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• Avalanche protect expose Pickard and...

  18-06-2017 23:45
  
  The list of protected players from 30 NHL teams is in and the Colorado Avalanche have decided to protect seven forwards, three defenseman and one goaltender.       
  
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• Stroke Survivor Spends Father’s Day At Broncos HQ With Other Dads

  18-06-2017 23:06
  By Kelly Werthmann
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – It was a special Father’s Day for Broncos fans. The team hosted their first-ever “Pigskin with Pops” event inside their team headquarters Sunday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  The event was a chance for fathers and families to take part in a variety of football activities on the indoor turf where the Broncos practice. Families could also take photos with the three Lombardi trophies the team has won over the years. Miles the Mascot as w
  
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• Officers Shoot Suspect Who Allegedly Waived Gun, Led Police On Chase

  18-06-2017 22:38
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora on Sunday shot and injured a suspect who reportedly waived a gun and led police on a chase.
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  The shooting happened early Sunday afternoon at East Alameda Parkway and East Ohio Drive, just west of Buckley Air Force Base. A witness told CBS4 that’s outside the home of the suspect, who police said is a male in his 30s. The witness also said the suspect waived a gun at officers.
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  The chase started in Denver’s Montbel
  
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• Broncos 7v7 tournament 2017

  18-06-2017 22:32
  
  Sure, it's summer break, but that means very little to a high school football player.       
  
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• Pastor missing after search for treasure

  18-06-2017 22:13
  
  Authorities say a pastor from Grand Junction who has been reported missing in New Mexico was searching for a famous hidden treasure, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports.       
  
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• Police Shoot Suspect After Chase

  18-06-2017 21:58
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Aurora shot and injured a suspect early Sunday afternoon after a chase.
  (credit: CBS)
  The incident happened at noon at East Alameda Parkway and East Ohio Drive, just west of Buckley Air Force Base. That’s where the chase — which started in Denver — came to an end.
  So far it’s not clear which police agency’s officer or officers fired the shots. Police said no officers were hurt.
  The suspect was taken to the hospital.
  An investig
  
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• Deputy Leaves Hospital After Head-On Crash With Trooper

  18-06-2017 21:51
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy hurt in a head-on crash with a Colorado State Patrol trooper has left the hospital.
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  Both the deputy and the trooper were injured in Saturday’s crash, and the trooper remains in the hospital.
  The sheriff’s office said the deputy, Dale Davis, is a six-year veteran of the agency.
  The trooper’s name is Cpl. Ivan Alvarado and he is a 10-year veteran of the Colorado State Patrol.
  Cpl. Ivan Alvarado
  
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• Search For 7 Navy Sailors Ends After Bodies Found On Ship

  18-06-2017 20:17
  YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors who went missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off the Japanese coast was called off after several bodies were found Sunday in the ship’s flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.
  Navy divers found “a number of” bodies in the USS Fitzgerald, a day after the destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship four times its size, said Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the commander
  
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• Colorado Woman Finds Father After 40 Years

  18-06-2017 20:01
  
  By Andrea Flores
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – Jyll Justamond lives in Littleton, but was born and raised in New Jersey.
  “I always had a void,” Justamond said. “I didn’t know growing up knowing that my family was not my biological family.”
  CBS4’s Andrea Flores interviews Jyll Justamond. (credit: CBS)
  At 10 years old, she learned her parents were actually her grandparents, and her half-sister turned out to be her biological mother.
  For decades, her biological
  
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• Team Sugarbee Peddles To Take The Sting Out Of MS

  18-06-2017 19:57
  DENVER (CBS4) – Bike MS draws some 4,000 cyclist including teams that collect hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Colorado Chapter of the National MS Society.
  LINK: Donate to Team Sugarbee
  Among those teams is Team Sugarbee. It formed 25 years ago among the friends and family of Kelly Walker, after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The team got it’s name from Kelly’s childhood nickname, “Sugarbee”.
  “We’re not scientists so we can’t fi
  
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• Arapahoe deputy involved in crash with state trooper leaves hospital

  18-06-2017 16:32
  
  An Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy who was seriously injured in a head-on collision with a state trooper Saturday left the hospital on Sunday morning.
  The crash Saturday evening near Manila Road and 48th Avenue near Watkins sent both drivers to area hospitals.
  The Arapahoe County Sheriffs Office reported that the deputy was released, “despite serious injuries,” on twitter shortly after 8 a.m.
  7 News helicopter photos of the crash showed the deputy’s SUV with a smashed fr
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Fine Father’s Day With Heat Wave Coming

