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• Gorilla At Philadelphia Zoo Picks Name For Baby

  28-06-2017 23:57
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A new baby gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo finally has a name and his mother picked it out.
  The zoo says keepers decorated boxes with three name choices and filled them with treats.
  Kira, the mom gorilla, went straight to the box labeled “Ajabu” (ah-JAH’-boo). The name means “miracle” in Swahili.The zoo partnered with the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo to generate a list of names
  
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• Judge Throws Out 2 Charges Against Former El Paso County Sheriff

  28-06-2017 23:54
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A jury has been seated and a judge threw out two charges in the abuse of power trial for the former sheriff of El Paso County.Initially, a grand jury indicted Terry Maketa on nine counts including extortion, tampering, second-degree kidnapping and false imprisonment. Terry Maketa walking into the courtroom (credit: CBS)
  A jury was seated on Wednesday with opening statements expected to begin on Thursday.A judge threw out the second-degree kidnapping and fals
  
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• Rockets Acquire Chris Paul From Clippers In 8-Player Deal

  28-06-2017 23:51
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul is heading to Houston to join James Harden, and the Rockets will soon have two All-Stars in the backcourt to lead their chase for a championship.
  The Rockets acquired Paul from the Clippers in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a protected first-round pick next year and cash considerations.
  The 32-year-old Paul opted in for the last year of his contract so the Clippers could wo
  
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• Cleanup Plans Proposed For Colorado’s Eagle Mine Site

  28-06-2017 23:08
  DENVER (AP) — State and federal officials have proposed two cleanup initiatives for the existing Eagle Mine Superfund site in the Colorado mountains.
  The plans announced Wednesday are designed to reduce contaminants flowing into the Eagle River and to clean up the soil before a proposed housing development is built.
  The Eagle Mine dates to 1879 and operated until 1984. The site also included a mill, a retention pond and piles of waste rock and material left over after the ore was refined.
  
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• Police Pull Over Motorist For ‘Reckless Adorability’

  28-06-2017 22:57
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – An officer pulled over a motorist for nothing short of cuteness.
  Fort Collins Police Services posted to Facebook that they “recently received a report of reckless adorability.”When Officer Ryan located the suspect, according to their post, he gave him a high-five.
  Following the issued “fine,” the two “compared their sweet trucks.”
  Too cute!
  
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• Creator Of Paddington Bear Passes Away At 91

  28-06-2017 22:32
  
  LONDON (CBS4) – The creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond, passed away at the age of 91.
  Bond’s publisher said Wednesday that the author died at his home Tuesday after a short illness.
  Ann-Janine Murtagh, executive publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, told CBS News Bond “will be forever remembered for his creation of the iconic Paddington, with his duffel coat and wellington boots, which touched my own heart as a child and will live on in the hearts of future g
  
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• Avalanche Agree To 2-Year Deal With Sven Andrighetto

  28-06-2017 22:29
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have agreed to a two-year deal with Swiss forward Sven Andrighetto.
  Andrighetto had five goals and 11 assists for the Avalanche after being acquired in a trade with Montreal on March 1.
  The 24-year-old Andrighetto was a third-round pick by Montreal in the 2013 draft. He bounced between the Canadiens and the American Hockey League’s St. John’s IceCaps before being dealt to the Avalanche, where he led the team in scoring for March.
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• Oil Company Says It’s Trying To Meet Clean-Air Regulations

  28-06-2017 22:05
  
  DENVER (AP) — An energy company accused of air pollution violations in Colorado says it’s trying to comply with government regulations and is disappointed that state and federal agencies went to court seeking fines.
  Denver-based PDC Energy said Wednesday it believes the allegations can be settled without a long court battle.
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment filed a complaint in federal court Monday seeking fines of
  
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• Chillin’: Ice Cube, Cavs Still Waiting On Billups’ Decision

