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• Browns Cut Brock Osweiler

  01-09-2017 23:57
  CLEVELAND (CBS4) – The Cleveland Browns have cut ties with Brock Osweiler, six months after trading for him and his $72 million contract.
  CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora confirms the cut.
  Osweiler became the Browns’ backup after coach Hue Jackson named rookie DeShone Kizer the starter.
  In March of 2015, Osweiler left the Broncos after four years and one Super Bowl title. After losing out on the starting job to rookie Trevor Siemian, he left for Houston, who signed him to a fo
  
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• Dick’s Sporting Goods Reopens In Colorado Mills After Hail Storm

  01-09-2017 23:28
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– Dick’s Sporting Goods reopened its location at the Colorado Mills mall on Friday.
  The sporting goods store was one of dozens of stores that closed after the May 8 storm pelted Colorado Mills with baseball-sized hail.
  Dick’s Sporting Goods reopens at the Colorado Mills mall (credit: CBS)
  The ice chunks damaged the roof which caused flooding throughout the mall interior.
  (credit: CBS)
  Most of the mall will remain closed until the holiday shopping season af
  
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• Colorado Prosecutor’s Investigator Faces Child Sex Charges

  01-09-2017 23:21
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A district attorney’s investigator and former sheriff’s deputy in Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child.
  The El Paso County District Attorney’s Office Said Friday 44-year-old Donald Leigh Fair of Colorado Springs faces charges of sexual assault on a child and sexual exploitation of a child.
  No phone listing could be found for Fair, and online jail records did not indicate whether he had an attorney who could sp
  
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• Surveillance Images Surface Of Sex Assault Suspect

  01-09-2017 23:17
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver searched for a sexual assault suspect after his image and suspect vehicle were captured on surveillance cameras.
  Investigators say the sexual assault suspect is wanted for an attack that happened about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
  The suspect pictured is wanted in an attack at E. Colfax Ave. and N. Clayton St. (credit: Denver Police)
  Police say the suspect drove to the area of East Colfax Avenue and North Clayton Street in the vehicle pictured. Shortly after arr
  
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• Abducted Woman, Child Found After Extensive Search

  01-09-2017 22:57
  DENVER (CBS4)– The mother and child who were abducted at gunpoint have been found after an extensive search that led authorities along the Front Range from Commerce City to Pueblo on Thursday. The search continues for the suspect.
  Police believe they found the 26-year-old woman and her 1-year-old child in Denver on Friday after they were forced at gunpoint from a home in Adams County just before noon on Thursday.
  (credit: CBS)
  An Amber Alert was issued for the young mother and her son afte
  
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• Police Search For Child Enticement Suspect, SUV

  01-09-2017 22:16
  DENVER (CBS4)– Police in Denver are searching for a Jeep wanted in a child enticement investigation.
  Police say they need the public’s help to identify a suspect wanted for child enticement that happened on Aug. 14 in the Hale and Northfield neighborhoods. The suspect was seen driving the pictured vehicle.
  The SUV is described as a newer model 2014-2017 silver Jeep Cherokee with no license plates and damage to the rear bumper and tail light.
  The suspect is described as a white male,
  
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• Colorado AG: Sex Crime Registry Protects Public

  01-09-2017 21:56
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s attorney general says she is considering next steps after a federal judge’s ruling that the state’s sex offender registry is unconstitutional.
  1:34 p.m.
  Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said Friday that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation will keep operating the registry, which includes names, photos and other information about offenders.
  Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (credit: CBS)
  Coffman says she is “committed to having a robu
  
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• Hickenlooper, State Lawmakers, Immigrants Rally To Keep DACA

  01-09-2017 21:42
  DENVER (CBS4)– Thousands of Coloradans are at risk of losing work permits and protection from deportation if the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, is eliminated.Gov. John Hickenlooper, state lawmakers and dozens of young immigrants and activists urged President Donald Trump on Friday to keep federal protections for immigrant children whose parents brought them to the U.S. illegally.
  Mr. Trump is facing increasing pressure from CEOs, Roman Catholic bishops, celebritie
  
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• TEXT 4 THE WIN!

