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• Von Miller Out For Preseason Opener

  10-08-2017 23:05
  CHICAGO (CBS4) – The biggest name on the Denver Broncos won’t be on the field in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Bears.
  Linebacker Von Miller will not play in tonight’s game, CBS4 Sports Anchor Michael Spencer reports.Von Miller stretching out on the field. Will not play in tonight's game. #4Broncos pic.twitter.com/23Jb9iuP0f
  — Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4) August 10, 2017
  Miller, who traveled with the team to the Windy City, still stretched out with them a
  
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• Morning Host Steffan Tubbs Out At KOA NewsRadio

  10-08-2017 22:54
  DENVER (CBS4) – One of KOA NewsRadio’s morning hosts is out of a job after police arrested him on a domestic violence charge.
  iHeartMedia Denver President Tim Hager said Monday afternoon that “Steffan Tubbs will no longer be part of Colorado’s Morning News on KOA.”
  According to Denver Court records, the incident that got Tubbs arrested happened via a phone disturbance.
  Steffan Tubbs (credit: Denver Police Department)
  In the Denver Police Department’s probably
  
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• Rain Seeps Through Roof Of Frisco Surgery Center

  10-08-2017 22:39
  FRISCO, Colo. (CBS4) – When Peak One Surgery Center Administrator Michaela Halcomb walked through the door into the operating room Tuesday night, it was “raining from the ceiling.”
  Heavy rains penetrated through a temporary tarp on the surgery center roof that was being replaced at the time, causing tens of thousands in damages and forcing the center to close down until at least Tuesday.
  ( credit – CBS4)
  It’s the worst possible situation for the only surgery center
  
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• Von Miller will not play against Chicago

  10-08-2017 22:33
  All other healthy Broncos starters will play, if only for a series or two.       
  
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• Colorado Man Found Dead In Elevator Called For Help Twice

  10-08-2017 22:29
  DENVER (AP) — An elderly Colorado man found dead in a parking garage elevator had pushed the emergency button twice but got no response.
  The Denver Post reports that the decomposing body of 82-year-old Isaak Komisarchik was found last week after multiple residents of a Denver apartment complex reported a terrible stench. Elevator repair workers found the body.
  Isaak Komisarchik (credit: Denver Police)
  Komisarchik pushed the emergency button twice during an 8-minute span on July 6
  
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• Fatal 2015 Helicopter Crash In Erie Caused By Rotor Failure

  10-08-2017 22:26
  ERIE, Colo. (AP) — A 2015 helicopter crash that killed two people in northern Colorado was caused by cracking in the helicopter’s rotor system. That’s according to a report released recently by the National Transportation Safety Board.
  The federal investigators say that the crash near the Erie airport was caused by an in-flight break-up of the aircraft’s rotor system prompted by undetected fatigue cracking.
  (credit: CBS)
  The crash killed flight instructor Alex Viola, a 23
  
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• Nobody’s Laughing At Buffaloes’ Lofty Goals This Time

  10-08-2017 22:23
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Just like last year, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre has declared that the Buffaloes’ goal is to play in the Pac-12 title game.
  Only this time, nobody laughed.
  A year ago, the Buffaloes were picked as cellar dwellers in the Pac-12 South and instead finished first, going 8-1 in league play before getting walloped by Washington in the conference championship.
  The Buffs, who watched nine players leave for NFL training camps this summer, were picked to fin
  
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• Former Colorado GOP Chair Pleads Not Guilty To Voting Fraud

  10-08-2017 22:18
  DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors say a former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party committed voter fraud using his ex-wife’s identity in the 2016 presidential election.
  The Greeley Tribune reports Steve Curtis pleaded not guilty Wednesday to one count of voter fraud and one count of forgery, a class five felony. If convicted, Curtis faces up to three years in prison.
  Weld District Court Judge Julie Hoskins scheduled a four-day trial for December.
  (credit: CBS)
  Curtis served as the chai
  