  28-06-2017 21:58
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ice Cube is chilling as he waits for Chauncey Billups to make a move.
  The rapper-turned-basketball mogul said Wednesday that he doesn’t know if Billups will join Cleveland’s front office and lead the Cavaliers’ basketball operations. Last week, Cube, who co-founded Big3, a new 3-on-3 league featuring former NBA players, said he was certain Billups was taking a job with the Cavs and wished him well in his new endeavor.
  However, Billups, a five-time All-Sta
  
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• Man Destroys New Ten Commandments Statue At Arkansas Capitol

  28-06-2017 21:27
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man yelled “Freedom!” as he crashed his vehicle into Arkansas’ new Ten Commandments monument early Wednesday, nearly three years after he was arrested in the destruction of Oklahoma’s monument at its state Capitol, authorities said.
  The privately funded Arkansas monument had been in place outside the state Capitol in Little Rock for less than 24 hours before it was knocked from its plinth and smashed to pieces.
  Michael Tate Reed, 32, of Va
  
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• Another Gun Shop Attempted Break-In Investigated

  28-06-2017 21:22
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies are investigating an attempted break-in at a gun store. The most recent happened early Wednesday morning in Centennial.
  An alarm was triggered at the Centennial Gun Club just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.
  Centennial Gun Club (credit: CBS)
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  The would-be thieves broke the glass at the front but were not able to get inside the store.
  Centennial Gun Club (credit: CBS)
  The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the attempted break-in.
  
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• Warp Speed: Speeding Driver Had Alien Passenger

  28-06-2017 21:20
  
  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — Police say a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a suburban highway north of Atlanta had an ‘extraterrestrial encounter’ — sort of.
  George Gordon, a spokesman for police in Alpharetta, says that when the officer pulled the man over Sunday, a life-sized doll of a big-eyed, large-skulled alien was riding in the front passenger seat.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported the encounter, saying the driver was clocked at 84 mp
  
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• Woman Sues Bar After Drunken Mechanical Bull Ride Results In Torn ACL

  28-06-2017 20:34
  CBS Local– A woman is suing the Manhattan restaurant Johnny Utah’s for failing to stop her from riding their mechanical bull because she was too drunk.
  The woman, Jocelyn Burmeister, fell off the bull and tore her ACL.
  The incident happened in March and the lawsuit was filed on June 16. The lawsuit claims that she was “visably intoxicated” and that employees of Johnny Utah’s should have prohibited her from using the ride, via NBC.
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• Black Girls Seen As “Less Innocent” Than White Girls, Study Finds

  28-06-2017 20:18
  CBS Local– Adults view black girls as “less innocent” than they do white girls, according to a study from Georgetown University law school’s Center on Poverty and Inequality.
  The study found that black girls are not given the same benefits as white girls are, something the authors call “adultification.”
  Researchers surveyed a group of 325 adults that was 74 percent white. The group is well educated, as 69 percent of them have earned an advanced degree. Th
  
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• ‘Operation Toker Poker’: Drug Bust With Thousands Of Pounds Of Pot

  28-06-2017 20:07
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado’s attorney general, the Denver Police Department and the DEA teamed up for a major drug bust that involves thousands of pounds of marijuana grown in Colorado to be sold out of state.
  A total of 43 people have been arrested while the search continues for 19 more. All are suspects in the multi-state scheme.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Opeation Toker Poker” is the largest such bust in the state. Some of the suspects were classmates in high school and regularly pla
  
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• Smartphones Reduce Cognitive Ability Even When Not In Use, Study Finds

  28-06-2017 20:01
  
  CBS Local– Smartphones have begun to consume our lives, with some going as far as calling them the addiction no one is diagnosing. But can phones have a negative effect on us even when we’re not using them?
  According to a study published by the University of Texas, phones reduce our cognitive ability when they’re near us even when we’re not using them.
  Researchers experimented with 520 college students. Some had their phones in “high salience,” nearby and
  
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• 1 Dead In Early Morning Shooting

  28-06-2017 19:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– One man is dead after an early morning shooting near Kennedy Golf Course.
  Police in Denver rushed to reports of a shooting just before 4 a.m. Wednesday on E. Nassau Avenue near Boston Street.Police in Denver investigated a deadly shooting near E.
  Nassau Avenue and S.
  Boston Street (credit: CBS)
  When they arrive they found one man dead. The victim has not been identified.
  Police have not released any suspect information.
  