  01-09-2017 21:16
  Text the keyword SCRATCH and your guess of the combined score of the "next" Denver Broncos Football Team to 84816 by 11:59pm the night before the game. (Example: SCRATCH 44)
  
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• 15 Things You Didn’t Know About WWE Giant Braun Strowman

  01-09-2017 21:08
  Braun Strowman is a relatively new face in the WWE, and his star keeps rising. The WWE’s newest big man joins a long history of wrestling giants that includes The Undertaker, The Big Show, Mark Henry, King Kong Bundy and, of course, Andre The Giant.
  The 6-foot-8, 385-pound monstrosity of a man gained instant popularity as a member of the Wyatt Family, and has since electrified crowds with his feats of strength in and around the ring. He most recently helped headline WWE’s SummerSlam
  
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• Fantasy Football TE Breakout Candidates

  01-09-2017 20:55
  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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• Police: Passenger Arrested After Seat Belt Confrontation

  01-09-2017 20:37
  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a Tucson man was arrested and removed from a Southwest Airlines flight about to depart Phoenix for Denver after he repeatedly ignored requests to fasten his seat belt and shoved a flight attendant.
  Police say 58-year-old David Clyne Dutson was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault Wednesday night at Sky Harbor International Airport.
  A police probable-cause statement says all passengers on the plane were taken the flight after Dutson refused to get off
  
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• Hazmat Teams Respond To Foul Odor, Residents Urged To Leave If Sick

  01-09-2017 20:26
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– A foul odor is causing problems for a neighborhood in Wheat Ridge and authorities are trying to figure out the source.The situation started on Thursday night when a hazardous materials crew from the Arvada Fire Department was called to evaluate a situation in a shed.Six people were treated on Thursday night and two were admitted to the hospital. Copter4 flew over the hazmat situation on Friday (credit: CBS)
  The investigation has centered on a property with a red
  
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• Hazmat Teams: ‘No Hazard Found’ Residents Can Return Home

  01-09-2017 20:26
  WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (CBS4)– A foul odor that caused problems for a neighborhood in Wheat Ridge that lasted from Thursday night until Friday afternoon apparently is not hazardous.
  #HazMatSimms update: no Hazard found. Personnel demobilizing now. All residents can return. @WheatRidgePD to open 44th soon. pic.twitter.com/VbiFLqbnYN
  — Arvada Fire District (@ArvadaFire) September 1, 2017
  Authorities lifted all evacuations and road closures in the 11600 block of West 44th Avenue at 2 p.m. F
  
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• Beth Mowins To Become NFL On CBS’s First Female Play-By-Play Announcer

  01-09-2017 19:55
  By Matt Citak
  Beth Mowins is no stranger to making history. When she began calling college football games for ESPN in 2005, she became only the second woman to call nationally televised college football games for the network. Twelve years later, Mowins is ready to blaze a new trail. She will be in the booth for the second half of ESPN’s Monday Night Football doubleheader on September 11th, calling the matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos. Mowins will become just the
  
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• Where Are They? Search Continues For Woman, Child

  01-09-2017 19:35
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The search continues for a child and his mother who were abducted at gunpoint by the child’s father more than 24 hours ago.An Amber Alert was issued for the 1-year-old boy boy, later identified as Zahid Adams, and his mother, Samantha Adams, after they were taken by the child’s father at gunpoint from a home in Commerce City just before noon on Thursday. (credit: CBS)
  Both remained missing on Friday.
  Zahid Adams (credit: CBI)
  The suspect, Mauricio Ve
  
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• Broncos Trade Offensive Tackle to Falcons

  01-09-2017 18:48
  DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos, hours after the fourth and final preseason game of the 2017 season, traded offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo to the Atlanta Falcons Friday morning.
  CBS4’s Michael Spencer confirms the report first aired in a tweet by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.And the first domino falls. https://t.co/uoQKY8UnRH
  — Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4) September 1, 2017
  Denver receives from the Falcons a fifth-round draft pick in 2018.
  Denver Broncos offensive line
  
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• Raymond, Sambrailo, Taylor await fate

  01-09-2017 18:37
         
  
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• Keidel: Matthew Stafford Deserves Record Contract

  01-09-2017 18:06
  By Jason Keidel
  NFL fans are more cynical than you might think. Case in point came this week, when the Detroit Lions signed Matthew Stafford to the richest contract in NFL history, which included $92 million in guaranteed cash. Those of us, or most of us, well beyond the city limits of Ford, Eminem or 8 Mile saw this as a prudent move, placating a franchise player on arguably the most forlorn franchise in the sport.
  We’ve heard the stats, how Stafford has not won the big game, or a big gam
  
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• Latest Forecast: Weather Disturbance Brings Clouds But Not Much Rain

  01-09-2017 16:31
  By Ashton Altieri
  DENVER (CBS4) – Moisture is still generally limited across Colorado. Therefore an upper level weather disturbance moving over the state Friday will have a difficult time producing rain. The best chance is in the mountains where there is a 30% chance for showers and weak thunderstorms. For Denver and the Front Range the chance is closer to 10%. The disturbance will however be successful at creating a lot of cloud cover. So for most of the day we’ll see more clouds th
  
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• T.J. Ward's fate to be decided soon

  01-09-2017 08:37
         
  
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• Sloter rallies, Broncos beat Cards, 30-2

  01-09-2017 08:09
  After a slow start, Sloter picked up his game and led the Broncos to a 30 - 2 victory against Arizona.       
  
