• Day Of Service Draws Hundreds Of Volunteers

    By Joel Hillan
    THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – CBS4 teamed up with Xcel Energy for Day of Service on Saturday.
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    Thousands of volunteers worked on projects across Colorado including our Jim Benemann and Michael Spencer.More than 700 volunteers are preparing 150,000 meals for Colorado Feeding Kids today #XEDOS for the CBS4 and Xcel Energy Day of Service pic.twitter.com/N1Rmv571bL
    — Danielle Dascalos (@ddascalos) September 9, 2017
    They along with several other CBS4 employees
  • Suspect Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Shooting

    DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – A suspect was shot Friday night by Denver Police in Montbello and taken to the hospital.
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    Officers called for an ambulance to the intersection of East 47th Avenue and Kingston Street shortly after 9 p.m.
    (credit: CBS)OIS UPDATE: No Officers injured. 1 party transported to hospital w/ GSW, expected to survive. Ongoing investigation. https://t.co/akep7qpTfX
    — Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 9, 2017
    At a press conference Saturday afterno
  • Broncos Defensive Line Thinned By Injuries

    DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Broncos announced Saturday that two defensive ends will sit out Monday night’s regular-season opener here against the Los Angeles Chargers.
    Neither Jared Crick, the starting left defensive end, or Zach Kerr, the team’s backup right defensive end and nosetackle, will play, head coach Vance Joseph said Saturday.
    Jared Crick during Broncos practice. (credit: CBS4)
    Asked whether he will make adjustments by shuffling defensive line personnel, Joseph
  • Hurricanes Drive Addiction Issues Into Public Square

    MIAMI, Fla. (AP) – In the whirr of preparations for Hurricane Irma, a needle exchange program in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood handed out extra syringes to heroin users. Others trying to break from the drug’s grasp picked up advance medication from methadone clinics.
    Disasters cause stress, and stress can cause relapse for people struggling with addiction, whether their problem is alcohol, tobacco, pills or heroin. Authorities planning for the devastating effects of hurricanes
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  • Four Charged In Killings Of Two Young Girls

    NORWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office has identified the four people arrested Friday following the discovery of two deceased girls on a farm property south of Norwood.
    A fifth suspect, Nashika Bramble, is still at large. She was last seen hitch hiking in the Norwood area Wednesday morning. Police are asking for the public’s help in locating her.
    Nashika Bramble (credit: San Miguel County)
    The four people arrested — 23-year-old Frederick A. Bl
  • Three Colorado WildFires Prompt Air Quality Advisory

    ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Three wildfires continue to burn Saturday in northwestern Colorado.
    The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality warning Saturday morning for Routt, Jackson and Grand counties due to smoke from these wildfires.
    The Deep Creek Fire on September 8th. (credit: Facebook/ North Routt Rumors)
    The largest of the three, the Deep Creek Fire, is located nine miles west of Hayden, Colorado. It is almost 4,000 acres in size and only 12 per
  • Three Colorado Wild Fires Prompt Air Quality Advisory

    ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Three wildfires continue to burn Saturday in northwestern Colorado.
    The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality warning Saturday morning for Routt, Jackson and Grand counties due to smoke from these wildfires.
    The Deep Creek Fire on September 8th. (credit: Facebook/ North Routt Rumors)
    The largest of the three, the Deep Creek Fire, is located nine miles west of Hayden, Colorado. It is almost 4,000 acres in size and only 12 per
  • Latest Forecast: Shifting Upper Winds Finally Steer Smoke Away From Colorado

    By Ashton Altieri
    DENVER (CBS4) – Smoke from mainly distant wildfires has covered much of Colorado over the past week. That changes Saturday thanks to a shift in the upper-winds that will steer a lot of the smoke east of us. Therefore plan on better air quality and much improved visibility.
    Meanwhile, temperatures will turn even warmer on Saturday with highs in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. Similar temperatures are expected Sunday. These numbers are about 10 degrees above normal
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  • Paramedic Awarded For Saving Officer’s Life

