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• Shivering Girl, 3, Clinging To Drowned Mom In Harvey Floods

  30-08-2017 23:22
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities found a shivering 3-year-old clinging to the body of her drowned mother in a rain-swollen canal in Southeast Texas after the woman tried to carry her child to safety from Harvey’s floods.
  Beaumont police on Wednesday identified the mother as 41-year-old Colette Sulcer and said her daughter was being treated for hypothermia but doing well.Capt. Brad Penisson of the fire-rescue department in Beaumont said the woman’s vehicle got stuck Tuesday afternoon i
  
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• Alert Driver Spots Smoke, Calls Firefighters

  30-08-2017 23:08
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– An alert driver on Interstate 70 near Wheat Ridge saw smoke coming from an apartment complex and called 911.Firefighters from Arvada responded quickly and were able to extinguish the flames right away. (credit: Arvada Fire Dept.)
  There is heavy smoke damage to one unit and water damage to another.A neighbor was able to knock on doors and evacuate everyone.(credit: Arvada Fire Dept.)
  What started the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• E.T. Calling? Astronomers Pick Up Radio Signals From Space

  30-08-2017 23:02
  CBS Local — Have astronomers located life in the final frontier? A series of unexplained radio signals has been discovered coming from a source in a galaxy three billion light years away.
  Scientists with the Breakthrough Listen initiative say they detected 15 repeating, fast radio bursts (FRBs) coming from the same mysterious source they recorded an FRB from in 2012. In 2015, the same source became the first object to ever recorded repeating a radio burst.
  The Aug. 26 discovery also comes
  
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• Police Officer Formally Charged With Sexual Assault

  30-08-2017 22:59
  BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – A patrol officer from Westminster has been formally charged with sexual assault in an alleged incident with a woman in Broomfield while he was on duty.
  Police chiefs from both Westminster and Broomfield announced the arrest of Officer Curtis Arganbright in a joint news conference on Monday evening.
  Curtis Arganbright (credit: Broomfield Police)
  Arganbright, 40, has been charged with felony sex assault and false imprisonment charges in the case. He has bonded out
  
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• Firefighters Take To The Streets For ‘Fill The Boot’ Campaign

  30-08-2017 22:42
  DENVER (CBS4)– Watch for firefighters who will be patrolling the streets this Labor Day holiday weekend for the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign.
  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock teamed up with the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters and the Muscular Dystrophy Association to kick off the annual fundraising campaign that helps children and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases live longer and grow stronger.
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  They gathered on the West
  
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• VW Settlement Money= More Car Charging Stations

  30-08-2017 20:55
  DENVER (CBS4)– The State of Colorado will receive $68.5 million in the Volkswagen emissions settlement and part of that money will focus on electric cars.
  That money will be distributed for mass transit improvements in the state along with a focus on clean energy modes of transportation. (credit: CBS)
  This comes after the company admitted installing computer programs to cheat on emissions tests.
  Of the total amount, $10 million is planned for vehicle charging stations. One group estimates
  
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• Watch CBS4 For CBS Premieres This Fall!

  30-08-2017 20:44
  By Wendy Holmes, CBS4 Program Director
  (CBS4) – After the PRIME TIME EMMY AWARDS air on CBS Sunday 9/17 6-9PM and the premiere episode of the new CBS All Access Show STAR TREK: DISCOVERY on Sunday 9/24 7-8PM, here comes the start of the new CBS Fall Season on Monday 9/25!
  (credit: Michael Yarish/Warner Bros.)
  CBS Fall Premiere Week starts Monday, September 25th with the Season Premiere of THE BIG BANG THEORY at 7:00PM. What will Amy answer? Following that big show will be the Premiere of t
  
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• Thieves Drill Into Private Paris Cellar, Steal $300,000 In Wine

  30-08-2017 20:42
  CBS Local — Police in Paris say thieves made off with hundreds of bottles of vintage wine after drilling into a collector’s private cellar. The amount stolen is still being calculated but the total value of the heist is reportedly near $300,000.
  According to French police, the robbers used the city’s network of ancient catacombs to get close to the valuable collection. The suspects allegedly then drilled about 60 feet into the victim’s cellar to steal the prized wines.
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• Want To Drive To The Summit Of Mt. Evans? Make Plans Now

