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• Phil Keoghan Shows New Zealand As You’ve Never Seen It Before

  03-08-2017 23:52
  Flying High With Phil Keoghan premieres this Sunday, August 6th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Smithsonian Channel. Sunday’s special will feature Keoghan showing viewers his home country of New Zealand in a way they’ve never seen it before.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Keoghan to discuss his vision for the show, the people of New Zealand and what it was like to ride in a 100 year old WW1 aircraft.
  MW- Hey Phil, how’s it going?
  PK- I’m good mate, how are you?
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• PHOTOS: Day 7 of Broncos Training Camp

  03-08-2017 23:51
         
  
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• Over 50,000 Rubber Duckies Float Down The Chicago River

  03-08-2017 23:34
  CHICAGO (CBS4) – The Windy City held a Rubber Ducky Derby on Thursday.
  Over 50,000 yellow duckies splashed into the Chicago River, heading toward a finish line.People adopt the ducks for $5, with the proceeds going to the Special Olympics in Illinois.
  Rubber ducks are dropped into the Chicago River to start the Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
  Rubber ducks float down the Chicago River during the Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Imag
  
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• Armed And Dangerous Suspect Flees State After Ramming Police Car

  03-08-2017 23:16
  DILLON, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators in Summit County want to find a former special forces Marine who they say rammed a police officer’s car.
  William Roberts (credit: Aurora Police)
  Investigators say William Roberts was first wanted for assault out of Aurora. Dillon police found the 34-year-old staying at a hotel in Silverthorne on Wednesday. That’s when they say he rammed the police cruiser.
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  The SWAT team responded and after a six hour police operation they didn&
  
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• Zoo Updates Baby Giraffe Rae: ‘Grown So Tall’

  03-08-2017 22:31
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo updated the growth of one of their newest members.
  Rae the giraffe was born at the end of April to mother Msitu and father Khalid.
  She was the zoo’s 199th successful giraffe birth.
  More than three months later, zoo staff say “it’s high time for a Rae update!”According to their Facebook post, “Rae has grown so tall that she can now reach the bottom level of the giraffe boardwalk and eat lettuce from gue
  
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• Candidate Mike Johnston Gets Support From Webbs In Governor’s Race

  03-08-2017 22:21
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two well-known names in Colorado politics have thrown their support behind Mike Johnston.
  Johnston, a former Democratic state senator, announced his bid for governor earlier this year.
  Mike Johnston (credit: CBS)
  Democrats Wellington and Wilma Webb endorsed Johnston, saying “Mike has the vision and leadership to shape the future of Colorado.”
  Wellington Webb speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25. (credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Gett
  
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• 2017 Big 10 Football Preview: West Division

  03-08-2017 22:15
  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, non-bowl teams and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl teams are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to
  
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• PSA: Starbucks Giving Away BOGO Macchiatos For Friendship Day

  03-08-2017 22:00
  CBS Local– International Friendship Day is Aug. 6, but Starbucks is planning on celebrating all weekend long.
  Starbucks is giving away buy-one-get-one macchiatos between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. from Aug. 3-7 with the hopes of promoting friendship. The types of macchiatos to choose from include: Iced Caramel Macchiatos, Iced Cinnamon Almond Milk Macchiatos and Coconut Mocha Macchiatos.
  This isn’t the first time this summer that Starbucks is being generous with BOGOs as at the end
  
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• Suspect Accused In Downtown Stabbing Formally Charged With Murder

  03-08-2017 21:32
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man charged with stabbing an accomplished Denver chef now faces first degree murder charges.
  Marlon Casanova (credit: CBS)
  Friends tell CBS4 victim Marlon Casanova worked at two popular restaurants downtown. He died near the intersection of 15th Street and Wynkoop Street on Monday.
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  Denver police first were led to believe Casanova was a homeless man because that’s what the suspect told investigators. But Casanova’s friends believe he was targeted
  
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• Exact Causes Of 3 Southwest Colorado Fires Remain Undetermined

