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• Ticket Sales Up At Colorado State Fair

  25-08-2017 23:45
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4)– People are heading to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. It’s the 145th year for the event.
  Ticket sales are up 33 percent over last year.
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  The fair has expanded its carnival and brought in bigger rides.
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  The fair is three times the size of what it has been recently.
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  The Colorado State Fair continues through Sept. 4.
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• Mayweather, McGregor Ready To Rumble In Much Hyped Fight

  25-08-2017 23:45
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor has been kept pretty much under wraps ever since his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was announced, emerging occasionally to trash Mayweather only to disappear again behind the closed doors of the UFC training center.
  It’s not by accident. The biggest selling point of the spectacle that is Saturday night’s 154-pound fight is the unknown.
  Is McGregor good enough to land a big punch on Mayweather? Did he acquire enough boxing skills in just a few s
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: What is Pat Bowlen’s most impressive accomplishment?

  25-08-2017 23:41
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• Danish Submarine Death: Inventor Faces Another Charge

  25-08-2017 23:34
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish authorities on Friday filed another charge against the inventor of a home-made submarine who is suspected in the death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall whose headless torso was found off Copenhagen, police said.
  Peter Madsen, already charged with preliminary manslaughter in Wall’s death, now faces a charge of indecent handling of a corpse, according to chief investigator Jens Moeller Jensen. Madsen denies wrongdoing, saying she died in an accident aboa
  
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• Fort Collins Considers Smoking Restrictions Roll Back

  25-08-2017 23:26
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)– The City of Fort Collins is considering rolling back some of its smoking restrictions in the downtown area.
  Changes may include adding designated smoking areas and dropping the ban completely during overnight hours.A man smoking in Fort Collins (credit: CBS)
  The smoking bans were put in place in September 2015 and included any park in Fort Collins as well as trails and natural areas. The same goes for all city owned or operated businesses.
  It was expanded last y
  
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• 2017 Preseason All-AFC West Defense

  25-08-2017 22:49
  By Matt Citak
  The time has come. With NFL training camps underway, there will officially be football on every weekend from now until February. With the most glorious time of the year finally here, we are going to take a look at each division around the NFL and break down the best player at each position. Now it is time to check out the AFC West’s top players on defense.
  Defense:AFC: East | North | South | WestNFC: East | North | S
  
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• Colorado State Opens New On-Campus Stadium Vs. Oregon State

  25-08-2017 22:40
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State’s new stadium can hold 41,000 fans and features a video board that’s nearly the size of a basketball court. Even the concession stands are culinary upgrades, with everything from burrito bowls to barbecue beef brisket.
  The $220 million on-campus facility has the look and feel of something straight out of a Power Five conference, including the Rams’ first opponent — Oregon State on Saturday.Big aspirations for the team from t
  
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• Bowlen snubbed again from Hall of Fame

  25-08-2017 22:32
  Bowlen’s Broncos compiled seven Super Bowl appearances against just five losing seasons in his 33 seasons.       
  
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• Chemicals In Yoga Mats And Sofas Can Cause Infertility, Study Claims

  25-08-2017 22:09
  DENVER (CBS4)– Flame retardant chemicals used in products like yoga mats, sofas, car seats, and even phone cases are being linked to infertility, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard University say organophosphate flame retardants (PFRs) found in a patient’s body lowered their chances of a successful pregnancy.
  PFRs are used in polyurethane foam found in many products used by both adults and children.
  “These findings suggest that exposure to PFRs
  
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• Ski Train Success! Passengers Catch A Ride Again This Ski Season

  25-08-2017 22:05
  WINTER PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – The return of the ski train to Winter Park is being called a success. Amtrak announced the train will take skiers and boarders to the slopes again this ski season.
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  The ski train takes passengers from Union Station to Winter Park every weekend from Jan. 5 2018 through March 25 2018.
  The train follows the historic trip that first began in 1912.
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  Amtrak has added some Fridays to the schedule this season. Tickets are on sale now and early
  
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• Woman’s Death Near Aspen A Result Of Acute Altitude Sickness

  25-08-2017 21:55
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A Pennsylvania woman’s death in Colorado’s high country last week was caused by acute altitude sickness.
  That’s according to the family of Susie DeForest, who announced the news in a Facebook post.
  Susie DeForest (credit: CBS)
  DeForest, 20, was visiting Colorado and hiking on Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen with three friends.
  The group stopped and set up camp when she started getting sick. One of them stayed with her while the other two went for he
  
