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• Jennifer Finnigan On Character Grace Barrows, “I Just Immediately Connected To Her”

  17-07-2017 23:17
  
  Last week Salvation made its series debut on CBS. This Wednesday, July 19th, the series is back for the second chapter of season one when the episode “Another Trip Around The Sun” airs at 9 p.m. EST. Salvation tells the story of a team of government officials working with MIT grad student Liam Cole [Charlie Rowe] and tech-billionaire Darius Tanz [Santiago Cabrera] to stop a giant asteroid from colliding with earth.
  One of those team members is press secretary for the Pentagon, G
  
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• Fresh Farm Stands Offering Produce Into The Fall

  17-07-2017 23:06
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Human Services are teaming up with a fresh food farm stand.
  The organizers kicked off the season Monday.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We’re really trying to figure out how we can connect our customers to the things that they need everyday to have a healthy life,” Denver Human Services Community Outreach and Resource Engagement Division Director Dana Niemala said. “And this is where these kinds of ideas come from.”
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• Inmate Subdued After Trying To Disarm Deputy

  17-07-2017 22:32
  
  LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – An inmate was tased by deputies after he tried to disarm one of them.
  According to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Victor Altamirano, 33, approached a deputy who was dealing with other inmates.
  While the deputy was distracted, Altamirano allegedly tried to grab the deputy’s weapon, a Conducted Electrical Weapon, more commonly known as a TAASER, and attempted to remove it.
  Victor Altamirano (crdit: Larimer County Sheriff’s Office)
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• Fourth Suspect Wanted In Shooting Outside 7-Eleven

  17-07-2017 22:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A fourth person is wanted by police in connection to a shooting that occurred outside of a 7-Eleven.
  Justin Slyter, 39, was shot outside the story early Sunday morning, July 9, as he was apparently trying to get his wallet back from a homeless man who stole it.
  Justin Slyter (credit: Denver Police)
  That’s when others jumped into the fight, one of them shooting and killing Slyter.
  Police have already arrested David Houston, 25, pictured in the gray hoodie, and another
  
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• Police Buy 12-Year-Old A New Bike After His Was Stolen

  17-07-2017 22:10
  
  CBS Local– Naz Harding, a 12-year-old boy in Connecticut, had his bike stolen and police were unable to catch the perpetrator. A few officers decided just closing the case and moving on was insufficient, so they replaced the bike with their own money.
  The officers showed up to Harding’s house to surprise him with his new bike.
  “Thank you for buying me a bike,” Harding told Hartford police officers via InsideEdition.com. “[I was] surprised and happy, becaus
  
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• Man Arrested After Doing 100 MPH Wheelies On Motorcycle

  17-07-2017 22:04
  
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – The man wanted for allegedly doing wheelies on his motorcycle at 100 mph has been apprehended.
  The Broomfield Police Department updated the search on Facebook, thanking the “community and all of [their] followers” in helping identify and catch the motorcyclist.
  The department says that Tyler Jared Adams was arrested Sunday afternoon and is facing charges of vehicular eluding, reckless driving, driving without a motorcycle endorsement, and operating an
  
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• Human-Caused Fire Torches Cars, Shed

  17-07-2017 21:52
  
  HENDERSON, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire believed to be human-caused is under investigation.
  The Brighton Fire Department responded to the three-acre blaze just after noon on Monday.
  (credit: Natalie Ribberbos / Twitter)
  (credit: Natalie Ribberbos / Twitter)
  Several cars and a shed burned in the area of the 11800 block of East 121st Avenue.
  A stretch of 120th Avenue between Peoria and Oakland Streets was closed for the fire fight.
  The fire is out.Crews continue to put water on cars pic.twitter.com
  
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• CSU’s Football Team Gets First Look At New Stadium

  17-07-2017 21:27
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado State University’s football team got a first look at their new home.
  As the team walked into their new locker room Sunday, it seemed like everyone was capturing the moment on their phone.Our player reveal of the stadium began with the locker room! The guys were excited, to say the least. #EDGE | #NeverSatisfied pic.twitter.com/WeI8cDdj6x
  — CSU Rams Football (@CSUFootball) July 16, 2017
  It was the same scene as the team checked out the new w
  
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• Keidel: Is Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott A Leader Or Headcase?

