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• Porch Pirate Captured On Video Stealing Pet Supplies

  06-08-2017 21:43
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver police want to find a woman accused of stealing packages off of a porch.
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  The homeowner lives near the University of Denver campus. He shared video with CBS4 from his home surveillance camera that shows the woman walking up to the front of his home and then snatching up two packages. She then appears to get away in a white Dodge Durango.
  Police suspect the woman was following a FedEx truck around the neighborhood which was making deliveries.
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• Aurora Hosts Pride Celebration For The First Time

  06-08-2017 21:15
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs all have celebrations, so Pride activists in Aurora thought they should, too.
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  On Saturday the gay and lesbian community hosted its first-ever Pride Celebration in Aurora outside the municipal center building.
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  The event had 60 vendors, a sporting area, a kid’s zone, food trucks and entertainment.
  Christopher La Fleur of the Outfront Foundation said it was time for Aurora to have such a celebration.
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• School Supplies Handed Out To Children In Need

  06-08-2017 21:11
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – There were several events held to help low income students get school supplies across the Denver metro area this weekend.
  Many families are getting ready for school to start, and some are getting some help with those expensive supplies.
  Nonprofits held events in Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood, Westminster and in two different locations. One of those locations was North Middle School on Montview Boulevard in Aurora.
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  Volunteers there helped the gro
  
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• At Its Core, ‘Frozen’ Musical All About Sisters ‘Finding Each Other Again’

  06-08-2017 21:00
  DENVER (CBS4) – The upcoming Broadway-bound musical “Frozen” at the Buell Theatre is taking a princess tale and giving it a little spin.
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  Critic at Large Greg Moody says get ready for:
  – Wonderful storytelling– Beautiful production– Rich music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
  And be ready for the most special part of all: the core of the story. “Frozen” isn’t just about a princess finding her Prince Charming, it’s
  
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• Renters Plan To Move After Home Keeps Catching Fire

  06-08-2017 20:45
  By Dillon Thomas
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – A family renting a home off of 144th and Irving Street was displaced,after the house was struck by lightning. The strike caused a chain reaction, setting the home on fire on multiple occasions.
  Lori Young, the home’s renter, said the initial fire started just after 4:30 a.m. Friday.
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  “There was a big flash of light, with a really loud noise. And, I thought, ‘thank God that did not hit the house,'&rdquo
  
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• AP Source: Jay Cutler Agrees To Terms With Dolphins

  06-08-2017 20:14
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says free agent quarterback Jay Cutler has agreed to terms on a contract with the Miami Dolphins.
  The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Dolphins haven’t announced the deal.
  Jay Cutler in Denver on Aug. 27, 2006 (credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
  Cutler is expected to compete with Matt Moore for the Dolphins’ starting job while Ryan Tannehill remains out w
  
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• Early Morning Fire Destroys Windsor Mill

  06-08-2017 19:56
  WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) – A 118-year-old feed and flour mill in the midst of remodeling burned to the ground early Sunday morning in Windsor.
  The fire started before 2 a.m. and was still smoking at dawn.
  ( credit – Facebook/Windsor Severance Fire Department)
  Fire crews expect to be sifting through the debris and putting out hot spots well into this evening.
  A Facebook post from the Windsor Severance Fire Department says no cause has been determined, but investigators from two federal a
  
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• Broncos recreate Friends theme song

  06-08-2017 19:49
  Take 46 seconds of your day and watch this Friends parody starring the Denver Broncos          
  
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• Televangelist From Colorado Featured In New CBS Prime Time Series

  06-08-2017 19:20
  DENVER (CBS4)– An 86-year-old Colorado woman has brought back memories of a trip like no other. She’s Marilyn Hickey, a Christian religious leader who went to Pakistan.
  But she didn’t go alone. CBSN On Assignment reporter James Brown went with her and now her story will air on CBSN On Assignment, a new prime time summer series on CBS.
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  “They said don’t go, they’ll kill you over there,” said Hickey.
  Hickey, a televangelist from Greenwood Vil
  
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• Area Declared Off-Limits After Cliff Diver Death

  06-08-2017 18:00
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Following the drowning death of someone who was cliff jumping at Green Mountain Reservoir, authorities in Summit County have declared the activity is illegal there.
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  The cliff jumping had been a popular activity at a group of large rocks next to the dam.
  Green Mountain Reservoir (credit: CBS)
  The area is now off limits, and Summit County Sheriff’s deputies will now be enforcing the no cliff jumping rule. The sheriff’s office also said
  
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• Elway: QB race begins with preseason

  06-08-2017 17:15
  Don’t count out Paxton Lynch, yet.       
  
