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• Campers Evacuated, Structures Threatened In 392 Fire

  24-06-2017 23:38
  
  COMO, Colo. (CBS4) – Campers have been evacuated, and at least one structure is threatened by a fire in Park County.
  The 392 Fire is northeast of Como by nearly 10 miles.
  Fire engines, as well as a water tender and an ambulance, are being joined in the attack by helicopters and three single engine air tankers.
  The fire is estimated at approximately 20 acres in size, with zero percent containment.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is believed to be human-caused.
  
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• CenturyLink hit with lawsuit

  24-06-2017 23:37
  
  CenturyLink is being hit with a class-action lawsuit in Washington state, claiming the company charged customers for unwanted services and charged customers more than was quoted. This comes a week after a former employee who blew the whistle on the company filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination.       
  
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• Arrest Made After 300 Hotel Guests Evacuated Overnight

  24-06-2017 23:28
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Hotel guests were evacuated in the middle of the night after the fire alarm went off.
  Someone used a lighter to set off the sprinkler system on the second floor of the Holiday Inn at 7390 West Hampden Avenue.
  (credit: West Metro Fire and Rescue / Twitter)
  (credit: West Metro Fire and Rescue / Twitter)
  Water flooded the hallway and trickled into the electrical system, cutting off power.
  West Metro firefighters had to evacuate about 300 people.
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• Warrant Issued For Man Accused Of Vandalizing Islamic Center

  24-06-2017 23:19
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center.
  Joseph Giaquinto didn’t show up for court on Friday. It’s not the first time he’s failed to appear, either. That time, he was arrested a few hours later in his home.
  Joseph Giaquinto (credit: Fort Collins Police Department)
  Giaquinto, 35, of Fort Collins, was caught on surveillance video in March allegedly vandalizing the Islamic Center of Fort Collins and th
  
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• Schwarzenegger Talks Climate Change With French President

  24-06-2017 23:06
  PARIS (AP) — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the environment shouldn’t be a partisan issue.
  The actor-turned-Republican politician told reporters in Paris on Friday that he had a “wonderful” one-hour meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Schwarzenegger says he and Macron, a centrist, discussed climate change.
  French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with US actor and founder of the R20 climate action group Arnold Schwarzenegger (credit: GEO
  
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• Survey: Women Don’t Talk Heart Health With Doctors

  24-06-2017 22:13
  DENVER (CBS4) – A new survey shows many women and their doctors don’t talk about heart health.
  Tracy Solomon Clark was a mom with a stressful career, and figured that was behind her fatigue and shortness of breath. She never suspected she had an unhealthy heart, and would eventually need double bypass surgery.
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  “It go real-real when ‘I’m sorry, we’re gonna have to cut your chest open,’ and it became very, very frightening, and I’m sudd
  
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• Friday motorcycle crash in FoCo

  24-06-2017 21:54
  
  A motorcycle rider suffered life-threatening injuries Friday night in a crash on the northwestern outskirts of Fort Collins.        
  
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• Girl, 15, Dies After Falling Into Creek

  24-06-2017 21:48
  LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – A 15-year-old girl died after falling into a creek.
  Her body was found late Friday night in Lake Creek in Lake County.
  (credit: Leadville Today)
  (credit: Leadville Today)
  She was with her boyfriend and father when she fell into the water Thursday evening.
  The water was running so high and fast, though, that she was quickly swept away.
  (credit: Leadville Today)
  (credit: Leadville Today)
  After more than 24 hours of searching, rescue teams located her body.
  The girl&
  
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• Bone marrow transplant for Wilfred

  24-06-2017 21:39
  
  The Denver metro area came together in a big way Saturday for a fourth grade student who needs a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.        
  