    DENVER (CBS4) – A paramedic at Denver Health Medical Center was recognized earlier this week for his heroic actions that helped save the life of a Denver police officer.
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    Lt. Otis McKay responded to 24th Street and Curtis Street last June when police officers came across a murder suspect.
    That suspect then started attacking one officer. The violent scuffle lasted several minutes until other police officers arrived.
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    McKay saw it happen and rushed to help.
    “T
  • Rockies Beat Dodgers 5-4, Hand L.A. 8th Straight Loss

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yu Darvish couldn’t ease the Los Angeles Dodgers’ woes any more than ace Clayton Kershaw.
    A night after the Rockies jumped on Kershaw in a 9-1 victory, Darvish was tagged for all their runs in Colorado’s 5-4 victory Friday night that sent the stumbling Dodgers to their eighth straight loss and 13th in 14 games.
    “It just wasn’t meant to be,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the NL West leaders opened a 4-1 lead in the first only
  • Fan Essentials: Which Team Will Have The Most Formidable Offense?

    Ryan Mayer
    Last year, the Atlanta Falcons offense ran roughshod over the league en route to an appearance in Super Bowl LI. It seemed even in the big game to be unstoppable as they jumped out to a 28-3 lead before the Patriots staged a comeback for the ages to win in overtime.
    Heading into this season, the Falcons have most of those same guys back, but they did lose their offensive coordinator in Kyle Shanahan, who is now the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Will that knock the Falcons of
  • Exercise Plan For Cancer Patients Helps Woman Find Her Inner Athlete

    By Kathy Walsh
    (CBS4) – A breast cancer survivor says she feels healthier than ever. That’s because, along with her cancer treatment, she made the commitment to get fit through an exercise program designed specifically for cancer patients.
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    Susan Faltinson is no slouch. These days, she takes exercise seriously. At 50, she’s feeling better than ever. But it was bad news in 2015 that got the ball rolling.
    “The biopsy was in fact showing that I had breast cancer
  • By signing up on Equifax’s help site, you risk giving up your legal rights

    By signing up on Equifax’s help site, you risk giving up your legal rights
    Worried you may be affected by Equifax’s massive data breach? The credit bureau has set up a site, equifaxsecurity2017.com, that allows you to check whether your personal information was exposed. But regulators are becoming concerned that the site could pose risks to consumers. As a result, you may want to think twice about using it. Here’s why.
    The website’s terms of service potentially restricts your legal rights.
    Sharp-eyed social media users have combed through the data bre
  • There’s no place to hide from Irma in South Florida, and these folks aren’t trying

    There’s no place to hide from Irma in South Florida, and these folks aren’t trying
    PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – Those who plan to ride out the storm here are living in a strangely dark world. They’ve bolted down and hammered in their steel hurricane shutters, sealing themselves into their houses like canned meat, creating an airtight bunker. Because when a hurricane invades a home, the situation can get explosive.
    The low-lying neighborhoods within the evacuation zone of Dade County – streets that line the shore of Biscayne Bay – have mostly emptied out. But so
  • An enlightening examination of meditation and evolution in “Why Buddhism Is True”

    An enlightening examination of meditation and evolution in “Why Buddhism Is True”
    Anyone who has attempted meditation only to discover that their mind whirs faster than an 8-year-old with a fidget spinner knows that sitting in peaceful silence is easier said than done. In his latest book, “Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment,” Robert Wright makes research-based arguments for why evolution is at the root of some of that struggle.
    He also argues that meditation is a good antidote to some of the challenges our genetic past
  • Florida governor has ignored climate change risks, critics say

    Florida governor has ignored climate change risks, critics say
    TAMPA – Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has been ubiquitous in recent days as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State, warning of deadly winds and storm surges and imploring residents to heed evacuation orders.
    “This is a catastrophic storm our state has never seen,” he cautioned at one of many news conferences.
    By all accounts, Scott and other officials have aggressively tried to prepare the state and its residents for the destructive storm’s impact and immediate aft
  • Rockies take down another Dodgers doozy, dinging Yu Darvish with a doubles attack