  18-06-2017 16:21
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Happy Father’s Day! Dads will be enjoying a mild-mannered Sunday with near normal temperatures over eastern Colorado. Dry and comfortable air is still pushing into the eastern side of the state in the wake of a Saturday cold front that produced a few showers and very isolated storms on Saturday night.
  The comfortable summer weather will hang in for Monday until a big high pressure ridge begins to take over on Tuesday. Just in time for the Summer Solst
  
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• STRIVE works to prove charter schools can sustain high test scores while serving students with special needs

  18-06-2017 16:00
  
  When Josue Bonilla started at STRIVE Prep Federal in fall 2015, he spent a lot of time trying to earn happy-face stickers and string cheese — the rewards for sticking to his behavior plan.
  At times, they seemed hopelessly out of reach. One day, Josue was caught playing with a lighter in the bathroom. Another day, he hit a teacher’s aide in the face.
  By the end of this school year, the 13-year-old, who suffers from seizure disorders and developmental delays, was spending 90 percent of
  
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• PrideFest: A time to march, dance and adopt

  18-06-2017 16:00
  
  Marcus, 11, and Auriah, 5, on the front porch of their house on June 15, 2017 in Denver.They got the call on New Year’s Eve with only a handful of hours left in 2015. The car, which was making its way through Oklahoma’s country roads at the time, erupted in cheers and tears. The adoption had gone through.
  Vince Montez still tears up when recounting the story more than a year later. He sat on the right side of the couch in his home near Fort Logan while his husband Quentin sat on the
  
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• Colorado health insurers quiet about 2018 participation in state exchange

  18-06-2017 16:00
  
  Facing a Monday deadline to file proposed 2018 plans with the state, major Colorado health insurers won’t say whether they expect to raise premiums next year or even if they will participate in the state’s health insurance exchange.
  The answers — which might not be known publicly until July, when Colorado insurance regulators release the plans for public review — have major significance for the roughly 120,000 people who shop for health insurance in the individual market.
  
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• Boulder County Coroner identifies three found in Erie murder suicide

  18-06-2017 15:44
  
  The Boulder County Coroner on Sunday positively identified three members of a family found dead last month in Erie, and confirmed they lost their lives in a murder suicide.
  Photo provided by Longmont Times CallStacy Farrar and her son, Ian.John “JP” Farrar, 48, Elizabeth “Stacy” Farrar, 40,  and their son Ian, 4, were found dead on the morning of May 20, in their home at 1973 Gordon Court.
  Autopsies found that Farrar killed himself with a shot to the head, after stab
  
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• Josh Allen will soon realize an NFL dream born on a small-town farm. The Wyoming quarterback has big plans in the meantime.

  18-06-2017 14:00
  
  LARAMIE — Josh Allen was gliding along the 20-yard line inside War Memorial Stadium when he spotted a receiver.
  The quarterback wouldn’t be playing a game for another three months. There were no spectators perched on the bleachers around him on the kind of perfect early summertime day in Wyoming that keep postcard companies in business. But Allen hasn’t reached the doorstep of an NFL dream by passing up an opportunity to make a play — even when nobody’s watching.
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• Seen: Denver Health’s Hot Rocks Griller Challenge

  18-06-2017 09:00
  
  The chefs who create all the delicious food served at Denver Health’s 2017 Hot Rocks Griller Challenge don’t spend all their time behind the grill. Just like the 1,000 ticket-holders, they sample and vote for their favorites, too.
  So when this al fresco fundraiser for the Denver Health Urology Clinic concludes, there are two sets of winners.
  Tyler Wiard, culinary director for the John Elway family of restaurants, won the popular vote for the Colorado 7X wagyu burger sliders that he c
  
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• Ask Amy: Husband’s iPhone addiction leaves wife lonely

  18-06-2017 09:00
  
  Dear Amy: My husband of many years is addicted to his iPhone. It goes everywhere with him and has his undivided attention. There was once a time that this was necessary for his work. I understood and did not mind, but it is no longer a necessity for his work, and his time on this device has me concerned.
  Over the past year, it has gotten out of hand.
  I do not believe there is another romantic involvement here, but he is just always staring at his phone, whether we are at a restaurant, watching T
  
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• Your smartphone battery is going to get way better if Prieto can turn its 3-D battery into a commercial reality