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• Suspicious Device Found Inside McDonald’s Forces Evacuation

  25-08-2017 21:52
  PARKER, Colo. (CBS4)– A McDonald’s restaurant on South Parker Road was evacuated on Friday afternoon after a suspicious device was found inside.Parker police rushed to the scene at 10950 S. Parker Road as crews with South Metro Fire Rescue were placed on standby.Everyone inside was evacuated. The McDonald’s at 10950 S.
  Parker Road was evacuated on Friday afternoon (credit: CBS)
  An officer on scene told a CBS4 crew that the device was found inside one of the bathrooms.The parkin
  
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• School Aide Who Assaulted Autistic Student Gets Jail Sentence

  25-08-2017 20:53
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A former school bus aide who pleaded guilty to assaulting an autistic student on his way to and from school is going to jail.
  Monica Burke (credit: CBS)
  Fifty-two-year-old Monica Burke was sentenced to 20 months behind bars in Boulder on Friday. She will also have to spend five years on probation and perform 360 hours of community service.
  Burke was charged with kicking and hitting the 20-year-old Longmont student as he was taken to and from a Denver school specializi
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warmer & Drier For The Weekend

  25-08-2017 20:39
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) –
  We are drying out and warming up heading into the weekend here in Colorado. Isolated storms are still possible, but should mainly stay in the mountains and foothills. We can’t rule out an isolated storm out for the Front Range, but overall we are staying dry for the weekend.
  We’ll head to 90 degrees in Denver today, and get even warmer on Saturday. Some neighborhoods could reach as high as 95° or 96° Saturday afternoon.
  Other than
  
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• The Wait Continues For Pat Bowlen & The Hall Of Fame

  25-08-2017 20:07
  DENVER (CBS4) – The wait continues for fans of Pat Bowlen who are hoping the Denver Broncos owner will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  Denver Broncos’ owner Pat Bowlen (credit: JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
  Each year the hall considers candidates for its contributor category. This year Bobby Beathard, a general manager for many different teams, was announced as the choice for the category.BREAKING: longtime GM/personnel administrator Bobby Beathard named contributor
  
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• Molly Brown House Undergoing Extensive Renovation

  25-08-2017 19:31
  DENVER (CBS4) – The first major restoration of the Molly Brown House museum in more than 40 years is in progress.
  The Molly Brown House (credit: Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
  Crews are fixing the front porch, roof and stained glass windows as part of the $1 million project.
  The Molly Brown House, located at 1340 Pennsylvania Street, is one of Denver’s popular tourist attractions. It remains open during the renovation work.
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  The “unsinkable”
  
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• Mayweather, McGregor Bringing Trash Talk To A New Level

  25-08-2017 19:27
  By Matt Citak
  Although the fight was announced just over two months ago, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor have been trading insults with each other for over a year. It began when, seemingly out of nowhere, McGregor posted a picture on Twitter of the two fighters facing each other with the caption, “MMA vs. Boxing” in May 2016.
  Things escalated a few months later when Mayweather posted the video of McGregor tapping out against Nate Diaz at UFC 196, one of the UFC star’s three
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman’ Director Slams James Cameron’s Criticism

  25-08-2017 19:14
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The director of “Wonder Woman” says James Cameron’s criticism of the film is “unsurprising” because he can’t understand it.
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  In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Cameron called “the self-congratulatory back-patting” Hollywood’s been doing over the film “misguided.” Cameron says Wonder Woman is “an objectified icon.” He points to Sarah Connor, the gritty pro
  
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• Historians Warn Against Rushing To Take Down Statues

  25-08-2017 19:01
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just about Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
  The national soul-searching over whether to take down monuments to the Confederacy’s demigods has extended to other historical figures accused of wrongdoing, including Christopher Columbus (brutality toward Native Americans), the man for whom Boston’s Faneuil Hall is named (slave trader) and former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo (bigotry).
  Historians interviewed by The Associated Press offered varyin
  
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• Feeling Unsuccessful Can Lead To Achieving More, Study Says

  25-08-2017 18:25
  CBS Local — For some people, no matter how well their life and career are going, they still feel unfulfilled. According to a new study, those bad feelings are actually a good sign that person will go on to even higher success.
  Stanford researchers say that there is a connection between feeling unsuccessful and a boost in performance, which can lead to greater levels of success.
  “Sometimes being ahead boosts our motivation and performance and sometimes it actually hurts,” said t
  
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• Former Nurses’ Dorm To Become Affordable Housing Center For Seniors

  25-08-2017 18:18
  (CBS4) – About 50 seniors will soon have an affordable place to call home in Denver.
  Tammen Hall (credit: CBS)
  Tammen Hall at 19th and Ogden Street was originally a dorm for nurses at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the historic landmark has been vacant since 2009.
  The owners say they plan to put in 49 units and that rents will start at $900 a month when they open in 2019.
  