    Rockies take down another Dodgers doozy, dinging Yu Darvish with a doubles attack
    LOS ANGELES — Yu Darvish’s arsenal of pitches is bigger than there are names to describe them, a cacophony of grips and arm slots and darting movement. A batter who waits for something familiar will stare just long enough to see strike three.
    “You can’t sit on pitches because he has 15 of them,” Colorado manager Bud Black said.
    The Rockies resolved Thursday to jump on Darvish like they had Clayton Kershaw the night before, when they bushwhacked the Dodgers’ le
  • Hurricane Jose threatens a second blow to Caribbean islands devastated by Irma

    Hurricane Jose threatens a second blow to Caribbean islands devastated by Irma
    By Anthony Faiola, Lindsey Bever and Andrew Degrandpre, The Washington Post
    CABARET, Haiti – Emergency responders from the United States and Europe rushed to aid idyllic islands ravaged by Hurricane Irma as weary authorities in the eastern Caribbean fortified shelters and evacuated residents Friday ahead of a looming second blow by Hurricane Jose.
    The National Hurricane Center said that Jose, now a Category 4 storm, is churning toward the northern Leeward Islands and people there should st
  • Charges detail extensive poaching ring responsible for slaughtering more than 100 animals in Washington, Oregon

    Charges detail extensive poaching ring responsible for slaughtering more than 100 animals in Washington, Oregon
    SEATTLE — An extensive poaching ring is responsible for slaughtering more than 100 black bears, cougars, bobcats, deer and elk in southwestern Washington state and northwestern Oregon, with many of the animals hunted with dogs and then left to rot, authorities said Friday.
    “There was an absolute wanton disregard for our conservations laws,” Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Capt. Jeff Wickersham said.
    Seven people — six adults, some of whom have previously been t
  • Aw, shucks: Indiana farmer plants corn maze tribute to Carrie Fisher

    Aw, shucks: Indiana farmer plants corn maze tribute to Carrie Fisher
    Jeremy Goebel via APThis July 12, 2017 photo provided by Jeremy Goebel shows a corn maze with trails outlining the face of “Star Wars” character Princess Leia. Gobble planted it to honor the late actress Carrie Fisher on his farm in Evansville, Ind. Goebel designed the maze in February, more than a month after Fisher’s late Dec. death, and planted it this spring using a GPS device. The corn is now mature and its trails outline the “Star Wars” character’s face,
  • Michigan woman forgoes cancer treatment to have sixth child

    Michigan woman forgoes cancer treatment to have sixth child
    Michelle Werkema, Courtesy of Sonya Nelson via APThis Oct. 2013 family photo shows Carrie DeKlyen and husband Nick DeKlyen in Grand Rapids, Mich. Carrie DeKlyen sacrificed the chance to prolong her life to give birth to her sixth child. Doctors removed Carrie’s feeding and breathing tubes on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, a day after her daughter, Life Lynn, was born at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. DeKlyen chose to forgo clinical trials and chemotherapy to treat her brain
  • Many of the cities with the highest rates of teen shootings have populations of less than 250,000

    Many of the cities with the highest rates of teen shootings have populations of less than 250,000
    By Juliet Linderman, Brittany Horn, Esteban Parra and Larry Fenn, The Associated Press
    WILMINGTON, Delaware — When the shots rang out — “pop, pop, pop,” and then a thunder roll of gunfire — Maria Williams hit the floor.
    The bullets sprayed through her front door and window, leaving perfectly cylindrical holes in the glass. They blasted across the nursery, where her 2-year-old daughter’s toys were strewn on the carpet. They burrowed into the kitchen cabinetry &
  • Flying rubber neckers disrupt drones working on Texas recovery

