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• Preparing insurance fora disaster

  28-08-2017 23:58
  “I'm never going to be in a hurricane in Colorado, but I may lose all stuff in disaster. What do you need to do to prepare for the disaster you're not prepared for?”       
  
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• Research charities before donating

  28-08-2017 23:54
  Want to make a donation to assist Hurricane Harvey victims? Make sure the charity is legit beforehand.        
  
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• Rescue Crews Make High-Altitude Rescues From 14ers

  28-08-2017 23:27
  CLEAR CREEK, Colo. (CBS4)– Rescue teams stayed busy in Colorado’s high country over the weekend. Helicopters conducted two rescues on Sunday.
  Rescue crews rushed to help a woman with a leg injury on Mt. Bierstadt on Sunday. Mtn Bierstadt rescue (credit: Jason Forselius)
  YouReporter Jason Forselius was there during the rescue and captured video of the operation.Another helicopter helped bring rescue crews to Mt. Evans where there was another hiker in trouble.
  
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• Machine Gun Among Firearms Stolen From Gun Store

  28-08-2017 23:27
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A machine gun was among the dozens of firearms stolen from Dragonman’s Gun Store and Shooting Range. Fortunately, some of the guns were recovered just hours after the theft.The gun shop is located at 1200 Dragonman Drive in Colorado Springs. Thieves stole 65 guns from the store.Dragonman’s Gun Store and Shooting Range (credit: CBS)
  The crooks actually used the store owner’s work truck to ram it through a chain link fence and an exterior wal
  
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• Machine Gun Among Firearms Stolen From Dragonman’s Gun Store, Shooting Range

  28-08-2017 23:27
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A machine gun was among the dozens of firearms stolen from Dragonman’s Gun Store and Shooting Range. Fortunately, some of the guns were recovered just hours after the theft.The gun shop is located at 1200 Dragonman Drive in Colorado Springs. Thieves stole 65 guns from the store.Dragonman’s Gun Store and Shooting Range (credit: CBS)
  The crooks actually used the store owner’s work truck to ram it through a chain link fence and an exterior wal
  
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• Bronco Notes: Sloter vs. The Unkown QB

  28-08-2017 23:06
  Sloter remains a longshot to dress in uniform for the Broncos’ season-opening game       
  
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• Lynch to miss games with shoulder bruise

  28-08-2017 22:43
  There's a chance Lynch won't be available during the first week of the regular NFL season.        
  
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• Houston Endures More Rain And Chaos; 6 Feared Drowned In Van

  28-08-2017 22:36
  HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters reached the roof lines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.
  The nation’s fourth-largest city was still largely paralyzed by one of the largest downpours in U.S. history. And there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, then parked itself over
  
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• Yates continues coaching legacy at Kent

  28-08-2017 22:27
         
  
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• Former School Security Guard Accused Of Having Sex With Student

  28-08-2017 22:13
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A former security guard with Cherry Creek Schools has been charged with having sex with a student.
  Broderick Lundie was a security guard at Grandview High School before he was placed on leave in May. He has since resigned his position.
  Broderick Lundie (credit: Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children)
  Lundie has been accused of having sex with and exchanging nude photos with a student during the spring semester.
  He appeared in court on Monday morning for an arraignm
  
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• Burglars smash gun dealer garage,...

  28-08-2017 22:11
  It's unclear if anyone was arrested in connection to the crime.        
  
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• Drinking More Coffee Lowers Risk Of Death, Study Says

  28-08-2017 22:00
  CBS Local — Not sure if you should splurge on an extra cup of coffee in the morning? A new study says having an extra cup isn’t just a good idea, but may be healthy for you too. Researchers in Spain say consuming more coffee has been connected to a lower risk of death from illnesses like heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease.
  “Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages around the world,” said Dr. Adela Navarro. A cardiologist in Pamplon
  
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• Meeker Centenarian's favorite hobby

  28-08-2017 21:59
  You could send Mrs. Starbuck a card to wish her a happy birthday       
  
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• Blood donations needed in Harvey's wake

  28-08-2017 21:59
  Many blood donation centers in Texas have shut down in the affected areas of Hurricane Harvey.          
  
