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• Fugitive Arrested After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor

  01-07-2017 23:51
  
  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4)– A fugitive who cut off his ankle monitor was arrested after four days on the run.Robert Chavez was arrested late Friday night by police and authorities with the Department of Corrections. Robert Chavez (credit: Dept. of Corrections)
  Investigators say Chavez was last seen in the Pioneer Park area in Commerce City.Chavez, 38, is a sexually violent predator who has a history of sexual assault on a child and possessing a weapon.
  
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• Police Shoot, Kill Man During Search For Suspect

  01-07-2017 23:12
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Westminster shot and killed a suspect Friday night while they were searching for another suspect. Investigators haven’t released the identity of the man who was killed.Officers were in the area of 3700 68th Avenue about 6:40 p.m. Friday looking for a man who had active warrants for his arrest.
  (credit: CBS)
  As officers were checking the area, they saw another suspect who was known to have several warrants for his arrest. When officers attempted to
  
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• Colorado Joins Other States, Refuses To Turn Over Private Voter Information

  01-07-2017 22:40
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado has joined more than 20 other states in refusing to turn over sensitive information as part of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission investigation.
  In addition to names and addresses, the administration wants Social Security numbers and voting history for the last 10 years.
  Election judge Ed Wingfield of Denver, Colorado accepts ballots outside the Denver Elections Division offices on November 8, 2016. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
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• Denver Artist Fights Crime With Art

  01-07-2017 22:06
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4)– What is typically a dull drive down Interstate 70 in north Denver near Commerce City is getting a little more colorful thanks to a local artist.
  “A lot of my murals kind of involve roses and I try to work on trying to communicate unique beauty,” said Thomas Evans, an artist who also goes by the name Detour.
  (credit: CBS)
  Detour creates unique murals all across the metro area, often featuring a friend of his and people who are active in their co
  
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• Heart Transplant Survivor Dies Hours After Giving Birth

  01-07-2017 21:33
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS4) – A St. Louis woman who survived a heart transplant seven years ago passed away less than 24 hours after giving birth.
  Christian music artist Nathan Johnson and his wife Megan welcomed their newborn daughter into the world just before 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday morning, according to CBS affiliate KMOV.Nathan posted a photo of his family on Instagram.Megan had a smooth delivery, Nathan’s bandmate, Josh Wilson, wrote on the family’s GoFundMe page.
  “Na
  
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• Company Says 99% Of Its Gas Lines Passed Tests After Blast

  01-07-2017 20:32
  DENVER (AP) — An energy company that owns a natural gas pipeline linked to a fatal home explosion in Colorado said more than 99 percent of the pipelines it tested afterward showed no sign of leaks.
  Anadarko Petroleum said late Friday the pipelines that failed the test are being repaired and will be re-tested.
  State regulators ordered energy companies to test all pipelines within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of occupied buildings after the natural gas explosion in April that killed two people.(c
  
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• Lightner Creek Fire 29 Percent Contained

  01-07-2017 20:27
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire in southwestern Colorado is 29 percent contained, and fire managers say crews are making good progress.
  The InciWeb fire information system said Saturday the fire had burned about 400 acres (160 hectares). It was about 4 miles (2.5 kilometers) northwest of Durango.
  Incident commander Shane Greer said the wildfire was ignited Wednesday by a burning home. The Durango Herald reports no other structures have been burned and no injuries have been reported.
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• Nevada Launches Sales Of Legal Recreational Marijuana

  01-07-2017 20:01
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada became the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes, opening a market early Saturday that is eventually expected to outpace any other in the nation thanks to the millions of tourists who flock to Las Vegas.
  People began purchasing marijuana shortly after midnight, just months after voters approved legalization in November and marking the fastest turnaround from the ballot box to retail sales in the country.
  Hundreds of people l
  
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• Police: Shooting Now Homicide Investigation

  01-07-2017 18:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver told CBS4 that a shooting involving two male victims is now a homicide investigation after one of the victims died.
  #UPDATE 29th and York shooting is now a homicide 2 males shot, 1 deceased, investigating ongoing
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) July 1, 2017
  The shooting happened at 29th and York. When officers arrived they found two males shot.One of those males has died.Police continue to investigate what led up to the shooting.No information on
  
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• Gray Shines In Return From DL: Rockies End 8-Game Skid

  01-07-2017 18:27
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The return of Jon Gray from the disabled list couldn’t have come at a better time for the Colorado Rockies.
  Gray struck out 10 over six innings in his first start since April and rookie Raimel Tapia hit his first career home run, helping the Rockies end an eight-game skid with a 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
  Gray, making his first start since April 13, allowed two runs on seven hits for his first victory of the season. Colorado’s opening
  
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• Latest Forecast: Summer Sizzle Set To Kick Of July

  01-07-2017 15:32
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) –  Welcome to July! This month on average is typically Denver’s hottest month with temperatures averaging in the upper 80s at the onset of July and finishing with an average high of 90.
  It looks like this year July will be living up to that hot month reputation with a warming trend heading into Independence Day! With high pressure trying to work into the central Rockies we will see temperatures across the eastern plains zoom into the 80s and low 90
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls Ticket Giveaway

  01-07-2017 12:00
  
  Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the Goo Goo Dolls with Phillip Phillips at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on July 18, 2017!
  
