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• Goodwill Program Helps Woman With Disabilities Land A Dream Job

  04-09-2017 23:45
  By Kathy Walsh
  DENVER (CBS4) – A young woman is thrilled to have earned a job at the Denver Zoo. She is a success story of Goodwill’s Career Development Program.
  Madisyn Higgins (credit: CBS)
  Madisyn Higgins has a developmental disability, but it doesn’t stop her from working hard. This summer she showed up early, always with a smile, and so impressed her bosses that they want her around permanently.
  Washing dishes isn’t drudgery, it is part of a dream come true for Madis
  
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• New Human Trafficking Law ‘About Protecting Most Vulnerable Victims’

  04-09-2017 23:30
  By Shaun Boyd
  DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado recognized Labor Day this year with a new law aimed at ending slave labor.
  Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman pushed for the law that allows law enforcement to use wiretaps in sex and labor trafficking investigations, where children especially are unable or unwilling to come forward.
  CBS4’s Shaun Boyd interviews Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman. (credit: CBS)
  “These folks hide the children that they are trafficking and the
  
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• Osweiler returns as Broncos backup QB

  04-09-2017 23:19
  Maybe, what the Denver Broncos have in Brock Osweiler is the NFL quarterback version of Ed Whitson.       
  
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• T.J. Ward Says Broncos ‘Completely Unprofessional’ In His Release

  04-09-2017 21:53
  TAMPA, Fla. (CBS4) – Former Broncos safety T.J. Ward didn’t have nice things to say about how the team released him.
  “It’s unfortunate the way they handled that situation,” Ward said, according to NFL.com. “But it is what it is. And they got to live with it. I got to live with it. And we’ll see what happens. But I’m going to make sure that I land on my feet. That’s just me. And whatever happens to them, happens to them. That’s on them.&
  
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• Desmond Plays Shortstop For 1st Time Since 2015

  04-09-2017 21:33
  DENVER (AP) — Ian Desmond will play shortstop for the first time in nearly two years Monday for the Colorado Rockies.
  Desmond hasn’t played the position since Oct. 4, 2015, while with the Washington Nationals. He was an outfielder for the Texas Rangers last season. While with the Rockies this season he has played left field or first base.
  Ian Desmond #20 of the Colorado Rockies (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
  The 31-year-old Desmond has played 913 career games at shortstop
  
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• Animal Adventure Park Updates Taj’s Condition On Last Day Of Season

  04-09-2017 21:28
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – On the final day of their summer season, the Animal Adventure Park updated their fans on how Tajiri the giraffe is doing.
  According to the park’s Facebook page, Taj “is now standing just over 9′ tall and well over 475-500 lbs.”
  Pictured next to him in the post is his mother April, a full-grown adult giraffe.RELATED: Animal Adventure Park Donates Thousands To Giraffe Conservation
  The park gained international fame with April the giraffe, a
  
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• Zoo Releases Video Of Panda From Birth To 30-Days-Old

  04-09-2017 21:19
  SAINT-AIGNAN-SUR-CHER, France (CBS4) – A zoo in France is celebrating a ball of fluffy cuteness.
  Their baby panda is now a month old.
  The zoo released a timeline of his growth in the past month, from a tiny fur-less bear being cared for by humans, to the little guy now in his mother’s arms.His mom, Huan Hua, and her partner, Yuan Zi, are on a ten-year loan from China.
  There are only about 1,800 pandas in the wild in China, and about 400 in captivity.
  