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• Man Dies After Raft Flips Over

  28-06-2017 19:26
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– One man died after the commercial raft he was riding on flipped over on the Poudre River.
  The raft flipped on the Cache la Poudre River west of Fort Collins on Tuesday. There were seven people on board.
  A 64-year-old man from Severance was unresponsive when he was pulled from the river.The others made it safely to shore. The victim has not been identified.
  
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• 8-Year-Old Brings Gun To School, Police Consider Charges

  28-06-2017 19:20
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– An 8-year-old boy brought a gun to a summer camp program at an elementary school. Now police are investigating and trying to decide whether to file charges.
  The boy was at Amesse Elementary School on Tuesday.Amesse Elementary (credit: CBS)Police say he was showing the gun to other kids in the bathroom when one child reported it to camp staff.They took away the gun and called police.Amesse Elementary (credit: CBS)
  Investigators say they are considering charges.
  
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• Get Ready For Some One Way Streets To Turn Two Way

  28-06-2017 19:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some of the busiest one way streets in downtown Denver will be turned into streets that accommodate two way traffic.Denver Public Works is planning on converting 19th and 20th Avenues between Broadway and Park Avenue West along with Grant and Logan between 18th and 19th.(credit: CBS)
  Bike lanes will also be added.
  Public Works says the changes are necessary to keep up with all the changes with residential and commercial development.
  
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• Rescue Crews Call Off Search For Missing Climber

  28-06-2017 18:59
  
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4)– Rescue crews in Russia are calling off the search for a missing police officer who lives in Highlands Ranch and works for the Littleton Police Department.
  Steven Beare disappeared while hiking on Mt. Elbrus, one of the world’s highest peaks.
  Littleton Police Officer Steven Beare (credit: Littleton Police Dept.)
  Beare is an experienced climber. Beare had already climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and planned to climb all seven of the mountains.
  He has been missi
  
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• Gary McCord On Quicken Loans National: ‘[TPC Potomac] Very Challenging’

  28-06-2017 18:35
  By Dave Shedloski
  The $7.1 million Quicken Loans National has moved around throughout its history. This week the prestigious invitational tournament hosted by Tiger Woods ventures to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, a site familiar to PGA TOUR golfers and yet sporting a new identity.
  Opened in 1986, the formerly named TPC Avenel hosted the Kemper Open on the PGA TOUR until 2006. It has since been redesigned and now is a par-70 layout of 7,124 yards, though it’s still a scenic beauty that meande
  
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• Teen Dies Following Fall From Cliff

  28-06-2017 18:33
  NEW CASTLE, Colo. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy died after falling from a cliff near Meadow Lake in Colorado.
  The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports the Garfield County coroner on Monday evening identified the teenager as Zachary Collett.
  The teen was reportedly with his girlfriend and another male on a four-wheel-drive road Sunday where they had been camping. Collett fell about 150 feet (46 meters) from a slope and a cliff.
  According to a report from the coroner, the 17-year-old fell wh
  
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• TD Bank Could Pay $9 Million To Coin-Counting Machine Users In Class-Action Lawsuit

  28-06-2017 18:31
  
  CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS Local) — TD Bank could pay about $9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers who used the bank’s coin-counting machines, according to a preliminary agreement before a federal judge.
  The agreement, if approved by a Camden federal judge, would include a $7.5-million payment for TD Bank customers who were allegedly shortchanged by nearly 1,200 “Penny Arcade” coin-counting machines.
  The deal would also conclude legal troubles that
  
