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• Police Search For Man Who Killed Mother Of 2 Young Boys

  21-07-2017 23:58
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4) – Police are looking for a teen murder suspect who is considered armed and dangerous.
  Eighteen-year-old Jesus Juardo-Lugo is wanted in connection to a double shooting near Huston Lake Park.
  Lydia Coronado (credit: GoFundMe.com)
  One man was critically injured and 26-year-old Lydia Coronado, a mother of two young boys, was killed.
  According to Denver Police, Coronado was shot near the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and Alcott Street at around 10 p.m. Sunday.
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• No. 7 in camp countdown: No. 3 receiver

  21-07-2017 23:56
  KUSA—One of these days, the Denver Broncos will be convinced they have the guy and the Great Quarterback Competition will be no more.       
  
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• No. 6 in Broncos camp countdown: fight!

  21-07-2017 23:56
  KUSA—A game of word association was played with various recesses in my mind.       
  
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• Body Discovery May Provide Answers To Years-Old Missing Persons Case

  21-07-2017 23:49
  By Matt Kroschel
  GUNNISON, Colo. (CBS4) –  The search for a Colorado man who disappeared nearly two years ago appears to be over.
  The coroner is waiting on dental records to compare to the missing person’s case of Jacob Millison. The remains were found in the same area as his family’s ranch after law enforcement served a search warrant this week.
  Jacob Millison (credit: CBS)
  They received a tip and found the human remains exactly where that tip lead them, according to a ne
  
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• Firefighter Who Gave His Life Serving Others Honored Friday

  21-07-2017 23:30
  CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4) – A South Metro firefighter who died last weekend from cancer received a hero’s salute Friday.
  A procession followed the memorial service today for Mike Freeman from.
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  Freeman passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday as a result of an inoperable brain tumor that he was diagnosed as having in May.
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  On Friday, a procession went by the fire station where Freeman worked on Dry Creek Road and
  
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• Secretary Of Labor Alex Acosta Speaks In Denver

  21-07-2017 22:53
  By Jamie Leary
  DENVER (CBS4) – President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, spoke at the annual meeting of a conservative organization in downtown Denver Friday.
  The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held the final day of its 44th annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency.
  Labor Secretary Alex Acosta (credit: CBS)
  It follows Thursday’s appearance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Her visit incited protestor
  
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• Chester Bennington Died By Hanging, Coroner Confirms

  21-07-2017 22:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner confirmed Friday that Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by hanging.
  Coroner’s office spokesman Ed Winter says the 41-year-old rocker hanged himself from a bedroom door in his home near Los Angeles.
  Chester Bennington of Linkin Park at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/WireImage)
  Bennington was found dead Thursday.
  Winter says a half-empty bottle of alcohol was found in th
  
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• 2 Arrested In Facebook Sexual Assault Of Girl

  21-07-2017 22:23
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado police have arrested two juvenile males after viewing video posted on Facebook showing a girl being sexually assaulted.
  The suspects were taken into custody in Pueblo without incident around 2:15 a.m. Friday. Their names were not released.
  The Pueblo Police Department says the two were taken to Pueblo Youth Services Center where they will wait formal charges.
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  In addition, detectives are investigating who posted
  
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• Woman Dies While Tubing With Family

  21-07-2017 22:12
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman died in an accident while she was tubing with her family.
  Firefighters arrived to the scene at Clear Creek, near 11th Street and Maple Street within two minutes, according to public information officer Karlyn Tilley, and found the 48-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive.
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  Apparently the woman flipped in her tube and went into and under the water.
  It is unknown if she became unconscious before or after she went under.
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• Bank Robbery Search Leads To Traffic Backup On I-70

  21-07-2017 21:04
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A bank robbery search in Arvada wound up creating traffic backups on Interstate 70 for a short time on Friday.
  The situation on the interstate happened sometime before noon near the Kipling Parkway exit. Police activity closed down some lanes.
  Officers say a TCF Bank on 55th Avenue was robbed. It’s possible the suspect or suspects were armed.
  So far police haven’t released a description of what the robber or robbers looked like.
  