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• Stuffed Animal Saves Boy Who Fell From Apartment

  24-06-2017 21:35
  
  CHELSEA, Mass. (CBS4) – A stuffed animal is credited with saving a boy’s life.
  His family says the toddler landed on the toy after falling from a second story apartment.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  Two-year-old Eduardo Gomez bounced right out of an open window as he was jumping on a bed.
  Luckily he had his stuffed cow in his arms, something his family says he takes everywhere.
  (credit: CBS)
  The cow broke Eduardo’s 16-foot-fall onto the concrete below.
  Eduardo was a bit banged u
  
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• Recall: 3 Brands Of Hummus May Contain Listeria

  24-06-2017 21:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Three brands of hummus are being recalled.
  They could have listeria contamination.
  The hummus is labeled as “Fresh Foods Market,” “Latana,” and “Marketside.”
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  The ones to worry about have pine nuts on top, and come in 10-ounce packages.
  The nuts could be contaminated with the bacteria.
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  There haven’t been any reports of anyone becoming sick from the hummus.
  
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• Rare Colorado Trout Rescued During Wildfire

  24-06-2017 20:55
  
  GUNNISON, Colo. (CBS4) – A rescue mission performed during a raging wildfire last year may have saved a rare Colorado trout.
  The first batch of semen and eggs have been harvested from 158 unique cutthroat trout that now thrive the Roaring Judy Hatchery in Gunnison.
  They lived near Canon City a year ago.
  In July of 2016, The Hayden Pass Fire started from a lightning strike. In days, with the help of strong winds and dry conditions, it evolved into a 26-square-mile event that forced the evac
  
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• Officer Suffers Cardiac Arrest While Taking Suspect Into Custody

  24-06-2017 20:50
  EDGEWATER, Colo. (CBS4) – An officer is in critical condition after he suffered a medical emergency while trying to arrest a suspect.
  Corporal Michael Nesbitt, of the Edgewater Police Department, suffered cardiac arrest while trying to take Connor Michael Dougherty into custody Friday.
  Dougherty, 26, was allegedly crashed his scooter while driving drunk at Jefferson High School.
  Connor Dougherty (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  Officers say he fought them when they tried t
  
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• Car Will Stay Submerged In Creek Due To High Water

  24-06-2017 20:39
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A car found in Clear Creek will stay there because of the high and fast-moving water.
  The car was found there, and Highway 6 from Golden was shut down for several hours Friday as rescue crews investigated.
  Firefighters checked, but no one was found in the car.
  (credit: Golden Fire Rescue)
  (credit: Golden Fire Rescue)
  The car will be recovered later, once the water slows and it’s safe, which will close the highway again when that happens.
  No date has yet been se
  
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• Writer Sues Tupac Filmmakers, Alleges Copyright Infringement

  24-06-2017 20:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — A magazine writer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the creators of the new Tupac Shakur biopic, saying that portions of the film are based on his articles about the late rapper.
  Kevin Powell says in the federal lawsuit filed Friday that “All Eyez On Me” borrows from articles he wrote and interviews he did with Shakur in the 1990s for Vibe magazine.
  The lawsuit says, for instance, the film’s fictional character Nigel is based on a characte
  
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• North Korea Says It Is ‘Biggest Victim’ In US Student’s Death

  24-06-2017 20:16
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday called itself the “biggest victim” in the death of an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being released in a coma.
  The North’s official Korean Central News Agency denied that North Korea cruelly treated or tortured Otto Warmbier and accused the United States and South Korea of a smear campaign that insulted what it called its “humanitarian” treatment of him.
  The comments pu
  
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• Huge, Homely Mastiff Named Martha Wins World’s Ugliest Dog

  24-06-2017 20:11
  
  PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion.
  In a competition annually dominated by the old, the tiny, and the hairless, the 3-year-old, 125-pound Neapolitan Mastiff used her lollygagging youth to win the 29th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.
  She was a favorite of the Northern California crowd from the start, often plopping down on her side on stage with her droopy face spread across the ground when she was supposed to be showing off. The judg
  
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• Trump Slashes Grant For Group Combatting White Extremism

  24-06-2017 19:55
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday slashed $400,000 in federal funding for one of the few U.S. groups that combat white extremism but denied it is now focusing only on fighting radical Islamists.
  A grant announcement by the Department of Homeland Security eliminated funding for the Chicago-based Life After Hate, which was initially awarded the money in January during the closing days of the Obama administration.
  Life After Hate, run by a former skinhead, is among a
  
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• Authorities: Mom Left 2 Kids In Hot Car As Punishment

