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• Police Officer Turns Himself In, Placed On Unpaid Leave

  13-07-2017 23:30
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– An Aurora police officer has been arrested and placed on unpaid administrative leave after he turned himself in on a warrant.
  Matthew Ewert (credit: Boulder County)
  Officer Matthew Ewert, 34, was arrested by officers from the Erie Police Department. He faces charges of attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with physical evidence and first-degree official misconduct.
  The case involves his nephew. That nephew allegedly threatened a teenager with a gun on J
  
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• Peyton Manning is all of us watching SB

  13-07-2017 23:29
  
  Unless you live in New England or – for some reason that this writer can’t explain – are somehow a Patriots fan, this last Super Bowl was rough.        
  
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• Colorado Woman Dead, 4 Injured In House Boat Explosion

  13-07-2017 23:27
  SALT LAKE CITY (CBS4/AP) — A Colorado woman is dead and four other people are critically injured after a nighttime explosion on a houseboat along the Utah-Arizona border.
  A generator exploded about 10 p.m. Wednesday as a large group that included about 20 other people vacationed on a privately owned boat on Lake Powell.
  A 52-year-old woman was killed and four other people were flown to hospitals in Grand Junction, Colorado, and Salt Lake City in critical condition, Glen Canyon National Rec
  
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• WWE Spoilers: The Men Who Give Vince McMahon Gray Hair

  13-07-2017 23:20
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment has frustrations that parallel those of a certain WWE Hall of Fame member now residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. True, these frustrations stem from nothing close to the magnitude of an international political collusion scandal. But when the WWE leaks, sometimes from high-ranking sources within the company, begin to affect the on-air product, it’s fair to conclude that Vince McMahon takes notice.
  The leaks, known as spoiler
  
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• Trump Calls For 700 Miles To 900 Miles Of Border Wall

  13-07-2017 23:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump doesn’t see the need for a proposed border wall to stretch the length of the roughly 2,000-mile (3,218 kilometer) frontier with Mexico.
  Instead, he envisions “anywhere from 700 (1,126 kilometers) to 900 miles (1,448 kilometers)” of see-through wall.
  Trump’s comments on the wall are the most definitive description he has given on what became a primary campaign promise. During the campaign vowed to oversee construction of a &ld
  
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• Amazon Hiring Aurora Fulfillment Center Jobs

  13-07-2017 22:29
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Amazon has already started hiring for its new facility in Aurora.The online retailer plans on hiring 1,000 full-time positions at the warehouse being builtnear the Interstate 70 and E-470 interchange.The new Amazon fulfillment center in Aurora (credit: CBS)
  The fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship larger items, which means some customers in Colorado could get their purchases even faster.Full-time employees at Amazon receive competitive hourly wages and a compre
  
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• Facial Reconstruction Complete After Discovery Of Skeletal Remains

  13-07-2017 21:40
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Recognize this face?(credit: CBS)
  Investigators need your help identifying this John Doe.The Fremont County Coroner’s Office released a facial reconstruction of a man whose skeletal remains were found by hikers in Western Fremont County in September 2016.Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller said the remains could have been there for four years or longer.
  They believe this John Doe was a white male in his early 20s, was 5-foot-6 to 5-foot
  
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• Dog Gets Special Stem Cell Treatment To Relieve Pain

  13-07-2017 21:15
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Stem cell therapy isn’t just for people. A dog received the treatment at the Aspen Arbor Animal Hospital in Broomfield on Wednesday.
  (credit: CBS)
  The patient — 10-year-old Jenni — is a Newfoundland mix with arthritis in her hips and elbows and veterinarians say the procedure is a minimally invasive way to treat her constant pain.
  “These are her stem cells that already are existing in her body and we’re just isolating them and puttin
  
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• One Year Later: The Worst Contracts of 2016 NBA Free Agency

  13-07-2017 21:05
  
  By Matt Citak
  Throughout the first two weeks of this summer’s edition of NBA free agency, we have seen some serious money get tossed around. Steph Curry became the first NBA star to sign a supermax contract, crossing the $200 million threshold for the first time in league history. Blake Griffin agreed to stay in Los Angeles, inking a deal with the Clippers that will net him $173 million over the next five years. Even Otto Porter, Washington’s third-leading scorer, received a max deal
  
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• RV Catches Fire On I-70, Causing Shutdown

  13-07-2017 20:32
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – An RV pulling a trailer with ATVs on it caught fire on Interstate 70 early Thursday afternoon, sending up a huge plume of black smoke.
  (credit: CDOT)
  The fire started at approximately 12:15 p.m. and forced emergency crews to shut down the westbound lanes of the interstate at the El Rancho exit near Evergreen. It was still closed an hour later.
  (credit: Angela Goard)
  So far there’s no word on how the fire started or if anyone was hurt.
  