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• Tennessee Jails Are Offering Inmates Shorter Sentences In Exchange For Sterilization

  21-07-2017 20:56
  CBS Local — Tennessee inmates can receive upwards of 30 days cut from jail sentences if they agree to get a vasectomy or insert a contraceptive device into their body.
  White County in rural Tennessee started the program, which has been called into question by local district attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union alike, CBS affiliate NewsChannel 5 reported.
  “Offering a so-called ‘choice’ between jail time and coerced contraception or sterilization is un
  
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• Latest Forecast: Scattered Storms To Last Through Late Evening

  21-07-2017 20:42
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It will be another afternoon and evening with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
  The main threats today are heavy rain and intense cloud-to-ground lightning, but some storms will also be capable of producing hail.Because winds are light over the Central Rockies this time of the year storms will move slow and that means flash flooding will be a big concern.
  We will have to watch storms on the eastern plains because a few could approach severe limits.
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• Review Of Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument Complete

  21-07-2017 20:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has been removed from a list of national monuments under review for possible elimination or reduction, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday.
  Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (credit CBS)
  The monument in southwestern Colorado is the third Zinke has removed from a review of 27 national monuments ordered by President Donald Trump. Trump said monument designations imposed by previous presidents amounted to “a massi
  
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• Salvador Dali Still Has Mustache Despite Dying 28 Years Ago

  21-07-2017 20:19
  CBS Local– Salvador Dali’s body was exhumed for a paternity test and the legendary artist’s famous mustache is still intact 28 years after his death.
  A woman is claiming that her mother had an affair with Dali and requested a paternity test. If she’s Dali’s daughter, she’ll have a right to the Dali estate. A judge sanctioned the exhumation.
  Narcis Bardalet was in charge of embalming Dali’s body after the artist passed away in 1989.
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• Car Thieves Targeting Subarus More Often In Colorado

  21-07-2017 20:17
  DENVER (CBS4) – Coloradans love their Subarus and so do car thieves, apparently.
  (Photo by Bart Young/Getty Images)
  The number of Subarus stolen in the Centennial State has risen every year since 2014 and is on track to do the same in 2017.
  201412,009 Statewide auto thefts333 Statewide Subaru thefts
  201515,070 statewide auto thefts512 Subarus
  201618,047 statewide auto thefts792 Subarus
  2017 (Year-To-Date)9,420 statewide auto thefts531 Subarus
  Data from the Metro Auto Theft Task Force (abov
  
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• Keidel: What’s Left To Say About O.J. Simpson?

  21-07-2017 19:53
  By Jason Keidel
  It almost feels futile, presumptuous or preposterous to write about O.J. Simpson. What are we supposed to say, think or feel about the most polarizing sports person — heck, American — of the last 50 years? Simpson touches every cultural nerve, a corporeal ballot box on class, race, privilege and justice.
  What’s even harder is explaining to those under 40 how beloved Simpson really was. Just as Millennials can’t fathom why Muhammad Ali was loathed in the 19
  
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• 2-Year-Old In Viral Video To Meet …. “Charlie Blackmon!!!!”

  21-07-2017 19:36
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Whenever Charlie Blackmon steps up to the plate for the Colorado Rockies, 2-year-old Tommy Carlson gets excited. Really excited.
  Tommy Carlson (credit: CBS)
  “It’s Charlie Blackmon! Yay! He’s here! Charlie Blackmon!” Carlson yells from his high chair in a video captured on his dad’s phone and uploaded to social media recently. The video went viral this week, with the Rockies retweeting it and national sports outlets running the fun clip a
  
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• State of Diabetes Breakfast Includes Mental Health Message

  21-07-2017 19:28
  DENVER (CBS4) – The American Diabetes Association held its annual State of Diabetes Breakfast, and this year the message was about mental health. The breakfast is a chance for the ADA to honor its Health Champions, local companies that create a culture of wellness in the workplace. Lt. Governor Donna Lynne addressed the crowd, talking about the importance of wellness in people’s personal lives as well as efforts the state has taken to improve health and prevent diabetes in its employ
  
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• Single-Game Tickets For Broncos Home Games Go Onsale Next Wednesday

  21-07-2017 18:39
  DENVER (CBS4) – Once again this year, a limited number of single-game tickets for Denver Broncos home games this season will go on sale.
  Running back LeGarrette Blount of the New England Patriots dives into the end zone against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Dec. 18, 2016. (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
  Most of the tickets that will be made available will be single seats only, and they will vary in price.
  Half price tickets will also be going onsale. Th
  