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• Former Dorm For Nurses To Become Senior Housing

  25-08-2017 18:18
  (CBS4) – About 50 seniors will soon have an affordable place to call home in Denver.
  Tammen Hall (credit: CBS)
  Tammen Hall at 19th and Ogden Street was originally a dorm for nurses at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the historic landmark has been vacant since 2009.
  The owners say they plan to put in 49 units and that rents will start at $900 a month when they open in 2019.
  
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• Mayweather vs. McGregor: Odds, Records, How To Watch

  25-08-2017 18:02
  Ryan Mayer
  The wait is over. Tomorrow night, Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “The Notorious” Conor McGregor step into the squared circle in a culmination of two years worth of trash talk and build up. As the two pugilists prepare to throw their first punches, here’s what you need to know to be prepared for the fight.
  How To Watch: Showtime PPV and Showtime pay-per-view app
  Showtime will have the coverage of the fights beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Time with the undercard
  
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• Emergency Responders To Square Off On The Softball Field In Salida

  25-08-2017 17:53
  By Matt KroschelSALIDA, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters, paramedics and police will take to the softball field for a charity “Badges Vs. Bugles” charity softball game Friday night under the lights.Badges Vs. Bugles Benefit Softball Game benefits the local Alliance Against Domestic Violence and the Crime Stoppers organization in Chaffee County.
  “ADV serves hundreds of people every year and Crime Stoppers is a unique tool providing cash rewards for information to help catch cri
  
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• Road That Borders Civic Center Park Shuts Down For 5 Weeks

  25-08-2017 17:45
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver city officials are testing out closing off a block of Bannock Street downtown.Starting Friday, the section next to Civic Center Park between Colfax Avenue and 14th Avenue in front of the City & County Building will be closed to traffic until Oct 1.
  Several events such as A Taste of Colorado bring massive crowds to the area, and city streets will usually close to accommodate them. This year, to avoid repeated closings of Bannock, the city has just closed it for fi
  
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• A Millennial’s Guide To Moving

  25-08-2017 17:38
  By Lori MeltonIf you’re a millennial on the move, you’re not alone. With college back in session and recent grads getting jobs, this time of year is typically busy for renters. Whether you’re grabbing an apartment near campus or relocating to a new city for your dream job, moving can be an exciting but stressful time. Consult this guide to get prepared and get the most out of your upcoming move.
  Clear Out Clutter
  Purging your closet, cupboards, basement storage and any other pl
  
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• School Aide Who Assaulted Autistic Student Set To Be Sentenced

  25-08-2017 15:39
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A former school bus aide who pleaded guilty to assaulting an autistic student on his way to and from school faces a sentencing hearing in a Boulder court.
  Monica Burke (credit: CBS)
  Fifty-two-year-old Monica Burke pleaded guilty to felony assault on an at-risk person in July. She is scheduled to be sentenced Friday.
  Burke was charged with kicking and hitting the 20-year-old Longmont student as he was taken to and from a Denver school specializing in autism.
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• Latest Forecast: Weather Becomes Largely Quiet In Colorado This Weekend

  25-08-2017 15:38
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – After several days with chances for showers and thunderstorms, a lack of moisture across Colorado means a virtually dry forecast through the weekend. The exception will be in the mountains where a few weak thunderstorms may still develop during the late afternoon each day through Sunday. Wind could reach 40 mph but rain will be limited.
  Meanwhile temperatures will climb above normal on Friday and stay above normal for Saturday with highs in the lower 90s.
  