  17-07-2017 21:18
  
  By Jason Keidel
  In perhaps the least surprising news of the summer, there are reports that Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott got into an altercation at a Dallas nightclub Sunday night.
  This, along with other incidents, both at Ohio State and during his brief career with the Cowboys, keep with Elliott’s Wild West persona. At best, Elliott has an affinity for nightlife and the trappings of fame. At worst, he’s a headache to borderline-felon who can’t keep his hands where they
  
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• Man Sentenced For Upskirting At Broncos Game

  17-07-2017 21:15
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man was sentenced Monday for taking photos up a woman’s skirt at a Broncos game.
  Jacob Magee was sentenced to eight years of sex offender supervised probation, and 30 days in jail.
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  He is also required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
  He was caught in the act during a game last October.
  Jacob Magee (credit: Denver Police Department)
  
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• FCC Vows To Stop Billions Of Robocalls From Telemarketers

  17-07-2017 21:09
  CBS Local– There are seldom cellular notifications more annoying than receiving incessant robotic phone calls from telemarketers, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has vowed to end them.
  For the first half of 2017, there’s been about 15 billion robocalls made in the United States, according to the anti-robocall service YouMail. The FCC are implementing heftier fines for the biggest robocallers. For instance, they fined a Florida-based company $120 million for the p
  
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• Bill Murray Spotted All Over Denver

  17-07-2017 21:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Actor Bill Murray seemed to be everyone in Denver over the weekend.
  Regis University tweeted out a picture Saturday of Murray at an event.
  (credit: Regis University)
  Murray attend Regis, but dropped out. He received an honorary doctorate degree from the university about 10 years ago.
  Over the weekend, he also played a round at Willis Case Golf Course, and then took in some fine eats.
  (credit: William Murray / Instagram)
  He was spotted at both Snooze and the Denver Chop Hous
  
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• Colorado Girl, 12, Dies In Accident On New Hampshire Lake

  17-07-2017 20:47
  
  HEBRON, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old Colorado girl waterskiing on a New Hampshire lake was struck and killed by a powerboat operated by her father.
  The New Hampshire Marine Patrol says Zoe Anderson, of Highlands Ranch, fell while waterskiing Monday on Newfound Lake. The patrol says her father, Sherwood Anderson, drove the towing boat back toward her but became briefly distracted as his hat was blown off his head.
  The patrol says he quickly placed the boat in neutral as it pass
  
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• Tonight On CBS4 News At 10 p.m.: Real Estate Wars

  17-07-2017 20:35
  Watch a report by investigator Brian Maass at 10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
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• 15 Things You Didn’t Know About WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar

  17-07-2017 20:30
  
  Brock Lesnar is a terrifying mass of strength and determination.
  The wrestling sensation has led a commanding career, smashing records and earning numerous titles along the way. Lesnar currently holds the WWE Universal Title, after defeating Samoa Joe during the main event of 2017’s Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view. Brock’s daunting stature and signature F-5, combined with an impressive background that includes the MMA to the NFL, adds up to a true beast of a man who does not like to
  
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• Structures Threatened In Debris Fire

  17-07-2017 20:22
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters are arriving on scene of a debris fire north of Denver.
  South Adams County Fire Department posted to Facebook, saying it was happening in the 6100 block of Brighton Road.Crews from South Adams County and Adams County Fire Rescue are arriving on scene near the 6100 Block of Brighton… https://t.co/4aTvITDHaY
  — South Adams Fire (@SACFD200) July 17, 2017
  That address is for a Waste Management disposable and recycling facility.
  Structures a
  
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• 1 Dead, Another Injured In Shooting

  17-07-2017 19:26
  DENVER (CBS4) – One person died, and another was injured in a shooting in Denver’s Athmar Park neighborhood.
  What led up to the deadly shooting is unclear, but crime scene technicians spent the early morning hours Monday collecting evidence.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  It happened near Kentucky Avenue and Alcott Street before 10 p.m. Sunday night.
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  One victim died, and another was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  No one is in custody, and the Denver Police De
  
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• Tiger Woods Drops Out Of World Golf Rankings Top 1000 For First Time In Career

  17-07-2017 19:23
  For the first time in his career, Tiger Woods is not among the top 1,000 golfers on the planet, according to the latest edition of the World Golf Rankings.
  The new men’s standings were released today and had Woods coming in at the 1,005th position. Per Will Gray of Golf Channel, when Woods earned his first amateur points in 1994, the lowest ranking he received was 730.
  For a majority of his professional career, the 41-year old golfer has sat at or near the top of the rankings. Woods had sp
  
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• Man Shoots, Kills Teenager In Grocery Store Parking Lot

  17-07-2017 19:09
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is in custody, accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl.
  Police say 20-year-old Israel Massingill shot Keira Quintana and her friend in a grocery store parking lot early Sunday morning.
  Israel Massingill (credit: Mesa County Sheriff’s Department)
  Quintana was shot in the head and died at the scene.
  Her friend was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police arrested Massingill, but have not said what led
  
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• Retrial Set For Sheriff Charged With Abusing Power

  17-07-2017 19:00
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An October retrial has been set for a former Colorado sheriff charged with abusing his power.
  A judge declared a mistrial on July 10 in the case against former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, after jurors deadlocked on four charges including felony extortion. Jurors acquitted him of witness tampering and an official misconduct.
  District Judge Larry E. Schwartz held a conference call Monday with attorneys in the Maketa case and scheduled the retrial to st
  
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• Supertanker CEO ‘Sick’ Over Plane’s Grounding In U.S.

