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• Face Scans For Americans Flying Abroad Stir Privacy Issues

  12-07-2017 23:47
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — If the Trump administration gets its way, all U.S. citizens flying abroad will have to submit to face scans at airport security.
  Privacy advocates call the plan an ill-advised step toward a surveillance state.
  Nonimmigrant foreigners entering the U.S. currently must submit to fingerprint and photo collection.
  Congress long ago agreed to extending that to face scans on departure — mostly to keep better track of visa overstays.
  Now, the Department of Homeland Security sa
  
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• Tonight On CBS4 News At 10 p.m.: Rocky Flats Health Concerns

  12-07-2017 23:20
  
  Watch a report by Jeff Todd at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• 9 reasons Broncos could miss playoffs

  12-07-2017 23:19
  
  KUSA—There is a reason why a team like the Carolina Panthers can go 17-1 heading into Super Bowl 50 one year and 6-10 the next.       
  
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• ‘Make Sure Medicaid Is Sustainable’: Sen. Gardner On Health Care Bill

  12-07-2017 22:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Sen. Cory Gardner is talking about some of the details in the revised version of the GOP health care bill.
  Gardner talked with CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd on Wednesday about the Republican version of the health care bill, which is expected to be released to the public on Thursday.
  Colorado’s junior Senator indicated the new version would likely include one big change: it keeps the tax hikes on wealthier people that the previous version eliminated.
  Sen. Cory Ga
  
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• Police Investigate Homicide, Search For Suspect

  12-07-2017 22:00
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver investigated a homicide that happened in the Sunnyside neighborhood early Wednesday morning and are searching for a suspect.
  Officers rushed to the scene at 40th Avenue and Shoshone early Wednesday. When they arrived, they found one man dead.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police have not released a cause of death.
  Elizario Herrera Jr. (credit: Denver Police Dept.)
  The Denver Police Department is searching for Elizario Herrera, Jr. He is wanted for first-degree murder in con
  
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• Rockies Chasing After First Playoff Appearance Since 2009

  12-07-2017 21:52
  
  DENVER (AP) — There’s nothing like a near no-hitter to lift the spirits of a slumping team heading into the All-Star break.
  Denver native and rookie Kyle Freeland came within two outs Sunday of becoming the first Colorado Rockies pitcher to throw a no-hitter at Coors Field. His gem before the four-day break certainly made that scheduled Wyoming fly fishing trip all the more enjoyable for manager Bud Black.
  DENVER, CO – JULY 09: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #31 of the Colorado
  
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• Manning on golfing with Trump

  12-07-2017 21:31
  
  By now, you might have heard that former Denver Broncos quarterback/the GOAT (sorry, Tom Brady) went golfing with President Donald Trump last mon       
  
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• Fox Hound Hunting Club Under Attack By Neighbors

  12-07-2017 21:12
  By Matt Kroschel
  SALIDA, Colo. (CBS4)– A neighborhood dispute over dozens of fox hunting hounds, kenneled on a property near Salida, is drawing attention from people across the world.
  Now, county officials have ordered Allison Brown to remove the dogs from her rural ranch property outside of Salida in Chaffee County.
  Headwaters Hounds (credit: CBS)
  Neighbors currently have two civil cases moving forward in the courts against Brown. They also have launched a public campaign with a petition
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cooler, Cloudy And Stormy

  12-07-2017 20:35
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – The combination of monsoon moisture and a weak cold front will dramatically change the Wednesday weather pattern. After a morning of clouds and sprinkles, temperatures will only warm into the middle 80s in and around the Denver metro area.
  As the day goes on thunderstorms will begin to build first in the mountains and then over the eastern plains. These storms will pack a lot of punch. With the potential for heavy rain and hail for some.This trend will hold
  
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• Woman Shot While Sleeping

  12-07-2017 19:57
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver are investigating a woman who was shot while sleeping.
  The woman, described by police as an adult female, was sleeping in the home in the 1100 block of North Willow Street when she was shot just after midnight.
  Police responded to a shooting at 11th & Willow just after midnight (credit: CBS)
  “Grabbed the kids and hit the floor, basically ’til we saw the police lights flashing in the windows and we knew it was safe to come out,” said nei
  
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• Fire Damages Deck On 2nd Story Of Home