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• Keidel: Mayweather, Despite Age, Should Handle McGregor Saturday Night

  25-08-2017 15:22
  By Jason Keidel
  Fight Night is nigh upon us. Just 24 hours until Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor duck under the ropes and finally face each other, sans microphones, posses and safe distances between them.After all the gaseous monologues, bluster and bombast, maybe a breakdown is in order.Punch stats show that Mayweather is easily the hardest fighter to hit, by the greatest boxers in the world. So it’s hard to imagine McGregor, who is in his first prizefight under Queensbury rules,
  
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• Cheer Video Shows Girls Forced Into Splits, Police Investigate

  25-08-2017 06:27
  By Karen Morfitt
  DENVER (CBS4)– Videos showing East High School cheerleaders forced into the splits are now at the center of a police investigation.
  Eight different girls– all of them seen in video crying out in agony and repeatedly asking their coach to stop.
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  Thirteen-year-old Ally Wakefield is one of them, “I was just kind of thinking it was normal. Like i did not think much of it…”He told us it was normal.”
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• More Wells Coming To Erie In Effort To ‘Minimize Impact’

  25-08-2017 06:10
  By Stan Bush
  WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– Few places in Colorado are more accustomed to oil and gas development than Weld county, but that isn’t stopping some from wanting to keep more wells from appearing.
  Dozens of employees from the Denver-based Extraction Oil and Gas were on hand to discuss the new development in Erie that barely drew a crowd. But Jennifer Calder came and says she’s seen enough.
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  “I’m disgusted this is going in,” says Calder. &l
  
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• 2 Bears In 2 Days Found Shot & Killed In Neighborhood

  25-08-2017 05:40
  By Jeff Todd
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4)– Kim Beery could hear the 450-pound male bear outside her bedroom. The animals are a pretty common occurrence around late summer, but she never heard a gunshot.
  “It was breathing really heavily and growling,” Beery said about the commotion Wednesday around 3:30 a.m. “The bear was right outside the bedroom making lots of noise. I thought he was trying to get in the car. So I left him alone and he quieted down.”
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• Big Crowds Expected At French Bulldog Adoption Event

  25-08-2017 05:29
  By Dominic Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Denver Animal Shelter is expecting big crowds on Saturday when dozens of French Bulldogs go up for adoption.
  Denver Animal Shelter (credit: CBS)
  “It’s going to be pretty crazy. We’re going to have a huge line out front, we’ll have some signage so people know what to expect but we are expecting a very big crowd,” said adoption coordinator Lauren Nielsen.
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  The dogs were rescued from a Denver home authorities say
  
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• 2 Jewelry Stores Hit In Smash & Grabs Within Minutes

  25-08-2017 05:11
  LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4)– Two jewelry stores in the Promenade Shops at Centerra were hit by smash-and-grab thieves early Thursday morning.The Zales and Helzberg Diamonds windows were smashed out and all the glass cases inside destroyed before the thieves took off with the precious stones and metal.(credit: CBS)
  Police say the crooks used a vehicle to break into the stores. Investigators believe the burglaries at the two stores are connected.(credit: CBS)
  Just about an hour and a half earlier
  
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• Artist Behind Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Album On Exhibit

  25-08-2017 04:51
  DENVER (CBS4)– One of the artists behind the famous album cover “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” has more of her work on display in Denver.Jann Haworth co-created The Beatles album cover in 1967 with her then-husband Peter Blake.(credit: CBS)The album cover features dozens of celebrities, writers and artists. At first, The Beatles didn’t include any women in the Wall of Heroes behind them. (credit: CBS)
  “Peter and I both became aware of the fact that th
  
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• Scattered Storms , Warm Temperatures Through the Weekend

  25-08-2017 04:36
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Plenty of clouds and scattered storms around the state on this Thursday. Denver reached an official high of 88 degrees, 87 downtown. Looks like more of the same for Friday: Partly sunny, isolated storms, and a high back in the mid to upper 70s. Isolated storms to start the weekend on Saturday with a high that could reach 90 degrees. Scattered storms Sunday – high in the mid 80s.
  We’ll start next week with mostly sunny skies and highs staying in the
  
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• Latest Forecast: Scattered Storms , Warm Temperatures Through the Weekend

  25-08-2017 04:36
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Plenty of clouds and scattered storms around the state on this Thursday.Denver reached an official high of 88 degrees, 87 downtown. Looks like more of the same for Friday: Partly sunny, isolated storms, and a high back in the mid to upper 70s.Isolated storms to start the weekend on Saturday with a high that could reach 90 degrees.Scattered storms Sunday – high in the mid 80s.
  We’ll start next week with mostly sunny skies and highs staying in the mid
  
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• Army: Soldier Killed In Colorado Training Accident Was Shot

  25-08-2017 04:06
  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — The military says a soldier who was killed during a training exercise in Colorado was accidentally shot.
  The Army on Thursday identified the soldier as 20-year-old Spc. Matthew R. Turcotte of North Smithfield, Rhode Island.
  The Army says Turcotte was killed at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday during an exercise using live ammunition at Fort Carson, an infantry post just outside Colorado Springs. No other details were released. An investigation is underway.
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• Colorado Responds To Sessions’ Concerns About Legal Pot