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• Scientists Say Your Kids Can Stay Up Past Their Bedtime If They Want

  21-07-2017 18:36
  CBS Local — For most parents, telling their kid aged between 2 and 10 years old that it’s bedtime is met with resistance. Sleep is important for young children so parents stick to the bedtime and take the headache that comes with enforcing it.
  But what if it’s not that important for kids to get to be early? What if dealing with the tantrum isn’t worth it? According to science writer Maggie Koerth-Baker, the notion of a bedtime is more a social construct than a scienc
  
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• To Help Reduce Mosquito Population, Scientists Are Unleashing 20 Million Of Them

  21-07-2017 18:24
  CBS Local — California scientists will release 20 million mosquitoes in an effort to reduce the population of disease-carrying mosquitoes, NPR reported.
  While it may sound counter-intuitive, the scientists plan to release millions of sterile male mosquitoes so they can mate with wild female mosquitoes. The eggs that the females lay should not hatch as a result, researchers said.
  Aptly named Debug Fresno, the project will be executed by Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, which is Google&rsqu
  
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• Better Chance For Slow-Moving Monsoon Storms

  21-07-2017 18:18
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Today will almost be a repeat of yesterday in terms of the weather expect it will be just a few degrees cooler.
  There’s also a bit more moisture in the air today so by this afternoon we could see slightly better coverage with our monsoon showers and thunderstorms.Because winds are light over the Central Rockies this time of the year any storms that do fire will be moving slowly and that means that flash flooding will be a big concern along with dangerou
  
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• White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Resigns

  21-07-2017 18:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) – White House press secretary Sean Spicer is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
  One of those people said Spicer is quitting because of objections over the appointment of a new White House communications director, New York financier Anthony Scaramucci.
  The people with knowledge of the decision insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized t
  
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• How are Denver hotels faring?

  21-07-2017 18:07
  Denver hotels finished the first half of 2017 in pretty good shape, with only one key metric declining, and that only by a tad.       
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Assaults On High Line Canal Trail

  21-07-2017 17:57
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man pleaded guilty this week to two assaults on Denver’s High Line Canal Trail.
  The attacks took place last August near East Dartmouth Avenue and South Forest Street. Two different women were attacked and one was injured. One of the women had their iPod stolen and police said it was found in the suspect’s belongings.
  Demaricus Bookhart (credit: Denver Police)
  Demaricus Bookhart, 26, pleaded guilty in Denver court on Thursday to aggravated robbery, attempted se
  
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• 14 Things You Didn’t Know About WWE Superstar Randy Orton

  21-07-2017 17:57
  By Norm Elrod
  Randy Orton, aka “The Apex Predator,” “The Viper” or the “The Legend Killer,” is one of the most recognizable names in professional wrestling. A WWE champion many times over, he’s been stalking the ring, taking down foes for going on two decades.
  But his career path, let alone his meteoric success, was never a sure thing. Orton grew up around the business, but never felt a strong pull to follow his father into the squared circle. After an i
  
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• Cheyenne Frontier Days Is Underway

  21-07-2017 17:25
  By Britt Moreno
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (CBS4) – Grab the boots and cowboy hat — Cheyenne Frontier Days is underway!
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  On Friday night Brantley Gilbert takes the stage with Tyler Farr as the opening act. Also Friday, the Cinch Rodeo Shootout takes the arena. This is an invitational rodeo tournament with five events that test even the most talented cowboys and cowgirls.
  PHOTO GALLERY: Cheyenne Frontier Days
  The Riata Ranch Girls will also perform. They ride and rope surprising audi
  
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• Most Questionable Contracts Of The Offseason

  21-07-2017 17:17
  By Matt Citak
  Every offseason, there are a few contracts handed out to free agents that truly make you question the logic and reasoning of some of the NBA’s general managers. With the first game of the 2017-2018 NBA season still about three months away, it is too early to tell which of this summer’s signings will come back to haunt which teams. However there were a couple of deals that certainly made people scratch their heads and wonder “Why?” Here are a few of this offs
  
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• Lockton Cos. CEO resigns after 3 months

  21-07-2017 17:16
  Glenn Spencer has resigned as president and CEO of Lockton Cos. Inc., effective immediately       
  
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• It hasn't been a good week for Chipotle

  21-07-2017 17:15
  It hasn't been a good week for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.       
  