  24-06-2017 19:43
  
  WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman told investigators that she left her 2-year-old daughter and 16-month-old son in a hot car where they died last month to teach the girl a lesson and that they didn’t lock themselves in, as she initially reported, according to sheriff’s officials.
  Cynthia Marie Randolph, 24, was being held Saturday on two counts of causing serious bodily injury to a child. It wasn’t clear if she had an attorney — online jail records didn’
  
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• 'Make My Day' case in Colorado Springs

  24-06-2017 19:33
  
  A Colorado Springs jury is deliberating whether a U.S. Army Green Beret was justified in fatally shooting an intruder inside his garage under Colorado's "Make My Day" law.       
  
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• Report: Colorado Pension Fund Liabilities Up 20 Percent

  24-06-2017 19:32
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s public employee pension fund netted a 7.3 percent return on its investments last year, according to its annual report.
  But while the Public Employees’ Retirement Association earned $3 billion in 2016, its unfunded liabilities grew to more than $32 billion.
  The Denver Post reports Saturday that those obligations are up 20 percent after PERA lowered investment return expectations in November.
  Lawmakers are expected to examine the fund’s growing liab
  
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• Jury Gets ‘Make My Day’ Case In Colorado Springs Shooting

  24-06-2017 19:27
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado Springs jury is deliberating whether a U.S. Army Green Beret was justified in fatally shooting an intruder inside his garage under Colorado’s “Make My Day” law.
  The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that jurors will resume deliberations Monday in the murder trial of Michael Joseph Galvin.
  Galvin, 35, is charged with negligent homicide in the Nov. 3 shooting of Robert Carrigan. He could face up to three years in prison If convicted.
  
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• Dodgers Beat Rockies 6-1 For 8th Straight Win

  24-06-2017 19:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much like the Los Angeles Dodgers, left-hander Alex Wood is on some kind of roll.
  Wood kept his record perfect and the streaking Dodgers defeated the NL West rival Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Friday night for their eighth consecutive victory.
  Los Angeles has won 14 of its last 15 games.
  “We’re really rolling right now,” Wood said. “It’s going to be tough for anyone to come in here right now.”
  The Dodgers have scored at least six runs in ea
  
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• Woman Offers Own Reward For Burglar: ‘Get A Different Job’

  24-06-2017 18:59
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman in Denver’s West Highlands neighborhood hopes the promise of a cash reward will catch a burglar.
  “We saw this guy drive down the alley, pee on my garage, and get in my car,” says Caitlin Smith.(credit: CBS)
  The suspect was recorded on Smith’s home surveillance system. He stole less than $100 in cash and valuables.
  The next day, she posted a picture of the man on Nexdoor.com and offered cash for information that would help po
  
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• Man Killed In Shooting Near DU

  24-06-2017 18:27
  By Matt Kroschel
  DENVER (CBS4) – Friday night the quiet hallways of an apartment building near the University of Denver Campus exploded with gunfire.
  One man is dead and Denver Police say they are looking for the killer.
  (credit: CBS)
  It happened Friday night just after 10 p.m. at Trivium Apartments.#Alert (1/2): Officers responded to reports of shots fired late Friday night at 2105 E Buchtel and located a deceased male. Investigation… pic.twitter.com/xTfM6dn3VZ
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• Details on the emerald ash borer

  24-06-2017 18:18
  
  A strange pest has killed billions of dollars of trees in 30 states.        
  
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• Officer In Pence Motorcade Crashes, In Serious Condition

  24-06-2017 18:06
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A motorcycle officer in Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade crashed Saturday morning.
  The officer is in serious condition.Update: #CSPD motorcycle officer is in serious but stable condition. He was supporting VP Pence motorcade. Keep him in your thoughts/prayers
  — Springs Police (@CSPDPIO) June 24, 2017
  The crash happened on Highway 24 at Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass at about 7:45 a.m. as police and Secret Service were taking the Vice Preside
  
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• Man fatally shot near DU

  24-06-2017 17:55
  
  Police are investigating the death of a man found with fatal gunshot wounds Friday night at an apartment complex near the University of Denver as a homicide.       
  