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• Invasive Bug That Kills Ash Trees Found In 4th Colorado City

  10-08-2017 22:13
  LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado forestry officials say an invasive insect that kills ash trees has been found in Lafayette, the fourth city in the state where it’s been discovered.
  Officials said Wednesday the emerald ash borer was found in a tree on private land. It has also been found in Boulder, Gunbarrel and Longmont.
  All four communities are in Boulder County.
  The Colorado Emerald Ash Borer Response Team, which includes federal, state and local agencies, says its unclear i
  
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• Alcohol Use And Abuse Spiking In U.S., Study Says

  10-08-2017 21:35
  CBS Local — An alarming new study says rates of high-risk drinking and alcohol abuse among certain groups is rising in the United States. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), also says that the number of Americans drinking jumped nearly 10 percent from 2002 to 2013.
  “These are the largest alcohol increases we have seen in three decades,” says lead author Bridget Grant, PhD, of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol
  
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• Body Of Climber Killed In Fall Recovered Days Later

  10-08-2017 20:41
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – The body of a 35-year-old Parker man was recovered Wednesday from Capitol Peak after he died Sunday during a climb.
  Mountain Rescue Aspen detailed the operation in a Facebook post following the recovery.
  ( credit – Facebook/Mountain Rescue Aspen)
  Rescuers trying to reach Jeremy Shull Sunday found him in a crevasse about 200 feet below the point from which he fell. Earlier reports indicated he fell from a distinct feature of the 14,131-foot mountain called &ldquo
  
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• Brandi Rhodes On Leaving WWE: ‘There Was Potential For More’

  10-08-2017 19:28
  By Chuck Carroll
  Brandi Rhodes grew tired of what he felt was a lack of opportunity in WWE. She was feeling underutilized and decided to leave. She knew that what she saw in the mirror, what she knew in her heart, was correct — there was so much more that she could accomplish if only given the chance. But no matter how hard she pushed, she could never move forward and instead was relegated to her singular role. It was a role she played very well, but it was not satisfying. She wanted more.
  
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• Snapping Turtle Rescued From Colorado Road

  10-08-2017 19:10
  FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – That’s no rock. That’s a…snapping turtle?
  In an area of Colorado accustomed to finding rocks in the roadway, a passer-by encountered a snapping turtle on the pavement this week.
  According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook post, the 20-pound turtle was removed from the road and handed over to police.Snapping turtles are common in Colorado, says Jennifer Churchill of Colorado Parks & Wildlife. They are usually
  
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• Surveillance Video Released Of 16th Street Mall Shooting

  10-08-2017 19:06
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Police are still looking for a man who shot another man on Denver’s 16th Street Mall. Officers released surveillance video of the shooting. It happened on July 23rd at 2:30 a.m. at 16th and Arapahoe St. where there are a lot of people, and cameras watching.
  The surveillance video shows a man chasing down another man and shooting him in the back. The victim in the case is Branden Maciel, 39.
  (credit Denver Police)
  “I got a call from Denver Health here, not
  
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• Search Is On For Robbery Suspect

  10-08-2017 18:25
  CENTENNIAL, Colo (CBS4) – The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a robbery suspect.
  The robbery happened on Wednesday, August 9th at 5:00 p.m. at the Citywide Bank on East Arapahoe Road.
  (credit Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)
  The suspect is described as a white man wearing a white long sleeve shirt with black track pants. He also had on black latex gloves, sunglasses, and a dark hat.
  (credit Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)
  Anyone with in
  
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• Smoking Marijuana Triples Risk Of High Blood Pressure Death, Study Says

  10-08-2017 18:23
  CBS Local — A new study is warning that people who smoke marijuana have three times the risk of dying from high blood pressure than those who don’t use the drug. Scientists, publishing their findings in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, added that the risk of dying from hypertension grew with each year of smoking marijuana.
  The study revealed that of the 1,200 people tested, those who smoked pot were 3.4 times more likely to die from hypertension. The risk of s
  
