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• Fire Evacuees Allowed Home ‘Really Thankful Everything Worked Out’

  08-07-2017 23:52
  
  By Jeff Todd
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) — With the help of a few passing rain showers and a second day of heavy cloud cover, evacuated residents from the Peak 2 Fire in Summit County were allowed to return home Friday night.
  “I’m ready, just ready for a shower and some clean clothes. Just to get settled back in and cook a meal,” said Erin Jones who was towing a pop-up camper behind her Subaru. “We’re really thankful that everything worked out the way it did.&r
  
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• State Election Officials Gather Amid Uproar Over Voter Data

  08-07-2017 22:43
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State election officials gathering this weekend amid an uproar over a White House commission investigating allegations of voter fraud and heightened concern about Russian attempts to interfere in U.S. elections say a lack of information from federal intelligence officials about attempts to breach voting systems across the country is a major concern.
  Both Republicans and Democrats gathered in Indianapolis for a meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State
  
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• New Wildfire Burning In Rio Blanco County

  08-07-2017 21:12
  
  RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo.  (CBS4) – The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office reports a fire near Meeker.
  The sheriff’s office dispatch released a tweet at 7:36 a.m. describing the fire’s location as Wilson Creek along Rio Blanco County Road 9. By map, this area shows to be 14 miles north of Meeker.
  Right now, there is no word on size, containment, or evacuations.
  ( credit – Facebook/Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office)
  The Meeker Fire Department and the Burea
  
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• Make sure your campfire is cold before l

  08-07-2017 20:39
  
  Just because a campfire looks to be out, doesn’t mean it is.       
  
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• Special Weekend For 16th Street Mall Includes Music, Art

  08-07-2017 20:14
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Downtown Denver Partnership hopes a new campaign will change the perception of life on the 16th Street Mall.
  On Saturday the organization is beginning their first Meet in the Street weekend. Shuttle buses will not go through the mall that will close for live music and public art. A more subdued version of the campaign will continue through the end of August.
  “Crime is down and it was never actually very high to be honest, but people felt a different e
  
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• Bear Scales Jail Fence In Durango

  08-07-2017 20:10
  
  DURANGO, Colo (CBS4) – A large black bear ignored visiting hours this week at the La Plata County Jail.
  Before dawn on the 4th of July, the very independent bruin climbed the fencing on the jail’s northwest side.The sheriff’s office wrote in a Facebook post that it “just cant ‘bear’ crime.”
  No charges have been filed at this time.
  We’ve not heard whether any inmates ask for yard time during the visit, either.
   
  
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• Art in Motion at the Black Arts Festival

  08-07-2017 19:24
  
  9NEWS is the proud media sponsor of the 31st Colorado Black Arts Festival.       
  
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• US agency approves Denver water utility'

  08-07-2017 19:17
  
  A federal agency has approved a plan by Denver's water utility to raise the height of an existing Colorado dam by 131 feet (40 meters) and nearly triple the amount of water it stores.       
  
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• Colorado taxpayers told they owe...

  08-07-2017 17:35
  
  A letter of deficiency sent to Colorado taxpayers... that was deficient itself. What the Department of Revenue is doing to rectify the problem.       
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot Weekend Ahead With Scattered T-Storms

  08-07-2017 16:20
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s more of the same for Colorado and the Central Rockies over the next several days – hot weather with scattered daily thunderstorms.While most will stay dry, those that do see a storm could pick up some locally heavy rain.
  Most of the storms should stay below severe criteria but it’s certainly possible to see a few here and there, especially on the eastern plains where there’s a little more moisture to work with.Because it’s s
  
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• Dog Disappears Amid ‘Terrifying’ Fourth Fireworks

  08-07-2017 16:17
  
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Roger and Barbara Bower say a piece of their family is missing after their dog of 14 years disappeared on the Fourth of July.
  “We don’t know how he got out,” said Barbara Bower.
  Their Chihuahua, Jake, ran away from their Elyria-Swansea home.
  “We typically let our dogs out in our enclosed area. I went out to let them back in,” Roger Bower recalled. “I couldn’t find Jake.”
  The Bowers blame fireworks over the holi
  
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• Police camera expansion brings context

  08-07-2017 15:28
  
  The pair of fatal police shootings that happened last weekend in Fort Collins weren't "unprecedented" due to simple proximity.       
  
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• WATCH: Arenado Drives In 5 Runs As Rockies Rout White Sox

  08-07-2017 14:36
  
  DENVER (AP) — A day off led to a big night for Nolan Arenado. The rest of the Colorado Rockies followed his lead in a breakout victory.
  Arenado returned to the lineup with a homer and drove in five runs, German Marquez tossed seven strong innings and had two hits, and the Rockies’ slumbering offense awoke in a 12-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
  Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu also went deep as Colorado broke out of prolonged slump to give manager Bud Black his 700t
  
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• CBS4 Colorado Renaissance Festival Ticket Giveaway

  08-07-2017 12:00
  Enter to win a CBS4 pack of tickets to the Colorado Renaissance Festival, valid for use on Saturdays and Sundays now through July 30, 2017.
  
