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• DYK: Fun Giraffe Fact From Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

  02-07-2017 23:33
  
  COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (CBS4) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is playing the DYK game with their huge giraffe herd.
  In a Facebook post Sunday, the zoo says that there are “farriers, skilled crafters who trim and shoe horse hooves, [who also] do the same for our giraffe herd so we can help give them the healthiest feet possible.”
  The giraffe farriers visit the zoo once per month to inspect and address any issues with the giraffe hooves.Tahoma, the zoo’s moose, has also had wor
  
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• Officer Adopts Boy From Severe Abuse Case

  02-07-2017 23:31
  
  POTEAU, Okla. (CBS4) – An off-duty Oklahoma police officer thought he should respond to a call because he had experience dealing with child abuse cases.
  There was no indication his family was about to grow.
  In April of 2015, Patrolman Jody Thompson was dropping off his partner at the Poteau Police Department when dispatch sent other officers to a child abuse call.
  “I’ve investigated child abuse cases before,” Thompson told CBS News. “I thought I’d better go ah
  
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• Plane ‘Reported On Fire’ Lands At DIA

  02-07-2017 23:10
  DENVER (CBS4) – A plane that was reported on fire landed safely at Denver International Airport.
  DIA tweeted that arriving “SkyWest flight 5869 was reported on fire.”
  SkyWest plane fire (credit: Raiyan Syded / Twitter)
  The plane landed and all passengers were evacuated safely with no injuries.Arriving SkyWest flight 5869 was reported on fire, all passengers evacuated safely with no injuries. Denver Fire is on scene assessing
  — Denver Int'l Airport (@DENAirport) July 2, 20
  
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• ‘Despicable Me 3’ And ‘Baby Driver’ Win, ‘The House’ Doesn’t

  02-07-2017 23:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Minions are still a box office force and original stories are scoring big, but not the R-rated comedy — even with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler behind it.
  Studio estimates on Sunday say that Universal Pictures and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 3” earned $75.4 million over the weekend, while the former Saturday Night Live stars’ gambling comedy “The House” burned down.
  Featuring the voices of Steve Carell and Trey Parker, &ldqu
  
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• Media Organizations Criticize Trump For Tweeted Video

  02-07-2017 22:54
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — In his latest jab at the media, President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit — his face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring.
  It was not immediately clear who produced the brief video, which appears to be a doctored version of Trump’s 2007 appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. The 28-second clip was posted on Trump’s official Twitter account, with the messag
  
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• Police Investigate A ‘Suspicious Death’ At A Motel

  02-07-2017 22:48
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Police are investigating the death of a woman at the Knights Inn Motel.
  Officers with the Aurora Police Department responded to 14200 East 6th Avenue at 10 a.m. Sunday on a welfare check, the department said in a statement.
  Upon arrival, officers found an adult woman deceased inside a motel room.
  “There are suspicious circumstances surrounding the female’s death,” the statement said, but did not say what makes her death suspicious as it’s an o
  
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• Bus Gets Stuck In DIA Parking Garage

  02-07-2017 22:16
  DENVER (CBS4) – A bus too-tall for a DIA garage got wedged underneath the ceiling.
  RTD says the driver was new to the route, got mixed up, and was trying to turn around when it happened.
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  Some creative thinking helped get it out.
  Crews let the air out of the tires, which lowered the bus just enough to remove it from the garage.
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  In total, it took about 20 minutes.
  No flights were affected as a result.
  
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• Woman Ran Red Light In Accident With Train

  02-07-2017 22:10
  DENVER (CBS4) – An crash with a light rail train happened because a driver ran a red light.
  RTD says that after the woman went through the light, her car became smashed between the train and a pole.
  It happened Friday morning in the area of Park Avenue and Welton Street in downtown.
  Park Avenue & Welton Street light rail accident (credit: CBS)
  Firefighters had to pry the woman out of her car.
  Amazingly, she suffered only a few bumps and bruises. One other person on the train suffered m
  
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• Kitchen Fire Leads Police To Illegal Grow Operation

  02-07-2017 22:02
  MONUMENT, Colo. (CBS4) – A kitchen fire led police to an illegal marijuana grow operation.
  Officers took Wei Lin and Fang Liu into custody at their home this last week.
  Wei Lin, left, and Fang Liu, right (credit: Monument Police Department)
  Firefighters went there to put out a fire on the stove. That’s when authorities found hundreds of plants and grow equipment inside.
  