    Flying rubber neckers disrupt drones working on Texas recovery
    By Alan Levin, Bloomberg
    As they flew a fleet of drones over flood-ravaged Texas to aid rescuers and inspect levees, Robin Murphy and her team of disaster-response veterans expected to be operating in nearly empty skies.
    What they saw instead when they called up a drone-tracking application in Fort Bend County southwest of Houston were whirling flocks of camera-carrying vehicles flying in spite of a federal prohibition on all but a handful of specially approved operations.
    “What exactly is
  • New Mexico Democrats push feds to limit drilling near national park

    New Mexico Democrats push feds to limit drilling near national park
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democratic members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are pushing federal officials to uphold an agreement that limits oil and gas leasing on public land near Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
    The Bureau of Land Management previously agreed to defer all leases within a 10-mile radius around the park as the agency works to update its resource management plan for northwestern New Mexico. The agency is also working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on how
  • Officer involved shooting in northeast Denver; one person hospitalized

    Officer involved shooting in northeast Denver; one person hospitalized
    A Denver police officer shot a male suspect Friday night in the Montbello neighborhood and the person was taken to the hospital with a non life-threatening gunshot wound.
    The incident occurred in the 4500 block of Kingston Street and no officers were injured by gunfire, a police spokeswoman said.
    But an officer who was responding to the shooting was involved in a crash two blocks north of the shooting and was taken to a hospital for observation, she said.
    No further information on the incident w
  • Rafael Nadal overwhelms Juan Martin del Potro; faces Kevin Anderson in U.S. Open final

    Rafael Nadal overwhelms Juan Martin del Potro; faces Kevin Anderson in U.S. Open final
    NEW YORK — Once Rafael Nadal went from passive to aggressive and got his uppercut of a forehand going, it didn’t take long for him to power into the U.S. Open final.
    Closing in on a third title at Flushing Meadows and 16th Grand Slam championship overall, Nadal overcame a so-so start with an overwhelming performance the rest of the way Friday night, taking nine games in a row during one stretch to beat 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals.
    “H
  • Starbucks wants to sell you a sushi burrito with your Frappuccino

    Starbucks wants to sell you a sushi burrito with your Frappuccino
    Starbucks has tried it all: First came cake pops, then truffle mac and cheese, and earlier this year, avocado toast.
    Now the coffee giant is banking on another food fad to drum up lunch and dinner business: The sushi burrito.
    The chicken maki roll – which the company says, is “a classic California burrito with a twist” – comes with cooked chicken, pickled cabbage and avocado, and is rolled in sushi rice and wrapped with seaweed. It is currently part of the Mercato lunch m
  • PHOTOS: Arapahoe Warriors vs. Heritage Eagles in 5A football

    PHOTOS:  Arapahoe Warriors vs. Heritage Eagles in 5A football
    Arapahoe Warriors played the Heritage Eagles Friday, September 8, 2017 at LPS Stadium.
  • “Nature’s gone crazy”: Winds, fire, floods and quakes plague North America

    “Nature’s gone crazy”: Winds, fire, floods and quakes plague North America
    WASHINGTON — With four big hurricanes, a powerful earthquake and wildfires, it seems that nature recently has just gone nuts.
    Some of these disasters, like Friday’s earthquake in Mexico, are natural. Others may end up having a mix of natural and man-made ingredients after scientists examine them. We also always tend to look for patterns and order in chaos, even when they aren’t there, psychologists say.
    “Nature’s gone crazy,” mused Jeff Masters, meteorology di
  • “I need to be in the lineup,” Carlos Gonzalez says. He is earning it for the Rockies in a new way.