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• Several People Treated Due To Hazmat Situation

  01-09-2017 07:01
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters investigating a hazmat that has sickened several people.
  At least two were taken to the hospital, and four others were being monitored on scene due to a suspicious odor.Crews are gearing up into hazmat gear. #simmshazmat pic.twitter.com/4CLuSsmLvN
  — Arvada Fire District (@ArvadaFire) September 1, 2017
  Firefighters said they are investigating surrounding homes in the 11600 block of West 44th Avenue to find the source of the odor.Edit to former post.
  
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• Sloter Rebounds In Denver’s 30-2 Win Over Arizona

  01-09-2017 06:20
  DENVER (AP) — Kyle Sloter bounced back from a sack for a safety and another sack in the shadow of his own goal line to lead Denver on touchdown drives of 98 and 96 yards Thursday night that sparked the Broncos’ 30-2 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
  That capped a 4-0 preseason for rookie head coach Vance Joseph.
  Sloter’s 98-yard drive was Sloter’s best argument to win a roster spot as ailing backup QB Paxton Lynch’s temporary fill-in.
  Quarterback Kyle Sloter #1 of the
  
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• How About A Prairie Dog Village In Longmont?

  01-09-2017 06:02
  LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– A Longmont City Council woman has an idea to create a prairie dog village in the middle of town.Joan Peck says too many times the city and private property owners have to relocate or kill unwanted prairie dog colonies. (credit: CBS)
  She is suggesting moving the prairie dogs to a permanent spot, perhaps somewhere on vacant open space that is owned by Longmont.Peck introduced the idea at Tuesday night’s meeting, so the proposal has a long way to go before becomi
  
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• ‘Take Note Colorado’ Gets Nod From ‘The Fray’ Frontman

  01-09-2017 05:51
  DENVER (CBS4)– The Fray’s Isaac Slade visited his Alma Mater to talk about the importance of music education on Thursday.
  Slade spoke to University of Colorado Denver students as part of the Take Note Colorado initiative.
  The Fray’s Isaac Slade talks to University of Colorado Denver students (credit: CBS)
  CBS4 is a proud partner of the initiative which aims to give every student access to music education.
  The Fray’s Isaac Slade talks to University of Colorado Denver stude
  
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• Colorado Groups Deliver Supplies, Bring Back Stranded Pets From Harvey

  01-09-2017 05:21
  By Andrea Flores
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado organizations are working together to make sure no animal is left behind in Texas by Harvey.
  Pawsitive Restorations Animal Rescue is working with partner organizations, including Hope for Paws Colorado and National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network, to collect pet supplies for relief groups headed to Houston.
  (credit: CBS)
  “When sitting at a computer, looking at images, is breaking your heart and making you cry, you have to get up and do wh
  
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• Workers Trapped Inside Houston Bakery Bake For Harvey Victims

  01-09-2017 04:59
  HOUSTON (CBS4) – Workers at the El Bolillo Bakery baked around the clock after they became trapped by Hurricane Harvey floodwaters.
  Ahead of the storm, lines stretched outside at news of the hurricane’s impending arrival.
  “We shut down the stores, sold out of bread at all of our stores and made sure employees could get home safely at a good time,” Kirk Michaelis, owner of El Bolillo Bakery, told CBS News.Saturday night, a handful of employees remained preparing to re-open
  
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• State Of Emergency For California Wildfire

  01-09-2017 04:39
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for a wildfire in rural Northern California that has forced the evacuation of 2,500 homes.
  Brown’s declaration for the fire in Trinity County on Thursday night says the blaze has destroyed multiple homes, but neither he nor the U.S. Forest Service have said how many.The fire that started Wednesday night for unknown reasons is burning out of control in extreme heat and very dry conditions abou
  
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• Judge Finds Colorado Sex Offender Registry Unconstitutional

  01-09-2017 04:36
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– A federal court judge in Denver has called the public sex offender registry in Colorado “cruel and unusual punishment.”
  The Colorado Bureau of Investigation posts a list of registered sex offenders required under the law. It contains names, pictures, addresses, descriptions and more and readily available to anyone on the internet.
  (credit: CBS)
  But now, Federal Judge Richard Matsch has found that to be a violation of the U.S. Constitution. He wrote t
  
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• Governors Hickenlooper, Kasich Co-Author Letter To Congress