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• Reminder: Secure Your Trashcans, Bears Are Still Out

  04-09-2017 21:07
  CANON CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has a warning about bears.
  Sunday night, one of their deputies caught a bear tearing up trashcans in Canon City.
  The department posted video of the encounter, reminding homeowners that bear season is still going. They’re not yet hibernating. So it’s important to secure your trashcans, keep them inside until morning, and use bear proof bins.With their video, they offered several tips on how to keep both you and
  
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• Reminder: Secure Your Trash Cans, Bears Are Still Out

  04-09-2017 21:07
  CANON CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has a warning about bears.
  Sunday night, one of their deputies caught a bear tearing up trash cans in Canon City.
  The department posted video of the encounter, reminding homeowners that bear season is still going. They’re not yet hibernating. So it’s important to secure your trash cans, keep them inside until morning, and use bear proof bins.With their video, they offered several tips on how to keep both you a
  
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• Steamboat Moose Readies Antlers For Mating Season

  04-09-2017 20:47
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A pair of bull moose wandered into a Steamboat Springs cul-de-sac Sunday morning.
  The more mature male sported antlers freshly shedding their velvet.
  (credit: Shannon Lukens)
  This shedding typically occurs just prior to the fall mating season and leaves new, shiny set for display and — if called upon — ready for battle.
  A Colorado Parks & Wildlife web page dedicated to the animal says the mating season begins in mid-September and runs throu
  
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• Latest Forecast: Warm & Smoky Ahead Of Strong Cold Front

  04-09-2017 20:35
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Elevations below 7,000 feet in eastern Colorado remain under an air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke coming in from the north and west. This includes metro Denver. It’s in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
  In addition there’s an Ozone Alert in effect for the urban corridor.
  It’s a good day to just stay inside and to keep the windows closed, especially if you have allergies or asthma.
  There will be a litle relief later today as a strong cold
  
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• Guess who's back, back again?

  04-09-2017 20:02
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• Emergency Responders Saved Loose Horse Near Highway

  04-09-2017 20:00
  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Emergency responders worked to keep a horse from getting on a highway Monday.
  Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters with South Metro Fire Rescue worked “to keep the horse calm and from getting on to E-470,” the fire department posted to Twitter.Very helpful community members assisting SMFR and @dcsheriff in getting this very scared horse to safety. pic.twitter.com/ymYywmVHzE
  — SouthMetroFireRescue (@SouthMetroPIO) Septembe
  
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• Wildfires Across US West Force Thousands To Flee Their Homes

  04-09-2017 19:49
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires forced thousands to flee their homes across the U.S. West during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat.
  The fires Sunday caused evacuations in Glacier National Park in Montana and many other parts of the West; compelled crews to rescue about 140 hikers who had spent the night in the woods after fire broke out along the popular Columbia River Gorge Trail in Oregon; and led firefighters to step up efforts to protect a 2,700-year-old grove of
  
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• Brock Osweiler: ‘When You Find Out You’re Going To Be A Bronco!!!’

  04-09-2017 19:39
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – It appears quarterback Brock Osweiler is happy to be returning to Denver.
  After deciding to leave town and sign with the Houston Texans, Osweiler was traded to the Cleveland Browns in the off season.
  Brock Osweiler of the Cleveland Browns passes in the first half of a preseason game against the New York Giants at FirstEnergy Stadium on August 21, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
  They cut him and he resigned with Denver as a backup to sta
  
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• Another Royal Baby On The Way! Kate Middleton Expecting

  04-09-2017 19:01
  LONDON (CBS4) – Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is expecting her third child.
  Kensington Palace announced Monday that she and Prince William are expecting.
  “The Queen and members of both families are delighted with the news,” the official announcement read.Unfortunately, because the Duchess suffers from severe morning sickness, she will be out of the public eye for a while.
  The royal couple already has two children, Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, who is two.
  Pri
  
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• Second Person Dies This Summer In Picketwire Canyon

  04-09-2017 18:43
  OTERO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A second person has died this summer due to the heat in Picketwire Canyon.
  Picketwire Canyon is in the Comanche National Grasslands near La Junta in southeastern Colorado.Heat related fatality in Picketwire Canyon, 2nd this summer.Prayers to the family.ID will not be released until Coroner notifies family
  — Otero County Sheriff (@OteroSheriff) September 4, 2017
  The Otero County Sheriff tweeted Monday morning that over the weekend there was a heat-related
  
