a news release late Friday that Fisher had buildup of fat in the walls of her arteries. The release states that Fisher had taken multiple drugs prior to her death, but that investigators could not determine whether they contributed to her death in December.
  The agency d
  
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• Tree Saves Condo, Residents From Fiery Crash

  17-06-2017 02:16
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)– A tree likely saved dozens of residents from a fiery crash when a semi slammed into it, bursting into flames late Thursday night.
  Residents of the Park Bellevue Condominiums heard a book and felt the building shake around 11:35 p.m. Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I heard like a spark, and then an explosion,” said Erin Slater, who lives on the top level. “And that’s when the fire started.”
  She and her neighbors evacuated the
  
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• Latest Forecast: Brief Break From The Heat For The Weekend

  17-06-2017 01:43
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a slow climb all week, we hit the 90s again in the Denver area. We officially hit 95 degrees in Denver, tying the daily record high for June 16 set in 1906.
   
  A cold front will move into Colorado on Saturday, bringing slightly cooler temperatures on Saturday and the chance for isolated afternoon thunderstorms. If you get a storm, expect gusty winds with most likely not a lot of rain. Storms should be very isolated. Expect the winds to kick
  
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• Brief Break From The Heat For The Weekend

  17-06-2017 01:43
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – After a slow climb all week, we hit the 90s again in the Denver area. We officially hit 95 degrees in Denver, tying the daily record high for June 16 set in 1906.
   
  A cold front will move into Colorado on Saturday, bringing slightly cooler temperatures on Saturday and the chance for isolated afternoon thunderstorms. If you get a storm, expect gusty winds with most likely not a lot of rain. Storms should be very isolated. Expect the winds to kick
  
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• Colorado’s Rabbit Ears Peak Loses Chunk Of Ear

  17-06-2017 01:28
  
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Rabbit Ears Peak looks a little different after losing a chunk of one of its ears.
  Steamboat Pilot & Today reported Thursday the western ear of Colorado’s iconic landmark is significantly skinnier and pointier following what appears to be an erosion event at the top of the rock formation.
  Rabbit Ears Peak Before (L) and After (R)(credit: Steamboat Pilot & Today)
  U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Chad Stewart says he made a point to look at Ra
  
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• Video Shows Mine Explosion In Chile

  17-06-2017 01:11
  
  CHILE/PERU BORDER (CBS4) – The Chilean Defense Ministry has released video of a mine explosion that happened during removal operations.
  The explosion rocks the cabin, which is completely encased in heavy armor to protect the operator and leaves him unconscious for a few seconds.
  In the video, a mine with 15.5 lbs. of explosives goes off in the area between the Chilean and Peruvian border.
  The Chilean army is working to meet the criteria of the Ottawa Convention, which in 1997 prohibit
  
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• Schools Open Cafeterias For Free Summer Lunch Program

  17-06-2017 01:10
  
  By Mark Ackerman
  DENVER (CBS4)– For most kids, summertime is a welcome break from school. But, summer can also be a difficult time for children who rely on their schools to provide meals.
  That is why the Denver Public Schools have opened up some school cafeterias to make sure every child has food to eat this summer.
  The free Summer Lunch Program at Barnum Elementary (credit: CBS)
  On Friday, DPS Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova joined summer school students for lunch at Barnum Elementar
  
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• Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Transforms Chef Culture

  17-06-2017 00:48
  By Shawn Chitnis
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4)– A small wine show that hoped to bring more people up into the mountains during the summer is now the premiere event in the country for lovers of good food and unique wines and this weekend the Food & Wine Classic celebrates 35 years as a festival that has transformed the culture around chefs.
  “The vision behind the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen to where it started and to what it has become is an extraordinary ride,” said Devin Padget
  
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• 2½ Year Sentence In Murder-For-Hire Plot

  17-06-2017 00:35
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A judge told a woman who helped in a Pueblo murder-for-hire plot that she is fortunate that he sent her to prison for only 2 1/2-years.
  On Friday, U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer in Denver told Reina Ashley Gonzales that she “could be in jail 10 years and would deserve it.”
  She had admitted she helped Ricardo “Rico” Estevan Suazo try to hire a hit man last September to kill a another Pueblo man for $10,000.
  The intended victim was going to be a wi
  
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• 2 people arrested after shooting

  17-06-2017 00:27
  
  Army officials say two suspects have been arrested after a shooting that injured one person at Fort Carson in southern Colorado.       
  