  30-08-2017 20:08
  CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Mount Evans Road to the summit will close for the season after Labor Day weekend.
  The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the final stretch from Summit Lake to the summit on Tuesday.
  (credit: CBS)
  Heavy snow kept the road closed later than usual this season. Crews couldn’t clear the 40 foot drifts until June 8, later than the typical opening for Memorial Day weekend.
  Drone4 flew over Mount Evans Road (credit: CBS)
  The rest of the road w
  
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• Cold Case Arrest Follows CBS4 Investigation

  30-08-2017 20:00
  By Brian Maass
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)– The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in an 18-year-old cold case murder following information obtained through a CBS4 Investigation.
  Investigators arrested Robert Lee Williams, 70, on Tuesday. Williams is being held on a murder charge, suspected of killing Arapahoe County prosecutor Rebecca Bartee in June 1999.
  Robert Lee Williams (credit: Arapahoe County)
  Bartee, 41, was found dead in her bathtub after she failed to show up
  
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• Youth At Colorado Detention Center Dies Of Suicide

  30-08-2017 19:21
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A youth at Colorado’s Mount View Youth Services Center has died of suicide. It is the second suicide at the state-run center this summer.
  The Colorado Department of Human Services says staff members found the youth Sunday during a room check. The staff provided immediate aid before the youth was transported to the hospital.
  The Division of Youth Services was notified Tuesday the youth had died. The age and the sex of the youth were not released.
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• Colorado Parents Accused In Death Of 6-Week-Old Child

  30-08-2017 19:18
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The parents of a 6-week-old infant who died at their Colorado home in February have been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.
  Colorado Springs police say they arrested 21-year-old John Ostranger and 23-year-old Donica Mirabal on Monday. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office says that Zayden Ostranger died as a result of prolonged, intentional neglect and lack of care.
  On Feb. 28, police and firefighters were dispatched to a
  
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• US Clears First ‘Living Drug’ For Tough Childhood Leukemia

  30-08-2017 18:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients’ own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.
  The CAR-T cell treatment developed by Novartis and the University of Pennsylvania is the first type of gene therapy to hit the U.S. market — and one in a powerful but expensive wave of custom-made “living drugs” being tested
  
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• Foundation Honors Woman By Helping Others Affected By Brain Aneurysms

  30-08-2017 18:29
  By Kathy Walsh
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – A Colorado family has started a foundation to honor 38-year-old Jamie Beck. The wife and mother from Highlands Ranch died when aneurysms ruptured in her brain.
  Now, her family is trying to turn their heartache into helping others.
  “I still think about her everyday. We miss her,” said Devin Beck, blinking back tears as he talked about his late wife, Jamie.
  Jamie Beck with her family (credit: CBS)
  He called her smart and determined,
  
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• Watch: 17-Year-Old Cowboy Rescues Horse From Flood

  30-08-2017 18:17
  CLEVELAND, Texas (CBS4) – A 17-year-old cowboy worked quickly to save a horse stuck in a pen from flood waters.
  Rowdy’s father, Chance Ward, filmed the rescue and posted it to Facebook.
  “There is a lot of sad out of this storm, but I look at the positive,” Ward later posted. “I have helped in numerous floods with livestock. We were able to swim in and save four of these horses today. One of the greatest feelings in the world is having my best partner by my side.&rdq
  
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• DUI Suspected After SUV Slams Into Bus

  30-08-2017 17:53
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in Wheat Ridge are investigating a crash in which an SUV slammed into an RTD bus.
  (credit: CBS)
  The crash happened at approximately 5:40 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Wadsworth Boulevard and 38th. The SUV allegedly ran a red light at the intersection before striking the bus. The bus then crashed into another vehicle.
  Authorities believe the SUV driver may have been drunk.
  (credit: CBS)
  Two people in the SUV were taken to the hospital and everyon
  
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• Best Buy ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Selling $42 Water To Hurricane, Flood Victims

  30-08-2017 17:42
  HOUSTON (AP) – Best Buy says it is “deeply sorry” following accusations of price gouging after a photo posted online showed cases of water for sale at one of the electronic retailer’s Houston-area stores for more than $42.
  The photo, which was widely shared on Twitter, appeared to have been taken by a Houston resident.One Houston resident sent me a pic of water he saw being sold for *$42* at a nearby Best Buy. They were kind enough to offer $29 bottles too pic.t
  