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• 111 Terminally Ill Patients End Their Lives Under Calif. Right-To-Die Law

  28-06-2017 18:18
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS Local) — More than 100 terminally ill people in California have legally ended their lives since a “right-to-die” law took effect in 2016, according to a report from the state’s health department.
  Between June 9 and Dec. 31, 2016, 191 patients with six months or fewer to live legally obtained life-ending prescriptions under the End of Life Option Act, according to the report. However, only 111 people of the 191 had actually taken the pills by the en
  
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• CDOT Plans Home Improvements Along I-70 Expansion Area

  28-06-2017 17:56
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– As CDOT prepares for a half-decade of construction for the Interstate 70 expansion project from Interstate 25 to Chambers Road, one of the first steps is helping residents closest to the construction area.
  “The construction process is one of the bigger concerns, the air pollution, the noise the dust and so there’s things we can do make it easier,” said Rebecca White, the spokesperson for the project.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Colorado Department of Tra
  
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• Man Dies In Colorado Rafting Accident

  28-06-2017 17:46
  DENVER (AP) — A man on a private rafting trip in central Colorado has died after falling into the Arkansas River.
  The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says the man fell into the water Tuesday afternoon in the Browns Canyon area while traveling over Class III, or intermediate, rapids.
  Members of the rafting party said the victim was pulled from the river and given CPR, but efforts to revive him failed. The man’s name hasn’t been released.
  The death came just hours after a 6
  
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• Probe: Man Found Dead Lit Clothing On Fire While Cooking

  28-06-2017 17:42
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Investigators say a 66-year-old northern Colorado man whose body was found in a smoke-filled apartment accidentally lit his clothing on fire while cooking.
  The Poudre Fire Authority says Ameer Beleal, of Fort Collins, was found burned to death in his apartment June 3. The coroner’s report says there is no evidence of smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning.(credit: CBS)
  Firefighters extinguished a blaze on top of the stove in Beleal’s home, and
  
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• Author Of WWII Book On 10th Mountain Division To Give Talk

  28-06-2017 17:33
  
  FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) — The author of a book on the 10th Mountain Division’s exploits during World War II is giving a talk at the storied Army unit’s northern New York home.
  McKay Jenkins will give a lecture at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Drum.
  Jenkins is author of “The Last Ridge.” The book published in 2003 details the origins of the 10th Mountain Division as an elite combat outfit formed and trained in the Colorado Rockies before being sent to Italy to battle the Ger
  
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• Protesters Stage ‘Die-In’ At Sen. Gardner’s Office In Health Care Bill Opposition

  28-06-2017 17:15
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4)– Disability rights activists with the group ADAPT, spent Tuesday gathering both inside and outside of Sen. Cory Gardner’s office to show their opposition to the Republican health care bill.
  Ed Sandoval committed his afternoon to be there.
  CBS4’s Karen Morfitt interviews Ed Sandoval (credit: CBS)
  “They are lying on the floor, staging a die-in, making a statement that this is what’s going to happen to a lot of us if you vote yes, if this
  
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• Go Inside The Big Brother Season 19 House

  28-06-2017 16:56
  
  Big Brother returns for its 19th season on June 28th at 8/7c on CBS. Julie Chen returns to her hosting duties in what is being called the “Summer of Temptation.” This season’s contestants will be challenged by the possibility of gaining money, power and safety in the game, but every temptation comes with a price.
  “Temptation has always been a part of Big Brother but this summer we are testing the Houseguests like never before,” said Executiv
  
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• Rockies Continue Losing Streak, Fall To Giants In 14th

  28-06-2017 16:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Back-to-back wins over the slumping Colorado Rockies won’t get the San Francisco Giants back into contention in the NL West.
  It did, however lighten the mood in manager Bruce Bochy’s clubhouse, and that’s a good thing considering how things have gone over the past month.
  Denard Span singled home Gorkys Hernandez with two outs in the 14th inning, lifting San Francisco over Colorado 4-3 on Tuesday night.
  “The fight’s there,” Bochy said
  