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• Suspended Fox Host Suing Reporter Over Alleged Lewd Texts Story

  10-08-2017 18:19
  NEW YORK (AP) — Suspended Fox News host Eric Bolling on Wednesday sued the reporter who broke the story that he had allegedly sent lewd text messages to colleagues.
  Bolling filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan against Yashar Ali, a Huffington Post contributing writer. The cable news host said Ali damaged his reputation through what the court papers call the “highly reckless publication of actionable false and misleading statements about the plain
  
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• Walmart Issues Apology For Back-To-School Banner On Gun Display

  10-08-2017 18:00
  CBS Local — Walmart has been forced to apologize after a customer in one of their stores found a back-to-school sign set up in a very disturbing place. The customer tweeted a photo of Walmart’s “own the school year like a hero” promotion hung over the superstore’s firearms display.Oh @Walmart 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/SLdROB4KYF
  — Ismail Kidd Noorzai (@ismailkidd) August 9, 2017
  The picture quickly spread on social media with many people qu
  
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• Taylor Swift Takes Stand In Trial Vs Former Denver DJ

  10-08-2017 17:26
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – One of the most famous singers in America took the witness stand Thursday in a civil trial in Denver federal court.#TaylorSwift called to witness stand. pic.twitter.com/3Em0u3K0V4
  — Rick Sallinger (@ricksallinger) August 10, 2017
  Taylor Swift told the court she was certain former KYGO disc jockey David Mueller — known as “Jackson on air — put his hand on her read end.
  “It was a definite grab, a very long grab,” she told the jury of
  
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• John Elway uses term 'fake news'

  10-08-2017 16:54
  A report that the Broncos were trying to trade for Bengal quarterback AJ McCarron are "another example of irresponsible, fake news!!" Elway tweeted.        
  
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• Kahn: Players Weekend

  10-08-2017 16:48
  By Andrew Kahn
  Major League Baseball yesterday announced “Players Weekend,” an August 25 through 27 celebration that includes a Cardinals-Pirates game at a minor league field in Williamsport, PA, during the Little League World Series; jerseys with nicknames on the back; and other fun uniform accessories that would otherwise be dress code violations. The goals for the events, according to MLB, “are to celebrate youth baseball and the role it plays in developing major leaguers as
  
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• Latest Forecast: Heavy Duty Storms Possible

  10-08-2017 14:28
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two weather systems will be affecting the state for Thursday. The first is a little disturbance that produced a few early morning showers and thunderstorms across the state including parts of the Denver metro area. As these move out and the eastern plains see a little heating during the middle of the day this will provide a little instability for afternoon thunderstorms to get going.
  That instability along with an afternoon cold front will fire afternoon an
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: Giants Have A New Offensive Weapon In Evan Engram

  10-08-2017 12:00
  By Michael Ferro
  Name: Evan Engram
  Height: 6’3″
  Weight: 240 lbs
  Position: Tight End
  School: Mississippi
  Draft Pick: 23rd overall in First Round
  The No. 23 overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft seems to have found his ideal team—one where he can truly make a difference from the start of his rookie season. The New York Giants may have ended second in their division last season, missing the playoffs, but an improved offense should affo
  
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• Lady Antebellum Ticket Giveaway!

  10-08-2017 12:00
  Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Lady Antebellum with Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young on August 29th at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre!
  
