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• Cowboys’ Scandrick Out Against Broncos With Broken Hand

  15-09-2017 23:45
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas cornerback Orlando Scandrick has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Denver with a broken left hand.
  The Cowboys have said they don’t think the 10th-year player will miss much time after getting injured in the season-opening win over the New York Giants. It’s more a question of how the hand will be protected when Scandrick plays. He could return next weekend against Arizona.
  Receiver Terrance Williams and safety Byron Jones were listed as questi
  
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• Frontier Airlines Fined For Long Delays In Denver Snowstorm

  15-09-2017 23:40
  DENVER (AP) — The U.S. government has fined Frontier Airlines $1.5 million for keeping passengers stuck on a dozen grounded aircraft for more than three hours during a snowstorm at the Denver airport last December.
  But the federal Department of Transportation said Friday it will forgive $900,000 of that because of compensation the airline says it paid to passengers.(credit: CBS)
  The agency says Frontier didn’t have enough staff and didn’t delay or divert enough flights to avoid
  
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• Central City Working Toward Economic Expansion

  15-09-2017 23:21
  By Libby Smith
  CENTRAL CITY, Colo (CBS4) – Central City is undergoing a transformation in an effort to expand its economy. City leaders have approved new historic preservation guidelines, a new land development code, and won an enterprise zone designation, all with an eye toward becoming a destination location.
  “This place has been boom and bust since it was discovered,” said Pat Pearce, the General/Artistic Director of the Central City Opera.
  (credit Denver Public Library)
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• Colorado Agrees To 2-Year Deal With Defenseman Zadorov

  15-09-2017 23:08
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have signed restricted free agent defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a two-year deal.
  The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Zadorov led the Avalanche with 153 hits last season before missing the final 25 games with an ankle injury.He finished with 10 assists.
  Zadorov was acquired by Colorado in 2015 as part of the deal that sent Ryan O’Reilly to Buffalo. Zadorov was a first-round pick by the Sabres in 2013.Nikita Zadorov of the Colorado Avalanche handles the puck dur
  
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• Judge: Sessions Can’t Deny Grant Money For Sanctuary Cities

  15-09-2017 23:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled Attorney General Jeff Sessions cannot follow through with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities for refusing his order to impose tough immigration policies.
  U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber on Friday granted Chicago’s request for a temporary “nationwide” injunction. That means the Justice Department can’t deny requests for the grant money until Chicago’s la
  
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• Colorado Faces Northern Colorado For 1st Time Since 1934

  15-09-2017 23:00
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado faces Northern Colorado on the football field this weekend for the first time since 1934 in a game that has a nice little subplot of Lindsay vs. Lindsay.
  The Bears (1-0) and the Buffaloes (2-0) renew a rivalry that that’s been dormant since the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. The Saturday game at Folsom Field is also a family reunion for the Lindsay brothers.
  Phillip Lindsay is a senior tailback for the Buffaloes and Zachary Lindsay a junior runni
  
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• Woman Facing Deportation Gets Extra 30 Days To Prepare

  15-09-2017 22:56
  DENVER (AP) — A Peruvian woman who spent several months at a Quaker meeting house in Denver to avoid deportation has been granted 30 days to prepare to leave the U.S.
  The American Friends Service Committee says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement granted Ingrid Encalada Latorre an extension to a stay of deportation that was to expire Friday.
  Latorre entered the U.S. in 2000 and has two U.S.-born children, ages 1 and 8. She was convicted in 2010 of possessing falsified or stolen identi
  
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• Colorado IDs Handful Of Possible Double-Voting Cases

  15-09-2017 22:46
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado is investigating whether a handful of voters cast two ballots in the 2016 presidential election.
  Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Friday 48 people may have either voted twice in Colorado or voted in Colorado and in another state. Some 2.9 million Coloradans voted last fall.
  Williams says the cases were discovered by local officials and during a postelection study of 11.5 million voter records in Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, Oregon and Washington.Election judge
  
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• No. 1 Alabama Readies For Another MWC Team, Colorado State

  15-09-2017 22:37
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nick Saban has given this Alabama team his early-season stamp of approval.
  “I sort of like this team,” the Bama coach said this week.
  It’s not precisely a ringing endorsement but it’s a good sign for the Crimson Tide. The top-ranked Tide has beaten a Top-5 team and dominated one from the Mountain West Conference while overcoming injuries to four linebackers.
  The next task is another Mountain West team, with Colorado State visiting Bryant-Denn
  
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• 4 Hurt In Fire, Cause Unknown