  12-07-2017 19:19
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)– A fire badly damaged the deck on the second story of a home in Broomfield early Wednesday morning.Everyone inside the home on Tanager Trail escaped unharmed.Firefighters told CBS4 they could see flames from blocks away as they arrived just after 6 a.m. Wednesday. Copter4 flew over the house fire in Broomfield on Wednesday morning (credit: CBS)
  Crews managed to quickly get control of the fire. (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the damage that left a lot of the siding
  
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• Where’s Rey? Despite Monopoly Maker’s Promise, Still Missing

  12-07-2017 18:43
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)– Where is the character Rey in the “Star Wars” version of Monopoly? In a land far, far away, apparently.
  Eighteen months after game-maker Hasbro promised to add the female character to the game by last fall, the Illinois girl who wrote to them to say “girls matter” is still waiting.A wax figure of Star Wars character ‘Rey’ played by British actress Daisy Ridley is pictured during a photocall at Madame Tussauds in central London on A
  
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• Top Remaining NBA Free Agents

  12-07-2017 18:41
  
  By Matt Citak
  We are 12 days into July, and almost all of the NBA’s big-name free agents have inked new deals. However a few familiar names remain, and with each team’s cap space dwindling, where they end up is anyone’s guess. Let’s take a look at some of the top remaining free agents.
  PF Nerlens Noel
  After being traded to the Mavericks in late February, Noel had a solid finish to the season. In 22 games (12 starts) with Dallas, the 23-year old averaged 8.5 points on 57.5
  
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• Dottie Pepper On John Deere Classic: ‘A Lot Of Depth In This Field’

  12-07-2017 18:09
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  This year marks the 20th anniversary of John Deere’s sponsorship of the PGA TOUR stop in Silvis, Illinois, in what is known as the Quad Cities area, and for the 19th time, the John Deere Classic will be contested on the popular and player-friendly TPC Deere Run.
  John Deere now owns the third-longest title sponsorship arrangement on the TOUR, and in 2016, the John Deere Classic was named the PGA TOUR Tournament of the Year. It also received awards for Most Engaged Communit
  
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• Former CDOT Exec Charged With Theft, Forgery

  12-07-2017 17:49
  
  By Brian Maass
  DENVER (CBS4)– CBS4 has learned that Denver prosecutors have charged the former audit director for the Colorado Department of Transportation with numerous felony charges for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the state agency.
  A CBS4 Investigation in January revealed that CDOT fired Chris Wedor amid concerns he stole thousands of dollars through the use of CDOT purchasing cards.
  He was terminated December 29, 2016.
  Chris Wedor (credit: CBS)
  Now, the Denver
  
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• DA: Shooting Justified Under ‘Make My Day’ Law

  12-07-2017 17:42
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who shot and killed an intruder in his home was justified under Colorado’s “Make My Day” law.
  The Gazette reports the 4th judicial district attorney’s office announced Tuesday the shooter was justified in the shooting of Felipe Garcia on May 14 in Colorado Springs. Neither police nor the district attorney’s office has named the shooter.
  A police investigation found Garcia kicked down the back door of a residence, t
  
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• Police Investigate Homicide That Left 1 Dead

  12-07-2017 17:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver investigated a homicide in the Sunnyside neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
  Officers rushed to the scene at 40th Avenue and Shoshone early Wednesday. When they arrived, they found one man dead.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police have not determined a cause of death. They have not released any information on possible suspects.(credit: CBS)
  Investigators have closed off the entire block.(credit: CBS)
  
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• NBA Summer League Standouts

  12-07-2017 15:46
  
  By Matt Citak
  With this summer’s free agency being one of the craziest in recent memory, many people have forgotten about the NBA Summer League games occurring in Orlando, Utah, and Las Vegas over the last few weeks. Many of the NBA’s young players have been using these contests to showcase their skills in front of coaching staffs from around the NBA, with a majority of them hoping to turn a solid Summer League performance into an invite to training camp. Here are the top performers
  
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• Robinson Cano hits 10th-inning homer to lead American League to All-Star Game victory