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• Temperatures to Stay Below Normal as Showers and Storms Continue

  10-08-2017 04:40
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – A steady stream of moisture from the Pacific Ocean will continue to flow into Colorado through the weekend. While just a few sprinkles rolled through Denver, some areas of the high country and areas east did get some heavy rain. The official high in Denver came in right at 80 degrees Wednesday, a bit warmer than yesterday, but still 9 degrees below what would be normal for this time of year.
  For Thursday, it’s back in the upper 70s with scattered showers
  
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• Latest Forecast: Temperatures to Stay Below Normal as Showers and Storms Continue

  10-08-2017 04:40
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – A steady stream of moisture from the Pacific Ocean will continue to flow into Colorado through the weekend. While just a few sprinkles rolled through Denver, some areas of the high country and areas east did get some heavy rain.The official high in Denver came in right at 80 degrees Wednesday, a bit warmer than yesterday, but still 9 degrees below what would be normal for this time of year.
  For Thursday, it’s back in the upper 70s with scattered showers a
  
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• Red Cross Provides Back To School Safety Tips

  10-08-2017 04:32
  (CBS4) – The American Red Cross is giving families some back to school safety tips ahead of the start of classes.
  While waiting for the bus, students are reminded to arrive at the bus stop early and stand back from the curb while waiting.
  Wait to board the bus until it has come to a complete stop, and the driver signals to get on.
  Always stay in view of the bus driver and never walk behind the bus.
  Children should only board their bus and never an alternate one.
  If you’re riding your
  
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• What to know about the Colorado Classic race

  10-08-2017 03:48
  
  Sixteen men’s and 15 women’s teams will participate in the four-day event, which brings world-class bicycle racing back to Colorado following the demise of the USA Pro Challenge, which was held from 2011-15. The men will race 313 miles over four days with 21,587 feet of climbing. The women will race 70.4 miles over two days while climbing 5,890 feet. In addition to the overall winners (called “general classification”), competitions within the race include honors for most
  
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• Swift trial: The imbalanced relationship between radio stations and superstars

  10-08-2017 03:40
  
  Of the many narratives coming out of the civil trial between singer Taylor Swift and former radio host David Mueller, one has slowly weaved its way throughout: The relationship between the radio station and the artist is an important one, and there is likely an imbalance of power.
  During his opening statements and through his line of questioning, Mueller’s attorney Gabe McFarland has depicted it as one where the popular megastar, such as Swift, holds the power over the station, which would
  
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• FEMA approves grants for Colorado Springs landslide victims

  10-08-2017 03:23
  
  By Billie Stanton Anleu, The Gazette 
  After nearly two years, Colorado Springs landslide victims finally received good news Wednesday: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $5.9 million to the city to acquire houses demolished or severely damaged by landslides caused by record rains in 2015.
  The Lower Skyway and Broadmoor Bluffs areas were particularly hard-hit, and most of the 27 homeowners who qualify for assistance live in those neighborhoods.
  Dennis Cripps, whose house on
  
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• NOAA Says Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Ramping Up

  10-08-2017 03:12
  (CBS4) – Government forecasters are warning that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season is just getting started.
  It could be more active than they first predicted back in May.
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts there could be as many as 19 named storms before the season ends on November 30th.
  That number includes up to 5 major hurricanes, Category 3 or stronger.
  The Saffir-Simpson scale, which measures hurricane strength, goes to Category 5, with winds exceed
  
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• Rockies Mailbag: Does Nolan Arenado have a realistic shot at NL MVP this year?

  10-08-2017 03:10
  
  Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders posts his Rockies Mailbag every other week on Tuesdays during the season.
  Pose a Rockies – or MLB – related question for the Rockies Mailbag. 
  We have two similar questions to begin the latest mailbag.
  MVP race: Do you think Nolan Arenado and or Charlie Blackmon have a realistic shot at winning the MVP this year? The bummer would be if they split the vote and both lose out.
  — Thom Herlin, Littleton
  What will it take for Nolan to b
  
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• Broomfield willing to spend $100,000 to get drilling application hearings moved from Durango

  10-08-2017 02:58
  
  Broomfield will protest six spacing applications filed by Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. and Crestone Peak Resources, hoping to bump them from the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission meeting set for next month in Durango.
  Broomfield Enterprise file photoHomes in Broomfield’s Anthem Ranch sit just north of the site of Extraction Oil and Gas, Inc.’s Lowell Pad.Councilman Kevin Kreeger said he doesn’t see much choice other than to protest if the city council wants the ap
  