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• Large Number Of Women Suffering From Depression, Anxiety, Study Finds

  28-08-2017 21:50
  CBS Local — A startlingly high number of women in Australia were found to be suffering from anxiety or depression, according to a newly released study. Roughly 40 percent of the women surveyed revealed they had been diagnosed with one of the disorders.
  The Jean Hailes Women’s Health Survey was released on Aug. 27 and looked into the health issues of over 10,000 Australian women age 18 and over. The study also discovered that 60 percent of women did not get the proper amount of weekly
  
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• Teacher Faces More Charges In Sexual Assault Investigation

  28-08-2017 21:33
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A Cherry Creek Schools teacher, accused of sexually assaulting students, appeared in court on Monday morning to face more charges in the investigation.
  Brian Vasquez remains in custody after his arrest last week.
  Brian Vasquez in court on Monday (credit: CBS)
  Vasquez has been suspended from his position at Prairie Middle School in Aurora where he worked for seven years.
  The arrest charges initially included eight counts, three for sexual assault by a person in a posit
  
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• Kristin Armstrong Joins USA Cycling’s Endurance Program

  28-08-2017 21:10
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong is joining USA Cycling as an endurance performance director. She will work with athletes preparing for world championships and other elite events.
  USA Cycling vice president Jim Miller announced her hiring Monday.GOLDEN, CO – AUGUST 23:Kristin Armstrong of the United States, riding for Twenty 16 p/b SHO-AIR in the leader’s jersey celebrates after winning the overall title of the 2015 Women’s
  
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• Teacher faces 31 sexual assault charges

  28-08-2017 20:52
  Vasquez will make another court appearance on October 31 at 1:30 p.m.        
  
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• Brad Nessler Is The New Voice Of ‘SEC On CBS,’ Opens With TCU-Arkansas

  28-08-2017 20:06
  By Matt Citak
  For the first time in 17 years, Verne Lundquist will not be in the booth when ‘SEC on CBS’ returns to television on Saturday, September 9. The legendary broadcaster is stepping away from college football, but will continue to be a fixture of CBS Sports’ coverage of major events in college basketball and golf.
  “I said at our college football seminar a few weeks ago that it was kind of a bittersweet moment for us,” CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said o
  
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• Special Olympics Improve Quality Of Life For People With Intellectual Disabilities

  28-08-2017 19:57
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo (CBS4) – Special Olympics Colorado serves 22,000 people across the state, now it’s getting a helping hand from Xcel Energy’s Day of Service. The organization focuses on organized sports programming for people with intellectual disabilities.
  LINK: Register for an Xcel Energy Day of Service Project
  “Anything to help people with intellectual disabilities have a great quality of life and become part of their community,” said Mindy Watrous, President and
  
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• Broncos Paxton Lynch Will Miss A Few Weeks Due To ‘Shoulder Sprain’

  28-08-2017 19:57
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Denver Broncos quarterback Paxton Lynch will miss a few weeks for what is described as a “shoulder sprain.”
  The QB had an MRI on his bruised shoulder after getting hurt in Saturday night’s preseason game.Paxton Lynch heads to the locker room in the third quarter. (credit: CBS)
  Lynch, the Broncos backup quarterback, went down hard on his right side in the third quarter against the Green Bay Packers.
  Lynch got the MRI on Sunday and it didn’t s
  
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• Choice of Expedia CEO to lead Uber isn’t as odd as it seems