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• Breckenridge Welcomes Visitors Despite Fire, Evacuees Allowed Back Home

  08-07-2017 07:19
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The historic mountain town near Breckenridge Ski Resort welcomed visitors who help drive its economy, despite a nearby wildfire Friday that forced residents to be ready to flee in case the blaze blows up.
  No houses have burned in the small blaze that is one of several in Colorado and around the West.
  Despite the threat near Breckenridge, which is dotted with 19th century Victorian buildings, hundreds of people were expected at an annual summer beer festival Satur
  
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• JeffCo under a Stage 2 fire ban: What...

  08-07-2017 06:43
  
  As fires continue to pop up and conditions remain hot and dry, restrictions on what you can and can't do at Jefferson County Open Space Parks are changing.       
  
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• Verify: Are there more moose than...

  08-07-2017 06:30
  
  Since moose were reintroduced in 1978, their population has swelled to more than 3,000 today.       
  
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• Arrests made in Westminster...

  08-07-2017 05:45
  
  An arrest has been made in the deadly Westminster hit-and-run from the Fourth of July weekend; 27-year-old Corina Lorraine Kurtz faces a litany of charges for hitting and killing a 24-year-old man visiting Colorado from California.       
  
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• Block party will mark 150th birthday...

  08-07-2017 04:06
  
  “She was able to take the Titanic and use that and turn it into something that affected change across the U.S. and across the world.”       
  
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• Warming For The Weekend With Late Day Storms

  08-07-2017 03:00
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A cold front moving from western Nebraska into Colorado made Friday much more comfortable with a high of only 88 degrees officially at DIA.
  The front also, managed to mix with hot, moist air pushing in from the west. The result, lots of lighting producing thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Thousands of strikes popped across the state along with a few severe storms across the eastern plains. In Genoa near Limon storms dropped golf ball size hail. Areas around
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warming For The Weekend With Late Day Storms

  08-07-2017 03:00
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – A cold front moving from western Nebraska into Colorado made Friday much more comfortable with a high of only 88 degrees officially at DIA.
  The front also, managed to mix with hot, moist air pushing in from the west. The result, lots of lighting producing thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Thousands of strikes popped across the state along with a few severe storms across the eastern plains. In Genoa near Limon storms dropped golf ball size hail. Areas around
  
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• This Nederland coach is blazing trails

  08-07-2017 02:55
  
  When the football coach at Nederland High barks out an order next season, the players will shout back "yes ma'am."       
  
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• Peak 7 Evacuations Downgraded As Crews Make Progress On Peak 2 Fire

  08-07-2017 02:24
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– The mandatory evacuation order for Peak 7 residents living near the Peak 2 Fire burning between Breckenridge and Frisco has been downgraded to pre-evacuation.
  The announcement was made by Summit County officials at a meeting on Friday evening at Summit Middle School in Breckenridge.
  The Peak 2 Fire on Friday (credit: CBS)
  The Peak 2 Fire has scorched less than a quarter of a square mile (.65 sq. kilometers) but has forced the evacuation of nearly 500 homes, many
  
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• Woman With Colorado Ties Attacked, Killed By Bear

  08-07-2017 02:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A woman with ties to Colorado was mauled to death by a black bear in Alaska.Erin Johnson, 27, was an outdoor lover with roots in Colorado. Her family owns the Jax Outdoor Gear stores in Northern Colorado.Johnson was working as a research biologist in the Alaskan wilderness when the bear attacked her group.Johnson had gotten married just two weeks before the attack.
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: Is it important for the Broncos to name a starting QB quickly?

  08-07-2017 02:03
  
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• Police Hope Leads Help Them Solve Murder Mystery

  08-07-2017 01:58
  DENVER (CBS4)– A shooting in Denver that took the life of a 52-year-old man remains unsolved, a week after his murder.
  Someone shot Lonnie Harris on June 28 outside his home on Nassau Avenue near Yosemite and Interstate 225.
  Police in Denver investigated a deadly shooting near E.
  Nassau Avenue and S.Boston Street (credit: CBS)
  Now police are looking for help in catching Harris’ killer.
  “Something woke me up about 3, 3:15 in the morning and then my daughter came up running and s
  
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• Crash Sends 8 People To The Hospital

  08-07-2017 01:40
  
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– A serious crash in Loveland sent eight people to the hospital on Friday afternoon.
  The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. on Highway 34 just east of Larimer Parkway in Loveland.
  The crash on Highway 34 in Loveland (credit: Loveland Reporter Herald)
  The westbound lanes of Highway 34 have been closed for several hours while police investigate what happened.
  