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• Second Person Dies This Summer In Picket Wire Canyon

  04-09-2017 18:43
  OTERO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A second person has died this summer due to the heat in Picket Wire Canyon.
  Picket Wire Canyon is in the Comanche National Grasslands near La Junta in southeastern Colorado.Heat related fatality in Picketwire Canyon, 2nd this summer.Prayers to the family.ID will not be released until Coroner notifies family
  — Otero County Sheriff (@OteroSheriff) September 4, 2017
  The Otero County Sheriff tweeted Monday morning that over the weekend there was a heat-relate
  
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• Colorado Astronaut Returns To Earth With Record-Breaking Peggy Whitson

  04-09-2017 18:27
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance.
  Whitson’s 665 days off the planet — 288 days on this mission alone — exceeds that of any other American and any other woman worldwide.
  She checked out of the International Space Station just hours earlier, along with another American and a Russian. Their Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakhstan sho
  
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• Dogs And Cats Rescued From Texas Available For Adoption Soon

  04-09-2017 18:07
  DENVER (CBS4) – Volunteers drove dozens of cats and dogs displaced by Hurricane Harvey in Texas to Colorado.
  They arrived Sunday at the MaxFund no-kill animal shelter after a 16-hour drive.
  (credit: CBS)
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  Shelters in Texas were clogged with animals because of Hurricane Harvey.
  The volunteers rescued approximately 30 cats and 20 dogs, bringing them to Colorado to find a new fur-ever home.
  (credit: CBS)MaxFund says the pets will all be available for adoption soon.
  LINK: Adopt A
  
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• Man Shot, Critically Injured In Home Invasion

  04-09-2017 17:51
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A man was critically injured after he was shot during a home invasion.
  It happened just after 3 a.m. Monday morning in the 3400 block of South Lincoln Street.
  (credit: CBS)
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  In a press release, the Englewood Police Department says an unknown man entered a home through the front door and shot a male occupant inside.
  The victim, a man in his fifties, was take to the hospital in critical condition. There was a woman inside the home at the time, too, but
  
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• Brock Osweiler Passes Physical, Officially Signed By Broncos

  04-09-2017 17:32
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – Quarterback Brock Osweiler and the Broncos have made it official.
  Osweiler passed his physical Monday morning, and has rejoined the team on a one-year deal.
  President of Football Operations / General Manager John Elway said Osweiler will be the team’s backup to Trevor Siemian as Paxton Lynch recovers after injuring his throwing shoulder in the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.
  Brock Osweiler (Photo Credit: Sean M. Haffey
  “He’s got a l
  
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• Lyft Driver Robbed At Gunpoint: ‘Don’t Move Or I Will Blast You’

  04-09-2017 17:19
  By Dillon Thomas
  DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place early Thursday morning.
  The robbery happened near 7th Avenue and Albion Street in Denver, and involved a Lyft driver.
  Driver Corey Anderson spoke exclusively with CBS4’s Dillon Thomas, just days after nearly losing his life.
  Anderson was shot at as he attempted to drive away from the armed robbery.
  Corey Anderson (credit: CBS)
  Anderson said he was waiting in his car, just moments after c
  
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• Ailing Airline Closing Down Denver Hub

  04-09-2017 16:52
  SCOTTBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — An airline providing government-subsidized service to three Nebraska and two Kansas cities plans to end the flights later this month.
  PenAir notified the U.S. Transportation Department last week that service to Kearney, North Platte and Scottsbluff in Nebraska and to Dodge City and Liberal in Kansas will cease after Sunday. The information was first reported by an airline industry news site, ch-aviation.com.
  (credit: CBS)
  The Anchorage, Alaska-based carrier ann
  
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• Western Fires Cause Denver’s Mountain View To Go Missing