  28-08-2017 19:53
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — At first blush, the choice of Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to lead Uber may seem a little odd.
  The 48-year-old chief executive, who was born in Iran and moved to the U.S. in 1978 to flee the Iranian Revolution, does not live in Silicon Valley; he lives in Bellevue, Wash., where Expedia is headquartered.
  The two businesses also appear to have little in common. Like Uber, online travel giant Expedia is a data-driven marketplace that links sellers to consumers who are on the
  
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• Anheuser-Busch Stops Canning Beer, Sending Canned Water To Harvey Victims

  28-08-2017 19:53
  CBS Local — Beer giant Anheuser-Busch is hitting the breaks on canning their signature product so the company can help the millions who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. Instead of ice cold beer, Anheuser-Busch’s Georgia factory is producing thousands of cans of water to ship into the flood-ravaged areas.
  The company’s Cartersville brewery is reportedly sending 500,000 cans of emergency drinking water to the Red Cross relief station in Baton Rouge. The Georgia brewer
  
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• Colorado’s Emergency Responders On Standby In Aftermath Of Harvey

  28-08-2017 19:49
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4)– As Tropical Storm Harvey continued to flood the suburbs of the Houston greater area, hundreds of Coloradans remained on standby to provide aid to the region.
  While dozens already have headed into the disaster area to provide help, including members of the American Red Cross, some specialized response team members were placed on hold until FEMA needed their services.
  (credit: Severe Studios/Scott Peake)
  “It doesn’t matter where you are from, you j
  
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• Now At Whole Foods: Cheaper Milk, ‘Farm Fresh’ Amazon Echo

  28-08-2017 19:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — A half-gallon of milk was 50 cents cheaper at a Whole Foods in New York. Ground beef was down by $2 a pound. And an organic avocado cost a buck less.
  Amazon kicked off its first day as the owner of Whole Foods by slashing prices, adding its logo on signs and setting up a stand of “farm fresh” Amazon Echo voice-assistant devices by store entrances. It’s just the first taste of the moves the e-commerce giant will make at the organic grocer after it completed
  
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• Nurse Suspected Of Killing Over 80 Patients

  28-08-2017 19:40
  CBS Local — A nurse in Germany who was convicted of fatally overdosing two patients has now been linked to the killings of at least 84 other people. Investigators believe the male nurse may be responsible for even more overdoses, making him one of the country’s worst serial killers.
  Niels Hoegel is already serving a life sentence following his 2015 trial in Oldenburg, Germany. During the trial, Hoegel reportedly admitted that he had triggered cardiac arrests in ab
  
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• 100 pound package of marijuana launched over Mexico border fence

  28-08-2017 19:39
  
  PHOENIX — Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona have seized a nearly 100-pound (45 kilogram) bundle of marijuana after spotting it flying over the border fence.
  Surveillance video on Wednesday captured the large package launching through the air over the fence from Mexico to the U.S. Agents on the ground found a large, plastic-wrapped bundle worth about $48,000.
  Spokeswoman Stephanie Dixon said drug smugglers are increasingly launching massive bundles of pot over the border fence, posin
  
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• Colorado’s Eli Tomac wins AMA national motocross championship

  28-08-2017 19:36
  
  Eli Tomac, the rising AMA star from Cortez, won the 450 class title of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series Saturday in Crawfordsville, Ind. In the 12th and final race of the year, Tomac finished fifth and sixth in the two motos at the Christi Hubler Chevrolet Ironman National.
  The 2013 champion in the 250 class, Tomac is just the 11th rider to win both titles in North America’s premier outdoor series. He entered Saturday needing 22 points to clinch the 450 title.
  “We went out there an
  
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• Broncos nose tackle Kyle Peko activated after recovering from foot injury

  28-08-2017 19:29
  
  The Broncos’ defensive line regained some needed depth Monday. Reserve nose tackle Kyle Peko passed his physical and was activated from the PUP (physically unable to perform) list.
  Peko broke a bone in his right foot during practice in June and was projected initially to be back by early training camp.
  His return is welcome for a line that has suffered a rash of injuries this summer. Defensive end Billy Winn suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason opener, and starting defensi
  