  03-08-2017 20:55
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters say they have not determined the official causes of three fires that started earlier this year in Durango.
  The Durango Herald reported Wednesday Durango Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Karola Hanks says he would consider all three fires “significant” and he wants to make sure the firefighters “get everything right.”
  Firefighters have been working with the Durango Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
  
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• Spanking Your Kids Can Have Long-Term Negative Effects, Study Finds

  03-08-2017 20:54
  CBS Local — There are endless debates pertaining to how to discipline children. Now, more information is available for parents as a new study published in Developmental Psychology has found that parents’ decision to discipline their children by ‘spanking’ them can potentially have negative effects years down the line.
  The study was conducted by the University of Missouri-Columbia in the following manner.
  From Science Daily:
  [The] team analyzed data from 1,840 mothers
  
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• 2017 Big 10 Football Preview: East Division

  03-08-2017 20:12
  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, non-bowl teams and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl teams are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid, non-bowl teams aren’t. Rebuilding teams are in
  
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• Diamond Dallas Page, WWE Legend And Healer, Talks Wrestling And Yoga

  03-08-2017 20:05
  By Chuck Carroll
  Diamond Dallas Page is a healer who believes that with hard work, money will follow. With those principles, it’s no surprise that he has become a karma millionaire.
  A nose-to-the-grindstone mentality and refusal to resign to limitations has taken the one-time nightclub employee to unimaginable heights. If his life is an obstacle course, he is dead set on dominating the challenges in front of him.
  At an age where most wrestlers are slowing down, Page transitioned from the m
  
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• Animal Rescue Organization Gives Dogs A Second Chance At Life

  03-08-2017 19:51
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A group of dogs rescued from New Mexico are now in Colorado where they will eventually be put up for adoption.
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  A total of 100 dogs are being flown in to the Centennial Airport on Thursday.
  “Dog Is My Copilot” — the animal rescue organization responsible for bringing the dogs to Colorado — aims to provide dogs with a second chance at a happy, healthy life. They fly animals from overcrowded kill shelters in the southwest to oth
  
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• Review Of Rocky Flats Says Protections Are Working

  03-08-2017 19:24
  JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (AP) — The latest government review of the former nuclear weapons plant Rocky Flats says precautions put in place after a 10-year cleanup are protecting people and the environment.
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  The U.S. Department of Energy released the review Wednesday on the most contaminated portion of the site west of Denver.
  LINK: Department Of Energy Rocky Flats Review
  Federal law requires a review every five years.
  Rocky Flats manufactured plutonium triggers for nuclear warh
  
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• Neither Broncos Quarterback Is Gaining On The Other

  03-08-2017 19:15
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — On a day Jamaal Charles made his first training camp appearance in 7-on-7 drills, the Denver Broncos’ quarterback competition remained stuck in neutral.
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  Paxton Lynch started out strong but faded. He threw a nifty touchdown pass to tight end Austin Traylor but Aqib Talib jumped a short throw to Emmanuel Sanders for an interception. Lynch also watched three of his passes get batted down at the line of scrimmage.
  Trevor Siemian was picked
  
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• Harry Potter Actor Robert Hardy Dies

  03-08-2017 19:10
  LONDON (CBS4) – Actor Robert Hardy has died, according to his family.
  The Guardian reports Hardy’s children, Emma, Justine, and Paul said: “Gruff, elegant, twinkly, and always dignified, he is celebrated by all who knew him and loved him, and everyone who enjoyed his work.
  “We are immensely grateful to the team at Denville Hall [a London retirement home for actors] for the tender care they gave during his last weeks.”
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• Missing Man’s Body Found In Elevator

  03-08-2017 19:02
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver’s coroner confirmed on Thursday that a man’s body found in an elevator is that of an elderly man reported missing a month ago.
  Isaak Komisarchik (credit: Denver Police)
  Investigators are now trying to find out exactly when Isaak Komisarchik died, and how.
  Komisarchik, 82, went missing on July 5. His body was found on Monday inside an apartment complex on East Harvard Avenue near Harvard Gulch Park. Authorities said the portion of the building where the el
  
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• Boeing Dreamliner Draws Itself In The Air During 18-Hour Test Flight