  17-07-2017 18:51
  
  By Dillon Thomas
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – As dozens of wildfires across 10 different states burned through the night, the Colorado-based “Global Supertanker” was stationary.
  Due to a contracting issue with the National Forest Service, the world’s largest firefighting aircraft could not legally participate in fire responses.
  “We know we can do the job, yet we are sidelined here in the United States,” said Jim Wheeler, CEO and President of Global Superta
  
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• Doctors Remove 27 Contact Lenses From Woman’s Eye During Surgery

  17-07-2017 18:17
  
  CBS Local– A routine cataract surgery turned out to be anything but normal, as doctors pulled 27 contact lenses from a woman’s eye.
  Doctors found a “bluish foreign mass”  in the patients eye which were found to be the contacts, which were all stuck together.
  “It was such a large mass — all the 17 contact lenses were stuck together,” said Rupal Morjaria, a specialist trainee ophthalmologist via Optometry Today. “We were really surprised th
  
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• Colorado Man Killed In Nebraska Collision

  17-07-2017 18:15
  
  CHAPMAN, Neb. (AP) — A Colorado man has been killed in a central Nebraska highway accident.
  The collision occurred Friday afternoon on U.S. Highway 30, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) southwest of Chapman. Merrick County authorities say a westbound minivan and an eastbound pickup truck collided. It’s unclear what led to the collision.
  The minivan driver was pronounced dead at the scene. He’s been identified as 74-year-old Robert Campos, who lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Aut
  
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• Kayaker Drowns In River At Dinosaur National Monument

  17-07-2017 18:11
  
  DINOSAUR, Colo. (AP) — A 66-year-old Colorado man has died kayaking on a river in Dinosaur National Monument.
  National Park Service spokeswoman Sonya Popelka says the man drowned on Saturday after hitting a rock in the TePee Rapid of Yampa River.
  The man’s partner paddled 24 miles (39 kilometers) downriver from the rapid to Hells Canyon Ranch and alerted authorities.
  A helicopter found the man’s body about 3 miles (5 kilometers) downriver from the rapid.
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• Keep An Eye On Traded Players In Fantasy Baseball

  17-07-2017 17:13
  By Sam McPherson
  The Major League Baseball trades have started in earnest, as teams with postseason aspirations begin to load up with extra and needed talent. While these trades occur in the real world, their impact upon fantasy baseball is often very different than in actual baseball. Some traded players go from key roles on their old teams to supporting roles on the new team, and the opposite also is possible depending on the situation.
  As a fantasy baseball team manager, you have to keep an e
  
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• Latest Forecast: The Statistically Hottest Time Of The Year Has Arrived

  17-07-2017 15:23
  
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – The final two weeks in July through the first day in August is typically the hottest stretch of the year in the Denver. We’ll be reminded of that statistic this week with high temperatures in the 90s each and every day.
  The hottest days will be Tuesday and Wednesday when highs will come within a few degrees of the record.
  There will also be a 10-20% chance for a late day thunderstorm everyday through Friday although any thunderstorms that manage to i
  
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• Gun Show: Dealer Violated Policy In Accidental Shooting

  17-07-2017 02:23
  
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – A gun dealer violated gun show policy when a loaded firearm went off at the Tanner Gun Show in Denver, according to show management.
  Investigators with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said that the gun discharged Saturday while a vendor was setting up. The round that was fired struck an employee of the vendor in the leg.
  (credit: CBS)
  A witness said that the gun was a personal, concealed carry firearm that the vendor had brought into the show.
  Per
  
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• Police Hope 3D Reconstruction Helps Identify Man Found Last Fall

  17-07-2017 02:12
  
  FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators hope facial reconstruction will help identify a man found dead last fall.
  The victim’s remains have been recovered after hikers found them on the western side of the county, but after months of work they’ve been unable to identify the man.
  (credit: CBS)
  A new 3D facial reconstruction of the man was released to try to help.
  “It is consistent with a white male, between 17 and 34-years-old, through probably late teens to mid-twent
  