  18-06-2017 08:56
  
  FORT COLLINS — About three miles west of Colorado State University, a small team of scientists is working on the next revolution in batteries.
  The startup, Prieto Battery, has gained recognition — and high-profile customers — for rebuilding the lithium-ion battery from scratch. Its battery is nonflammable, bendable, inexpensive to make and, in theory, much longer lasting.
  “Our mission is to make a great battery that will charge really fast and store a lot of energy b
  
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• Before food halls became a Denver trend, there was the first: The Source

  18-06-2017 08:18
  
  Once upon a time, there was a city — let’s call it Benver. Benver was a decent size — not too big; not too small, had an enviable spot situated near the mountains and was an all-around good-natured, unassuming sort of town, full of activities and entertainment. But there was one thing fair Benver did not possess — a modern-day food hall. Nope, not a single one.
  It was the dark ages, indeed, for Benver. Imagine having to drive to multiple locations to secure your beef chee
  
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• State Trooper, Arapahoe County Deputy Involved In Crash

  18-06-2017 02:05
  
  WATKINS, Colo. (CBS4)– A Colorado State Patrol trooper and a deputy with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a crash on Saturday evening.
  The crash happened just after 5:30 p.m. Saturday.#APDAlert. We are investigating a crash involving a @CSP_News Trooper & @ArapahoeSO Deputy at 48th & Manilla Road.
  — Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) June 18, 2017
  Video obtained from Copter4 shows drivers-side damage to both vehicles.
  A spokesperson with the Arapahoe Co
  
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• Weekend Cool Down Before Summer Heat Hits

  18-06-2017 02:00
  
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (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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• Partnership Key To Success For Local Restaurateurs

  18-06-2017 01:59
  By Shawn Chitnis
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Business partners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson spent part of the weekend speaking at their industry’s premiere event as successful restaurant owners in Boulder, offering tips to their peers after giving up comfortable and prestigious roles at one of the top dining destinations in the country.
  “Bobby had the best wine job in America,” Mackinnon-Patterson says about his co-owner. “Why would you want to leave?&rdqu
  
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• Career Expo Includes Taser, Shooting Demonstration

  18-06-2017 01:35
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Adams County Sheriff’s Office hosted a career expo on Saturday.
  The event in Commerce City included a taser demonstration with 1,200 volts of electricity. (credit: Adams County)
  The Flatrock open house also included demonstrations of the shooting range and a simulator. (credit: Adams County)
  The Mobile Field Force Team, one of the special units with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, trains at Flatrock near Denver International Airport off 128th
  
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• Broncos Players, Cheerleaders Celebrate ‘Dare To Play’ Football Camp

  18-06-2017 01:35
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4)– Denver Broncos players and cheerleaders hit the field for a football camp like no other.
  Dare To Play football camp featured players and cheerleaders with Down Syndrome.
  Dare to Play camp (credit: CBS)
  They played a touch football game at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch on Saturday.
  Dare to Play camp (credit: CBS)
  “The cheerleaders really enjoy getting out there in front of an audience and cheering and doing their thing that they’ve
  
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• Barrage Of Singles Help Rockies To 5-1 Victory Over Giants

  18-06-2017 00:55
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange)– A barrage of singles and some very timely hitting helped the Colorado Rockies to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday at Coors Field.
  Colorado scored all of its runs with two outs in support of rookie Kyle Freeland (8-4), who pitched six innings before three relievers finished up.
  The Rockies have won nine of 10 games against the Giants this season, including eight in a row. That is Colorado’s longest winning streak in franchise history
  
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• Zoo Giraffe ‘Doing Well’ Following Antelope Attack

  18-06-2017 00:25
  
  ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (CBS4) – Following a violent encounter with an angry species of antelope, Banio the giraffe is recovering and “doing well,” according to handlers at the Rotterdam Zoo.
  “Banio has been checked by our vet and fortunately only has some superficial wounds,” wrote zoo personnel on the zoo’s website.
  Banio the giraffe following his encounter. ( credit – Rotterdam Zoo)
  Nico the kudu is OK, too.
  The particular savannah exhibit in which the
  
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• Para-Glider Crashes, Dies Before Rescue Crews Reached Him

  18-06-2017 00:16
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The body of a para-glider was recovered Saturday morning, more than 12 hours after the victim called 911 seeking help.
  West Metro Fire said emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from the victim just after 8:30 p.m. Friday after he crashed at William Frederick Hayden Park at Green Mountain.
  William Frederick Hayden Park at Green Mountain (credit: CBS)
  “He told our dispatchers he had crashed,” said Ronda Scholting, spokesperson
  
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