  03-08-2017 18:59
  CBS Local — Call it the test flight seen around the world. While performing a mandatory 18-hour endurance test flight, the team at the helm of a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 decided to “get creative” and draw a self-portrait in the sky that had social media abuzz.“Rather than fly in random patterns, the test team got creative, flying a route that outlined a 787-8 in the skies over 22 states,” Boeing spokesman Doug Alder, Jr., said via The Washington Post. “The nose
  
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• Yum Sees Sales Rise At Taco Bell, Fall At Pizza Hut

  03-08-2017 18:25
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pizza Hut hopes to reverse falling sales by getting more people to buy its cheesy pies online.
  But Yum Brands, the owner of the pizza chain, warned Thursday that even though it hired more delivery drivers and spent millions to improve its technology, any transformation at Pizza Hut won’t happen overnight.
  Shares of Yum Brands Inc. slipped 2 percent to $74.99 in morning trading.
  Sales dropped 1 percent at established Pizza Hut locations in the second quarter from the y
  
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• CBS4 Broncos Notebook: 8/3

  03-08-2017 18:20
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• Big Delays Expected On Colorado Boulevard Through The Weekend

  03-08-2017 18:17
  By Joel Hillan
  DENVER (CBS4) – Drivers can expect delays northbound Colorado Boulevard between 8th and 11th Avenues through the weekend.
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  This is that stretch of Colorado Boulevard which runs next to where the University of Colorado Hospital used to be.
  The construction work is Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are told at least one through lane will remain open, although you should expect delays.
  Your best alternate will be
  
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• ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Arrested On Several Charges

  03-08-2017 18:16
  WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The actor who played Luke Duke in the 1980s television show “The Dukes of Hazzard” is facing indecent assault and battery and drug charges in Massachusetts.
  The Middlesex district attorney’s office says 65-year-old Tom Wopat is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Waltham District Court.
  Actor Tom Wopat (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
  Waltham police said they could not immediately release details on what led to the charges.
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• Dierks Bentley: Should I Tell Peyton About Mama Bear & Her Cubs?

  03-08-2017 18:09
  (CBS4) – Enjoying his retirement, former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was out fishing country music star Dierks Bentley.
  The two even posted a photo of it on Instagram.
  A nice big catch, as fish stories are told later around the fire.
  But, what Manning maybe didn’t notice, was a danger worse than the nastiest line backers in football.“Should I inform Peyton Manning of the mama bear and her three cubs approaching from behind?” Bentley joked on Instagram.
  Bentley didn
  
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• I-80 Sign Hacked To Read ‘Trump Has Herpes’

  03-08-2017 17:58
  DAVIS, Calif. (CBS4) – A construction sign along Interstate 80 was hacked Wednesday night.
  The sign at the eastbound exit for UC Davis read “Trump has herpes.”
  (Credit: Janet Thompson)
  It has since been fixed.
  The first report of the hacked sign started popping up around 11 p.m. on Twitter.
  It’s not the first time signs in the area have been hacked, either.
  According to CBS Sacramento, another one hacked in July said “caution, asian drivers,” and one in May 20
  
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• Report Of Willie Nelson Death Is A Hoax — Again

  03-08-2017 17:14
  LOS ANGELES (Radio.com) – Once again, reports of Willie Nelson’s death have been greatly exaggerated. For the second time this year, Twitter was abuzz with rumors that the country legend had passed on.
  Momentarily alarmed, Radio.com called Nelson’s publicist, this morning (August 3), who confirmed that Nelson, 84, is still very much with us.
  Willie Nelson  (credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media)
  Nelson’s recent health scares and&nb
  
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• Mother Bear Found Dead After Reports Of Gunshots

  03-08-2017 16:37
  BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (CBS4) – Officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife say they are investigating the death of a mother bear in the Beaver Creek area.People reported hearing gunshots before finding the bear on Sunday near the Eagle County community.
  State officials say the bear didn’t have any gunshot wounds or signs of being poisoned.
  The bear leaves three cubs behind, two of which were captured and taken to a rehabilitation center.
  