    “I need to be in the lineup,” Carlos Gonzalez says. He is earning it for the Rockies in a new way.
    LOS ANGELES — The reawakening of Carlos Gonzalez reached its zenith when his team was trying to sleep. His manager, Bud Black, waited for the seat belt sign to dim as the Rockies traveled to Los Angeles on an overnight flight from Denver. Then he called Gonzalez over.
    Black had been spying on his right fielder from a spreadsheet, diving into the exit velocities of Gonzalez’s recent hits. His swing never disappeared, just the hits did. But hits can lie. A soft hit can belie a bigger p
  • Get Cooking: How to make risotto

    Get Cooking: How to make risotto
    Everyone pretty much knows the classic risotto recipe: You heat a risotto rice type such as arborio in butter and chopped shallot, add a splash of wine — and then add ladle after ladle of warm broth to the rice, stirring pretty much all the time, as the rice gradually absorbs each measure of broth, until you get a creamy mass of hot risotto.
    Cooks — especially this cook — have two issues with this method. The first is having to keep a watchful eye on the rap
  • Two girls murdered west of Telluride, may have been dead for weeks

    Two girls murdered west of Telluride, may have been dead for weeks
    Denver7Nashika BrambleTELLURIDE – The bodies of two young girls believed to have been murdered weeks ago were found Friday morning on a San Miguel County farm, according to the sheriff’s office.
    San Miguel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested four people, whose names have yet to be released, in connection with the homicide investigation occurring on the property outside Norwood.
    Deputies are looking for a fifth suspect, Nashika Bramble. She was last seen Wednesday
  • 2 Girls Murdered, Bodies Found On Farm Near Small Colorado Town

    NORWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – A woman suspected in the killings of two girls in western Colorado is at large and four others are facing charges in the case.
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    The bodies of the two girls, who were between the ages of 5 and 10, were found Friday morning by San Miguel County deputies on a farm near the small town of Norwood. That’s just west of Telluride and not far from the Colorado-Utah border.
    Authorities said the girls had been dead for at least two weeks.
    Nashi
  • Arvada/Wheat Ridge Crime Blotter: A woman detained for shoplifting at Target brandishes knife at employee

    Arvada/Wheat Ridge Crime Blotter: A woman detained for shoplifting at Target brandishes knife at employee
    Kitchen knife culprit. Arvada officers were dispatched to Target, 5071 Kipling St., Aug. 28 where a loss prevention officer was detaining a woman on suspicion of attempted theft. While waiting for police officers to arrive, the woman pulled a large kitchen knife out of her purse and pointed it at the store employee, a police report said. Fearful, the employee told the woman to leave. Wheat Ridge officers later found her.
    Bad breakup. A woman living in the 9900 block of West 59th Avenue, Arvada,
  • Wildfire smoke is choking the West but helping firefighters

    Wildfire smoke is choking the West but helping firefighters
    DENVER — Wildfire smoke blanketing much of the Western and Northwestern U.S. is setting off health alarms, but firefighters say it’s helping them by containing temperatures and boosting humidity.
    “It’s holding down our afternoon high temperatures by nearly 10 degrees,” said Bryan Henry, assistant manager of prediction services for the National Interagency Fire Center, which coordinates wildfire-fighting.
    The lower temperatures keep humidity higher, Henry said. The v
  • Town Of Vail Tackles Mountain Housing Crisis Head-On

    VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – A total of 32 new townhomes will soon provide affordable, stable homes for families living in the Vail Valley.
    The Chamonix neighborhood in West Vail will include duplexes, town homes and multi-family flats. Crews are building the homes in a prime location off Interstate 70 and have a target completion date of early 2018.
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    City leaders say the fix to the affordable housing crisis that’s plaguing many Colorado mountain towns won’t come overnight
  • Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov moving with the cat-like quickness after second hip surgery

    Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov moving with the cat-like quickness after second hip surgery
    Six months after his second hip surgery, Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov was moving with the cat-like quickness that won him a franchise-record 41 games in 2013-14. It was just an informal captain’s practice last week at Family Sports Center, but Varlamov was challenging shooters with authority. He was turning away pucks like the “Varly” of old.
    “I’m feeling good,” Varlamov said after a players-only skate, more than a week before veterans are scheduled to rep
  • Life Sentence Handed Down To Killer Who Lit Fire In Cover-Up Attempt