  12-07-2017 06:37
  
  MIAMI — In the season of the home run, pitchers ruled the All-Star Game.
  Almost.
  With the outcome hanging by a thread in the 10th inning, things abruptly changed with one big swing of the bat by Seattle’s Robinson Cano. He played Home Run Derby against Chicago Cubs reliever Wade Davis, lining a leadoff homer to right field to lift the American League to a 2-1 victory in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Marlins Park.
  Davis hung a breaking ball on a 1-1 pitch and Cano hammer
  
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• Smugglers Leave Woman Dangling On Border Fence

  12-07-2017 06:16
  
  NOGALES, Ariz. (CBS4) – U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona found a woman dangling from the U.S.-Mexico border fence.
  Woman found dangling from US-Mexico border fence (credit: CBP Arizona)
  The agency said in a press release the 37-year-old woman from Mexico was abandoned by smugglers last Saturday.
  Agents tweeted they had to call the Nogales Fire Department to help get her down.#CBP #USBP agents call @NogalesFDepart1 for assistance after smugglers leave woman dangling from borde
  
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• The Catholic Church says no to gluten-free communion. Here’s why.

  12-07-2017 06:14
  
  By Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post
  A new Vatican letter to Catholic bishops worldwide has stirred up questions again over what kinds of bread and wafers should be used during communion in Catholic churches around the world. The letter sparked concerns for those who avoid eating gluten, including people who have celiac disease.
  The letter drew attention from media outlets around the globe, but it actually reaffirmed earlier guidelines saying that bread and wafers must have at least some
  
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• Confidentiality Agreements Broken In Attempt To Warn About Rocky Flats

  12-07-2017 06:10
  
  By Rick Sallinger
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Some people involved in the multi-billion dollar cleanup of Rocky Flats tell CBS4 it was not as effective as it should have been, and that dangers lurk beneath the soil.
  Superfund cleanup of the former nuclear weapons production site was completed in 2005.
  (credit: CBS)
  Rocky Flats has had a long history as a critical role in America’s Cold War nuclear efforts. The site was selected by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1952. It was shu
  
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• Bennet Blasts Trump Administration Over Monuments Review

  12-07-2017 05:59
  
  By Stan Bush
  DENVER (CBS4) – Senate Democrats are blasting the Trump Administration over a review threatening the future of 27 national monuments.
  “I guarantee you Teddy Roosevelt is turning over in his grave,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA).
  CBS4 has covered the review — signed by a President Trump in an executive order in May — that target monuments from 1996 to the present that exceed 100,000 acres in size or that did not receive sufficient public input in the e
  
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• Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Center Gets Highest Marks In High-Risk Pregnancy Report

  12-07-2017 05:58
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A national report is applauding a Colorado hospital for the high risk pregnancy care that’s provided there.
  The Leapfrog Group says Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center meets the highest standards in maternal processes of care and high-risk delivery outcomes.
  (credit: CBS)
  A Colorado mom and dad with a baby girl in the NICU at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, which is located inside the center, had high praise for the staff.
  “When we walked into the
  
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• Rockslides close Highway 82 near Aspen for hours Tuesday

  12-07-2017 05:50
  
  Anna Stonehouse, The Aspen TimesColorado Department of Transportation workers work on clearing the eastbound side of Highway 82 from a rockslide at the Shale Bluffs near the Aspen Airport. Heavy thunderstorms Tuesday caused a series of rockslides that closed Highway 82 and eastbound traffic was diverted onto Owl Creek Road.By Jason Auslander, The Aspen Times
  Heavy rain from Tuesday’s late afternoon thunderstorms caused several rockslides around Shale Bluffs that closed upvalley traffi
  
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• Hate-based incidents surge in suburban school system in Maryland

  12-07-2017 05:24
  
  School incidents involving hate symbols and racial slurs appear to have more than tripled during the past school year in a suburb outside Washington, D.C., and are helping drive a surge in bias-related acts investigated by police.
  Since October, more than three dozen bias incidents have been reported by or linked to schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, mostly involving vandalism with swastikas, racial epithets or other bigoted messages, according to a Washington Post analysis of information p
  
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• Colorado Zoo Helps Baby Giraffe Who Had Transfusion

  12-07-2017 05:19
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs is helping a baby giraffe on the East Coast.
  Julius (credit: Maryland Zoo)
  Three-week-old Julius has been receiving around-the-clock intensive care at the Maryland Zoo since he was born.
  That’s because he’s had trouble nursing and isn’t getting the antibodies he needs.
  On Sunday Julius had a plasma transfusion thanks to a donation from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
  Zoo staff are now working on try
  