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• Sheriff Proposes Sending Inmates To Help With Harvey Damage

  30-08-2017 17:32
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts sheriff who proposed sending county jail inmates to help President Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is offering to send inmates to Texas to help clean up damage from Hurricane Harvey.
  WGBH-FM first reported Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson wants to send inmate “volunteers” to help rebuild Houston.
  (credit: CBS)
  Hodgson says 10 inmates have expressed interest in the project. He says he hopes federal disaster relief
  
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• Sleeping In A Cold Room Is Healthier, Scientists Say

  30-08-2017 17:30
  CBS Local — Many people enjoy feeling warm and toasty under layers of blankets when they go to bed. According to researchers studying the science of sleep, those people have the completely wrong idea about getting a healthy night of rest. Scientists are now saying that sleeping in a cold room with fewer layers on results in a better night’s sleep and is healthier for the body.
  Dr. Christopher Winter, director at Charlottesville Neurology & Sleep Medicine, told the website SimpleM
  
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• Zoo Euthanizes Baby Elephant With Feeding Issues

  30-08-2017 17:12
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh zoo says a baby elephant that had a feeding tube inserted to help it gain weight has been euthanized.
  Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium announced Wednesday that the unnamed female calf had died.The calf was born about 30 days prematurely in May, and at 184 pounds (83.6 kilograms), it was about 52 pounds (23.6 kilograms) underweight at birth.
  The calf’s mother at the zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County reject
  
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• Vicente Fox Assails Trump’s Policies In Denver Visit

  30-08-2017 17:10
  DENVER (CBS4) – Mexico’s former president brought his stinging criticism for President Donald Trump to Denver on Tuesday.
  Vicente Fox Quesada spoke at a global trade forum, and it didn’t take him long to go after Trump’s claims that Mexico should pay for an elaborate wall on the border of the two countries.
  Vicente Fox (credit: CBS)
  Fox resorted to profanity when discussing the issue.
  “The (bleeping ) wall. That doesn’t exist. It will never exist,” Fox s
  
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• Trump Pushes Tax Overhaul, Says It’s ‘Badly Needed’

  30-08-2017 17:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will kick off his lobbying effort for a tax overhaul at an event with a Midwestern manufacturing backdrop and some economic tough talk.
  The one thing missing? A detailed proposal.
  Instead, in Springfield, Missouri, Wednesday, Trump will give remarks that the White House said will focus on his “vision” for spurring job creation and economic growth by cutting rates and revising the tax code. Details will come later, officials said, when la
  
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• Specific Recruiting Helps Older Teens In Foster Care

  30-08-2017 17:05
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Executive Director of the Adoption Exchange was on CBS4 This Morning to talk about efforts to find homes for Colorado’s most at-risk youth.
  Lauren Arnold talked about in-depth recruitment that looks at a child’s history to identify friends, neighbors, coaches, or even relatives who might step up and adopt that child.
  LINK: The Adoption Exchange
  About 18-months ago, the state started a new effort to identify those children in foster care who will have th
  
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• Broncos ready to move on from T.J. Ward

  30-08-2017 16:59
  It’s a move Mike Klis says makes sense “in all ways but one.”       
  
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• CBS4 Teams Up With American Red Cross To Help Hurricane, Flood Victims

  30-08-2017 16:31
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 is teaming up with the American Red Cross Wednesday to raise money for victims of Hurricane Harvey, which is still producing flooding in Texas and Louisiana.(credit: CBS)
  A special TeleTech phone bank will raise money for the agency until 7 p.m. CBS4 will feature live reports from the special Red Cross relief center, located in Englewood, throughout the day.
  “These donations are paramount to us being able to provide those lifesaving needs to the Houston
  
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• Fantasy Football RB Breakout Candidates

  30-08-2017 16:16
  By Matt Citak
  With opening kickoff right around the corner, it’s time to prepare for your upcoming fantasy football draft. Most fantasy rosters consist of a majority of proven veterans, some young upside players with potential, and maybe a rookie or two. Finding and selecting potential breakout players before the rest of your league is one of the best parts about participating in fantasy football. It helps your team become stronger, and normally will come at an affordable price on draft da
  
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• Latest Forecast: Late August Heat Continues With Maybe A Few T-Storms