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• Frontier Airlines reportedly delays IPO

  21-07-2017 17:13
  Frontier Airlines -- whose owners had wanted to begin public trading of stock by the end of June -- reportedly could wait until September or later to launch their IPO, Bloomberg reports.       
  
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• New Frank Bonanno restaurant in LoDo

  21-07-2017 17:12
  Bonanno debuted French 75 on Saturday       
  
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• Crowded Zion National Park In Utah May Require Reservations

  21-07-2017 17:06
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It would be a first for a U.S. national park: Requiring reservations to get in. But it’s an option that Utah’s Zion National Park is considering to manage an overwhelming surge of visitors to its sweeping red-rock vistas and canyons.
  Zion, which welcomed 4.3 million people last year, is weighing online reservations for those who want to explore its main canyon. National Park Service rangers struggle to cope with overcrowded tour buses and to alleviate dama
  
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• CO unemployment at record low

  21-07-2017 17:06
  Colorado's unemployment rate held steady for another month at 2.3 percent       
  
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• Potential Trade Candidates At The 2017 MLB Trade Deadline

  21-07-2017 17:04
  By Rich Arleo
  MLB trade season began in a big way this past week with some major names already switching teams ahead of the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
  Left-hander Jose Quintana, a name that was mentioned as a top trade target even before the season started, stayed in Chicago but moved from the White Sox to the Cubs in exchange for four prospects, including two top prospects — outfielder Eloy Jimenez and pitcher Dylan Cease. After relief pitchers Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle were
  
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• One Month Countdown To Rare Solar Eclipse Underway

  21-07-2017 16:50
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Grab a pen and mark your calendar for Monday, Aug. 21. That’s when a total solar eclipse will grace the sky.
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  The eclipse will begin on the northwest coast of Oregon and travel to the central coast of South Carolina.
  It’ll be the first eclipse to cross the lower 48 U.S. states from coast to coast since 1918.
  EXTRA: Eclipse Times For Denver & Selected Cities In The Region
  An eclipse occurs as the moon passes in between earth and t
  
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• Missing elderly man in Denver

  21-07-2017 16:48
  Denver Police are asking for help finding a missing elderly man.       
  
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• 2017 Sun Belt Football Preview

  21-07-2017 15:30
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl bidders are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to get into cont
  
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• Latest Forecast: Better Chance For Slow-Moving Monsoon Storms

  21-07-2017 13:31
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Today will almost be a repeat of yesterday in terms of the weather expect it will be just a few degrees cooler.
  There’s also a bit more moisture in the air today so by this afternoon we could see slightly better coverage with our monsoon showers and thunderstorms.
  Because winds are light over the Central Rockies this time of the year any storms that do fire will be moving slowly and that means that flash flooding will be a big concern along with dangero
  
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• Brantley Gilbert VIP Experience Giveaway!

  21-07-2017 12:00
  Enter for a chance to win a VIP experience to Brantley Gilbert TONIGHT at Cheyenne Frontier Days! This VIP experience includes tickets to the show and VIP meet n' greet passes!
  
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• Eclipse Times For Denver & Selected Cities In The Region

  21-07-2017 11:49
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – If you’re making plans to view the upcoming eclipse here are the times for a few selected cities around the region.
  TOTALITY (WYOMING AND NEBRASKA)Casper, Wyoming – partial eclipse begins at 10:22:17 am, ends at 1:09:25 pm (totality is from 11:42:37 am to 11:45:04 am)
  Guernsey, Wyoming – partial eclipse begins at 10:24:20 am, ends at 1:12:58 pm (totality is from 11:45:44 am to 11:47:58 am)
  Wheatland, Wyoming – partial eclipse begins a
  
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• Frostys for 50 cents and other deals around Denver, July 21-27

  21-07-2017 09:27
  
  Shake it off
  Cool off this summer with sweet savings at Wendy’s. The fast-food chain is serving up a small Frosty for 50 cents — choose chocolate, vanilla or a combo of both flavors. It’s more than 55 percent off the regular price. With no limit, everyone can grab a spoon and dig into the deal. Adventurous types are known to dip their fries in the creamy concoction for a sweet and salty experience. wendys.com
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• “Valerian”: A brilliant galaxy with no signs of life