  15-09-2017 22:27
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Firefighters in Aurora battled a fire at an residential building on Friday afternoon. Four people were hurt with one person rushed to the hospital.
  Update 15351 E 1st Ave fire under control, 4 minor patients 1 transported to local area hospital, under investigation#aurorafire pic.twitter.com/IoVu7Uq18k
  — Aurora Fire Rescue (@AuroraFireDpt) September 15, 2017Firefighters with the Aurora Fire Department rushed to the fire at 15351 E. 1st Ave. just after 2 p.m. on
  
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• China Mourns Death Of Oldest Panda

  15-09-2017 22:01
  BEIJING (AP) — China is mourning the death of the world’s oldest panda, Basi, who attracted millions of visitors during a visit to the United States 30 years ago.
  Caretakers in the eastern city of Fuzhou said Basi was suffering from a number of ailments, including liver and kidney problems, when she died Wednesday at age 37.
  Basi (credit: Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan via Getty Images)
  Her body is to be preserved and placed in a museum dedicated to her life, the official Xinhua News Agency re
  
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• Cassini’s End Viewed In Colorado: ‘A Sad Moment, But A Fantastic Mission’

  15-09-2017 21:04
  By Tori Mason
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – It was a bittersweet morning in Boulder for the science community at the University of Colorado.
  More than 100 people packed the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and watched Cassini’s 20 year journey come to an end.
  (credit: CBS)
  “It’s a sad moment, but it was a fantastic mission. Cassini did a huge amount of things. It’s sad but inevitable,” said research scientist Fran Bagenal.
  (credit: NASA)
  CU Boulder is th
  
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• Keidel: Is Adrian Peterson This Season’s Worst Free-Agent Signing?

  15-09-2017 20:56
  By Jason Keidel
  Let’s understand this.
  The New Orleans Saints have been known for a decade as a team that short-circuits the scoreboard with a pyrotechnic passing attack, behind the arm, smarts and savvy of Drew Brees, with quick, sharp passing downfield and smart, agile backs blocking then darting into the flat. The Saints signed Adrian Peterson and wonder why it didn’t pop in Week 1?
  This team spent time and much money to acquire a player who doesn’t fit into the contours of
  
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• Probation violation charges dropped...

  15-09-2017 20:52
  Prosecutors concluded Bowlen's probation for a 2015 domestic violence case hadn't technically started at the time of his DUI arrest in July.       
  
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• Fall Like Forecast For The Weekend

  15-09-2017 20:45
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) –  On the weather map we have a storm system and an associated cold front pushing into the northern Rockies. The center, more moisture laden part of this storm will push into Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The trailing cold front will slide through Colorado Friday afternoon with gusty winds and a few isolated thunderstorms.
  This front will dramatically change our temperature pattern this weekend. With a slight drop in temperatures for Friday and a return of
  
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• Peyton Manning makes surprise visit...

  15-09-2017 20:28
  Peyton Manning really seems to be enjoying retirement.       
  
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• Farewell Cassini: Saturn Spacecraft Makes Fiery, Final Dive

  15-09-2017 20:24
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn on Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years.
  Confirmation of Cassini’s expected demise came about 5:55 a.m. That’s when radio signals from the spacecraft — its last scientific gifts to Earth — came to an abrupt halt. The radio waves went flat, and the spacecraft fell silent.
  The science community gathers for Cassini&
  
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• Denver To Honor Demarcus Ware As His 2 Former Teams Go Head-To-Head

  15-09-2017 20:10
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Broncos will honor former Denver linebacker Demarcus Ware on Sunday at Mile High.
  DeMarcus Ware (credit: CBS)
  Ware will take part in the coin toss before the game against the Dallas Cowboys, a team Ware also played for during his impressive NFL career.
  He spent nine seasons in Dallas followed by three here in Denver, so the logical question is: Who will he be rooting for Sunday afternoon?
  “This week, it’s going to be split a little bit,” he told r
  
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• Leary takes another step towards return

  15-09-2017 19:44
  Leary suffered a concussion during the Broncos’ win Monday night against the Los Angeles Chargers.       
  
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• Broncos Field Goal Blocker Has Been Cut 6 Times In The NFL

  15-09-2017 19:44
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Shelby Harris made his first NFL start memorable with a fantastic finish.
  The third-year defensive end from Illinois State has been waived six times in his NFL career that consisted of eight games and a dozen tackles before this week.
  He capped his Denver debut by blocking the game-tying field goal with a second left to preserve the Broncos’ 24-21 win over the Chargers on Monday night.
  Harris celebrates his game-winning field goal block on an at
  
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• Cheers Erupt As Bear Cubs Are Safely Recovered From Tree

  15-09-2017 19:08
  ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A mother bear and her two cubs are safe after being moved from a tree near an Aspen pedestrian mall.
  (credit: Aspen Times)
  The family took up residence in a tree, and police say it was a tense situation after people got too close trying to take pictures. Officers said the human activity made the bears too scared to leave.
  Authorities got there and were able to tranquilize the bears. The mother bear slid down the tree and into a tarp. Once she was down, firefighters us
  