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• Colo. Springs motorcycle officer injured

  24-06-2017 17:45
  
  A Colorado Springs motorcycle officer was seriously hurt Saturday morning after he was in a crash while escorting Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade.        
  
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• Goats help with fire mitigation

  24-06-2017 17:21
  
  Fire mitigation is a very serious topic. Goats, meanwhile, are not very serious animals.       
  
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• Why are drowning machines on the Poudre?

  24-06-2017 16:43
  
  In the past 10 years, more than 15 people have drowned on the river from various accidents       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Soothing Seventies For Last June Weekend

  24-06-2017 16:18
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Happy Saturday!
  In the wake of the nice refreshing cool down of Friday temperatures will be rebounding this weekend. On the weather map we have a high pressure ridge building back over the southwest. This will give the central Rockies a northwest flow keeping temperatures below normal and providing enough warmth for a few isolated, high based, gusty thunderstorms to form along the Palmer Divide and Front Range Foothills.
  Sunday will be a little warmer for m
  
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• Flooding prompts evacuation from hotel

  24-06-2017 16:18
  
  Three hundred guests had to be evacuated from a Lakewood hotel early Saturday morning after someone pulled a fire alarm       
  
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• Court: Woman let children burn to death

  24-06-2017 16:11
  
  The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld the murder convictions of a woman who let her three children burn to death in the hopes of cashing in on insurance payoffs.       
  
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• Woman missing in Broomfield

  24-06-2017 15:00
  
  Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a 50-year-old woman who is developmentally delayed and hasn’t been seen since Friday evening.       
  
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• Changes proposed to toll lanes on...

  24-06-2017 12:00
  
  The group that manages the express lanes will have a meeting next month and decide to approve the proposed changes, if they vote yes, the fees would change by July 24.       
  
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• Body of missing 15-year-old girl...

  24-06-2017 07:00
  
  It was difficult for crews to find any trace of the girl because of the high and quick moving water. Emergency officials would like to remind all Coloradoans to be careful near fast-moving streams.       
  
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• Highway 6 shut down for hours as...

  24-06-2017 06:56
  
  A car in the water off Highway 6 shut the roadway down for hours as crews worked to find out if there was someone inside.       
  
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• Lawyer says mom of three being...

  24-06-2017 06:44
  
  A local mother who's lived in the country since she was 5 years old will be sent back to Mexico soon.       
  
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• Parade Of Forwards At Top Of NHL Draft

  24-06-2017 05:59
  CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Glass played in a youth hockey tournament in Las Vegas when he was 10. His Junior Steelers team finished a disappointing second.
  He is looking forward to many more games in Sin City.
  Glass was selected by the expansion Vegas Golden Knights with their first-ever pick Friday night, going No. 6 overall as part of a parade of forwards at the top of the NHL draft. The 18-year-old Canadian center had 32 goals and 62 assists in 69 games last season for the Portland Winterhawks
  
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• Charity Group Donates Thousands To Family Of Girl Killed In Accident

  24-06-2017 05:13
  By Jeff Todd
  LITTLETON (CBS4) – Nearly a month after their daughter passed away from injuries during a tragic accident, the Guentensberger family was once again surrounded by love and support as a local hockey charity presented a check to the family.
  Dawg Nation hockey presents the Guentensberger family with a check. (Credit: CBS)
  “We’re a charity that looks to help folks that are within the hockey community,” said Dawg Nation Executive Director Martin Richardson.
  Rylie G
  
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• Our EV costs 73 percent less to drive...

  24-06-2017 04:50
  
  Who knew getting an EV car could be so cheap! Don't believe it? Check out Brandon Rittiman's math just to be sure:       
  
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• Tiny home village for the homeless...

  24-06-2017 04:32
  
         
  
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• 19 Veterans Without Family Laid To Rest By Strangers

  24-06-2017 02:47
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  DENVER (CBS4) –  On an overcast and cool Friday afternoon, 19 Colorado Veterans were laid to rest. Strangers stood in since these Veteran’s  families could not be found.
  Many of these Veterans were homeless and their relatives could not be located.
  (credit: CBS)
  Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1071 and Honors Burial Project has set out to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans.
  The unclaimed remains are from comm
  
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