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• Body Found In River Downstream From Site Of Car Crash

  26-06-2017 23:06
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Emergency crews on Monday afternoon recovered a body found in Clear Creek west of Golden.
  The recovery operation on Monday afternoon (credit: CBS)
  Investigators believe the body is tied to a car that crashed into the creek last Thursday night. Initial searches did not find a body in that car.
  The body on Monday was found almost a mile downstream from where the car was found.
  (credit: CBS)
  Highway 6 through Clear Creek Canyon was shut down in the early afternoon when
  
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• Interview: Santiago Cabrera On ‘Salvation’

  26-06-2017 22:19
  
  Salvation comes to CBS on July 12th at 8/9c. The summer’s newest drama stars Santiago Cabrera as Darius Tanz, a self-made tech billionaire who discovers an asteroid hurtling towards Earth that could threaten life on the planet as we know it.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Cabrera about what made him interested in the role, long days on set, working with Neil deGrasse Tyson and more.
  MW: Hey Santiago, how are you doing?
  SC: I’m doing good, thank you.
  MW: Congrats on the upcomin
  
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• Resident: City Needs Better Solution To Illegal Fireworks

  26-06-2017 21:53
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – John Hernandez admits buying illegal fireworks isn’t uncommon on the street of southwest Denver.
  “I like fireworks, I like lighting fireworks, and I like the illegal fireworks because you get a better bang for your buck,” Hernandez said. “You actually get better product for half the money.”
  CBS4’s Andrea Flores interviews John Hernandez. (credit: CBS)
  Especially when he says drivers are selling them from their back seats.
  
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• Latest Forecast: Increasing Fire Danger & Some Air Quality Issues

  26-06-2017 20:47
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a wild temperature ride for the first full weekend of summer in Denver and across eastern Colorado, we’ll get back to where we should be for this time of year – at least for today.
  Western Colorado never experienced the recent cool down and they will be hot once again this afternoon, and that heat will spread east for tomorrow.
  Fire danger will be a growing concern over the next few days. There’s already a fire weather watch for some o
  
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• Colorado Whitewater Raft Racing Team Prepares For World Championships

  26-06-2017 20:39
  
  By Mark Haas
  IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – This is not your everyday raft ride down the river.
  (credit: CBS)
  “I mean usually you are going down the river with your friends, maybe drinking an adult beverage,” said Eva Lambert, a local raft guide and a member of Team Colorado. “But now you have to be a little more serious, because this is all about speed.”
  What she is talking about is the competitive sport of whitewater raft racing.
  “It is exhilarating, fun and
  
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• Moose Causes A Stir At Metro Area Mall

  26-06-2017 20:29
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – A moose caused quite a stir a mall in Broomfield Monday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  The moose wandered into the Flatirons Crossing mall area and settled down. Roads into the parking lot had to be closed before the moose was tranquilized.He's still on mall property, looks like he found another spot 2 bed down. Situation back in control. Phew. #MooseOnTheLoose @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/mgAdo5kbu2
  — Jamie Leary (@JamieALeary) June 26, 2017
  Wildlife officials said
  
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• Suspect To Police: I’ll Pay For Hotel Flood Damage

  26-06-2017 20:11
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A 31-year-old man was taken into custody over the weekend on criminal mischief and false reporting charges after he said he deliberately flooded a hotel he was staying at.
  (credit: CBS)
  The incident happened at the Holiday Inn on the 7300 block of West Hampden Avenue in Lakewood early Saturday morning.
  Morgan Macbean (credit: Jefferson County)
  Police said Morgan Macbean told them he used a lighter to activate the sprinkler system in his hotel room. That caused wate
  
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• Keidel: Mets Promote Tebow… What’s The Harm?

  26-06-2017 20:00
  
  By Jason Keidel
  If you look at the baseball map, you’ll see a storm approaching Port St. Lucie.
  Indeed, Hurricane Tebow is about to crash upon the eastern shores of Florida. The former Florida Gator and Heisman Trophy winner, who swapped the pigskin for rawhide, has been promoted by the Mets to the higher levels of their farm system. This after batting .222 with three homers and 22 RBI in 227 plate appearances while playing with the Single-A Columbia Fireflies.
  Like anything related to Tim
  
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• Investigators: Street Sweeper Ran Red Light Before Fatal Wreck

  26-06-2017 19:55
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (AP/CBS4) — Law enforcement officers say a street sweeper collided with a sport utility vehicle at an intersection in eastern Boulder County, killing one person and injuring another.
  (credit: CBS)
  Colorado State Patrol Trooper Nate Reid says the street sweeper was southbound on Highway 287 shortly after 6:15 a.m. Monday when investigators believe the driver ran a red light and collided with the SUV at the intersection with Highway 52.
  The collision killed a female pas
  
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• What You Need To Know About The Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Decision

  26-06-2017 19:30
  CBS Local– The United States Supreme Court decided to allow parts of President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban to go into effect immediately, while also allowing to hear arguments for and against it in October.
  For the next 90 days, citizens from six Muslim-majority countries will not be allowed to enter the United States due to their country’s accused support of terrorism. These countries are Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. But if a citizen of
  