  21-07-2017 09:00
  
  It is the height of irony that valerian, the flowering plant that lends its name to the hero of Luc Besson’s sci-fi extravaganza “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” is sold in health-food stores as a sleep aid. Anchored by a drowsy, half-lidded performance by Dane DeHaan, who renders the monotone title character as if he were a patient shuffling through his own private hospital with an I.V. drip of Vicodin trailing behind him — and not the dashing space-cop he&
  
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• Riveting “Dunkirk” is Nolan’s, and year’s, best

  21-07-2017 09:00
  
  “Dunkirk “ is not a typical war movie.
  There are no brothers in arms, no flashbacks to simpler times and pretty wives and girlfriends left behind, no old men in situation rooms pontificating about politics or helping with exposition.
  There’s no talk of Hitler, or Germans or battlefields or trauma or mothers. In fact, there’s hardly any talk at all, or, for that matter, even any characters in the traditional sense.
  But don’t be mistaken: Christopher Nolan’s &ld
  
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• Tiny houses running into obstacles in Colorado

  21-07-2017 08:31
  
  Dougal Brownlie, The GazetteWhile tiny homes are becoming increasingly popular, zoning regulations and land use development codes in counties across Colorado make placing the structures a challenge. Because the homes are considered recreational vehicles, most jurisdictions in Colorado have rules that prevent them from being used as permanent housing. But, at Peak View Park in Woodland Park, owners of tiny houses are able to circumvent the rules because the former mobile home park outdates the co
  
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• Ohio veteran can keep ducks to relieve PTSD, depression

  21-07-2017 08:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio veteran who sought to defy local law and keep pet ducks, that he says help relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, can now keep them.
  The Coshocton Tribune reports the West Lafayette Village Council this week granted Darin Welker a variance to an ordinance prohibiting farm animals in the village, about 80 miles (128 kilometers) east of Columbus.
  Welker was convicted in 2014 of a misdemeanor for violating the ban on farm animals. A state appeals c
  
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• Wolverine returning to Colorado? Federal bureaucracy stands in the way

  21-07-2017 08:20
  
  Courtesy of Cameron Miller PhotographyM56, the juvenile wolverine tagged in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyo., in April of 2009 and believed to have walked to Colorado soon after. Here he eyes a photographer on April 22, 2012 near Guanella Pass.By Kevin Fixler, Summit Daily
  Much like the Canada lynx, the North American wolverine is elusive and taciturn by its very nature, and is partial to isolated high-elevation habitats — not unlike those in the Colorado High Country.
  In fact,
  
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• Craig couple arrested on suspicion of stealing expensive mountain bikes from Steamboat

  21-07-2017 08:08
  
  An anonymous tip helped police find and arrest a Craig couple suspected of stealing a pair of bicycles worth $5,700 from a Steamboat Springs store last month.
  According to arrest affidavits filed in Routt County Court, Leslie “Dale” Billings and Kristine Marie Phillips were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of felony theft after police found the stolen mountain bikes spray-painted different colors at their home.
  Police are hoping to identify the man and woman seen in this surveillance
  
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• Steamboat Resort gondola will not open July 21, but resort will extend summer season

  21-07-2017 08:04
  
  Steamboat Resort and the Colorado Tramway Board are still in the process of testing the gondola, which will no longer open as scheduled July 21. The gondola, Steamboat Bike Park and Sunset Happy Hour will open after the inspection is complete and Steamboat receives its state license, which allows the gondola to open to the public.
  That is expected to happen in the next few days, according to a news release from Steamboat Resort.
  Until the gondola opens, Steamboat Resort will offer half-priced da
  
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• Police find evidence of prostitution at Longmont massage parlor

  21-07-2017 07:57
  
  Matthew Jonas, Daily CameraLongmont police investigate a massage parlor linked to prostitution near Ken Pratt Boulevard and Main Street on Thursday.Longmont police on Thursday afternoon executed search warrant at a business advertising itself as a massage parlor and uncovered evidence of prostitution.
  Sgt. Sean Harper said that three people were detained after police served the warrant at Yoshiko Therapy, 611 Ken Pratt Blvd., but police had not made any arrests as of Thursday evening.
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