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• MacIntyre, Bobo Have High Expectations For Teams This Year

  13-07-2017 20:18
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – There are a little more than six weeks before the Rocky Mountain Showdown invades Mile High, and the expectations for Colorado’s two biggest college football programs are sky high.
  The CU Buffaloes are coming off their best season since 2001. The Buffs went 10-4 last year.
  The CSU Rams went 7-6, and that big new stadium they’re building on campus in Fort Collins means big goals.
  “When you build a stadium like this and invest, the expectati
  
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• MLB Award Races Heading Into The Second Half

  13-07-2017 20:09
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The All-Star break is behind us and baseball teams and fans are gearing up for the second half of the season that begins when play resumes tomorrow. With a little more than half the season (depending on teams and schedules) gone, it’s time to start officially talking about where the races for each of the major awards stands. So, we’ll give our best stab at giving you the leader for each award, along with a couple of guys who are in contention. If you don’t see your f
  
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• 3 More Bears Euthanized In Colorado

  13-07-2017 20:03
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Three bears were euthanized in the last week in Colorado.
  Tricia Duvall took a picture of the damage left behind at her home in Timberline View Estates in Durango after a bear got in through an open door on Tuesday. (credit: Tricia Duvall)
  A bear that came within a few feet of two children playing outside near Vallecito Lake was tracked and euthanized Tuesday.
  The two boys and their mother were able to make it safely into the house, the Durango Herald reported.
  Colora
  
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• ‘SNL,’ Westworld’ Lead Emmy Award Nominations

  13-07-2017 19:09
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live,” powered by madcap skits skewering the Trump administration, earned 22 Emmy Award nominations, including bids for Alec Baldwin’s florid portrayal of the president and Melissa McCarthy’s manic, gender-busting take on press secretary Sean Spicer.
  An Emmy Award statue (Credit: Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
  The long-running NBC variety show tied with HBO’s sci-fi drama “Westworld,” which also earned 22 bids on Thurs
  
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• VA Medical Center Under Construction In Aurora Now Has A Name

  13-07-2017 17:55
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Construction is still ongoing at the site of a Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, but the opening appears to be getting closer, and the facility now has an official name.
  (credit: CBS)
  Earlier this week, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin wrote a letter to Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican who represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, informing him that the facility will now be called Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center.
  The hospital is e
  
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• Why Workers Went On Strike At Denver International Airport

  13-07-2017 17:37
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – About 150 workers at Denver International Airport are expected back at work Friday after a one-day strike.
  The workers are upset about wages and benefits and they pushed their case inside the airport on Wednesday.
  (credit: CBS)
  The strikers work for companies that handle baggage and cleaning operations on United flights and wheelchair services in the airport.
  (credit: CBS)
  One of the companies agreed to meet with the employees.
  The strike did not interupt flights.
  
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• Former Pro Cyclist Pleads Guilty To Firing Off Gun

  13-07-2017 17:00
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A former pro cyclist will serve 100 hours of community service for firing off a gun near homes in the Jefferson County foothills.
  On Thursday, Danny Summerhill pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and will get a year of probation in addition to the community service.
  Danny Summerhill (credit: United Healthcare)
  No one was hurt in the February incident and Summerhill said he was only venting, but some say the punishment was too soft.
  “People were legitimately sh
  
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• Kahn: Questions for MLB’s Second Half

  13-07-2017 16:53
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  Last week’s column mentioned how little separated the two leagues in all-time All Star Game results. With the American League’s 2-1 victory on Tuesday night, each side has won 43 games and scored 361 runs. As Mel Allen says with a laugh in Naked Gun, “How about that?” With the All Star events behind us—metaphorically, at least—a few of Aaron Judge’s Derby homers may still be traveling farther ahead of us. It means the second “half&rd
  
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• Highlights From Mayweather-McGregor World Tour So Far [NSFW]

  13-07-2017 16:53
  
  Ryan Mayer
  Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and “The Notorious” Conor Mcgregor embarked on their four cities in four days media tour this week. And, with two events already under our belts, these two masters of the braggadocio have lived up to the billing. As the tour pulls into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY later today, let’s recap some of the best moments from the press conferences so far.
  Money Lives Up To His Nickname
  Mayweather has branded himself as a man wh
  
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• Plea Deal Reached In Denver Transgender Castration Case