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• Get Your Solar Eclipse Viewers Before It’s Too Late, But Buyer Beware

  26-06-2017 18:29
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – In less than 60 days a rare event will be visible to millions of Americans as the moon completely blocks incoming light from the sun.
  On August 21 the lower 48 U.S. states will see the first total solar eclipse that travels from coast to coast since 1918.
  But unless you live along the path of totality you’ll need a special solar filter to view it.
  (truthfully it’d be a good idea to have one along the path of totality too)
  The path of totality for
  
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• Report: Nuggets Eyeing Blake Griffin, Paul Millsap In Free Agency

  26-06-2017 17:46
  
  Ryan Mayer
  With the NBA Draft in the rearview mirror, the next big event on the NBA marquee is free agency, which begins this Saturday with the moratorium period in which teams can begin negotiating with this year’s free agent class. The Nuggets, after missing the playoffs by just one game this season, look to be buyers in the free agent market and are reportedly looking to make a pretty big splash.
  In addition to being connected to a potential trade that would have netted them Cleveland C
  
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• Report: Nuggets Tried To Acquire Kevin Love As Part Of Three Team Deal

  26-06-2017 17:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The NBA offseason has been wildly entertaining through the first three weeks with trade rumors flying left and right, along with one blockbuster trade already being made prior to draft night. As we near the opening of the moratorium period that signals the start of free agency on July 1st, the rumors are continuing to fly fast and furious.
  One player that has been the subject of a majority of the trade rumors is the Indiana Pacers’ Paul George, who informed the team that he plan
  
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• Supreme Court Will Take Up A Case Involving Colorado Baker

  26-06-2017 16:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado.
  The justices said Monday they will consider whether a baker who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds can refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
  The case asks the high court to balance the religious rights of the baker against the couple’s right to equal treatment under the law. Similar disputes have popped
  
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• Not All Rookies Are Created Equal In Fantasy Baseball, So Choose Yours Wisely

  26-06-2017 16:33
  By Sam McPherson
  The Oakland Athletics made some history on Saturday when three of their rookie players—shortstop Franklin Barreto, center fielder Jaycob Brugman and right fielder Matt Olson—each hit their first major-league home runs in the same game. The last time this happened was back in 1914 during a Federal League game between the Kansas City Packers and the Chicago Chi-Feds at Weeghman Park, the baseball shrine now known as Wrigley Field. However, does this kind of performance
  
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• Tonight’s Xfinity Monday Live Guest: Broncos Defensive Lineman Zach Kerr

  26-06-2017 16:11
  Watch Xfinity Monday Live on CBS4 at 6:30 p.m. or head to ViewHouse Centennial to see it live! Join in the fun, enjoy great food & drinks and watch all of tonight's big games on a 200 inch flatscreen.
  
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• Smoke From Utah Wildfires May Return To Colorado This Week

  26-06-2017 16:07
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Shifting upper-level winds will bring warm air back into eastern Colorado after a very cool weekend.
  But those winds may also bring some smoke and haze from several Utah wildfires.
  Wildfires burning across Utah. (credit: Utahfireinfo.gov)
  Fire danger remains high across Utah and it will be on the increase in Colorado due to the hot, dry weather.
  One of several wildfires burning in Utah. (credit: CBS)
  The National Weather Service has already issued several Fi
  
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• Best Flower Beds In Denver

  26-06-2017 14:00
  
  By Deborah Flomberg
  Thanks to a very specific climate and a couple hundred days of sunshine every year, Colorado is home to some stunning wild flowers. You don’t have to drive to the mountains or out to the prairie to see some beautiful flower beds either, as there are lots of bright and colorful displays located right here in Denver.
  (credit: Kathryn Scott/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Whether you’re looking for a nice place for an afternoon stroll or you need the perfect locati
  
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• Warming Back Up With Increasing Fire Danger

  26-06-2017 13:35
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a wild temperature ride for the first full weekend of summer in Denver and across eastern Colorado, we’ll get back to where we should be for this time of year – at least for today.Western Colorado never experienced the recent cool down and they will be hot once again today, and that heat will spread east for tomorrow.
  Fire danger will be a growing concern over the next few days. There’s already a fire weather watch for some of our moun
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warming Back Up With Increasing Fire Danger

  26-06-2017 13:35
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – After a wild temperature ride for the first full weekend of summer in Denver and across eastern Colorado, we’ll get back to where we should be for this time of year – at least for today.Western Colorado never experienced the recent cool down and they will be hot once again today, and that heat will spread east for tomorrow.
  Fire danger will be a growing concern over the next few days. There’s already a fire weather watch for some of our moun
  
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• Brantley Gilbert Ticket Giveaway!

  26-06-2017 12:00
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Brantley Gilbert with Tyler Farr at Cheyenne Frontier Days on Friday, July 21, 2017!
  