  25-08-2017 03:29
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado’s Attorney General Cynthia Coffman respond to the Trump Administration’s criticism of marijuana in Colorado.
  Earlier this month, the nation’s top cop, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, wrote a letter to the governor, stating he had “serious questions about the efficacy of marijuana regulatory structures in (Colorado).”
  US Attorney General Jeff Sessions (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
  In th
  
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• More Evacuations As Hurricane Harvey Bears Down On Texas

  25-08-2017 03:24
  HOUSTON (AP) — Harvey intensified into a hurricane Thursday and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to 3 feet of rain, 125 mph winds and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years.
  Forecasters labeled Harvey a “life-threatening storm” that posed a “grave risk.” Millions of people braced for a prolonged battering that could swamp dozens of counties more than 100 miles inland.
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• Harvey’s Perfect Storm Recipe: Warm Water, Calm Air Up High

  25-08-2017 03:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Harvey is following the perfect recipe to be a monster storm, meteorologists say.
  Warm water. Check. Calm air at 40,000 feet high. Check. Slow speed to dump maximum rain. Check.
  University of Miami senior hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said Harvey combines the worst attributes of nasty recent Texas storms: The devastating storm surge of Hurricane Ike in 2008; the winds of Category 4 Hurricane Brett in 1999 and days upon days of heavy rain of Tropical Storm A
  
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• Apartment Complex Designed To Get Homeless Off The Streets

  25-08-2017 02:28
  By Shawn Chitnis
  DENVER (CBS4)– State and city leaders celebrated the opening of a new apartment complex Thursday on Federal Boulevard that will house 60 people. It’s part of an ongoing initiative to help the homeless and connect them with the services needed to become healthy and independent.
  “We know that when people are in their own homes, feel safe, and are provided access to the support they need, they’re able to work toward overall well-being and a life they’v
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: Are you confident in Greg Holland as the Rockies’ closer?

  25-08-2017 02:14
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• Latest Forecast: Drier & Warmer Heading To The Weekend

  25-08-2017 01:45
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Plenty of clouds across Colorado this afternoon. Storms have been firing up since early this afternoon, with one turning severe near the Akron area on the plains. Storms will continue in to the evening hours before clearly late tonight.
  Tomorrow, isolated storms are possible from the foothills to the plains. We should stay dry here in Denver, with a few more clouds possible late in the day. Temperatures are warm on Friday, we’ll be in the upper 80s a
  
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• Tiny Homes For Growing Homeless Population

  25-08-2017 01:41
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Some of Denver’s homeless now have a safe place to call home thanks to a tiny homes pilot program.
  CBS4 first reported on the pilot program in March, when a temporary zoning application was submitted to the City of Denver.
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  One month ago, Amanda McDougald was living on the streets. Today, she has her own home near 38th and Walnut, and says it’s a step up from living in a shelter.
  Amanda McDougald (credit: CBS)
  “The day we moved
  
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• Sealer Spill Shuts Down Portion Of I-70

  25-08-2017 00:52
  DENVER (CBS4)– The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 were shut down for hours on Thursday afternoon when 125 gallons of concrete sealer spilled onto the roadway.
  The spill covered the size of a football field about 2 p.m. at I-70 and Colorado Boulevard. Denver Firefighters cleaned up the spill on I-70 (credit: CBS)
  Traffic was immediately diverted while crews from the Denver Fire Department covered the sealer with sand to reduce the strong odor. The sand also helped soak up the material bef
  
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• Man Killed By Guards Near RTD Train Stop

  25-08-2017 00:18
  DENVER (AP) — Denver police say two transit security guards shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them near a light rail station.
  3:25 p.m.
  Cmder. Barb Archer says the guards were patrolling the garage near the station Wednesday evening when they came across the man lying in the grass outside. She says they ordered him not to touch his gun but, when he pointed it at them, she says they backed up and one of the two guards fell down.
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  Archer says the other guard fired at hi
  
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• Teen Charged After Buying Tiger Cub In Mexico For $300

  25-08-2017 00:12
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California teenager charged with smuggling a Bengal tiger into the United States told a judge Thursday that he bought the animal on the streets of Tijuana, Mexico, where several of the endangered animals have been spotted this year.
  Luis Eudoro Valencia was charged after border officials said they found the furry cub early Wednesday lying on the floor of a car heading from Mexico to California.
  Valencia, a U.S. citizen who lives in Perris, told the court that he had purc
  
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