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• Kids Serve As Citizen Scientists, Dig Into Bison Poop

  03-08-2017 16:25
  DENVER (CBS4) – Some children got a little dirty all in the name of science at the Denver Zoo this week.
  The children served as citizen scientists by donning plastic gloves and digging into bison droppings.
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  They looked for dung beetles in the patties to see what role they provide for the grassland ecosystems in Colorado and other Western states.
  “One question we have is — with the reintroduction of bison, are those same dung beetles species here and are they break
  
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• CBS Sports Expands Coverage Of 2017 PGA Championship

  03-08-2017 16:16
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 PGA Championship, the final major of the year, is set to begin next Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. It will be the tournament’s 99th edition, and for the 27th consecutive year, CBS Sports will be there with live 18-hole coverage. Quail Hollow is a regular stop on the PGA Tour, hosting the Wells Fargo Championship from 2003-2016, but this will be its first major.
  “This is a major championship venue…” said Jim Nantz, who w
  
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• Gardner Fields Angry Calls About Health Care In Another Tele-Town Hall

  03-08-2017 15:58
  DENVER (CBS4) – Complaints and criticism echoed across the telephone lines on Wednesday night as Sen. Cory Gardner held another telephone-only town hall.
  Colorado’s junior senator faced what might have been his toughest criticism from his constituents yet in this tele-town hall. Many of the participants in the call were upset with Gardner about health care.
  “I’m a little disappointed in the Republicans. You guys didn’t get ‘er done,” one voter said, refe
  
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• Latest Forecast: Finally, Some Rain! Much Cooler Temperatures As Well

  03-08-2017 15:49
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Thursday quickly became the wettest day in Denver since May. As of 7 a.m. DIA (where the official rain gauge for the city is located) had received 0.20″. The last time Denver saw that much rain during a single calendar day was May 27.
  Thursday will also be the coolest day in about six weeks with highs near 70° in the metro area. That’s obviously far below normal for August and about 20 degrees cooler than Wednesday.
  In terms of additional r
  
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• Rockies Let Lead Slip, Fall To Mets 10-5

  03-08-2017 13:48
  DENVER (AP) – The New York Mets weren’t fazed by a big early deficit on Wednesday night.
  Remember, things can change in a hurry in the thin air of Coors Field.
  Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the New York Mets erased a five-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5.
  Jay Bruce hit his 29th homer and Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits for the Mets, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
  “No amount of runs are enough here,” Bru
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: Garett Bolles Will Bolster Denver’s Offensive Line

  03-08-2017 12:00
  By Kevin McGuire
  Name: Garett Bolles
  Height: 6’5″
  Weight: 300 lb
  Position: Offensive Tackle
  School: Utah
  Draft Pick: 1st Round, 20th Pick
  The value of a good offensive line cannot be taken for granted in the NFL. That is why the Denver Broncos should feel good about the outlook with rookie offensive tackle Garett Bolles finding his way into the mix this summer leading up to the fall. Bolles is already making a case to be considered for a starting job in Denver, so everything app
  
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• Boulder Takes Unique Step To Preserve Affordable Housing

  03-08-2017 06:58
  By Andrea Flores
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The City of Boulder closed on a deal to buy the Ponderosa Mobile Home Park for $4.2 million.
  The city purchased the property to ensure long-term affordability for the residents and to address ongoing concerns of the condition of the current infrastructure.
  “It’s a very affordable mobile home park currently, the residents pay $540 per month for their rent, and they own the mobile home units that sit here,” said Kurt Firnhaber, Bould
  
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• DPS first-day on the same day as eclipse

  03-08-2017 06:30
  Denver Public School students start the school year on the same day as the total solar eclipse.        
  
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• Boulder Buys Public Housing To Keep Them Affordable

  03-08-2017 06:28
  By Andrea Flores
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The City of Boulder closed on a deal to buy the Ponderosa Mobile Home Park for $4.2 million.
  The city purchased the property to ensure long-term affordability for the residents and to address ongoing concerns of the condition of the current infrastructure.
  “It’s a very affordable mobile home park currently, the residents pay $540 per month for their rent, and they own the mobile home units that sit here,” said Kurt Firnhaber, Bould
  
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• Building a friendship one page at a time

  03-08-2017 06:27
  Two souls met in an unlikely way - and are building up a friendship through learning to read.       
  