  04-09-2017 16:07
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Something is missing this Labor Day along the Front Range of the Rockies. It’s our view of the beautiful Rocky Mountains!
  Thick smoke from dozens of western wildfires settled into eastern Colorado overnight on northerly winds.
  In fact a large part of the country is experiencing hazy skies due to out of control fires in states such as California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
  (credit: NOAA)
  The layer of smoke was shallow, only hanging a few thou
  
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• Man Shot During Englewood Home Invasion

  04-09-2017 16:03
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A man is in critical condition at Swedish Medical Center following an early morning home invasion.
  The man, an occupant of a home at 3470 South Lincoln Street, was shot by a male intruder who entered the front door of the residence, according to the Englewood Police Department.
  (credit: CBS4)
  Police were called to the home at 3:04 a.m. Monday.
  The suspect fled the scene prior to police arriving. There is no description of the suspect at this time.
  A female inside
  
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• Growing Dilemma: Automated Jobs Meet Social Consciousness

  04-09-2017 15:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Security guard Eric Leon watches the Knightscope K5 security robot as it glides through the mall, charming shoppers with its blinking blue and white lights. The brawny automaton records video and sounds alerts. According to its maker, it deters mischief just by making the rounds.
  Leon, the all-too-human guard, feels pretty sure that the robot will someday take his job.
  “He doesn’t complain,” Leon says. “He’s quiet. No lunch break. He&rsquo
  
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• Latest Forecast: Another Smoky Day Before Cold Front Arrives

  04-09-2017 12:59
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Labor Day 2017 will be a hot and smoky one thanks to the current upper air pattern over the western United States.
  High pressure is bringing in warm air along with plenty of smoke from wildfires burning in places such as California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Canada.
  Because of the smoke it will be a tough day for those with allergies and sensitive respiratory systems. The Front Range Urban Corridor is under an Ozone Action Day Alert until 4 pm.
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• Another Smoky Day Before Cold Front Arrives

  04-09-2017 12:59
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Labor Day 2017 will be hot and smoky thanks to the current upper air pattern over the western United States.
  High pressure is bringing in warm air along with plenty of smoke from wildfires burning in places such as California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Canada.
  Because of the smoke it will be a tough day for those with allergies and sensitive respiratory systems. The Front Range Urban Corridor is under an Ozone Action Day Alert until 4 pm.
  Looking
  
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• South Korea simulates attack on North Korea’s nuke site after test

  04-09-2017 10:16
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a “massive military response,” South Korea’s military on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North’s main nuclear test site a day after Pyongyang detonated its largest ever nuclear test explosion.
  The heated words from the United States and the military maneuvers in South Korea are becoming familiar responses to North Korea’s rapid, as-yet unchecked pursuit of a viable a
  
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• When annoying ads hijack your internet browser, here is how to shut them down

  04-09-2017 08:01
  
  Lots of feedback from last week’s request by a marketer that readers should pay more attention to unsolicited spam emails. So far, this marketer continues to be outvoted by the public nearly 9 to 1 that spam is spam, no matter if there were good intentions. I’ve put together a new guide to dealing with spam. Check it out at The Tech+ Guide to controlling spam from strangers, marketers and cyber tricksters.
  Now, for this week’s question:
  Q: On my Windows 10 computer, I
  
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• Colorado law enforcement discuss police departments use of surplus military gear

  04-09-2017 07:43
  
  An enormous, black armored truck set on waist-high wheels towers over a host of other vehicles in the back parking lot at the Greeley Police Department. Most of the time, it remains parked at the station, but sometimes — such as during SWAT standoffs — officers take the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle to the city’s streets.
  The Greeley Police Department acquired the vehicle — and a host of other equipment — through the federal government’s 1033 program
  
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• Man dies after SUV crashes into Lake Dillon in Summit County

  04-09-2017 06:58
  Authorities found a Toyota SUV submerged in Dillon Reservoir at the Snake River inlet on Friday. A spokesman with Colorado State Police confirmed Saturday that the driver did not survive.
  He has been identified as Michael Mitchell, 27, of Silverthorne, but according to his Facebook page, many people knew him better as “Grant.”
  The Summit County Sheriff’s Office tweeted out a photo of a faintly visible submerged vehicle at the bottom of the reservoir at 5:21 p.m. Friday as a res
  