  13-07-2017 16:31
  DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped an assault charge against a man who castrated a transgender woman in Denver.
  James Pennington (credit: Denver Police)
  James Pennington, a 57-year-old Chicago-based airline pilot, pleaded guilty Monday to practicing medicine without a license, a misdemeanor, under a deal with prosecutors.
  The unidentified transgender woman asked Pennington to perform the surgery and later suffered heavy bleeding. She objected to his prosecution.
  Pennington’s lawy
  
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• Kid Rock Hints At Potential U.S. Senate Run In Michigan

  13-07-2017 16:22
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kid Rock for U.S. Senate?
  The musician from suburban Detroit is teasing his potential 2018 candidacy, though it is news to Michigan Republicans.
  Kid Rock (credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
  Kid Rock, who was born Robert Ritchie, said Wednesday that a website hinting at his campaign — http://www.kidrockforsenate.com — is legit.
  “I have had a ton of emails and texts asking me if this website is real,” he said on Facebook and Twitter. “The
  
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• Latest Forecast: A Few Isolated Late Day Storms

  13-07-2017 15:51
  
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Slightly drier air has moved into Northern Colorado Thursday morning. As a result, there will be a lot more sunshine around the Front Range. In the wake of Wednesday’s cool front temperatures across the state will remain a little cooler and more comfortable.
  The best chance for thunderstorms will be over the southern mountains and eastern plains although there is a slight chance for afternoon and early evening storms for parts of Denver and northern C
  
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• Crews Fight Fully-Engulfed House Fire

  13-07-2017 15:30
  
  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters battled a fully-engulfed house fire in the 2000 block of Lefthand Canyon Drive early Thursday morning.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office says neighbors in the area called 911 to report a possible structure fire. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the three-story wooden home.
  (credit: Boulder County)
  The fire was so intense that firefighters were not able to get into the building. It’s unknown if anyone
  
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• Crews Fighting Fully-Engulfed House Fire

  13-07-2017 14:07
  
  Boulder County, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters battled a fully-engulfed house fire in the 2000 block of Lefthand Canyon Drive early Thursday morning.
  The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office says neighbors in the area called 911 to report a possible structure fire. Crews arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the three-story wooden home.
  (credit: Boulder County Sheriff)
  The fire was so massive that firefighters were not able to get into the building. It’s unknown if anyone w
  
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• Darius Rucker Ticket Giveaway

  13-07-2017 12:00
  
  Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Darius Rucker with Lauren Alaina on August 1st!
  
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• Former Rocky Flats Neighbors Share Health Horror Stories

  13-07-2017 06:00
  
  By Jeff Todd
  (CBS4) – Barb Moore didn’t have any signs during her pregnancy that her child wasn’t going to be healthy.
  “My son was born Dec. 20, 1975. He had a tumor around his aorta artery the size of a grapefruit. So there was no ignoring it, it was felt at birth,” Moore said.
  Barb and Joe Moore (credit: CBS)
  Joe was immediately sent to Denver General Hospital for surgery and chemotherapy. He has been sick ever since.
  “At two days old he had his first surger
  
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• Couple Rethinks Safety Steps After 3 Of Their Cars Are Stolen

  13-07-2017 05:49
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Colorado family is hoping you can help recover three of their stolen vehicles.
  Steve and Jackie, who requested that their last name not be used, still have a tough time believing it happened to them.
  “I actually teared up. I could not believe it, they are gone. I could not believe it,” Jackie said.
  Their trouble started early Wednesday morning while Steve was at work in Highlands Ranch.
  (credit: CBS)
  After parking in a secure garage, he let hi
  
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• Miller, Brady Help Manning Play Up The Laughs At ESPYs

  13-07-2017 05:27
  LOS ANGELES (CBS4) – Peyton Manning has been out of the spotlight for a while, but on Wednesday night the former Broncos quarterback jumped back into the limelight as host of the annual ESPY Awards.
  Host Peyton Manning speaks onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
  In Manning’s opening monologue he poked fun at many of the world’s top athletes, but he was also not afraid to make a bit of fun
  
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• Miller, Brady Help Manning Deliver MVP-Caliber ESPYs Hosting Job

  13-07-2017 05:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS4) – Peyton Manning has been out of the spotlight for a while, but on Wednesday night the former Broncos quarterback hosted of the annual ESPY Awards and put his comedic skills on full display.
  Host Peyton Manning speaks onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
  In Manning’s opening monologue he poked fun at many of the world’s top athletes, but he was also not afraid to make a
  
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• Bears Break-Ins On The Rise On Colorado’s Foothills