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• “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough is leaving the Republican Party

  12-07-2017 05:18
  
  Joe Scarborough, the conservative co-host of MSNBC’s political commentary show Morning Joe, is leaving the Republican Party.
  The full announcement will come during Tuesday night’s airing of the “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” A two-minute clip of the segment was teased on “The Late Show’s” Twitter account earlier Tuesday.
  “I am a Republican, but I’m not going to be a Republican anymore,” Scarborough says to loud applause in the cl
  
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• Nuggets Waive Mike Miller

  12-07-2017 05:00
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have waived 37-year-old shooting guard Mike Miller.
  The team announced the news on its Twitter account Tuesday.We have waived veteran guard Mike Miller. pic.twitter.com/T7RJ2NUDaE
  — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) July 11, 2017
  Miller played only 20 games last season as he served more of a coaching role from the bench for a Nuggets team that missed out on the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
  Over his career, Miller also played for Cleveland, Me
  
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• Former El Paso County Sheriff Acquitted Of 3 Of 7 Counts

  12-07-2017 04:54
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A judge declared a partial mistrial Tuesday after a former Colorado sheriff accused of abusing his power was acquitted of three of seven counts.
  Jurors found former El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa not guilty of witness tampering, conspiracy to commit witness tampering and official misconduct. They deadlocked on four other charges, including felony counts of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion.
  Terry Maketa (credit: CBS)
  “We’re thrille
  
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• CBS4 Investigation Leads To Voter Fraud Charges

  12-07-2017 04:46
  
  By Brian Maass and Mark Ackerman
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The El Paso County District Attorney has charged a Colorado Springs woman with six counts of felony forgery, accusing her of repeatedly forging her deceased parents signatures on mail-in ballots.
  CBS4’s Brian Maass interviews Sarilu Sosa-Sanchez (credit: CBS)
  The charges against Sarilu Sosa-Sanchez, 59, follow a CBS4 investigation last fall into ballots being cast in the name of dead voters.
  Sosa-Sanchez’s mother
  
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• Colorado fishing report for week of July 9, 2017

  12-07-2017 04:39
  
  Information is provided by Colorado Parks & Wildlife employees and local fishing enthusiasts. Fishing conditions change on a constant basis. Much can change in a week from the time this fishing conditions report is produced.Metro Denver Area
  Quincy Reservoir
  The reservoir has dropped about a foot since last week. Anglers are reporting mud and weeds throughout the reservoir. Some fish are being found near the shoreline, but most of the fish have dropped to the deeper depths of the reservoir.
  
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• Broncos’ informal passing camp in L.A. not happening anymore

  12-07-2017 04:22
  
  There won’t be a Broncos passing camp in L.A. this week after all.
  Receivers Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders had both said the plan was to organize a throwing session with the Broncos two quarterbacks, Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch, and their fellow receivers, tight ends and running backs in advance of training camp.
  But a source said that’s “not happening anymore.”
  Last year Mark Sanchez hosted some of his receivers and running backs at Southern California for th
  
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• Michael Hartman named new Colorado revenue chief by Gov. John Hickenlooper

  12-07-2017 03:55
  
  Michael Hartman, senior vice president at the Mutual of Omaha Bank in Denver, has been named the new executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue.
  Provided photoMichael S. Hartman“Michael places high priority on those operations that serve the public,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement Tuesday announcing Hartman’s appointment. “He brings extensive banking experience and organizational management to the role. Perhaps more importantly, this opportu
  
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• “The Little Hours”: Bocaccio’s “Decameron,” by way of f-bombs and modern lingo

  12-07-2017 03:43
  
  Two stars. Rated R. 90 minutes.
  Give writer-director Jeff Baena credit: Even when he aims high, that doesn’t stop him from going deliciously low.
  With “The Little Hours,” Baena takes his inspiration from no less rarefied a text than “The Decameron,” Italian writer Giovanni Bocaccio’s sprawling set of 14thcentury novellas. Repurposing the characters and story from one of the books, Baena combines a medieval-looking setting and production design with modern-day
  
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• Colorado voters clamor to unregister in wake of integrity commission fear and confusion

  12-07-2017 03:29
  
  Coloradans are canceling their voter registrations by the hundreds in the wake of the Trump administration’s blanket request for voter information earlier this month, alarming county elections officials who say they’ve never seen such a surge of withdrawals in their careers.
  The withdrawals represent only a small fraction of the state’s 3.3 million active registered voters, but officials say the trend is clear, nonetheless — particularly in the Democrat-heavy metro area.
  