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• Officer Injured In Pence Motorcade Crash Undergoes ‘Successful’ Surgery

  26-06-2017 02:28
  COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (CBS4) – The officer injured in Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade Saturday had surgery on Sunday.
  The Colorado Springs Police Department tweeted out that Officer Andrew Holland had “successful” surgery on Sunday, and will be in the “ICU tonight for observation.”
  (credit: CBS)
  Holland was injured Saturday morning when the motorcycle he was riding as part of the Vice President’s motorcade crashed.
  (credit: CBS)
  Pence was in Color
  
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• Warmer Weather With Summer Storms

  26-06-2017 02:20
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the weather map we have the tail end of a cold front moving south along the Colorado/Kansas state line. This front helped spark a few large thunderstorms south of Colorado Springs down into southern Colorado. A severe storm produced a tornado near the town of Walsh in Baca County. Walsh also had baseball size hail and trees blown down in strong damaging winds. The town of Holly had 1.5 inches of rain in about 10 minutes from a big afternoon storm Sunday.
  
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• Latest Forecast:Warmer Weather With Summer Storms

  26-06-2017 02:20
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the weather map we have the tail end of a cold front moving south along the Colorado/Kansas state line. This front helped spark a few large thunderstorms south of Colorado Springs down into southern Colorado. A severe storm produced a tornado near the town of Walsh in Baca County. Walsh also had baseball size hail and trees blown down in strong damaging winds. The town of Holly had 1.5 inches of rain in about 10 minutes from a big afternoon storm Sunday.
  
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• Neighbors Fight To Preserve Historic Grain Mill

  26-06-2017 02:15
  
  ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – There’s a battle over the future of a historic grain mill in Erie.
  A developer wants to destroy or move the mill because it blocks a road that would need widening as part of a new neighborhood.
  But people in the town are fighting to keep the mill where it is, and get it on the National Register of Historic Places.
  (credit: Erie Historical Society)
  If that happens, a federal grant funding would open up to preserve the site.
  Meetings are planned for this coming wee
  
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• Undercover Bust: Don’t Buy, Sell, Or Set Off Fireworks

  26-06-2017 02:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Officers are warning people not to buy, sell, or set off fireworks in the city of Denver.
  The Denver Police Department shared a video on Facebook Sunday showing the results of an undercover bust.Someone had been selling fireworks out of their home.
  Officers estimated the value to be between $3,000 and $5,000.
  (credit: Denver Police Department)
  (credit: Denver Police Department)
  Fireworks are illegal in the city and county of Denver because they can cause serious injury and
  
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• Doctors ‘Optimistic’ Officer Will Recover After Suffering Heart Attack On Duty

  26-06-2017 01:50
  
  EDGEWATER, Colo. (CBS4) – An officer who suffered a heart attack while trying to arrest a suspect is improving.
  Officer Michael Nesbitt went into cardiac arrest Thursday night while trying to take Connor Doughety into custody.
  Michael Nesbitt (credit: Edgewater Police Department)
  Connor Dougherty (credit: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
  Dougherty allegedly tried to fight officers after crashing his scooter in a high school parking lot while under the influence.
  Nesbit remains on l
  
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• Homeowner To Porch Pirates: ‘I’ll Pour You A Cup Of Coffee’

  26-06-2017 01:28
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A home security camera captured a thief in the act and the homeowner believes the porch pirate is hitting several homes in the metro area.
  “It pissed me off right away, to be honest,” Brian Patterson of Wheat Ridge said.
  Brian Patterson (credit: CBS)
  Patterson said he had an Amazon package and mail stolen from his doorstep Friday afternoon. He was alerted right away by his home security system.
  “I got an email and other
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: Currently, who is the face of golf?

  26-06-2017 00:55
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• SpaceX Launches 10 Satellites From California Air Base

  26-06-2017 00:25
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A SpaceX rocket carried 10 communications satellites into orbit from California on Sunday, two days after the company successfully launched a satellite from Florida.
  The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off through low-lying fog at 1:25 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base northwest of Los Angeles. It carried a second batch of new satellites for Iridium Communications, which is replacing its orbiting fleet with a next-generation constellation of satellites.
  About 7 minutes aft
  
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• Government Websites Hacked With Pro-Islamic State Rant

  26-06-2017 00:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Government websites, many of them in Ohio, were hacked Sunday with a message that purports to be supportive of the Islamic State terrorist group.
  A message posted on the website of Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich said, “You will be held accountable Trump, you and all your people for every drop of blood flowing in Muslim countries.”
  The message, left by “Team System Dz,” also ended, “I love the Islamic state.”
  According to the New Y
  
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• Clear Creek Canyon To Close For Car To Be Removed From Water

  26-06-2017 00:11
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Highway 6 through Clear Creek Canyon will close for a car to be removed from the water.
  Colorado State Patrol says that the highway will be shut down from approximately 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.US 6 Clr Crk Canyon will CLOSE from appx 2PM-5PM on Monday, June 26, for recovery of a car in the creek.Be aware and use alternate routes.
  — CSP Gaming (@CSP_Gaming) June 25, 2017
  The car was found in the creek Friday.
  Firefighters checked the vehicle, but no one was l
  
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