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• Former Pitkin County sheriff’s official arrested for felony assault

  04-09-2017 06:53
  The former director of operations at the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office was charged with felony assault last week in Blue Lake after a dispute over an unleashed dog, according to a police report.
  Tom Grady, 67, allegedly broke the jaw of the man with the unleashed dog, knocked him unconscious and caused him to receive several stitches above his eye, according to an Eagle County Sheriff’s Office report. Grady said the man and his dog acted aggressively, though the alleged victim denie
  
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• Sam Querrey gives U.S. 1st U.S. Open men’s quarterfinalist since 2011

  04-09-2017 06:51
  
  NEW YORK — Sam Querrey was about as perfect as can be en route to becoming the first American man in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 2011.
  Querrey never faced a break point and wound up with 55 winners and only eight unforced errors while easily beating 23rd-seeded Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday night.
  “I thought I played really well. I kind of couldn’t have done anything better out there,” the 17th-seeded Querrey told the crowd in his on-court intervi
  
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• Josh Rosen, UCLA overcome 34-point deficit to top Texas A&M

  04-09-2017 06:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — Josh Rosen faked a spike and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley with 43 seconds remaining and UCLA overcame a 34-point deficit to stun Texas A&M 45-44 on Sunday night.
  Rosen was 35 of 59 for 491 yards and four touchdowns, and Jalen Starks and Soso Jamabo had touchdown runs for the Bruins in the opener for both teams. They overcame a deficit of more than 20 points for the first time since the 2005 Sun Bowl against Northwestern.
  Texas A&M quarterback Kellen
  
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• AP sources: Trump expected to end “Dreamers” program

  04-09-2017 05:42
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will end protections for young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, but with a six-month delay, people familiar with the plans said Sunday.
  The delay in the formal dismantling of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program would be intended to give Congress time to decide whether it wants to address the status of the so-called Dreamers in legislation, according to two people
  
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• Justin Thomas fires off a 63, shares lead with Marc Leishman in Boston

  04-09-2017 05:28
  
  NORTON, Mass. — The best players are on top of their games for the second straight week of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
  Now there’s just a lot more of them.
  Justin Thomas failed to birdie any of the par 5s on the TPC Boston and still turned in a tournament-best round of 8-under 63 on Sunday, giving him a share of the lead with Marc Leishman and setting up a Labor Day finish filled with some of the biggest names in golf at the Dell Technologies Championship.
  One week after Dustin Johnson a
  
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• Last monk leaves landmark Utah monastery that opened in 1947

  04-09-2017 05:26
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Utah — The last monk has departed a Utah monastery, shuttering a 70-year-old landmark.
  Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)/The Salt Lake Tribune via APFather Patrick blesses the Vore family, of Farr West, in the bookstore and gift shop at the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity in Huntsville, Utah on Aug. 23, 2017.The Rev. Patrick Boyle left the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity in Huntsville to join his brethren at St. Joseph Villa Catholic nursing home in Salt L
  
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• Army Halts Chemical Weapons Shipments From Colorado To Texas

  04-09-2017 02:45
  PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – The impacts of Hurricane Harvey are delaying a U.S. Army operation here in Colorado.
  Officials at the Pueblo Chemical Depot say the storm has forced them to stop shipping wastewater to a plant in Texas where it’s supposed to be destroyed.
  (credit: Pueblo Chemical Depot / Facebook)
  Workers in Pueblo are dismantling 2,600 tons of old shells containing mustard gas as part of a U.S. treaty signed in 1997 banning all chemical weapons.
  The wastewater produced during
  
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• Unattended Campfire Gets Out Of Control, Destroys Home