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• 2 People Arrested After Shooting At Fort Carson Army Post

  17-06-2017 00:25
  
  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — Army officials say two suspects have been arrested after a shooting that injured one person at Fort Carson in southern Colorado.
  The shooting occurred Thursday, and authorities initially said one person was in custody. On Friday, they said two people were arrested.
  Their names haven’t been released and officials haven’t said what charges they face.Fort Carson says the victim is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
  All Fort Carson gates were
  
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• AMPLIFY: Zac Brown Band’s ‘Welcome Home’

  17-06-2017 00:19
  
  LOS ANGELES (Radio.com) – Zac Brown Band have returned to their roots with their latest album, Welcome Home. Released in May, their follow-up to 2015’s Jekyll + Hyde has become the band’s fourth consecutive No. 1 country album and fifth consecutive top ten album on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 2.
  Related: 5 Best Songs on Zac Brown Band’s ‘Welcome Home’
  The band announced the record earlier this year and promised a personal release. Produced by
  
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• ATM Skimmer Suspects Wanted

  17-06-2017 00:18
  
  LONE TREE, Colo. (CBS4)– Two suspects are wanted for putting skimmer devices on ATMs in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs.
  The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office hopes the public can help identify the two men wanted for placing skimmers on an area ATM.
  (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff)
  The male suspect placed the skimmer device on an ATM at the Security Service Credit Union in the 9400 block of E. County Line Road on May 27. The financial institution recognized the device quic
  
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• Scalise Doctor Hopes For ‘Excellent Recovery’ Despite Risk

  17-06-2017 00:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressman Steve Scalise can hope to make an “excellent recovery,” his trauma surgeon said Friday, even though the lawmaker arrived at the hospital Wednesday at imminent risk of death after getting shot at a congressional baseball practice.
  In his first public comments since the shooting, Dr. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center said it’s a “good possibility” that the Louisiana Republican will be able to return to work in his full
  
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• At Impasse, Bill Cosby Jury Tests Patience Of Judge, Defense

  17-06-2017 00:08
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case tested the patience of defense lawyers and even the judge on the fifth day of deliberations Friday as it repeatedly asked to run through testimony from the TV star, his accuser and others, struggling to break a deadlock that threatens to end the trial without a verdict.
  With deliberations running about as long as the testimony of all the witnesses combined, the 79-year-old TV star’s lawyer complained that juror
  
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• National MS Society Key In Funding Research, Technology

  17-06-2017 00:07
  
  AURORA, Colo (CBS4) – Bike MS is the largest multiple sclerosis fundraiser in Colorado. It raises about nearly $4 million, which in part pays for research and technology to benefit people living with MS.
  Dr. Jeff Hebert P.T., PhD is a certified MS specialist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He developed a series of exercises that he’s been studying in MS patients.
  “This comes out of the world of vestibular rehabilitation,” Hebert told CBS4.
  (credit CBS)
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• Trump Thrusts U.S., Cuba Back Toward Hostile Relations

  17-06-2017 00:05
  MIAMI (AP) — Pressing “pause” on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility Friday with a blistering denunciation of the island’s communist government. He clamped down on some commerce and travel but left intact many new avenues President Barack Obama had opened.
  Even as Trump predicted a quick end to President Raul Castro’s regime, he challenged Cuba to negotiate better agreements for Americans, Cubans a
  
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