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• Broncos Sign Veteran Defensive Lineman Ahtyba Rubin

  15-09-2017 18:44
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – The Broncos on Friday announced the signing of a new defensive lineman in an effort to give their run defense a boost.
  Ahtyba Rubin was cut by the Seahawks earlier this month.
  We've signed DT Ahtyba Rubin.» https://t.co/tgxHu1hCgh pic.twitter.com/lVmquv5ROm
  — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 15, 2017The Broncos also announced that they are placing defensive end Jared Crick, who has a back injury, on injured reserve.
  Rubin is in his 10th year in the
  
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• Authors From Around The Globe Descend On Boulder

  15-09-2017 17:55
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The third annual ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival is taking place in Boulder this weekend.
  (credit: CBS)
  The festival brings acclaimed authors from all over the world to Colorado.
  Featured authors include:
  – Vikas Swarup, author of the book “Q&A,” the basis for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
  – Michael Rezendes, famed journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning member of The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative team, portrayed in the film S
  
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• Broncos sign Rubin as Crick likely done

  15-09-2017 17:45
  His back wouldn’t come around, though, and it appears likely the Broncos’ starting defensive end will need season-ending back surgery, sources told 9News. After 9News broke the news of Crick's likely surgery, the Broncos announced they are placing the defensive end on injured reserve and signing veteran nose tackle Ahtyba Rubin.       
  
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• Denver Mayor Tweets He’s Safe In London After Attack There Injures 20+

  15-09-2017 17:22
  LONDON (CBS4) – London is recovering after a terror attack on its subway system, and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is there right now.
  MORE FROM CBSNEWS.COM: London Underground explosion at Parsons Green tube station a “terrorist incident”
  The mayor tweeted Friday morning that he and the Denver city delegation he is traveling with is safe.
  @CityofDenver delegation safe after alleged terrorist incident on @LondonUK__ train. Please pray for affected individuals and their families
  
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• Woman Gets Stabbed After Asking People To Get Off Her Car

  15-09-2017 16:42
  By Makenzie O’Keefe
  DENVER (CBS4) – A woman was stabbed outside of an East Colfax business early Friday morning, according to Denver police.The incident happened around 3 a.m. Police say the victim was going to her car off Colfax Avenue and Pearl Street and found a group of people sitting on her vehicle.When she asked them to get off her car, a confrontation occurred and police say the woman was stabbed in the back.Denver police say the victim was able to get in her car and leave the
  
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• Woman stabbed on E. Colfax

  15-09-2017 16:21
  Denver Police officers are searching for a suspect thought to have stabbed a woman on E. Colfax. early Friday morning.        
  
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• CBS Sports’ James Lofton On Week 2 Browns-Ravens Matchup, More

  15-09-2017 15:39
  By Matt Citak
  Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season was full of surprises, one of which was the close game between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cleveland ran out rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer to start under center, yet the Browns were in the game until the very end, losing by a final score of 21-18.
  Kizer found some success against the Pittsburgh defense, completing 20 of 30 passes for 224 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. The rookie quarterback out of Notre Dame also p
  
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• Latest Forecast: Fall Like Forecast For The Weekend

  15-09-2017 15:30
  By Dave Aguilera
  DENVER (CBS4) –  On the weather map we have a storm system and an associated cold front pushing into the northern Rockies. The center, more moisture laden part of this storm will push into Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The trailing cold front will slide through Colorado Friday afternoon with gusty winds and a few isolated thunderstorms.
  This front will dramatically change our temperature pattern this weekend. With a slight drop in temperatures for Friday and a return of
  
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• Police Officer Thanks ‘Mini Cop'

  15-09-2017 15:08
  A Charlotte Police officer just had to stop and talk to a kid he saw patrolling a neighborhood.       
  
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• Von Miller Swears He’s Not Worried About Sackless Streak

  15-09-2017 15:05
  DENVER (AP) – Von Miller can’t wait to bust out some of his new sack dances like the “Sexy T-Rex” he introduced after dumping Aaron Rodgers in the preseason.
  Von Miller (credit: CBS)
  Trouble is, Miller has now gone without a sack for a career-long five consecutive regular-season games.
  So, like Miller, you’ll just have to imagine his new moves.
  The Chargers chose to double- and triple-team Miller in their 24-21 loss to the Broncos in the opener,
  
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• Mayor Hancock in London during attack

  15-09-2017 14:31
  In a tweet posted at 4:03 a.m. on Friday morning Mayor Hancock notified us that his delegation is safe after the alleged terrorist incident but asked that we pray for affected individuals and their families.        
  