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• Amazon cuts prices at Whole Foods by up to 43 percent on first day

  28-08-2017 19:28
  
  Amazon.com spent its first day as the owner of a brick-and-mortar grocery chain cutting prices at Whole Foods Market as much as 43 percent.
  At the store on East 57th Street in Manhattan, organic fuji apples were marked down to $1.99 a pound from $3.49 a pound; organic avocados went to $1.99 each from $2.79; organic rotisserie chicken fell to $9.99 each from $13.99, and the price of some bananas was slashed to 49 cents per pound from 79 cents. The marked-down items had orange signs reading &ldquo
  
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• Nevada casinos rebuff marijuana industry

  28-08-2017 19:11
  
  LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s gambling regulators are grappling with how to deal with the state’s latest legal vice — recreational marijuana — and they’ve made it clear that weed doesn’t belong in casinos.
  In the first of a series of policy discussions on Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission reiterated that as long as marijuana consumption and possession is viewed as a felony by federal authorities, it will have no place in Nevada casinos.
  Commissioners said th
  
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• Gasoline jumps after Harvey shuts Gulf Coast refineries

  28-08-2017 19:09
  
  By Sarah McFarlane and Biman Mukherji, Dow Jones Newswires
  U.S. gasoline futures surged Monday after Tropical Storm Harvey knocked out refining operations and traders tried to gauge damage in the Houston area, preparing for a potential shortage in gasoline supply.
  Harvey was the first hurricane to hit U.S. refineries since the country’s emergence as a growing producer and exporter of oil, so the impact is expected to be felt further afield than with previous tropical storms. Harvey struck
  
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• Tonight on CBS4 News: Aging Out

  28-08-2017 19:07
  Watch a report by Britt Moreno at10 p.m. on CBS4, Colorado’s News Channel.
  
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• Colorado Couple Prays For Grandchildren’s Safety After Harvey

  28-08-2017 19:02
  By Melissa Garcia
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A couple in Douglas County are watching and waiting as their three grandchildren are stuck in a Houston suburb in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
  While the now-classified Tropical Storm Harvey did not hit Colorado, the immense storm has touched hearts across the Denver metro community.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s very, very concerning,” said Ron Hranac, who lives just south of Lone Tree.
  Ron and his wife Denise are grandparents t
  
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• Paxton Lynch has shoulder sprain, expected to miss at least several weeks

  28-08-2017 18:58
  
  The good news is Paxton Lynch‘s injured right (throwing) shoulder will not require surgery. The bad news is he suffered a sprain and will miss several weeks, at minimum, according to a league source, prompting the Broncos to explore their options for a backup quarterback.
  Lynch started the third quarter of Saturday’s preseason game against Green Bay and was expected to play the full half. But he landed hard on his right shoulder as he was sacked on Denver’s first possession and
  
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• Veterinarians see spike in pets with marijuana poisoning

  28-08-2017 18:57
  
  When Carol came home from work on a rainy night last year, she found her beloved dog lying on the kitchen floor, unconscious and barely breathing. She rushed him to an emergency vet hospital, trying not to think the worst.
  Emergency workers quickly assessed the dog and began asking questions. Had he ever suffered seizures? Had he been ill? Could he have gotten into any poisons or anything else he shouldn’t have? With that question, her heart sank.
  Related ArticlesAugust 25, 2017 Efforts to
  
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• DPS teacher contract talks enter final week

  28-08-2017 18:54
  
  Contract talks between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools is entering its final week, with two all-day public bargaining sessions scheduled Monday and Thursday.
  The current contract between the two groups expires Thursday. Negotiations began in January with DPS declaring an impasse in talks in June, prompting mediation.
  The teacher’s group has asked for a moratorium on charter school expansion, more transparency in school closure decisions and a $50,000 sta
  
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