  30-08-2017 15:50
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver officially reached 93° on Tuesday. Temperatures will be similar Wednesday afternoon. The only difference will be a slight increase in cloud cover and perhaps a very isolated thunderstorm between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  A somewhat better chance for thunderstorms exists in the mountains on Wednesday. Summit County for example has a 30% chance for late day storms. Otherwise plan on partly sunny skies in the high country with highs mainly in the 70s.
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• LoDo Condo With View Of Coors Field Going For $4M

  30-08-2017 15:12
  DENVER (CBS4) – Being in the center of it all in the Mile High City can really cost you these days.
  A condo is now on sale in LoDo for $4 million. (View Listing)
  Business Den reports the 5,350-square-foot condo is located next to Coors Field and above the Denver ChopHouse & Brewery.
  (credit: LIV Southeby’s)
  The property comes with five outdoor decks that feature nice views of the ballpark and it includes iron doors from the Denver Mint.
  A condo located in the Four Seasons Hotel d
  
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• College Football 2017: Week 1 Games To Watch

  30-08-2017 15:00
  Ryan Mayer
  Well, folks that glorious time of the year is finally here. Saturday night, while much of the world was focused on the boxing ring at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the college football season kicked off with a slate of four games. However, despite that slate featuring a pair of Top 25 teams, that was really just the appetizer to the mouth-watering entree that is Week 1 of the season that begins this Thursday night.
  As with any week of the season, there are certain games that will take
  
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• WATCH: Arenado Hits 3-Run Shot For 30th HR, Rockies Top Tigers

  30-08-2017 14:16
  DENVER (AP) – Warwick Saupold got the best of Nolan Arenado on Monday night. The slugger got redemption in his rematch with the Detroit Tigers reliever 24 hours later.
  Arenado capped a four-run seventh inning with his 30th homer, and the Colorado Rockies beat Detroit 7-3 on Tuesday night.
  Arenado’s three-run shot off Saupold broke open a close game and helped the Rockies win for the fourth time in six tries. Colorado increased its lead to four games over Milwaukee
  
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• Colorado Breweries Can Water, Not Beer, To Help Flood Victims

  30-08-2017 05:47
  By Karen Morfitt
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Coloradans are stepping in to help Texas flood victims.
  Both Oskar Blues and Miller Coors are sending canned water to aid the Hurricane Harvey recovery effort.
  (credit: CBS)
  Marketing director Chad Melis says Oskar Blues canned 88,000 cans of drinking water at their brewery in Longmont.
  “It’s kind of a no brainer for us to make that effort. People are willing to kind of grab the bull by the horns and put a little extra effort in to get
  
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• New Dinosaur Discovery Something Museum Curator ‘Has Been Waiting For’

  30-08-2017 05:34
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4) – Dr. Joe Sertich spent the summer looking for horned dinosaur fossils in North Dakota, but didn’t know his next find would be closer to home.
  “Dinosaurs in Denver are super exciting, so as soon as I realized it was a dinosaur; part of a skull, part of a body and there’s potential for a lot more, it’s pretty rare and exciting,” said Sertich, the Curator of Dinosaurs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
  Dr. Joseph Sertich (cred
  
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• Joseph Says He’s Not Aware Of Any T.J. Ward Trade Talks

  30-08-2017 04:50
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — If the “No Fly Zone” is about to lose one of its pilots, Broncos coach Vance Joseph isn’t aware.
  Joseph said Tuesday he hadn’t heard anything about T.J. Ward being on the trading block following a report from the NFL Network that the Broncos have been in talks about dealing the Pro Bowl strong safety who’s entering the final year of his contract.
  “He’s one of our better players,” Joseph said. “So, I would be surp
  
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• Aurora Racetrack Proposal May Have Hit A Dead End

  30-08-2017 04:44
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora’s plans to bring a motor sports complex to the city may have hit a dead end.Mayor Steve Hogan is calling for a special city council meeting Thursday to discuss a ballot measure on the issue. If approved by voters, it would allow the city to give financial incentives to potential investors like NASCAR.
  The mayor has not said why he wants to discuss the measure, but the deadline to remove it from the ballot is only a couple of weeks away.
  The complex would
  
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• Lockheed Martin, CU To Give Grad Students Real World Experience