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• Protesters Calling For Trump’s Impeachment

  02-07-2017 21:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Protesters are marching through Denver calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  The march in Denver is one of several being held nationally.
  From Civic Center Park, the group marched to the State Capitol with the intention of walking around it three times as they recite the Declaration of Independence.
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  Hundreds are in attendance.
  The gathering was scheduled to go until 3 p.m.
  
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• Protesters Call For Trump’s Impeachment

  02-07-2017 21:31
  DENVER (CBS4) – Protesters are marching through Denver calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
  From Civic Center Park, the group marched to the State Capitol with the intention of walking around it three times as they recite the Declaration of Independence.
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  Hundreds were in attendance.
  Some held signs that read “Dump the Dictator.”
  “I’m really concerned about the direction the country is going,” said Miranda Glasberge
  
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• Health Care Protesters ‘Would Rather Go To Jail Than Die’

  02-07-2017 21:20
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4) – Kalyn Heffernan made it to sound check with her band, Wheelchair Sports Camp, at Denver’s Bluebird Theatre less thatn 24 hours after being released from jail.
  “[I] would rather go to jail than die without Medicaid,”Heffernan said.
  Wheelchair Sports Camp (credit: CBS)
  She’s one of 10 mostly disabled protesters arrested Thursday night after staging a sit-in at Senator Cory Gardner’s office.
  “We did everything we could to ge
  
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• 2 Human-Caused Fires Put Out: ‘Fire Danger Is HIGH, Folks’

  02-07-2017 20:55
  
  KEYSTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – Two fires human-caused fires had to be put out or prevented Sunday.
  The first, the Frey Gulch Fire, burned a few hundred square feet of vegetation in the White River National Forest.Firefighters believe that it may have originated at “an active squatter’s camp with trash scattered around.” They are asking anyone with information to contact the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
  Crews responded to the second fire from the Frey Gulch Fire, when t
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Fawns From Blaze

  02-07-2017 20:37
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (CBS4) – Firefighters rescued two baby deer in the midst of a wildfire in Arizona.
  The flames from the 25,000-acre Goodwin Fire separated the fawns from their mother.
  Fortunately, a hot shot crew found them and carried the animals to where they could reunite with mom.
  The cause of the fire burning in the Prescott National Forest is unknown.
  It is nearly 50 percent contained.
  
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• Drones ‘Put People’s Lives At Risk’ In Wildfire Fights

  02-07-2017 20:24
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Drones flying above wildfires in Colorado forced many aerial support teams to land, on several occasions, during fire response.
  A spokesperson with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office told CBS4 they received four reports of drones flying over their response to the Lightner Creek Fire. As a result of at least three of the drones, aircrafts were grounded.Some said this could be a sign of a problem on the rise, as the numbers surpas
  
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• Crews ‘Make Excellent Progress’ On Lightner Creek Fire

  02-07-2017 20:05
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters nearly have a wildfire in southwestern Colorado contained.
  The Lightner Creek Fire is now 89 percent contained at approximately 406 acres.
  Lightner Creek Fire (credit: La Plata County)
  Due to the additional containment, residents along County Road 207, north of the intersection with 208, have been able to return home. The remainder of the evacuees are expected to be allowed to return home early Sunday.
  All pre-evacuation notices have also been lifted.
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• Additional Teams Arrive To Battle Mill Creek Fire

  02-07-2017 19:53
  
  ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Two additional hot shot teams will arrive Sunday to battle the Mill Creek Fire.
  Already, though, Sheriff Garrett Wiggins says “the fire is in much better shape,” and is holding steady at approximately 120 acres.
  While conditions on Sunday are expected to be dry, it’s not believed they’ll be as windy.
  The fire burning north of Hayden (credit: West Routt Fire)
  The fire is on private land, and no evacuations have been issued as there are no
  