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• Fallen Treasure Hunter’s Wife Says Search Should Go On

  01-07-2017 06:20
  
  GRAND JUNCTION (CBS4) – Family and friends say goodbye to a pastor who died while searching for buried treasure in New Mexico.
  Pastor Paris Wallace is the second Coloradoan to die while looking for Forrest Fenn’s treasure. Fenn is a writer who buried the treasure, then wrote about it.
  (credit: Visit New Mexico)
  Wallace’s wife Mitzy wants the search to go on.
  Paris Wallace’s wife Mitzy Wallace (credit: CBS)
  “I have no more tears,” Wallace says.
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• Woman Campaigns For ‘Fewer Fireworks’

  01-07-2017 05:59
  
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Erica Younkin is all for fireworks to celebrate Independence Day, but when the loud booms were going off in her neighborhood in the spring and at all hours of the night, she decided it was time to take action.
  “It’s not about being confrontational,” Younkin said. “There was this message missing of like, there are people with PTSD, who don’t leave their homes, there are animals who jump six foot fences and wind up in shelters or wors
  
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• Suspect Shot While Trying To Run From Deputies

  01-07-2017 05:25
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Deputies in Larimer County tried to pull over a car that had been stolen out of Fort Collins on Friday night.During the chase, the suspect vehicle crashed in a field near the intersection of Highway 392 and County Road 9. The suspect got out of the wreckage and started running away from deputies. Larimer County Sheriff (credit: CBS)
  During the chase, one deputy fired his/her weapon. The suspect was struck and rushed to Medical Center of the Rockies.The Lovelan
  
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• Suspect Shot, Killed By Westminster Police

  01-07-2017 05:15
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Westminster shot and killed a suspect Friday night.Officers were in the area of 3700 68th Avenue about 6:40 p.m. looking for a man who had active warrants for his arrest.As officers were checking the area, they saw another suspect who was known to have several warrants for his arrest. When officers attempted to contact that man, he ran to his car in an attempt to get away.
  As the officers approached the car, the suspect displayed a weapon. Several offic
  
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• Crews Continue Aggressive Attack On Lightner Creek Fire

  01-07-2017 05:10
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews are making progress as they continue to attack the Lightner Creek Fire burning near Durango. The city has postponed its 4th of July fireworks show in the wake of the destructive wildfire.
  The fire has burned more than 360 acres since it started in a home. That home was destroyed. Firefighters are unable to investigate the home where the fire started because the ground is too hot.(credit: CBS)
  “Very quickly… I was unaware of it, I was in my house,&r
  
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• Temperatures Warm Up Through the Long Holiday Weekend

  01-07-2017 05:00
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – After overnight showers and storms, Friday dawned much cooler with mostly cloudy skies. As the afternoon rolled on the skies cleared. With the late sunshine the high for the day also came late as we reached 74 at 5:28pm – 75 downtown.
  Saturday will continue those sunny skies and bring a warm up: we’ll reach into the mid 80s. Sunday will be warmer and we’ll see a chance for just a few isolated storms – look for a high into the low 90s. Li
  
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• Latest Forecast: Temperatures Warm Up Through the Long Holiday Weekend

  01-07-2017 05:00
  
  By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – After overnight showers and storms, Friday dawned much cooler with mostly cloudy skies. As the afternoon rolled on the skies cleared.With the late sunshine the high for the day also came late as we reached 74 at 5:28pm – 75 downtown.
  Saturday will continue those sunny skies and bring a warm up: we’ll reach into the mid 80s.Sunday will be warmer and we’ll see a chance for just a few isolated storms – look for a high into the low 90s.Little
  
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• Protests Continue Despite Arrests In Sen. Gardner’s Office

  01-07-2017 04:20
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4)– Nine out of the 10 protesters arrested Thursday night in the Denver office of Republican Sen. Cory Gardner remained behind bars on Friday night on charges including trespassing and interference with a police officer.
  They were taken into custody Thursday evening after three days of protesting inside Gardner’s office.
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  “Rather go to jail than to die without Medicaid,” they chanted during hour 60 of the protest.
  It was an e
  
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• Nerds Unite! Denver Comic Con Opens

  01-07-2017 03:22
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands attended the opening day of the Denver Comic Con.
  Through the weekend, more than 100,000 are expected to turn out to the Colorado Convention Center to celebrate everything geek.
  That’s right. Comic Con isn’t just for comics. Nor is it just for nerds.
  Denver Comic Con (credit: CBS)
  Everything from a galaxy far, far away to Hogwarts to superheroes and everything pop culture are covered, and then some more to infinity and beyond.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Denver Com
  
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• Boat Falls Off Trailer, Slows Traffic On I-25

  01-07-2017 02:53
  
  CASTLE ROCK (CBS4) – In case you’re wondering, boating is illegal on the interstate.
  A boat fell from a trailer on I-25 through Castle Rock on Friday.Just when you thought I25 couldn't get any worse going south through CRock on a Friday.Boating is illegal on the Interstate. pic.twitter.com/51iBGpFRmp
  — CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) June 30, 2017
  Colorado State Patrol tweeted pictures from the scene.
  