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• Pardon Denied For Peruvian Mother Facing Deportation

  15-09-2017 07:59
  DENVER (CBS4)– Gov. John Hickenlooper denied the pardon for a Peruvian mother who had taken sanctuary in a church in Denver while highlighting the need for federal immigration reform.
  Ingrid Encalada Latorre is from Peru and moved to Colorado in 2000. She has two children who were born in the United States.
  Ingrid Latorre (credit: CBS)
  She was arrested in 2010 for using false documents to get a job in 2002. She claims she didn’t know the paperwork was stolen.
  Ingrid Latorre (credit:
  
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• American flag stolen in Aurora

  15-09-2017 06:54
  A family in Aurora fears they are being targeted after their American flag is stolen three times.       
  
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• Smoking may soon be banned on the...

  15-09-2017 06:53
  A proposal before city council would ban smoking and vaping on the mile-long mall       
  
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• 2 Rushed To Hospital, Elk Killed After Attack

  15-09-2017 06:15
  By Dillon Thomas
  ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4)– Two women were rushed to the hospital and an elk was killed on Thursday after wildlife clashed with humans in the popular tourist destination of Estes Park.
  A spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife told CBS4 the elk was killed after it gored two different women on Thursday morning. Both attacks took place near Performance Park in western Estes Park.
  (credit: CBS)
  Those who were sleeping in a motel near where the attack happened said a herd o
  
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• Confessions from an ICU nurse

  15-09-2017 06:14
  Next continues our Colorado Confessions series with an ICU nurse, whose days are a constant struggle between her patients and her patience.       
  
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• Hyperloop Becomes Closer To Reality In Colorado

  15-09-2017 05:57
  By Jeff Todd
  DENVER (CBS4)– Colorado is well positioned to be a leader in the hyperloop revolution.
  On Thursday, the leading company Hyperloop One announced 10 international finalists, with five in the U.S.
  (credit: Hyperloop One)
  The route from Cheyenne, Wyo. to Denver with travel to Pueblo was picked as a finalist and immediately the Colorado Department of Transportation, AECOM, and Hyperloop one entered into a public-private partnership.
  “It’s kind of a right place, right ti
  
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• Armed woman robs bank

  15-09-2017 05:55
  The FBI says a woman armed with a handgun robbed a bank Wednesday morning.       
  
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• VinCon coming to Loveland

  15-09-2017 05:48
  Break out the Sega Genesis.       
  
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• How did Amazon change Seattle

  15-09-2017 05:37
  Gridlocked roads, high housing prices, crowded restaurants, disappearing beautiful scenery. It sounds like Denver, but it’s a description of Seattle, Amazon’s current headquarters.       
  
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• 1 Dead In 4-Vehicle Crash

  15-09-2017 05:35
  By Dominic Garcia
  THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– One man is dead after police say he caused a serious car accident in Thornton.
  The crash happened Thursday afternoon near the intersection of 112th and Colorado Blvd.
  (credit: CBS)
  Copter4 flew over the crash where the wreckage was strewn across all lanes of traffic and into a bordering property.
  (credit: CBS)
  Four cars were involved and several of them were totaled. One woman was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.
  Copter4 flew over the
  
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• Firefighter Honored For 20+ Years Of Service After Cancer Death

  15-09-2017 05:27
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4)– The community came together on Thursday to honor a firefighter who served for more than 20 years before he lost his battle with cancer.
  Arvada Fire Lt. Jim Schaefer died over the weekend after a year-long battle with cancer. Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags lowered to half-staff Thursday.
  Lt. Jim Schaefer (credit: CBS)
  On Thursday, hundreds of firefighters lined the streets for the procession leading to and from his celebration of life service that began at at Fai
  
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• A Colo. city you can afford to live in

  15-09-2017 04:44
  The hub of northeast Colorado, Sterling is home to historic buildings, lots of parks and "living trees."       
  
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• 'Hike' on a 300-foot cliff in Telluride

  15-09-2017 04:38
  TLDR: I celebrated turning 30 by hanging 300-feet off a rock wall in Telluride.       
  
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• Hempcrete coming to Denver

  15-09-2017 04:33
  Left Hand Hemp is a local company that’s teaching people how to build with what’s called hempcrete.       
  
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• After 2 Wins, Rockies Fall To Diamondbacks Twice

  15-09-2017 04:20
  PHOENIX (AP)— The Arizona Diamondbacks lost the first two games and saw their NL wild card lead dwindle to three games.
  The slipup could have made the Diamondbacks tense, led to their cushion becoming even smaller.
  Instead, Arizona went got back to its good-pitching, big-hitting ways for two decisive victories and a larger wild-card lead.
  A.J. Pollock had four RBIs for the second straight day, J.D. Martinez homered for the 10th time in 11 games and the Diamondbacks extended
  
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