  30-08-2017 04:22
  BOULDER (CBS4) – A special partnership has opened the door to more long-term research in Colorado.
  (credit: CBS)
  Lockheed Martin and the University of Colorado Boulder on Tuesday signed an agreement that allows funding for collaboration and development for future generations. Grad students will get more real-world experience, and Lockheed Martin will work to develop new technology.
  “It really it sets a foundation for a long term relationship. Research projects don’t turn on and
  
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• 5-Foot Long Python Found After Weeks-Long Search

  30-08-2017 03:39
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – Animal control officers rounded up a 5-foot-long python over the weekend.
  A homeowner spotted the snake on the 700 block of 8th Avenue in a yard and quickly called animal control.
  Several weeks before, someone had spotted the same snake slithering under the hood of a car and authorities had been searching it ever since.
  (credit: CBS)
  Police say it’s likely someone abandoned the snake.
  It is now at the Colorado Reptile Humane Society in Longmont and could be u
  
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• Plans For National Western Revamp Include Hosting Events Year Round

  30-08-2017 02:33
  DENVER (CBS4) – The National Western Stock Show Complex has been a fixture in Denver for more than a century, and plans for a vast overhaul of the facility are becoming more clear.
  A partnership between the City of Denver, Colorado State University and other organizations on the $1.5 billion project revealed on Tuesday that the new National Western Center will be used year round.
  (credit: CBS)
  The project will take years to complete, and if all goes as planned the end result will pay off n
  
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• Sorry, Harvey’s Rain To Snow Fun To Consider, But Not Possible

  30-08-2017 02:26
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – I’ve had several people ask me how much snow would fall in Colorado if we received Harvey’s record 51.88 inches of rain.
  So I’ll play along and give the astounding numbers before offering a lesson in the atmosphere that will show this really isn’t possible.
  A person walks through a flooded street with a dog after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
  A super wet
  
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• Conservatives In Colorado Push For Overhaul Of Tax Code

  30-08-2017 01:47
  By Shaun Boyd
  (CBS4) – President Donald Trump leaves Wednesday for a series of stops around the country to rally support for tax reform as activists on both sides go to war over the issue.
  Americans for Prosperity Colorado — a conservative group funded by billionaires Charles and David Koch — rallied the troops in Colorado.
  (credit: CBS)
  “Our goal is to close those loopholes, reduce brackets, and create a simpler, fairer, flatter system for everyone,” says AFP State
  
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• Continued Very Warm With An Ozone Alert Today

  30-08-2017 01:38
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) –
  The heat continues in Denver this week with another day in the 90s. We hit 95 downtown and 93 officially at DIA. Temperatures will stay well above average all week with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.
  The warm, dry and quiet weather is contributing to an Ozone Action Day along the Front Range. You’re encouraged to reduce your driving where possible and to stop at the click while refueling your vehicle to help lower pollutants in the atmosphere, w
  
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• Melanoma Experts Meet To Showcase Latest Research

  30-08-2017 01:04
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4)– Coloradans enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine each year. But because of our altitude and love of the outdoors, Colorado’s skin cancer diagnosis is 30 percent higher than the national average.
  Experts from around the world are in Denver for five days this week, through Wednesday, discussing the latest in melanoma treatments.
  University of Colorado Hospital (credit: CBS)
  Amy Wanninger is living proof researchers are making progress.
  “When I was rea
  
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• Texas Rain Gauge More Than Triples Boulder’s 2013 Flood Total

  30-08-2017 00:52
  By Chris Spears
  DENVER (CBS4) – Hurricane Harvey continues to rewrite weather history, not only for Texas, but for the entire nation.
  The latest record to fall is the most rainfall ever recorded from a tropical cyclone to hit the lower 48 states.An automated rain gauge about 35 miles east of Houston measured 51.88 inches of rain between midnight August 25 and 3:40 p.m. on August 29.
  That is more than three times the amount of rain that fell on Boulder during the 2013 flood and it fell in l
  
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• Sketch Released Of Sex Assault Suspect Who Stabbed Victim’s Father

  30-08-2017 00:49
  GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)– Police continue to search for the man who sexually assaulted a young girl and stabbed her father.Police say the man got inside an apartment on 23rd Avenue in Greeley on Aug. 19. He made his way into the girl’s bedroom. (credit: Greeley Police)
  She was able to escape and alerted her father who was then stabbed during a fight with the suspect.The father is expected to recover.Police have released a sketch of the suspect in hopes that someone will recognize the ma
  
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