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• Hiker Uncovers Marijuana Grow Operation In Forest

  02-07-2017 19:43
  
  DENVER (AP) — Officials in south-central Colorado seized 7,400 marijuana plants worth an estimated $7 million from the San Isabel National Forest.
  Investigators encountered two people at the grow site on Friday, but they fled. No arrests have been made.More than 7,000 marijuana plants found in field near Rye by PCSO Narcs. Plants valued at more than $7 million. See https://t.co/nb69yXcaIk pic.twitter.com/JIaJk1pDzG
  — PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) July 1, 2017
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• More Cities Cancel Fireworks Displays

  02-07-2017 19:37
  
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4/AP) – Two more Colorado resort cities have cancelled their Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the recent hot, dry weather.
  Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue Chief Mel Stewart says that city’s display was cancelled after officials determined the show could spark a wildfire.
  RELATED: How To Keep Pets Safe On The 4th Of July
  Little precipitation and hot weather over the past month also led the Aspen Chamber Resort Association to cancel its show. Aspen De
  
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• Fourth Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In 2 Days Happens Near University

  02-07-2017 19:22
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police shot and killed a man near the Colorado State University campus Saturday evening.
  The shooting happened after 8 p.m. when Colorado State University Police officers responded to a report of a threatening man in the area of South Whitcomb Street and West Prospect Road.
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  Fort Collins Police Services officers arrived approximately 25 minutes later to assist.
  When officers contacted the man, they say, they found him armed with what
  
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• Coroner Identifies Man Shot, Killed By Deputies In Chase

  02-07-2017 19:01
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Larimer County Coroner’s Office identified a man shot and killed by deputies Friday evening.
  Chet Knuppel, 23, of Fort Collins, was shot during a chase with deputies that ended in a field near the intersection of Highway 392 and County Road 9.
  After the stolen vehicle crashed there, Knuppel allegedly got out and started running from deputies.
  Larimer County Sheriff (credit: CBS)
  During the chase, one deputy fired their weapon, striking Knuppel, who
  
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• Coroner Identifies Man Shot, Killed By Deputies

  02-07-2017 19:01
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Larimer County Coroner’s Office identified a man shot and killed by deputies Friday evening.
  Chet Knuppel, 23, of Fort Collins, was shot while running from deputies in a field near the intersection of Highway 392 and County Road 9.
  Knuppel allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle there, then ran from deputies when they arrived on scene. They pursed him on foot.
  Larimer County Sheriff (credit: CBS)
  During the chase, one deputy fired their weapon, stri
  
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• Greinke Fans 8, Leads Diamondbacks Over Rockies

  02-07-2017 18:21
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Greinke was in control, the Diamondbacks got extra bases on seven of their eight hits and Chase Field was nearly filled to capacity — quite a Saturday night for Arizona.
  Greinke struck out eight in seven strong innings to lead the Diamondbacks over the Colorado Rockies 6-2, ending their three-game skid.
  Greinke allowed two runs and three hits, one of those being Trevor Story’s two-out, two-run homer in the seventh to make it a one-run game. But the Diamondba
  
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• Missing 10-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

  02-07-2017 18:16
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police say missing 10-year-old Malaci Robinson has been found safe.
  Robinson, according to police, was last seen Saturday night at about 8:30 p.m. in the area of East 45th Avenue and Jebel Street in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. He was found late Sunday morning, safe.#UPDATE 10 yr old Malaci Robinson has been found safe
  — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) July 2, 2017
  Police asked for help locating Robinson, who left the area on foot, and had not b
  
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• In Mock Video, Trump Slams Man With Face Covered By CNN Logo

  02-07-2017 18:05
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit — his face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring.
  It’s not clear who produced the brief video, but it was posted from Trump’s official Twitter account.#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg
  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017
  Trump’s been stepping up verbal attacks on the media — and cable net
  
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• Latest Forecast: Heat Wave Will Roll Through Holiday