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• Utah’s $1.9 billion claim from Gold King Mine spill reveals no details

  10-08-2017 02:46
  
  Utah’s $1.9 billion claim against the Environmental Protection Agency for a multistate mine waste spill says Utah’s water, soil and wildlife were damaged, but it offers no specifics.
  The Utah Attorney General’s Office provided a copy of the claim Wednesday to The Associated Press.
  The claim stems from the release of 3 million gallons of wastewater from the inactive Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado in August 2015. An EPA-led contractor crew inadvertently triggered the spi
  
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• Denverites define $2 million as the entryway to wealth, lower than national mark

  10-08-2017 02:34
  
  Being wealthy can mean different things to different people, but for residents of the Mile High City, the threshold is a net worth of $2 million, according to the new Modern Wealth Index for Denver from Charles Schwab & Co.
  Nationally, the “financially comfortable” mark was $1.1 million and the “wealthy” mark was $2.4 million, according to an online survey of 1,000 people. In metro Denver, financially comfortable was defined as $541,700 and wealthy as $2 million, acco
  
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• 9 Broncos goals against Bears

  10-08-2017 02:32
  For a second consecutive year, the Broncos open their preseason against former coach John Fox and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.       
  
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• Doubling Up Food Stamp Dollars Makes Sense to Promote Healthy Eating

  10-08-2017 02:16
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – Low-income families in the Denver metro area can now both find and afford healthy food.
  That’s thanks to a federal grant, local farmers and convenience stores willing to offer fresh fruits and vegetables.
  “I couldn’t wait to come down here and get some corn on the cob,” said Terri Martin.
  Terri Martin talks with CBS4’s Kathy Walsh (credit: CBS)
  Fresh vegetables are a treat for Martin who relies on government assistance. She&rsquo
  
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• Homeless coalition gets new shot at 59-acre Federal Center property in Lakewood temporarily halted

  10-08-2017 02:14
  
  GSAThe Colorado Coalition for the Homeless filed a suit last month in federal court to halt the sale of a 59-acre parcel of land next to the Federal Center in Lakewood to a developer, based partly on the grounds that HUD officials had determined that the property was unsuitable for homeless services.A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the federal government must temporarily refrain from selling a 59-acre property  near the Federal Center RTD rail station in Lakewood.
  The U.S. General Ser
  
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• High Line Canal Trail Future Uncertain: ‘It’s Part Of How We Live’

  10-08-2017 02:11
  By Andrea Flores
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – For many across the Denver Metro Area, the High Line Canal is more than just a trail, it’s a way of life.
  “It’s part of how we live,” said Green Oaks resident Marjorie Wall Hofer. “”We use it regularly for biking, walking, and walking our dogs.”
  Marjorie Wall Hofer (credit: CBS)
  As Colorado’s population grows, so does the trail’s popularity.
  “It’s approximately 100 feet wide, and it&rs
  
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• Latest Forecast: Cooler Temps & Storm Chances Continue

  10-08-2017 01:55
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – A steady stream of moisture from the Pacific Ocean will continue to flow into Colorado through the weekend. While just a few sprinkles rolled through Denver, some areas of the high country and near Denver did get some heavy rain. A Flash Flood Warning is in place for parts of Teller county thanks to that heavy rain.  And therefore the chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms will continue.
  Slightly warmer today, we hit 80 in Denver. We’ll
  
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• Denver’s apartment-building frenzy nears end – slowdown predicted in 2018

  10-08-2017 01:55
  
  The Denver area’s apartment building frenzy will slow next year as demand for new high-end developments wanes and financing for new projects gets tighter, say economists and industry leaders.
  As renters’ pocketbooks respond to rising prices and banks look to other investment projects, multifamily-unit construction will slow in the Denver-Boulder area, according to a midyear economic update in the University of Colorado’s Colorado Business Review.
  Fewer units are planned for con
  
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