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• Error in state spending bill costing RTD, zoo and museums more than $500,000 a month

  12-07-2017 03:08
  
  State lawmakers are in a mad dash to correct an error in a recently passed law that is slicing off hundreds of thousands of dollars a month in revenue for several well-known Colorado institutions, including the Regional Transportation District, the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
  The problem traces to language in a comprehensive spending measure passed during the final days of the 2017 legislative session. Scenarios to fix it include a rare s
  
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• The French mystery “Moka” is less a whodunit than a double character study

  12-07-2017 02:47
  
  By Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post
  Two and one-half stars. Unrated.  In French with subtitles. 89 minutes.
  According to a private detective, there are only four large, mocha-colored automobiles in all of Evian, a town on the French side of Lake Geneva. The protagonist of “Moka” — and the woman who paid for that information – lives across the water in Switzerland. She’s certain that one of those four cars struck and kill-ed her child.
  Adapted from a 2007 novel
  
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• IOC To Pick Los Angeles, Paris For 2024 Or 2028 Olympics

  12-07-2017 02:44
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Finally, Los Angeles and Paris have their Olympic hosting destiny in their own hands.
  If they can agree who goes first, each city will be awarded either the 2024 or 2028 Summer Games in September.
  International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously on Tuesday to seek a consensus three-way deal between the two bid cities and the IOC executive board. Talks will open with Paris widely seen as the favorite for 2024.The International Olympic Committee is poise
  
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• Police Want You & Your Dog To Help Stop Crime

  12-07-2017 02:40
  By Kelly Werthmann
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– The Wheat Ridge Police Department just launched a new program this month called National Dog Walker Watch. The program is designed to help increase awareness for suspicious behavior or activity in the city and determine what should be reported to police.
  (credit: CBS)
  “This is a great way for residents and their four-legged friends to help local law enforcement as they do what they do every day, walk through the community,” Wheat Ri
  
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• With government funding, CenturyLink adds broadband service to more rural Colorado communities

  12-07-2017 02:37
  
  CenturyLink on Tuesday said it expanded high-speed internet service to thousands of rural Colorado households and businesses as part of a government-supported plan to expand broadband access.
  Approximately 28,000 households and businesses can now receive internet speeds between 10 and 80 megabits in cities, including Pagosa Springs West, Cortez and Durango.
  Half of those households and businesses are in regions that qualified for government support because it’s expensiv
  
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• Colorado Ski Resorts Race To Complete Capital Improvement Projects

  12-07-2017 02:34
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Low-flying Black Hawk helicopters are hovering over mountain ski resorts this summer as they race to complete upgrades to chairlifts at several resorts.
  This summer, Keystone is undertaking two capital improvement projects.
  (credit: CBS)
  On Tuesday CBS4 cameras captured some of that heavy lifting. The Montezuma Express Lift, a primary lift on Dercum Mountain that serves popular intermediate and beginner ski terrain, will be replaced with a hig
  
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• Energy Secretary Rick Perry: Threat to U.S. nuclear reactors “real,” ongoing

  12-07-2017 02:31
  
  WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday that “state-sponsored” or criminal hackers are targeting U.S. nuclear power plants and other energy providers, but said the government has resources to safeguard the nation’s electric grid.
  Perry told Fox Business Network that the threat of cyberattacks on the electric grid “is real, it’s ongoing and we shouldn’t be surprised when you think of the world we live in today.”
  The FBI and the Departm
  
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• House panel unveils $1.6B plan for building U.S.-Mexico wall

  12-07-2017 02:27
  
  By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — A House panel Tuesday unveiled legislation to begin building President Donald Trump’s long-promised wall along the U.S-Mexico border. Mexico, however, will not be footing the bill.
  The move by the House Appropriations Committee again puts the Trump administration and its allies on Capitol Hill on a collision course with Democrats who oppose the wall and succeeded in blocking a request by Trump to deliver the money when passing an om
  
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