  02-07-2017 15:27
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – The holiday weekend is certainly bringing the heat to get July rolling. Saturday’s high made it to 89 degrees for Denver and Sunday will get back into the 90s!
  In fact, temperatures over all of the eastern plains Sunday will be zooming up into the 90s. With 70s and 80s in the mountains and more 90s across the western slope. There will be a little more moisture moving into the state to get a few cooling, isolated showers and thunderstorms going late in
  
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• Central City Opera Features ‘Carmen’, ‘Cosi fan tutte’ In Summer Festival

  02-07-2017 15:00
  CENTRAL CITY, Colo (CBS4) – Central City Opera features two opera standards “Carmen” and “Coli fan tutte” in its 2017 Summer Festival, along with other offerings. The Summer Festival runs July 8th through August 6th. Bizet’s “Carmen” and Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” will be performed in repertory in the historic Central City Opera House. Central City Opera will also present three one-act operas for limited performance runs at smaller
  
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• Man dead after being shot by police near Colorado State University

  02-07-2017 08:56
  
  A man is dead after being shot by police near Colorado State University Saturday evening, according to a press release from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.
  Colorado State University police responded to a call regarding a “threatening male” around 8:13 p.m., the press release says. They contacted the man near South Whitcomb Street and West Prospect Road at around 8:38 p.m. and were assisted by Fort Collins police.
  Officers found the man to be armed with a weapon. During the
  
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• Colorado Springs congressman pushes separate “space corps” for satellite troops

  02-07-2017 08:29
  
  Charles Dharapak, AP FilePulling the nation’s military satellites into a separate space service could shred Pentagon red tape and bring another four-starred military headquarters to Colorado Springs, Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn told the Gazette.Pulling the nation’s military satellites into a separate space service could shred Pentagon red tape and bring another four-starred military headquarters to Colorado Springs, Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn told the Gazette.
  The space
  
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• Pope removes German cardinal as sex abuse crisis catches up

  02-07-2017 08:21
  
  By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sacked the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases Saturday, just days after he released another top Vatican cardinal to return home to stand trial for alleged sexual assault.
  The developments underscored how the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis has caught up with Francis, threatening to tarnish his legacy over a series of questionable appointments, decisions and oversights in his four-year papacy.
  
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• Congressional shooter’s wife tormented by husband’s attack

  02-07-2017 08:12
  
  Kaley Johnson, Belleville News-Democrat via APThis June 15, 2017 file photo shows Suzanne Hodgkinson talking to members of the media about her husband, James Hodgkinson, as St. Clair County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Richard Wagner, right, listens in Belleville, Ill. Hodgkinson, the widow of a man who wounded a congressman and four others in a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice, said in an interview she is tormented by thoughts that she could have done more to help her in
  
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• Some shoppers fret when companies take over favorite brands

  02-07-2017 08:08
  
  By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated PressSome shoppers are fretting about big companies they don’t like taking over their favorite brands.
  The latest: Amazon’s move to purchase Whole Foods has spurred worries about a decline in quality and ethical standards, or that the store will become like other supermarkets. Walmart’s purchase of clothing labels ModCloth and Bonobos has some shoppers anxious that the world’s largest retailer will cheapen the quality of the clot
  
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• If Facebook were a religion, it would be the second largest in the world

  02-07-2017 08:08
  
  Facebook announced last week that 2 billion people – more than one quarter of the world’s population – are now active users of the social network Mark Zuckerberg started in his dorm room 13 years ago.
  Two decades ago, the notion that billions of humans would be connected by a single product would have been seen as absurd, unless the “product” in question were, say, a religious text. But now Facebook has more adherents than any religion in the world, with the excepti
  
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• Founder of disastrous Fyre Festival arrested, charged with fraud

  02-07-2017 08:08
  
  One of the organizers of the disastrous Fyre Festival has been arrested and charged with wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
  Billy McFarland was arrested Friday in New York and accused of making “false representations to investors” in his company, Fyre Media LLC, and in a “luxury” music festival that had been set to take place in the Bahamas over two weekends in April and May.
  Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon
  
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• Nearly everyone’s a winner: Funds rose again last quarter