  01-09-2017 03:54
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper and his Republican counterpart, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, fired off a letter to Congress outlining their ideas to stabilize the individual health insurance market.
  “I think time is of the essence,” Hickenlooper said at a press conference.
  Gov. John Hickenlooper with Gov. John Kasich (credit: CBS)
  In Colorado, 14 counties have one insurer left and premiums will increase by almost 30 percent next year.
  Recommendations in the letter
  
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• Trump To Donate $1 Million To Harvey Relief Efforts

  01-09-2017 03:29
  WASHINGTON (CBS4) – President Donald Trump will donate $1 million in personal funds toward the Hurricane Harvey relief effort.
  According to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the president said he will donate his personal money, although she could not say if it was from his own bank account or the Donald J. Trump Foundation.
  U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
  “I had a chance to speak directly with the president earlier, and I’
  
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• Man Convicted Of Video-Recording Rape Gets Long Prison Term

  01-09-2017 02:59
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A man convicted of sexually assaulting a Colorado woman while video-recording the attack on a cellphone has been sentenced to 48 years to life in prison.
  Prosecutors said 31-year-old Desmond Alvis Martin of Colorado Springs received the maximum sentence Thursday.
  Martin was accused of forcing the woman at gunpoint to perform sex acts at her home in the Denver suburb of Aurora in January 2016.Desmond Alvis Martin (credit: Colorado Springs Police)
  He was convicted in
  
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• Undocumented Immigrant Pleads For Pardon

  01-09-2017 02:39
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – Local leaders are rallying behind a mother, also an undocumented immigrant, and asking Gov. John Hickenlooper for a pardon.
  Ingrid Latorre, an undocumented immigrant from Peru, was arrested in 2010 on charges of using false documents. She later pleaded guilty under the advice of her attorney, without knowing that the crime would affect her immigration status.
  Ingrid Latorre (credit: CBS)
  An immigrant advocate announced Thursday that a Jefferson County dist
  
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• Latest Forecast: Heading For A Hot Labor Day Weekend

  01-09-2017 01:42
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) –
  The 90 degree heat finally took a break today in Denver. Although it was still warm, we only made it to the mid 80s. There is a chance for storms through the evening, but should be okay for the second half of the Broncos preseason game against the Cardinals.
  The “cooler” weather is thanks to an increase in cloud cover as well as a somewhat better chance for showers and thunderstorms along the Front Range during the afternoon and evening. If you
  
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• Heading For A Hot Labor Day Weekend

  01-09-2017 01:42
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) –
  The 90 degree heat finally took a break today in Denver. Although it was still warm, we only made it to the mid 80s. There is a chance for storms through the evening, but should be okay for the second half of the Broncos preseason game against the Cardinals.
  The “cooler” weather is thanks to an increase in cloud cover as well as a somewhat better chance for showers and thunderstorms along the Front Range during the afternoon and evening. If you
  
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• Broncos fans: Ticketmaster...

  01-09-2017 01:33
  If you're having trouble printing tickets at home - you are NOT alone. Head to a Mile High Stadium ticket window for help.       
  
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• Boy Returned Home Safely After He Didn’t Get On School Bus

  01-09-2017 01:25
  NORTHGLENN, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Northglenn said the missing 6-year-old boy who did not get on the bus after school has been found safe. He was returned home safely on Thursday evening.
  Joshua Sotelo-Gill attends North Mor Elementary.
  Joshua Sotelo-Gill (credit: Northglenn Police)
  He was reported missing on Thursday afternoon when he didn’t get on the bus after school.
   
  
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• Teens Aging Out Of Foster Care Get Life Skills Training

  01-09-2017 01:22
  By Libby Smith
  LAKEWOOD, Colo (CBS4) – For teens in foster care making the transition to adulthood can be fraught with peril. Many of these young people will face living completely on their own at the age of 18. The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program is a key component to preparing these teens for life outside the system. The voluntary classes offer information on continuing education, employment, financial management, housing, among other things. And each teen works one-on-on
  
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• Amber Alert Issued After 1-Year-Old Taken At Gunpoint

  01-09-2017 01:20
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – Police have issued an Amber Alert in southern Colorado.
  A 1-year-old boy boy, later identified as Zayed Adams, was taken by the mother’s ex-boyfriend at gunpoint in Adams County in the Denver metro area. The boy’s mother, Samantha Adams, was also taken by force. Both remain missing.
  Zayed Adams (credit: CBI)
  The suspect, Mauricio Venzor-Gonzalez, is described as a Hispanic male, 5-feet-6 and 129 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
  Mauricio Venzor-Gonz
  
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• Broncos on the bubble

  01-09-2017 00:50
         
  
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