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• CU Boulder Ships New Climate Instrument To Florida For November Launch

  06-08-2017 16:18
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – A new space tool built at CU Boulder is now at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where it will be prepared for a launch to space.
  It’s called the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor, or TSIS-1, and it will monitor how much sunlight hits the earth. That information will help study our planet’s climate.
  The solar instrument is currently planned to hitch a ride to the International Space Station on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in November.
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• Unusual Taste Of Fall For The Week Ahead

  06-08-2017 14:34
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We’ve been talking about this big weather change in store across eastern Colorado for several days and now it’s here.
  You’ll notice a moist and much cooler air mass starting today. It will last into the middle of the week ahead.
  Daytime highs will be running 15-30 degrees below normal for this time of year through at least Tuesday and there’s a good chance that at some point you’re going to see showers or thunderstorms.
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• Latest Forecast: Unusual Taste Of Fall For The Week Ahead

  06-08-2017 14:34
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – We’ve been talking about this big weather change in store across eastern Colorado for several days and now it’s here.
  You’ll notice a moist and much cooler air mass starting today. It will last into the middle of the week ahead.
  Daytime highs will be running 15-30 degrees below normal for this time of year through at least Tuesday and there’s a good chance that at some point you’re going to see showers or thunderstorms.
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• Terrell Davis Inducted Into The Pro Football Hall Of Fame

  06-08-2017 05:57
  CANTON, Ohio (CBS4) – Terrell Davis is a hall of famer.
  The former Broncos running back was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night along with six other honorees.
  Terrell Davis poses with his bust during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Aug. 5, 2017 in Canton, Ohio. (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
  It almost didn’t happen, though.
  Davis was so low on the depth chart in 1995, and had little chance of making
  
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• Kids, dad, Bowlen highlight TD speech

  06-08-2017 05:51
  "Dad I hope you're looking down, smiling, and uttering the words, ‘Son, I’m proud of you.'"       
  
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• Wet & Unusually Cool Stretch Of Weather Ahead

  06-08-2017 03:58
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s not going to feel much like August over the next several days thanks to an unusual upper-air pattern.
  Temperatures will be running 15 to 30 degrees below normal for this time of year across the eastern half of Colorado, including Denver and the Front Range.Along with the cooler weather will come a better chance for widespread rain. It’s very possible that Monday will be cloudy with showers and temperatures not evening hitting 70 degrees for m
  
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• Latest Forecast: Wet & Unusually Cool Stretch Of Weather Ahead

  06-08-2017 03:58
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – It’s not going to feel much like August over the next several days thanks to an unusual upper-air pattern.
  Temperatures will be running 15 to 30 degrees below normal for this time of year across the eastern half of Colorado, including Denver and the Front Range.Along with the cooler weather will come a better chance for widespread rain. It’s very possible that Monday will be cloudy with showers and temperatures not evening hitting 70 degrees for m
  
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• 9 questions (or so) for Terrell Davis

  06-08-2017 02:12
  T.D. was asked – as part of a series of 9 questions and topics (plus three bonus) if he could only choose one, would he go with the Gold Jacket or the bronze bust?       
  
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• Groin Strain Sends Rockies’ Freeland To The Disabled List

  06-08-2017 01:57
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland on the 10-day disabled Saturday, a day after he was forced to leave his start in the first inning because of a left groin strain.
  Freeland, who leads both the team and major league rookies in wins with 11 this season, had thrown 11 pitches and recorded one out when he was lifted from Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies because of the injury.
  “It’s a blow because he’s pitched
  
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• ‘Quad Squad’ Quadruplets Travel To Colorado For Preemie Reunion

  06-08-2017 01:15
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A set of quadruplets and their parents traveled from Kansas to Colorado this weekend to participate in a reunion for children who were born prematurely.
  Alyssa Sallaska, Carter Sallaska, Miles Sallaska and Bently Sallaska were born about three years ago at the University of Colorado Hospital. They were born at 25 weeks and all weighed just a little more than one pound apiece.
  The siblings all took part in a “preemie picnic” at the Aurora hospital on Saturd
  
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• Bear Takes Car For A Short Spin

  06-08-2017 00:43
  DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) – A bear broke into an SUV in the Durango area early Friday and tore it apart.
  (credit: Ron Cornelius)
  After the bear got inside the vehicle, the vehicle rolled down a driveway and crashed into a mailbox.
  The bear pulled off the steering wheel and radio and likely released the brake, according to the Durango Herald.
  Ron Cornelius, who took a photo of the damaged SUV, joked with the newspaper that he doesn’t usually get up around 5 a.m. (when the incident happene
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: Who will have the longest Hall Of Fame induction speech tonight?

  06-08-2017 00:33
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• Victim Runs Into Restaurant, Asks For Help After Getting Shot

  06-08-2017 00:29
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man ran into a restaurant asking for help after he was shot before 9 a.m. Saturday in West Denver.
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  The shooting happened on Decatur Street near Alameda Avenue near a busy strip of businesses.The suspect is on the run and is described as a thin male wearing a green jacket.
  As of late Saturday afternoon, it was unknown what lead up to the gunfire.
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  Customers arrived at the Empress Restaurant to find one of their favorite Chinese
  
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