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• Latest Forecast: Chance For Late Day Thunderstorms Especially East Of Denver

  28-06-2017 15:56
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures will not be as warm on Wednesday thanks to the passage of a cold front. After officially reaching 97° on Tuesday, highs will be in the upper 80s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.
  There is also a chance for thunderstorms along the Front Range and on the Eastern Plains Wednesday afternoon and evening. The chance is relatively low (just 20%) but if a storm happens to impact your area, there is the chance for large hail and damaging wi
  
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• Chance For Late Day Thunderstorms Especially East Of Denver

  28-06-2017 15:56
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Temperatures will not be as warm on Wednesday thanks to the passage of a cold front. After officially reaching 97° on Tuesday, highs will be in the upper 80s around Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins.
  There is also a chance for thunderstorms along the Front Range and on the Eastern Plains Wednesday afternoon and evening. The chance is relatively low (just 20%) but if a storm happens to impact your area, there is the chance for large hail and damaging wi
  
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• Sawyer Brown Ticket Giveaway!

  28-06-2017 12:00
  
  Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Sawyer Brown with Joe Diffie & Bellamy Brothers at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 23nd!
  
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• Fire Danger High Ahead Of Cold Front

  28-06-2017 04:50
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday was another hot day in Denver as we hit 97 degrees officially at the airport and 96 degrees downtown. As promised, just isolated storms on Tuesday with a quick thunderstorm bringing some brief rain to Denver; a few out east reached severe levels, but they didn’t seem to last long.Fire danger is extremely high in parts of Colorado. The entire Western Slope and portions of the mountains are under a Red Flag Warning through this evening, and again to
  
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• Social Media, Internet Help Fuel Illegal Fireworks Sales

  28-06-2017 03:36
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – Fireworks are meant for fun, but they can also be dangerous. That’s why there are laws. In Denver, “if you can light it or ignite it it’s illegal to buy sell or shoot fireworks,” according to Doug Schepman, a Denver police spokesman.
  But CBS4 found that getting around those laws is as simple as placing an ad on Craigslist. Numerous ads for the Denver area displayed pictures of items for sale. One offers packages ranging from $75-$10
  
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• Hickenlooper Travels To DC To Show Opposition To Health Care Bill

  28-06-2017 02:37
  
  By Shaun BoydWASHINGTON (CBS4) – Colorado’s top two Democrats campaigned against the Senate’s version of the health care bill in Washington on Tuesday.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper with Gov. John Kasich in Washington (credit: CBS)
  Gov. John Hickenlooper joined Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, while Sen. Michael Bennet was part of a marathon news conference by Senate Democrats.
  “It’s a political document,” said Bennet, “It doesn’t have to do with heal
  
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• Firefighters Quickly Bring 500 Acre Grass Fire Under Control

  28-06-2017 02:05
  
  HOYT, Colo. (CBS4) – A grass fire broke out on Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Tuesday afternoon and grew to approximately 500 acres before firefighters got it under control.
  (credit: CBS)
  The fire burned in eastern Adams County near the border with Morgan County, not far from the town of Hoyt. Crews had to cut through barbwire fences to get to the flames.
  (credit: CBS)
  Officials believe the fire may have started after a dry lightning strike.
  (credit: CBS)
  Ten different fire agencies we
  
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• Interstate 70 Expansion: Heavy Construction Is Only A Year Away

  28-06-2017 01:53
  
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4) – In the next 60 days, one of four teams of developers will be selected to design, build, operate and maintain Interstate 70 between Chambers Road and Brighton Boulevard. It will be a Public Private Partnership under the supervision of the High Performance Transportation Enterprise.“We will continue to own Central 70, we’re not selling it to anyone and we will continue to monitor the developer just like we do on U.S. 36,” said David Spector, H
  
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