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• Naturopathic Doctors Illegally Calling Themselves ‘Physicians’

  03-08-2017 06:01
  By Rick Sallinger
  DENVER (CBS4) – The death of Sean Flanagan in 2003 touched off a storm. Ill with cancer, he received treatment from a man who called himself a naturopathic doctor practicing in Wheat Ridge.
  Sean Flanagan (credit: CBS)
  Sean’s father David Flanagan told CBS4’S Rick Sallinger three years later about his dismay.
  David Flanagan (credit: CBS)
  “We’ve got people like Brian O’Connell who can claim to be a doctor and use the word, put it on his scrubs,
  
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• A garden that gets you really high

  03-08-2017 05:35
  This grow operation sits at the top of Mount Evans. More than 300 species of plants and flowers are surviving at 11,500 feet above sea level.       
  
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• Rep. DeGette on Imran Awan

  03-08-2017 05:11
  Democratic Congresswoman Diana DeGette spoke with Next for the first time on Wednesday, about her former staffer who was arrested last week while fleeing the country.       
  
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• Denver moves to shield some from ICE

  03-08-2017 05:09
  “This bill is not about changing [ICE’s] responsibility, it’s not about impacting their job, it’s about simply saying, we are not required to do it and it’s not appropriate for us to do it.”       
  
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• GABF sells out, yet again

  03-08-2017 04:41
  Wednesday's ticket sellout happened in 4 hours and 15 minutes.       
  
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• Colorado Lawmakers Move To Stabilize Health Insurance Market

  03-08-2017 03:56
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue their work on health care.
  The Senate Health Committee will hold hearings next month, when lawmakers return from break, with the goal of stabilizing the individual health insurance market.
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  In Colorado, more than a dozen counties have only one insurer left from which they can choose.
  President Trump threatened to withhold payments that help low-income Americans afford insuran
  
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• Coroner Says Woman Found In Sheldon Lake Was Deliberately Killed

  03-08-2017 03:40
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned a woman found dead in a Fort Collins lake drowned, but she had significant injuries.
  The coroner is calling it a homicide.
  23-year-old Heather Hoffman was found in Sheldon Lake.
  Heather Helena Hoffmann (credit: Fort Collins Police Services)
  Prosecutors have charged Jeffrey Etheridge with her murder, kidnapping, sexual assault and tampering with a body.
  Jeffrey Etheridge (credit: Fort Collins Police Services)
  He is a registered sex offender
  
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• Search For Cliff Diver Ends In Body Recovery

  03-08-2017 03:32
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A man has died while cliff diving in green mountain reservoir in Summit County.
  Investigators say the man was part of a group that rented a pontoon boat on Tuesday.
  They were camping in the area when the man jumped from a cliff. He never resurfaced.
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  Searchers later found the man’s body nearly 70 feet below the surface.
  “We don’t encourage people to go up there, it’s all over the internet on your tube… It&r
  
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• Cory Gardner Is Front And Center On North Korea Threat

  03-08-2017 03:18
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – The U.S. military flexed its military muscle for North Korea overnight by launching an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Southern California.
  The demonstration comes after North Korea launched its own ballistic missile on Friday. The Pentagon says it’s the biggest potential threat yet, perhaps capable of reaching Denver. The Secretary of State and Defense Secretary met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about authorization for the
  
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• Summer Cold Front To Bring Big Change Overnight

  03-08-2017 03:12
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Plenty of sunshine gave way to clouds as showers and storms developed by afternoon…some reaching severe levels and some prompting Flood Warnings or Flood Advisories. Before the storms moved in the high officially out at the airport reached 90 degrees; downtown warmed to 88.
  Now a strong cold front will push through the state overnight and that will keep overnight showers or storms around. Cloudy and much cooler for Thursday – look for our high to s
  
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