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• Thomas hopes QB battle resolved soon

  08-07-2017 01:22
  
  DENVER—Carrying the Great Broncos Quarterback Competition into training camp is fine by star receiver Demaryius Thomas.       
  
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• Breckenridge Welcomes Visitors Despite Fire

  08-07-2017 01:19
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The historic mountain town near Breckenridge Ski Resort welcomed visitors who help drive its economy despite a nearby wildfire Friday that forced residents to be ready to flee in case it blows up.
  No houses have burned in the small blaze that is one of several in Colorado and around the U.S. West.
  Despite the threat near Breckenridge, which is dotted with 19th century Victorian buildings, hundreds of people were expected at an annual summer beer festival Saturday
  
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• FBI: Flight Attendant, Passengers Battle Disruptive Man During Overseas Flight

  08-07-2017 01:11
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn’t faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday.
  In yet another incident that could prove a public relations nightmare for the airline industry, a California couple has come forward claiming they were kicked off an overbooked Delta flight for refusing to give up the
  
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• FBI: Flight Attendant Broke Wine Bottle Over Man’s Head

  08-07-2017 01:11
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn’t faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday.
  In yet another incident that could prove a public relations nightmare for the airline industry, a California couple has come forward claiming they were kicked off an overbooked Delta flight for refusing to give up the
  
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• Finder Of Potential Game-Changing Earhart Picture Tells Story

  08-07-2017 01:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — The retired federal agent who discovered what he believes is the first photographic evidence of Amelia Earhart alive and well after crash-landing in the Pacific Ocean during her attempted round-the-world flight says he didn’t initially capture the significance of the image until years later.
  The black-and-white photo is of a group of people standing on a dock on Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands, including one who seems to be a slim woman with her back to the camer
  
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• Street Reopens After Water Main Break

  08-07-2017 01:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Crews repaired a water main break that flooded streets and buildings in Denver’s Lower Highlands neighborhood. The road was reopened Friday after Wednesday’s break.
  It’s the second time this year the area’s dealt with an overflow of water from the same broken pipe, which was installed in 1889.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Wednesday’s recent break caused problems in the Department of Agriculture building at West 31st Avenue.
  (credit: Kevin Is
  
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• BDT Stage Welcomes Joseph & His Dreamcoat

  08-07-2017 00:58
  
  BOULDER, Colo (CBS4) – Forty years ago, Boulder’s dinner theater opened with “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Now, the BDT Stage is bringing it back in a way you’ve never quite seen before.
  LINK: Buy Tickets to “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
  “This anniversary production of ‘Joseph’ at BDT Stage is bright, fast, hilarious, beautifully musical, and brilliantly choreographed,” said CBS4 Critic-at-L
  
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• Wildfires Force Cancellation Of Triple Bypass Ride

  08-07-2017 00:48
  
  By Jennifer Brice
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Due to wildfires on the ride route, the 29th annual Triple Bypass bicycle ride has been canceled.
  Many of the riders are making the best of it by still taking in the amazing sights and trails that Colorado has to offer. CBS4 caught up with a group of men from Texas who are planning to ride some alternatives routes. The group drove into Colorado from both Dallas and Tyler when they learned the unfortunate news says Chris Kutach.
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• Coloradoan With Diabetes Worries About Healthcare Changes

  08-07-2017 00:13
  
  SUPERIOR, Colo (CBS4) – Congressional lawmakers continue to try to hash out new healthcare legislation, but for many the debate has personal consequences.
  Cody Qualls is a self-employed musician with a group called “Face Vocal Band.” He was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic at age 14.
  (credit CBS)
  “It means probably 10 injections a day. I check my blood sugar between 20 and 30 times a day,” Qualls told CBS4.
  People with diabetes face healthcare costs that are 2-times g
  
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• Coloradoan With Diabetes Worries About Health Care Changes

  08-07-2017 00:13
  
  SUPERIOR, Colo (CBS4)– Congressional lawmakers continue to try to hash out new healthcare legislation, but for many the debate has personal consequences.
  Cody Qualls is a self-employed musician with a group called “Face Vocal Band.” He was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic at age 14.
  (credit CBS)
  “It means probably 10 injections a day. I check my blood sugar between 20 and 30 times a day,” Qualls told CBS4.
  People with diabetes face healthcare costs that are 2-times gr
  
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• Arizona Man Sentenced In Colorado Home-Invasion Robbery Case

  08-07-2017 00:00
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — An Arizona man was sentenced to 32 years in prison for his role in a home-invasion robbery and shooting death of a college student.
  The Durango Herald reportsAlvin Flores showed little reaction Thursday as he received the maximum possible penalty in accordance with a plea agreement he signed with the district attorney.
  Flores, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, robbery and burglary, is the third of four defendants to be sentenced for the shooting death of Sam
  
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