    By Jamie Leary
    DENVER (CBS4) – Had the death of Shane Richardson been an accident, the sentence for his killer may have been different. That’s what a judge told Brian Pattison Friday in court as he sentenced him to life in prison without parole.
    Shane Richardson (credit: CBS)
    Pattison, 31, was also sentenced to 24 years for first degree arson.
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    Richardson, 29, lived above Roesenberg’s Bagels in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. He was connected to Pattison b
  • Congressional medical marijuana protections extended by debt limit deal

    Congressional medical marijuana protections extended by debt limit deal
    Existing federal protections for medical marijuana states are expected to continue through at least Dec. 8.
    The $15.3 billion disaster aid package, debt limit increase and government spending extension approved by Congress on Friday includes the existing Rohrabacher-Blumenauer provision, which prevents the Justice Department from using funds to interfere with the 46 states that have legalized some form of medical marijuana.
    The aid bill, which was sent to President Donald Trump, extends the omni
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  • Clearing up confusion on the Equifax data breach, no thanks to Equifax

    Clearing up confusion on the Equifax data breach, no thanks to Equifax
    Let’s just go ahead and assume that some stranger now knows your Social Security number, credit card numbers, home address and birth date.
    Because even if you weren’t among the 143 million consumers whose private data was potentially exposed in the Equifax Inc. breach, the person next to you probably was since it affected more than half of all U.S. adults.
    The Equifax hack, which became public Thursday, angered and confused people everywhere, especially after the massive credit
  • Water-logged Wyoming Badger Rescued By Kayaker

    FONTENELLE, Wyo. (CBS4) – A badger struggling to swim across a Wyoming lake Wednesday hitched a ride to shore aboard a woman’s kayak.
    Kat McConnell, a Bureau of Land Management employee, was paddling across Fontenelle Reservoir when she encountered the animal, according to a BLM-Wyoming Facebook post.
    (credit: Facebook/BLM-Wyoming)
    “It was way out in the middle of the lake, panting and struggling to make it across,” McConnell is quoted in the post.
    Badgers are no stranger
  • More of the Same: Smoky, Warm, Chance for a Storm

    By Ed Greene
    DENVER (CBS4) – Upper level winds will continue to transport more smoke across Colorado through the weekend and not much in the way of showers or storms to clear out our skies.
    Denver’s high on Friday reached 85 degrees officially and that’s 3 degrees above normal for this time of year. We’ll begin the weekend even warmer, as we warm to around 90 degrees – and always the chance for a scattered late day storm. Little change for Sunday as we get close to
  • Latest Forecast: More of the Same: Smoky, Warm, Chance for a Storm

    By Ed GreeneDENVER (CBS4) – Upper level winds will continue to transport more smoke across Colorado through the weekend and not much in the way of showers or storms to clear out our skies.Denver’s high on Friday reached 85 degrees officially and that’s 3 degrees above normal for this time of year. We’ll begin the weekend even warmer, as we warm to around 90 degrees – and always the chance for a scattered late day storm.Little change for Sunday as we get close to 90
  • Colorado Charities Prepare For Irma’s Impact

    By Tori Mason
    THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – The relief effort for victims of Hurricane Harvey has been overwhelming. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been donated to help the victims in Houston.
    As Hurricane Irma inches closer to Florida, many Coloradans are wondering if that relief will run dry as “donation fatigue” sets in.
    “Irma victims may come up on our radar soon, but right now were focusing on Harvey,” said Ruben Villarreal, lead pastor of ThornCreek Church.
    (
  • Third man in 2015 Denver cabbie shooting gets 32 years in prison

    Third man in 2015 Denver cabbie shooting gets 32 years in prison
    Denver Police DepartmentChristian WillisThe third man charged in the attempted robbery and shooting death of taxi driver Darren Bloomquist in 2015 was sentenced Friday in Denver District Court to 32 years behind bars.
    Christian Willis, 20, pleaded guilty in July to one count of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in the botched robbery of Bloomquist, 49.
    Willis was a juvenile at the time of the September 2015 homicide, but was arrested and charged as an adult earlier this year. A felony murd

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