  04-09-2017 02:21
  MESA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Sixty people had to evacuate as flames from an unattended campfire got out of control Saturday.
  The fire spread to some dry brush, then to a cabin near the town of Collbran.Fire destroys cabin near Vega Reservoir. https://t.co/URVYTkVtYE pic.twitter.com/LTGYFCjXB5
  — Mesa County Sheriff (@SheriffMesaColo) September 3, 2017
  It destroyed the home, along with another structure and a power pole, but luckily no one was hurt.
  Firefighters got the blaze under cont
  
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• Colorado Company Needs Your Help In Hurricane Harvey Cleanup

  04-09-2017 02:10
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Digital Globe wants your help to assess the damage left behind by Hurricane Harvey.
  They’re the company behind many of the images used on a Google Maps.
  Digital Globe has released dozens of satellite images taken before and after the storm.
  (credit: satellite image ©2017 DigitalGlobe)
  Now they’re asking people to comb through the pictures and tag things like washed out bridges, flooded buildings, and piles of debris.
  That information will then b
  
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• Owner ‘Blindsided’ By Spaying Of Rescued Show Dog

  04-09-2017 01:53
  By Melissa Garcia
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman was reunited with her rescued French Bulldog after veterinary procedures the owner and her attorney claim were unwarranted.
  The Frenchie named China was one of more than two dozen dogs rescued in July from deplorable conditions at the home of their Denver dog handler.
  (credit: CBS)
  China’s owner flew in from Chicago and had to fight for weeks to get her back.
  Michelle Tippets, a French Bulldog breeder, said she had no idea of the poor conditi
  
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• Pursuit Ends When Driver Rolls Down Embankment

  04-09-2017 01:34
  FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A pursuit ended west of Colorado Springs after the driver rolled a van down an embankment.
  The driver, identified as 46-year-old Steven Karavidas, was a fugitive from Illinois who was believed to be armed and dangerous.
  Karavidas was pursued by police and deputies from several agencies, but was finally stopped when Colorado State Patrol troopers deployed stop sticks in Fremont County.
  (credit: CBS)
  Phantom Canyon Road was closed down for the investigation, bu
  
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• Latest Forecast: Double Record Set And Tied In Denver

  04-09-2017 01:30
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the weather map we have a ridge of high pressure locked in place over the western half of the nation. This is doing two things for our Sunday weather pattern in Colorado. The first is the heat! Temperatures across the state blasted up into the 90s and 100s over the eastern plains!
  The record high for Denver is 95 degrees set in 1995. Denver made it to 97 degrees breaking the record high for the day and tying the all-time record high for the month of Sept
  
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• Double Record Set And Tied In Denver

  04-09-2017 01:30
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) – On the weather map we have a ridge of high pressure locked in place over the western half of the nation. This is doing two things for our Sunday weather pattern in Colorado. The first is the heat! Temperatures across the state blasted up into the 90s and 100s over the eastern plains!
  The record high for Denver is 95 degrees set in 1995. Denver made it to 97 degrees breaking the record high for the day and tying the all-time record high for the month of Sept
  
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• Man Rescued From Flames At Burning Man Festival Dies

  04-09-2017 01:27
  BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. (CBS4) – A Nevada sheriff says the man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival’s signature burning ceremony has died.
  Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen identified the man as Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, who died Sunday morning at the UC Davis hospital burn center in California.
  Allen said the man ran through two-layers of security officers at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday during the Man Burn event at the counterculture festival. The sheriff says Mitch
  
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• CBS4 Sports Poll: What are the Rockies’ chances of making the playoffs?

  04-09-2017 01:17
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• Broncos Add 9 Players To Practice Squad

  04-09-2017 01:10
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos added nine players to their practice squad on Sunday.
  The most notable name is one that’s not there in former quarterback Kyle Sloter, who signed with the Minnesota Vikings to play on their practice squad.
  Staticstically, Sloter was Denver’s top performing quarterback in the preseason. He completed 72 percent of his passes, including three for touchdown, against zero interceptions. His quarterback rating was a team-best 125.4.
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