  02-07-2017 08:05
  
  By Stan Choe, The Associated Press 
  The good times keep rolling for fund investors.
  Nearly every type of fund rose last quarter, whether focused on stocks or bonds, U.S. or foreign. Gains were so widespread that more than 7,000 of the roughly 7,600 funds that Morningstar tracks made money over the last three months. The nearly universal climb for funds means many retirement accounts and other portfolios are the largest they’ve ever been. The average 401(k) balance already had come int
  
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• Fitbit’s smartwatch plan hits more snags with debut looming

  02-07-2017 08:05
  
  Fitbit Inc., months away from the debut of its smartwatch, has lost several people working on the project and fallen behind on its app store — putting in peril the company’s most important product in years.
  Hard hit by the sinking popularity of its fitness trackers, Fitbit has bet its future on the smartwatch. But such devices are typically wedded to an ecosystem of compatible devices, apps and services that lure then lock people in. While Fitbit’s watch can play music and hand
  
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• Maine tried to raise its minimum wage. Restaurant workers didn’t want it.

  02-07-2017 08:04
  
  By Caitlin Dewey,  The Washington Post
  As the Maine House voted on a bill to reduce the minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers, Jason Buckwalter and a dozen fellow servers listening to the vote call from the backroom of a Bangor steakhouse. All hoped to hear one thing: that state legislators had voted to lower their wages. Some cried with relief, Buckwalter said, when lawmakers voted 110-37 in favor of lowering the minimum wage.
  The June 13 vote brought a conclusion to a political
  
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• Police: Club Shooting That Injured 28 May Be Gang-Related

  02-07-2017 02:51
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock early Saturday, leaving 28 people injured from an 11-second melee that police said may be gang-related.
  Police Chief Kenton Buckner credited quick work by first responders for there being no fatalities.
  Twenty-five people between the ages of 16 and 35 suffered gunshot wounds, and three others were hurt, perhaps while fleeing, Buckner said. Two peop
  
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• Dinosaurs Roaming Around Denver Zoo

  02-07-2017 02:11
  DENVER (CBS4)– Dinosaurs are roaming around Denver Zoo. Well, their likenesses are, anyway.(credit: Denver Zoo)
  The “Dinos! Live at the Denver Zoo” is a temporary exhibit opened Saturday morning.(credit: Denver Zoo)
  The exhibit features 21 sculptures including a T-Rex.(credit: Denver Zoo)
  The exhibit is for all ages and is open through Halloween.(credit: Denver Zoo)
  
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• Tree Falls Onto Bulldozer, Starts Wildfire

  02-07-2017 01:48
  
  ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The wildfire burning north of Hayden on Saturday was started when a tree fell onto a bulldozer working in the area.
  The so-called Mill Creek Fire was burning north of Hayden. Smoke could be seen from miles away.The fire burning north of Hayden (credit: West Routt Fire)
  It is unclear the size of the fire or whether any structures were threatened.Wildfire Resources
  – Visit CBSDenver.com’s Living With Wildfire section.
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• Summer Sizzle Set To Kick Of July

  02-07-2017 01:32
  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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• CBS4 Sports Poll: Who was the “Show-Off” of the week?

  02-07-2017 01:25
  
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• Protesters Released 1 Day After Arrests At Sen. Gardner’s Office

  02-07-2017 01:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The protesters arrested Thursday night in the Denver office of Republican Sen. Cory Gardner were finally released early Saturday morning.
  Nine were being held on charges including trespassing and interference with a police officer.
  The protesters were taken into custody Thursday evening after three days of protesting inside Gardner’s office.
  (credit: Facebook)
  “Rather go to jail than to die without Medicaid,” they chanted during hour 60 of the protest.
  It w
  
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• Get Some Culture At The Cherry Creek Arts Festival

  02-07-2017 00:48
  DENVER (CBS4)– Thousands of people are gathering in Cherry Creek North for the 4th of July holiday weekend tradition– the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.
  More than 300,000 people are expected to visit the booths which feature artists of all kinds, ranging from jewelry, paintings, sculptures and other crafts.
  (credit: CBS)
  “When I see families enjoying activities on 1st Avenue, they’re walking around and seeing all this beautiful, original art, seeing the expressions of people
  
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