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• 2 Shot, 1 Dead In Police Chase, 2 More Wanted

  01-07-2017 02:53
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police are searching for two men who were involved in a crime spree that ended in deadly gunfire with officers.
  Officers shot two women who led them on a six-mile chase spanning through three cities in the Denver metro area.
  (credit: CBS)
  One woman died at the crash scene where the chase ended. The other woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
  Police said the spree started just before midnight Thursday when four suspects, two men and two wom
  
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• Jay-Z Gets Personal And Deep On New Album ‘4:44’

  01-07-2017 02:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z gets personal and deep on his new album, opening up about his relationship with Beyonce, the elevator fight with Solange and his children.
  The icon released “4:44” on Friday, and it quickly became a trending topic online and on social media. On the title track, he apologizes to Beyonce for some of his past decisions.
  “You matured faster than me, I wasn’t ready, so I apologize, I seen the innocence leave your eyes, I still mourn this death, I ap
  
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• ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Thanks Firefighters After House Fire

  01-07-2017 02:32
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki is thanking firefighters for trying in vain to save his vacation home from a California wildfire.
  Galecki posted a picture on Instagram on Thursday of himself hugging a firefighter while standing among the rubble of the home in the San Luis Obispo area.
  He thanked Cal Fire in the caption, adding: “It is the profound risks that you accept and the sacrifices you and your families make that keep us safe.&
  
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• Teen School Board Candidate Hopes To Make A Difference

  01-07-2017 02:29
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Living with a foster family in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood, 18-year-old Tay Anderson says he can relate to the struggles within his own community.
  “I decided I wanted to run when I became homeless,” said Anderson, who has been in and out of foster homes over the last few years. “One in six students, and families, in DPS are homeless.”
  Tay Anderson (credit: CBS)
  Anderson is running for the District 4 seat on the Denver Public
  
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• Crews Rescue Man From Storm Drain On I-25

  01-07-2017 02:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Crews from Denver Fire rescued a man who was stuck in a storm drain on Friday evening.
  I25 and 20th-update, party removed from drain, Denver Health paramedics providing care. pic.twitter.com/MD8qJLZsoA
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) July 1, 2017
  The man was stuck in the drain on Interstate 25 and 20th. Firefighters and paramedics were able to pull out the man.He will be evaluated for injuries. It is unclear how he became wedged in the drain or how long he was down
  
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• Chicago Police, Feds Team Up On New Effort To Curb Violence

  01-07-2017 02:25
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police, federal agents and prosecutors launched an initiative Friday aimed at stemming the flow of illegal firearms in the city as part of efforts to curb rampant gun violence that President Donald Trump says is at “epidemic proportions.”
  Trump’s remark on Twitter came ahead of an announcement by Chicago police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives about the formation of the Chicago Crime Gun Strike Force.
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: What stage of emotion are you at with the Rockies’ losing streak?

  01-07-2017 01:47
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• Gunman Kills 1, Hurts 6 At NYC Hospital Before Killing Self

  01-07-2017 01:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor with a rifle hidden under a lab coat opened fire Friday at the Bronx hospital where he used to work, killing one physician and leaving several other doctors fighting for their lives, authorities said. The gunman fatally shot himself after first trying to set himself on fire, they said.
  Authorities described a chaotic scene at Bronx Lebanon Hospital as gunfire erupted at around 2:50 p.m., spreading terror throughout the hospital as employees locked themselves inside
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cool Down Doesn’t Last Long, Hot Again Quickly

  01-07-2017 01:43
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – A major cool down for Colorado today! After hitting 87 on Thursday, we plummeted to the low 70s! The clouds took a long time to clear, keeping us on the cool side all day. It certainly felt nice to get outside with these cooler temperatures!
  More sunshine on Saturday, with warmer temperatures. We’ll be back to the mid 80s, so the cool down doesn’t last for too long. Storms are possible in southern Colorado, while the rest of us should stay warm
  
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• Texas Officer Shot While Investigating Vehicle Break-In Dies

  01-07-2017 01:11
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A police officer in San Antonio died Friday of wounds suffered when he and his partner were shot by a man they intended to question about a vehicle break-in, police said.
  Officer Miguel Moreno, a nine-year veteran of the police force, was shot in the head during the encounter Thursday. The gunman fired on Moreno and his partner, Officer Julio Cavazos, as they stepped out of their patrol car. Cavazos also was shot but returned fire and attempted to pull Moreno out of the
  
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