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• Witness: ‘Oh My God, He Threw A Kid In The Road’

  17-07-2017 01:49
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman talked about what she saw after a man was arrested for throwing a toddler into oncoming traffic.
  Tracy Willner witnessed the incident Friday night near the intersection of North Academy Boulevard and Airport Road in Colorado Springs.
  (credit: CBS)
  “We see a guy standing by grease Monkey and it looks like he’s throwing something in the road,” Willner said. “The car in front of us swerved, so we stopped and I realized it was a
  
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• Latest Forecast: Hot Temps In Week Ahead

  17-07-2017 01:40
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Drier more stable air took over the day over the Denver metro area and the northern plains. With the added sunshine Denver’s high temperature rose to 86 degrees in the Mile High City on Sunday.
  High pressure will be strengthening over the nations midsection in the week ahead. That will give most areas including Colorado a surge in the heat! In fact, Denver and our surrounding suburbs will be back in the 90s starting on Monday. With a few isolated late
  
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• Hot Temps In Week Ahead

  17-07-2017 01:40
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Drier more stable air took over the day over the Denver metro area and the northern plains. With the added sunshine Denver’s high temperature rose to 86 degrees in the Mile High City on Sunday.
  High pressure will be strengthening over the nations midsection in the week ahead. That will give most areas including Colorado a surge in the heat! In fact, Denver and our surrounding suburbs will be back in the 90s starting on Monday. With a few isolated late
  
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• 5k Celebrates Gift Of Life: ‘You Can Actually Be A Live Donor’

  17-07-2017 01:33
  
  By Kelly Werthmann
  DENVER (CBS4) – Nearly 6,000 people filled Washington Park in Denver Sunday morning for the 17th annual Donor Alliance Donor Dash.
  The 5K event is designed to celebrate the gift of life. It honors those who are alive and others who saved lives through organ and tissue donation.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s really an indicator of the impact organ, eye and tissue donation here in Colorado,” Andrea Smith, Director of Public Relations for Donor Alliance, said.
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• ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Creator George A. Romero Passes Away

  17-07-2017 01:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — George Romero, whose classic “Night of the Living Dead” and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died. He was 77.
  Romero died Sunday following a battle with lung cancer, said his family in a statement provided by his manager Chris Roe. Romero’s family said he died while listening to the score of “The Quiet Man,” one of his favo
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: What’s more important to a Rockies’ playoff berth?

  17-07-2017 01:08
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• Zoo’s Baby Hippo Named Honorary Deputy Sheriff

  17-07-2017 00:38
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A popular baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo has been deputized.
  Hamilton County’s sheriff and several deputies presented Fiona and her team of caretakers with a certificate on Wednesday naming her honorary deputy sheriff.
  It was the second milestone of the week for Fiona.On Tuesday, her mother Bibi and father Henry joined her for their first time together as a trio.
  The zoo says Fiona was underweight when she born on Jan. 24, coming in at 29 pounds (13 kilograms). Sh
  
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• Rockies Get Back On Track With 13-4 Rout Of Mets

  17-07-2017 00:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ian Desmond provided an instant spark for the slumping Rockies in his return from the disabled list, and Nolan Arenado hit one of Colorado’s three homers Sunday during a 13-4 rout of Steven Matz and the New York Mets.
  Charlie Blackmon was credited with an inside-the-park home run — even though his drive actually cleared the fence — and Gerardo Parra also went deep to help the Rockies win for only the sixth time in 21 games. Despite the recent slide, Colora
  
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• Giancarlo Stanton loses glove over wall on triple by Dodgers’ Chris Taylor

  17-07-2017 00:07
  
  .@Giancarlo818 must remain armed to defend the wall. https://t.co/RdLKX0Sg5L pic.twitter.com/eR7SVAqGtr
  — Cut4 (@Cut4) July 16, 2017MIAMI — Slugger Giancarlo Stanton is accustomed to clearing the wall at Marlins Park. This time his glove went over.
  The Marlins right fielder lost his glove over the 8½-foot wall Sunday while trying unsuccessfully to catch a triple by the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Chris Taylor.
  When Stanton made a running leap and stretched his left arm above t
  
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• RTD encourages girls to pursue careers in transportation, construction

  17-07-2017 00:05
  
  Starting Monday eight Colorado girls will get a chance to learn about work in the construction and transportation fields, as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inaugural Career Days Discovery event.
  The girls will make five stops over the week starting at the Regional Transportation District on Monday to engage with women employees, ask questions and tour work sites.
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