  13-07-2017 02:53
  
  By Andrea Flores
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) – Wildlife officials in Larimer and Boulder counties say they’re getting up to 10 calls a day about bears breaking into homes and cars.
  Homeowners say they’re looking for food and leaving behind clues that have them concerned.
  “They’re more crafty than we give them credit for,” said Andrew Michler.
  (credit: CBS)
  Michler’s truck was broken into Tuesday at his home in the foothills just outside Loveland.
  “I saw
  
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• Refuge Would Allow Visitors On Rocky Flats Site, But ‘Donut Hole’ To Remain Restricted

  13-07-2017 02:00
  By Rick Sallinger and Mark Ackerman
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Officials with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to open the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge to visitors in 2018, but a large area in the middle of the site will remain off limits.
  The plan is for both wildlife and people to roam where nuclear weapons were once built. But the center of Rocky Flats, which some call the “donut hole,” will stay closed to visitors.Officially, the “donut hole” is the Depa
  
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• Cooler, Cloudy And Stormy

  13-07-2017 01:43
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – A drastically different day in Colorado! With our monsoon season in full swing and a weak cold front that made it’s way through the state, we dropped to the upper 70s today in downtown Denver! Officially at DIA, we hit 82 degrees. Along with cooler temperatures and a lot of cloud cover, we also had some rain here in Denver and several severe thunderstorms on the plains.
   
  This trend will hold on for Thursday with more scattered thunderstorms in
  
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• Woman Nabbed For Drugs Demands Them Back, Is Rearrested

  13-07-2017 01:10
  SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a New Hampshire woman arrested for drug possession returned to the police station to demand the drugs be returned to her, and she was rearrested.
  An officer told 26-year-old Emily Morin, of Concord, he wouldn’t return the Suboxone, a highly addictive substance that can be used to treat heroin addiction. It was seized as evidence during her arrest stemming from a shoplifting incident Tuesday.
  (Credit: Salem PD/Facebook)
  The officer said he saw Morin
  
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• Wounded Congressman Out Of Intensive Care, Remains Serious

  13-07-2017 00:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, grievously wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice nearly a month ago, has been moved out of the intensive care unit of a Washington hospital but remains in serious condition.
  The Louisiana congressman and third-ranking House Republican underwent surgery last week at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and is being treated for an infection, according to an official familiar with his condition.
  The official spoke on condition of anony
  
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• Colorado Scientists Keep Close Eye On Iceberg That Broke Free

  13-07-2017 00:43
  By Tom Mustin
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A giant iceberg is causing shockwaves in Boulder.
  “I’ll probably die before it affects me, but for the earth I think it’s a little worrisome,” said Boulder resident Joe Marple.
  On Wednesday, a 1 trillion ton mass of ice broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. It is one of the largest icebergs ever recorded.
  Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado are working with NASA to tra
  
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• Scientists Say Massive Iceberg Has Broken Off In Antarctica

  13-07-2017 00:39
  
  ANTARCTICA (AP) – One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded, a trillion-ton behemoth more than seven times the size of New York City, has broken off of Antarctica, triggering disagreement among scientists over whether global warming is to blame.
  The event, captured by satellite, happened sometime in the past few days when the giant chunk snapped off an ice shelf.
  While such “calving” of icebergs is not unusual, this is an especially big one. It covers an area of roughly 2,300 s
  
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• On Plane: 1 Long Wanted To Be A Marine, 1 Close To Retiring

  13-07-2017 00:34
  
  (AP) – The 15 Marines and a Navy sailor killed in a plane crash Monday in Mississippi came from all over the country. Six of the Marines and the sailor were from an elite Marine Raider Battalion at Camp Lejeune. Nine were based out of Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, home of a Marine Aerial Refueling and Transport Squadron.
  Here are brief portraits of some of the victims:
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  Gunnery Sgt. Brendan Johnson, 46, told his father he had the best job in the Marine Corps.
  Ke
  
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• All-Star Ratings Up Slightly From Last Year’s Record Low

  13-07-2017 00:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewership for the All-Star Game ticked up slightly from last year’s record low.
  MIAMI, FL – JULY 11: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals and the National League pitches during the 88th MLB All-Star Game at Marlins Park on July 11, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
  The American League’s 2-1, 10-inning win at Miami on Tuesday got a 5.5 national rating, 11 share and average audience of 9.28 million on Fox. Viewershi
  
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• Aurora Police Officer Arrested

  13-07-2017 00:00
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– An Aurora police officer has been arrested and placed on unpaid administrative leave.
  Matthew Ewert (credit: Boulder County)
  Officer Matthew Ewert was arrested by officers from the Erie Police Department. He faces charges of attempting to influence a public servant, tampering with physical evidence and first-degree official misconduct.Ewert has been with the Aurora Police Department since 2010.
  
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